Tag: Poverty
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San Diego Explained: Meet San Diego’s New Council President
After voters ousted San Diego City Council President Myrtle Cole in November, officials have rallied behind Councilwoman Georgette Gomez to become the next City Council president. Gomez represents District 9, which includes City Heights and other areas. As the new Council president and chair of the Metropolitan Transit System, she’s now poised to become one…
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‘Kids Count’ Report Gives State Low Marks
By Kenny Goldberg The latest edition of the annual Kids Count report on children’s well-being ranks California 38th in the country, just ahead of Oklahoma. Produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the report released Tuesday examines 16 categories of well-being, including teen birth rates, the percentage of kids in single-parent families, child poverty rates…
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Helping Hungry Kids Eat at Home When School is Out
About 70 percent of San Diego County students who qualify for free meals at school aren’t showing up to claim meals offered to them at summer programs run by school districts and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Megan Burks On average, 70 percent of San Diego children who qualify for…
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Two Stories of Impact From San Diego’s Minimum Wage Increase
By Claire Trageser San Diego became one of several cities that recently raised its minimum wage above both the state and federal minimums. Much has been written and many arguments have been made about the positives and negatives of that decision. This is not that kind of story. Instead, this story illustrates the lives of…