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 |
|---|---|---|
BriefUnderstanding Who Lives in Cars in Los Angeles CountyThis report aims to gain a better understanding of unhoused and unsheltered people living in vehicles. |
Christopher Giamarino, Evelyn Blumenberg, Madeline Brozen | 2022 |
Journal ArticleWho Lives in Vehicles and Why? Understanding Vehicular Homelessness in Los AngelesWhat are the unique characteristics of people living in vehicles in Los Angeles? These findings will help effectively target policies and services, such as safe parking programs that can offer temporary relief and interventions necessary to transition into permanent housing. |
Christopher Giamarino, Madeline Brozen, Evelyn Blumenberg | 2022 |
BriefGeographic and Regulatory Impacts on Vehicular Homelessness in Los AngelesAlmost half of Los Angeles's unsheltered population live in their vehicles. Over the years, local complaints have amplified the proliferation of vehicular-dwelling criminalization ordinances — making it difficult for people to locate safe places to park, elevating fears of being towed, ticketed, or interacting with the police. |
Christopher Giamarino, Madeline Brozen, Evelyn Blumenberg | 2022 |
Journal ArticlePlanning for and Against Vehicular Homelessness: Spatial Trends and Determinants of Vehicular Dwelling in Los AngelesDiscover the prevalence of vehicular homelessness in Los Angeles County and the impact of regulations on people living in their vehicles. Findings suggest cities should reduce harm and precariousness through reforming punitive regulations and implementing safe parking programs while pursuing permanent affordable housing solutions. |
Christopher Giamarino, Madeline Brozen, Evelyn Blumenberg | 2022 |
BriefRegional Housing Needs Assessment Cover LetterThis review and cover letter was written to provide background and suggestions for Auditors Tilden and Lozano to consider in relation to the audit commissioned by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee at the request of Members Glazer, Newman, Bauer-Kahan, Portantino, Muratsuchi, Stern, and Bates. |
Christopher S. Elmendorf, Paavo Monkkonen, Nicholas J. Marantz | 2022 |
BriefA Review of California's Process for Determining, and Accommodating Regional Housing NeedsThis background paper is meant to help the California State Auditor and legislators better understand the limitations of the RHNA process and areas for improvement. |
Christopher S. Elmendorf, Paavo Monkkonen, Nicholas J. Marantz | 2022 |
ReportWhat Gets Built on Sites That Cities "Make Available" for Housing?In this report, we analyze local plans and housing development rates in nearly 100 cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. We assess production on sites presented by cities to the state government as apt for housing, as well as elsewhere in the city. |
Christopher S. Elmendorf, Paavo Monkkonen, Sidharth Kapur, Salim Damerdji | 2021 |
Report“I Would, If Only I Could” How Cities Can Use California’s Housing Element to Overcome Neighborhood Resistance to New HousingAn explanation of how city councils and planning departments can use the housing element law to increase housing supply, but find themselves constrained by neighborhood-level opposition to change. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Moira O'Neill, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Eric Biber | 2020 |
ReportRegional Housing Need in California: The San Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area's housing target fails to account for the fact that the region leads the nation in super-commuters, many of whom work in the Bay Area but have been driven to live outside of it. |
Christopher S. Elmendorf, Michael Manville, Michael Lens, Paavo Monkkonen, Moira O'Neill, Ethan Elkind, Nicholas Marantz, Jessica Trounstine | 2020 |
BriefIncreasing the Duration of Affordability Requirements for New Affordable HousingWhile LA has recently made great strides increasing its production of affordable homes, the gains to new housing are partially offset by the loss of older affordable units. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |