Although still in its infancy, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute has already generated extensive media coverage in connection with its mission and activities.
A homelessness summit at the University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute brought together several current and former state leaders to discuss the idea of forcing cities and counties to do something about the problem. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg called it a “failure of imagination” on the part of state leaders to address the issue. KSRO
Mayor Kevin Faulconer is taking his pitch for state homelessness reforms on the road. Faulconer gave a keynote address at a symposium on Thursday hosted by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and Price Center for Social Innovation arguing the state must zero in on policies he believes have hampered the state’s response. Voice of San Diego
Capital Public Radio reported that Dr. Benjamin Carson, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, urged California leaders to work with the Trump administration to solve the state’s homelessness issues. DS News
The forum, hosted by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation, offered audience members closer look at the complex dilemma law-makers currently face. USC Annenberg Media
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday urged California leaders to work with the Trump administration to solve the state’s growing homelessness crisis, drawing skepticism from some attendees at a forum in Los Angeles. CapRadio
Taking the next step in months of negotiations over ways to combat L.A.’s homelessness crisis, Mayor Eric Garcetti and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday announced the formation of a joint working group. Although much about the collaboration remains unknown, the mayor and secretary said their staffs would be working together to identify red tape and other impediments to getting people off the streets and housed quickly. Los Angeles Times
As each day of the Intelligence Committee’s inquiry passes, it seems more likely that the House will deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate. At that point, the Constitution requires two-thirds of senators to vote to remove President Trump from office. That supermajority vote can happen only after a trial, over which Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. will preside. The Washington Post
Rigorous policy evaluation often involves randomization, and both federal and state governments have used randomization for a variety of purposes for approximately two centuries. But in the particular context of random government audits, transparency of process is crucial—especially when non-compliance can have reputational effects. The Regulatory Review
California is on fire, and Republicans have a solution: pour gasoline on the flames. As smoke choked the air – and as 180,000 people evacuated their homes and millions more endured blackouts – two Northern California legislators took the opportunity to continue the Republican Party’s ongoing war against … clean energy. The Sacramento Bee
At first glance, they seemed to be strange bedfellows. So when Arnold Schwarzenegger, California’s former Republican governor, teamed up earlier this year with former state senator and Democrat Kevin de León to combat traffic pollution, the union garnered plenty of attention. Bitterroot Magazine