Buscaino Drops Out of L.A. Mayoral Race
Joe Buscaino’s mayoral candidacy likely was over the day after Rick Caruso entered the race, explains LMU Professor Fernando Guerra, founding director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, in this radio…
What Does Midterm Political Strategy Look Like Following Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion that Would Overturn Right to Abortion?
Loyola Marymount University Professor and Center for the Study of Los Angeles Director Fernando Guerra joined AirTalk guest host Austin Cross to discuss the leaked opinion and upcoming elections. Source: KPCC-FM What Does Midterm…
L.A. City Attorney Race Features a Couple of Ex-Republicans. And the Daffy Duck Factor
Unless a candidate gets more than 50% of the vote in the June 7 primary, the top two contenders head to a runoff in November. And in a break from recent tradition, there isn’t …
L.A. Riots 30 Years Later: From ‘City on Fire’ to the George Floyd Era
Brianne Gilbert, managing director of LMU’s Center for the Study of Los Angeles and a senior lecturer in urban and environmental studies and political science, said researchers had hoped that the 2017 increase was…
“30 Years Later – Angeleno Opinions on Race Relations”
Loyola Marymount University’s Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles released its public opinion survey results, “30 Years Later – Angeleno Opinions on Race Relations,” revealing that the usually optimistic…
Angelenos See Race Relations on Downward Trend, LMU Survey Finds
Residents of Los Angeles are more pessimistic than ever that racial unrest similar to what the city went through in 1992 will re-occur soon, according to an LMU survey.
L.A. Residents Deeply Pessimistic About Race Relations 30 Years After Riots, Poll Finds
For all the strides that have been made since 1992, many Angelenos believe their city may still be a powder keg, according to a survey by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the…
