Five-Year Forecasts See Budget Deficit Coming for Richmond
City staff presented three scenarios for Richmond's budget over five years to City Council on Tuesday. Even the "optimistic" one predicts a deficit. ...
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Jun
04
Jun
East Bay Workers Faced Economic Challenges Pre-Pandemic, New Report Shows
Low wages, poverty, a lack of self-sufficiency and high housing costs were among the most prominent issues for workers in the East Bay prior to the pandemic....
31
May
‘Everybody’s Mad’: UPS Workers Prepared to Strike
Hundreds of thousands of UPS workers, including 1,500 in Richmond, could go on strike this summer, which could have major economic implications....
17
May
Richmond Continues to Consider Uses for Rescue Plan Funds
How to spend the remaining $15.5 million of the American Rescue Plan Act funds granted to the city of Richmond was discussed at Tuesday's City Council meeting....
19
Apr
I’ve Watched Antioch Go Downhill as Prices Go Up
As I've grown from a teen growing up in Antioch to a single mom raising her kids here, I've seen the city downgrade and become unaffordable....
15
Apr
Biden Budget Proposes ‘Life-Changing’ Investments
President Biden released a broad and ambitious U.S. budget proposal March 9 that prioritizes families and workers over corporations....
11
Apr
Community Leaders Honored for Making Change Happen at the Grassroots
Three organizers who recently won James Irvine Foundation 2023 Leadership Awards spoke on Ethnic Media Services’ weekly national news briefing April 7....
02
Apr
Data Shows Some Bay Area Populations Struggling Financially in Post-COVID Economy
The Bay Area Equity Atlas found that "low-income adults and people of color are continuously struggling to cover their usual expenses."...
31
Mar
Status Update on Bay Area Health Developments
In the Bay Area's up-and-down economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, many low-income households and communities of color are getting left behind....
22
Feb
Richmond Takes Another Step Forward With Public Bank East Bay
Richmond City Council approved having city officials discuss plans for the Public Bank East Bay with the other parties: Berkeley, Oakland and Alameda County....
22
Feb
IRS-Certified Volunteers Can Help With Income Tax Preparation
More than 80,000 volunteer tax preparation experts are ready to help individuals and families with their 2022 federal income taxes, IRS officials said....
18
Feb
Economic Downturn Threatens to Bring Down Marginalized People
A trio of economic experts analyzed the current and anticipated state of the economy and the consequences for disadvantaged people....
12
Jan
IRS Extends Filing Deadline in Counties Under Federal Emergency Declaration
Taxpayers in Contra Costa and other Bay Area counties where a federal emergency was declared because of the storms will have until May 15 to file their taxes....
03
Jan
Study Shows Lower Lifetime Earnings for Pandemic-Era Students
A Stanford economist projects that future workers and the economy stand to suffer major long-term losses because of learning loss during the pandemic....
18
Dec
Experts Discuss Older Workers’ Access to the Workplace
Many older people find themselves wanting — or needing — to work longer but are held back by factors such as age discrimination....
