Devin Lavelle
@devinlavelle.bsky.social
Husband, father, CRB Assistant Director (#CALeg CAGov research), cheerleader for Pocket-Greenhaven, @SacState & evidence-based governance, former @SacStateAlumni prez
Reading the Capitol Weekly story on gender parity in the #CALeg, we've been tracking demographics in the leg at CRB for a while, we've already twice seen this trend, a spike in female legislators is followed by a drop, while long term trend stays toward parity.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reading the Capitol Weekly story on gender parity in the #CALeg, we've been tracking demographics in the leg at CRB for a while, we've already twice seen this trend, a spike in female legislators is followed by a drop, while long term trend stays toward parity.
Fresh data from CRB! Check out the new Rural Data Interactive, breaking down poverty and other key demographics and data in California's rural communities by legislative district.
#CALeg #DataViz #Tableau
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#CALeg #DataViz #Tableau
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November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Fresh data from CRB! Check out the new Rural Data Interactive, breaking down poverty and other key demographics and data in California's rural communities by legislative district.
#CALeg #DataViz #Tableau
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#CALeg #DataViz #Tableau
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This morning I was pleased to share the California Research Bureau's work on voter fraud requested by the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee. @CAStateLibrary
August 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This morning I was pleased to share the California Research Bureau's work on voter fraud requested by the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee. @CAStateLibrary
Reposted by Devin Lavelle
The economic data don't look good, but the Wall Street Journal is still picking up good vibes cepr.net/publications...
The Wall Street Journal is Picking Up Good Vibrations
Spending rose under Biden but drew negative coverage; now it's falling under Trump, yet media call it a recovery.
cepr.net
July 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The economic data don't look good, but the Wall Street Journal is still picking up good vibes cepr.net/publications...
The @uclaanderson forecast director @jnickelsburg just announced his retirement! He's been quite the legend in California economics. 👏(Don't worry, like any good academic, will only be semi-retired)
June 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The @uclaanderson forecast director @jnickelsburg just announced his retirement! He's been quite the legend in California economics. 👏(Don't worry, like any good academic, will only be semi-retired)
Just finished my last board meeting with the Sacramento State Alumni Association.
💚💛🐝💛💚
It's a great time to be a Hornet, as Lance Hastings would say, it's been an incredible 8 years, celebrating and supporting our great university, and doing the work with such incredible people.
💚💛🐝💛💚
It's a great time to be a Hornet, as Lance Hastings would say, it's been an incredible 8 years, celebrating and supporting our great university, and doing the work with such incredible people.
May 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Just finished my last board meeting with the Sacramento State Alumni Association.
💚💛🐝💛💚
It's a great time to be a Hornet, as Lance Hastings would say, it's been an incredible 8 years, celebrating and supporting our great university, and doing the work with such incredible people.
💚💛🐝💛💚
It's a great time to be a Hornet, as Lance Hastings would say, it's been an incredible 8 years, celebrating and supporting our great university, and doing the work with such incredible people.
I'm happy to share with you the final project from Pamela Martin, a great member of my team at CRB & a fellow @SacState PPA alum! We wish her well as she heads into the new adventures of retirement and thank her for a great career of service to California!
www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg
www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg
A Brief History of the University of California, 1860–1960 - California State Library
By Pam Martin This primer offers a concise overview of the history of the University of California, from its founding to the passage of the Master Plan in 1960. Prepared by Pamela Martin at the reques...
www.library.ca.gov
April 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I'm happy to share with you the final project from Pamela Martin, a great member of my team at CRB & a fellow @SacState PPA alum! We wish her well as she heads into the new adventures of retirement and thank her for a great career of service to California!
www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg
www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg
Today is the 2nd half of Give @SacState Day! I'm behind from all the Spring Break fun, but wanted to make sure I reminded all my @SacStateAlumni friends today is the day to say #StingersUp to our U & give to support your favorite programs!
givesacstateday.csus.edu/amb/devin
givesacstateday.csus.edu/amb/devin
Give Sac State Day 2025
April 17 & 18
givesacstateday.csus.edu
April 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today is the 2nd half of Give @SacState Day! I'm behind from all the Spring Break fun, but wanted to make sure I reminded all my @SacStateAlumni friends today is the day to say #StingersUp to our U & give to support your favorite programs!
givesacstateday.csus.edu/amb/devin
givesacstateday.csus.edu/amb/devin
CRB today published a special edition of Studies in the News, focused on research and evidence around tariffs. Timely, right?
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/library.ca.g...
And if you like what you ride, sign up for Studies in the News here: www.library.ca.gov/mailing-lists/
#CALeg
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/library.ca.g...
