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The COVID-19 Pandemic Housing Crisis: Identifying Owner-Vulnerable Neighborhoods in California

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had enormous economic impacts, including…

COVID-19 Death and Vaccination Rates for Latinos in New York City

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Done in collaboration with the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics…
KEEPING THE LIGHTS AND WATER ON: COVID-19 AND UTILITY DEBT IN LOS ANGELES’ COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

Keeping the Lights and Water On: COVID-19 and Utility Debt in Los Angeles’ Communities of Color 

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A new report authored by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation…
Mario Ramírez Garcia, 10, listen as his teacher addresses the class during distance learning in the bedroom he shares with his sister on April 23, 2021. According to their father, the internet connection at their Oakland home cuts out about twice a week, which is especially frustrating to the kids when they are taking tests. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Analysis shows why millions of California students lack broadband

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on the state…
Hundreds of volunteers signed up to accompany older Asian Americans in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood to help keep them safe.

How to help families of the spa shooting victims and all Asian Americans under attack

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A report co-authored by Paul Ong, director of the Center for…
Esther Lopez settles in at home in Chula Vista after work at a nearby grocery store.(Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Deadly Reality: By almost every metric, COVID-19 is proving much worse for Latinos than Whites

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A San Diego Union-Tribune article cited a report by the UCLA…

Majority white areas got more PPP business loan money than Latino areas, UCLA study says

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Research from our latest report with UCLA Latino Policy and Politics…
President Biden announced changes Monday to the Paycheck Protection Program aimed at helping smaller businesses owned by women and people of color to qualify for federal loans due to the economic impact that has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Wong/Getty Images

New PPP plan aims to level playing field for smallest businesses

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For two weeks starting today, the Paycheck Protection Program…
Henry Zhang in San Francisco on Feb. 16, 2021. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

How Barriers at EDD Keep Already Vulnerable Californians From Their Benefits

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In an KQED article, CNK Director Paul Ong was interviewed to…