- “Now they call me Teacher”: Youth Leadership and Community Transformation in Managua, Nicaragua
by Mika Weissbuch for Huellas de Paz…
- “When Police Kill, Should They Judge Themselves?”
By Zoe Harris, MPP Candidate 2017 For nearly a decade, Wisconsin drivers…
- A “Nickel a Drink” Tax Increase: How Would California’s Alcohol Industry Be Affected?
By Katherine Puliafico, MPP, 2009 In recent years California lawmakers have pushed…
- A Case for Economic Analysis from an Idealist
Without considering consumer behavior, government interventions can have unintended consequences. by Ravahn…
- A Comparative Policy Analysis of Basic Skills Education in Peralta Community College District
Lillian Mano. MPP 2012 The Status of California Community Colleges Today: Critical…
- A Fruitvale Food Tradition Threatened
By Esther Honig Public Radio Reporting at Mills College Article originally published…
- A Healthy Oakland: Examining The Intersections Between Health And Land Use
By Laura Flynn, MPP 2012 Health and Our Home Step outside and…
- A Matter of Trust: Community Policing in the Era of Trump
By Molly Curley O’Brien , MBA/MPP candidate 2019 At the Republican Convention…
- A Solution to Homelessness! Straight Out of Utah?!
By Shanti Jensen, MPP/MBA Candidate 2018 Step off BART at San Francisco’s 24th…
- AB 109 – Are State Inmates Really Better Off in County Jails?
By Miguel Dwin, MPP Candidate 2018 Prior to 2011, individuals convicted of…
- AB680: Workforce Standards for Cap-and-Trade Grant Recipients
by Marianne Olson…
- Adapting the Water System to Climate Change
By Kacey Bills, MPP 2014 California’s current drought is not a result…
- Adding Injury to Injury: Drug Policy Hurts the Sick and Vulnerable and Fails to Address Intended Problem
By J. Westly McGaughey, MBA/MPP candidate 2016 On 3 November 2015, Ireland’s…
- Addressing “Anti-Indian” Historical Bias in California Public Schools Through Best Practices
Sabine Nicole Talaugon, MPP 2013 In California, K-12 public school curriculum often…
- Addressing Orcutt’s Level of Service Issues
by Matthew Burciaga, MPP ’23 for the community of Orcutt, Santa Barbara…
- Affordable Housing in San Francisco: Analyzing the Supply of Affordable Units
By Sarah Garmisa, MPP/MBA 2015 In this paper, I analyze current San…
- African American Adolescent Males: Living Stressfully in Alameda County
By Sharon Robinson, MPP 2015 “Being male and black in Oakland…
- Alameda County’s Early Education Workforce
By Kristina Smith, MPP ’20, for the Alameda County Early Care &…
- Alternative Transitional Housing Models for Jefferson County
by Helena Smith for Washington Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour…
- An Assessment of Oakland City Council’s Mandate to Reorganize Human and Recreation Services
By Ana Reidy, BA Public Policy, 2012 In January 2012, City of…
- Big Girls Don’t Cry: mitigating the impact of exposure to community violence on girls and women in Richmond, California
By Patrick Seals, MPP/MBA ’20, for the City of Richmond Office of…
- California’s Bail System: Reform or Abolish? (Part 1)
By Rebecca Wegley, MPP Candidate 2017 Originally published by the Center on…
- California’s Bail System: Reform or Abolish? (Part 2)
By Rebecca Wegley, MPP Candidate 2017 Originally published by the Center on…
- Campaigning for Local Food Access in Solano County
by Noah Dove for Sustainable Solano…
- Cities Leading the Fight against Climate Change: Lessons from Oakland
by Lena Liu Climate change is affecting the globe. Left unaddressed, it…
- Crashing the Party: Alternative Voting Now!
By Alysa Cisneros, MPP Candidate 2017 In the midst of an election…
- Creating a Space For Everyone at the Table: Moving Towards Equitable and Inclusive Programming for the 21st Century Girl
by Anamaria Villegas for Step Up Women’s Network…
- Dear Ms. Woodley
By Shanalee Gallagher, MPP Candidate 2018 Dear Ms. Woodley, I’m…
- Decriminalization and Integrative Support: Introducing Compehensive 24-Hour Harm Reducation Services to Sex Workers and Drug Users in Washington, D.C.
