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If Sherman Ray Harper had a say in the city budget, he would invest in more recreation centers because he doesn’t want more youth to end up homeless like him...
In the video above, VoiceWaves highlights some places in Long Beach that are helping residents who desire to live sustainably and at low cost...
By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Mitch Atkinson, Audrey La Benz, Grace Orozco, Eddie Perez, Shima Razipour and Daniel Van Hoosier
New America Media’s youth-led VoiceWaves has partnered with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to produce content for VoiceWaves.org...
Over the last 25 years California has continued to face an education crisis, and more recently, schools have not only seen continuous hikes in tuition rates, but drastic cuts in classes and teachers...
Just like you, I was born in a corrupt world and just like you, I didn’t choose the time nor the place or the problems before I came into this life...
Every tax dollar funneled into jails and prisons takes funding away from other services and needs, including K-12 and higher education...
Sacramento, Calif. — According to the California Governor’s budget summary for 2012-2013, higher education in the state of California has been cut by more than $2.65 billion since 2008.
New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
Politicians need to strengthen Social Security’s protections, especially for lower-income women, youth and ethnic elders and stop focusing on reducing Social Security already modest benefits to make up for projected shortfalls for the program decades from now, according to members of the Commission to Modernize Social Security during a national webinar held last week...
New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO–Women are recovering from the recession at a slower rate than men according to a new report by the California Budget Project (CBP) published in partnership with the Women’s Foundation of California...
Featured — January 31, 2012 9:07 pm
By Alejandra Alarcon and Rogelio Montaño
Coachella Unincorporated
With California’s budget crisis, residents are becoming aware of current economic issues the state faces...
Iexaminer.org, News Report, Nan Nan Liu, Posted: Jan 23, 2012
Seattle, Wa – In 2001, a sudden car crash shattered the wonderful life Wing Tse shared with his wife and two daughters...
By Nan Nan Liu
Tuyet Thi Mai, 69, already receives state public assistance, but still cannot afford rent...
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