For Many Grads Like Me, a College Degree Isn’t a Guarantee
The author advocates giving students "real tools, real information and real options to thrive in today’s economy and get them where they want to be."...
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Jul
17
Jul
Trash Continues to Pile Up Across Bay Area as Teamsters Strike
"We don't want this garbage piling up. We want to return to work. But we refuse to be exploited," Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien said in a press release....
14
Jul
Republic Services Resumes Limited Trash Pickup in West County
Republic Services is resuming residential and most business trash collection in West Contra Costa County as of Monday by bringing in non-striking workers....
06
Jul
San Pablo Says It’s Committed to Renter Protections but Has Other Priorities
The San Pablo City Council reaffirm its commitment to increase certain renter protections but signaled it won’t be an easy path for some of those protections. ...
03
Jul
Burned Out by Senior Year: How I Learned to Balance School, Work and Sports
During high school, I played sports and worked at Safeway. At first, it was fine, but come senior year, I was burnt out. Something needed to change....
08
Apr
Farmworker Advocacy and Legacy Take Center Stage at Pittsburg Celebration
A celebration, march and rally March 29 in Pittsburg honored farmworkers and the legacies of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta....
07
Mar
New Report Highlights Workplace Discrimination Faced by Black Women in California
A new report highlights discrimination Black women face in the workplace, including wage disparities, lack of access to leadership roles and microaggressions....
04
Mar
New Rules Aim to Protect California Farmworkers After Extreme Heat Cut Last Year’s Work Short
In Brentwood, during summer, temperatures soared past 100 degrees, according to Hijas del Campo, a nonprofit that supports farmworkers in Contra Costa County....
20
Feb
Pittsburg Could Cut Vice Principals’ Hours to Save Other School Jobs
The Pittsburg school board said cutting hours for higher-paid vice principals could save some jobs as the district faces a budget deficit....
14
Feb
EdSource: West Contra Costa Community Rallies Around Educators Protesting Staff Cuts
The United Teachers of Richmond union protested at Wednesday's WCCUSD meeting, urging the school board to vote again on its latest budget cuts....
03
Nov
Q&A: Banales Running to Bring More Jobs and Revenue to Pittsburg
Our series of candidate interviews continues with Juan Banales, running for reelection to Pittsburg City Council. The Pittsburg native has twice been mayor....
03
Nov
Q&A: A Better Pittsburg Starts With Job-Housing Balance, Jelani Killings Says
Our series of candidate interviews continues with Jelani Killings, running for reelection to Pittsburg City Council. He is the current vice mayor....
30
Oct
Is California’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike a Path to a Living Wage or Just a Band-Aid?
Proposition 32 would set the nation’s highest minimum wage. But for some Latinos in the Bay Area, even $18 an hour falls short of what they need to survive....
19
Sep
Antioch Laborers Remain on Strike, Demanding Fair Pay, Safe Working Conditions
Union workers demanding higher pay and safer working conditions at an Antioch manufacturing plant remained on strike Wednesday after walking off the job Monday....
30
Jul
Long After Stepping Off the Mound, Les Cain Is Still Fighting for a Win
Since he retired from Major League Baseball at 24 because of shoulder problems, the “Play ball!” Les Cain grew up hearing turned into “Order in the court!”...
