Solving the Inland Empire’s poverty problem

The federal government recently released a jobs report showing record-low unemployment and rising wages, continuing an economic recovery nearly a decade in the making. The Inland Empire has also seen improved economic prospects; earlier this year, the Press-Enterprise reported that the region leads California in job growth.
But these promising projections hide a troubling fact: More than half of Inland Empire residents (51 percent) are working but struggling with poverty (compared to 47 percent