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Data for Action → Demography & Population State of Latinos in California, 2026
This report shows how deep and persistent disparities in wages, housing, health coverage, and environmental exposure continue to limit the full economic and social potential of Latino communities, ultimately shaping California's overall future.
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Expert Issues Brief → Democracy & Voting Rights What the United States Economy Stands to Lose: Latino Immigrant Labor in the Crosshairs
This brief highlights the essential role Latino immigrant workers play in sustaining state economies and shows the economic risks states face if this workforce is reduced.
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Data for Action → Environment and Climate Resilience Rebuilding Altadena: Housing Recovery After the Eaton Fire
The briefs examine homeowners’ rebuilding progress, changes in the rental market, and residents’ personal and financial realities of recovery as they navigate insurance, aid, and displacement.
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Data for Action → Entrepreneurship Wildfire Impacts on Altadena and Pacific Palisades Small Businesses
These data briefs are a 3-part series that examines the impact of the January 2025 wildfires on small businesses in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, the two areas hardest hit by the wave of wildfires that swept through Southern California.
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THERE IS NO AMERICAN AGENDA WITHOUT A LATINO AGENDA

The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute addresses the most critical domestic policy challenges facing Latinos and other communities of color through research, advocacy, mobilization, and leadership development to expand genuine opportunity for all Americans.

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Latino Climate and Health Dashboard
The Latino Climate and Health Dashboard equips advocates and decision-makers with strategic data on climate and health risks in Latino neighborhoods to support healthier, more resilient communities in California.
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The Latino
Data Hub
The Latino Data Hub provides tools to expand economic opportunity and political representation.
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The Economic Recovery & Entrepreneurship Project
Supporting Latino entrepreneurship is crucial to empowering Latinos in the United States.
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Recent Projects & Reports
Data for Action Mobility & Opportunity
State of Latinos in California, 2026: Unlocking California’s Potential by Closing Latino Opportunity Gaps
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Data for Action Mobility & Opportunity
State of Latinos in California, 2026: A four-part report on the conditions shaping Latino well-being
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Data for Action COVID-19
Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in Pico Union
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Data for Action Housing & Homelessness
Rebuilding for Whom? An Analysis of Tenant Demographics, the Rental Market, Affordability, and the Rebuilding Efforts in Altadena
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Recent News & Press

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