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POVERTY RATE AT 50-YEAR HIGH IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY; EL CAJON HAS WORST POVERTY...
New Census data show 850,000 county residents living in economic hardship September 29, 2009 (San Diego)--Poverty in San Diego County shot up in 2008, rising at a much faster pace than in California or...
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CENTER ON POLICY INITIATVES TURNS ITS ATTENTION TO “BUILDING OUR FUTURE WITH...
Story and photos by Leon Thompson October 31st, 2009 (Mission Valley) -- The 2009 Center on Policy Initiatives Gala, held at the Holiday Inn San Diego on the Bay on October 21st, honored the MAAC...
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NATIONAL PLAN TO CREATE JOBS: LOCAL JOB CREATION MIRRORS NATIONAL MOVEMENT
December 31, 2009 (San Diego) -- The Economic Policy Institute (EPI has issued a nationwide local jobs initiative called the American Jobs Plan. The five-point plan to create jobs for Americans has...
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FIERY FINDINGS: AMONG MAJOR CITIES, SAN DIEGO HAS LOWEST LEVEL OF...
Leaders propose options to address serious public safety crisis in City and County By Miriam Raftery July 28, 2010 (San Diego) – San Diego has the fewest firefighters per capita of any major city in...
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100,000 MORE SAN DIEGANS FELL INTO POVERTY OR ECONOMIC HARDSHIP IN 2009; EL...
30% are economically challenged; 17% of region’s children live below federal poverty line East County News Service September 29, 2010 (San Diego) -- More than 100,000 San Diego County residents fell...
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COUNTY DRAWS CRITICISM FOR KEEPING HIGHER THAN AVERAGE RESERVES WHILE FAILING...
By Miriam Raftery June 10, 2011 (San Diego) – A coalition of organizations serving people in need hosted a forum on June 2 at the City Heights Center to voice sharp criticism of San Diego County...
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“HEROES AT WORK” HONORED AT CPI GALA
Group focused on rights of working San Diegans also takes stands for Prop 30, against Prop 32By Miriam RafteryOctober 11, 2012 (San Diego)—At its 15th anniversary gala last night, the Center on Policy...
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