Budget and Policy Analyst report slammed the City’s job training programs for being disorganized. CalWORKs participant says that welfare-to-work programs do not lead to jobs. Read more: http://www.sfbg.com/2013/10/29/what-jobs

A bill that would help working families in California enroll in the state’s food stamp program was signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown. SB 672, authored by Senator Mark Leno, streamlines the paperwork process for CalFresh applicants who are required to document their child care expenses in order to establish eligibility. Read more: http://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/2013-10-04-governor-signs-leno-bill-streamlining-food-stamp-eligibility

The AFL-CIO quadrennial 2013 convention in Los Angeles was a flurry of exciting activity that promises to remake the labor movement in the United States and build a movement for all working people to deal with the new challenges and political landscape working families must navigate. (Read more…)

Gov. Jerry Brown and the leaders of the California state Legislature announced strong support Wednesday for a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/12/california-minimum-wage-increase_n_3908620.html