California’s income growth heavily weighted toward the state’s highest-income residents

A new report from the California Budget and Policy Center finds that a widening income gap is a concern for nearly all metropolitan and rural areas in California.

RCAC Loan Fund lends more than $8.3 million to rural communities

West Sacramento, Calif. — In the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2015, Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) closed 29 loans totaling more than $8.3 million to assist rural communities in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Utah with housing, water infrastructure and community development projects.

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation NTI Scholarships available

Apply today for a Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Scholarship for the NeighborWorks Training Institute in Los Angeles on May 2 to 6, 2016. Scholarships Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Scholarship for the NeighborWorks Training Institute in Los Angeles on May 2 to 6, 2016. include free tuition and single-room lodging. The application deadline is February 26. Apply early–not everyone will receive a scholarship.

California’s farmers markets are increasingly bare

California’s farmers markets—some of the most enviable in the nation—are increasingly bare, illustrating the state’s ongoing drought despite recent rains. Many farmers are resting their land and taking time off.

RCAC receives $25,000 Union Bank Foundation grant to support Agua4All

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) received a $25,000 grant this week from the Union Bank Foundation to support Agua4All, an initiative that increases access to and consumption of safe drinking water in rural California communities.