Building Economic Security for All: Press Room

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CFES Press Coverage
Cal-EESI Press Coverage
Building Economic Security in Mississippi Press Coverage

Californians for Economic Security (CFES) Press Coverage

Print:

• "Women most vulnerable to poverty in retirement." HealthyCal.org. February 8, 2012.
• "Bay Area cost of living up 18 percent since 2008." Mercury News. October 3, 2011.
• "California's cost of living rises 15 percent over 3 years." Desert Sun. October 4, 2011.
• "Study: Poverty Level Needs Adjustment in San Diego." San Diego News. October 4, 2011.
• "California Poverty Level Falls Short of Basic Needs." Huffington Post. October 4, 2011.
• "San Diego Family of 3 needs $63,000 to be Self Sufficient." KPBS San Diego. October 4, 2011.
• "Orange County most expensive place in SoCal to live." Orange County Registrar. October 4, 2011.
• "Study finds sharp cost-of-living increases in California." Sacramento Bee. October 4, 2011.
• "What is the cost of self-sufficiency in San Diego County?" San Diego Union Tribune. October 4, 2011.
• "County breakdown shows true cost of living." The Business Journal. October 4, 2011.
• "Report: Basic cost of living soars in Bay Area." San Francisco Chronical/San Francisco Gate. October 5, 2011.
• "Rents Continue to Climb." The San Francisco Examiner. November 10, 2008.
• "The High Cost of Making It In Marin." Marin Independent Journal. September 29, 2008.
• "One parent, 2 kids need $66,966 salary to afford Orange County." Orange County Register. July 27, 2008.
• "2 out of 3 struggling to survive in capital of glitz, glamour." Daily News. June 19, 2008.
• "Partnering to create a thriving economy in Ventura County." EDC Impact. Supplement to the Pacific Coast Business Times. June, 2008.

Television and Radio Broadcast:

• “Federal Poverty Formula Outdated." ABC Channel 7 News. October 4, 2011.
• "Struggling to make it in Silicon Valley." ABC7 news report. November 28, 2008.
• "South Bay Sunday". KBAY radio host Sam Van Zandt interviews Jenny Chung Mejia. Audio. May 18, 2008.

Online:

• "Many left behind as Silicon Valley rebounds." The Associated Press, March 10, 2013.
• "Berkeley's High Poverty Rate Worries Residents." The Daily Californian. November 18, 2008.
• "Self-Sufficiency Standard for Orange County." Orange County United Way ENewsletter. July 28, 2008.
• "Night of the Living Wage." Bohemian. May 28, 2008.
• "California County Economic Data on Self-Sufficiency." California Housing Consortium. May 23, 2008.
• Legal Services of Northern California. May 23, 2008.
• California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard by County. The Community Investment Network. May 20, 2008.
• San Joaquin Valleyfornia. An Online Chronicle of Policy and Politics in the San Joaquin Valley. May 20, 2008.
• Center for Community Research and Solutions eNewsletter. United Way of Greater Los Angeles. May 19, 2008.
• San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families. eNewsletter. May 19, 2008.
• Early Education in the News. May 19, 2008.
• "How Much is Enough in Your County?" California WIC Association. May 16, 2008.
• "How Much is Enough in Your County?" Probono.net. May 10, 2008.
• Working Partnerships USA. May 9, 2008.

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California Elder Economic Security Initiative (Cal-EESI) Press Coverage

