The California Policy Lab
@capolicylab.bsky.social
Institute at the University of California. We generate research insights for government impact. Updates: https://bit.ly/CPLUpdates Contact: [email protected]
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The annual research awards honor those translating discoveries into measurable benefits for society.
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Congratulations to our colleagues: Professor Till von Wachter and Janey Rountree, executive director of the California Policy Lab's UCLA site: newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla... #UCLA #California #Research
In our Nov. newsletter:
-> A new analysis shows the # of people admitted to prison each month under Prop 36
-> Two new CPL hosted research publications:
1. Lower admin burdens in SNAP led to improved fin. health
2. Energy costs + overdue energy bills both↗️ 30%
capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
-> A new analysis shows the # of people admitted to prison each month under Prop 36
-> Two new CPL hosted research publications:
1. Lower admin burdens in SNAP led to improved fin. health
2. Energy costs + overdue energy bills both↗️ 30%
capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
California Policy Lab November 2025 Newsletter - California Policy Lab
New monthly analysis on Prop 36 shows how many people are admitted to prison under two new offenses each month.
capolicylab.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In our Nov. newsletter:
-> A new analysis shows the # of people admitted to prison each month under Prop 36
-> Two new CPL hosted research publications:
1. Lower admin burdens in SNAP led to improved fin. health
2. Energy costs + overdue energy bills both↗️ 30%
capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
-> A new analysis shows the # of people admitted to prison each month under Prop 36
-> Two new CPL hosted research publications:
1. Lower admin burdens in SNAP led to improved fin. health
2. Energy costs + overdue energy bills both↗️ 30%
capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
The California Policy Lab provides independent, practical research that helps our government make better decisions and improve more lives. In this interview, Prof. Till von Wachter explains CPL's research showing the LA wildfires impacted people both inside and outside the directly impacted areas.
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The California Policy Lab provides independent, practical research that helps our government make better decisions and improve more lives. In this interview, Prof. Till von Wachter explains CPL's research showing the LA wildfires impacted people both inside and outside the directly impacted areas.
"California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office warned that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act could strip hundreds of millions of dollars a year in #CalFresh food aid from low-income Californians and shift billions in costs to state and counties."
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California legislative analyst warns SNAP cuts will strain, family state budgets
Federal Big Beautiful Bill will slash CalFresh benefits, drop thousands from aid and shift billions in costs to California and counties.
www.sacbee.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
"California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office warned that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act could strip hundreds of millions of dollars a year in #CalFresh food aid from low-income Californians and shift billions in costs to state and counties."
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
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@borrowerjustice.bsky.social and @tcfdotorg.bsky.social write about skyrocketing utility debts using @capolicylab.bsky.social credit panel @jmargetta.bsky.social @millennialdebt.bsky.social @edinilaj.bsky.social
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Fueling Debt: How Rising Utility Costs Are Overwhelming American Families
As temperatures cool and Americans’ dissatisfaction with the economy grows, families across the country are staring down a winter season that will be more
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November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
@borrowerjustice.bsky.social and @tcfdotorg.bsky.social write about skyrocketing utility debts using @capolicylab.bsky.social credit panel @jmargetta.bsky.social @millennialdebt.bsky.social @edinilaj.bsky.social
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Headed to #2025APPAM? So is the California Policy Lab! Our faculty, staff, GSRs, and affiliated experts will present on topics including criminal justice reform, social safety net + college students, housing, credit data, linking data, and more! See you in Seattle! www.appam.org/conference-e...
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Headed to #2025APPAM? So is the California Policy Lab! Our faculty, staff, GSRs, and affiliated experts will present on topics including criminal justice reform, social safety net + college students, housing, credit data, linking data, and more! See you in Seattle! www.appam.org/conference-e...
Update: With California State University students included, there are 414,000 college students who receive #CalFresh in the UC, California Community College, and CSU systems: capolicylab.org/news/analysi...
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Update: With California State University students included, there are 414,000 college students who receive #CalFresh in the UC, California Community College, and CSU systems: capolicylab.org/news/analysi...
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Why are so many people being pushed into homelessness?
☑️ Nearly half of all U.S. workers now earn less than the hourly wage needed to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment.
☑️ In CA, workers must earn nearly $50 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.
☑️ Nearly half of all U.S. workers now earn less than the hourly wage needed to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment.
☑️ In CA, workers must earn nearly $50 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.
NLIHC (@nlihc.org)
#FOTW: In 18 States, Renters Must Earn More Than $30 an Hour to Afford A Two-Bedroom Apartment at Fair Market Rent
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November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Why are so many people being pushed into homelessness?
