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Elizabeth del Rocío CamachoDecember 11, 2018  –  

Working in the Service Sector in Washington

New research from The Shift Project at IRLE explores the work and family lives of low-wage workers in the state of Washington.

Elizabeth del Rocío CamachoDecember 5, 2018  –  

The Effect on Crime of Redeploying to Foot Patrols

More visible presence of uniformed police in San Francisco appears to have substantially reduced thefts and assaults, according to new research by the California Policy Lab and researchers at UC Berkeley.

Elizabeth del Rocío CamachoNovember 27, 2018  –  

California’s Health Coverage Gains to Erode without Further State Action

Researchers at UC Berkeley and UCLA project how changes to federal law that remove the Affordable Care Act individual mandate penalty in 2019 could impact California’s record-breaking health coverage gains.

Elizabeth del Rocío CamachoNovember 8, 2018  –  

Increasing the Take-Up of Cal Grants

Low-income, California high school students may utilize millions of dollars more in Cal Grant funds, according to early findings from a study conducted by the California Policy Lab for and the state’s Student Aid Commission.

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    1. CA Studies Seminar Dinner: Rachel Brahinsky

      • Rachel Brahinsky, University of San Francisco
      January 17, 2019
    2. Intersectional Histories, Overdetermined Fortunes: Understanding Mexican and US Domestic Worker Movements

      • Chris Tilly, University of California Los Angeles.
      February 6, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    3. CA Studies Seminar Dinner: Joe Blum

      February 20, 2019

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