• "Live chat: Moving in with your parents at age 50" Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2014
• "Number of baby boomers forced to move in with their parents jumps 60% after the financial crisis destroyed their retirement nest eggs" Daily Mail, April 24, 2014
• "Moving in with parents becomes more common for the middle-aged" Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2014
• "Two million Calif. adults living with parents" The Christian Science Monitor, February 28, 2014
• "Study: Hard times drive adult kids to return home" Bloomberg Businessweek, February 27, 2014
• "UCLA Study Finds in California, Great Recession Pushes Scores Of Adult Children Home, and Older Parents Pay" Sierra Sun Times, February 28, 2014
• "Hard times drive California's adult kids to return home, study finds" Ventura County Star, February 27, 2014
• "Study: 2.3 million California adults live with parents in hard times.  Bakersfieldnow.com, February 27, 2014
• "Hard times drive adult kids to return home" Manteca Bulletin, February 27, 2014
• "More Than 2 Million Adults Living with Parents" KFBK News Radio, February 27, 2014
• "Study: Economic woes pushing millions of adult children to live with parents in California" TribTown.com, February 27, 2014
• "Study: Hard times drive adult kids to return home" Associated Press, February 27, 2014
• "More grandparents serving as primary caregivers to children" Los Angeles Times. September 4, 2013
• "Grandparents raising grandchildren often lack financial support they need' Contra Costa Times. July 17, 2013.
• "More and more, grandparents raising their grandkids" Sacramento Bee. July 14, 2013.
• "Child-rearing grandparents slipping through the safety net" Los Angeles Times. June 24, 2013.
• "New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty" New America Media. October 15, 2011.
• "In Gold Rush country, golden years lose their luster" Los Angeles Times. January 4,2012.
• "Elderly living with very little money" La Opinion (Spanish). April 20, 2012.
• "Marin residents upset about Obama's proposal for cutting Social Security and Medicare" Marin Independent Journal. April 11, 2013

Click here for archived press hits for the California Elder Economic Initiative (Cal-EESI).

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Building Economic Security in Mississippi Press Coverage

Print:

• “Savings Pushed by IDAs.” Madison County Herald. June 24, 2010.
• “Basic Needs Too Costly for Many.” Clarion Ledger. June 17, 2010.
• “Report: Lee County Families Struggle More Than Estimated.” Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. June 13, 2010.
• “Report Finds Struggling Households in Hinds County.” Jackson Free Press. June 10, 2010.
• “How to Succeed in Life.” The Oxford Eagle. June 9, 2010.
• “Report: Nearly 1 in 3 Miss. Households Struggling.” Associated Press. June 9, 2010.
• “Report: Nearly 1 in 3 Miss. Households Struggling.” Connecticut Post. June 9, 2010.
• “Report: Nearly 1 in 3 Miss. Households Struggling.” Laurel-Leader Call. June 9, 2010.
• “Across the USA: News from Every State.” USA Today. June 9, 2010.
• “New Report Lists What Families Need to Make Ends Meet.” WBLT 3. June 9, 2010.
• “Report: Nearly 1 in 3 Miss. Households Struggling.” Clarion Ledger. June 9, 2010.
• “County Poverty Rate is Higher than State Average.” Starkville Daily News. February 28, 2010.
• “Poverty: Harming 1-in-3 Miss. Families.” Clarion Ledger, December 18, 2009.
• “1 in 3 Mississippi Families Fails to Make Ends Meet.” Clarion Ledger, December 16, 2009.
• “Education Key for Miss., Experts Say: More Must Seek Degrees, Skills Training.” Clarion Ledger. October 24, 2009.
• “Living Costs are Up for Residents of County Area.” Madison County Herald. September 22, 2009.
• “Childhood Services 'Investment' in Jobs.” Clarion Ledger. September 13, 2009.
• “Making it in the Real World: Warren County Ranks High in Study of Single Parent Expenses.” Vicksburg Post. September 6, 2009.
• “Report Reveals True Cost of Living in State.” DeSoto Times. September 4, 2009.
• “Report Gives Wages Needed to be Self Sufficient.” Daily Times Leader. September 3, 2009.
• “Mississippi Study Measures Income for Families to Meet Basic Needs.” Laurel-Leader Call. September 3, 2009.

Television and Radio Broadcast:

• “New Report Lists What Families Need to Make Ends Meet.” WBLT 3 and WLOX 13. June 9, 2010.
• “Report: 1 in 3 Mississippi Families Can't Pay Bills.” WDAM 7. December 16, 2009.
• “Report: 1 in 3 Mississippi Families Can't Pay Bills.” WMCTV 5. December 16, 2009.
• “Report: 1 in 3 Mississippi Families Can't Pay Bills.” KNOE 8. December 16, 2009.

Online:

• “Report: 1 in 3 Mississippi Families Can't Pay Basic Living Expenses.” Gulflive.com. December 16, 2009.
• “Report: 1 in 3 Mississippi Families Can't Pay Bills.” Myeyewitnessnews.com. December 16, 2009.
• “Report: 1 in 3 Mississippi Families Can't Pay Bills.” Sunherald.com. December 16, 2009.
• “EDITORIAL: Income Sufficiency.” Individual.com. September 2, 2009

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