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Women workers may not be faring as well as you’d think
New index ranks women’s well-being in all California counties shows Santa Clara women are the most likely to work low wage jobs in the state.
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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Oregon posts workplace outbreaks, California has no such plan
Oregon led with transparency in reporting workplace outbreaks. California shields businesses so as not to shame them. The distinction has workers and public health experts worried.
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What the failure of Prop. 25 means for racial justice in California
California voters rejected the Legislature’s decision to end cash bail. While it doesn’t mean the end of criminal justice reform, it does signal more work ahead.
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Latino Republicans: ‘Trump is a leader, not a politician’
Even if the Republican loses, Latino supporters highlight the need for Democrats in control in California to be inclusive of an important voting block with differing views on small businesses, health care and immigration.
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San Francisco voters approve first-in-the-nation CEO tax that targets income gap
Wealthy companies whose chief executive is paid 100 times more than their median worker will pay a higher gross receipts tax.
Economy
California offered a lifeline when their hours were cut — then payments froze
Delays at the Employment Development Department’s Work Sharing layoff-prevention program have left some struggling workers out thousands of dollars. Economists say that fixing the problems fast could help ease the state’s jobs crisis.
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Evicted Monterey County renters face greater risk of contracting COVID-19
After 70 years in Monterey County, 87-year-old Mary Martinez moved in the middle of a pandemic, evicted from her modest one-bedroom, second-floor apartment at 1118 Parkside St. in north Salinas. According to her former landlord, Martinez was evicted because she allowed a “violent man” to live with her, violating the conditions of her lease. Martinez said the man is her epileptic […]
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What Cal/OSHA has — and hasn’t — been doing for workers?
California is one of 22 states with a dedicated state agency charged with keeping workers safe and healthy. Here's how you can report problems.
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For some working Bay Area parents, only one solution to virtual school: drop their job
It’s a hot Monday afternoon and Alma Jimenez’s AC is running full speed in the room where her 7-year-old son, Abraham, “goes” to virtual school in their Concord apartment. Jimenez sets up the video call and sits a few feet away, ready to intervene if Abraham loses focus, as she knows he will. She will […]
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Amid pandemic, fighting San Francisco’s first-in-the-nation ‘overpaid CEO tax’ may be least of big business’s worries
“During a normal year, they would have fought it,” said San Francisco supervisor Matt Haney, who introduced the measure.