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New Brief Series Documents the Impacts of Los Angeles Wildfires on Small Businesses

The series provides the first integrated look at the pre- and post-fire business. The first brief establishes a baseline of the business landscape before the fires; the second quantifies structural damages; and the third examines short-term outcomes such as business closures and parcel sales.

Altadena Faces Uneven Wildfire Recovery as Black, Latino, and AAPI Homeowners Struggle to Rebuild

Analysis shows that nearly 7 in 10 severely fire-damaged homes show no progress toward rebuilding, with Black and Asian homeowners most likely to remain stalled.

LPPI Awarded $500,000 from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

The project focuses on how communities recover from shocks to the housing system, such as climate disasters or rapid policy changes, and how these disruptions affect long-term housing affordability and stability for Latino and Black residents. The initiative will generate neighborhood-level data insights to inform policies that strengthen resident resilience and prevent displacement.

Engaging with Policymakers and the Media

This full-day workshop gives scholars a hands-on introduction to effective strategies for policy and media engagement.

Latinas Remain the Lowest-Paid Group in the U.S. Workforce, Despite Historic Gains in Education

LPPI’s national data analysis shows that in 2023, Latinas earned a median wage of just $17 per hour, compared to $25 for all men. When measured against their white male peers, the gap translates into more than $1 million in lost income over a lifetime — money that could have supported housing, health care, and wealth-building for their households.

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