Med School Free Rides And Loan Repayments — California Tries To Boost Its Dwindling Doctor Supply
December 2, 2019
By 2030, the state will be short some 4,000 physicians, according to a study from the HealthForce Center at UC San Francisco.
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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.
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Changing Lives By Building Credit History — One Micro-Loan At A Time
November 23, 2019
While MAF’s lending circles were initially focused on low-income Latino immigrants in San Francisco’s Mission District, the program has become a tool to boost credit scores for African Americans, young people and others across the country.
From Tikka Masala to Mexican BBQ, Home Kitchens Set To Expand Across State
November 12, 2019 | Scott Rodd
Riverside County is the first in California to allow amateur chefs to welcome diners into their homes or offer take-out foods.
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Can Factory-Built Apartments Solve California’s Housing Woes?
October 31, 2019
The checkered past and promising future of prefab housing.
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Gig Companies Go It Alone As They Launch ‘Dynamex’ Measure For California’s November Ballot
October 29, 2019 | Ben Adler
“Gig economy” companies including Uber, Lyft and Doordash are proposing a November 2020 California ballot measure that gives their drivers new benefits but keeps them classified as independent contractors.
Housing The Homeless Cuts State's Health Care Burden
October 23, 2019
The California Department of Health Care Services wants to interrupt the cycle between the street, the hospital, and back again by trying to house the most vulnerable and reduce their health care costs.
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Amador County Builds Community College Pipeline For Mental Health Workers
October 21, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Amador is one of six California counties without a physical community college. It also struggles to recruit mental health providers. A small online learning program could offer a solution to both problems.
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Anger And Loss After Last Week's Power Blackout
October 17, 2019 | Scott Rodd
Last week, more than 700,000 PG&E customers lost power during planned shutoffs, which the utility claimed were due to heightened risk of wildfires. But the company — by its own admission — fumbled the outage from the start.
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Santa Cruz, The Least Affordable Place For Teachers, Is Trying To Make It More Livable
October 14, 2019
At least three of 10 school districts in Santa Cruz County are exploring the option of building below-market homes for teachers and staff on school district property.
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Income Experiment Offers Stockton Residents a Glimpse at the California Dream
October 3, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Stockton is halfway through an 18-month program that provides $500 a month to 125 people from low-income ZIP codes. Proponents say the program is a step toward economic equality, opponents say it’s unrealistic and enabling.
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