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Author Archives: Matt Levin

Matt Levin is the data and housing dude for CalMatters. His work entails distilling complex policy topics into easily digestible charts and graphs, finding and writing original stories from data, yelling at his computer for something he did wrong in his code, and complaining about his rent on "Gimme Shelter", the housing podcast he co-hosts. Matt's award-winning housing and data reporting has been featured on Marketplace, NPR's Here & Now, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Matt is a former research associate for the Public Policy Institute of California, where he specialized in quantitative analysis of poverty and social policy. He has a Master’s in Public Policy from UCLA and an MS in Journalism from USC, but he'll always consider himself a Cal bear.

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Members of the state Senate bow in prayer on the first day of the 2020 session. When the 2021 session convenes, the California Legislature still will lack the diversity of the state. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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Interactive: How diverse is the California Legislature?

Elizabeth CastilloAvatarJohn Osborn D'AgostinoOrlando MayorquinAvatar by Elizabeth Castillo, Ben Christopher, John Osborn D'Agostino, Orlando Mayorquin and Matt Levin January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

See whether lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly reflect your demographics with this interactive tool.

Los miembros del Senado estatal se inclinan en oración el primer día de la sesión de 2020. Cuando se convoque la sesión de 2021, la Legislatura de California aún carecerá de la diversidad del estado. Foto de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Interactivo: ¿Qué tan diversa es la Legislatura de California?

Elizabeth CastilloAvatarJohn Osborn D'AgostinoOrlando MayorquinAvatar by Elizabeth Castillo, Ben Christopher, John Osborn D'Agostino, Orlando Mayorquin and Matt Levin January 11, 2021January 11, 2021
Posted inHousing

Commentary: Five things I’ve learned covering California’s housing crisis that you should know

Avatar by Matt Levin January 6, 2021January 12, 2021
Posted inHousing

How the remote work revolution could change California’s housing crisis

Avatar by Matt Levin December 21, 2020December 22, 2020
Jason Elliott, senior counselor for Gov. Gavin Newsom
Posted inGimme Shelter

Podcast: An interview with Newsom’s housing czar

Avatar by Matt Levin December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
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Posted inCalMatters en Español

Cómo la revolución del trabajo remoto podría cambiar la crisis de vivienda en California

Avatar by Matt Levin December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
Supporters attend a Moms 4 Housing Board of SuperMOMS protest outside the County of Alameda Administrations building in Oakland on Sept. 1, 2020 following the passage of an emergency measure to block evictions until the end of January amid the pandemic. Lawmakers Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group
Posted inHousing

Lawmakers weigh moratorium extension as eviction cliff looms

Avatar by Matt Levin December 7, 2020December 7, 2020
Americas Best Value Inn Corte Madera, un motel de 18 unidades, se encuentra entre las propiedades que Project Homekey está apuntando para viviendas para personas sin hogar. El programa de $800 millones expira a fin de año. Foto de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Puede Gavin Newsom utilizar la pandemia para combatir la indigencia?

Avatar by Matt Levin November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
Americas Best Value Inn Corte Madera — an 18-unit motel — is among the properties Project Homekey is targeting for homeless housing. The $800 million program expires at the end of the year. " Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHousing

Can Gavin Newsom use the pandemic to beat back homelessness?

Avatar by Matt Levin November 30, 2020December 4, 2020
Jack Van Rooy places his mail-in ballot envelope into an official drop box in Visalia on Oct. 19, 2020. Photo by Lewis Griswold for CalMatters.
Posted inHousing

Podcast: Answering Abigail’s proposition questions

Avatar by Matt Levin October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

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