March 27, 2013, 1:26 PM
The unincorporated neighborhood of Parklawn, one of hundreds of impoverished California communities that lack basic services, celebrated a breakthrough this month when Stanislaus County broke ground on a new sewer line connecting the district to the city of Modesto. Parklawn, which has...
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April 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
Many residents in low-income, unincorporated neighborhoods across California are living in substandard conditions. Within this React & Act, you’ll find answers to frequently asked questions and more resources for the more than 1 million people living in California’s unincorporated communities.
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April 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
About 1.8 million Californians – primarily Latinos – live in low-income, unincorporated communities that lack sewers, clean drinking water, sidewalks, streetlights or gutters – infrastructure known to curb public health and safety risks. The U.S. Census Bureau only tracks some of them, and federal...
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April 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
California’s low-income unincorporated communities lack many public services, like sewer systems and clean water. Reporter Bernice Yeung spoke to residents about the challenges they face.
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April 6, 2012, 12:03 AM
About 1.8 million low-income and often Spanish-speaking Californians live in unincorporated communities that lack sewer systems, clean drinking water and other basic services.
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