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Sonja Diaz in UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs: “Recall Vote Has High Stakes for COVID-19 Battle, Diaz Says”

Sonja Diaz, executive director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute at UCLA Luskin, spoke with KPBS about changes to California’s policies to combat COVID-19 if Gov. Gavin Newsom is removed from office — including potential cuts in funding to deal with the pandemic.

Read More | September 14, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Sonja Diaz in CBS News: “Latino voters key to success in California recall election”

California Governor Gavin Newsom made a push to Latino voters in the final weeks of the recall election campaign. Sonja Diaz, the founding director of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with more on the significant role Latino voters play in state politics.

Read More | September 14, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Matt Barreto in Calexico Chronicle: “Polling Error: How One Survey Changed the Newsom Recall Campaign”

UCLA political scientist and public opinion researcher Matt Barreto is happy to knock other pollsters for their work on the recall (“It was conducted by drunk clowns,” he said of an August Emerson College survey that showed a close race). But he also said the media deserves some blame for mischaracterizing the state of the…

Read More | September 14, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Michael Rios in ABC 7 News: “From the 2003 recall to today: How California’s voters have changed”

Michael Rios, a research analyst of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, appears on ABC7 News discussing changes in California’s voting population since the last time the state held an election to recall the governor. Additionally, the state has added more Latino and Asian-American voters, and they tend to vote Democrat more often, although their…

Read More | September 14, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Arts & Culture

David Hayes-Bautista in Penn State News: “Events celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at Penn State”

The month’s keynote event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m., featuring Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, director of UCLA’s Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture and one of the nation’s foremost experts on Hispanic epidemiology.

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