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Data for the People _ Oregon Center for Public Policy.pdf

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level State

State(s) Oregon

Source Oregon Center for Public Policy

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

All Oregonians deserve economic security, but for many it remains an elusive dream. This is particularly true for marginalized groups who face steep income inequalities and an economy that does not serve low-paid people. Data for the People compiles and provides the latest publicly...

Leveraging Anchor Institutions for Economic Inclusion

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) All States

Source PolicyLink

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Education, Health, Environment & Natural Resources, Children & Families

Anchor institutions can be important drivers of economic growth. Through their spending and investment, employment and contracting, and their ability to generate ideas, information, and talent, they can spark innovative enterprises grounded in place. Their existence can be especially...

State College Ordinance Prohibiting Employment Discrimination

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source State College Borough Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits employment discrimination. It ensures that all persons receive equal opportunities for employment regardless of their perceived or actual race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status,...

Recruiting a More Diverse Workforce

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States, California

Source University of California Berkeley

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

Increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce is associated with improved access for minority and underserved populations, improved patient satisfaction, and greater cultural competency in care environments. This guide highlights effective approaches for improving hiring diversity,...

2013 New York City Local Law 1080 Prohibiting Officers from Engaging in Bias-Based Profiling

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City of New York

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This local law prohibits law officers from engaging in biased-based profiling on the grounds of actual or perceived race, national origin, color, creed, age, alienage or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or housing status. It establishes avenues for persons...

Using Government Procurement to Advance Racial Equity

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Governments can promote racial equity through procurement and contracting reforms that increase vendor diversity and expand racially equitable service outcomes. This report outlines successful case studies and best practices for developing equitable procurement strategies and recommends...

Beyond Policing: Investing in Offices of Neighborhood Safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for American Progress

Policy Areas Public Safety

This report provides a road map for city governments to establish a civilian Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) that provides the infrastructure and resources necessary for successful community-based public safety efforts. This report details varying structures and systems in place...

2019 Fort Thomas Fair Employment Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Kentucky

Source City of Fort Thomas

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The ordinance prohibits an employer from refusing to hire, terminating, or discriminating against any individual on the basis of race, national origin, sex and/or gender, including gender identity, religion, age and/or sexual orientation. The ordinance requires the City Council to...

City of Minneapolis 2040 Plan Executive Summary

Type Policy Brief or Report, Act or Session Law

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City Of Minneapolis

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This is the executive summary of Minneapolis 2040 regional development plan. Critically, this plan rezoned the entire city of Minneapolis eliminating single-family zoning. They did this to address the affordable-housing crisis and confront a history of racist housing practices....

Building Resiliency: The Role of Anchor Institutions in Sustaining Community Economic Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Education, Health, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Children & Families

Chester, Pennsylvania, a small, formerly industrial city located on the Delaware River, not far from Philadelphia, exemplifies the problems and possibilities faced by older manufacturing cities across the United States, especially in the Northeast and Midwest. Chester's problems of...

The Road to Zero Wealth: How the Racial Wealth Divide is Hollowing Out America's Middle Class

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

In their 2016 report, The Ever-Growing Gap: Without Change, African American and Latino Families Won’t Match White Wealth for Centuries, the Institute for Policy Studies showed that if current trends continue, it will take 228 years for the average Black family to reach the level...

2010 King County Ordinance 16948 Advancing Equity and Justice

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) Washington

Source King County Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

The ordinance, in order to achieve the 'fair and just principle' embedded within the countywide strategic plan, requires that equity and justice be applied to every county action. The ordinance establishes an inter-branch team to facilitate accountability of and coordination by all...

Innovation and the City

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for an Urban Future

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Democracy & Governance, Children & Families, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Education, Transportation & Mobility

In recent years, cities have become the drivers of government innovation. As urban growth has exploded over the past half century - increasing from a third to nearly 60 percent of world population today - local officials have been forced to solve problems and generate new ideas, policies,...

Gaining Ground Series: Proactive Legislation in the States at Midyear, 2021

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health

This report highlights several examples of proactive state policies that were enacted to improve abortion access in the first half of 2021. This report also discusses steps states have taken to mitigate racial disparities in maternal health. Policies aim to increase public awareness...

2022 New York Ordinance 18-0066 Establishing the Office of Neighborhood Safety

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City of New York

Policy Areas Public Safety

This local law formally establishes an Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) to address gun violence and public safety, using an approach that considers socioeconomic and public health factors and seeks to address the root causes of violence. It also delegates the responsibility of...

Getting It Right: Building Effective Civilian Review Boards to Oversee Police

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source ACLU

Policy Areas Public Safety

A white paper by the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union detailing recommendations for designing effective civil review boards to oversee law enforcement. The paper includes a brief history of civil review boards and specific tactics for addressing gaps in police...

Recommendations for Title V Programs: Co-Creating an Equitable Future with the Wisdom of Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Title V MCH Services Block Grant programs provide funding for three categories of essential services--direct, enabling, and public health services--but requires funded programs to be "family-centered, community-based and culturally competent." This report examines the methodologies...

2020 Charlottesville Police Training and Weaponry Resolution

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Virginia

Source City of Charlottesville

Policy Areas Public Safety

This 2020 Resolution prohibits the Charlottesville Police Department from receiving military training or acquiring weaponry from the United States Government, any foreign military or police, or any private company....

2021 Brookfield Policy-Procedure 01.06: Use-of-Force

Type Executive Order

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Brookfield

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to Campaign Zero's "8 Can't-Wait" policies, the Brookfield Police Chief delivered an open letter to the public detailing how these demands were incorporated into Brookfield's Use-of-Force Policy Procedure. These policy procedures include banning chokeholds and strangleholds,...

Achieving the Anchor Promise: Improving Outcomes for Low-Income Children, Families and Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) All States

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Education, Health, Environment & Natural Resources, Children & Families

It is widely acknowledged that hospitals and universities are anchor institutions - that is, place-based institutions that are tied to their location by reason of mission, invested capital, or relationships to customers or employees and hence have a vested interest in improving the...

Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The deep and persistent racial wealth divide will not close without bold, structural reform. In this report, the authors offer 10 bold solutions broken into three categories: Programs, Power and Process. These solutions are designed to strike at the structural underpinnings holding...

Reducing Gun Violence: The Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2001

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source US Department of Justice

Policy Areas Public Safety

This report details Boston's Operation Ceasefire, which was a policy response to the epidemic of youth homicide in the city in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Its main findings show that focused-deterrence strategies, designed to increase the perceived cost of crime, contributed to...

Sample Local Resolution to Demilitarize Police Forces

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source ACLU

Policy Areas Public Safety

This model legislation directs the demilitarization of a local police department by prohibiting police from receiving training and equipment from the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO), more commonly known as the "1033 Program." This resolution includes a clause that requires comprehensive...

Feel the Heat!: The Unrelenting Challenge of Young Black Male Unemployment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Law and Social Policy

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development

The situation of high unemployment for black men is not new. It has persisted for decades, and scholars, sociologists, economists, policy makers, and advocates have brought attention to various aspects of this challenge and put forth solutions. Yet, it is seemingly an intractable...

2013 Multnomah County Ordinance 1202 Prohibiting Discrimination

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) Oregon

Source Multnomah County

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Spaces

This ordinance prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public places on the basis of any identity traits. This ordinance provides legal recourse for individuals who have been discriminated against and provides a specific listing of protected groups, classes, and traits...

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