☑️ Nearly half of all U.S. workers now earn less than the hourly wage needed to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment.
☑️ In CA, workers must earn nearly $50 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.
☑️ Nearly half of all U.S. workers now earn less than the hourly wage needed to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment.
☑️ In CA, workers must earn nearly $50 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.
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🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to @evanbwhite.bsky.social, @millennialdebt.bsky.social and @jmargetta.bsky.social about why California’s student loan delinquency rate is soaring.
❓Do you have student loans? What has your repayment experience been like?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to @evanbwhite.bsky.social, @millennialdebt.bsky.social and @jmargetta.bsky.social about why California’s student loan delinquency rate is soaring.
❓Do you have student loans? What has your repayment experience been like?
📻 Listen:
Is The Student Loan Safety Net Unraveling? | KQED
We talk about why California’s student loan delinquency rate is soaring, and how a broken repayment system is pushing borrowers deeper into financial distress.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to @evanbwhite.bsky.social, @millennialdebt.bsky.social and @jmargetta.bsky.social about why California’s student loan delinquency rate is soaring.
❓Do you have student loans? What has your repayment experience been like?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to @evanbwhite.bsky.social, @millennialdebt.bsky.social and @jmargetta.bsky.social about why California’s student loan delinquency rate is soaring.
❓Do you have student loans? What has your repayment experience been like?
📻 Listen:
Have questions about the current #StudentLoan situation? Get your answers at 9am by tuning into KQED's Forum with a panel of experts, including the California Policy Lab's own Evan White, who worked for the #CFPB and is a co-author of CPL reports on student debt: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Have questions about the current #StudentLoan situation? Get your answers at 9am by tuning into KQED's Forum with a panel of experts, including the California Policy Lab's own Evan White, who worked for the #CFPB and is a co-author of CPL reports on student debt: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Tomorrow on @kqedforum.bsky.social: CPL's @evanbwhite.bsky.social will join with @millennialdebt.bsky.social and @jmargetta.bsky.social to discuss the latest on student loans - including a sharp increase in delinquencies: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Is The Student Loan Safety Net Unraveling? | KQED
We talk about why California’s student loan delinquency rate is soaring, and how a broken repayment system is pushing borrowers deeper into financial distress.
www.kqed.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Tomorrow on @kqedforum.bsky.social: CPL's @evanbwhite.bsky.social will join with @millennialdebt.bsky.social and @jmargetta.bsky.social to discuss the latest on student loans - including a sharp increase in delinquencies: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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There is special concern about how delays in this program will affect students of all ages and their ability to receive an education.
Students ‘panicking’ about looming SNAP delays
There is special concern about how delays in this program will affect students of all ages and their ability to receive an education.
edsource.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There is special concern about how delays in this program will affect students of all ages and their ability to receive an education.
"We make sure that they don't get to that point of being homeless, or being on the street." -Fred Theus, Case Manager with the Homelessness Prevention Unit (HPU). We're a proud partner of this program that's helping to predict + prevent homelessness: www.pbs.org/newshour/cla... #LosAngeles
How Los Angeles has used AI to help those on the brink of homelessness
Hear how Los Angeles County is helping people at risk of homelessness by using artificial intelligence to identify those in distress
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"We make sure that they don't get to that point of being homeless, or being on the street." -Fred Theus, Case Manager with the Homelessness Prevention Unit (HPU). We're a proud partner of this program that's helping to predict + prevent homelessness: www.pbs.org/newshour/cla... #LosAngeles
"They are going to have to make hard choices about how to afford food" [email protected] was interviewed by @ktvufox2.bsky.social about California college students losing access to #CalFresh in November because of the government shutdown:
www.ktvu.com/video/1729907 #CaLeg
www.ktvu.com/video/1729907 #CaLeg
Pause in SNAP, CalFresh payments could hurt thousands of college students
U.C. Berkeley researchers on Friday said a pause to SNAP payments -- which is accessed as part of CalFresh -- would negatively impact 330,000 college students in California.
