By: J. In the face of the looming climate crisis, any chance of staving off even worst impacts from climate change depends on significant reductions in GHG emissions and a move from a fossil fuel-based economy to a low-carbon economic future. California is already on the path to a low-carbon future and targeted, deliberate policy implementation will move the state toward an equitable one. This report provides a roadmap for a just transition for environmental justice communities built on four pillars:.
These pillars provide a framework for protecting communities and workers in the transition to a low-carbon future. While challenging, we can create a low-carbon future that not only creates opportunity but also addresses the historic burdens of the extractive economy. Like much of California, Orange County experienced demographic change ahead of national shifts and will continue to do so through at least Today about 58 percent are residents of color however racial and economic inequalities persist, threatening future prosperity countywide.
An Equity Profile of Orange County examines demographic trends and indicators of equitable growth, highlighting strengths and areas of vulnerability in relation to the goal of building a strong, resilient economy.
It was developed by PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity PERE to support Orange County funders, advocacy groups, elected officials, planners, business leaders, and others working to build a stronger and more equitable region. F ebruary 4, Like other cities in Southern California, Long Beach became a majority people-of-color city decades ago, ahead of the national trend, and the pace of change is now slowing.
This profile including a summary and fact sheets is designed to be a resource for all seeking to enhance prosperity for everyone in Long Beach, including advocacy groups, government agencies, elected officials, funders, business and civic leaders, and more. These programs train grassroots leaders to run for office as well as support and equip them with the technical knowledge and political know-how to help them succeed in passing and implementing policies once elected.
As the United States continues to face growing racial and economic inequities that leave one in three people in the nation unable to make ends meet, having a clear portrait of who is struggling, and why, is an essential first step in implementing policies and solutions that can bring millions of people into the middle class. That is why PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California USC are excited to release Million and Counting: A Portrait of Economic Insecurity in the United States , a critical analysis that sheds new light on the million Americans — nearly a third of the nation — who are living below percent of the federal poverty level, for whom even a short-term illness, loss of income, or emergency expense can be insurmountable.
Produced with the support of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the report shows that even with low unemployment, economic insecurity is growing rapidly.
Since , the population living below percent of poverty has grown by 25 million — more than twice as fast as the nation's population growth overall. In addition to nuanced data on who is economically insecure in America, the report details barriers to financial security and lifts up the bold policies that organizers, policymakers, business leaders, and others can pursue to foster a more inclusive and equitable economy.
Our hope is that it also provokes new thinking and approaches to measuring power. To this end, we encourage taking an ecosystem approach.
This necessitates an understanding that achieving health and justice for all Californians is beyond the reach of any single organization but rather requires an ecosystem of diverse organizations that can collectively influence the broad terrain where ideas, policies, and power are contested. As California faces off against the federal government on everything from immigration to climate change, the state has the opportunity to do something radically different: transform our infrastructure, education, workforce development, housing and transportation systems for the 21st century.
From Resistance to Renewal outlines a framework to help California shed its addictions to inequality and racism, and get it onto the path toward an inclusive economy that will benefit Indigenous, Black, and all communities. Rent Matters shows that rent stabilization is one tool in addressing the housing crisis with far fewer negative impacts than is generally thought.
It will not address everything but it also will not impede the housing market. It is a useful tool in a crisis. Surveying existing research on rent regulations, we find that moderate rent controls do not constrain new housing, do promote tenant stability, may lead to condo conversion which can be limited with other tools , and may deter displacement from gentrification.
They examine potential social disparities in greenhouse gas and co-pollutant emissions under a California's carbon trading program, and if GHG regulation could yield public health benefits as well as reduce environmental inequities.
This report analyzes education and employment outcomes for boys and young men of color in the United States and the workforce disconnections that occur between the two. Education and employment data provide a broad sense of the present conditions faced by young men of color and a glimpse into their prospects in a demographically and economically changing U.
RISE is a field advancement effort that aims to better understand and strategically improve the lives, experiences, and outcomes of boys and men of color in the United States. Kellogg Foundation. The Omaha-Council Bluffs region continues to undergo a demographic transformation that has major implications for how the region charts a future of sustainable, inclusive prosperity. Equitable growth is the path to prosperity. How California Turned into a 'State of Resistance'.
Visit StateOfResistanceBook. Read more and download the reports and fact sheets for:. The report was developed as part of the Bay Area Equity Atlas, a partnership between PolicyLink , The San Francisco Foundation , and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California PERE that is working to create a regional platform designed to provide data and serve those who are seeking to advance solutions at a local and regional scale.
