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SPRING/SUMMER 2021 Farewell to Dean Henry E. Brady Professor Janet Napolitano launches the Center for Security in Politics Marked by COVID

gspp.berkeley.edu “ Together we have made GSPP bigger, better, and A Grateful Farewell from more diverse.” Dean Brady

I am also pleased to say that together we have made recently, lodged elsewhere. We developed certificate provide numerous and var- Dear GSPP Students, GSPP bigger, better, and more diverse, and we have put an extensive program of Executive Educa- ied sources of revenue, less depen- Henry E. Brady first arrived at what was then the Staff, and Faculty: GSPP on a financially strong and stable footing during tion. We are about to add a certificate in dence upon a single program, and Graduate School of Public Policy in 1978 after receiving an extraordinarily challenging period. A mark of this security studies. We have doubled the size economic and intellectual economies doctorates in political science and economics from MIT is that we did not lay anyone off during the last year of the faculty by hiring more adjuncts and of scale. Thank you! It has been a tremendous honor to despite significant losses in revenues. We have survived lecturers.We have quadrupled the number WE ARE MUCH MORE DIVERSE. and gotten better in the face of the Great Recession, of practitioners. Through the hard work of We have increased the number of serve as dean these last twelve years and to become recurring California state budget deficits, a structural our faculty and staff, we have revitalized women on the ladder-rank faculty from and 30% underrepresented the Goldman School’s longest-serving leader. My budget deficit of $150M at UC Berkeley, university two and added nine extraordinary essentially one person to almost half the minorities), but still short of being as leadership crises, an era of turbulent political rhetoric, research centers. We revitalized the Center faculty. The number of people of color on diverse as the state of California (63% and thanks to GSPP students, alumni, staff, and faculty the George Floyd murder, an insurrection at the US on Environmental Public Policy and the the faculty has doubled to 33%; the num- 45% respectively). More than half our stu- for the chance to do that. Students and alumni have Capitol, and the last year of COVID, economic depres- Center on Civility and Democratic ber of Black and Latinx faculty members dents are female and many are LGBTQ or taught me a great deal about racial justice, social sion, and racial reckoning. Engagement. We added the Berkeley Food has almost doubled among our lecturers gender non-conforming. GSPP’s student Getting better was not preordained. In 2010, even Institute, Berkeley Institute for Young and adjuncts to 20%. Thanks to the inspi- body is significantly more diverse than the commitment, institutional bias, and many other with the exceptional innovations and successes of my Americans, Berkeley Opportunity Lab, ration provided by our students, we were student bodies at its major competitors: things. Our alumni are pre-eminent in their fields, predecessor Michael Nacht, an External Review of California Policy Lab, Center for Security just awarded a faculty slot in “Anti-Racism the Harris School at Chicago, the Ken- GSPP told us that times were changing and that “the in Politics, Center for Studies in Higher and Social Inclusion.” We have more prac- nedy School at Harvard, the Ford School leading the way in social justice, accomplishments, current configuration is unsustainable,” GSPP is too Education, Food Labor Research Center, titioners. Two Governors have been fac- at Michigan, and the SPIA at Princeton. and leadership. GSPP’s staff members have been small, and “it must expand its faculty and course offer- Global Policy Lab, and The People Lab. ulty members during the last twelve years. We have an active outreach program led extraordinary partners in improving the school dur- ings.” The report went on to say that GSPP was too These organizations have provided Currently, we have two former cabinet by our new Diversity and Inclusion Coor- limited, it was “close to being run into the ground,” it research opportunities for students and members, and one faculty member just dinator to further diversify our student ing twelve difficult years and an especially challeng- was not diverse enough, and “GSPP faces increasingly faculty alike, and they have enhanced left to be Secretary of Energy. body, and this summer we celebrate the ing last year. The staff is truly wonderful, talented, formidable competition from a number of first-rate GSPP’s reach and reputation. We have made significant progress on fortieth year of our path-breaking Public committed, hardworking, and compassionate, and it programs … all of which are larger and better financed.” WE ARE FINANCIALLY MORE SECURE. diversifying the student body, partly by Policy and International Affairs Junior The External Review Committee’s primary recommen- Over the last twelve years, we have raised almost doubling financial aid over the past Summer Institute for underserved groups. has been a blessing to have a chance to work with dation for solving these problems was to increase the nearly $75 million from grants and gifts five years so that more than half (55%) In the past five years, we have supported them. Similarly, our faculty is devoted, diligent, emi- Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition for the MPP for graduate student aid, faculty chairs, of those US Citizens or permanent resi- two female African American post-doc- to what would be $25,000 today (it is currently at self-funded faculty positions, research, a dents enrolled in our MPP program in toral scholars, and we have just started a nent, caring, and surely the finest group of teacher- $10,750). We have found other ways to solve our prob- new building, and many other purposes. 2020 were people of color, and more than Pre-Doctoral Program with three other scholars anywhere. I am tremendously proud to work lems that did not encumber students to such a degree Our research centers have greatly one-third (37%) were under-represented policy schools that aims to build a more with GSPP’s students, alumni, staff, and faculty. and that produced benefits for everyone. expanded their extramural support for minorities — African American, Amer- diverse pipeline for doctoral programs WE ARE BIGGER. We have added two masters’ activities that support faculty, students, ican Indian, Alaskan Native, or Latinx. and future policy-school faculty members. degree programs, the new Masters of Public Affairs and and staff. Our multiple degree programs, These numbers make us more diverse than WE ARE BETTER. One-third of the the Masters of Development Practice that was, until executive education, online courses, and the United States (40% people of color GSPP faculty (ten people), probably the

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10 Faculty Notes highest percentage of any unit on the from a mere smattering of courses to nine- consequences for my family. I remember 12 Granholm at DOE Berkeley campus, are elected members of teen graduate courses in 2020–21 — over having dreams and fantasies that I would the highly prestigious American Academy 25 percent of GSPP’s graduate courses. A grow up, attain a position of some respect- 2 13 Policy Passion: of Arts and Sciences — only three were redesigned curriculum puts greater ability, and I would go to those people Jane Weaver members in 2009. Five years ago Rucker emphasis on social justice and equity. A who had fired my father. I would tell them 14 From Annie Johnson became the first GSPP faculty recent article in the American Prospect how ashamed they should be that they had Campbell Washington member to receive a Carnegie fellowship entitled “The Berkeley School” applauded ruined my father’s life after he had worked 15 Policy Passion: and two more have followed — in 2020 the Goldman School, the Institute for so hard for them and after he had served Perfecta Oxholm (Sol Hsiang) and in 2021 (Gabriel Zuc- Research on Labor and Employment—led his country in the military during World man). Only one other academic unit (with by GSPP faculty members Jesse Rothstein War II in battles in Saipan, Guam, and A Grateful Farewell 16 Policy Passion: over three times the number of faculty and Steve Raphael for the past six years, Okinawa. As with most youthful fantasies, Gaby Sanchez members as GSPP) in the entire nation and the Department of Economics at UC this one never came true in the fashion I 18 Meet Ciarra Jones has had Berkeley for bringing inequality and pol- had imagined. from Dean Brady 20 From Maura Smith icies to fight inequality to the forefront I did go on to have the incredible oppor- of attention for economists and public tunity to lead the Goldman School, and with 21 From the Alumni Board policymakers. “The powers that be are the American Prospect article, I can turn my 22 Event Highlights … getting these ideas from a group of eyes toward heaven and say to my father, 6 Addressing critical global risks 23 Class Notes labor and public-policy economists “Dad, GSPP cares about the injuries inflicted Center for Security in Politics who’ve surged to the forefront of the by injustice. And the people there — the 26 Center for Studies in profession over the past decade. And students, alumni, staff, and faculty — are 8 Transforming the Public Sector Higher Education more than anyplace else, these econo- leading the way in working to make the The People Lab 27 Center for Environmental mists are clustered at the University of world a better, more equitable, and fairer Public Policy California, Berkeley.” place.” That makes me smile. 19 Marked by COVID 30 Center on Civility and IS THERE MORE TO DO? Of THANK YOU! Thanks for letting me Democratic Engagement course. I would like to see the work with all of you to make GSPP a very Transforming tragedy into activism school’s faculty and student body special place. 31 Food Labor In 1980, Henry Brady married Patty Kates in the reflect the diversity of California. I It is fitting that I end by thanking my 28 The Aerial History Project Research Center Goldman School living room (pictured here with her would like to see GSPP grow stron- wife, Patricia Kates, who has been an Global Policy Lab parents, Clara and Malcolm Kates). ger in the areas of social justice, extraordinary partner and who has international affairs, data science, devoted herself to GSPP. Here is one and science and technology policy. example. On Mothers’ Day this year, she more Carnegie I would like to see GSPP provide more spent several hours pulling weeds on fellows in the past five years. Despite still financial aid to students. And a new build- GSPP’s little mini-campus so that it would being by far the smallest of all major pub- ing would be very nice! look nice for the incoming MPA candi- Editor’s Note lic policy schools, GSPP is rated the num- As for myself. I will go back to the excit- dates. That is just one of so many things ber one public policy school in the nation ing and wonderful life of being a teacher that she has done for GSPP behind the EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, A FRIEND TOLD ME she planned to “hunker down until by US News and World Report and num- and a scholar. In doing so, I will continue scenes, every day, every year. Thank you, this blows over and life goes back to normal.” More than a year later, I think we all ber three (in 2020) or four (in 2021) in the with my decades-long work on inequality Patty Kates! recognize that there is no “going back.” Life has changed and we’ve changed. We’ve larger category of public affairs schools. in political participation, the future of encountered suffering and grief, individual and collective. Along the way, we’ve WE ARE LEADERS IN MANY AREAS, California, the collapse of the Soviet My very best to everyone and discovered resilience, resistance, and community. ESPECIALLY SOCIAL JUSTICE. Most Union, data science, and trust in institu- Thanks for the Chance to Lead GSPP, All this and more have been true for the Goldman School. As you’ll read in this notably we are leaders in the study of tions. I will be editing and contributing to issue, there is much to be thankful for and proud of. I’d especially like to take a inequality and the push for social justice, an issue of Daedalus on “Institutions, moment to recognize the dedicated leadership of Dean Brady and the senior team, but the School is also more international, Experts, and the Loss of Trust.” I will also including Annie Campbell Washington, Sandi Ketchpel, Amy Lerman, and Maura better at data science, more involved with be the research director for an ambitious Smith. They, along with the rest of the faculty and staff, have worked tirelessly on policy regarding science and engineering, project called California 100 that will Henry E. Brady behalf of GSPP. and better at politics, management, and develop baseline data and future scenarios Over the years, the Goldman School has been showered with well-deserved rec- leadership. GSPP has also been a campus for California in thirteen policy areas. ognition (have I mentioned our #1 ranking in policy analysis?) but I’ve never felt Bora Reed leader in Internet education through the A FINAL THOUGHT. Let me end with a PS I am especially thrilled to be turning as proud as I have in this past year — all of us working like crazy, stretched to the Editor MPA and online courses. The curriculum thought sparked by the American Prospect over the leadership of GSPP to Dr. David C. limit, often laughing, sometimes crying — to be a part of this extraordinary com- on topics related to social justice — to article. When I was in college, my father Wilson who is a terrific scholar, leader, and munity. G [email protected] inequality, racism, and sexism — has gone lost his job selling carpet with devastating person. He will make GSPP even better!

