When Census 2020 is done and dusted, Fontana is poised to emerge as the new most populous city in San Bernardino County, replacing the city of San Bernardino, which has long held that distinction and prestige as the county seat. Fontana has much to gain if it were to overtake San Bernardino next year as...
On Friday, Sept. 20, the department of Student Life and the Center for Social Innovation held the first of many informational meetings pertaining to the upcoming 2020 Census. It was open to all UCR students and organizations. The meeting highlighted how important filling out the census is in hard-to-count areas like Riverside, and how college...
The 115th American Political Science Association Annual Meeting’s theme is “Populism and Privilege”, a look into the populist movements around the globe. The meeting features scholars from around the world with the intent on speaking about this topic. In doing so, they have prepped the public with a list of books that focus on the...
"The institutions that control housing market in California are broken, and the pain is widespread,” is how Gary Painter begins his Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Daily News. As apart of the SoCal Policy Forum, Gary highlights some of the reasons why California has a housing crisis. Decades-long policies of development-restrictions accompanied by increased price...
California’s housing crisis cannot be solved only with dollars. Although Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signed state budget allocated $2 billion in new spending for the state’s housing and homelessness crisis, there are additional measures needed to undo the impact of decades-long legislative and regulatory constraints. The article, a result of the SoCal Policy Forum, notes that...
Many presidential candidates have labeled President Trump a “white supremacist”, but these voices have grown after the El Paso shooting which specifically targeted Latinos. His anti-immigrant rhetoric may be inciting racists given how the El Paso’s shooter released a hate-filled manifesto that closely mirrored Trump’s language. "We have not seen a credible major party candidate...
In The Health Needs of Unodcumented Older Adults: A view on health status, access to care, and barriers, the report focuses on the health of the older undocumented Latinxs by completing a study in the IE. The results show as all older adults face weakened health conditions, their status and other barriers prevent them from...
Southern California News Group and the Center for Social Innovation have created the SoCal Policy Forum in an effort to elevate policy discourse in the Southern California region. The inaugural group of policy experts has also been extended to Building Industry Association of Southern California’s (BIASC) CEO Jeff Montejano. The platform will work to enhance...
The Center for Social Innovation at UCR has partnered with the Southern California News Group to create the SoCal Policy Forum, an online platform that will host the opinions of experts on a wide array of issues. Each month a new topic will be unveiled and each of the 34 contributors will have 300 words...
“In an effort to elevate policy discourse in the region and bring down the usual silos, the Southern California News Group, in partnership with the Center for Social Innovation, UC Riverside (CSI-UCR), is launching the SoCal Policy Forum.” Many times it is difficult to gather everyone to the table to discuss the many issues involving...
Our nation’s capital continues to see growth in diversity with respect to some of the most highly coveted positions in our country being occupied by diverse groups of people. Kamala Harris is currently in the midst of challenging for the nomination of the Democratic Party and The Economist highlights the growing success the Indian-American population...
The spotlight on actors in Hollywood movies has been shiftly lately with movies such as Black Panther. It has created a movement where it provides a platform for a typically underrepresented communities. Progress has also been made for the Asian American community with blockbuster movies such as The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians, Always Be My...
Indian Americans are a growing political force, donating more than $3 million to 2020 presidential campaigns. With just over 1% of the population, more than two thirds of those donations have gone to Democratic candidates with Sen. Kamala harris of California whose mother was born in India; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a practicing Hindu...
President Trump recently went on a Twitter call out four non-white congresswomen for critiquing America by asking “why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.'' In response, Karthick Ramakrishnan wrote an opinion article on CNN that details his struggle with growing up in his...
The Illinois state legislature has prevented a local county and village from completing a contract with a private company who was planning on housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees. The Center for Social Innovation’s Co-Director of the Civic Engagement Group, Francisco Pedraza, states “What you are seeing is the different levels of government - federal...
UC Riverside Political Scientist Karthick Ramakrishnan cautioned people not to read too much into Google trend data and only consider it alongside other information, including survey data, campaign contribution data and how much candidates are spending on advertising. Read article here
People typically correlate the Golden State to the cities and landmarks surrounding the coast. The attention is driven towards places like the Bay, Hollywood, and Disneyland. A new coalition of Inland California counties is aiming towards changing that narrative. Inland California Rising, co-founded by CSI’s Karthick Ramakrishnan, united nearly 200 leaders from Inland Southern California...
Inland California, comprised of the Inland Empire and Central Valley, have always been overlooked when comparing itself to Coastal California. This is quickly changing as the long serving industrial and agricultural backbone of the state are becoming the employment, innovation, and opportunity center of the United States. Riverside hosted the second regional summit between leaders...
Residents of Redlands and the Inland Empire are being urged to participate and engage in the 2020 Census. The census efforts reached San Bernardino as the Regional Implementation Workshops concluded at San Bernardino Valley College. California authorities are noting that census participation is key to government funding and political representation. Karthick Ramakrishnan details how undercounted...
