Expanded Child Tax Credits Start This Week A cash boost for families with children starts this week, and is hoped to be a step out of poverty for many It’s a nationwide program, but in California’s 26 th Congressional district – which includes Thousand Oaks and Oxnard - nearly 40 thousand households, including 145 thousand children, are eligible for the expanded and improved Child Tax Credit. Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Westlake Village, says the extra cash is needed to help families now more than ever before. "For many families it is 30 to 40% of their income to pay for...