California Divide
California’s struggle to get food stamps to the hungry
California, which has the nation's highest poverty rate, ranks near the bottom for participation in its food stamp program, CalFresh.
economic inequality
California Divide
California’s child poverty hits coastal Bay Area
More than 27 percent of children in Santa Cruz county live in poverty, the second-highest rate in California. Wages are lower than they are on the other "side of the hill" in the high-cost Bay Area.