Claim Of Fact Essay: San Jose

Compared to California’s education demographics, San Leandro has a higher percentage of high school graduate, but a lower percentage of higher educational attainment compared to the entire nation (bachelor’s degree or higher). Using Thompson and Hickey’s model for social class in the United States (2005), my family would be considered working class. This is defined as “clerical, pink and blue collar workers with often low job security; common household incomes range from $16,000 to $30,000 [and] high school education” (Thompson et al., 2005). My mother currently works as a part-time waitress and is going to community college to receive an associate’s degree in accounting. My father has been working as a full-time cook at a Chinese restaurant in Oakland Chinatown for about 25 years. His highest level of educational attainment is high school. These racial and social class demographics are important in understanding my social location.

     Here in Tahoe, we are lucky enough to experience a great quality of life, and only a few have to face the horrible life of poverty and homelessness. However, nationwide, even right outside the basin, homelessness is a growing epidemic across the country. There are many ways one can become homeless; for the most part poverty. There are also different concentrations of homeless in different types of terrain, such as urban or suburban areas. Last, there is the ever- growing homeless population, and how much money it costs us for others to live in poverty. These are the questions we ask ourselves about homelessness, and the only way we can help is to know the facts about this lingering

According to many people, homelessness is caused by low minimum wage, high unemployment rates, and overpriced housing. The minimum wage in California is $9.00 a hour, and a one bedroom apartment in Los Angeles is about $1,983. About 7.1 percent of the people are unemployed in the Los Angeles county, and about half the people rely on minimum wage. These overpriced apartments make it difficult for many families and individuals to have a stable home. When it comes to minimum wage or unemployment, you have one of two options, you either go hungry or become homeless. In order to fight against the real issue, we have to raise minimum wage, create more jobs, lower rent prices, or provide more financial support to

Before the missions came to exist the land which is today known as California has already been inhabited by Indigenous people for thousands of years. The land was their treasure and they celebrated in their everyday life while also using its resources. Once Europeans came in the picture the establishment of the missions began. One of these missions was the San Gabriel Arcángel mission. As they were introduced the indigenous people were brought to them with the goal being to Christianize and civilize them.

According to a report of Orange County Register by Roosevelt, Roosevelt, (August 9, 2015), Orange Country poverty is growing tremendously because of income variation, homelessness and overcrowded housing. By federal criteria, Orange County’s poverty rate was 8.8 percent in the previous nine years, which has risen to 13.5 percent recently. For a family of four, that means an annual income below $24,00. However, Orange County’s cost of living is 46 percent higher than the national average. The main reason, which accounts for a range of local factors, including housing price and Orange County’s poverty rate. According to Roosevelt (August 9, 2015) “in Orange County, third of Youths under 12 live in poverty, which is higher proportion than in the surrounding counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernadine and San Diego”. Even though, Orange

The city of Irvine has been named the safest city in America for two years in a row. This kind of environment is perfect for families whom want to raise their children in a safe environment. Irvine had a total urban population of 236,716 people in 2013, where 113,412 (47.9%) are males and 123,304 (52.1%) are females. The population has immensely increased by about 65.5% since 2013. The median age of Irvine residents is 34.8 years, which is quite similar to the California median age of 35.7 years. The estimated median household income for the residents in 2013 was $87,830, the estimated per capita income was $40,216, and the estimated median house/condo value was of $662,000. All of these values have been increasing since 2000, thus the overall living quality of Irvine’s residents has been increasing over time. The ethnicities of the city are: 44.3% white, 38.6% Asian, 11.8% Hispanic, 3.4% two or more races, 1.4% black, 0.4% others, 0.06% Indian and 0.01% Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander. There are about a total of 135,907 households, of which 111,858 are family households. The largest section for the highest education attained for both males and females 25 and older was the bachelor’s degree with about 30,000 people, with the second largest group having attained a college education for a year but not graduated. The vast majority of people have at least graduated high school and there is a hefty amount of people pursuing professional or doctorate degrees. Most of the workers

