How hungry is California? Millions struggle to eat well in an abundant state
How bad is California hunger? A lot depends on your access to food aid, which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic but is being reduced.
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For moms, back to school is not back to normal
Women’s participation in the labor force hasn’t been this low since 1988.
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How did $2.7 billion in housing bonds disappear?
An audit found an obscure state committee led by top elected officials missed spending deadlines for affordable housing bonds nearly a decade ago. Few are around to explain why.
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Newsom doubles down on sheltering farmworkers despite few takers
California is upgrading its underutilized Housing for the Harvest program to provide quarantine hotel rooms for farmworkers, in the hopes that a wage replacement and an option to shelter at home will boost participation. But is it too late?
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Thousands of child care centers shutter, spelling bad news for California
The coronavirus pandemic has decimated child care centers in California, with many closing permanently. The consequences will adversely affect children, parents, center operators and the state economy.
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Could these bills help California build more affordable housing?
Key legislators push duplexes, looser regulations and more money to boost housing supply.
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Fresno health inspectors tipped off Foster Farms about state inspection amid outbreak
Emails reveal Fresno County public health officials tipped off Foster Farms executives during the county's largest-known COVID-19 workplace outbreak.
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Small landlords left struggling when renters stop paying
Economists say small property owners have been uniquely pinched by the pandemic as renters move out or stop paying. Despite a federally mandated mortgage forbearance and $2.6 billion in rental relief from the state, some landlords who slip through the cracks wonder how much longer they can absorb the costs.