The report is based on surveys from grantees funded to organize in one or more of the 14 sites receiving grants through BHC and interviews with organizers, funders, intermediaries, and academics. The data is clear: There is evidence of increased capacity in BHC places to organize people who are usually excluded from the policymaking process such as documented and undocumented immigrants, young people, formerly incarcerated individuals, and LGBTQ individuals.
Through campaigns, they are developing their voice, leadership, and advocacy skills to influence neighborhood, local, regional, and statewide decision-making processes. Adapted from A Pivot to Power, the Sustaining People Power brief summarizes the organizing capacity supported by BHC and identifies key challenges and recommendations for sustaining capacity based on interviewee insights. Over the past five years, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity and PolicyLink have engaged in a formal partnership to highlight the potential corrosive impact of inequality on growth and the particular way in which persistent racial disparities may threaten future prosperity.
A cornerstone of our partnership is the National Equity Atlas. In November , Los Angeles County voters approved ballot measures to invest public funding into infrastructure that will improve the sustainability, connectivity, and livability of our region: Measure M for the build-out of our transportation infrastructure and Measure A for parks and open space.
To ensure that these funding streams are invested equitably will require strong and coordinated implementation. Measures Matter provides an overview of equity in Los Angeles County, a definition of equitable implementation, eight principles for equitable implementation, specific recommendations for moving forward, and more.
In this unique moment in which Angelenos have voted to invest in ourselves and our region, Los Angeles has the opportunity to forge a new model for infusing equity into infrastructure build-out for the nation. If you missed it, you can still watch the full livestream video online. For all the folks who were tweeting in person or via livestream , thanks for making UpliftLA trend in LA!
To the extent that racial divides result in predominantly white seniors choosing not to invest in a more racially diverse young population, this could hamstring the development of the next generation of workers and leaders. This research brief by PolicyLink and USC PERE examines the growth of the racial generation gap and its effect on per-child k education spending—and shows why it is critical to ensure equitable school funding, direct investments in youth, and build multi-generational coalitions for change.
Ground zero for the social upheaval was South L. Added to the brew was a rapid demographic shift — from 80 percent Black in to nearly half Latino by — that strained community institutions. Flash forward to today and some might surmise that little has changed: South L. Professor Veronica Terriquez's summary report outlines key themes, impacts, and developmental outcomes of youth organizing in the Building Healthy Communities BHC initiative.
If you missed our panel at the Forward LA conference, check out the event page for links to the recorded livestream and more. While the nation is projected to become a people-of-color majority by the year , Los Angeles reached that milestone in the s. This report provides a demographic profile of participants and describes their involvement.
It also presents self-reports of how youth acquire a range of civic and educational skills and experiences, while also enhancing their own well-being. In addition to the statewide report, we are also adding reports for each of the 14 BHC sites throughout November and December. By Lara J. It not only offers the possibility of reducing GHGs, which cause climate change, but also reducing other accompanying pollutants, like particulate matter PM10 , the directly harm the health of nearby residents.
Census to assess inequalities in the location of GHG-emitting facilities and in the amount of GHGs and PM10 emitted by facilities regulated under cap-and-trade. We also provide a preliminary evaluation of changes in localized GHG emissions from large point sources since the advent of the program in Initiated in by The California Endowment TCE , the Building Healthy Communities BHC initiative has sought to increase access to resources that promote health and well-being in 14 low-income communities across the state.
Drawing on web-survey data collected from the staff of youth-serving organizations across the state, this report describes the characteristics of youth organizations and their participants. As the dust settles on the June primaries and just weeks away from the July conventions, progressives may now find themselves reflecting, restrategizing — and perhaps simply recouperating — for what looks to be a very full five months to the November election.
PERE's newly released report, Changing States: A Framework for Progressive Governance , proposes a shift in thinking: one that looks beyond electoral moments to understand how movements shift power and policy. A culmination of over a year of in-depth research, the Changing States report offers a three-part framework — conditions , arenas , and capacities — for determining pathways to progressive governance, as well as a set of recommendations for the field and data tools.
Our hope is that Changing States helps to provoke new dialogue among funders, strategists, advocates, and organizers, as well as spur new collaborations to forge pathways toward sustained social change and transformation. How are people working across the U. If you weren't able to attend, you can still view the event stream online. Watch the video here. The book is now available in paperback and as a free ebook download in many formats via the UC Press Luminos platform.
Visit GrowingTogetherMetro. Continue the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag GrowingTogetherMetro. Histories matter, movements matter, and models matter for achieving mutually beneficial wins. In two community organizing victories, UNIDAD has proven that community organizations and private developers can forge a shared future, using tools like community benefits agreements legal agreements on new real estate development projects. August 13, How much stronger could the economy be if everyone who wanted a job could find one—regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender?
