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Category: Poverty

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Posted inEconomy

California Policy & Politics: A Primer

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff January 14, 2021January 15, 2021

Download and read this 53-page overview of all the major issues facing California policymakers.

Demonstrators participate in a caravan along Harrison Street in Oakland to protest rent payment and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Newsom wants extra $600 stimulus for low-wage Californians

Nigel Duara by Nigel Duara January 6, 2021January 6, 2021
Mariana with her daughter Genessis, 8, and son Gerardo, 2, on September 7, 2020. The family of four shares a one-bedroom apartment in National City but have fallen behind on rent payment due to Mariana and her husband both losing months of work amid the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Newsom weighs aid for undocumented Californians weathering pandemic with no safety net

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts September 8, 2020September 14, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Where to get financial help during coronavirus in California — and is it enough?

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts June 29, 2020July 7, 2020
Linda Jacobs, 71, at her home in Concord. Jacobs, who is especially high risk for COVID-19 due to a number of health conditions including diabetes, lung disease and a heart disease, relies on the Multipurpose Senior Services Program to continue living independently. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inAging

“Might as well have them walk the plank” — Cuts may force many seniors into nursing homes

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov May 19, 2020May 20, 2020
A physician's assistant listens to a patient's breathing at a clinic in Bieber, California on July 23, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

How Newsom budget yanks back Medi-Cal health care gains for low-income residents

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra May 18, 2020June 23, 2020
Money Mart payday loans and check cashing store in Sacramento, California. Photo via Creative Commons
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Need money during coronavirus pandemic? How to avoid loan sharks and debt traps

by Manuela Tobias March 31, 2020April 1, 2020
Resident Martha Kapla, right, holds a sign during a rally in front of Brookdale San Pablo assisted living in San Pablo, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.
Posted inHousing

Newsom did not issue a statewide eviction ban. Tenant groups say renters’ health could be threatened

Avatar by Matt Levin March 17, 2020March 18, 2020
Censoteria, a card game developed at La Luz in Sonoma, is based off of the familiar La Loteria game and helps to engage community members with civics, the census and public services. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inImmigration

Coronavirus, citizenship and the census: California fears an undercount

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo March 16, 2020March 19, 2020
Thousands gathered to support democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Are low-income voters Bernie’s secret weapon?

AvatarJackie Botts by Ben Christopher, Jackie Botts and Jacqueline Garcia February 28, 2020June 24, 2020

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