As extra pandemic benefits ended, California poverty rose in 2023. Pay increases in 2024 and labor activism could change the equation.

Some advocates in Sacramento say the revised budget unveiled May 13 by Gov. Gavin Newsom providing $18.1 billion for the poor won’t be enough.

Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey.

As the valley’s tech companies have driven the U.S. economy since the Great Recession, the region remains one of the most unequal.

The stock market has soared to new heights, prompting a record number of Silicon Valley companies to go public.

Things could not only be better in Silicon Valley; we have the power to set a path for other regions to follow.