We produced 13 fact sheets illustrating what the U. PERE's new report, "Linking Innovation with Inclusion: Demography, Equity, and the Future of San Diego," presents an in-depth analysis of equity and growth indicators for the region and offers nine unifying strategies to bring the region's diverse stakeholders together toward a common agenda for a more inclusive and sustainable future.
What role do movement networks play in social movement building? What are the conditions for innovative, values-based leadership development to strengthen cross-movement innovation and collaborations? The report presents data on the state of manufacturing, stories of women in the industry, and promising best practices. In this brief, we build provide an analysis of ten consecutive years of county assessor data on all non-government-owned commercial and industrial property in California covering the years to The nation is a-buzz about its majority multi-ethnic future.
By , the U. Since , the majority of births have been to people of color, and by the end of the decade, the majority of youth will be of color. But across the nation, regional stakeholders and decision-makers are asking what this means for the future. What is the impact and how should they respond?
The Bay Area is booming, but a rising tide economy is not lifting up its low-income communities and communities of color. As communities of color continue to drive growth and change in the region, addressing wide racial inequities and ensuring people of color can fully participate as workers, entrepreneurs, and innovators is an urgent priority.
The Cape Fear region is experiencing a demographic transformation characterized by a diversifying younger population and a rapidly growing senior population that is predominantly White. To secure a thriving economy for the decades to come, the region must tap the economic potential of its growing young population. Building education and career pathways for all and ensuring young workers are prepared for the jobs of the future are key strategies for inclusive growth in the region.
We are excited to announce that Prof. As the Turpanjian Chair, Prof. The Piedmont Triad region in North Carolina—covering 12 counties and home to the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point—is a growing region whose demographics are rapidly changing. There are four themes from the Golden State IVE story that we think are relevant for Californians and non-Californians alike—and that we hope are easy to remember given its appropriate acronym: vote, organize, transform, and engage VOTE.
Taken together, these themes capture why groups employ IVE as a power-building strategy, what they are able to accomplish by harnessing IVE as part of their broader movement building, and the nuts and bolts of how they implement IVE. In the face of the looming climate crisis, any chance of staving off even worst impacts from climate change depends on significant reductions in GHG emissions and a move from a fossil fuel-based economy to a low-carbon economic future.
California is already on the path to a low-carbon future and targeted, deliberate policy implementation will move the state toward an equitable one. As we transition away from fossil fuels, environmental justice communities—or those that have disproportionately suffered from exposure to environmental health hazards—should be prioritized for the opportunities of a low-carbon economy, including job creation and renewable energy generation.
Efforts to transition workers and communities away from declining industries have generally not succeeded, making it all the more urgent to get this right.
Without protecting displaced workers and expanding opportunities to other workers, transitioning to a low-carbon future will replicate the mistakes and inequalities of the extractive past and present. Like much of California, Orange County experienced demographic change ahead of national shifts and will continue to do so through at least Today about 58 percent are residents of color however racial and economic inequalities persist, threatening future prosperity countywide.
An Equity Profile of Orange County examines demographic trends and indicators of equitable growth, highlighting strengths and areas of vulnerability in relation to the goal of building a strong, resilient economy. It was developed by PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity PERE to support Orange County funders, advocacy groups, elected officials, planners, business leaders, and others working to build a stronger and more equitable region.
Like other cities in Southern California, Long Beach became a majority people-of-color city decades ago, ahead of the national trend, and the pace of change is now slowing.
These programs train grassroots leaders to run for office as well as support and equip them with the technical knowledge and political know-how to help them succeed in passing and implementing policies once elected. Our hope is that it also provokes new thinking and approaches to measuring power. To this end, we encourage taking an ecosystem approach. This necessitates an understanding that achieving health and justice for all Californians is beyond the reach of any single organization but rather requires an ecosystem of diverse organizations that can collectively influence the broad terrain where ideas, policies, and power are contested.
As California faces off against the federal government on everything from immigration to climate change, the state has the opportunity to do something radically different: transform our infrastructure, education, workforce development, housing and transportation systems for the 21st century.
From Resistance to Renewal outlines a framework to help California shed its addictions to inequality and racism, and get it onto the path toward an inclusive economy that will benefit Indigenous, Black, and all communities. Rent Matters shows that rent stabilization is one tool in addressing the housing crisis with far fewer negative impacts than is generally thought.
It will not address everything but it also will not impede the housing market. It is a useful tool in a crisis. Surveying existing research on rent regulations, we find that moderate rent controls do not constrain new housing, do promote tenant stability, may lead to condo conversion which can be limited with other tools , and may deter displacement from gentrification.
Good jobs, healthcare, college degrees, and even moreso, generational wealth and entrepreneurial success — all seem out of reach for so many young men of color and their communities in the United States. Yet, young men of color represent the future of the country: between and , the population of young men of color ages is expected to increase by 5.
