SDSU/CPI Study Finds Wage Theft, Labor Law Violations and Discrimination in...
By Doug Porter, San Diego Free PressA study by San Diego State University Department of Sociology and the Center on Policy Initiatives found persuasive evidence of widespread wage theft, labor law...
View ArticleLes roban su salario a trabajadores de restaurantes de San Diego, según un...
El reporte se basó en entrevistas realizadas a más de 300 trabajadores en 160 restaurantes de distintos tipos, en los que se encontró además que los grupos más propensos a ser víctimas de esta práctica...
View ArticleSan Diego poverty rate remains unchanged
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The rate of San Diegans living below the federal poverty line last year was about the same as the year before, the Center on Policy Initiatives reported Thursday.
View ArticlePoverty Rate In San Diego Remains Steady
The rate of San Diegans living below the federal poverty line last year was about the same as the year before, the Center on Policy Initiatives reported Thursday.
View ArticleSan Diego's Working Poor Unable to Escape Poverty Despite Economic Growth
By R. StickneyDespite five years of economic growth in San Diego, the number of poor remains unchanged according to a new report. Low wages and part-time work are keeping San Diego’s poorest families...
View ArticleNivel de pobreza se mantiene en SD a pesar de creación de empleos.
SAN DIEGO, California(PH) El 15% de los residentes de San Diego viven bajo el nivel de pobreza federal, al igual que el año previo, a pesar de la creación de empleos, de acuerdo a un nuevo reporte del...
View ArticleVive bajo nivel de pobreza uno de cada siete residentes en San Diego
POR ARMANDO JOSÉ MERCADOSan Diego, 18 de septiembre.- Uno de cada siete residentes de San Diego vive actualmente bajo el nivel de pobreza que marca el gobierno federal, de acuerdo con el Centro de...
View ArticleVIDEO: Poverty Among San Diego Seniors Increases
Peggy Pico talks with Peter Brownell, research director of the Center on Policy Initiatives, and Brent Wakefield, vice president of development for Serving Seniors of San Diego, about new numbers on...
View ArticleLA POBREZA LASTIMA INCLUSO A PERSONAS CON EMPLEO
Pese a que el Condado de San Diego registra índices de recuperación económica y generación de empleos, todavía miles de familias dependen de préstamos para solventar sus deudas.
View ArticleSandieguinos pierden más de 700 millones de dólares de programas de ayuda al...
Ana L. Gomez | Frontera San DiegoSAN DIEGO, California(PH) Los residentes de San Diego pierden más de 700 millones de dólares de programas de ayuda al año, por falta de reclamos.
View ArticleLost benefits cost county $714M
By Joshua Stewart | UT San DiegoLess than half of eligible people get benefits, costing economy nearly $1B overall, study says. SAN DIEGO — People living in poverty in San Diego County are...
View ArticleSan Diego County Shorts the Poor
By Doug Porter | San Diego Free PressA study released yesterday the Center on Policy Initiatives says the County of San Diego is still doing a lousy job of enrolling people living in poverty in three...
View ArticleSan Diego leaves money (and food) on the table 11 Participation in safety net...
By Don Bauder | San Diego ReaderSan Diego County is still failing to enroll needy resident in major federal and state safety-net programs, and this is costing the local economy almost $1 billion a...
View ArticleVideo: San Diego Economy Taking $1B Hit From Low Safety Net Enrollment
KPBS Evening Edition host Peggy Pico speaks with Peter Brownell, research director at the Center on Policy Initiatives about their new report that says San Diego County enrollment rates in CalFresh,...
View ArticleSan Diego Families: Safety Net Programs Need More Attention
Equal VoiceSan Diego County is missing out on more than $900 million in economic activity each year because it is only enrolling about half of its eligible residents in state and federal safety net...
View ArticlePide mejores servicios para gente de bajos ingresos
Alexandra Mendoza | Vida LatinaSAN DIEGO — Los índices de inscripción a programas de ayuda estatales y federales como CalFresh, CalWORKs y Medi-Cal en el Condado de San Diego, continúan dentro de los...
View ArticleLack of hours hits minimum wage increase
Tens of thousands of San Diego's low wage workers got raises today, but boosting the minimum wage from $9 to $10 per hour won't do much against the region's high cost of living.Nichanora Montenegro got...
View ArticleAnalysis of the “Rebuild San Diego” Proposal
The “Rebuild San Diego” proposal does not raise any new revenue, failing to adequately address San Diego’s infrastructure needs.Decades of neglect by City officials have left us with crumbling,...
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Transit tax plan fails to address problems
By Brian Clapper, Monique Lopez & Dale Kelly Bankhead Read original op-ed here published in The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diegans face two major threats to the health, safety and well-being of our...
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CPI ENDORSEMENTS 2016 JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION
Vote YES on Prop I Vote NO on Prop HScroll down to read the ballot statements in favor of Prop I and against Prop H
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