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Altadena’s Renters, Latinos, and Low-Wage Workers Face Barriers in Recovery

A new data brief from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge reveals that these residents, many of whom lived paycheck to paycheck before the Eaton Canyon Fire, may face additional hardships during the recovery.

Spotlighting Latino Entrepreneurs’ Growth and Challenges in California

The policy brief uses the American Community Survey to explore trends in self-employment, earnings, education, and incorporation over the past decade and a half.

Black and Latino Homeowners Face Serious Barriers to Refinancing in Los Angeles County

The study comes at a crucial time as neighborhoods such as Altadena, which recently experienced significant losses due to the Eaton Canyon wildfire, work to rebuild.

Potential Federal Medicaid Funding Cuts Jeopardize Latino Access to Lifesaving Health Care With Medi-Cal, New UCLA LPPI Data Brief Warns

The potential significant cuts to the federal Medicaid budget, coupled with California’s sizable budget gap to fund the Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) expansion, bring severe challenges for Medi-Cal.

New Data Brief Highlights Automation Risks Facing Latino Workers in Arizona

A new Latino Data Hub brief highlights the challenges faced by Arizona Latino workers employed in high automation risk occupations. Leveraging data from the 2023 pooled 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS), the analysis provides a comprehensive look at the demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic factors shaping this critical segment of the workforce.