California Voice: Workforce shortages should stop state from cutting certain training programs

Growing up in El Salvador, I was certain that coming to the United States would be my ticket to economic opportunity. But the reality in California and elsewhere is that traditional pathways to higher-wage employment, like training or a four-year degree, are out of reach for many young jobseekers like me. It will only become harder if the state cuts career training programs like the one that got me where I am today.

When I arrived in the Bay Area in 2017, a career in health care seemed...