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Nov 27, 2023

Testing the Efficacy of Pretrial Diversion: A Randomized Trial at the San Francisco Neighborhood Courts

An evaluation of Neighborhood Court, a restorative justice diversion program, indicates a statistically insignificant reduction in recidivism, positive perceptions of the program among stakeholders, and a public willingness to pay for its features.
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May 8, 2023

Elicitation of Climate Information to Support Water Agency Planning: Report of a Workshop with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Expert elicitation can supplement information from climate models to support adaptation planning. This report describes how the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission used elicitation to identify climate impacts on the city's water supply.
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Jun 10, 2022

What Chesa Boudin's Replacement Can Do About Open-Air Drug Dealing

Successfully addressing open-air drug dealing in San Francisco will likely require transparency about consequences that drug dealers face; a rethinking of how such crimes are sanctioned; and collaboration between prosecutors, police, and the community.
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Mar 2, 2021

Racial Differences in End-of-Life Care Quality Between Asian Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites in San Francisco Bay Area

Compared with caregivers of non-Hispanic whites, caregivers of Asian decedents reported unmet needs for caregiver support and lack of respect for cultural traditions and religious/spiritual beliefs.
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Apr 3, 2017

RAND Opens Office in the San Francisco Bay Area

RAND has opened an office in the San Francisco Bay Area to foster collaboration with the region's leaders and researchers working to solve today's complex problems. Nidhi Kalra, a senior information scientist, is leading the new office.
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Mar 7, 2017

Innovation in the Bay Area: Q&A with Nidhi Kalra

Nidhi Kalra discusses what Silicon Valley startups and policy researchers have in common, whether test-driving autonomous vehicles could really prove their safety, and more.
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Sep 14, 2015

The Mental Health Association of San Francisco Partner Organizations Meet Their Goals in Stigma Reduction Efforts: Results of a Qualitative Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Process

This report describes the results of RAND's evaluation of the San Francisco-based Center for Dignity, Recovery, and Empowerment's technical assistance program for stigma-reduction programs through interviews with community-partner participants.
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Oct 8, 2014

Community Justice Center in San Francisco Is Associated with Lower Rearrest Rates

San Francisco opened the Community Justice Center in 2009 to serve the city's Tenderloin district and adjacent neighborhoods. Those arrested for an eligible offense in the Center catchment area after it opened were 8.9 to 10.3 percent less likely to be rearrested within one year.
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Oct 8, 2014

Does San Francisco's Community Justice Center Reduce Criminal Recidivism?

In 2009, San Francisco opened the Community Justice Center (CJC), a community court serving a high-crime area. This report examines whether the CJC reduces the risk of rearrest when compared to more traditional approaches for addressing arrestees.
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Oct 2, 2014

The Realities of Silicon Valley's Lack of Workforce Diversity

Major Silicon Valley tech firms have released statistics indicating their workforces are largely made up of white men. Corporate America is on the receiving end of a complex chain of social and educational factors that continue to leave minorities behind in terms of college graduation, and both minorities and women behind in terms of STEM degrees.
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Jan 1, 2014

Partnerships for Parks and Physical Activity

Given the need for comprehensive and multidisciplinary active living interventions, this article describes an innovative partnership for park design and evaluation.
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Jan 1, 2000

High Prevalence of Abscesses and Cellulitis Among Community-Recruited Injection Drug Users in San Francisco

The prevalence of and risk factors for abscesses and cellulitis were investigated among a community sample of injection drug users (IDUs).

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