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Sonja Díaz in The Fresno Bee: “California’s recall election results highlight key lessons about how to mobilize ethnic voters nationwide”

“One of the things to understand about Latino voters is that they’re late deciders and cast their ballot closer to Election Day,” said Sonja Díaz, founding director of UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI). “And that was true for this 2021 recall election.”

Matt Barreto in UCLA Newsroom: “UCLA-led national survey shows attitudes about politics and policy vary among racial groups”

From the pandemic to voting rights to the 2020 presidential election, Americans’ attitudes about politics and policy vary broadly depending on race and ethnicity, according to the results of a massive collaborative survey led by UCLA political science professors Lorrie Frasure and Matt Barreto.

UCLA LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR COVID RECOVERY RESEARCH AND MOBILIZATION EFFORTS

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) announced today that it received $750,000 in funding from The James Irvine Foundation to support comprehensive data collection and research on the impacts of COVID-19 on Latino workers in California. The grant will also support the development of a policy toolkit to improve the capacity of California lawmakers, business leaders and advocates to champion recovery efforts that center the state’s current and future workforce.

Sonja Diaz in Asian Journal: “‘A Legacy Of Fights’: Unpacking Ethnic Communities’ Impact On The California Recall, Future Elections”

“What money is being invested in these groups today to get ready for 2022? Campaigns have finite resources, but you have to invest in these voters and my question for political leaders is whether they got the message,” said Sonja Diaz, Founding Director of UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

David Hayes-Bautista in Pacific Coast Business Times: “Our View: Natural gas isn’t perfect, but it has its place”

“Latinos are making strong and consistent contributions to California’s population and labor force,” wrote the report’s authors, Matthew Fienup of the CLU Center for Economic Research and Forecasting and David Hayes-Bautista of UCLA. This sounds a lot like a typical American success story. That should be cause for celebration.

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