The California Dream project is a statewide non-profit media collaboration focused on issues of economic opportunity, quality-of-life, and the future of the California Dream.
Over the next two years, the collaboration will be sharing stories about housing, education, jobs, the wealth gap and more as it presents reporting on radio and television, online and through special programming.
Partner organizations include CalMatters, Capital Public Radio, KPBS, KPCC and KQED.
Share your California dream. On Twitter, use the hashtag #CADream.
September 9, 2019
Older workers may be able to find new opportunities in the gig economy. But research shows that on certain platforms, they’re making less than younger workers.
September 8, 2019
It’s not just a new kind of work. It can also be a cushion for those who can’t rely on their main job to make ends meet.
September 5, 2019 | Randol White
Independent contractors could become employees of companies such as Uber, Lyft and Doordash, changing their ability to earn a living and the businesses they work for forever.
September 5, 2019
California is facing a growing shortage of primary care physicians, one that is already afflicting rural areas and low-income inner city areas, and is forecasted to impact millions of people within 10 years.
August 31, 2019
Nearly 40 percent of young adult Californians live with their parents. Here's everything to know about them.
August 21, 2019
Over the last year, the city has experimented with sending rental checks to nearly two dozen seniors and now wants to expand the program exponentially.
August 21, 2019
A unique program that enrolls kids in juvenile detention in college classes could be a statewide model.
August 20, 2019
Experts say gay neighborhoods have been changing as home prices rise and cultural norms change.
August 14, 2019
Immigrants and asylum seekers that come to the U.S. often head to places where they know people. And in Oakland, there’s a growing community from rural Guatemala that speaks an indigenous language called Mam.
August 1, 2019 | Julia Mitric
Since the late ’80s, KBIF has slowly but steadily cultivated a niche for itself by serving as a cultural hub for Fresno’s Hmong and Punjabi communities.
