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The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a project of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.

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Sonja Diaz in The Washington Post: “Karen Bass takes over a Los Angeles divided by crisis”

“Los Angeles is a city at a crossroads,” said Sonja Diaz, the founding director of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute. “We’ve seen great increases in housing insecurity, food insecurity and widening economic inequality.” While these issues are long-standing, Diaz noted that they’ve been “exacerbated because of a lack of leadership from City Hall and coordination across jurisdictions,” especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kelly Lytle Hernandez in Los Angeles Times: “A tour of L.A.’s radical past with the city’s newest radical council members”

With us was UCLA history professor Kelly Lytle Hernandez. Her recent book “Bad Mexicans” tells the Magonista saga in cinematic detail. She explained how in 1907, the location where we stood was a hideout for Ricardo Flores Magón, the brilliant but problematic leader who lent his name to the Magonistas.

UCLA LPPI in MSNBC: “Want economic recovery? Start by supporting the Latina workforce”

UCLA LPPI’s report, “Latinas Exiting the Workforce: How the Pandemic Revealed Historic Disadvantages and Heightened Economic Hardship” is featured in an article by MSNBC detailing the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Latinas’ economic success.

UCLA LPPI Recieves Funding from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to Support Research on Latino-led Economic Development

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI), in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR), announced $1 million in funding over two years from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase), today.

Sonja Diaz on KPCC’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle: “For Latino voters, abortion is tracking as the number 2 or 3 most important issue. That said, the most important issue is inflation and jobs.”

As polls closed on midterm election night, UCLA LPPI Executive Director Sonja Diaz was a featured guest on KPCC’S AirTalk with Larry Mantle to discuss the role of Latino voters in shaping election outcomes.

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