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Jan 16, 2022 · While it deals with the stubborn COVID-19 pandemic, California is also contending with a smorgasbord of equally resilient social pathologies, including chronic illness, homelessness, poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness and street crime.
Jul 12, 2023 · California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless population actually grew.
California is a state that grapples with a range of social and political issues, which have a profound impact on its residents. These issues encompass a variety of areas including income inequality, racial disparities, educational disparities, and healthcare access.
Jun 21, 2023 · A massive UC San Francisco study of California’s worst-in-the-nation homelessness crisis was released Tuesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders were negotiating details of a new state budget, with homelessness spending as one of the knottiest issues.
Dec 24, 2021 · The top 1% of Californians score a 9 or higher, while more than 30% of the population scores below 5, lower than the average American. Researchers further broke down life expectancy, education, and income by race.
Aug 19, 2020 · Here are four areas where California’s state and local initiatives are tackling racial and economic equity, that policy leaders across the country should take note of: Bolster the social safety net
This highly readable book is organized into four sections, each focusing on major challenges to California's communities, to its residents' sexuality and health, to its institutions, and to population growth and the resultant environmental impacts.
