More Bang for the Tax Dollar: Building Schools and Careers in San Diego

Huffington Post, 4/22/13

City Council takes on debate over tourism dollars

Fox 5 San Diego, 2/25/13

Why Mayor Filner is Right to Stand Up to the Real Bullies

San Diego Free Press, 2/25/13

City Council Shows Strong Support For Tourism Marketing District

KPBS, 2/25/13

Op-Eds: Wrestling over wages

San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/23/13

Hypocrites! Taxpayer Association Rallies Supporters to Support Corporate Welfare (UPDATED)

San Diego Free Press, 2/23/13

CPI Asks: Why Should We Fund Poverty Wages?

San Diego Free Press, 2/22/13

Filner faces dispute on fiscal reform

San DIego Union-Tribune, 12/8/12

[Video] San Diego’s median income drops

Fox 5, 9/21/12

[Video] Aumenta el nivel de pobreza en la región

Univision San Diego, 9/21/12

The Starting Line — Study Paints a Stark Picture of Economic Reality in San Diego

San Diego Free Press, 9/21/12

SD Households Lose Spending Power

San Diego Reader, 9/21/12

[Video] Census: Earnings drop across San Diego region’s largest industries

KPBS Evening Edition, 9/20/12

[VIDEO] Labor Group Says ConVis Does Not Want To Pay Living Wage

KPBS, 7/6/12

San Diego’s new left

San Diego City Beat, 5/30/12

San Diego Janitors Fast For Family Health Care

KPBS Evening Edition, 5/18/12

San Diego’s Biotech Industry Sweeps Low-Paid Workers Under the Rug

OB Rag, 5/16/12

A Better San Diego Forum Attacks Props A, B

San Diego Reader, 4/21/12

Port tonnage has dropped off

San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/12/12

The 25 U.S. Cities Toughest for Renters

Businessweek, 12/13/11

Income Chasm Widens Here

SanDiegoReader.com, 10/26/11

San Diego Family of 3 Needs $63,000 To Be Self Sufficient

KPBS News, 10/4/11

Congressman Ryan: The Rich Man’s Robin Hood

Thruth-Out.Org, 7/10/11

Assembly Bill 356 sent to “inactive file” following statewide opposition, partnership between San Francisco and San Mateo counties

San Francisco Bay View, 6/3/11

State’s 10.5% Jobless Rate is Worst Since ‘80s

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/21/11

Wisconsin’s labor issues are not new to San Diego

San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/23/11

3 in 10 working-age San Diego County households can’t afford basic costs of living

OB Rag, 9/3/10

Many San Diego County households can’t afford basic costs of living

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, 9/3/10

Whitburn Calls for Better Jobs for San Diegans After New Study Finds 30% Cannot Make Ends Meet

East County Magazine, 9/2/10

Study highlights plight of underemployed

San Diego Daily Transcript, 9/2/10

Get Used to Unemployment

San Diego Reader, 8/18/10

Sylvia’s Soapbox: Who benefits most from outsourcing, Mr. DeMaio?

East County Magazine, 7/7/10

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

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

Heated Words Traded As DeMaio Touts Outsourcing Measure

10 News, 6/14/10

DeMaio Presents Signatures For Competition Initiative

KPBS News, 6/14/10

Supporters, opponents of contracting transparency initiative gather downtown

SDNN, 6/14/10

Bitterness surrounding competitive-bid measure

San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/11/10

Competition Initiative Threatens San Diego’s Living Wage

KPBS News, 6/10/10

Battle Lines Drawn Over Competitive Bidding Ballot Measure

San Diego 6 News, La Jolla Light, SDNN, 6/10/10

Labor tensions rising ahead of November election

San Diego Daily Transcript, 6/10/10

Contracting ballot initiative seeking ‘transparency’ raises questions in community

SDNN, 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

San Diego Celebrates Fifth Anniversary Of Living Wage Ordinance

KPBS News, 4/13/10

Michelle Shocked, Donna Frye and Toni Atkins celebrate Living Wage

SDNN, 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

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

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

A positive outlook for San Diego’s economy

San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/12/10

Bids Higher on First Labor Pact Project

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 2/10/10

Looking at 2010: Murtaza Baxamusa and the Middle Class Thinker

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 1/22/10

Superior court dismisses labor agreement case; AGC looks to appeal

San Diego Daily Transcript, 1/5/10

NATIONAL PLAN TO CREATE JOBS: LOCAL JOB CREATION MIRRORS NATIONAL MOVEMENT

East County Magazine, 12/31/09

Creating Jobs and Raising Wages in San Diego

sdnn.com/San Diego News Network, 12/2/09

More Families Coping With Hunger

kPBS News, 11/20/09

6 workers for every open job, feds say

San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/11/09

Watchdog Groups Speak Out on Recovery Act Data

Earth Times, 11/4/09

Center on Policy Initiatives turns its attention to “Building our future with a green and fair economy”

