New study shows stark difference in child poverty among Long Beach’s regions (presstelegram.com)
The Geography of Child Poverty in California, a report and interactive map compiled by the San Francisco-based Public Policy Institute of California, offers a trove of information on variations within counties, much of which had never previously been analyzed. Long Beach alone shows the wide gulf in poverty between areas: In East Long Beach, which includes Belmont Shore, Belmont Heights and the Cal State Long Beach area, 5 percent of children live in poverty and 2 percent live in deep...