TAMMY RODRIGUEZ

TAMMY RODRIGUEZ

“I KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON CALIFORNIA ROADS. BUT MY SALARY IS SO LOW I ” STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. I work with Californians from all walks of life. Helping them is important and it’s something that gives me a lot of pride in the work I do to keep our communities...
KATHLEEN WILSON

KATHLEEN WILSON

“I LOVE MY JOB, AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT LEAVING IT BREAKS MY HEART, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA NEEDS MORE POEPLE TO FIX THE HOUSING PROBLEM.” I work in the Transactions unit in the Loan Closing Branch at the California Department of Housing and Community Development...
SUSIE REDFEARN

SUSIE REDFEARN

“I TRAIN INMATES EVERY DAY FOR WORK AFTER RELEASE, BUT LOW WAGES FORCE ME TO WO”RK 60+ HOURS A WEEK TO COVER THE BASICS.” As a correctional supervising clerk at Avenal State Prison, I supervise a large inmate kitchen crew. The men on my team work hard...
KRYSTAL COLES

KRYSTAL COLES

“I HELP PEOPLE GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT LOW WAGES HAVE LED TO SHORT-STAFFING. THAT MEANS P”EO I run the Homekey Program for the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CDHCD). We fund and monitor projects for affordable housing to make sure that...
TY KOVACS

TY KOVACS

“WE TRANSFORM DEAF KIDS’ LIVES, YET SEVERAL EMPLOYEES ARE LIVING IN THEIR CARS DUE TO LOW WAGES.” I attended the California School for the Deaf (CSD) in Fremont as a child and came to work here as a night counselor before getting my teaching credentials. I want...