By SoCal Connected Staff
November 19, 2009

Take a recession, add a housing collapse and you end up with formerly solid, middle-class working families on the street.

By Steve Proffitt
November 17, 2009

For large numbers of workers in the LA area, getting scammed over a mortgage isn't a concern. They don't earn enough to come close to owning a home.

By Edward E-Nunu
October 1, 2009

Edward E-Nunu is a graduate student at Claremont University. He's working on his Master's degree in education. He's also a diabetic. And he's uninsured. Read his personal story.

By Correspondent Vince Gonzales
June 18, 2009

Increasingly, people are filing for what’s called “support modification” - which is when parents say they’re facing financial hardship and can’t afford to pay child support.

By Val Zavala
June 4, 2009

At a time of tremendous need why is there also tremendous waste? Meet the people who have found ways to waste less food and feed more people.

By Burt Slusher
May 28, 2009

Very few things captivate Southern Californians like the topic of real estate.

By Web Team
May 28, 2009

The Maxwells consider themselves a typical middle class family, even though mom, Nikki, and dad, Bill, haven’t had steady work for months.

By Correspondent Judy Muller
May 28, 2009

Home sales are up ... prices are down ... mortgage rates rock-bottom. By most historical measures, this looks like the ideal time to take the plunge and buy a house in southern California.

By Val Zavala
April 16, 2009

There are 300,000 households in Los Angeles that do not use banks. Many people, who deal in cash only, fall victim to high fees from check cashing centers and payday lenders. Val Zavala reports on a campaign to move the unbanked into the financial mainstream.

By Producer Christal Smith
April 2, 2009

The grim news about our economic crisis just keeps coming. Makes you want to get away and forget your troubles. Where better than SoCal's favorite suburb: Vegas, baby!