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By Ed Lempinen UC Berkeley Public Affairs In order to make our political environment more One of the areas that the center focuses on is the Our initial event was a discussion with four former secretaries SOCIAL MEDIA DISINFORMATION, climate change debates, for- secure, more trustworthy? threat of foreign interference in our political environ- of homeland security, which was followed up with a daylong eign interference in elections — some of the defining themes of To make our country more secure in the end and to make our ment and, of course, we’ve heard a lot about Russian workshop on election integrity. In that workshop, we had par- recent American politics seem only loosely connected. But policymaking richer. We have, across the Berkeley faculty, a tre- interference, especially in 2016. Has such interference ticipants who were really on the front lines in 2020, some secre- underlying the headlines is a single, troubling theme: The nation’s mendous breadth and depth of expertise, but I’m not sure that it already caused damage in our political environment? taries of state, some state attorneys general, the head of the cyber political process is suffering a historic level of instability. gets translated in a way that full use is made of it. Clearly, in 2016 the Russians were all over that election. There’s no integrity agency of the Department of Homeland Security. How to deal with those complex challenges in a focused, evidence that their activities affected the actual count of the ballots, effective way? A new initiative headed by Janet Napolitano, When we think about security and politics today, but it certainly caused a lot of dissension and unrest, and division In recent months, you’ve been working with former UC president what are the big lessons that you think we should in the United States in the period leading up to the election. other former Homeland Security secretaries, both and U.S. Department of take away from 2016 and the 2020 election and My understanding is that those activities continued in 2020, Republicans and Democrats. Moving forward, Homeland Security sec- its aftermath? but they’ve been, in a way, superseded by the challenges to the how important will it be for the center to have a retary, brings Berkeley One lesson that’s becoming increasingly clear is that we have a counting of the ballots in the various states. bipartisan orientation, to look at issues through faculty, researchers, and population that almost is living in two alternative universes at a bipartisan lens? students from across the same time. One of the things that concerns me is the lack of Does it seem that the U.S. has not been ready for Well, I think that’s very important, and that’s why our initial disciplines into the new appreciation for science, for data, and for facts by too many in some of these challenges that have confronted the event had two Democrats and two Republicans. We are a coun- Center for Security our populace. political culture and the political environment? try with two political parties, and politics is conducted through in Politics. Science, data, and facts — and having a stronger voice for them It’s not so much being ready — you can’t prepare for something two political parties. You can’t really have a good lens unless you The center, based at in our politics and in our policymaking — that’s one of the moti- that you don’t anticipate. You get kind of caught by surprise, and include both. the Goldman School of vations behind the center. then you fix it, you take action to address it. Public Policy, works None of us has a crystal ball. That’s not in our arsenal. But we We’re so polarized as a nation. Do you find across an extraordinary What are some of the other significant do have academics, researchers, who spend their lives under- that Republicans and Democrats have the same range of issues — from challenges to security for our political system standing the reach of what can happen, and the center gives us sense of urgency in working together on these election technology and and our political culture? a great opportunity to better integrate what they know and security issues? biotechnology, to cli- The center focuses on three areas. One is the security risks that appreciate with policymaking and politics. Among some, not all. mate change and chang- emanate from climate change. Those run the gamut from more The Republicans who I’ve been working with I would charac- ing communication, and extreme weather events to the impact on our military, from phe- Can you elaborate on how the center seeks to terize as being more moderate and oriented to problem-solving, Janet Napolitano to psychology and artifi- nomena like sea-level rise to the impact of climate change on impact these issues? as opposed to being ideological actors. cial intelligence. human migration patterns across the world. We seek to have an impact by sponsoring research. We bring Napolitano has a unique vantage on the challenges: She has A second is the notion of cybersecurity and emergent technolo- practitioners together with academics and students to tackle the Thinking of the next five years, what impact do served as governor of Arizona, head of Homeland Security, pres- gies, quantum computing and so forth, and also biotechnologies challenges emerging in our political infrastructure, for example. you hope the center can have on the U.S. political ident of one of the most influential university systems in the like CRISPR. What are the risks there? What are the rules of the And we will recruit top talent and leading officials to Berkeley to dialogue around these security issues? world, and today as a professor in the Goldman School. In recent road? This may not be the right word, but how do we better police examine the key issues of the day. Berkeley has enormous expertise among its faculty, but one of months, she’s been working with other former leaders of Home- the uses of these kinds of technologies? How do we better identify the functions of the center is to create a kind of a security stud- land Security, both Republicans and Democrats, to raise the vis- the risks associated with them, and how then deal with those risks? ies umbrella for Berkeley, which it previously has not had. Also, ibility of issues that warrant consideration by policymakers. That’s a very rich area that is not yet adequately explored. we really want to strive to educate a diverse generation of secu- Third, a particular problem set that we’ve identified is election rity professionals. Let’s start with a basic question: What is meant by integrity. You know, you can’t have a functioning democracy if My anticipation is that those who work with the center will the concept of security in politics? people don’t believe that elections are secure. We’ve seen that in have a larger public profile, as a result, and that the work of the It is an integration of academic research in areas, particularly spades in the aftermath of the 2020 election. What are the best center will be used in Washington, both by people on the policy those that are technology-based, with practical policymaking ways to conduct an election? What are the best ways to do a post- side and on the political side, by the executive branch and the and politics. How do we blend those two better? election process so that people understand that the votes they legislative branch, and that we’ll see the products of the center cast were accurately counted and accounted for? cited and used. G That’s a particular problem that that involves technology, but also political science, journalism, and so forth.

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HOW DO WE REDUCE BURNOUT and stress “At the People Lab, we are committed Examples of recent People Lab In response, policymakers are investing Expanding Access to Higher Educa- “I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see among front-line workers? Does access to to building a research agenda around projects include: heavily in rental assistance programs. In tion in Prison. In partnership with the how much demand there is from govern- education affect employment and other the questions that our partners need Connecting youth to government. partnership with a mid-sized U.S. city, the National Alliance for Prison Higher Edu- ment and other stakeholders to collabo- outcomes among formerly incarcerated answered,” says Linos. “How can we The People Lab is collaborating with Gov- People Lab conducted a randomized exper- cation and a dozen prison-based college rate on important questions,” says Linos. individuals? What helps families over- improve service delivery? How can we ern for America (GFA) to better under- iment (N=62,729) to evaluate the effect of programs around the country, the People “And conversely, how much demand there come barriers to signing up for public reduce burnout on the front line? How stand how to recruit and support the reducing the learning and psychological Lab is conducting a study of the pathways is from students to do this kind of collab- services? Can civic education next generation of public sec- costs associated with accessing emergency to higher education for the currently and orative research.” G help increase the numbers of tor leaders. The lab is currently rental assistance on benefit take-up, as well formerly incarcerated. 16 and 17-year-olds who pre- running a field experiment to as on subsequent eviction rates. register to vote? test what messages encourage In 2018, Professor Eliza- college graduates to apply for Supporting Re-entry. The support sys- beth Linos founded the Berke- government jobs and studying tems that are available to an individual A partial list of organizations and agencies ley People Lab to “transform how exposure to government returning from prison (e.g., assistance that are partnering with the People Lab the public sector by producing work impacts future beliefs with employment, drug addiction, mental Denver Department of Housing Stability (HOST) cutting-edge research on the about government. health, housing, and education) can mean Denver Office of Human Resources people in government and the the difference between effectively re-enter- Washington State Employment Security Department communities they serve.” Burnout. The People Lab team ing his or her community and returning Crisis Text Line Now co-directed by Profes- has collaborated with multiple to prison. Recognizing this opportunity, Alameda County Probation Department sor Amy Lerman, the People agencies across the U.S. to better Alameda County Probation Department University of California Police Departments Lab brings together public Amy Lerman Elizabeth Linos measure, understand and reduce has partnered with the California Depart- Denver Mayor’s Office of Racial Equity management scholars, econ- frontline worker burnout. For ment of Corrections and Rehabilitation Denver Sheriff’s Department omists, political scientists, and policy can we attract talent to government? In example, they designed and tested a low- (CDCR) and The People Lab to implement Govern for America experts from across the Berkeley campus so doing, we are training a new generation cost virtual support program for 911 dis- and evaluate a series of innovative strate- California Department of Justice to produce cutting-edge research in col- of scholars who will sit comfortably at the patchers across nine U.S. cities, in collabora- gies called “Pathways Home.” Alliance for Prison Higher Education laboration with real-world partners. intersection of public management and tion with the Behavioral Insights Team. The Los Angeles i-team evidence-based policymaking.” intervention reduced self-reported burn- Increasing Voter Pre-Registration. California Correctional Peace Officers Association As a society, we face a range of extraor- out by about 8 points and resignations by The People Lab is partnering with Weld California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation dinary problems,” adds Lerman. “The kind more than half (3.4 percentage points) in North Education, a national digital edu- Denver Department of Human Services For more information, visit of collaborative work we are doing at the the post-intervention period. cation organization that works directly Mount Tamalpais College (formerly the Prison University Project) peoplelab.berkeley.edu or reach out Lab, working directly with government with public high school educators, to test Weld North Education to [email protected]. and other stakeholders to generate rigor- Improving Housing Assistance. The whether online civics education can mobi- General Services Administration (GSA) ous empirical answers to socially-relevant COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated lize the next generation. Everyday Peace Indicators questions, can be part of the solution.” the housing crisis in the United States.

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Dan Kammen testified to the CA Senate Michael Nacht completed the draft of a co- Hilary W Hoynes received a $400,000 grant Sarah Anzia finished a forthcoming book, Environment Committee for SB582 (Stern) authored book entitled Nuclear Security: The from the Arnold Foundation to fund her work titled Local Interests, now under contract with on new climate goals for California. He also Nexus Between Policy and Technology, to be on estimating the long-run impacts of welfare the University of Chicago Press. The book is developed a clean energy/justice platform published in early summer by Springer Nature. reform on children. She became the director about the role of interest groups in U.S. local with Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16). He also published a co-authored journal arti- of the Berkeley Opportunity Lab and received politics—the types of interest groups that are In February of this year, he was named Chair cle “Challenges to the Nuclear Non-Prolif- grants from the Sloan Foundation, Smith active in American municipal governments of the University of California Roundtable on eration Treaty,” in Strategic Studies Quar- Richardson Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and how they influence public policy. Climate Justice. terly, Fall 2020. In addition, he published a and WorkRise to support faculty and gradu- She published an article on the role of His California Senate testimonies include, co-authored book chapter, “Russia’s Special ate students at Berkeley. political parties in local politics and local “Testimony in support of SB 449” pre- Purpose Forces: A Strategic Weapon,” in Hoynes published a paper in the Brook- government and another article on how ris- sented to the California Senate Commit- Zachary Davis et. al. Eds, Strategic Latency ings Papers on Economic Activity on “The ing public pension costs are leading cities tee on Banking and Financial Institutions Unleashed: The Role of Technology in a Revi- Social Safety Net in the Wake of COVID-19,” and counties across the country to reduce/ and “Testimony in support of SB 582” pre- sionist Global Order and the Implications for which tracks and evaluates the effect of the shrink their workforces. sented to the California Senate Environmental Special Operations Forces (Lawrence Liver- COVID-19 relief legislation on the more vul- Anzia also presented at a Penn/Yale confer- Quality Committee.” more National Laboratory: Center for Global nerable Americans. She also made several ence on whether federalism and subnational Security, 2021). presentations and appeared on panels relat- policymaking are a solution to polarization Claire Montialoux won the first prize of the ing to COVID-19, the new administration, and and gridlock in national politics. W.E. Upjohn Institute Dissertation Award Peter Linquiti (MPP ’83), now an Associate new policies. in October 2020. Her study of the role of Professor at George Washington Universi- She serves on Governor Newsom’s Council Juanita Brown taught a class at GSPP on the minimum wage in the dynamics of racial ty’s Trachtenberg School, spent the spring of Economic Advisors and is a member of the “Collective Liberation, Self-Solidarity and inequality during the Civil Rights Era (joint semester as a visiting GSPP faculty member. National Academy of Sciences, Committee Policymaking.” Recent talks and presenta- Gabriel Zucman was selected as one of with Ellora Derenoncourt) “Minimum Wages Alas, the visit was a virtual one, but during on National Statistics. tions include, “Corpsmember Liberation and Rucker Johnson was elected as a new mem- 26 recipients of the 2021 Andrew Carne- and Racial Inequality” has been published in the semester, he finished the manuscript for Leadership,” The Corps Network 35th Annual ber of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was named the Sir Arthur Lewis gie Fellowship Award. The award includes a the Quarterly Journal of Economics in Feb- a new textbook in policy analysis. With a Janelle Scott was elected to the National National Conference, Washington, DC., “Les- $200,000 grant “to pursue scholarly research ruary 2021. Her study of the redistributive working title of Rebooting Policy Analysis: Academy of Education and appointed to the sons From the (Meta) Field: Leveling Up Your Fellow, American Academy of Political and addressing important and enduring issues effects of minimum wage policies (joint with Strengthening the Foundation, Expanding National Academies of Sciences, Engineer- Learning & Contributions,” in the Race, Eth- Social Science, 2021. He also delivered expert confronting our society.” Tobias Renkin and Michael Siegenthaler) “The the Scope, the book gives issues of social ing, and Medicine Committee on the Future nicity & Public Policy Course taught by Erika witness testimony for an important Minnesota Pass-Through of Minimum Wages into U.S. equity, sustainability, legal analysis, science of Education Research at the Institute of Weissinger, “Principles of Community,” (co- state school segregation/funding litigation Mia Bird’s recent publications include, “The Retail Prices: Evidence from Supermarket and technology, and institutional analysis a Education Sciences. She was elected as a presented with Erika Weissinger), “How Does case and presented at a congressional hear- Impact of Defelonizing Drug Possession on Scanner Data” is forthcoming at the Review place in the curriculum equal to that already Fellow of the American Educational Research What’s Out There Live in Here?: Connecting ing with MN Attorney General Keith Ellison. Recidivism,” with Ryken Grattet and Viet of Economics and Statistics. held by microeconomics, quantitative meth- Association, the American Educational Stud- the dots between our psyches and systems Johnson gave a policy briefing for the Nguyen for the 2020 Criminology and Public ods, and politics. Critical thinking, systems ies Association, and received a 2020 Critic’s for enhanced effectiveness,” in Amy Ler- Biden-Harris Education policy and HUD policy Policy, 19(1):591-616. She also wrote “SB 678: Jeff Selbin’s recent and forthcoming publica- analysis, and anticipation of future outcomes Choice Book Award. man’s Speaking Truth to Power Seminar, and transition teams and presented at the Civil Incentive-based Funding and Evidence-based tions include, Blood from a Turnip: Money as also feature prominently in the book. “Juanita’s Won Wombmyn Show,” a theatrical Rights Summit that included Congresswoman Practices Enacted by California Probation Punishment in Idaho, (with Cristina Mendez In addition to publishing articles in the fields performance which she wrote and offered. Barbara Lee, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Are Associated with Lower Recidivism Rates and Gus Tupper, forthcoming 2021); Pov- Jack Glaser has been serving on an advi- of positive psychology, economic philoso- MN Attorney General Keith Ellison, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, john powell, Linda and Improved Public Safety,” with Ryken erty Law, Policy, and Practice (Casebook 2d sory group to the Governor of California on phy, and behavioral benefit-cost analysis, Jennifer Skeem was appointed to serve on Darling-Hammond, and others to advance Grattet for the 2020 California Probation Ed, Wolters Kluwer, with Juliet Brodie, Clare police use-of-force policy reform. They have Dan Acland has been involved in starting up a research workgroup to understand and Research Institute. Pastore, and Ezra Rosser, 2021); Money and released a comprehensive set of recommen- a new committee for the Advanced Policy address racial bias and disparities in the U.S. racial and economic justice. She co-designed and led the CSAC Semi- Punishment, (edited volume with Yale Law dations on the policing of protests, includ- Analysis (APA) and MPA Capstone (CAP) Pretrial Services and Probation Systems. She nar Series on Programming, Data Strategy, School Arthur Liman Center for Public Inter- ing limits on weapon use, and are finaliz- programs. The committee is working on bring- is also launching a multi-site study to optimize Larry Rosenthal published “River and har- and Evaluation for California county criminal est Law and the Fines and Fees Justice Cen- ing a set of recommendations for reforms ing instructors together and forming a core services for young people on probation. A bor remediation: ‘polluter pays,’ alterna- justice agency staff and the 2021 Confer- ter, 2020); and “Juvenile Fee Abolition in to use-of-force more generally. He has also of shared understandings on how APA and selection of recent publications include: “The tive finance, and the promise of a ‘circu- ence for the Association of Criminal Justice California: Early Lessons and Challenges for been serving as a consultant to California’s CAP sections are taught. The committee is limits of human predictions of recidivism” lar economy’” (coauthor: Philip Spadaro), Researchers of California (ACJR). She also the Debt Free Justice Movement,” 98 N.C. L. Department of Justice as they analyze and also in the process of creating some new (Science Advances & American Academy Journal of Soils and Sediments, vol. 20, presented on the “Effects of Pretrial Release REV. 401 (2020). The Policy Advocacy Clinic interpret police stop data coming in under components of APA for the fall semester of of Arts & Sciences 2020 press conference), pp. 4238–4247 (2020). on Case Outcomes.” Projects received major gifts or grants from the Racial and Identity Profiling Act. Glaser the second year, to support students in hit- “Impact of risk assessment on judges’ sen- Arnold Ventures, the Schusterman Family recently co-authored an article in the Jour- ting the ground running at the beginning of tencing of relatively poor defendants” (Law Anibel Ferus-Comelo will be teaching a Philanthropies, and others. nal of Quantitative Criminology showing how spring semester. & Human Behavior), and “What role does class called “Berkeley Changemaker: Labor different analytic assumptions about police serious mental illness play in mass shootings Research for Action and Policy” (L-RAP) use-of-force data can have dramatic effects and how should we address it?” (Criminology in Fall 2021 to strengthen the pipeline on evaluations and rankings of departments. & Public Policy). between undergraduate and graduate stud- With Amanda Charbonneau (PhD ’18, now a ies in public policy for students of diverse researcher at RAND), he has a forthcoming backgrounds. For more information see article in the UC Irvine Law Review on sus- changemaker.berkeley.edu. picion and discretion in policing.