How can data and research help inform approaches that recognize the barriers faced by but also vital capacities of boys and young men of color — and their complexities and diversity? Education and employment data provide a broad sense of the present conditions faced by young men of color and a glimpse into their prospects in a demographically and economically changing U.
Integrating interviews with workforce and education providers and organizers helps identify where current solutions are faltering — and how we can build stronger pipelines and increase the power of these communities to direct their own futures. Kellogg Foundation. The Omaha-Council Bluffs region continues to undergo a demographic transformation that has major implications for how the region charts a future of sustainable, inclusive prosperity. Equitable growth is the path to prosperity.
Read more and download the briefs for:. In this report, Professor Veronica Terriquez and Uriel Serrano highlight how community-based youth organizations, along with statewide and regional youth development opportunities, expand the civic capacities and well-being of boys and young men of color in California. Findings evidence the various ways participation in civic organizations develop boys and young men's basic civic skills, increase their capacity for civic action, offer them a critical civics education, and support their well-being and personal growth.
Additionally, this study suggests that statewide and regional programming s— such as the Sons and Brothers Summer Camp and Free Our Dreams gatherings s— further enhances the healing, well-being, and leadership development of boys and young men. The report was developed as part of the Bay Area Equity Atlas, a partnership between PolicyLink , The San Francisco Foundation , and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California PERE that is working to create a regional platform designed to provide data and serve those who are seeking to advance solutions at a local and regional scale.
In , USC PERE introduced the Changing States framework to help determine pathways to attain governing power—or the ability to push for, pass, implement, and protect long-term changes to reduce social and institutional inequities and to improve living conditions.
Since then, strategists, organizers, funders, and others have applied Changing States across the country—and this report summarizes one such effort. Power and Possibilities draws lessons from applying the framework to three distinct yet representative places—Arizona, Georgia, and Minnesota—unpacking the context and dynamics for the work and identifying capacities and opportunities for attaining governing power in each state.
The hope is not only understanding the conditions for social change efforts, decision-making arenas where power is contested, and capacities for change in these three places, but also to elevate lessons that can be applied elsewhere and strategies that can be leveraged for regional and national impact. To this end, we point to four common themes—or rather, needs:.
We recognize these as broad directions, so this report also provides initial thinking about metrics for measuring success toward these goals. The report is based on surveys from grantees funded to organize in one or more of the 14 sites receiving grants through BHC and interviews with organizers, funders, intermediaries, and academics.
The data is clear: There is evidence of increased capacity in BHC places to organize people who are usually excluded from the policymaking process such as documented and undocumented immigrants, young people, formerly incarcerated individuals, and LGBTQ individuals. Through campaigns, they are developing their voice, leadership, and advocacy skills to influence neighborhood, local, regional, and statewide decision-making processes. At the halfway mark, TCE has taken a bolder stance on people power.
What had been considered a driver of change is now the change that it seeks to achieve. This report offers a discussion of what it means to pivot to people power as an end goal.
And since the change in BHC is not intended to stay within BHC, this report offers three lessons for other comprehensive change initiatives, the health equity field, and philanthropy. Adapted from A Pivot to Power, the Sustaining People Power brief summarizes the organizing capacity supported by BHC and identifies key challenges and recommendations for sustaining capacity based on interviewee insights.
Some of the recommendations drawn from A Pivot to Power and lessons for the fields of philanthropy public health, and organizing include:.
Over the past five years, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity and PolicyLink have engaged in a formal partnership to highlight the potential corrosive impact of inequality on growth and the particular way in which persistent racial disparities may threaten future prosperity. A cornerstone of our partnership is the National Equity Atlas. In November , Los Angeles County voters approved ballot measures to invest public funding into infrastructure that will improve the sustainability, connectivity, and livability of our region: Measure M for the build-out of our transportation infrastructure and Measure A for parks and open space.
To ensure that these funding streams are invested equitably will require strong and coordinated implementation. Measures Matter provides an overview of equity in Los Angeles County, a definition of equitable implementation, eight principles for equitable implementation, specific recommendations for moving forward, and more.
In this unique moment in which Angelenos have voted to invest in ourselves and our region, Los Angeles has the opportunity to forge a new model for infusing equity into infrastructure build-out for the nation. Since we published Getting Real About Reform, the commercial and industrial real estate market has continued to recover from the downturn triggered by the financial crisis.
To reflect more recent real estate market trends, we have updated our analysis with assessor roll data current through December With data on more recent sales, we have updated our analysis of disparities between market and assessed values for all commercial and industrial properties excluding agriculture and all residential uses including multi-family statewide and for every county.
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