California Policy Lab
Coverage of California Policy Lab in the Nexus archive.
- AI isn’t coming for your job, unless you’re a Bay Area tech worker
A new detection tool from the California Policy Lab aims to provide timely updates on AI exposure eliminating jobs in California, particularly affecting Bay Area tech workers.
- You are not alone in navigating student debt changes. Here is what you can do
Student loan borrowers face new repayment challenges as the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends Biden-era income-based plans, potentially increasing monthly payments. Elizabeth Hill, a therapist with $145,000 in debt, highlights the struggles of borrowers relying on expired Obama-era forgiveness programs. California data shows rising delinquency rates, with Southern California holding $70.7 billion in student debt, over half owned by women.
- California's AI job tracker finds no early evidence of unemployment from AI
California has launched the nation's first dashboard to track AI-related job trends, including jobs created and lost. Early data shows no evidence of rising unemployment from AI-exposed jobs.
- Newsom unveils tool to monitor AI’s impact on California workers
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of a new dashboard to track AI-related job loss trends, developed in collaboration with the University of California and the California Policy Lab as part of an executive order.
- Californians fleeing to red states are driving up home prices and rents in their new cities, data shows
Californians relocating to cities like Nashville, Dallas, and Phoenix are driving faster increases in median rent and home prices in those cities compared to Los Angeles, according to a Los Angeles Times report. While all 10 top destination cities saw higher cost-of-living increases between 2020 and 2025 than Los Angeles, they remain more affordable overall. Zillow data showed mixed results, with only some cities exceeding Los Angeles' housing price growth.
- Californians who leave save about $672 a month on housing, study shows
A March report from the California Policy Lab at UC Berkeley found that Californians who move out of the state typically save about $672 monthly on housing costs, including rent. The study highlights the high living costs in California as a primary driver for relocation.