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Tag: poverty

Demonstrators calling for $15 an hour and a union protest at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Los Angeles in 2016. According to a recent report, California's economic divide has grown wider during the pandemic. Photo by Richard Vogel
Posted inWhatMatters

Governor’s panel: State should help workers unionize, raise wages

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Another chance to act on housing

Avatar by Dan Walters February 24, 2021February 23, 2021
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

How do we close the economic divide?

Avatar by Dan Walters January 31, 2021February 1, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Pandemic triggers century-high level of global inequality, U.S. among drivers

by Laurence Du Sault January 30, 2021February 1, 2021
Posted inWhatMatters

Unions, cities square off over raises, layoffs

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven December 16, 2020December 16, 2020
Posted inVotebeat

How Votebeat analyzed the election data

by Phillip Reese December 10, 2020December 11, 2020
A voter exits a polling place in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.
Posted inVotebeat

Poor and diverse voters fuel California’s record ballots cast

Lewis Griswold by Phillip Reese and Lewis Griswold December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
Posted inMy Turn

Counties must invest in the needs of girls

Avatar by Guest Commentary October 29, 2020October 29, 2020
Brothers, Hawie Mekbib, 26, and Yarred, 20, help prune basil at Overflow Farms in Riverside, CA. Oct. 10, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Mutual aid: When neighbors look to each other for pandemic relief

Orlando Mayorquin by Orlando Mayorquin October 20, 2020October 27, 2020
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

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