And if you like what you ride, sign up for Studies in the News here: www.library.ca.gov/mailing-lists/
#CALeg
April 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
CRB today published a special edition of Studies in the News, focused on research and evidence around tariffs. Timely, right?
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/library.ca.g...
And if you like what you ride, sign up for Studies in the News here: www.library.ca.gov/mailing-lists/
#CALeg
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/library.ca.g...
And if you like what you ride, sign up for Studies in the News here: www.library.ca.gov/mailing-lists/
#CALeg
California State Library considers next steps after abrupt federal funding cuts
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
California State Library considers next steps after abrupt federal funding cuts
Officials worry that more cuts down the line could jeopardize jobs and programs to reach patrons with disabilities.
www.capradio.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
California State Library considers next steps after abrupt federal funding cuts
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
www.capradio.org/articles/202...
Check out this great new resource from the @CAStateLibrary!
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks.
DL the Palace Project App on your Android or iOS device.
thepalaceproject.org
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks.
DL the Palace Project App on your Android or iOS device.
thepalaceproject.org
Palace Project Home - The Palace Project
Designed for Discovery Palace prioritizes available and relevant titles to increase discovery Accessibilityand Ease-of-Use Streamlined, user-centered design with a focus on accessibility Want to learn...
thepalaceproject.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out this great new resource from the @CAStateLibrary!
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks.
DL the Palace Project App on your Android or iOS device.
thepalaceproject.org
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks.
DL the Palace Project App on your Android or iOS device.
thepalaceproject.org
The California Research Bureau has updated its Legislative Demographics interactive. The Legislature remains “majority minority” with 66 members of color and is nearly evenly divided with 57 female members.
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#Tableau #DataViz #CALeg
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#Tableau #DataViz #CALeg
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March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The California Research Bureau has updated its Legislative Demographics interactive. The Legislature remains “majority minority” with 66 members of color and is nearly evenly divided with 57 female members.
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#Tableau #DataViz #CALeg
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#Tableau #DataViz #CALeg
Very informative data on what people know/care about.
The top-left (don't know/do care) is full of economic good news and environmental bad news ... if only people knew a little more about that.
Lots of political horse race and drama in the don't care sections.
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The top-left (don't know/do care) is full of economic good news and environmental bad news ... if only people knew a little more about that.
Lots of political horse race and drama in the don't care sections.
datawrapper.dwcdn.net/rtXio/27/
The Ipsos Care-o-Meter
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February 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Very informative data on what people know/care about.
The top-left (don't know/do care) is full of economic good news and environmental bad news ... if only people knew a little more about that.
Lots of political horse race and drama in the don't care sections.
datawrapper.dwcdn.net/rtXio/27/
The top-left (don't know/do care) is full of economic good news and environmental bad news ... if only people knew a little more about that.
Lots of political horse race and drama in the don't care sections.
datawrapper.dwcdn.net/rtXio/27/
Had the privilege of meeting the new @SacState 🏈 Coach, Brennan Marion!
He's an inspiring guy who has already secured the best recruiting class in FCS and he'll be installing one of the most exciting offenses in football!
@SacHornetsFB is on its way back to #1! #StingersUp!
He's an inspiring guy who has already secured the best recruiting class in FCS and he'll be installing one of the most exciting offenses in football!
@SacHornetsFB is on its way back to #1! #StingersUp!
February 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Had the privilege of meeting the new @SacState 🏈 Coach, Brennan Marion!
He's an inspiring guy who has already secured the best recruiting class in FCS and he'll be installing one of the most exciting offenses in football!
@SacHornetsFB is on its way back to #1! #StingersUp!
He's an inspiring guy who has already secured the best recruiting class in FCS and he'll be installing one of the most exciting offenses in football!
@SacHornetsFB is on its way back to #1! #StingersUp!
CRB released a data interactive displaying the state, federal and California municipal minimum wages over time, adjustable for inflation.
Read the Quick Hit: www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
Check out the interactive: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#CALeg #Tableau #DataViz
Read the Quick Hit: www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
Check out the interactive: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#CALeg #Tableau #DataViz
January 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
CRB released a data interactive displaying the state, federal and California municipal minimum wages over time, adjustable for inflation.
Read the Quick Hit: www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
Check out the interactive: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#CALeg #Tableau #DataViz
Read the Quick Hit: www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
Check out the interactive: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#CALeg #Tableau #DataViz
Worth noting that global coal consumption reached a record high in 2024 and is forecast to maintain those levels for at least the next several years.
Serious implications for local climate change realities.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
Serious implications for local climate change realities.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
Executive summary – Coal 2024 – Analysis - IEA
Coal 2024 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
January 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Worth noting that global coal consumption reached a record high in 2024 and is forecast to maintain those levels for at least the next several years.