10 POLICY NOTES | SPRING/SUMMER 2021 GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY 11 POLICY PASSION Granholm at Department of Energy Dear President Biden TWO-TERM MICHIGAN GOVERNOR and Goldman School of economy led Granholm to the question she described in her Public Policy faculty member Jennifer Granholm is now serving 2013 Ted Talk: How do you create good-paying jobs in Amer- Affordable Housing for All Should Be as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. ica? The answer, she argues, can be found in clean energy inno- Granholm is an expert in politics and clean energy policy who vation that would both address the climate crisis and create Your Administration’s Moonshot teaches classes on clean energy, policy innovation, and commu- desperately needed jobs, especially for those once employed by nication. She is also a senior research fellow at the California traditional manufacturing. Institute for Energy and Environment and the Berkeley Center In 2014, Granholm launched the American Jobs Project, a for Information Technology Research in the Interests of Society “think-and-do” tank that conducted research in 24 states over By Jane Weaver MPA Candidate ’21 struggle with higher rates of mental and physical health issues, (CITRIS). As energy secretary, Granholm oversees 17 national five years on clean energy and job creation. SEIZING CONTROL OF THE SENATE, HOUSE, AND PRESIDENCY and have worse educational and career outcomes. Enabling laboratories, a wide range of energy research initiatives, and the “Governor Granholm has always been a forward thinker,” said for the first time since 2010, the new Biden administration must people to move to higher-opportunity and lower-poverty areas National Nuclear Security Administration, the agency within the Mary Collins (MPP '15), who was managing director and co- leverage the Democratic legislative majority to lay out a moon- is an intervention that holds much promise, as economist Raj DOE that oversees the nation’s nuclear stockpile. founder at the American Jobs Project. “She’s really looked at how shot initiative and make affordable housing attainable for all Chetty and his team tested in an experiment with Seattle rent- “I’m so grateful to Berkeley and the Goldman School of Public we might capitalize on clean energy industries to create good- Americans. This idea is certainly not new. In 2016, reporter ers. They found that, by providing households with Housing Policy for giving me the ability to access great research talent and paying jobs. With the current state of our economy, we certainly Jake Blumgart proposed a similar plan to rally the presidential Choice Vouchers so renters could relocate to housing in a low- fabulous grad students passionate about clean energy,” said Gra- need somebody that has that forward-looking vision.” campaigns before President Trump’s eventual election win, and poverty neighborhood and offering additional support through nholm. “I carry their hopes for a clean “The American Jobs Project was a author Matthew Desmond has been advocating for this pol- the rental process, the share of families moving to higher- energy future with me to Washington really thoughtful effort to understand the icy through his research and opportunity neighborhoods and will focus with zeal on deploying employment and the justice opportuni- book Evicted. increased from 14 to 54%. clean energy in every pocket of the coun- ties in what is core to the Biden Harris In last year’s general elec- Jane Weaver is an MPA student at (In the study, “higher-oppor- try, with an emphasis on communities transition, both analytically and politi- tion, Biden plainly stated in the Goldman School. Most recently, tunity” describes neighbor- that have been hardest hit by economic, cally,” said Kammen. “The goal of going his plan that housing “should she managed and advised non-profit hoods with a lower-poverty racial, and environmental injustice.” to all clean energy by 2035 will require a be a right, not a privilege” organizations that improve educational rate and higher-performing "I'm very pleased that Governor Gra- truly all-hands approach.” and recognized too many outcomes in the Sacramento region. schools.) Long-term impli- nholm is serving as Secretary of Energy In the classroom, Jennifer Granholm Americans lack access to In a prior life, she led marketing teams cations of “moving to oppor- in the Biden Administration,” said Dean is known as a knowledgeable and affordable housing, dispro- in high-tech companies and is now a tunity” include lower school Henry E. Brady. “At the DoE, she guides invested teacher, generous with her portionately impacting com- recovering capitalist striving to find sus- drop-out rates, higher col- one of the major engines for innovation time and genuinely interested in sharp- munities of color. To provide tainable, public-private solutions to the lege graduation rates, and in the United States. She is smart, expe- ening how her students think about an affordable, decent home most challenging social problems. increased future earnings by rienced, caring, and committed to creat- public policy. to every family, the new as much as 30%. ing a clean energy future with lots of “Governor Granholm has been a ter- administration must priori- Implied in the Chetty study high-paying manufacturing jobs.” rific mentor for our students while at tize affordable housing like national efforts undertaken to put and other “move to opportunity” research is the necessity of “The Department of Energy is central GSPP,” said Brady. “She initiated a num- the first person on the moon. Legislation should be proposed complementary policies and monitoring protections that should to almost everything in the Biden-Harris ber of innovative courses and research immediately that funds and supports mechanisms to bring uni- be considered to ensure equitable treatment under a Biden uni- plan, from energy transformation to re-entering the Paris Cli- efforts, including the idea of producing innovation ecosystems versal housing vouchers for all low-income families who cur- versal housing voucher plan. These safeguards include: mate Accords,” said Goldman School Professor Dan Kammen, where, for example, high-performance battery producers would rently spend more than 30% of their income on housing. Reinstating the Affirmatively Further Fair Housing rule passed chair in the Energy and Resources Group. “We're also going to be located near automobile manufacturers to push forward elec- A 2018 study by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies in 2016 but reversed by Trump in 2020, so jurisdictions receiving need a huge infusion of attention and effort to be put into creat- tric vehicles while creating jobs." states that over 20 million households spend more than 30% federal funds are held accountable for developing policies and ing jobs. You need someone who can integrate all that together. “She was always concerned with implementation, how we actu- of their income on housing, and 11 million pay more than half practices to reduce discrimination and implementing plans to That fits Jennifer Granholm to a T.” ally make things happen,” said Spencer Bowen (MPP '20), who their income on housing. Although nearly all these households increase access to housing for historically underserved popula- Granholm is the second UC Berkeley scholar to be named to a worked as Granholm’s graduate student instructor. “She’d ask, would technically qualify for voucher assistance, due to lack of tions. All indications are that Biden will move quickly in 2021 Biden Administration cabinet post, after Berkeley Haas Professor ‘What are the strong points of this policy idea? Where can you funding less than one-quarter of them receive any federal rental to roll back Trump’s Executive Orders. Emerita Janet Yellen, who was tapped for Treasury Secretary. She make it more convincing? What level of government [country, subsidy. Households not receiving aid spend an exorbitantly Adopting national policy similar to California’s SB 329 requir- joins two other Goldman School faculty members who have state, federal] will this policy be best carried out by?’” high proportion of their income on housing, live on the margins, ing landlords to accept federal housing vouchers and consider served in presidential cabinet posts: Robert B. Reich served as Spencer noted that he and his fellow graduate students found precariously close to eviction, and struggle to buy necessities them as part of a rental applicant’s income source. Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration from 1993–1997 Granholm accessible and kind, despite her “impressive and pretty like food, education, and healthcare. (In less than 12 months the Removing or providing exemptions to the requirement and Janet Napolitano served as Secretary of Homeland Security intimidating” accomplishments. She made time to meet with stu- COVID crisis laid bare this unsustainable housing environment that voucher recipients must find housing in 60 days or risk in the Obama administration from 2009–013. dents, did her share of grading, and even lugged a large cooler of for many renters, as an estimated 30-40 million renters are at losing funding. Granholm served as Governor of Michigan from 2003–2011 snacks and drinks to class at the end of term to feed the students. risk of eviction in 2021.) A universal housing voucher program Developing locally viable frameworks for pooling renter during a deep recession that resulted in 50,000 factory closures “There wasn't a lot of hierarchy in her class,” Spencer said. “She could help over 17 million households, including 6.3 million support resources and data tools to assist voucher recipients in the state from 2000–2010. The collapse of the manufacturing was very much a partner in the policy conversation.” G families with children. find suitable housing and complete the rental process. Support Families struggling with housing insecurity or evictions often end up in substandard housing in high-poverty communities, Cont. on page 14

