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Senate Bill 464, introduced by state Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, on Wednesday would allow low-income undocumented immigrants to receive food-assistance benefits under the California Food Assistance Program.
By Jackie Botts CalMatters A new bill could make it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for CalFresh, California’s version of food stamps, and allow people to enroll entirely over the phone by 2024. “California’s food insecurity crisis is worse than ever, and we have a moral res
Will COVID Spur California to Ease Food Stamp Applications? A new bill could make it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for CalFresh, California’s version of food stamps, and allow people to enroll entirely over the phone by 2024. “California’s food insecurity crisis is worse than ever, and we have a moral responsibility to make CalFresh benefits easier to access,” said Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat who plans to announce the bill later today, in a statement. Wiener’s proposal comes against a backdrop of rising hunger as the pandemic continues to r...
Action is so important. why we still need every single section of it defended. why the supreme court's decision last year was completely unacceptable. that's why i'm so grateful that attorney general holder is going to be coming to texas to try to uphold text sections 2 and 3. we absolutely need affirmative action and voter rights protections. it hasn't even been 50 years that minorities in texas and across the united states have been allowed to get to the polls with these protections. and already, republicans all over the nation are trying to whitewash that history. you look at these red call...