Serious implications for local climate change realities.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
Serious implications for local climate change realities.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
Fresh Data Alert!
CRB has updated our Interactive District Profile Tool!
Access the interactive here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
And read the latest CRB Quick Hit about it, Better Know Your District! www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg #Tableal #DataViz
CRB has updated our Interactive District Profile Tool!
Access the interactive here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
And read the latest CRB Quick Hit about it, Better Know Your District! www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg #Tableal #DataViz
January 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Fresh Data Alert!
CRB has updated our Interactive District Profile Tool!
Access the interactive here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
And read the latest CRB Quick Hit about it, Better Know Your District! www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg #Tableal #DataViz
CRB has updated our Interactive District Profile Tool!
Access the interactive here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
And read the latest CRB Quick Hit about it, Better Know Your District! www.library.ca.gov/crb/quick-hi...
#CALeg #Tableal #DataViz
Give the gift of life this holiday season! 🎅🏼🩸🎅🏼
There is a huge need this time of year and starting (or restarting) a habit of donating would make for a great New Year's Resolution!
Click here to make an appointment: donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/d...
There is a huge need this time of year and starting (or restarting) a habit of donating would make for a great New Year's Resolution!
Click here to make an appointment: donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/d...
December 24, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Give the gift of life this holiday season! 🎅🏼🩸🎅🏼
There is a huge need this time of year and starting (or restarting) a habit of donating would make for a great New Year's Resolution!
Click here to make an appointment: donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/d...
There is a huge need this time of year and starting (or restarting) a habit of donating would make for a great New Year's Resolution!
Click here to make an appointment: donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/d...
California is doing ... better than average!
Room for improvement, but not doom and gloom.
Room for improvement, but not doom and gloom.
Every state except one (North Dakota) has now seen their GDP recover or exceed pre-COVID levels!
Fastest: Florida (23.5%), Idaho (23%), Utah (21.8%), Arizona (19.9%), Texas (19.5%)
Slowest: North Dakota (-0.2%), Hawaii (1.7%), Alaska (3.5%), Louisiana (3.8%), Illinois (3.9%)
Fastest: Florida (23.5%), Idaho (23%), Utah (21.8%), Arizona (19.9%), Texas (19.5%)
Slowest: North Dakota (-0.2%), Hawaii (1.7%), Alaska (3.5%), Louisiana (3.8%), Illinois (3.9%)
December 21, 2024 at 12:20 AM
California is doing ... better than average!
Room for improvement, but not doom and gloom.
Room for improvement, but not doom and gloom.
"Data produced by the CA Research Bureau, a state government research institute, shows that CA issued permits for less than half the amount of homes per month in 2023 than it did in the 80s, approx 1/2 as much housing as TX and 2/3 as many as FL"
@sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
@sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
There’s no protecting California values without building more housing
California’s slow housing production is a direct threat to the future of our state’s political values and power in the aftermath of the presidential election.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:42 PM
"Data produced by the CA Research Bureau, a state government research institute, shows that CA issued permits for less than half the amount of homes per month in 2023 than it did in the 80s, approx 1/2 as much housing as TX and 2/3 as many as FL"
@sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
@sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Fresh data from the California Research Bureau!
Updated Residential Construction tool, detailing construction since 2001 by Senate and Assembly District
Check out the #Tableau #DataViz tool: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#Housing #CALeg
Updated Residential Construction tool, detailing construction since 2001 by Senate and Assembly District
Check out the #Tableau #DataViz tool: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#Housing #CALeg
December 5, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Fresh data from the California Research Bureau!
Updated Residential Construction tool, detailing construction since 2001 by Senate and Assembly District
Check out the #Tableau #DataViz tool: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#Housing #CALeg
Updated Residential Construction tool, detailing construction since 2001 by Senate and Assembly District
Check out the #Tableau #DataViz tool: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
#Housing #CALeg
I wonder how many of the folks who retweeted this opened and read the article and saw that it didn't mention "headlines" once.
This is why *headline writers* have more of an impact on public discourse than reporters
Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds | CNN Business
A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns t...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I wonder how many of the folks who retweeted this opened and read the article and saw that it didn't mention "headlines" once.
Reposted by Devin Lavelle
However, despite increased focus on industrial policy, manufacturing productivity remains stagnant. Recent US productivity gains are instead concentrated in the service sector—which is bad for onshoring ambitions but good for the welfare of US citizens who mostly consume & produce services.
November 25, 2024 at 11:29 PM
However, despite increased focus on industrial policy, manufacturing productivity remains stagnant. Recent US productivity gains are instead concentrated in the service sector—which is bad for onshoring ambitions but good for the welfare of US citizens who mostly consume & produce services.
Reposted by Devin Lavelle