12 POLICY NOTES | SPRING/SUMMER 2021 GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY 13 FROM THE DESK OF ANNIE CAMPBELL WASHINGTON POLICY PASSION Reflections on a Treasured Community Abolition: A Responsibility to Dismantle This year has tested each one of us. I’ve witnessed the GSPP staff team take their commitment to caring, excellent service to a whole Inequitable Institutions Annie Campbell Washington (MPP ’00) new level. The team has stepped up to address deeper issues facing is Senior Assistant Dean for Academic students: mental health challenges, depression, isolation, and grief. Programs and Dean of Students Students struggled with their own loss, the death of loved ones, By Perfecta Oxholm PhD Candidate A second common criticism goes like this: ‘I’m supportive of and the compounded isolation of graduate study during a pan- AS SOMEONE WHO STUDIES PUBLIC POLICY, my work is moti- the idea (reduce the scope of policing and redirect funding to demic. The team has also met the school’s financial challenges by vated by a desire for a world where policing as we know it today the social and economic determinants of crime), but I don’t agree NOW THAT OUR SECOND VIRTUAL GRADUATION EVENT has finding ways to cut back on spending that did not hurt our stu- is no longer necessary and where all communities have what they with the language.’ President Barack Obama recently expressed concluded, I’m grateful for this opportunity to reflect on the dents and raising new revenue for internships and fellowships to need to thrive. As a result, I am passionate but an often-contro- this perspective, saying, “You lost a big audience the minute you past year for our treasured Goldman School community. While help to meet critical needs during the pandemic. And I’ve also seen versial concept: abolition. say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you’re actually going I can truly only speak for my personal experience, I can com- the team struggle through our own issues of grief and loss this year, Stick with me now—when I talk about abolition, I don’t just to get the changes you want done.” ment on what I’ve witnessed and experienced with students and as we care for children and elders at home, and as the lines between mean the kind of abolition being talked about in relation to police. I get this. I understand the desire to moderate the message so staff. The picture that comes into focus is one of dedication, work and home blurred to the point of non-existence. However, I do want to directly address police abolition, specifically those of us with shared values might come together to accom- gratitude, grief, resilience, hardship, innovation, courage, As we prepare to return to campus in the fall, we are experi- the controversy surrounding the words “abolish” and “defund.” plish a common goal, especially when that goal is so urgent and and growth. encing a whole range of emotions. As we return to the courtyard Since the uprisings following the murder of George Floyd, I important. However, I think this criticism stems from a failure to The GSPP staff team has always been a tight-knit group, with at 2607 Hearst, we will remember and mourn all of the rituals have seen a lot of articles and social media discussions related to match our thinking to the kind of large-scale change our coun- a strong work ethic. We pride ourselves on putting all of our and traditions we missed since March 2020. I also believe we will defunding or abol- try (and planet) heart and soul into our work and providing excellent service to have changed, in good ways. We will be laser-focused on what is ishing the police. needs right now. our students and the school. We also take great pride in our stu- most important in each of our lives. We will be stronger and The concept of Perfecta Oxholm is a Ph.D. candidate at UC Berkeley’s Abolition is more dents and in all that GSPP offers to them—in their education more resolute in our purpose. And we will continue to place the police abolition is Goldman School of Public Policy with particular inter- than divesting in a and, ultimately, their transformation into the leaders we are so students and the school at the center of our work together. G built on decades of ests in the history of policing and police-community single institution; proud of, developing solutions to the world’s problems. work done in large relationships. Her work has spanned a range of insti- its scope is bigger part by grassroots tutional settings, including police departments and than any individ- Black-led orga- higher education institutions. Prior to enrolling at ual system or pol- nizations. This is GSPP, Perfecta was the executive director of Esperanza icy area. Abolition important to rec- Housing and Economic Development, a community cuts across numer- ognize because development organization serving North Philadelphia. ous social systems many of us, myself At Esperanza, Perfecta helped develop community- and policy arenas included, have driven safety practices. Perfecta holds an MSW and an because abolition Affordable Housing cont. from page 15 failed to uplift MPA from the University of Pennsylvania and served is a broad political Black voices in our as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger, West Africa. She vision dedicated functions could be provided through a community collabora- points out, each year homeowners receive substantial federal attempts to share is also married with two young kids — Scott who is to creating a more tion of local agencies, non-profits, and faith-based organizations. government subsidies in the form of mortgage interest deduc- information on seven and Raymond who is five. just world. Implementing supply-side support resources to educate and tions from their taxable income. In 2015, over $71 billion in police abolition. I Reimagining inform landlords about how to navigate the housing voucher mortgage interest deductions were taken by homeowners, and study US police, institutions that are process and what their duties are under the law. an additional $74 billion in deductions were taken through other including the racialized history of US policing, as a PhD student failing the American people shouldn’t be controversial and it does With millions of new voucher recipients, the supply of housing forms of tax-saving policies targeting homeowners. These ben- at the Goldman School of Public Policy and I have benefited from not end with reimagining the police. In an interdependent way, available will certainly tighten in many areas of the country, par- efits essentially subsidize homeowners and real estate developers work done in this area by Angela Davis, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, we need to reimagine health care, childcare, education, and an ticularly in denser localities already facing housing shortages. To and are generally favored by most Americans of both political Rachel Herzing, Mariame Kaba, and Marbre Stahly-Butts, among economic system that is currently dependent upon the destruction address this, Biden’s housing budget should also include the $100 parties. The Biden Administration must make the case to the many others. of the planet and the exploitation of entire populations. Nearly 28 billion Affordable Housing Fund proposed by the campaign to American people that investing in affordable housing for all is I have seen criticism of police abolition taking two main forms. million Americans lack access to health insurance and 33 million construct or upgrade affordable housing units. Additional hous- public policy and moral commitment the federal government The first goes like this: abolishing the police is a utopian fantasy. American workers lack access to paid sick leave. In 500 out of 618 ing development can be generated through the plan to expand must undertake to provide lower-income households inclusive What about violent crime? Who will respond when someone is the cities studied (80%), the Economic Policy Institute found the the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by at least $10 billion and and equitable opportunities. being held at gunpoint? To perceive police abolition as abandon- cost of childcare was higher than the cost of rent. There are 140 encourage private and nonprofit developers to rehabilitate or Like President John Kennedy’s once-in-a-century national ing people to violence reflects a complete incomprehension of million Americans who are poor or low-income. Over half of chil- construct additional affordable housing. effort to go to the moon, President Biden has the opportunity to the work and of the larger context in which abolitionist principles dren under 18, 42% of the elderly, 59% of Native, 60% of Black, Putting into context how the increase of $25-30 billion in use 2020’s favorable election results as a mandate to propose his and practices were formed and function. As scholar Ruth Wilson 64% of Latinx, and 65 million White people in the United States annual spending for universal housing vouchers will be critical own moonshot. By providing universal housing vouchers and Gilmore said, “abolition is about presence, not absence.” I will are poor or low income. And all of this was before a global pan- to success, as at first glance this investment and large price tag committing funds and efforts toward affordable housing devel- not cover the history of abolition in this essay. I will say that demic killed over 1.6 million people worldwide (nearly 20% of the may appear to be politically unfeasible. However, it’s imperative opment programs, the new administration can improve the lives abolition is rooted in a Black feminist framework, and within dead in the US), stripped 5 million people in the US of health in the messaging and rollout of this moonshot to clearly articu- of millions of Americans and positively change long-term eco- Black feminism there is never an absence of collective care. insurance, and left nearly 11 million US people unemployed. late how much “investment” the federal government has made nomic, educational and social outcomes of their children, right Learning more about the humanist vision of Black feminism will to incentivize homeownership in the last century. As Desmond here on earth. G be invaluable in understanding the roots and vision of abolition. Cont. on page 20

14 POLICY NOTES | SPRING/SUMMER 2021 GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY 15 POLICY PASSION What Our Colonial Legacy Can Teach Us About Immigration Policy Reform

By Gaby Sanchez MPP Candidate ’22 kets, further displacing local producers. The U.S. provided mili- undocumented. For low-skilled folks living outside of the U.S., as U.S. citizens (this is not to say that all U.S. citizens are treated IN 1998, THE ECUADORIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS caused severe tary funding and assistance to the right-leaning government in there is little opportunity to migrate legally. equally). This dynamic leaves vulnerable populations, composed inflation, bank closures, and a sovereign debt crisis. This caused El Salvador during its civil war, which claimed the lives of more The current U.S. immigration law leaves many to fall through of folks fleeing from poverty and violence, in limbo and further unrest in the streets and led to a coup d’état, further destabilizing than 75,000 people, most of them non-combatants. Unfortunately, the cracks. Without any legitimate and adequate avenues to exposed to exploitation. the small Andean country. A few years later, my family and I the odds were stacked up against the Global South from the immigrate safely, migrants will continue to make their trips up There is some hope, however. The Biden-Harris administra- became a few of the many who participated in the great exodus to beginning, and the playing field has never been evened out. north by irregular avenues, where they face the possibilities of tion has a long wish list of immigration policy reforms. Cam- the US, Chile, and Spain. Financial instability spread throughout The economic migrant is usually excluded from any protection, kidnapping, exposure to the elements, and abuse by authorities. paign promises include ending the family separation policy, the Latin American region. Along with Ecuador, Mexico also expe- their stories often not highlighted as reasons for humane immi- Even though immigrants and their families make up a signifi- ending the policy of forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, rienced an economic collapse in 1995, meanwhile civil wars in El gration policies. But isn’t poverty a form of violence? Isn’t having cant portion of the U.S. population and foreign-born workers allowing family members of U.S. citizens and greencard holders Salvador and Central America were just coming to an official end. to send one of your children to a foreign land because you can’t contribute about $2 trillion to the GDP — undocumented work- to travel to the U.S. on temporary visas while their family reuni- Others like my family have come to the Global North in trains afford to feed your family a form of violence? Isn’t a lack of access ers contribute to 2.6% of the GDP — there are no comprehensive fication application is processed, and creating a path to citizen- (la Bestia), boats, like the ones crossing the Mediterranean, in to hospitals, schools, and social services a type of violence? With avenues for immigration benefits. ship for undocumented immigrants. While this is promising, the back of trunks, through smugglers, and on foot. In addition poverty comes people trying to desperately survive, which can Since the failure of the 2013 senate bill, which was shut down both Biden and Harris hold less than stellar records in immigra- to devastating poverty and lack of opportunities, many are also often mean tensions within households, crime, and violence. by the Republican-controlled house, there has been no viable tion. Harris collaborated with ICE during her time as San Fran- fleeing prosecution, violence, and political instability. Yet, U.S. lawmakers expect folks to “wait their turn” and use option for immigration reform. This bill would have created a cisco’s District Attorney, turning over juveniles who had been Currently, immigrants in the U.S. make up 13.7% of the popula- legal avenues to migrate to the U.S. The American Immigration path to citizenship for many in the U.S. living without documen- arrested and suspected of committing a felony to federal author- tion. California has the largest share of mixed-status families, Council explains it best: “Many people wonder why all immi- tation. With the failure of this bill, the Obama administration ities. As vice-president to Obama, commonly referred to as meaning at least one member of the family is a greencard holder grants do not just come to the United States legally or simply turned to the authority of the executive branch to create some “Deporter-in-Chief” among immigrant rights’ activists, Biden or a U.S. citizen, and at least one other member is undocumented. apply for citizenship while living here without authorization. short-term solutions. However, Deferred Action for Child will also have to reckon with this past. We must hold them Despite the Trump administration’s attempt to curtail immigration These suggestions miss the point: There is no line available for Arrivals (DACA), Deferred Action for Parents of Americans accountable; we must ensure that they learned from their mis- by building more physical barriers, separating families at the bor- current unauthorized immigrants and the ‘regular channels’ are (DAPA) — which protected undocumented parents of U.S. takes of the past. It is imperative that policymakers understand der, and forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico during their largely not available to prospective immigrants who end up Citizens from deportation — and the lesser-known Central that global inequality, which has deep roots in colonial systems, asylum proceedings, immigrants continue to make the trip to the entering the country through unauthorized channels.” American Minors Program, have been mere Band-Aids for this drives migration and continues to harm communities and sep- U.S., usually because the certain dangers at home are outweighed The three avenues available to legally enter the U.S., employ- complex issue. These programs provide temporary protections, arate families. The Global North cannot ignore its role in the by the possibilities of opportunity in destination countries. ment, humanitarian, and family reunification, may not be avail- but the constant attacks by the Trump administration has shown circumstances that people in the Global South grapple with. No Seeing people being pushed to leave behind their cultures and able to undocumented folks living in the U.S., even if they have their inherent weakness: immigrant communities will not be walls, or militarization of borders will address the push and pull families made me wonder about how these circumstances came lived here for decades and have U.S. citizen family members. For safe until they are truly and fully protected in the same manner factors that migrants face. G to be. It is no secret that the Global North has firsthand contrib- example, under current U.S. law, someone who entered illegally uted to establishing the economic legacies that the Global South cannot be eligible to adjust their status through a legal resident continues to grapple with. Through policies and politics that or U.S. citizen family member. This was the case for a client I favored large landowners and deepened economic inequality, worked with, whose husband and daughters are U.S. citizens. Gaby Sanchez is an MPP candidate ’22 and was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and immigrated to the colonial and authoritarian regimes of the past can be linked to However, if her husband wanted to adjust her status, she would San Francisco Bay Area as a child. In 2016, she graduated from Mills College and did her thesis on current migration patterns from Central America. Furthermore, have to wait 10 years in Mexico. There seemed to be no reason US refugee policies towards Latin America, which was awarded the Lawrence Shader Prize. She has polarized class structure, systemic oppression of indigenous for this other than punishment — punishment for fleeing poverty dedicated her young career to working with immigrant communities in the International Rescue Com- people, lack of infrastructure, mono-cropping, and extreme and instability and punishing U.S. citizens for having undocu- mittee and the American Civil Liberties Union, where she worked on high-profile cases such as the wealth inequality, also have origins in colonial rule. mented family members. As the main caretaker for her children, Muslim ban and family separation. Before attending Goldman, Gaby worked with capitally charged More recently, the colonial legacies have continued with unfair who required around the clock care, her absence would deeply clients as a mitigation specialist with the Community Resource Initiative, where she learned about trade agreements and foreign intervention in civil wars. In Mex- disrupt the family structure. While my office was able to petition how the US immigration system and criminal justice system interact. She is pursuing an MPP from ico, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allowed to waive this requirement, many are not able to and have to Goldman to learn more about immigration policy and international policy and development. for cheap, subsidized U.S.-produced corn to flood Mexican mar- choose between leaving their family behind or continue to live

