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Tag: income gap

Coronavirus wipes away recent wage gains for many California workers, report finds

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts December 15, 2020December 16, 2020

New research finds the pandemic has likely stripped away most of the wage gains made after the Great Recession by California’s lowest earners. State Democrats and Republicans are proposing various solutions, but experts warn jobs alone will not bridge growing inequality.

A protester displays a sign during a rally at Arena Green during the Women's March San Jose on Jan. 18, 2020. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

Women workers may not be faring as well as you’d think

by Laurence Du Sault November 11, 2020November 12, 2020
The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline including the Salesforce Tower are seen in this view from the bay on Monday, March 9, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

Amid pandemic, fighting San Francisco’s first-in-the-nation ‘overpaid CEO tax’ may be least of big business’s worries

by Laurence Du Sault October 27, 2020October 28, 2020
A portrait of Sarah Kane at her home in Cupertino, on Thursday, Sep. 24, 2020. Photo by Randy Vazquez,Bay Area News Group

‘Lower-pay, higher-risk:’ Coronavirus layoffs send middle-class workers down the economic ladder

by Laurence Du Sault September 28, 2020October 2, 2020
Lucia Soares helps her two younger children, Emily, 9, and Daniel, 16, with their school work in their Modesto home. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

For 90% of students, school will be online

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Living at the intersection of rich and poor

by Erica Hellerstein February 18, 2020February 27, 2020
photo of San Francisco skyline, illustrating the pressures of the local housing crisis. Photo Stephanie Vacher/Creative Commons

Bay Area has highest income inequality in California

by Erica Hellerstein January 29, 2020March 5, 2020
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