LPPI and UnidosUS, the country’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization, co-hosted an Oct. 20 webinar on how the wealth gap and the country’s economic state are shaping Latino voters’ perspectives ...
Dr. Gaspar Rivera-Salgado is currently Project Director at the UCLA Labor Center, and labor studies faculty at the Department of Labor Studies where he teaches classes on work, labor and social ...
Silvia R. González directs climate, environmental justice, and health research at LPPI. She has worked extensively as a researcher and consultant with nonprofit, community-based, and government ...
Lorena Roberts (she/her) is the Special Projects & Operations Manager at UCLA LPPI. She is responsible for managing organization-wide and interdepartmental projects, programs, and events. She is also ...
The authors would like to thank: Jennifer Uribe and Jie Zong for their thoughtful reviews and suggestions; Cris Rivera and Alberto Lammers for their support with communications; Shanthony Exum for the ...
This data brief examines how proposed federal SNAP cuts threaten food access for millions of Californians and disproportionately impact Latino communities. The latest Senate reconciliation bill is ...
This data brief highlights neighborhood-level differences in exposure to extreme heat, air pollution, and related health outcomes in California, focusing on Latino neighborhoods. These findings ...
This report analyzes the representation of Latinos in such appointed positions across California’s executive branch, which includes appointments to the governor’s cabinet leadership and influential ...
This report examines the diversity of California’s two highest courts to quantify Latino representation in these institutions. The California Supreme Court and the California District Courts of Appeal ...
The U.S. Latino population reached 62.5 million in 2021, accounting for 19% of the U.S. population—up from 13% in 2000. Since then, Latinos have been the largest contributor to U.S. population growth, ...
Using mixed-methods data from a large multi-specialty medical group in Los Angeles County, this report examines the role of patient race and ethnicity in the use of in-person and telehealth visits ...
Over 1.3 million small businesses operate in Los Angeles County, accounting for roughly one-third of the state’s total and hosting more women- and minority-owned businesses than any other county in ...