The federal government’s cuts that affect California’s food assistance program, leaves Sacramento County dealing with a ...

California's public assistance programs, including CalWorks and CalFresh, are vital for supporting low-income families and ...

With the start of a new year, thousands of families in California are wondering when the January 2026 CalFresh payment will ...

Food security advocates urged lawmakers to lower barriers to assistance and also consider new revenue sources to replace federal dollars ...

California's 2026 plastic bag ban ends all plastic checkout bags. Learn what’s changing and how it affects your shopping ...

Personal Finance. CalFresh Payment December 2025: When will your food stamps be deposited this month? Personal Finance. CalWorks December 2025 payment: When do beneficiaries receive their food stamps?

It’s only been a month since the federal government shutdown caused the 5.5 million Californians who use CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to see their ...

Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning ...

Congressman Ro Khanna says a one-time tax of up to 5 percent of billionaires’ wealth could raise money needed from a loss in ...

By Hannah Mudgett Every day more than 5 million Californians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known here as CalFresh, to keep food on the table. It is our state’s ...

When a federal government shutdown caused a delay in November CalFresh benefit distribution, food insecurity rose sharply across Yolo County. In response, Yolo Food Bank, in partnership with Yolo ...

Organizations serving UCLA students have expanded their emergency food assistance programs after the federal government shutdown delayed CalFresh benefits in early November. Gov. Gavin Newsom ...