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Category Archives: Poverty Issues
Beyond the Bubble: Looking Back at the LA Riots of 1992
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? You want to know what makes a reporter feel old? Looking for a story you know … Continue reading
Video: Unincorporated California Communities Suffering From Neglect
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California Watch has created an audio slideshow from its reporting on the problems faced by poor, unincorporated communities in California. From the intro to the piece… Roughly 1.8 million people live in low-income unincorporated communities in California. These communities are … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: Stockton's Rocky Road
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? Ever since Vallejo settled its bankruptcy situation, Stockton has become the new poster child for the … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Death Row Inmate Dies of Natural Causes at San Quentin
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Death row inmate dies in cell at San Quentin (Los Angeles Times) GOP … Continue reading
In Marin County, Poverty Exists Alongside Wealth
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by Patricia Leigh Brown, California Watch Those wanting to check the socioeconomic pulse of the Canal area of San Rafael need only peruse the bulletin board at The Canal Alliance, a nonprofit center serving the neighborhood’s largely low-income Spanish-speaking population. … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Cries of Pain from Calif Scientists as Mars Projects Take Hit in NASA Budget Draft
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. NASA, Rep. Schiff in war of words over Mars exploration (Pasadena Star-News) Obama … Continue reading
Analysis: The Current State of Occupy Oakland
After last weekend's arrests of hundreds of people participating in the Occupy Oakland demonstration, various cross-currents seem to be roiling the group and its relationship with both city leaders and the community. The Chronicle today reports on a split in … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: K-Pop Comes of Age in US with "Late Show" Appearance for Girls' Generation
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. K-Pop Sensation Girls' Generation Plays 'Late Show With David Letterman' (Wall Street Journal) … Continue reading
Police Crowd Control Tactics Again an Issue in Occupy Oakland Protest; Video: Jean Quan Gives Media Tour of City Hall Damage
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Sunday was meant to be a daylong ‘rise-up’ festival for Occupy Oakland, held at the site of what was supposed to be the group's new social center. But when Occupy's plans on Saturday to take over a building and establish … Continue reading
Occupy Protests Close Downtown Banks
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Protesters from Occupy San Francisco and dozens of labor, housing and activist groups participated today in multiple actions targeting financial and other corporations. At least 18 people were arrested while blocking Wells Fargo's downtown headquarters and a Bank of America … Continue reading
