It was so painful working in Sac at that time, trying to maintain relationships while the takeover attempt was on the front pages. Took over all our work.
Me too! Where were you? I was in Sac office representing SC California, the federation of 13 CA chapters to allow single voice in the legislature. Many yrs ago but I draw on it all the time.
My piece from three years ago about all the warning signs and the political scientists who sounded the alarm. www.mischiefsoffaction.com/post/we-frea...
People are less short sighted than you might think, especially looking to future collective outcomes! This is critical for mobilizing public support for solving problems with future impacts like climate change. Learn more in Markus Prior, @abdelazizalsharawy.bsky.social and I's new article in PNAS.
It's my perverse meditation practice: for an hour every office working day, I think only about staying alive. www.latimes.com/california/s...
A year ago I joined the Luskin Center for Innovation at UCLA to advance research that translates to real action on environmental policy. Learn more about our work & accomplishments in our 2023 Impact Report. innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/2023-impact-...
Swoon. Thanks, y’all!
Our paper introducing the "American Local Government Elections Database" is online at Scientific Data. The data includes 78,000 candidates in 57,000 electoral contests in races for seven distinct local political offices in most medium and large cities and counties over the last three decades.
Scientific Data - American local government elections database
Ha ha, thanks. The PS symposium has good breadth, accessibility & recency for UGs. I'd start there.
Syllabus bank here thx to @jeffcolgan.bsky.socialwatson.brown.edu/climatesolut...