Publications
The briefs and reports below provide a sample of recent research by Lewis Center faculty, affiliated scholars, staff, and students, produced internally or by our partner centers and other universities. Learn more about support for students and the Graduate Student Fellows program to fund students conducting capstone research.
Note: Briefs and reports are often adapted from or into published books and articles in academic journals, which are not listed here.
| Title | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|
ReportTaxing Tomorrow: Measure ULA's Impact on Multifamily Housing Production and Potential ReformsThis research links Measure ULA to an 18% drop in multifamily housing production in Los Angeles, estimating 1,900+ fewer units annually since its implementation. |
Shane Phillips, Jason Ward | 2025 |
ReportThe Unintended Consequences of Measure ULAThis report analyzes Measure ULA, a real estate transfer tax approved by L.A. voters in 2022. The analysis reveals reduced high-end real estate transactions, particularly non-single family properties, potentially hindering housing production, revitalization, and property tax revenue in Los Angeles. |
Michael Manville, Mott Smith | 2025 |
BriefOpportunities to Improve Patient Transportation Access: Piloting a Transportation Resource Fair at the Saban Community ClinicThis brief analyzes the approach and findings of the UCLA partnership with the Saban Community Clinic in piloting a transportation research fair. |
Madeline Brozen, Alex Seidel | 2025 |
ReportThe Palisades and Eaton Fires: Neighborhood Data and Potential Housing Market EffectsThis publication reviews past research on California wildfires' housing impacts, analyzes the 2018 Camp Fire's long-term effects, examines L.A. fire-affected neighborhoods, and highlights key lessons. |
Shane Phillips | 2025 |
ReportCHIPing In: Evaluating the effects of LA's Citywide Housing Incentive Program on neighborhood development potentialThis report analyzes CHIP along two dimensions: added housing capacity and furtherance of fair housing goals. |
Aaron Barrall, Shane Phillips | 2024 |
ReportThe Fair Housing Land Use Score in California: An Evaluation of 199 Municipal PlansThis report assess whether local governments followed housing guidelines to affirmatively further fair housing by analyzing the site inventories adopted by 199 California cities. |
Aaron Barrall, Paavo Monkkonen | 2024 |
BriefEthnic, Racial, and Neighborhood Mortgage Inequality: The case of Los Angeles, Fresno, and SacramentoThis brief critically examines the relationship between the spatial distribution of loan outcomes and two levels of neighborhood racial composition. |
Kathryn Greenler, José Loya, Adam Briones | 2024 |
Student WorkEquitable Redevelopment and Community Ownership of Real Estate in Chinatown FresnoThis study explores a path to launch for a community ownership mechanism — whether it be a Neighborhood REIT or another model — that is specific to organizing and uplifting Fresno’s Chinatown. |
Aryon Shahidzadeh | 2024 |
Student WorkPath to Launch: How to Establish a Community Ownership Structure in the Revitalization of Fresno’s ChinatownThe report on how community ownership ideas can be incorporated into Chinatown Fresno and promote wealth building, prevent displacement, and achieve sustainable, inclusive redevelopment. |
Aryon Shahidzadeh | 2024 |
Student WorkThe Transit Effect: A Decade of Change at LA Metro Rail StationsThis study examines the relationship between neighborhood change over time and fixed rail transit in Los Angeles. |
Adria Stauber | 2024 |