by Chloe-Symone Alvarado for HIPS…
- Developing a San Francisco Affordable Housing Pipeline: Creating an Equitable Housing Ladder for Low-Income Families
by Maureen Guerrero…
- Do No Harm: How Safe Access Could Eliminate Racial Disparity in Drug Policy Enforcement
By Ryan Reaves, MPP Candidate 2018 Interacting with police can, at…
- Don’t be a NIMBY, be a YIMBY
By Melanie Burgarino, MPP Candidate 2017 In the Bay area, everybody has…
- Dream Keeper Initiative: Fostering Nonpunitive, Shared Accountability between Community and Government
by Alexis Lozano…
- Evaluating Better Neighborhood, Same Neighbors: Identifying Areas Grant Administration Shortchanges Collaborative Partnerships
by Ravahn Samati…
- Expanding Pre-Registration Voting Among Youth of Color
by Chalyna Lazo for San Francisco Rising…
- Fall 2020 Issue
Welcome to the Fall 2020 edition of the Mills Policy Forum. This semester we are proud to publish four articles. …
- Feeding California: Increasing CalFresh Utilization Rates Among Seniors and People with Disabilities
by Michael Canning, MPP/MBA ’20…
- Five Tools You Need to Track Trump
By Meghan Hunt, Mills MPP ’17 and all around nasty woman Fighting…
- Foundations for Digital Equity: Streamlining Broadband Development in San Diego County
by Amy DeNinno for San Diego Association of Governments…
- Fracking Impacts California Water
Kacey Bills, MPP 2014 #Whatthefrack? This catchy hash tag is circulating social…
- Fulfilling California’s Responsibility to Provide Clean Water
By Kacey Bills, MPP 2014 When I was a child growing up…
- Harnessing County Level Prop 47 Savings
By Rebecca Wegley, MPP Candidate 2017 Originally published by the Center on…
- Healthy Aging in Place
By Scott Watkins, MPP/MBA 2016 Of Americans over the age of 65,…
- Hero Culture in Education
Beki McElvain, BA Public Policy, 2014 In his January 2014 State of…
- Home Cooking Your Way to a Local Food Economy
By Jacqueline Gleason The Homemade Food Act of 2012 makes it legal…
- Immigrants Should Have the Same Rights as Criminals
By Dani Finck, MPP Candidate 2017 In the United States, if convicted…
- Impact of Oakland’s Eviction Moratoria on Individuals’ Ability to Retain Housing
by Allie Bollella, MPP ’23 for the City of Oakland, California…
- Improving Clarity and Citizen Participation in the City of Oakland’s Local Measure Process
by Melisa Lasell for the League of Women Voters, Oakland…
- Improving Veteran Students’ Sense of Belonging at UC Santa Cruz
By Julie Howell, MPP ’20, for UCSC Student Services for Transfer and…
- Increasing Accessibility and Delivering on Diversity and Inclusion in City of Oakland Parks, Open Spaces, and Recreation Centers for Seniors and Residents with Disabilities
by Brenda Miles…
- Integrating Mobility Hubs into Bay Area Transit
by Luke Panzar…
- Interview: Returning Veterans Transition from Combat to Campuses
Interviewer: Laura Flynn, MPP candidate Public Radio Reporting at Mills College Article…
- Investing in a Multiracial Democracy for California
by Victoria Rodarte, MPP ’23 for Philanthropy California Chetkovich Award for Outstanding…
- iRAD: A Life-Saving Innovation in the Fight Against Kidney Disease
By Professor Robert Girling, Adjunct Professor of Socially Responsible Business at Mills…
- Is VR Technology the Answer to Eliminate Recidivism?
by Sandra Bernal for the VRAR Association…
- Islanders’ Sea of Knowledge: Supporting Oceanic Student Success in Higher Education
by Dylyn Nia Turner-Keener…
- Keeping Up with the Joneses: Oakland’s Fight Against Big Soda
By Meghan Hunt, MPP Candidate 2017 This November, Oakland will ask voters…
- Living Out Our Principles: An Evaluation of Vote Solar’s Just Partnership Principles
by Brandy Hyatt for Vote Solar…
- Make It Count: Evaluating Positive Impact for CityTeam Oakland
by Brianna Jones for CityTeam Oakland…
- Manhood Development Program Helps Oakland Boys Become Men
By Angela Hopkins Public Radio Reporting at Mills College Article originally published…
- Money in the Water: Global Subsidy Reform & the Fishing Industry
By Cora Sorenson Due to overexploitation marine fish populations are in decline…
- Oakland Chinatown – Displacement Vulnerability and the Ethnic Economic Enclave
By Beki McElvain, Founding Editor, BA Public Policy 2014 Low-income immigrant enclaves…
- Ohio’s Model for Effective Climate Policy
It’s time for a new Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord. by Caitlin…
- Political Cartoons To “Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer”: Past, Present, and Future of Political Satire
By Alysa Cisneros, Senior Editor, MPP Candidate 2017 Political satire has had…
- Programs for Risk Reduction: Developing Nonprofit Models for 21st Century Disaster Resilience
by Caitlin Cullman…
- Public Policy Still Matters – Where Can We Go From Here?
