People-Centered Policymaking
In this series, the research team at the UC Berkeley Possibility Lab will explore the trade-offs, perspectives, partnerships, and policies that can help California build fast while also building fair, to ensure access to essential goods and services for all our state’s residents.
People-Centered Policymaking
Californians struggle to find affordable housing (71%), good jobs (47%) and low-cost healthy food (45%). As we boost supply, how can we ensure it reaches everyone?
Community Engagement
Nearly seven in ten registered CA voters want more engagement with state leaders. How can we move beyond hosting pro forma town halls to more creatively connect communities and government?
Policymaking for IMPACT
How can government and diverse communities work better, together? Here’s a step-by-step framework to help make it happen.
Policy Trade-offs
What tradeoffs are Californians willing to make for the future they want? New public opinion data reveals possible paths forward.
Community Benefits
Across California, communities and developers are coming to the negotiating table in an effort to distribute prosperity. Community Benefits Agreements can help.
Workforce, Communities, and Housing
Communities, labor, and government will each play a role in building the 2.5 million homes that Californians need.
Immigration and Healthy Communities
California is a state of immigrants. Research shows how current state and federal policies are affecting immigrant communities and California as a whole.
What would it take to make housing, energy, and transportation affordable in California?
Designing “abundance” into Californians’ lives means policies that challenge the status quo and re-examine how, what, why and where we build.
California has plenty. So why do millions still struggle for food, water, and basic safety?
Designing abundance into policy: creating opportunities to improve the supply, distribution, and allocation of food, water, and safety to meet basic needs.
Reimagining Economic Opportunity as a Public Good
California researchers propose abundance-oriented policy solutions to make quality education, jobs, and internet access accessible for everyone.
Reimagining Care Across Generations
Three policy experts explore how California can expand access to childcare, healthcare, and eldercare through abundance policy design.
