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The 2020 Almeda Fire destroyed thousands of mobile homes in Jackson County, including the Royal Oaks Mobile Manor in Phoenix, Oregon.
More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after the catastrophic 2020 wildfires. About 57% of them were denied.
Maria Meunier has lived in Medford for almost a decade. She owned a manufactured home at the Medford Estates what was once a gated, manicured mobile home park with cleanly paved streets, sturdy homes and bright green lawns until Sept. 8th. That s when the Almeda Fire raged through Jackson County, destroying 2,500 homes within hours.
Five months after the fire, the crumpled remains of Meunier’s house overlooks an expanse of ashes and twisted metal. She and her adult son, who has disabilities, are living at a friend’s house as they search for housing amid a tight market and a severe shortage of affordable homes.
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Biden Calls for $15 Federal Minimum Wage With Pandemic Relief Package
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the public health and economic crises at The Queen Wilmington theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 14, 2021.
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With more than a third of households struggling to afford basic needs such as food and rent, President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion pandemic ârescueâ package on Thursday that calls on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from the current floor of $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour.
A $15 minimum wage wasnât Bidenâs idea. For years, Fight for $15 and other grassroots movements have been organizing for a $15 federal wage floor, and it has long been a priority for Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives in Congress. Bidenâs proposal represents a triumph for labor movements and progressive coalitions that have tirelessly pushed for a $15 minimum wage.