Assistant Professor of Sociology UCLA. he/him
Berkeley, CA
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The NYT’s @germanrlopez says Denver proves we “know how to fix homelessness,” and that the answer is police plus shelter. I read @urbaninstitute evaluation he cites. It doesn’t say that. 🧵1/ nytimes.com/2026/10/13/opini….
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His “next phase,” coerced treatment and more low-level policing, comes with zero evidence. Urban’s own Denver randomized trial found the reverse: supportive housing cut homelessness-related arrests by more than half.
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In June, a woman named Stephenie reached out to @propublica. An outreach worker told her we were reporting on cities conducting sweeps of homeless encampments, and she had a story to tell. 🧵
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Today, Greg Baltz reviews @tracyrosenthal_ and @VilchisLeonardo's *Abolish Rent,* which he argues contains important lessons for legal scholars and tenant attorneys about how best to support and represent organized tenants.
lpeproject.org/blog/all-powe…
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It's FRIDAY and that means we're gearing up to hear from longtime organizers, @haymarketbooks authors, and @ChallengeIneq comrades @tracyrosenthal_ & @VilchisLeonardo (2020 #UCLA Activist-in-Residence) for their "Abolish Rent" 📚launch. See you tonight at 7pm @skylightbooks 👇
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Yesterday millions of tenants forked over the majority of their paychecks to their landlords. For many, it’s more money than they’ve ever paid for the worst conditions they’ve ever endured.
I can tell you one thing for sure: the proposals listed here don’t speak to them at all.
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Calling all comrades>> We're thrilled to partner up again w/@uclaaasc @cityLABucla & @UCLACSW to jointly announce the 2025 #UCLA A.I.R. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! Spread the word to LA-based movement leaders, community organizers & artists. >>Deadline: Oct. 27 challengeinequality.luskin.u…
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Despite highs in the 90s and 100s for the next several days, our councilmember @CW_HeatherHutt has scheduled four Ktown sweeps tomorrow. The city is opening emergency cooling centers, but people can't go to them because they have to move everything they own for the sweep.
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Housing affordability is a central theme in this presidential campaign.
Historic.
A reflection of both the severity of the housing crisis *and* of the powerfully effective advocacy by impacted people & their allies demanding solutions.
Onward!
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New paper from @TECollab confirms what we feared to be true: AI exacerbates the racial and economic disparities already present in the rental market. Check out the full report to learn why we must stop landlord #AI ⏬
techequity.us/2024/07/24/scr…
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Going to @ASAnews this year? Sadly BJS doesn’t have a panel this year, but we have been busy working on our latest volume. Want a free physical copy? DM us or one of our editors in chief @tiffchamidjaja and we’ll gladly send you home with our latest volumes! 📕📗📘 #ASA2024
794 vacant permanent supportive housing units (nearly 10% of SFs social housing for homeless) is shameful, but especially during this brutal police crackdown. However, the reason they aren’t rushing to fill them is b/c officials know it’s not nearly enough sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/…
