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Category: California Divide: Public Assistance

Posted inCalifornia Divide

Will COVID spur California to ease food stamp applications?

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

In a state that has long struggled to get federal food assistance to those who qualify, one senator is hoping that the third time’s a charm for his bill to ease application hurdles for CalFresh.

Posted inCalifornia Divide

Expired unemployment boost, EDD debacles sink jobless Californians

Orlando Mayorquin by Orlando Mayorquin November 12, 2020November 13, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Where to get financial help during coronavirus in California — and is it enough?

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts June 29, 2020July 7, 2020
Arial view of a residential neighborhood near train tracks in Bell Gardens, East LA County. Photo by J. Emilio Flores, courtesy of Cal State LA
Posted inCalifornia Divide

No jobs, no tests, no savings: Southeast LA County hit hard by pandemic

by Jacqueline Garcia June 4, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Financial help for California’s undocumented immigrants starts Monday

by Jacqueline Garcia May 14, 2020September 16, 2020
Food bank volunteer Emogene Thomas, 68, arranges cans on a table at Teamsters 315 Hall in Martinez on March 19, 2020. The food bank serves seniors but had about half regular the number of visitors due to coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Governor’s promise to immediately feed seniors hasn’t yet delivered

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts May 1, 2020May 2, 2020
A sign attached to a restaurant door in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland alerts customers that it will remain closed during the ‘shelter in place’ mandated for six Bay Area counties on March 16, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus

Watch: Dealing with (un)employment during the coronavirus pandemic

Nigel Duara by Nigel Duara March 26, 2020May 14, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Bay Area food bank opens pop-up pantries as demand rises

by Erica Hellerstein March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

‘We live paycheck to paycheck’: Undocumented workers struggle as economy grinds to a halt

Jackie Botts by Jacqueline Garcia and Jackie Botts March 24, 2020April 20, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Getting Through Coronavirus: Dealing with (Un)Employment Issues

by CalMatters March 24, 2020May 14, 2020

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