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Enriching the Community with a Living Wage
by Sonya Clark on
A year or so ago, while picking up socks off of the living room floor, and considering the innumerable tasks of being a single parent, … read more.
Nate Silver to Politico: “You Can’t Comprehend!”
by Frying Pan Staff on
The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blogger, Nate Silver, had some choice words about Politico, which had taken pot shots at his election-polling skills during … read more.
Long Beach: Creating Community and Serving the People
by By Kayla Crow on
Looking back on the eight weeks of the Long Beach living wage campaign, I could write about the conversations with voters, or the discovery … read more.
Election 2012: This Is How We Win
by Jeannine Pearce on
(On November 6, Long Beach became one of three cities in the country to pass minimum wage ballot measures, and the only one to guarantee … read more.
Election 2012: The Revenge of the Baby Boomers
by Vivian Rothstein on
As the 2012 elections approached I started to feel very guilty about the state of the country that my generation, which was born shortly after … read more.
Why LGBTQs Backed Long Beach’s Hotel Worker Living Wage
by Porter Gilberg on
(On November 6, Long Beach became one of three cities in the country to pass minimum wage ballot measures, and the only one to guarantee … read more.
Election Campaigning: Walking the Walk, Tossing the Ads
by Rev. Jim Conn on
My mail delivery guy just got happier. He can finish his route while it is still light outside – this despite the change back … read more.
Long Beach Hotel Workers Win Living Wages, Paid Sick Days
by Family Values @ Work on
Two thousand workers who clean the rooms and serve the food at hotels in Long Beach, California had special cause for celebration election night. … read more.
Election 2012: Five Personal Reflections
by Frying Pan Staff on
Frying Pan News spoke to five voters the morning after Election Day to hear their initial reactions to the outcome. Here’s what they told us: … read more.
Election 2012: The Battle for Living Wages in Long Beach
by Gary Hytrek on
Something extraordinary happened Tuesday in Long Beach. A city long dominated by an ideologically driven business sector and marked by token community participation, embraced … read more.
Election 2012: Huge Election Win for Long Beach Hotel Workers
by Roxana Tynan on
Long Beach hotel workers and community activists made history Tuesday, passing a living wage ballot measure that will help lift 2,000 people in that … read more.
Election 2012: Diversity Takes Center Stage
by Trebor Healey on
For me, especially once Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his running mate, the presidential race became a contest between two Americas: one traditional, … read more.
Election 2012: How I Spent My Autumn Vacation
by Bill Raden on
When asked by prospective employers to describe my life’s work, I generally say that I have toiled as a writer on the extreme fringes … read more.
Election 2012: Sure Things and Safe Bets
by James Elmendorf on
Triumph of the Numbers Signing off last night, Brian Williams on NBC said something about how the presidential election defied the very idea of … read more.
Election 2012: Obama’s “Non-Cuban Hispanic” Saviors
by Rubén Martínez on
It’s a curious feeling, this brown-becoming, the “Latino vote” hurling itself over the fence as it were, saving Barack Obama from the ignominy of … read more.
Election 2012: Fear Strikes Out
by Erin Aubry Kaplan on
Mitt Romney never had a chance. Even in the media maelstrom that painted an electorate divided not merely between Democrat and Republican, but between rote … read more.
Election 2012: Why Science Was Tuesday’s Big Winner
by Judith Lewis Mernit on
What do weather and women’s bodies have in common? Both figured dramatically this election season, forcing debate on issues candidates would have preferred to … read more.