East County Magazine, 10/31/09

Virginia Group Challenges School Labor Pact

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 10/11/09

GDP grades quantity, not quality of economy

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/4/09

S.D. Poverty Rate Reaches Highest Level In A Decade

kPBS News, 10/2/09

When An Agreement Is Not An Agreement

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 10/1/09

Más de medio millón sin seguro médico

DiarioSanDiego.com, 9/30/09

San Diego’s poverty rate rises to nearly 13 percent

sdnn.com/San Diego News Network, 9/29/09

Green job apprenticeships help low-income workers

sdnn.com/ San Diego News Network, 9/16/09

Chula Vista places ‘fair, open competition’ measure on June ballot

San Diego Daily Transcript, 9/2/09

Contractors sue schools over project pacts

San Diego News Network/ sdnn.com, 8/27/09

Construction Group Calls Agreement Unfair

California Real Estate Journal, 8/17/09

Apprentices, Zipcodes at Issue in School Labor Deal

KPBS News, 8/2/09

Contractors Allege Discrimination Against Non-Union Apprentices

VoiceofSanDiego,org, 7/30/09

Contractors group sues SDUSD over Prop S pact

San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/30/09

Non-Union Contractors Sue S.D. Unified Over Prop. S

KPBS News, 7/30/09

Economy: Joblessness hits new high in San Diego County

North County Times, 7/17/09

Possible labor agreement in the works for proposed civic center

San Diego Daily Transcript, 7/14/09

California jobless rate hits 11.5%

San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/20/09

Hard-Fought Labor Pact Gets Green Light from School Board

voiceofsandiego.org, 5/26/09

SDUSD releases details of labor agreement

San Diego Daily Transcript, 5/26/09

School board passes major labor agreement

SDNN.com/ San Diego News Network, 5/26/09

Schools’ Prop. S labor pact unveiled

San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/14/09

San Diego area poised to be a leader in building green economy, says national expert: area apt to get $100 million in funds for going green

East County Magazine, 5/1/09

Ailing Economy Has Companies Cutting Back on Benefits

San Diego Business Journal, 4/20/09

Construction Workers Least Likely to Have Insurance

Ventura County Star, 4/17/09

San Diegans Form Stimulus Watchdog Group

San Diego 6 News, 3/21/09

Study: Construction Workers More Likely to Be Without Health Insurance

San Diego Daily Transcript, 3/19/09

State’s Construction Workers Top the List of Chronically Uninsured Employees, Study Finds

Los Angeles Times, 3/19/09

Construction Workers More Likely Uninsured

San Francisco Chronicle, 3/18/09

Construction Workers Routinely Lack Health Insurance

San Diego 6 News, 3/17/09

1.5 million Californians out of work

San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/22/08

San Diego Fine Tunes Living Wage Ordinance

KPBS News, 10/20/08

What does ‘live within your means’ mean today?

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/5/08

The Labor Movement in the US: SEIU 721 Advocates for Fairness

Black Voice News Online, 9/18/08

Be Fair to Those Who Care: The Plight of In Home Supportive Services in San Diego

