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 ...

This dashboard presents data reported monthly to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, which covers the vast majority of law enforcement agencies in the state. Data are available at both ...

Many assume people experiencing homelessness are not working. In Los Angeles County, which has the largest population of people experiencing homelessness in the country, a prior California Policy Lab ...

Los Angeles, CA (September 15, 2026) — Earlier today, the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) released a new policy brief focused on the employment and earning patterns of people experiencing ...