Eighty percent of people experiencing homelessness in LA County had worked in California before enrolling in homeless services, according to new CPL research. We co-hosted a release event for this ...

Join the California Policy Lab (CPL) and the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) as we present new research on older workers and discuss the path forward for policymakers. CPL will share ...

Berkeley, May 4, 2026 – Community college students who receive CalFresh during their first year of college are more likely to stay on track academically and return for a second year, according to a ...

Growing costs of living are squeezing Californians’ pocketbooks and causing some households to consider relocating. Using unique data that anonymously tracks the same households over time from 2016 to ...

March 31, 2026, Berkeley, CA — A new report released today by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) finds that Californians who leave the state tend to relocate to substantially more affordable ...

The San Francisco Bay Area has the highest cost of living in the country, and housing costs in particular are squeezing residents’ budgets. This report draws on the same longitudinal, anonymized ...

The University of California Consumer Credit Panel (UC-CCP) is a dataset of anonymized consumer credit information, created for the purpose of studying consumer financial well-being and identifying ...

PRESS RELEASE: New Research Shows How Enrollment and CalFresh Eligibility Changed at California Community Colleges During the Pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the federal government ...

Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of victimization. Nationally, over one million people reported being victims of domestic violence in 2024. 1 This report focuses on domestic violence ...

Traffic stops are one tool police use to prevent and respond to traffic violations and other crimes. However, excessive civilian contact with police during stops can be harmful, carry risks that ...

PRESS RELEASE: New Datapoint Shows How Many UC and Community College Students Received CalFresh Benefits in 2019-20 The CalFresh program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, can help college students ...

In Fall 2021, The People Lab (TPL) and the California Policy Lab (CPL) partnered with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and Code for America (CfA) to conduct and evaluate a ...