16 POLICY NOTES | SPRING/SUMMER 2021 GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY 17 Meet Ciarra Jones

CIARRA JONES HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED in what it the opportunity to begin analyzing ethnographic data about the means to belong and the things that impact our ability to experi- experience of Black students on campus and making recommen- ence that belonging. dations to executive leadership. As an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in American “This is a time of reckoning for academia,” says Ciarra. “I see studies, Ciarra focused on the African-American sense of self. it in grad programs and institutions across the nation. Students At the same time, she was navigating her own experiences as a are looking for structural change. It’s more than ‘we don’t like Black woman and an LGBTQ Christian. this syllabus,’ it’s also, ‘we’re questioning the pedagogical framing “I became fascinated by what it means to spiritually belong and of this discipline.” why the church struggles with making space for people to belong “Academia is being called upon to engage the full humanity of across difference,” she says. their students,” she continues. “We expect ourselves to feel seen Marked by COVID This fascination led her to Harvard Divinity School where in the classroom.” she studied queer theory, Black liberation studies, and woman- This is a tall order but Ciarra is eager for the work. By Kristin Urquiza MPA ’20 grew a social media following of thousands policy and leadership in the United States ist theology. “I’ve found this joy in walking alongside people —whether WHEN MY DAD BECAME ILL and subse- and have supported numerous other around COVID. Unsurprisingly, the pan- This spring, she joined the Goldman School’s student services team that’s students, faculty, or staff — and working together as we ask quently died on June 30th from COVID- grieving families in channeling their grief demic laid bare for all to witness the leg- as diversity coordinator and director of the Public Policy Interna- really hard questions,” she says. “This kind of work isn’t simple 19, my first thought was not to spark a into purpose. Some families have chosen acy of structural racism, and our move- tional Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute. and it takes patience. It isn’t for everybody, but for me, as long as movement and reshape public health pol- to write an “honest obituary,” a term I ment is disproportionately indigenous, “We are thrilled to welcome Ciarra to provide leadership and I can see an intent to grow, I can be there. I want to help people icy. My first thought was, this should not coined after writing in my father’s obitu- Black, and other people of color. guidance as we build a just and inclusive community together at have a graceful orientation towards themselves and others. That be happening. This was preventable. ary that his death was “due to the careless- As a queer woman of color, I know GSPP,” says Anne Campbell Washington, Senior Assistant Dean is what will help this work flourish.” The efficacy of health and safety mea- ness of politicians who continue to jeop- deserving individuals often do not end of Academic Programs and Dean of Students. “Ciarra’s degree When asked what drew her to the Goldman School, Ciarra sures such as mask-wearing, maintaining ardize the health of brown bodies.” Others up at the table when policy is crafted. We in theology allows her to work in a nuanced way that recog- notes that the staff and faculty she met with before she came on physical distance, and proper ventilation have chosen to hold vigils, invite their must demand and reclaim what is ours, nizes everyone’s humanity and helps us build empathy for each board expressed a sincere desire to grow into a more just, inclu- and hygiene were already mainstream pub- governors to their loved one’s funerals, to have a seat at the center of the table other. We are lucky to have her as a member of the Goldman sive community. lic health measures implemented around and build altars to the dead. when COVID response and restitution School family.” “There was a kind of humility about the work that gives me a the globe to minimize transmission to great Looking ahead, we have big plans, and policies are being shaped. As a society of Ciarra’s work in higher education began at Cal State Los Ange- lot of hope,” says Ciarra. “Because this work requires humility. success. While South Korea, Europe, I can trace those back to my policy roots policymakers, we have a once-in-a-life- les where she worked for the Gender and Sexuality Research There are times when I really won’t know the answer but I know China, and Japan reined in their cases, the at the Goldman School of Public Policy at time opportunity to center policy around Center. When the campus shut down due to COVID, she took this: I’ll be in the trenches with you.” G United States’ skyrocketed. Instead of a UC Berkeley and my principal value of the needs of those most impacted. While coordinated, data-driven national response justice. An emerging constituency is wearing my three-pronged hat of activist, to the pandemic, the federal government growing amongst us: people impacted (or advocate, and policymaker, I plan on not downplayed the virus, rushed to reopen marked) by COVID. We are the people allowing us to waste this shot at getting without a plan, and sent contradictory mes- who have survived COVID, lost a loved it right. G sages across the airways to mitigate risk and one to COVID, worked on the frontlines (below) Kristin Urquiza (MPA ‘20) spoke at slow the spread. In some cases, such as in during COVID, and have disproportion- the Democratic National Convention in mem- my home state of Arizona, local elected ately borne the burden of the misguided ory of her father whom she lost to COVID-19. “ Academia is being officials became mouthpieces of misinfor- mation and bad policy. called upon to That bad policy included an executive order that prevented local municipalities engage the full from taking additional measures, such as passing mask ordinances, to keep their humanity of their constituents safe. In late May, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey claimed it was safe students. We expect for people without underlying conditions to return to pre-pandemic life. My Dad’s ourselves to feel seen only pre-existing condition was trusting what the President and Governor said, in the classroom.” and it cost him his life. I launched Marked by COVID to serve as a platform for people to publicly share their stories and hold policymakers that failed to account. Within a month, we

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GSPP Continues to Rise to the Challenge — Dear GSPP Community, Even One That Was Unimaginable WHAT A YEAR. The global pandemic has forced us all to adjust both personally For example, in Spring 2020, members of GSPP’s Advisory and professionally, and while connecting GSPP Alumni Association Board of Directors Board quickly mobilized and donated over $100,000 in addi- virtually has become the new normal, at for 2020–2021 Maura Smith is Assistant Dean for tional contributions to help our students bridge their financial times it has been an inadequate alterna- External Affairs and Development challenges over the summer months between their first and sec- tive. There is no replacement to walking Avi Black (MPP ’85) ond year in the master’s program. Last summer, many GSPP the stage at graduation, or hosting an in- students obtained meaningful, but unpaid, summer intern- person career fair, or pulling an all-nighter Ashley Bliss Lima (MPP ’14) IN THE FALL OF 2019, MEMBERS OF THE GOLDMAN SCHOOL ships—especially since most engagements could only occur with fellow classmates in the Living Room. Felipe Carrera (MPA ’17) community came together for what now seems like an ancient remotely. This additional funding made a serious difference in As Chair of the Alumni Board, the year Michelle Chang (MPP ’10) ritual. Over 350 faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters happily the lives of our students, helping them navigate through a very has been particularly challenging given Kurston Cook (MPP ’17) gathered in the Pauley Ballroom on campus to celebrate the difficult, disappointing, and financially unstable period. the high incidence of Zoom fatigue. Nev- Daryel R. Dunston (MPA ’18) Chair, 2020-2021 School’s 50th anniversary. We shook hands; we hugged; we Over the past year, the Goldman School was also invited to ertheless, we as a Board have worked dili- Bob Gordon (MPP ’75) shared memories; we laughed; and we danced with abandon. It submit a proposal to help lead an exciting new initiative to gently to create engagement opportunities was the 50th Anniversary of the Goldman School of Public Pol- review and assess the realm of policy challenges and opportu- where alumni, current students, faculty Joyce Halabi (MPA ’19) icy, and we were duly proud. nities facing the state of California over the next century. and staff can come together with the Veronica Irastorza (MPP ’99) Who in that happy crowd could have imagined the unprece- Thanks to a generous donor investment, GSPP faculty and intention of advancing the mission and Anna Johnson (MPP ’13) dented challenges that we would face just five months later? It students will be actively involved in overseeing the California ideals of GSPP. Chung-Han Lee (MPP ’97) was simply unimaginable. 100 initiative, an ambitious statewide effort to test innovative Recognizing the stress many students Brenda Munoz (MPP ’10) Vice Chair, 2020-2021 In March 2020, the Goldman School closed its doors in policy solutions based on real-world evidence and solid are experiencing during these unprece- Vernon Pittman (MPA ’18) response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In our now all-too-famil- research results. dented times, the Alumni Student Services Kate Ringness (MPP ’15) iar nomenclature, we went “remote” for the past year. No hand- Despite the unprecedented challenges that we faced this past Committee piloted a mentorship program shakes; no hugs; and no in-person meetings. year, the Goldman School’s fundraising efforts continued to where current students seeking academic, Paula Zagrecki (MPP ’92) Nonetheless, the GSPP community demonstrated extraordinary benefit from the extraordinary vision and leadership of Dean professional (and sometimes emotional) resilience and rose to the challenge — a challenge unlike any other. Henry Brady. As always, Henry prioritized GSPP’s continued support were paired with an alumni board As the #1 Policy Analysis program in the country, we worked growth, increasing support for our students, and positioning us member for assistance in navigating dif- with our skills and strengths. We analyzed the situation, assessed as one of our nation’s leading institutions for cutting-edge policy ficult situations. The Alumni Student Ser- ernance Committee is geared for Board alternative solutions, and quickly pivoted to provide remote analysis. As he steps down from his exceptional tenure of 12 vices committee has also been instrumen- elections as several members’ terms came classroom learning, to offer virtual events that featured leading years at the helm, we applaud Dean Brady for clearly demon- tal in creating safe spaces for students of to an end at the end of this academic year. scholars and policy experts, and to generate new levels of phil- strating that a genuine commitment to leadership can change color to discuss equity concerns both at So, while this past year has certainly been anthropic giving to support our students and grow our capacity. the status quo. G the University and nationwide. an adjustment, the work continues. The Alumni Activities Committee has As the nation welcomed a new admin- also remained busy hosting virtual net- istration earlier this year, as states wel- working events and convenings. A webi- come an increase in vaccination rates, Abolition cont. from page 15 nar on critical issues impacting environ- and as GSPP welcomes its new dean, I Abolition is asking that we recognize this fundamental truth: officer takes their own life. The institution of policing is killing mental policy was well attended and welcome the opportunity to turn the American institutions are in need of re-making. The reality is people. However, poverty and lack of access to health care kill far moderated by two distinguished GSPP page and begin anew, continuing the tra- our institutions are already collapsing. Because, for nearly the more people every day — including a disproportionate number alums and board members, Bob Gordon dition of those who have graced the halls last half century, we have experienced a massive defunding of of people of color. Abolition is a rebalancing of our public pri- (MPP ’75) and Veronica Irastorza (MPP of this great institution before me — the institutions meant to support human thriving and collective liv- orities and a reinvesting in a structure of collective flourishing. ’99). The committee also began a book tradition of committing one’s time and ing. The last four-plus decades of divestment in health, educa- Equitable institutions are at the center of what a healthy, high- club, open to alumni, current students, talent toward positive systems change, tion, and social programs has decimated the ability of federal, functioning society must provide to its citizens. When our insti- faculty and staff to bolster engagement and in some small way, contributing Go Bears, state, and local institutions to respond to this moment. We can- tutions fail us, it is our responsibility to abolish them and rebuild and strengthen multi-generational ties. to this world being a better place for Daryel R. Dunston (MPA ’18) not respond to a public health crisis with more policing. We can- better, more equitable, more humane institutions. These are not Finally, the Alumni Board welcomed future generations. Alumni Board Chair not respond to 140 million poor and low-income people with abstract theoretical objectives or idealistic impossibilities, but five new members this year, and the Gov- technocratic policy tweaks. We cannot undo 40-plus years of our fundamental responsibilities as citizens, as policy practitio- divestment in public institutions, and the massive inequality that ners, and as a nation. My policy passion is abolition because I has accompanied it, without profound and monumental change. believe there is a new way, and I believe we need expansive pol- We must think big to meet this moment, and that is exactly icy solutions to support us on that path. Working together, we what abolition asks of us. Every other day in the United States, an can recreate our institutions to better embody our shared values unarmed person of color is killed by a police officer and a police and build a world where no one is left behind.G

