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California Workers Without Adequate Paid Sick Days as COVID Surge Hits Again
California workers deserve to be safe, healthy, and thrive. State leaders created COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to ensure workers were able to take time off to care for themselves and loved ones while following public health guidelines. This temporary policy lapses once again on September 30, 2022. Without it, many workers may have just …Covid-19Poverty & Inequality -
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Students Need Financial Support for Higher Education & Career Paths
All California students pursuing higher education and career pathways should have access to an affordable education and the ability to achieve economic security. And California offers many postsecondary institutions for students to pursue their goals, including colleges, universities, community colleges, and trade schools. Yet, high costs of higher education and career training programs, along with …Covid-19Education -
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Who is Experiencing Housing Hardship in California?
Introduction All Californians deserve a safe and stable place to call home – a home that is affordable, located near their work and communities. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s serious housing affordability challenges threatened the well-being of families and communities and the future growth of the state. Throughout the pandemic, job losses have hit …Covid-19Housing & Homelessness -
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Moving Beyond Relief for California Child Care
Introduction California children need a safe space to learn and grow while parents are at work, and the COVID-19 pandemic underscored just how essential child care is for the livelihood of workers and communities. California’s subsidized child care and development system has long been critical to the state’s economic infrastructure, helping families struggling to make …Child Care & PreschoolCovid-19 -
California’s Subsidized Child Care Providers Are Overdue for Pay Raise
California’s subsidized child care providers offer vital early learning and care for families struggling to make ends meet. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many providers and their staff have risked their health and safety to offer care for children of working parents. These early educators — primarily women and disproportionately women of color — …Child Care & PreschoolCovid-19
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