Alejandra Reyes-Velarde – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Thu, 28 Dec 2023 20:46:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 2023: California Poverty Rises as Aid Ends https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-california-poverty-rises-as-aid-ends/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-california-poverty-rises-as-aid-ends/#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2023 20:46:40 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208082 As extra pandemic benefits ended, California poverty rose in 2023. Pay increases in 2024 and labor activism could change the equation.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-california-poverty-rises-as-aid-ends/feed/ 5 Newsom Vetoes Severance Pay for Laid-off Grocery Workers https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-vetoes-severance-pay-for-laid-off-grocery-workers/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-vetoes-severance-pay-for-laid-off-grocery-workers/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:37:52 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207267 The governor says unemployment insurance should cover impact of $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-vetoes-severance-pay-for-laid-off-grocery-workers/feed/ 2 Gavin Newsom Signs Law Boosting Minimum Wage to $20 for Fast-food Workers https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/gavin-newsom-signs-law-boosting-minimum-wage-to-20-for-fast-food-workers/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/gavin-newsom-signs-law-boosting-minimum-wage-to-20-for-fast-food-workers/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:12:22 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206795 More than half a million fast-food workers, mostly minorities and women, will earn higher minimum wage, but some say that’s not a living wage.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/gavin-newsom-signs-law-boosting-minimum-wage-to-20-for-fast-food-workers/feed/ 4 Renters’ Rights Advocates Chip Away at Landlords’ Political Clout https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/renters-rights-advocates-chip-away-at-landlords-political-clout/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/renters-rights-advocates-chip-away-at-landlords-political-clout/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:52:17 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204784 As groups representing landlords and real estate pour millions of dollars into political coffers to influence housing policy, tenant groups are celebrating recent victories.

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