1. John Husing, Ph.D. Economics & Politics, Inc.
Inland Empire Economic Strategies For
Poverty, Homelessness & Public Health
John Husing, Ph.D.
Economics & Politics, Inc.

2. Inland Empie Poverty Has Soared
Share & Number of Inland Residents Below Poverty Level
Census Bureau Year
People In Poverty
Share of Population in Poverty
Population
1990
306,417
11.8%
2,588,793
2000
477,496
14.7%
3,255,526
2013
795,483
18.2%
4,380,878
2014
833,505
18.8%
4,441,890
2015
17.5%
4,489,159
Change
480,414
1,900,366
Change
156.8%
73.4%

3. Poverty A Social Justice & Children’s Issue

4. Unemployment Rates

5. Highest Unemployment Rates U.S. Metro Areas 1,000,00 or More

6. Huge Shares of Southern Californians Are Marginally Educated
Adults

7. Homeless Based upon 2009 Metrics
3,310,000
137,563

8. Poverty A Public Health Issue
Socio-Economics (Poverty, Lack of Jobs) 40%
Population’s Behaviors Related To Poverty 30%
Access to Medical Care An Issue for the Poor 20%
Environmental %
90%
Source: Different Perspectives For Assigning Weights To Determinants of Health, University of Wisconsin, Public Health Institute, 2010

9. What is Needed To Attack Poverty?
Housing: Secure
Security: Public Services
Short Course Adult Training in Specific Skills
Sectors With Few Education Barriers to Entry
Median Incomes Approaching Middle Class Earnings
Skill Ladders Up Which Workers Can Move To Median Incomes
Sectors That Are Adding Jobs

10. Secure Housing

11. Cost of Housing

12. 2. Public Services Counseling Medical Care Income Maintenance
Child Care
Transportation

13. Life Coaches
Agency Agreements To Provide People With Support Services & Move Them Towards Self-Sufficiency
Life Coaches Working With Families & Agencies To Ensure Both Are Moving Families Towards Be Able To Take Training

14. 3. Training in Industry Determined Occupations
Skills
Hands-On Training
Certifications
Workforce Behaviors

15. Middle Class Earnings, Minimum Skills To Enter
Median Incomes Near To Middle Class Needs, Minimum Entry Level Requirements
Middle Class Earnings, Minimum Skills To Enter
Can Help Put a Household in the Middle Class

16. Job Quality

17. Inland Empire Economy Is Gaining Strength!

18. Logistics Powerful Job Growth
23% of New Jobs
11% of Job Growth
13% of Job Growth
5% of Job Growth
Median Pay $45,677
Median Pay $51,051
Median Pay $49,567
Median Pay $54,261

19. 50 Interviews – 18 Sub-Sectors
4. Demand Occupations & Training Standards
Truck Driving & Maintenance
Construction Craft Skills
Mechanical Skills
Medical Technical Skills
Accounting Clerical Skills
Office Software Skills

20. 5. Convince Educators To Establish Training
Industry Defined Occupations
Hands-On Experience
Workplace Behavior
Rapid Training
Night Time & Weekend Training Options
Life Coaches Work With Family & Trainers
To Ensure Training Is Completed

21. 6. Companies Take A Lead Define Occupations In Demand
Assist in Definition of Skills Needed To Be Taught
Define Certifications Needed
Agree To Give Priority Interviews To Those Completing Training
Life Coaches Work With Family & Companies
To Try And Make Job Interviews Are Successful

22. Issues

23. Will Educators Respond?
Community Colleges
Adult Schools
Regional Occupational Programs
High Schools
Non-Profits

24. CARB & AQMD – Stop Logistics Growth
PM 2.5: Diesel Pollution
CARB & AQMD – Stop Logistics Growth
-91.4%

25. CA Electrical Costs Far Higher Than Any Other Western States

26. Regulators Have Nearly Stopped CA Manufacturing Growth

27. Cost of Housing CEQA Stopping Housing Development …
Forcing Marginally Educated & Poor To Move Inland

28. Who Is Hurt? Companies Can Avoid California, Put Growth Elsewhere
Or In Some Cases Leave
It Is Marginally Educated Workers Who Pay The Price by Lack of Access To Reduced Availability of Good Paying Jobs
Ensuring This Does Not Happen This Is A Policy Imperative

29. Opposition & Challenges To Continuation Of Affordable Care Act
Ensuring This Does Not Happen This Is A Policy Imperative