Aug 11, 2023 | Photo Gallery
“I KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON CALIFORNIA ROADS. BUT MY SALARY IS SO LOW I ” STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. I work with Californians from all walks of life. Helping them is important and it’s something that gives me a lot of pride in the work I do to keep our communities...
Aug 11, 2023 | Photo Gallery
“I HELP PEOPLE GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT LOW WAGES HAVE LED TO SHORT-STAFFING. THAT MEANS P”EO I run the Homekey Program for the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CDHCD). We fund and monitor projects for affordable housing to make sure that...
Aug 11, 2023 | Photo Gallery
“I TRAIN INMATES EVERY DAY FOR WORK AFTER RELEASE, BUT LOW WAGES FORCE ME TO WO”RK 60+ HOURS A WEEK TO COVER THE BASICS.” As a correctional supervising clerk at Avenal State Prison, I supervise a large inmate kitchen crew. The men on my team work hard...
Aug 11, 2023 | Photo Gallery
“I LOVE MY JOB, AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT LEAVING IT BREAKS MY HEART, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA NEEDS MORE POEPLE TO FIX THE HOUSING PROBLEM.” I work in the Transactions unit in the Loan Closing Branch at the California Department of Housing and Community Development...
Aug 11, 2023 | Photo Gallery
“WE TRANSFORM DEAF KIDS’ LIVES, YET SEVERAL EMPLOYEES ARE LIVING IN THEIR CARS DUE TO LOW WAGES.” I attended the California School for the Deaf (CSD) in Fremont as a child and came to work here as a night counselor before getting my teaching credentials. I want...
Aug 11, 2023 | Photo Gallery
“I‘M PROUD TO BE HELPING CALIFORNIANS. BUT THOUSANDS OF STATE EMPLOYEES CAN’T CAR” My parents are undocumented working-class immigrants, and I wanted to get a stable job to help support them and our community. So, I went to school at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz to...