By Rick Riviera, MBA/MPP Candidate 2018 The closest I’ve come to crying…
- Reducing the Human and Environmental Impact of Improper Drug Disposal
By Angelica Gums MPP Candidate, expected 2016 Everyday people lack the necessary…
- Reentry For Girls: A Path Forward
By Melissa K. McDonough, BA 2009/MPP 2010 What does a girl’s experience into…
- Reparative Justice in Russell City as a First Step
by Alejandra Melgoza…
- Representation of the Latino Community in Redistricting
By Dulce Galicia, MPP ’20, for the Latino Community Foundation…
- Restaurant Workers and Food Business Ownership: A Program Recommendation
by E Saltman for The Restaurant Opportunity Center of the Bay…
- Roadblocks, Red Tape, and Dignity: Policies for Ending a Life
By Shanalee Gallagher, MPP candidate 2018 Brittany Maynard was a 29-year-old woman…
- San Joaquin Valley Deserves Equal Access to Utility Services
By Patricia Black, MPP 2014 Across California, low-income communities experience restricted access…
- Say Her Name: How You Can Support Justice for Kayla Moore
By Noah Gaiser, MPP Candidate 2019 Editor’s Note: This article contains a…
- School-Based Health Outreach and Enrollment
By Bianca Louie, BA Public Policy, 2012 Author’s Note: Under the Affordable Care…
- Schools for Sale: The Unintended Costs of Education Philanthropy
By Tucker Brofft, MPP/MBA Candidate 2019 Who really influences K-12 education?…
- SNAP Funding Makes Economic Sense
By Jacqueline Gleason According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,…
- Social Considerations for Prop 47
By Kimberly Barbosa Soeiro, MPP 2016 This November, California’s registered voters have an opportunity…
- Spring 2020 Master’s Policy Reports
The Mills Policy Forum is hosting this year’s Master’s Policy Report digital…
- Spring 2022 Master’s Policy Reports
The Mills Policy Forum is hosting this year’s Master’s Policy Report digital posters online starting April 20, 2021. Posters summarizing the Mills MPP and MPP/MBA candidates’ research on current policy challenges for government and nonprofit clients will be displayed here as they become available. Constructive feedback on these works-in-progress is welcome while the students complete their analyses over the next several weeks.
Standard disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the client, the Mills College Public Policy Program, or the Policy Forum….
- Stand Up and Be Counted: Why We Need the LGBT Data Inclusion Act
By Matthew Lardner, MPP Candidate 2018 Historically, the federal government has…
- Strange Fruit: Revisioning Police Presence & Interaction in the City of Rochester
by Reilly Hirst for Mary Lupien, Rochester City Councilmember…
- Street Level Celebrates 10 years of Feeding The Hungry
By Maddie Fowler Public Radio Reporting at Mills College Article originally published…
- Strengthening Community through Effective Partnerships
by Alexis Grace, MPP ’23 for the City of Richmond, California…
- Surviving the Next Leap Forward
By Rick Rivera, MBA/MPP Candidate 2018 Philosophy Professor David Heller was, by…
- Susan’s Story: How Our Disaster Response Fails Seniors
Photo courtesy of Bill Hoban, Sonoma Index-Tribune. By Molly Curley O’Brien,…
- Sustainable Strategies for Unrestricted Revenue in Non-Profits: An Organizational Analysis for Youth Leadership Institute
by Alheli Cuenca…
- Synthetic Biology and Future-Focused Policy: Consider Adding Science to Your Public Policy Toolkit
By Rodalyn Guinto, MPP 2017 As public policy experts and experts-in-training…
- Teach, Stay, Thrive: Subsidized housing and BIPOC teacher retention in Oakland
by Bukky Olugbemi for the Office of the Mayor, City of Oakland…
- The ACA Contraceptive Mandate Denies Male Responsibility in Family Planning
By Jessica Blakemore While much of the debate surrounding the Affordable Care…
- The Case For An Equitable Sharing Economy
By Mia Satya, BA Public Policy expected 2016 One of the most…
- The Dog Days Are Over: a Letter From the Editor
By Rick Rivera, MBA/MPP candidate 2018 Welcome to a new year with…
- The Dumping/Donating Divide: Waste Management in West Oakland
Elizabeth Welsh, MPP 2014 Dumping is the illegal or improper disposal of…
- The Forum Goes to Virginia!