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The accomplishments of the Goldman School Just as she had hoped when at GSPP, Shayna Suzanne Merkelson (MPP ’15) and Ethan In addition to numerous community events for faculty, students, and staff, the Goldman School hosted alumni community include many graduate van Hoften (MPP ’03) serves as outside gen- Guy (MPP ’15) are moving from Berkeley, degrees from other institutions. In the interest eral counsel and special counsel for local where they met at GSPP eight years ago, an impressive array of public events. Below is a selected list: The full list of programs can be found at the of space, we’ve only included the Goldman government agencies, primarily in the Bay to Portland, ME. Suzanne recently started UCTV Public Policy channel: https://www.uctv.tv/public-policy/ School degrees in the class notes listings. Area. Shayna joined the law firm Hanson doing state-level public policy for Arrival, Bridgett in 2004 and currently chairs the a medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle Christian Arana (MPP ’17) was recently pro- firm’s Public Transit & Transportation practice manufacturer, while Ethan began a new job moted to Vice President of Policy at the group. Shayna lives in Walnut Creek with her with RIPL, a tech for social good nonprofit Latino Community Foundation. In his nearly husband and two middle schoolers, and also focused on using data to help state govern- American Democracy: Needed Reforms Homeland Security in a Post-Trump Era four years at the foundation, Christian has serves as President of the Board of Directors ments improve services. They’re looking for- led statewide campaigns to mobilize Latino for the Junior State of America Foundation ward to meeting up with other New England Featuring Professor Janet Napolitano, CSP Launch featuring Sec Michael Chertoff, voters for elections and to get counted in the and Board member for the East Bay Lead- GSPP alumni! Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Dean L. Song Richardson, Sec Jeh Johnson, Sec Janet Napolitano, 2020 Census. His work has been featured in ership Council. and Congressman Eric Swalwell Sec Tom Ridge, and moderator Doug Wilson the New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Andy Manale (MPP ’81) co-authored a new and the Los Angeles Times. Aleksandra Holod (MPP ’04) is working as a book — A Guide to Fundamental Principles Berkeley Conversation. Berkeley Conversation. senior researcher at American Institutes for of Environmental Management: It Ain’t Magic: Approximately 3,000 views, 200 live. Approximately 2,750 views, 250 live. Elizabeth Rusch (Schulz)’s (MPP ’93) new Research, where her recent work has increas- Everything Goes Somewhere (Andrew Manale book You Call THIS Democracy: How to Fix ingly focused on early literacy interventions. and Skip Hyberg, IWA Publishing, London, Our Government and Deliver Power to the Given the impact of COVID on student learn- 2021) available in Open Access at iwapub- People (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020) ing, Aleksandra has been partnering with lishing.com. Andy was also a contributor to US Treasurer Rosie Rios Democracy Town Hall: Reimagining Policing was named a best book of the year by Kirkus state education agencies and private foun- a book to be published soon: Integrating Cli- and the New York Public Library and was a dations to design and test programs provid- mate Change, Biodiversity, Environment and Collaboration with Berkeley Haas Collaboration with the Social Science Matrix finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction ing supplemental reading instruction, such SDGs into Food and Agriculture Policies and Award. She has appeared on TV nationally as summer camps and after school tutoring. Legislation: A sourcebook for country imple- Approximately 1,000 views, 165 live. Dean’s Speaker Series. (Discovery Channel, Fox News Now, ABC10, Aleksandra is excited about the potential of mentation. Andy’s focus was on the devel- Approximately 4,200 views, 200 live. The World According to Jesse, The List TV) these programs to support young learners. opment of integrated and comprehensive and internationally (Ticker TV in Australia policies and legislation to ensure sustainable and China Global Television Network, which In January 2021, Michael Pimentel (MPP ’18) food and agriculture transitions that contrib- Roger McNamee on Facebook, Privacy, airs in 30 countries). She has been a guest was named Executive Director of the Cali- ute to the SDGs. (Editors: Reuben Sessa and and Creating Better Tech Policy Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on podcasts such as I Want HER Job and fornia Transit Association, a non-profit trade Tom Goddard, FAO Press.) World Footprints and has been invited on organization representing more than 85 tran- Approximately, 1,450 views, 120 live. Collaboration with One Fair Wage numerous radio shows across the country sit and rail agencies in California and more Kody Kinsley (MPP ’12) is leading North Caro- and across the political spectrum, includ- than 250 member organizations nationwide. lina’s COVID-19 response operations, includ- Approximately 300 views, 100 live. ing OPB’s Think Out Loud (Oregon), Politics In this last year, Michael led a coalition of more ing vaccines, medical surge, PPE, testing, Done Right (Texas), RadioACTive (Utah), The than 40 transportation, labor, environmental, and contact tracing. Kody is Chief Deputy Free and Fair Elections: Small Business Advocate Show (Alabama), environmental justice and business organi- Secretary for Health, NC Dept of Health and Lessons for the US from the Rest of the World The Tom Sumner Program (Michigan), The zations to secure $10 billion in emergency Human Services. A Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci Jiggy Jaguar Show (Kansas), News/Talk 1480 funding relief from Congress for California’s Collaboration with Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) KXEL (Iowa), Focus with Dr. Dan and Friends transit agencies. Michael was also the lead Under her pen name, Simone de Muñoz, Sim- Collaboration with the Berkeley Forum (New York), The Scott Sloan Show (Ohio), advocate in a statewide campaign to secure one Berkowitz (MPP ’06) has published her Approximately 100 views, 50 live. The Bruce Cook Conversation (S. California) priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine for debut novel. Manflu is about a future pan- Approximately 21,400 views, 3,500 live. and Wake up Wyoming with Glenn Woods frontline transit workers. With a focus on demic which only affects men and has killed (Wyoming), and The Voice of Reason (MidAt- recovery, Michael is working on state and off or weakened the majority of them, leav- lantic Network). Learn more about the book federal policies to accelerate zero-emission ing women in charge. The protagonist is a Free and Fair Elections: at youcallthis.com and about Liz’s writing at bus deployment and is leading an internal task married vaccine researcher who meets a Homecoming: An Election Like No Other: Lessons from Battleground States elizabethrusch.com. force to address matters of diversity, equity handsome man not yet infected with manflu. Ensuring Democracy’s Survival and inclusion in California’s transit industry. The pressure to find the vaccine increases Berkeley Conversation. In May 2021, Brian Pick (MPP ’07) graduated when things get personal and powerful forces Featuring Aimee Allison, Bertrall Ross, James Schwab, and Approximately 950 views, 150 live. with a doctorate in education leadership from John Romankiewicz (MPP/MS-ERG ’16) was intervene. Simone’s studies at GSPP came in John Swartzberg Harvard Graduate School of Education after a lead author on Sierra Club’s report The handy as she imagined the policy and soci- two years of on-campus coursework and Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges, etal implications of a world led by women. CCDE event. Approximately 3,000 views, 190 live. a residency at Chicago Public Schools. He released on Jan 25, 2021. The report can be While writing and publishing the book, Sim- Free and Fair Elections: Securing the Vote and continues to draw upon the knowledge and found at sc.org/UtilityPledges “Please reach one continued her day job as Chief Analyst skills he learned at GSPP in his work with out if you’d like to discuss or have questions.” at Community Services Agency, a Mountain Preparing for What’s Next school districts. View nonprofit, while also pandemic-parent- General H.R. McMaster in Conversation Approximately 125 views, 55 live. Gina Daly (MPP ’07) won her first elec- ing her two sons, now ages 7 and 10. Manflu, with Lowell Bergman Sam Schabacker (MPP ’18) is thrilled to have tion for public office in November 2020 published by Acorn Publishing, is available joined the energy and sustainability team at and is so proud to serve on the San Rafael on Amazon and can be ordered by your local Approximately 1,900 views, 250 live. UCOP. Working with all the UC campuses and Board of Education. “Please reach out if bookstore. Contact Simone at simonedemu- medical centers, UCOP is helping chart the you are working in education policy. I’d love noz.com or on Instagram @simonedemunoz path for UC to be carbon neutral by 2025. to collaborate!” for more information.

