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Poverty rises sharply in Inland Empire areas, study finds
- 10-08-2010
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By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Poverty is increasing in the Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario areas at one of the nation's highest rates, a study released Thursday concluded. The poverty rate in those sections of the Inland Empire surged about 31% from 2007 to 2009, according to research from the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution. Companion research, also just released by Brookings, suggests that the social safety net in such fast-growing suburban areas is dangerously thin, compounding economic hardships. Bakersfield also has been hard hit, with poverty increasing 23%. (more…)
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