These capstone projects aim to help policymakers tailor programs to address the causes of housing insecurity and prevent displacement while increasing economic opportunity in the region.
This MPP group worked with a hospitality workers’ union to explore solutions for the housing needs of its unionized hospitality workers in Los Angeles.
Three Black real estate professionals — including former L.A. Laker Devean George — committed to investing in low-income neighborhoods share their successes and struggles during a recent Luskin Lecture.
At the fifth annual InterActions LA, the Lewis Center brought together researchers, policymakers and community partners to discuss progress on housing and transportation goals.
The impact that building codes have on how, where, and for whom housing gets built has long been overlooked. Over 100 people gathered virtually and in-person to push back on this oversight.
Two UCLA scholars were recognized for their research on how high housing costs are pushing workers farther away from job-rich neighborhoods.
Currently, cities enforce minimum parking requirements to ensure that new housing projects provide sufficient parking, but these mandates often increase housing costs, harm the environment, and result in a surplus of unused parking spaces.
To help envision a better future for the state, UCLA researchers released two reports on the future of housing and transportation, made possible by a California 100 grant.
The pandemic led to numerous eviction prevention and rental relief programs, but miscommunication surrounding these efforts proved to be a challenge.
Results of a joint UCLA–USC survey from 2021 suggest that countywide, tenants owe landlords more than $3 billion.