www.ktvu.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"They are going to have to make hard choices about how to afford food" [email protected] was interviewed by @ktvufox2.bsky.social about California college students losing access to #CalFresh in November because of the government shutdown:
www.ktvu.com/video/1729907 #CaLeg
www.ktvu.com/video/1729907 #CaLeg
More than 330,000 low-income college students in California use #CalFresh to help pay for their groceries. But they may not receive their benefits in November because of the government shutdown. capolicylab.org/news/analysi... #CaLeg
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
More than 330,000 low-income college students in California use #CalFresh to help pay for their groceries. But they may not receive their benefits in November because of the government shutdown. capolicylab.org/news/analysi... #CaLeg
The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher/Senior Researcher, focused on health & safety net in California: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher/Senior Researcher, focused on health & safety net in California: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher/Senior Researcher focused on health & safety net: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
October 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher/Senior Researcher focused on health & safety net: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
New Research Resource: Earlier this week, the California Policy Lab, in partnership with the State of California's Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC), announced the release of the California Prison Population Data Dashboards. capolicylab.org/news/new-das... #CaLeg #California
October 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New Research Resource: Earlier this week, the California Policy Lab, in partnership with the State of California's Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC), announced the release of the California Prison Population Data Dashboards. capolicylab.org/news/new-das... #CaLeg #California
Congratulations to our colleagues: Professor Till von Wachter and Janey Rountree, executive director of the California Policy Lab's UCLA site: newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla... #UCLA #California #Research
UCLA recognizes faculty whose work has had a lasting public impact
The annual research awards honor those translating discoveries into measurable benefits for society.
newsroom.ucla.edu
October 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Congratulations to our colleagues: Professor Till von Wachter and Janey Rountree, executive director of the California Policy Lab's UCLA site: newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla... #UCLA #California #Research
Passionate about policy? So are we! We're hiring our first policy director to lead our efforts in our new Sacramento office. Please share this opening with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
October 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Passionate about policy? So are we! We're hiring our first policy director to lead our efforts in our new Sacramento office. Please share this opening with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
In a new data point, we show how many college students are enrolled in #CalWORKs, the average benefit amounts, and which UC and California Community Colleges have the highest enrollment rates: capolicylab.org/calworks-par...
CalWORKs Participation Among California’s College Students - California Policy Lab
DATA POINT: CalWORKs Participation Among California’s College Students PRESS RELEASE: New Research Shows How Many California College Students Benefit from CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits California Wor...
capolicylab.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In a new data point, we show how many college students are enrolled in #CalWORKs, the average benefit amounts, and which UC and California Community Colleges have the highest enrollment rates: capolicylab.org/calworks-par...
We're hiring a policy director in our new Sacramento office - first review date is this Friday, Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
October 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We're hiring a policy director in our new Sacramento office - first review date is this Friday, Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
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Policy research folks take note - CPL's research is very influential in California state policy and this high-impact role will help expand that influence. Consider applying and share with your networks!
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Policy research folks take note - CPL's research is very influential in California state policy and this high-impact role will help expand that influence. Consider applying and share with your networks!
"The more clear data we have, the better. Without data to appropriately analyze what’s working or what isn’t, we’re left doing justice policy via competing slogans and vibes."
Today's editorial by the @ocregister.bsky.social on CPL's Second Look Research Series: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/s...
Today's editorial by the @ocregister.bsky.social on CPL's Second Look Research Series: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/s...
Some clarity on impact of justice reforms
Last week, the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code and California Policy Lab published a report looking at the recidivism rates of people resentenced under some of the state’s major criminal ju…
www.ocregister.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"The more clear data we have, the better. Without data to appropriately analyze what’s working or what isn’t, we’re left doing justice policy via competing slogans and vibes."
Today's editorial by the @ocregister.bsky.social on CPL's Second Look Research Series: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/s...
Today's editorial by the @ocregister.bsky.social on CPL's Second Look Research Series: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/s...
Lot's of exciting developments at the California Policy Lab:
-> We're hiring a policy director
-> We were awarded a Public Impact Research Award
-> New research on #CJreform, #Labor, #Studentdebt, and #Nudging, and more
Learn more in our monthly update: capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
-> We're hiring a policy director
-> We were awarded a Public Impact Research Award
-> New research on #CJreform, #Labor, #Studentdebt, and #Nudging, and more
Learn more in our monthly update: capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
California Policy Lab September 2025 Newsletter - California Policy Lab
CPL receives UCLA's Public Impact Research Award, CPL is hiring a new policy director, and new CPL research released.
capolicylab.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Lot's of exciting developments at the California Policy Lab:
-> We're hiring a policy director
-> We were awarded a Public Impact Research Award
-> New research on #CJreform, #Labor, #Studentdebt, and #Nudging, and more
Learn more in our monthly update: capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
-> We're hiring a policy director
-> We were awarded a Public Impact Research Award
-> New research on #CJreform, #Labor, #Studentdebt, and #Nudging, and more
Learn more in our monthly update: capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...