Press Room

Click on the links below to review our recent press coverage and materials. 

Print, Television and Radio Broadcast, Online Publications, Speeches, Press Releases, Collateral Materials.

Print

• "One parent, 2 kids need $66,966 salary to afford Orange County." Orange County Register. July 27, 2008.
• "Minority businesses get little state work." Delaware News Journal. July 22, 2008.
• "2 out of 3 struggline to survive in capital of glitz, glamour." Daily News. June 19, 2008.
• "Low-Income Seniors Find Publc Help Hard to Get." Los Angeles Daily News. March 9, 2008.
  
• "The Priciest County." San Mateo Times. March 3, 2008.
• "Critics say Poverty Rate no Longer Reflects Reality." San Diego Union Tribune. March 2, 2008.
• "Study Finds Seniors' Expenses Exceed Income." Desert Dispatch. February 29, 2008.
• "Cost of Living too Costly for Seniors." Ventura County Star. February 27, 2008.
• "Annual Cost of Living for Yolo County Seniors." Woodland Daily Democrat. February 27, 2008.
• "Helping Seniors Cope with High Cost of Living." Marin Independent Journal and marinij.com. February 27, 2008.
• "Elderly Face Financial Challenges." Santa Monica Daily Press. February 27, 2008.
• "The Value of Minority Businesses." Inside Supply Management. January, 2008.
• "State Lags in Affirmative Action." Daily Breeze. December 12, 2007.
• "Sectoral Employment: Meeting the Needs of Workers and Industries." Mott Mosaic. December, 2007.
• "Health Industry Jobs Help Build Healthy Economy." Race, Poverty, & the Environment. Spring, 2007.
• "The Business of Color: Strengthening the Regional Economy." Focus Magazine. March/April. 2007.
• "Report Examines Farmworkers Impact on State Economy." Statesmen Journal. May 19, 2006. 
  

Television and Radio Broadcast

• "Cost Of Living Increase Having Impact On San Diego Seniors." Streaming Video to right of article. Channel 10 News Report. February 29, 2008.
• Politically Speaking, NBC San Diego, Streaming Video. February 29, 2008.
• "Struggling Seniors in California Shortchanged by FPL," KQED, California Report. February 27, 2008.
• "South Bay Sunday".  KBAY radio host Sam Van Zandt interviews Jenny Chung.  Audio.  May 18, 2008.
• "UCLA Report: Federal Poverty Line Doesn't Accurately Factor Costs." KPBS Radio Report. February 26, 2008.
• "Aging in LA." Coming Soon. Paul Peterson of cable TV channel 35's "LA Cityview" program, interviews Susie Smith, Director of Californians for Economic Security, and Dr. Steven Wallace, Professor at UCLA's School of Public Health, on the release of the Elder Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard.

Online Publications

• "The High Cost of Making It In Marin." Marin Independent Journal.  September 29, 2008.
• "More Elderly Residents Facing Threat of Poverty." The Daily Californian Online. September 9, 2008.
• "Orange County Self-Sufficiency Standard." Orange County United Way ENewsletter. July 28, 2008.
• "Minority Businesses get Little State Work." Delawareonline. July 22, 2008.
• "New Economic Indicator Reflects Seniors' Financial Reality." Senior-Spectrum.com. March 10, 2008.
• "Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors." Central Valley Business Street. February 26, 2008.
• "Poverty Line Set Too Low." redwoodage.com. February 26, 2008.
• "Linking Good Child Care to Improved Economies." The Wall Street Journal Online.June 11, 2007.

Speeches

• Press Conference Statement. California State Senate Aging & Long Term Care Public Hearing. Susan Smith, Director Californians for Economic Security. February 26, 2008. Sacramento, California.

Press Releases

Insight Center Announcements

• Renowned Economic Justice Organizer Joins the Insight Center in Newly Created Position. July 18, 2008.
• National Economic Development and Law Center is now the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. October 18, 2007.

California Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Tough Times for California's Seniors -  Announcing the launch of the Cal-EESI initiative and Legislative Hearing
• Tough Times for LA's Seniors: New County-Specific Data Reveals True Impact of State Budget Cuts on Elderly
• Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors: New County-Specific Data Reveals True Impact of State Budget Cuts on Elderly
• Tough Times for Bay Area Seniors: New County-Specific Data Reveals True Impact of State Budget Cuts on Elderly
  

2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard

• Bay Area Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, Families in the Bay Area Cannot Make Ends Meet.
• Sacramento's Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, Families in Sacramento Cannot Make Ends Meet.
• Fresno's Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, Families in Fresno Cannot Make Ends Meet.
• L.A.'s Working Families Struggle to Make Ends Meet. County-Specific Measure Proves as Costs Rise and Wages Stagnate, L.A. Families Cannot Meet Basic Needs.

Reports

• How Much is Enough in Your County? 2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard. Summary of Findings.
  

Collateral Materials

California Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Program Overviews for: Policymakers, Direct Service Providers and Advocates
• Frequently Asked Questions
  

2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard

• Program Overviews for: Policymakers, Direct Service Providers, Advocates.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• How the Standard is Used

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