The American Dream No More?

A college degree and a job with a middle-class salary have been part of the American dream for generations. But now it just seems like an illusion for more than one-third of working families in our state. A non-partisan report that came out last week paints a bleak picture of the California situation. It goes to reiterate what we already know: with no college degree, the only work in town typically pays a minimum wage. Click here to read the LA Times story about the report. Click here to read the report itself, aptly titled "Working Hard, Left Behind."