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As of April 2021, Jacob West Jerry Newfarmer (MA ’69) fondly Martha Ture’s (MPP ’85) photo “Clouds on Currently living in New Delhi, Gustavo West- Khalia Parish (MPP ’16/MSW ’16) fondly (MPP ’04) has taken up a new recalls, “Aaron Wildavsky — the Fire” has won an international Fire Art Pho- mann (MPA ’19) is heading the trade and recalls “working on our group benefit-cost position running Microsoft health Oakland Budget Project ... and the tography award. Martha’s photos “River Otter investment office of the embassy of Brazil analysis class project on juvenile justice fees and life sciences business in the transition to the Goldman School.” With Trout” and “Pine Point in the Mist” have to India. Gustavo launched his second docu- while singing along to ‘90s music—shout-out UK. “It’s a fascinating time to be Jerry served as City Manager in been accepted in a photography awards show mentary, this time about art and violence in to Caitlin, Debbie, Ezra, and Jenny!” working on how technology can Fresno, San Jose, Cincinnati and in Barcelona, Spain. The date of the recep- the Brazilian biggest slum, called Favela da help us with our biggest health- as President of Management Part- tion and opening are as yet unknown due to Rocinha. He is finishing a PhD in India on the As vice president of Direct Connect Devel- care challenges.” ners, experts in local government COVID-19. Martha and her husband Jim are modernization of foreign policy processes. opment Company, Steve Frenkel (MPP ’00) throughout the U.S. planning on leaving California, and the West, Gustavo is gradually reaching an advanced is developing the SOO Green HVDC Link, Since graduation, Caitlin O’Neil because of fire and long-term increasing arid- level in Hindi, in addition to other 6 languages the nation’s first high-voltage transmission (MPP ’16) has worked at the Cali- Stephen Rosenbaum (MPP ’79/ ity. Wherever they go, Martha’s contribution that he already speaks. He is preparing his line installed underground along railroad fornia Legislative Analyst’s Office, JD ’80) became an affiliate of the to the world will continue to be photography. way back to Brazil in the second semester corridors. The innovative project will deliver where she covers prisons, jails, and University of Washington Disabil- of 2021, after over 10 years abroad. He is enough clean energy to power more than sentencing. In June 2020, Caitlin ity Studies Program and taught Sandra Lupien (MPP ’18) is the Deputy Direc- committed to continue fighting for more 1 million homes and serves as a model for presented to the California Law a Zoom class in Civil & Human tor, External Affairs and Communications at the transparent and democratic practices in the decarbonizing the U.S. power grid. Steve Revision Commission’s Committee Rights Law for Disabled People in California Governor’s Office of Planning and Brazilian national context and in the multi- is also the co-founder of RECDeFi, a start- on the Revision of the Penal Code. Fall 2020. He also conducted vir- Research and the California Strategic Growth lateral system. up that is building a blockchain-powered One of their fellow panelists was tual clinical legal education work- Council. She also serves as the offices’ policy automated and decentralized marketplace none other than GSPP Professor shops for law students at Togo’s lead on sustainable woody feedstock utilization. James Savage (MPP ’78) received a Fulbright that accelerates investment in clean energy Steve Raphael. “Needless to say, Université de Lomé, University of Fellowship for the National University of Pub- and climate solutions by making it faster, this was a career highlight for me!” Tehran, Faculty of Law & Political On March 19, Spencer Bowen (MPP ’20) lic Service in Hungary for the fall of 2021, and cheaper and easier to trade renewable In her free time, Caitlin has started Science at the Hugh Wooding Law began a new role as Communications Man- an Academic Exchange Fellowship for Israel energy credits, carbon offsets and other volunteering as the treasurer for a School in Trinidad and Tobago. ager & Policy Analyst for the City of Wood- for the summer of 2021. In 2021, Cambridge environmental commodities. small performing arts and cultural Before the coup d’état, Steve land, California. University Press published Savage’s book, organization in Sacramento. As an spoke on “The Myanmar Shwe: Comparative Public Budgeting: Global Per- Orville Thomas (MPP ’13) took a new role organization that normally relies Rule of Law in the New Burma’’ at In February 2020, Maria McKee (MPP ’08) spectives on Taxing and Spending, and an as the Government Relations Director for on large in-person events to gen- UC Berkeley’s Center for South- joined the San Francisco Juvenile Probation article of his was published in 2020, “Saudi the Lion Electric Company as of April 2021. erate revenue, the past year has east Asia Studies and co-authored Department as Director of Research & Plan- Arabia Plans for Its Economic Future: Vision In this role, Orville works to grow the use been trial by fire. Luckily, GSPP an article in the Indiana Journal of ning. Maria will be supporting the new chief, 2030, the National Transformation Plan and of Zero-Emission Vehicles by highlighting prepared Caitlin to be a pretty Global Legal Studies on the future Katy Miller, in her efforts to re-imagine how Saudi Fiscal Reforms,” in the British Journal Lion’s electric school busses and medium decent grant writer! of legal education in Myanmar. San Francisco approaches juvenile justice of Middle Eastern Studies. and heavy-duty trucks. MPA Class of 2020 gathered virtually to celebrate their gradua- Last fall, he was a discussant at and the role of probation during a historic In 2020, John Mikulin (MPP ’11) tion from the Goldman School. Berkeley’s Institute for Jewish moment in which the City has voted to close Sara Moore (MPP/MA-IAS ’10) is currently Helena Jacobs (Hoffman) (MPP ’09) owns received the Environmental Pro- Law & Israel Studies, based on its juvenile hall, and the state is closing the part of the team in the Mitigation Branch of and operates Benozaadleyo Consulting LLC, tection Agency’s Russell Train his Touro Law Review book review Division of Juvenile Justice. the new Wildfire Safety Division at the CPUC, an Alaska Native female-owned consulting Sustainability Award in recognition for his Marina Fisher (MPP/MPH ’16) has continued essay: “Invisibility, Inclusivity & Fraternity: soon to be the Office of Energy Infrastructure firm that has been supporting collective leadership of the West Coast Collaborative to draw on the skills she learned in Benefit- Was Yosef on the Spectrum: Understanding Tom Panella’s (MPP ’95/ERG ’97) favorite Safety at the California Natural Resources impact approaches to positive social and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Corridor Coali- Cost Analysis at least weekly. “Doing a Med- Joseph through Torah, Midrash and Classical GSPP memories include, “painting the blue Agency. They evaluate the investor-owned systemic change since 2013. Her work focuses tion, an interstate, multi-sector collaboration icaid group project for that class with Jenn Jewish Sources.” Steve also contributed a stripe in the Blue Room to the consterna- electric utilities’ plans for mitigating wild- on connecting Alaska Native voices, priorities to accelerate alternative fuel infrastructure (Millman) Tell (MPP ’15), Justine Wolitzer chapter on “Low(er) Tech Options for Remote tion of many faculty. The budget exercise fire risk. and values with all levels of policy making deployment across the western United States. (MPP ’15), and Kevin McNellis (MPP ’14) con- Learning” to a forthcoming book on Law — an insidious snowball of effort. The 24 impacting Native communities; full spectrum Learn more at https://bit.ly/2R6AgpL tinues to be a huge highlight.” Teaching Strategies for a New Era and a chap- quant hour take home exam. The very spe- Emma Dolan (MPP/MPH ’11) is living in Los Indigenous birthwork; elevating Alaska Native ter on “(Dis)ableism, Homophobia, Racism cial friends that I made and the shared bond Angeles with her husband and three cats. She arts, cultures and languages in homes and Kevin Beagan (MPP/MPH ’88) is entering Carolyn Wang Kong (MPP/MPH ’02), Chief and Hate Speech” in Disability Hate Speech: with a cohort of very talented people that works at a large tertiary care medical center, schools; and leadership development and his 27th year regulating Massachusetts’ Program Director of Blue Shield of Califor- Social, Cultural and Political Contexts (2020). endures till today.” where she leads the strategic projects team, capacity building for Alaska Natives. health insurance markets, with the last 15 nia Foundation, will receive Grantmakers In After a 2020 stint as senior Staff Attorney and spent the last year executing key parts as the Deputy Commissioner of Insurance. Health’s (GIH) 2021 Terrance Keenan Leader- at Berkeley’s Child Care Law Center, Steve is On February 6, Jessica Kawamura (MPP of the organization’s COVID-19 response. She Corey Matthews (MPP ’15) recalls, “the IPA From the 2007 implementation of Romney- ship Award in Health Philanthropy. The award continuing pro bono consultation and men- ’09) married her partner Kyle Karioka. She is still a part of the UCB (virtual) campus, experience — and the ability to work closely Care — the state’s precursor to the federal recognizes outstanding health grantmakers toring with La Raza Centro Legal, East Bay serves as pastor of Wahiawa United Method- working in the Online MPH program at the with dynamic thinkers, tackle tough prob- ACA — to recent work improving access to whose work is distinguished by leadership, Community Law Center and Calif Rural Legal ist Church. In her role on the board of Faith School of Public Health. lems, and propose real solutions — was behavioral health and substance use ser- innovation, and outstanding achievement. Assistance. In the fall, Steve will be a (Virtual) Action, she applies her public policy training truly transformative.” vices, Kevin has benefited from the wisdom The link to the full announcement is here: Visiting Professor at Hasanuddin University organizing clergy around local issues affect- Trina Dutta (MPP/MPH ’06) recently joined of GSPP icons Arnold Meltsner, Gene Bardach, https://bit.ly/3eCZhB8 Faculty of Law, Sulawesi, Indonesia. ing the people of Hawai’i. the Biden-Harris Administration as Senior Jankavey Seng (MPA ’19) says, “my favorite and Lee Friedman, as well as Richard Schef- Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Mental GSPP memory was all of Summer Session A fler and the recently deceased David Stark- Laura Wisland (MPP ’08) joined the Heising- Joseph Castro (MPP ’90) was appointed Health and Substance Use within the Depart- since I did the 14-month program and worked weather from the School of Public Health. Simons Foundation as a program officer for to serve as the eighth Chancellor of the ment of Health and Human Services. While full time in fall and spring semester. That was Kevin hopes that his classmates are well and the climate program in 2019. Laura has two California State University, the largest and her family came close to getting a COVID the only time I was able to set aside work that their careers have also benefited from kids: Emily (5) and Ava (2). most diverse university system in the nation. dog, Trina and her husband Will instead and focus on the program. I wouldn’t have what GSPP gave. If ever anyone wishes to Joseph Castro is the first Native Californian recently bought their 2.5 year old a used made it out with my mind intact if it wasn’t learn about the Massachusetts experience, Muneeb Khan (MPA ’20) fondly recalls cre- and first person of color to serve in this lead- upright piano, and are committed to not for my amazing cohort and the support of Kevin would welcome their contacting him ating lifelong friendships in the 2020 MPA ership position. turning it into a mail repository. GSPP faculty and staff.” at [email protected]. cohort over just a short period of time.

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By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch IN JANUARY, GENERAL MOTORS made a major announcement: It’s going electric. The 112-year-old company plans to end production of diesel and gas-powered cars, trucks, and SUVs by 2035, pivoting to selling solely electric vehicles (EV). Not to be outdone, fellow Detroit mainstay Ford Motor Co., also is upping its electric vehicle manufacturing, spending tens of billions of dollars to make more EVs. But while companies like GM and Ford are leading the way, it’s going to take sig- nificant government investment for the entire country to make the pivot, includ- ing doing things like installing charging stations and growing battery manufactur- ing to power all those new EVs. The good news is that investment will CENTER FOR STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION quickly pay off, according to new research And if the United States doesn’t get advanced technologies.” They also rec- from the Goldman School of Public Poli- the job done, others will, the researchers ommend “an early focus” on Buy Amer- This Year’s Highlights cy’s Center for Environmental Public Pol- warn. “The U.S. needs a financial com- ica to “improve global competitiveness, icy at UC Berkeley. mitment on a scale similar to that made sustain jobs, and support workers in ESTABLISHED IN 1956, the Center for Studies in Higher Educa- In 2020, CSHE also transitioned the Gardner Seminar for Pivoting to EV sales by 2035 has the in recent years by European countries and the transition.” tion (CSHE) is the first research institute in the United States Higher Education online. Consequently, we were able to expand potential to create 2 million new jobs and China if its hopes to compete for domes- In addition, the researchers argue that devoted to the study of higher education. Adapting to the chal- it to include an impressive group of doctoral students doing save households an average $1,000 per tic EV and battery manufacturing jobs,” the government should play a role in help- lenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic during the past year, research on higher education from several UC campuses. Appli- year over the next 30 years, the study they write. ing to encourage the domestic manufac- CSHE maintained a robust and innovative program of activities. cations are being accepted for the 2021–2022 Gardner Seminar. finds. There are also big potential societal There is significant interest in Washing- turing of EVs and supply chain, including The Center ran a highly successful online Executive Leadership Plus, the Center continues to engage former Visiting Scholars gains, as carbon emissions will lead to less ton to transition the nation’s motor vehi- when it comes to batteries. Academy (ELA), which provides diverse academic administra- from dozens of countries, and expects to host new Visiting Schol- air pollution, preventing 150,000 prema- cles to EVs. President Biden’s American “The case for electric vehicles is stronger tors with essential skills to prepare themselves for senior appoint- ars in Fall 2021. ture deaths and $1.3 trillion in environ- Jobs Plan includes a proposed $174 billion than ever before and one of the most ments. ELA will be offering online sessions this summer. Finally, CSHE research scholars have been quoted in the New mental and health costs through 2050, investment to “win the EV market.” The exciting findings of this study is the poten- During the past year, CSHE began an innovative new online York Times and other major publications. Using one of the larg- researchers report. White House plan includes building a tial for large savings for all households,” mentoring program, called Breakfast with George (BWG). This est longitudinal higher education databases in the U.S., research “There are significant, economy-wide national network of 500,000 EV charges said Dr. Nikit Abhyankar, senior scientist is an opportunity for senior university administrators to benefit has focused on California’s Proposition 209, which banned affir- benefits from switching to electric cars by 2030 while “promoting strong labor, at the University of California, Berkeley from the mentorship of George Blumenthal, Emeritus University mative action, showed how its passage adversely affected Black and trucks. Many of the health benefits training, and installation standards.” The Center for Environmental Public Policy. of California Academic Assembly Chair and Chancellor Emeri- and Hispanic students’ chance of admission to the University of will occur in communities of color and Biden administration also is aiming to “With the right policies and infrastruc- tus, University of California, Santa Cruz. Three of the scholars California, their odds of finishing college, and their career sala- frontline communities that are dispropor- replace 50,000 diesel transit vehicles and ture, electric cars and trucks will be much who have completed this program so far have already become ries. In other work, the Student Experience in the Research Uni- tionately exposed to vehicle pollution,” electrify at least 20% of the yellow school cheaper to own and operate.” G university presidents. Participants in both ELA and BWG repre- versity (SERU) consortium has released several studies of the said report co-author David Wooley, a bus fleet. sent broad diversity, in terms of ethnicity, types of institutions, effects of COVID-19 on student populations, which have been professor at the Goldman School and Wooley joined with Amanda Myers, and geographic locations. widely referenced. executive director CEPP. “But these ben- and Michael O’Boyle from Energy Inno- The article was originally posted on the Additionally, CSHE has restructured its on-campus lecture With increased attention to the shifting landscape in higher efits will simply not be realized without vation to put together a number of pol- website of Alliance for American Manu- series, which promotes awareness and knowledge of research on education by a new federal administration and new leaders ambition and leadership on the part of icy recommendations to help the U.S. facturing. It has been lightly edited for emerging issues in higher education, to an online series in 2020. of university systems, CSHE is poised to play a leading role policymakers and decision-makers. Every make the switch to EVs. Those recom- length and clarity. This change allowed CSHE to engage distinguished international in developing and evaluating new higher education pol- year America stalls, our vehicle and bat- mendations notably include enact- speakers and has enlarged the audience immensely. The webinars icy issues in the coming year. As we continue to be a thought tery manufacturing industries fall behind ing Buy America policies to encourage have attracted listeners from throughout the world in numbers leader, CSHE welcomes the involvement of GSPP alumni and in global competitiveness, consumers are domestic manufacturing. reaching from several hundred to over 2000. The series has also friends who are working in the field of higher education policy. saddled with higher costs, and we miss the Buy America, the authors say, will “help addressed a much larger range of important issues in higher edu- Please email [email protected] to ask about ways that you can ever-narrowing window to address the retool U.S. industry to manufacture bat- cation, such as university finances and student debt, since panel- be engaged. G climate crisis and ensure a livable planet.” teries, EVs, energy storage, and other ists participate from different geographic locations.

