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This Sunday May 25, racial-justice advocates will observe the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. A Minnesota professor who has written about activism surrounding Floyd’s case says the movement still has legs to it, despite recent rhetoric. When a handful of Minneapolis police offers were convicted on charges related...
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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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Mientras los líderes demócratas del estado sopesan cómo gastar un superávit presupuestario récord de $97,500 millones, también están tratando de encontrar la mejor manera de mantener a muchos californianos vulnerables fuera de la pobreza ante la disminución de los dólares del estímulo federal y la alta inflación que devora...
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As the state’s Democratic leaders weigh how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, they also are grappling with how best to keep many vulnerable Californians out of poverty with federal stimulus dollars waning and high inflation devouring household budgets. Some advocates say the revised budget Gov. Gavin...
This Sunday May 25, racial-justice advocates will observe the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. A Minnesota professor who has written about activism surrounding Floyd’s case says the movement still has legs to it, despite recent rhetoric. When a handful of Minneapolis police offers were convicted on charges related...
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...
Mientras los líderes demócratas del estado sopesan cómo gastar un superávit presupuestario récord de $97,500 millones, también están tratando de encontrar la mejor manera de mantener a muchos californianos vulnerables fuera de la pobreza ante la disminución de los dólares del estímulo federal y la alta inflación que devora...
As the state’s Democratic leaders weigh how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, they also are grappling with how best to keep many vulnerable Californians out of poverty with federal stimulus dollars waning and high inflation devouring household budgets. Some advocates say the revised budget Gov. Gavin...