KNX 1070 AM and Spectrum News 1 featured research by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how much L.A. County renters currently owe in back rent. “It was disproportionately renters who were thrown out of work. And while a lot of federal programs helped, getting a check to people, it wasn’t Read more…
The Conversation recently published an article written by David Sloane on the joy and grief many of us will experience as we attempt to return to pre-pandemic life. They did not get to hold hands at the hospital, have mourning hours with visitors and family, or stand above the grave Read more…
by Katie Bonnett Women are taking on more stress than is necessary in the household. This comes from a difference in the responsibilities of hetero-sexual household members. When the work balance between couples gets to be too disproportionate, it creates stress on the person who does more work. Often, the Read more…
by Katie Bonnett During the months of April and May, at the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, LA “ha[d] some of the cleanest [air] of any major city [in the United States].” Normally air pollution can lead to health issues such as “stress to the heart and lungs. . Read more…
Bedrosian affiliate Anthony W. Orlando co-authored a report on the projected homelessness (in the hundreds of thousands) related to the pandemic recession, nearly twice the amount caused by the 2008 recession. This Economic Roundtable report was referenced in an article published by Los Angeles Times. Access report here “Government should Read more…
Marlon Boarnet was quoted in a piece on why mass transit system decisions will have long-lasting effects years after this pandemic ends. TIME “If we cut back weekend service, if we cut back evening service, you are severely impacting job opportunities, opportunities to practice recreation, shop, and anything you would travel Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center and Gary Painter of the USC Price School on the impact Prop. 21 may have on lower-income residents. “You have these places being vacated and you have rents falling very rapidly.” Full article here
by Katie Bonnett Children will likely face PTSD as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One study found that “[c]riteria for PTSD was met in 30% of isolated or quarantined children.” Since the pandemic forces children to isolation for months, possibly even a year, the mental health effects will likely Read more…
The refugee crisis is only getting larger as more authoritarian regimes continue civil wars. We will discuss how nonprofits, governmental agencies, and individuals can address the vast needs not only in this moment, but how to sustain these efforts in the uncertain future.
Six months in the COVID-19 pandemic, we thought it would be good to see how past pandemics have shaped our lives … and continue to do so. Steven Johnson’s The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World looks at Read more…
KNX 1070 AM featured research by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on L.A. County tenants’ ability to pay rent amid the pandemic. “One of the main concerns among landlords at the beginning of the pandemic was that tenants weren’t going to pay their rent if they knew they Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on rising home prices in Southern California despite rising unemployment. How long can the current upswing continue because, with the economy the way it is, we are going to run out of people who still have jobs who can Read more…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, here at the Bedrosian Center we want to highlight the exceptional leadership we have witnessed on the local, state, national, and international level during this public health crisis.
Op-ed on homeless and the pandemic published in The Hill, co-authored by Anthony Orlando, USC Bedrosian Center affiliate. California has procured more than 15,000 rooms and housed over 14,000 people — faster progress than we have ever seen in such a short time span. All it took was a public Read more…
If job requirements or financial pressures require a move, so be it, despite the unknowns. But if you don’t have to, I would hang on until we’re through all of this.
I left Los Angeles for Spring Break and I never came back. As eerie as that sounds, I remember packing up my car for the Bay Area with the sinking feeling that I might not be returning.
Christian Grose was quoted in an LA Times article which goes over the important role government should play, particularly in times of crisis.
Marlon Boarnet was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about how pandemics have shaped cities.
Erroll Southers appeared on @NBCLA to discuss extremist threats during the #COVID19 pandemic, based on his article entitled, “From the Desk of the Director – The Virus of Hate.”
Anthony W. Orlando was interviewed for a piece on leadership strategy by Rob Asghar for Forbes.
Richard Green was quoted in an LA Times piece about the effect on the housing market as Zillow stops buying homes during the pandemic.
Normally, outbreaks (such as cholera) devastate low-income communities first. MERS, SARS and many modern pandemics are far more likely to show up in densely populated, working-class areas than at a country club.