Change is inevitable under any circumstance, and San Francisco County (SFC), which consists of only the city itself, has seen some major changes in the area of income. Over the past four decades, the Bay Area censuses have calculated the per capita income and median family income which have both only increased in San Francisco (SF). This rise in income is usually a positive sign of a growing middle class, but in SFC, it is a sign of growing income inequality. While the entire Bay Area economy booms, the wealth being generated in SFC is landing in the hands of a select group of elites, widening the gap between the rich and the poor and making the middle class smaller. The SF government has even tried to appease this by raising the minimum wage to create a more liveable income for those residing at the bottom. But even with a raise in the minimum wage in SFC, income inequality continues to grow between the rich and poor as the rich continue to experience exponential economic gain, and the middle class continues to decrease in size.

take the remainder of the day, as well as continue into the following day (Taylor, 1935). One individual acquired through rounding up Mexicans was that of Santa Anna, who was then forced to agree to the Treaty of Velasco for his freedom (Anderson and Wooster, 2016). The signing of the Treaty of Velasco was the close of the Texas-Mexico War. Significance

More than 269,000 California public school students don’t have a consistent place to call home at night. Most of these students range from preschool through 5th grade, and live in inadequate homes with friends or family, sleep in cars, or on the streets. Shockingly, only 15 percent of districts reported having no homeless students enrolled at their schools. Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego are some of the school districts that have the highest rates of homelessness in their student population. Brenda Dowdy, a liaison between the school and homeless students in San Bernardino County, recounts visiting a house that had 21 children and their parents staying in it, “There was no running water or a refrigerator. The kids had placed a mattress in a closet and treated it as if it were a room.”

So, through this, it shows that Latinos tend to be on a lower economic status than white Americans. As shown in Making the San Fernando Valley, “On one end of the valley [the west side], gated mansions and old ranch houses still preside over well-groomed neighborhoods; on the other side [the east side], some residents still don’t have sewer hookups or streetlights. On the west side of the Valley, a majority of residents are white, whereas on the east side, just one third are; West Valley residents also earn five thousand dollars more per year…. Educational achievements reflect similar discrepancies.” (Barraclough L. B., 2011). Proven within this quote, white Americans are situated in better communities within the city of San

San Diego County is a dry place most of the water is imported with very little being brought in through the Colorado River. We also get our water through aqueducts coming from Northern California.Southwestern California is a much of the same. Before World War 2 the population was 2hundred-thousand after World War 2. The population had a huge growth spurt how will this affect San Diego and its water. There are some differences between our local and imported waters that we need to talk about as well. We will be talking about our water treatment and how it is affecting the environment around us.

The East Bay is at a monumental crossroads.  On the one hand, the Bay Area is the epicenter of a tech and entrepreneurial boom which has reverberated across East Bay cities. On the other hand, this economic surge that has brought prosperity to some, has left many others far behind.  The convergence of ever-increasing cost of living (particularly the high costs of housing and transportation), rising rents and home prices, along with an influx of more affluent people, has increased the pressure on low-income people to move to the region’s outer suburbs, resulting in widespread displacement of longtime residents. Added to this “perfect storm” is decreased funding for safety net services, including legal assistance for people in poverty, and the 2016 restructuring of the Alameda County courts, which reduced access for those in the areas with the highest concentration of poverty, including

San Francisco: The City Upon A Hill "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?” (Luke 15:4). After twelve years of Catholic School the one parable that continues to stick with me is the Parable of the Lost Sheep. It reassures me that I will be found, even if I stray very far from what is right. Richard Rodriguez author of “Late Victorians”, writes about the lost sheep who flocked to San Francisco in the seventies to find a home, far from the unaccepting suburbs they grew up in.

Cabana translates to cabin in English and boy unless you've been living out in the Cibola National Forest foraging for berries and getting one with the wilderness, you have to have heard there is a fever spreading throughout town for this place. Te-he. A few cabin puns. See what I did there?

Still, some Americans have become homeless due to the loss or lack of employment. With the recent economic recession, many companies have moved to other parts of the country or have outsourced, leaving many without jobs. Displaced workers face difficulty finding new employment. Others lack the minimum job skills to attain employment. The lack of education increases the likelihood of a low income. It is difficult for those with little education to find work that provides a decent wage. They have less of a chance of making a desirable income. Education and basic skills are needed in acquiring jobs. Those with more education generally earn more than those that are less educated. The lack of education and training, combined with low wages, keep many families from moving up.