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By Jessica Newfield (MPA ‘20) occurred in Africa in the 1970s and 1980s. images (e.g. population levels) by being WHEN PROFESSOR SOL HSIANG and his Many climate scientists think the Sahel shown the true value of the variable (e.g. research team at the Global Policy Lab droughts are the closest analog to the from the census) for a subset of images. “I think our biggest contribution will be the new datasets (GPL) set out to convert vast archives of types of climate shocks we’ll see more fre- Because the Aerial History Project aims to that we’re creating. We’re trying to fill in a lot of gaps in the generate new data in locations and time historical aerial photographs into rich quently in the future under climate historical record, both over space and time. Just being able data on the location of people and change. But these droughts haven’t been periods for which ground-level data is resources over the 20th century, they well-studied because we don’t have any unavailable, the team had to come up with to reconstruct what was happening and have it be public quickly realized the significance of their high-quality information on what was an alternative approach.They are instead domain could help a lot of researchers answer previously work, not only for studying how climate happening on the ground in most of training their models on modern satellite intractable questions. I think that’s one of the most exciting change generates mass migration across Africa at that time. We’re using aerial pho- images, which can be linked with high- the globe but also for closing the huge tographs to reconstruct maps of popula- quality survey data, and applying these parts of this project.” gaps in census and survey data collected tion across Africa, from the 1940s-1990s, algorithms to predict outcomes in the his- Trinetta Chong prior to the 1970s, especially in low- so that we can begin to understand how torical images. GPL researcher and project manager for the Aerial History Project income countries. the Sahel droughts affected patterns of According to Druckenmiller, it’s techni- Professor Hsiang and the GPL research human migration. It is our hope that this cally difficult to use a model that’s trained team are capitalizing on machine learning will give us a better idea of types of human on one source of imagery on another for the public good. By combining his- migration we should expect in response to source of imagery. As a result, the team torical photographs, satellite images, and future climate shocks.” has to do a lot of work to make two image mathematical models, they hope to under- In order to convert millions of physical sources look similar: “One example is that stand the relationships between environ- photographs into data that researchers we need to convert the satellite images to mental change and human development. around the world can utilize, Professor black and white, since that’s what the aer- Just like astrophysicists study the sky to Hsiang’s team needs to digitize the archive, ial images looked like,” she says. “But there “We are trying to provide a public good for the research map the future, the Aerial History Project assemble the individual photographs into are many other steps, including aligning makes sense of the past to support evi- coherent mosaics, and then extract struc- the spatial resolution and the spatial cor- community. It is a resource that researchers can tap into.” dence-based climate and development tured information (e.g. maps of popula- relation in the two datasets.” policy reform. tion density or land use) from the images. The GPL team’s work is a precedent- Luna Huang “A key benefit of these data is that they They face several challenges along the way setting initiative for climate migration GPL researcher and PhD candidate in the can help fill in gaps in the historical record such as older photographs not being geo- research and could serve many other Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley so that we can better understand the con- referenced. In order to create seamless research purposes. Machine learning and sequences of 20th-century events,” Han- scenes resembling modern satellite imag- GIS skills are clearly becoming increas- nah Druckenmiller explains. She is a PhD ery, the GPL team wrote an algorithm to ingly useful across the globe to inform candidate in the Department of Agricul- align and overlay the photographs cor- climate policy decisions. With better cli- tural and Resource Economics at UC rectly in digital form. mate and migration data models, there is Berkeley and a Graduate Research Fellow Data extraction has also proved chal- greater hope that humans will make more with the National Science Foundation. lenging without historical data on which data-driven decisions and therefore “One question we hope to explore is the to train machine learning models. Typi- become more climate resilient in the impact of the Sahel droughts, which cally, models learn about the content of long run. G

28 POLICY NOTES | SPRING/SUMMER 2021 GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY 29 CENTER ON CIVILITY AND DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT FOOD LABOR RESEARCH CENTER Reimagining Democracy The Fight to Raise the Wage

■ The Reimagining panel brought by CCDE’s Faculty Director. The panel- OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, the Food Labor Research spoke for 15 minutes on the Senate floor, uplifting all of the together Philadelphia Police Chief ists were Professor Richard Scheffler of Center (FLRC) has primarily been publishing research, testifying, findings of the FLRC. These findings were also highlighted in (and former Portland Chief, former GSPP and the School of Public Health and speaking about the federal Raise the Wage Act moving dozens of digital events with congress members and senators Oakland Deputy Chief, and Oakland and Sally Pipes, who heads the Pacific through Congress, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 since the beginning of the year (on the issue of the Raise the native) Danielle Outlaw, Oakland City Research Institute. an hour and eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers Wage Act). Council President, (and co-chair of CCDE continues to be a major sup- (who are primarily restaurant workers), workers with disabilities, FLRC Director, Saru Jayaraman, has a fifth book coming out Oakland’s re-envisioning public safety porter of student research supporting an and youth. The FLRC published 8 reports (see list below) on the in the fall with New Press and her class on social movements task force) Nikki Fortunato Bas, and increasing number of GSPP’s APA (mas- conditions of food service workers during the pandemic. These grew to roughly 200 students this spring semester. This summer, GSPP’s Professor Jack Glaser, an expert ters thesis) research. Recent research has reports have been featured in The Washington Post, The New York she is running “The Freedom Summer Program,” engaging stu- on police bias and technical adviser to focused on efforts to involve stakehold- Times, Link, New York Magazine, USA Today, and POLITICO. dents in research and policy work related to the policy debate on the Governor’s work group on use of ers, often those without previous roles in All of this work has helped advance the issue of subminimum the federal minimum wage, in partnership with The African force policies. CCDE’s Faculty Director, policy-making, in the policy-making wage for tipped workers. In February, Senator Bernie Sanders American Studies Department. G and former Oakland city manager, Dan process. In addition to previously men- Lindheim, moderated the panel. tioned work on engaging homeless ■ The election panels discussed the com- encampment dwellers in City of Oakland The following reports can be found at onefairwage.site/research peting efforts to expand the vote and homelessness policy-making; and engag- Decline in Open Hospitality the multiple efforts to engage in both ing the formerly incarcerated in Fair Ending A Legacy of Slavery Take off Businesses Due to COVID-19 explicit and implicit voter suppression Chance Housing (ban the box for hous- A State-By-State Analysis How Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Cures your mask February 2021 the Racist Subminimum Wage A PERSISTENT efforts. The most recent panel exam- ing) policies; recent research has focused LEGACY OF so I know THE BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION has included in their $1.9 trillion COVID relief package tens of billions in small business restaurant relief and the Raise the Wage Act, a bill SLAVERY Dan Lindheim PhD/JD ined the extent to which voters would on: (i) promoting more diverse participa- that already passed the US House of Representatives in 2019 and proposes to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers, currently $2.13 how much 1 an hour at the federal level. The COVID relief package includes multiple sources of restau- Ending the Subminimum rant owner relief: $15 billion in small business relief; the FEED Act, providing specific support Wage for Tipped Workers Faculty Director to restaurants that commit to providing meals;2 and an additional $25 billion in grant funding be encouraged or discouraged to vote tion in the Federal rulemaking process; to tip you. for restaurants specifically, which can be renewed in future cycles.3 Economists and advocates as a Racial Equity Measure alike are noting that this large relief package for restaurant owners needs to be coupled with relief for restaurant workers to help these small business restaurants survive.4 For its part, the because of the mix of voter suppression (ii) building community power through National Restaurant Association has claimed that small business restaurants cannot bear the burden of paying a full minimum wage for tipped workers during the pandemic, and that phasing Service Workers’ out the subminimum wage for tipped workers would cause small business restaurants to close. Experience of However, new data outlined in this brief on the rates of decline in open small businesses do not FOUNDED BY THE CLASS OF ’68, the efforts and COVID concerns about in- decentralized school-level decision-mak- corroborate these claims. In fact, data show that: Health & Harassment 1 On the whole, the seven states that have fully eliminated the subminimum wage for tipped workers (CA, OR, WA, NV, MT, MN, AK) have had, on average, almost exactly the same rate During COVID-19 of decline in open hospitality businesses as states with a subminimum wage; Goldman School’s Center on Civility and person voting. Panelists included activ- ing; (iii) expanding/improving stake- DECEMBER 2020 2 The five states with the highest rates of decline in open hospitality businesses are all states with a subminimum wage; and Student demonstrators James Bevel (left) and John Lewis (right), stand inside the Krystal 3 The majority of states with One Fair Wage – a full minimum wage for tipped workers with lunch counter at 204 Fifth Ave in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jack Corn (1960), The Tennessean AUGUST 2020 Democratic Engagement (CCDE) has ists (Amy Allison of She of the People), holder engagement in impact evalua- tips on top – have had rates of decline in open businesses in the hospitality industry that are less than the median rate of decline in open businesses for all states nationwide.

ONE FAIR WAGE One Fair Wage The UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center been active on campus and in the broader election experts (California’s Deputy tions; (iv) open data as a tool for creating THE UC BERKELEY FOOD LABOR RESEARCH CENTER BACKGROUND PROFESSOR CATHARINE A. MACKINNON The subminimum wage for tipped workers, currently $2.13 an hour, is a direct legacy of slavery.5 February 1, 2021 PROFESSOR LOUISE FITZGERALD Prior to the pandemic, the subminimum wage for tipped workers forced a workforce that is nearly BARRY COMMONER CENTER FOR HEALTH & THE ENVIRONMENT 70% women to live off the vagaries of customer tips, causing economic instability, racial inequity, One Fair Wage community through regular public Secretary of State James Schwab), legal meaningful civic engagement; (v) pro- QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 6 and sexual harassment. With the pandemic, the subminimum wage became life-threatening. A Food Labor Research Center, UC Berkeley EDITORIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY majority of workers reported that tips declined more than 50%, and that they could not enforce TIME’S UP FOUNDATION National Black Workers’ Center Project forums, campus initiatives, research sup- experts (BerkeleyLaw’s Bertrall Ross) moting increased civic engagement 1 port for GSPP students, support for and COVID experts (John Swartzberg through public election financing (sepa- “Take Your Mask Off So I Know Decline in Open Hospitality Ending a Legacy Of Slavery: A Persistent Legacy of Slavery: undergraduate students attending UCDC, of Berkeley’s School of Public Health). rate projects in US, Chile, Colombia); How Much to Tip You”: Service Businesses Due to COVID-19 How Biden’s COVID Relief Ending the Subminimum Wage and its active involvement with local gov- An earlier panel featured Steve Silber- and (vi) trying to bridge the divide Workers’ Experience of Health & Plan Cures the Racist for Tipped Workers as a Racial ernments and community organizations. stein who described efforts to end the between UCB and the City in financing Harassment During COVID-19 Subminimum Wage Equity Measure In addition, CCDE has worked closely Electoral College without an actual con- City-provided services. with the campus administration in pro- stitutional amendment. CCDE also recruited and supported moting free speech on campus. ■ CCDE also sponsored (along with the GSPP students working with Alameda THE OTHER NRA Recent CCDE public forums include: a student Young Conservative Society) a County’s Census effort to reach “hard to IT’S A WAGE G SHORTAGE, The Subminimum Wage discussion on Reimagining Public Safety debate on Medicare for All, moderated count” residents. The Tipping for Tipped Workers as The National Restaurant Association’s NOT A WORKER as part of the campus-wide Reimagining Duplicitous Lobbying, Perpetuation of Race and Gender Point Public Health Crisis Inequity, and Support for Insurrectionists SHORTAGE Democracy series; multiple forums on APRIL 2021 How the Subminimum Wage Keeps Incomes Low

the 2020 election including on the By One Fair Wage and The UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center and Harassment High With Research Support from Feed the Truth How the Subminimum Wage impacts of voter suppression efforts and Disincentivizes COVID-19 Safety Enforcement in Restaurants Why Restaurant Workers, Particularly of COVID; and a “left-right” debate on SPRING/SUMMER 2021 Mothers, Are Leaving the Industry, Medicare for All. and What Would Make Them Stay Policy Notes is published by UC Berkeley’s Goldman School The Reimagining topic builds on recent OCTOBER 18, 2020

MARCH 2021 ONE FAIR WAGE CCDE/GSPP training of a first cohort of of Public Policy. Send questions or comments to Bora Reed, UC BERKELEY FOOD LABOR RESEARCH CENTER PROFESSOR CATHARINE A. MACKINNON MAY 2021 PROFESSOR LOUISE F. FITZGERALD One Fair Wage (510) 642-7591, [email protected] FUNDING PROVIDED BY Oakland police officers that took place just THE COLLECTIVE FUTURE FUND UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center before COVID; a second cohort will resume this Spring. In addition, CCDE Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development: Maura Smith The National Restaurant Asso- The Tipping Point: How Why Restaurant Workers, Par- How the Subminimum Wage leadership has been active in local Rei- Editor: Bora Reed Photography: Brittany Hosea-Small ciation’s Duplicitous Lobby- the Subminimum Wage ticularly Mothers, Are Leaving Disincentivizes COVID-19 Safety magining efforts in Oakland and Berkeley. Editorial Assistants: Selina Knowles, Jessica Newfield, Reica Ramirez ing, Perpetuation of Race and Keeps Incomes Low and the Industry, and What Would Enforcement in Restaurants Design and Layout: Matt Vanderzalm, Design Site Gender Inequity, and Support Harassment High Make Them Stay for Insurrectionists

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