Economic Inequality

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Local government is key to establishing equity in California

Fresno is a case study for racial, economic and environmental injustice in California and a potential bellwether for the state’s pursuit of reparations.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 7 月 25, 2022

经济

Want to vote on raising California’s minimum wage? Judge says not until 2024

A judge rules that a proposition to raise the California minimum wage to $18 an hour can't go before voters until 2024. The same judge gave backers of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom more time to qualify, but in this case he backed the Secretary of State, who said proponents missed a key deadline to qualify in time for this November.

经过 邝婧 • 7 月 22, 2022

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California counties siphon Social Security benefits from some foster kids

California counties regularly take the Social Security benefits of foster youth who are disabled or whose parents have died. Advocates say it amounts to children paying for their own foster care.

经过 邝婧 • 7 月 22, 2022

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State shells out seed money for an ambitious program for homebuyers

The California Dream for All program would allow the state to invest alongside first-time homebuyers so that they could afford to purchase a home in California.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 7 月 20, 2022

高等教育

Cal State’s Black students are falling behind other groups — and poor graduation data obscures the crisis

The way the Cal State system presents graduation rates obscures how the system is failing its Black students.

经过 米哈伊尔·津施坦 • 7 月 12, 2022

重要的事情

Does Cal State hide Black graduation rates?

If data can illuminate, it can also obscure. That’s one of the main takeaways from CalMatters’ Mikhail Zinshteyn’s revealing investigation into gaps in graduation rates among ethnic and racial groups at California State University, the nation’s largest public university system that enrolls nearly half a million students. If you were to look at Cal State’s […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 7 月 12, 2022

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COVID pulls down Latino, Black, Asian life expectancy more than whites, study says

Medical journal study says life expectancy for California’s Latinos fell six years, more than other populations during pandemic.

经过 邝婧 • 7 月 7, 2022

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State and federal restrictions make it harder for low-income families to get infant formula

For families receiving government assistance, the types of infant formula they are allowed to purchase is limited. When the shortage began, California couldn’t quickly expand its list of approved formula brands due to federal restrictions, leaving low-income families scrambling to find formula.

经过 伊丽莎白·阿奎莱拉 • 7 月 1, 2022

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Proposal to boost state minimum wage to $18 won’t go on ballot 

Had the California Living Wage Act proposal succeeded, it would have increased base wages to $16 an hour next January and $18 by 2025.

经过 邝婧 • 7 月 1, 2022

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California workers found better paying jobs, but experts warn recession puts them at risk

Experts say the “great reshuffling” of jobs during the pandemic is changing California’s economy and workforce. Here are some takeaways.

经过 Levi Kalish • 6 月 30, 2022