Knowing your rights. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prevents debt collection companies from contacting you during certain hours. They are ...

Imagine coming home and finding out that a cement truck is in the middle of your living room. It's hard to picture a disaster like this, but it became a reality for residents of two Daly City Homes.

Align your financial freedom with a deeper mission. A 2024 survey by ResumeBuilder revealed that 13% of retired seniors plan to re-enter the workforce in 2025. Notably, 26% of these retirees expressed ...

Homelessness in Oakland. California’s homelessness crisis has reached a breaking point. According to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, more than 187,000 people were ...

Fueling retiree fears on several fronts. Insecurity around Social Security isn’t necessarily new. After all, the program’s trust funds may only be able to fully support retirement benefits until 2035 ...

Why many Californians are cost-burdened. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development considers homeowners cost-burdened if they spend more than 30% of their monthly income on housing, ...

Deportations devastate farm workforce. About 50% of farm workers in the U.S. are undocumented migrants — including skilled supervisors and machine operators — according to Farmonaut, a farm technology ...

Complaints of crimes and missing person reports on cruises that dock at U.S. ports have surged in recent years, fueling what one security expert calls a “dark cloud” over an industry eager to protect ...

Why gas prices could spike even more. In October, Phillips 66 announced plans to shut down its Los Angeles-area refinery in late 2025. Valero, meanwhile, said in April it intends to “idle, restructure ...

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How to avoid being scammed by a contractor. The National Association of Realtors, citing a 2023 study from JW Surety Bonds, says that about one in 10 Americans have been a victim of a contractor scam, ...

While many high school graduates are celebrating the season with dinners, parties and well-deserved rest, one teen in metro Atlanta marked the milestone a little differently — trading his cap and gown ...