In California, for example, a minimum-wage employee must work 130 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom rental, according to the report. The coalition has released this report annually for the past 25 years.
Satin Doll  is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded countless times, by such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progression is well known for its unusual use of chords and opening with a ii-V-I turnaround.
âValley of the Dolls,â Pitched to a New Generation. âIt is very Tumblr-friendly,â said Whitney Robinson of âValley of the Dolls,â the novel by his stepgrandmother Jacqueline Susann that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.