cost of living

On Your November Ballot: The Pros and Cons of Increasing California’s Minimum Wage

Edward Henderson, California Black Media September 11, 2024

Prop 32 would increase California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour. It is currently $16 per hour for most people and $20 per hour for fast food workers.

News

Barragán’s Vote for Omnibus Bill will Fund $7,535,000 in Local Projects

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 17, 2022

Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Harbor City) voted to pass government funding legislation on March 9. The bill’s transformative investments will help working families with the cost of living, create American jobs, and support the vulnerable.

Local

New Study: 40 Percent of Cali’s Black Families are $10,000 to $30,000 Short of What They Need to Get

Tanu Henry, California Black MediaJuly 29, 2015

Sgt. Camelia Straughn, a Sacramento resident and 20-year vet in the U.S. National Guard, is deployed right now in Cuba.