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March 25 – April 8, 2022
GPS faculty are deeply committed to policy engagement. Discover featured news and media mentions related to our research and policy topical areas listed below.
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California grocery workers move closer to strike | Following a vote from several California grocery worker unions to authorize a strike if wage negotiations continue to stall, John Ahlquist weighed in with some of the possible outcomes, such as whether the costs of goods would rise or grocery stores would lower their prices to draw in customers during a strike. CBS 8 | | |
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How UC researchers are helping California cope with the climate crisis | University of California scientists and researchers are developing a number of innovations to mitigate climate disruption across the state. Jennifer Burney discusses the importance of simple acts like planting trees, creating more green space and installing reflective roofing, which can have significant cooling effects in urban areas. University of California News | | |
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Californians seek cheaper gas out of the country | With gas prices almost $2 lower in neighboring Tijuana, many Californians are driving across the border into Mexico to purchase gas, which is not efficient enough to become common practice. "It's easy to come into Mexico but it's difficult to go back," Rafael Fernández de Castro said. Newsweek | |
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Guest view: American democracy — alive or dead?
March 27, 2022, Barbara Walter mentioned in The Montana Standard
See also: The Daily Montanan
What Does China’s Cooperation with Russia Mean for War in Ukraine?
March 31, 2022, Victor Shih interviewed on KQED
UC San Diego will hold public online forum Monday on the crisis in Ukraine
April 1, 2022, Jennifer Burney, Stephan Haggard and David Victor mentioned in The San Diego Union-Tribune
See also: United News Post, Chula Vista Today, PressReader
The ethnic entrepreneurs of today’s GOP
April 3, 2022, Barbara Walter quoted in Forward Kentucky
S4 E7. On edge
April 6, 2022, Barbara Walter interviewed on Democracy in Danger (PODCAST)
Guest columnists Allen Davis and Tom Weiner: Our democracy is in peril
April 6, 2022, Barbara Walter mentioned in the Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Pandemic Lockdowns Had Severe Mental Health Consequences for Women in the Developing World
March 31, 2022, Gaurav Khanna quoted in UC San Diego News
See also: Times of San Diego, Indian Flash, Deccan Herald, India Education Diary, Northeast Now, Lokmat Times, Ommcom News, Eurasia Review, Kalinga TV, Andhravilas, Prokerala, The Logical Indian, Daily Pioneer, The Sentinel, DaijiWorld, DNA India, CanIndia, HNGN, Consumer Affairs, ScienceDaily, ScienceBlog, Science Magazine, Patch, Today Headline, BoringBuzz, Verve Times, Insider Voice, Medically Prime, SocialNewsXYZ, Buziness Bytes, HonestColumnist
Increase funding to benefit California’s science and innovation ecosystem
April 1, 2022, Robert Conn authored opinion in CalMatters
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Californians find bargain gas prices in Mexico
March 24, 2022, David Victor quoted in the Los Angeles Times
Renewable Energy’s Credibility Under Attack as the U.S. is on the Verge of Energy Transition
March 28, 2022, David Victor quoted in One Green Planet
Are carbon credits really helping with climate change?
March 27, 2022, David Victor mentioned in the Albany Times-Union
In-Depth: Why Californians pay so much more for gasoline, and it's not taxes
March 28, 2022, David Victor interviewed on ABC 10 News San Diego
Fossil Execs Have Their Own Definition of ‘Energy Transition’
March 30, 2022, David Victor quoted in The Energy Mix
As Gas Prices Soar, Biden’s Climate Ambitions Sputter
April 1, 2022, David Victor quoted in The New York Times
Instead of Finding More And More Oil and Gas, We Should be Investing in More Clean Energy
April 4, 2022, David Victor interviewed on Background Briefing with Ian Masters (PODCAST)
Air inequality: When pollution is ‘racist’
April 5, 2022, Jennifer Burney quoted in TRT World
SDG&E’s 2045 roadmap: Tons more renewables, a huge switch to EVs but what about customer costs?
April 6, 2022, David Victor mentioned in The San Diego Union-Tribune
See also: Associated Press, Business Wire, S&P Global
Local experts react to latest UN report on climate change
April 6, 2022, David Victor quoted on KPBS (AUDIO)
New Evidence Suggests California’s Environmental Policies Preferentially Protect Whites
April 7, 2022, Jennifer Burney quoted in UC San Diego News
See also: KPBS, Times of San Diego, NBC 7 San Diego, San Diego Biotech Networks, Science Magazine, Public, Tech and Science Post, 24HTech, Advise Eating, Daily News
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Xi Doubles Down on China’s Alignment With Russia
March 23, 2022, Susan Shirk quoted in World Politics Review
Can one statement fundamentally calm market volatility in China?
March 24, 2022, Victor Shih authored opinion in the Atlantic Council
With Friends Like These
March 26, 2022, Victor Shih quoted in The Signal
China: Ten years since the fall of Bo Xilai
March 30, 2022, Susan Shirk quoted in International Socialist Alternative (ISA) China
Russia Envisions New 'Democratic World Order' Alongside China
March 31, 2022, Susan Shirk quoted in The Huffington Post
North Korea and Global Food Prices: A Coming Shock?
March 31, 2022, Stephan Haggard authored opinion in The Peninsula
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