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Minimum wage hikes have varying effects across nation

by Justin Ho
Dec 31, 2018
Twenty states are raising their minimum wages as we usher in 2019.
Workers celebrate outside the Ronald Reagan State Building in downtown Los Angeles on April 4, 2016, after California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.
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Scooters could improve mobility in low-income areas, but they have an image problem

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 5, 2018
They can be left anywhere, which riles wealthy communities. But that might make them surprisingly effective in underserved neighborhoods.
A user rides a Spin scooter in San Francisco.
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Is a struggling California town a victim of its own charm?

by Scott Cohin
Nov 23, 2018
An entity that buys land in Pescadero, California to preserve it as open space also effectively takes the land off the tax rolls
Pescadero, California, population around 1,700, is a popular tourist destination for wealthy Silicon Valley tech executives.
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As homelessness rate rises for elderly, some finding shelter in cars

by Danielle Prieur
Nov 9, 2018
In some parts of the country, like Central Florida, senior citizens make up about 10 percent of the homeless population.
A homeless man for over 30 years, who lives inside his car, repairs a bicycle on Sept. 23, 2015 in Hollywood. 
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World Bank report says more live in poverty than previously thought

by Jed Kim
Oct 17, 2018
The number of people living below the international poverty line has decreased by about a billion over the past 15 years, according to the World Bank’s annual report on global poverty. But the report concludes the threshold for measuring that — those who make less than $1.90 a day — is inadequate. The report introduces […]
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World Bank report says more live in poverty than previously thought

by Jed Kim
Oct 17, 2018
The number of people living below the international poverty line has decreased by about a billion over the past 15 years, according to the World Bank’s annual report on global poverty. But the report concludes the threshold for measuring that — those who make less than $1.90 a day — is inadequate. The report introduces […]
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When your home is towed away

by David Gorn
Sep 28, 2018
For thousands of homeless people living in their cars across California, car impoundment can be the tipping point into joblessness and a life on the streets.
Nearly 15,000 cars are used as homes in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Above, a man who lives in his car repairs a bicycle in the city of LA.
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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Rebuilding a neighborhood, one house at a time

by Amy Scott
Aug 20, 2018
A nonprofit program in Cleveland helps renters become homeowners.
A distressed house near the new homes built by CHN Housing Partners.
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Utah's approach to breaking the cycle of child poverty: helping parents

by Renata Sago
Jul 31, 2018
Utah is leading states in efforts to reduce childhood poverty, one study found. One approach it's taken? Creating programs that tackle intergenerational poverty in families.
Stephanie Snowball is raising her 3-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son with help from her grandmother.
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Utah is reducing its child poverty rate, one piece of data at a time

by Renata Sago
Jul 30, 2018
Utah's done more than any other state in the country to reduce its child poverty rate since 2010, one study says.
Shannon Starley regularly manages cases for Utah's Division of Children and Family Services.
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