Your favorite Policy Forum is headed to the University of Virginia! Hosted…
- The Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since WWII
By Navneet Kaur, MPP Candidate 2016 The world as we know it…
- The Long Haul: How the Jones Act Impedes Puerto Rican Recovery Efforts (and What You Can Do About It)
By Rick Rivera, MBA/MPP Candidate 2018 The Long Haul: How the Jones…
- The MENA Dilemma: Being Counted in a Racialized America
by Caroline Love In a society with racial divisions, it is better…
- The Soda Tax: Regressive But Effective
By Jacqueline Gleason Every year, the average soda consumption per person in…
- Transformative Pathways: Identifying a Model for Financial Advancement and Overall Wellness of Children and Families in Richmond, California
By My Williams, MPP ’20, for Building Blocks for Kids–Richmond…
- Water Wars: Politics Prevent Comprehensive Water Policy
By Kacey Bills “North and South, coast and valley, urban and rural,…
By Zoe Harris, MPP Candidate 2017 For nearly a decade, Wisconsin drivers…
By Shanti Jensen, MPP/MBA Candidate 2018 Step off BART at San Francisco’s 24th…
By Miguel Dwin, MPP Candidate 2018 Prior to 2011, individuals convicted of…
By Kacey Bills, MPP 2014 California’s current drought is not a result…
By Sharon Robinson, MPP 2015 “Being male and black in Oakland…
By Rebecca Wegley, MPP Candidate 2017 Originally published by the Center on…
By Rebecca Wegley, MPP Candidate 2017 Originally published by the Center on…
By Alysa Cisneros, MPP Candidate 2017 In the midst of an election…
By Shanalee Gallagher, MPP Candidate 2018 Dear Ms. Woodley, I’m…
By Ryan Reaves, MPP Candidate 2018 Interacting with police can, at…
By Melanie Burgarino, MPP Candidate 2017 In the Bay area, everybody has…
Welcome to the Fall 2020 edition of the Mills Policy Forum. This semester we are proud to publish four articles. …
By Meghan Hunt, Mills MPP ’17 and all around nasty woman Fighting…
By Kacey Bills, MPP 2014 When I was a child growing up…
By Rebecca Wegley, MPP Candidate 2017 Originally published by the Center on…
By Scott Watkins, MPP/MBA 2016 Of Americans over the age of 65,…
Beki McElvain, BA Public Policy, 2014 In his January 2014 State of…
By Jacqueline Gleason The Homemade Food Act of 2012 makes it legal…
By Dani Finck, MPP Candidate 2017 In the United States, if convicted…
By Professor Robert Girling, Adjunct Professor of Socially Responsible Business at Mills…
By Meghan Hunt, MPP Candidate 2017 This November, Oakland will ask voters…
By Cora Sorenson Due to overexploitation marine fish populations are in decline…
By Beki McElvain, Founding Editor, BA Public Policy 2014 Low-income immigrant enclaves…
By Alysa Cisneros, Senior Editor, MPP Candidate 2017 Political satire has had…
By Rick Riviera, MBA/MPP Candidate 2018 The closest I’ve come to crying…
By Angelica Gums MPP Candidate, expected 2016 Everyday people lack the necessary…
By Shanalee Gallagher, MPP candidate 2018 Brittany Maynard was a 29-year-old woman…
By Patricia Black, MPP 2014 Across California, low-income communities experience restricted access…
By Noah Gaiser, MPP Candidate 2019 Editor’s Note: This article contains a…
By Tucker Brofft, MPP/MBA Candidate 2019 Who really influences K-12 education?…
By Jacqueline Gleason According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,…
By Kimberly Barbosa Soeiro, MPP 2016 This November, California’s registered voters have an opportunity…
The Mills Policy Forum is hosting this year’s Master’s Policy Report digital…
The Mills Policy Forum is hosting this year’s Master’s Policy Report digital posters online starting April 20, 2021. Posters summarizing the Mills MPP and MPP/MBA candidates’ research on current policy challenges for government and nonprofit clients will be displayed here as they become available. Constructive feedback on these works-in-progress is welcome while the students complete their analyses over the next several weeks. Standard disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the client, the Mills College Public Policy Program, or the Policy Forum….
By Matthew Lardner, MPP Candidate 2018 Historically, the federal government has…
By Rick Rivera, MBA/MPP Candidate 2018 Philosophy Professor David Heller was, by…
Photo courtesy of Bill Hoban, Sonoma Index-Tribune. By Molly Curley O’Brien,…
By Rodalyn Guinto, MPP 2017 As public policy experts and experts-in-training…
By Jessica Blakemore While much of the debate surrounding the Affordable Care…
By Mia Satya, BA Public Policy expected 2016 One of the most…
By Rick Rivera, MBA/MPP candidate 2018 Welcome to a new year with…
Your favorite Policy Forum is headed to the University of Virginia! Hosted…
By Navneet Kaur, MPP Candidate 2016 The world as we know it…
By Rick Rivera, MBA/MPP Candidate 2018 The Long Haul: How the Jones…
By Jacqueline Gleason Every year, the average soda consumption per person in…
By Kacey Bills “North and South, coast and valley, urban and rural,…