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A guaranteed income pilot program in Oakland improved housing stability and employment among its recipients, according to a new report from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research. Starting in 2021, 300 low-income families in Oakland received $500 a month in cash for 18 months. Jesus Gerena...
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Alejandra Reyes CalMatters Durante años, Kipp Kahlia se sintió estancada. La guitarrista de Long Beach solía realizar giras por el país con artistas de reggae. Pero hace 20 años, después de contraer parásitos intestinales en un viaje al extranjero, Kahlia tuvo que dejar de actuar. Su salud se deterioró...
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Alejandra Reyes CalMatters For years, Kipp Kahlia felt stuck. The Long Beach guitarist used to tour the country with reggae artists. But 20 years ago, after contracting intestinal parasites on a trip abroad, Kahlia had to take a step back from gigging. Her health deteriorated and visits to doctors...
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Alrededor de 300 adultos jóvenes que abandonan el sistema de crianza en California recibirán ahora un cheque mensual para ayudarlos a llegar a fin de mes, como parte del primer programa de ingresos garantizados del estado. Unas 150 personas en Ventura recibirán 1.000 dólares al mes y otras 150...
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About 300 young adults leaving foster care in California will now receive a monthly check to help them make ends meet, part of the state’s first guaranteed income program. Some 150 people in Ventura will receive $1,000 a month and another 150 in San Francisco will receive $1,200 dollars a...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Before the pandemic, Claudia Gutierrez worked day shifts in one fast food drive-thru and night shifts in another, never making more than the minimum wage. The coronavirus cut those hours in half. Gutierrez, 51, lives with her two teenagers, an adult daughter, her daughter’s boyfriend and...
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Originally by Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service/Public News Service After another school year impacted by the COVID pandemic, the long-term effects of educational disruptions are increasingly visible. Years of increased stress, financial burdens, and virtual schooling have affected children as well...
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A medida que muchos estadounidenses comienzan a recuperarse física, social y economicamente de la pandemia de COVID-19, es esencial prestar atención a quién no se está recuperando. Una y otra vez, las mujeres negras son las últimas en recuperarse de las recesiones económicas, debido a una combinación de racismo...
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As many Americans begin to recover physically, socially and financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential to pay attention to who isn’t on the mend. Time and time again, Black women are the last to recover from economic recessions, due to a combination of institutional racism and sexism, and...
A guaranteed income pilot program in Oakland improved housing stability and employment among its recipients, according to a new report from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research. Starting in 2021, 300 low-income families in Oakland received $500 a month in cash for 18 months. Jesus Gerena...
Alejandra Reyes CalMatters Durante años, Kipp Kahlia se sintió estancada. La guitarrista de Long Beach solía realizar giras por el país con artistas de reggae. Pero hace 20 años, después de contraer parásitos intestinales en un viaje al extranjero, Kahlia tuvo que dejar de actuar. Su salud se deterioró...
Alejandra Reyes CalMatters For years, Kipp Kahlia felt stuck. The Long Beach guitarist used to tour the country with reggae artists. But 20 years ago, after contracting intestinal parasites on a trip abroad, Kahlia had to take a step back from gigging. Her health deteriorated and visits to doctors...
Alrededor de 300 adultos jóvenes que abandonan el sistema de crianza en California recibirán ahora un cheque mensual para ayudarlos a llegar a fin de mes, como parte del primer programa de ingresos garantizados del estado. Unas 150 personas en Ventura recibirán 1.000 dólares al mes y otras 150...
About 300 young adults leaving foster care in California will now receive a monthly check to help them make ends meet, part of the state’s first guaranteed income program. Some 150 people in Ventura will receive $1,000 a month and another 150 in San Francisco will receive $1,200 dollars a...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Before the pandemic, Claudia Gutierrez worked day shifts in one fast food drive-thru and night shifts in another, never making more than the minimum wage. The coronavirus cut those hours in half. Gutierrez, 51, lives with her two teenagers, an adult daughter, her daughter’s boyfriend and...
Originally by Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service/Public News Service After another school year impacted by the COVID pandemic, the long-term effects of educational disruptions are increasingly visible. Years of increased stress, financial burdens, and virtual schooling have affected children as well...
A medida que muchos estadounidenses comienzan a recuperarse física, social y economicamente de la pandemia de COVID-19, es esencial prestar atención a quién no se está recuperando. Una y otra vez, las mujeres negras son las últimas en recuperarse de las recesiones económicas, debido a una combinación de racismo...
As many Americans begin to recover physically, socially and financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential to pay attention to who isn’t on the mend. Time and time again, Black women are the last to recover from economic recessions, due to a combination of institutional racism and sexism, and...