Living at the intersection of rich and poor
Carmen Preciado has always been able to identify the precise spot along Middlefield Road that marks the end of her world and the beginning of another. “When I go to...
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California has some of the best and worst places in U.S. for raising children, report finds
Children who grow up in the San Jose area are better off than those raised in almost any other metropolitan region in the country, according to a new report measuring...
This Bay Area food bank is still feeding Camp Fire survivors
More than a year after the deadliest fire in California’s history, the Contra Costa and Solano County Food Bank is still regularly helping local food banks and survivors affected by the...
Bay Area food bank is still feeding Camp Fire survivors
More than a year after the deadliest fire in California's history, the Contra Costa and Solano County Food Bank is still regularly providing food to local food banks and survivors...
New ‘food hub’ for low-income residents launched in Bay Area
A new Alameda County program focused on the connections between poverty, food and employment opened Friday morning, the latest in a countywide effort to help low-income residents by increasing access...
Minimum-wage workers will see pay boosts on Jan. 1
Low-wage workers will ring in the new decade with bigger paychecks as a round of minimum wage hikes takes effect on Jan. 1. Currently, the state minimum wage is $11...
‘It’s like a nightmare you never wake up from.’ Parents wait years for subsidized daycare
Tamara Hudson’s workday routine typically starts before 4 a.m., when the bleary-eyed single mother rouses her 2-year-old son in their Redwood City home, wraps him in a blanket and places...
Trump administration proposes boosting the cost of applying for U.S. citizenship
A recent proposal by the Trump administration to boost the cost of applying for U.S. citizenship will disproportionately affect low-income Bay Area immigrants, local advocates say — and could dissuade...
Immigrants afraid of Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule are dropping food stamps, MediCal
Last month, Yuri sat in her dining room in San Jose, turned on the T.V., and heard something that made her sit up straight and sent her mind racing. The...
Immigrants afraid of Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule are dropping food stamps, MediCal
A looming change in what is known as the "public charge" rule is sowing confusion and fear within the immigrant community, causing many people to abandon programs they need for...
