Hong Kong’s ‘Che’ Points at the Collapsing Facade of Elitist Hong Kong
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 03, 2014
The sudden reversal of political fortunes in Hong Kong has thrown everything wide open, as the elitist power structure crumbles.
Q&A;: Long Beach Unified Only District in CA to Mention Homeless Students in its Budget
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 01, 2014
Long Beach Unified School District was the only district in California to reference homeless students in its plan, under a new funding law that directs more money to high need students.
Latino Workers Dying at Higher Rates in Job Accidents, Report Shows
FairWarning, News Report, Posted: Sep 18, 2014
Worker advocates blame weak federal and state regulation and a trend of employers increasingly giving dangerous jobs to temporary workers.
More than 40 Percent of Minnesota Workers Lack Access to Paid Sick Days
TC Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: Sep 17, 2014
Some 41% of Minnesota workers lack access to even a single day of earned sick time, a new report finds. Those who have the most difficulty taking time off from work when they are sick include low-income workers and those employed in food service and other jobs where they are in regular contact with the public.
Tax-break Tech Hiring a Bust in San Francisco’s Tenderloin
Central City Extra, News Report, Posted: Sep 15, 2014
The city's so-called Twitter tax break has resulted in only one full-time hire and five summer interns in the low-income neighborhood now home to the city's tech firms.
More Homeless Families Expected in D.C. This Winter
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Sep 08, 2014
A spike is anticipated in the number of D.C. families who will need a safe and warm place to live this winter, government officials say.
Calif. Assemblyman Bonta Authors AB 2719 to Support Innovative Small Businesses
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Sep 03, 2014
If approved, the bill would create support for "pop up" businesses that sell non-food products from temporary venues.
New York Bank Accused of Refusing Mortgages to Blacks
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Sep 02, 2014
Evans Bank in New York is being sued by the state over accusations that its mortgage lenders refused financing to African-Americans in Buffalo.
Study: Wealth of Calif. Nonprofits Not Evenly Spread Throughout State
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 30, 2014
The San Francisco Bay Area has less than a fifth of the state’s total population, but has nearly half of the assets of all the state’s nonprofits.
Grow Your Own “Unretirement” - Minnesota Hmong on the Farm
PBS Next Avenue/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 27, 2014
Part of the retire-to-farm movement, immigrants are carving out a new life for themselves and their families,
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