California is staggeringly wealthy; home to major agricultural businesses and influential global tech companies, it boasts an economy larger than many nations. But the state also struggles with a ...
California’s poverty rate remains lower than it was pre-pandemic, but the expiration of COVID expanded safety net programs has led to a continued gradual increase compared to 2022. According to the ...
California is nothing if not a land of contrast. It is a state of astounding economic might, yet it carries the highest ...
End Poverty In California conducted another stop on its statewide listening tour in Vallejo Tuesday evening, connecting community leaders and facilitating a conversation about combating poverty in ...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last year’s presidential election underscored, particularly to Democrats, that the costs of living were a major factor ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom often boasts that California, if it were a country, would have the world’s fourth-largest economy. But despite its wealth, the state has also seen a sharp increase in poverty since ...
California tied with Louisiana for the highest poverty rate in 2024, according to a new analysis, as rumors of a Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom 2028 run for the White House loom large. “California’s ...
The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 -- 7.5% to 18.6% -- and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...
An Orange County entrepreneur and investor known for his crusade to end poverty in California has agreed to plead guilty to carrying out a $248 million dollar scheme to defraud investors and lenders ...