Columnists California’s high living costs and high poverty sharpen its economic divide By Dan Walters May 28, 2025 Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for the Sacramento Bee describing major economic, social, cultural and political trends cours…
Local News Mullin reintroduces poverty line legislation Daily Journal staff report Mar 3, 2025 A federal bill that would raise the poverty line to better reflect modern costs was reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Franci…
Local News Featured Mullin discusses raising federal poverty line By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Jun 25, 2024 U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, is working toward building support for a recently-introduced bill to boost the federal poverty …
Local News Report: San Mateo County has country's highest low-income threshold By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Updated Jun 17, 2024 Note to readers: The low-income threshold of $169,000 was changed based on incorrect information provided to the Daily Journal. The county has…
Guest Perspectives Father’s Day and serving in Congress By Kevin Mullin Jun 14, 2024 My wife and I went through a lot to become parents of our twin boys and, while it isn’t always easy, being a dad is the most rewarding experie…
Opinion Health care expansion is a worthy trial Updated Apr 1, 2025 With Tuesday’s vote to approve the funding of 57 new health care positions, the county Board of Supervisors took an important first small step…
Local News PG&E to reach out to customers Updated Apr 1, 2025 Since prices on this winter's gas and electric bills are expected to be higher than previous years, Pacific Gas and Electric announced Monday …
