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Desert workforce facing challenges in finding suitable, affordable apartments
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The Public Record
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July 15, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Desert Publication, Inc. and Sharon Apfelbaum Jul 15, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Every morning in the Coachella Valley, thousands of desert residents pile into their cars in Indio (or Coachella or Desert Hot Springs) to begin their days with long commutes to their jobs in other desert cities. These long morning commutes reflect a disheartening reality facing the desert's workforce today: a stark disconnect exists between the cost of housing and the avenge wage a desert resident is able to earn. Thus, affordable housing is often far from places of employment, pushing the desert's labor force further toward the valley's geographical fringe cities - and outside of the region. Skyrocketing fuel and food costs are making an already difficult situation worse. The situation ...
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