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EDITORIAL: Widening gap
MARCH 23, 2005
Sonoma West Times and News

A new report on Sonoma County's economic growth during the past 20 years and the effect on low-income residents paints an alarming picture of who has reaped the benefits

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County economic boom bypasses working families: Despite boom times in the 1990s, number of working families facing hard times increases
MARCH 23, 2005
Sonoma West Times and News.
by Kia Penso, Sonoma West Staff Writer

SEBASTOPOL - Sonoma County, like most of the North Bay, has experienced dramatic growth in its economy and population over

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Study recommends ways to realign North Bay economy
MARCH 9, 2005
Petaluma Argus-Courier
by Lois Pearlman

When Petaluma gave the developers of the Petaluma Sheraton $2.75 million in loans to build the luxury hotel, the deal required the hotel to sign a

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Increase in rich, poor in North Bay, study reveals

MARCH 8, 2005
Napa Valley Register
By GABE FRIEDMAN

Register Staff Writer

The economic boom of the 1990s spurred job and population growth in Napa County that continues today. But the

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Income Gap Still Widening Locally
MARCH 5, 2005
Ukiah Daily Journal
By QUINCY CROMER

Mendocino County has experienced labor polarization and a growing gap between the rich and poor over the past two decades, according to a Sonoma County

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A rising tide that sinks all Californians
MARCH 4, 2005
Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Chris Coursey

The go-go economy of the 1990s pretty much bypassed those who needed it most, widening the gap between the rich and poor in the North Bay.

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Closer to Home - The Hour Glass Economy
MARCH 4, 2005
Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
by Martin Bennett

Dark clouds are gathering on the horizon as the North Bay moves unevenly into the economic recovery.

The collapse of Telecom Valley and

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Rich-poor gap grew in 1990s, new report says
MARCH 2, 2005
Marin Independent Journal
By Jim Welte
IJ reporter

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - Disparity widest in Marin; more kids in poverty

During the boomtime 1990s, the income gap between

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Gap widens between rich and poor: Study shows big increase in number of working families living in poverty
MARCH 1, 2005
San Francisco Chronicle
by Jim Doyle

The gap between the rich and poor in North Bay counties grew significantly during the economic boom years of the 1990s, according to a new study being

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Study: Income gap grows in county: Pay in 1990s found to rise average of 4% for poor families, 24% for wealthy
MARCH 1, 2005
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
by Mary Fricker

The North Bay was a spectacular job machine in the 1990s and into 2001, but the benefits went overwhelmingly to high-income workers while a growing

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