California Progress Report, 9/14/08

ESCONDIDO: Median income drops after years of increases

North County Times, 8/29/08

Census Data Show No Rise in Wages in 2007

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8/27/08

Significant Stats

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 8/26/08

ECONOMY: Incomes dropping, costs rising

North County Times, 8/26/08

San Diegans Struggle To Survive Economic Crunch

10 News, 8/26/08

County Jobless Rate at 12-Year High

San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/19/08

California’s Blue Collar Work Force Filled with the Uninsured

KPBS News, 7/18/08

County’s Jobless Rate Jumps to 5-Year High

San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/21/08

Tourism-Trade Toilers Like Gig-Event Traffic

San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/11/08

Some Get Reprieve in School Layoffs

San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/14/08

San Diego Unified To Lay Off Fewer Teachers

10 News, 5/13/08

Jobless Rate Increases in S.D. County

San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/19/08

Budget Proposal Trims Jobs, Pool Hours

San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/8/08

Riverside County Disputes Report Study Says Too Many Temps on its Payroll

Daily Bulletin, 3/29/08

Study Raises Questions about Riverside County’s Reliance on Temporary Workers

The Press-Enterprise, 3/24/08

Job Prospects Remain Rosy if Position is High-Paying

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/23/08

Council OKs Growth Plan; ‘Living Wages’ Entry Redone

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/16/08

S.D. Council Adopts Blue Print Including Self Sufficient Wages

KPBS News, 3/11/08

S.D. Council Approves Blueprint for City Growth

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/11/08

Talking Wages

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 3/10/08

S.D. Council Reviews Living Wage Ordinance

KPBS News, 3/6/08

Region’s High-Paying Jobs Sink With Housing Market

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 3/6/08

Costs Keep Rising While Wages Decline

San Diego 6 News, 3/1/08

Jobless Data Raise Fears of Recession in California

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/1/08

Making Ends Meet

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 2/29/08

Study: County Cost Of Living On Rise

10 News, 2/29/08

New Study Says Making Ends Meet Now Even Harder in San Diego

KPBS News, 2/29/08

State’s jobless rate tops 6 percent

San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/19/08

Low Wage Job Growth Called Bad News

San Diego Business Journal, 1/18/08

A Bump Up for Unemployment

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 1/18/08

Bad Jobs, Bad Policy

San Diego CityBeat, 12/4/07

Next Firestorm — Political

San Diego Reader, 11/8/07

Living wage law costs less than some predicted

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/21/07

Living Wage Reviewed

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 10/17/07

County’s Jobless Rate Put at 4.8%

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/22/07

Job Creation in County Takes Shape of Hourglass

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/2/07

Poverty rate in U.S. drops, but more people uninsured

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8/29/07

Hourglass to Teardrop

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 8/29/07

Local workers earned less in 2006 than the prior year, report says

San Diego Daily Transcript, 8/28/07

New Census Figures Show Widening Wealth Disparity, Analyst Says

KPBS News, 8/28/07

Many San Diegans Struggling to Get By

NBC San Diego, 8/28/07

Rich vs. Poor

San Diego CityBeat, 8/28/07

Cost and Benefits of Living Wage Ordinance Debated

KPBS News, 8/15/07

Contractor Skirted Living-Wage Law

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 7/24/07

Lack of Insurance Leaves State’s Workers in Unhealthy Position

San Diego Business Journal, 7/16/07

Jobwire

California Job Journal, 7/15/07

Coverage Spotty in Growing Industries

Ventura County Star, 7/12/07

Fewer California Workers Covered by Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, Study Finds

Kaisernetwork.org, 7/12/07

Workers Left to Foot the Medical Bills

San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/11/07

Nearly 3M Uninsured Workers in State

VoiceofSanDiego.org, 7/11/07

Study Exposes California Industries with Lowest Worker Health Coverage

Digital50.com, 7/11/07

Job-Based Insurance Shrinking

San Francisco Chronicle, 7/11/07

Study Shows Decline in State for Job-Based Health Insurance

The Los Angeles Times, 7/11/07

Dueling Studies Frame Healthcare Conundrum

The Sacramento Bee, 7/11/07

Study Shows Hotels, Restaurants Provide Worst Health Coverage

KPBS News, 7/11/07

Poverty Rising Problem in San Diego County

The Mesa Press, 3/20/07

Leaders in Business and Labor Debate San Diego Issues

KPBS News, 3/1/07

County Continues Trend of Stagnant Middle Class

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8/30/06

Effect of Wage Relief Uncertain

San Diego Union Tribune, 8/30/06

Children’s Hospital Fil-Am Employees Fight for Fair Wages

Filipino Press, 6/3/06

A Voice for the Poor

San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/5/05

The Little Policy That Could

San Diego CityBEAT, 4/20/05

The Watchdog Bites

San Diego CityBEAT, 7/21/04

Low Wages Are Called a Burden on Public

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/10/04

Report Say San Diego County, Calif., Should Adopt Living Wage

North County Times, 3/10/04

‘Big Box’ Ban Considered

San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/20/03

Eking Out a Living Tougher in S.D.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/10/03

The Bottom Line

San Diego CityBEAT, 1/1/03

Marginalized

San Diego CityBEAT, 10/23/02

Report criticizes condition of temporary workers

North County Times, 10/23/02

Study Maps Temp Workers’ Views

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/22/02

Temporary Work Force Burgeoning

San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/25/01

Most San Diegans Not Benefitting From High-Tech Boom, Study Finds

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/21/00

Researchers Find Regional Growth Leaving Majority of Workers Behind

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/20/00

Prosperity passes over ‘ the other San Diego ‘

San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/4/99