Press Room


CPI is dedicated to influencing the public debate on many issues, putting the lives of working families front and center.

If you are a member of the press, please contact:

Susan Duerksen - Director of Communications
Email: Susan@onlineCPI.org
Office: (619) 584-5744 x.64
Cell: (619) 804-1950

 

CPI in the News


Think Tank: County Lost Out on $11-$18 Million
VoiceofSanDiego.org, 7/14/10

Questions Arise Over Private Operation Of Miramar Landfill
KPBS News, 7/9/10

Mayor to explore offers on landfill
San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/8/10

Sylvia's Soapbox: Who benefits most from outsourcing, Mr. DeMaio?
East County Magazine, 7/7/10

DeMaio confirms ballot initiative failure, won’t pursue costly appeal
SDNN, 7/1/10

S.D. may require contractors to provide domestic partner benefits
San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/1/10

San Diego eyes half-cent increase in sales tax
San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/30/10

San Diego's proposed Equal Benefits Ordinance gains support
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, 6/29/10

Ballot Measure to Ban Living Wages in San Diego Fails to Qualify; DeMaio to Challenge Registrar's Count
East County Magazine, 6/28/10

Needy, poor, jobless to feel budget cuts
North County Times, 6/27/10

Initiatives may lead to labor accord
San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/26/10

Battle Over San Diego City Outsourcing Heats Up Again
KPBS News, 6/15/10

Supporters, opponents of contracting transparency initiative gather downtown
SDNN, 6/14/10

DeMaio Presents Signatures For Competition Initiative
KPBS News, 6/14/10

Heated Words Traded As DeMaio Touts Outsourcing Measure
10 News, 6/14/10

Bitterness surrounding competitive-bid measure
San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/11/10

Contracting ballot initiative seeking ‘transparency’ raises questions in community
SDNN, 6/10/10

Labor tensions rising ahead of November election
San Diego Daily Transcript, 6/10/10

Battle Lines Drawn Over Competitive Bidding Ballot Measure
San Diego 6 News, 6/10/10

Competition Initiative Threatens San Diego’s Living Wage
KPBS News, 6/10/10

Tech Workers Struggle Despite Jobless Figures
Insurance Day, 5/4/10

Wait! Don’t Sign That Petition! It’s a GOP Dirty Trick!
OB Rag, 4/15/10

Impact Of “Living Wage” On San Diego?
KPBS News, 4/14/10

Michelle Shocked, Donna Frye and Toni Atkins celebrate Living Wage
SDNN, 4/13/10

San Diego Celebrates Fifth Anniversary Of Living Wage Ordinance
KPBS News, 4/13/10

Businesses not dying in spite of living wage
San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/11/10

Marcher Irene Gonzalez Revisits Childhood in Atwater & Livingston
La Prensa, 4/9/10

Pocket Change: Patrolling San Diego’s police force
SDNN, 4/6/10

Campus building bids low
San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/18/10

Support for apprenticeship is key
Santa Maria Times, 3/11/10

Jobless Recovery Is Under Way, Federal Reserve Bank’s Yellen Says at USD
San Diego Business Journal, 3/1/10

Pocket Change: “The Bottom Line”
SDNN, 3/2/10

County grants for arts draw fire
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/28/10

City Council committee moves toward local jobs policy
SDNN, 2/24/10

Bargain Bids on Second Project Under Labor Pact
VoiceofSanDiego.org, 2/19/10

Study: San Diego at Bottom in Collecting Taxes
VoiceofSanDiego.org, 2/12/10

A positive outlook for San Diego’s economy
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/12/10

What City Hall Says About San Diego
KPBS News, 2/12/10

Bids Higher on First Labor Pact Project
VoiceofSanDiego.org, 2/10/10

Immigrants’ contributions subject of statewide report
SDNN, 2/1/10

Inmigrantes son motores económicos
Mi Enlace, 1/29/10

Study: County’s immigrant Latinos have highest self-employment rate
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/27/10

CCDC Hears About New Trends In Stadium Financing
KPBS News, 1/27/10

Study Finds Immigrants Generate 25% Of GDP In San Diego County
KPBS News, 1/26/10

Murtaza Baxamusa and the Middle Class Thinker
VoiceofSanDiego.org, 1/22/10

Road to new stadium gets first green light
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/14/10

Free Lunch for Banks
San Diego Reader, 1/13/10

New Year, New Budget Solutions?
VoiceofSanDiego.org, 1/6/10

Superior court dismisses labor agreement case; AGC looks to appeal
San Diego Daily Transcript, 1/5/10