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Local media is prioritizing LA’s homelessness crisis – evolving from sparse coverage to in-depth stories. Despite increased awareness and funding, complex challenges of the resolution persist, writes Jon Regardie. blueprint.ucla.edu/sketch/coverin…

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, interim dean of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, spoke with Blueprint Magazine about her research into strategies that address the rising number of #unhoused people seeking shelter within #publictransit systems. Read the article... #uclaluskin UCLA luskin.ucla.edu/protecting-tra…

Join our campus colleagues at @uclaadvocacy to discuss the challenges and potential solutions of homelessness in LA, and potential solutions with Mayor Karen Bass Karen Bass and @uclablueprint Editor, Jim Newton! Register here: bit.ly/3YPZER4

Blueprint Issue 20: The Future of Mobility. This issue explores the future of transportation, bridging the gap between technological possibilities and real-world challenges. It offers research to aid policymakers in creating healthier systems. blueprint.ucla.edu

The Spring 2025 issue of Blueprint Magazine is out now, featuring a powerful look at foster care and the impact of the January wildfires on children and families in L.A. County. We’re honored that we and a few of our incredible partners were part of this important conversation.

In the Spring issue of Blueprint Magazine, we're honored to share about our Eaton Fire project in the article, "First, Foster Care. Next, Fires" featuring our co-director, Dr. Tyrone Howard, and our executive director, Taylor Dudley. Read the full article at the link in our bio.

Introducing Blueprint Issue 21: Children and Fire. This issue traces two overlapping emergencies in Los Angeles: The foster care system and the recent fires. It’s a story of trauma, resilience, and those fighting to transform the fire into light. blueprint.ucla.edu

Pediatrician Dr. Liz Barnert merges medicine and advocacy to aid youth in the justice system. Jean Merl details how Barnert’s research, care and policy work seek to heal wounds. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/feature/healin…

Childhood trauma leaves lasting marks. @iragorawara follows Dr. Shannon Thyne’s mission to make trauma-informed care a pillar of pediatrics through UCAAN – treating adversity as a health risk, hoping to prevent it from haunting a life. Read more below.

Assemblymember Asm. Isaac G. Bryan was adopted out of foster care as a baby – and is now using his seat in the State Legislature to improve life for kids navigating the same system. Molly Selvin traces his fight to reform the institutions that shaped him. blueprint.ucla.edu/feature/from-f…

What happens when fire compounds foster care trauma? Jon Regardie reports on a new UCLA study probing how January’s wildfires disrupted education and stability for vulnerable youth – and what recovery should look like. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/feature/first-…

For children, cultivating purpose fosters connection, well-being – and even better sleep. Lisa Fung explores how researchers are coming to appreciate the benefits to children who learn to care for others. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/feature/a-sens…

Proposition 28 vowed $1 billion for arts education. Is it delivering? Jon Regardie investigates how California schools are spending the funds, and why strong leadership, space, and staffing shape whether students see the benefits. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/feature/follow…

LA County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath stepped into office with bold ambitions. Editor-in-chief Jim Newton sat down with her – discussing fire recovery, foster care reform, and the balancing act of principled leadership amid crises. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/feature/superv…

Photographer Iris Schneider captures images of Southern California as it builds back from the January fires. Her images in “The Burn. The Long Way Back” documents the destruction and the resilience of communities rebuilding from the ashes. More below. blueprint.ucla.edu/infographic/th…

In Issue 21’s Special Report, Robert Greene profiles Charity Chandler-Cole – once in foster care, and now the first Black person to lead CASA of Los Angeles. She confronts race, bureaucracy, and the urgent needs of a strained child welfare system. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/feature/specia…

Robert Greene had just moved to Altadena when the January fires struck. In a reflective personal essay, he recounts loss, guilt, and the quiet devastation of a community reduced to ash before he could fully call it home. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/sketch/welcome…

Everyone makes mistakes. But journalists must own them. Jon Regardie reflects on a decades-old misstep, the lessons it taught, and why transparency and apology matter more than ego when the facts go wrong. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/sketch/ugh/

Blueprint’s senior editor Rick Meyer returns with a satirical twist – this time from the perspective of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s infamous brain worm. In Issue 21’s “A Lighter Look,” the worm sets the record straight (sort of). Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/sketch/a-light…