Poverty

California just began offering Disaster CalFresh benefits to San Diegans hurt by January storm. Some are seeking payment from the city.

California in 2014 decided undocumented people could qualify for LifeLine, a program that helps low income families afford internet and cell service. A decade later undocumented people still can’t get it.

High electric bills consumed 65% of a rural grocery store’s profit last year. Owners say they may close the store because of PG&E rate hikes.

L.A. County’s Breathe program gives participants $1,000 monthly for three years, more money over a longer period than similar programs.

As extra pandemic benefits ended, California poverty rose in 2023. Pay increases in 2024 and labor activism could change the equation.

Amid pandemic, California pushed off a plan to prevent EBT theft. Now $10 million a month is stolen from the poor, at taxpayer expense.

California's functional poverty rate is the nation's highest, and Los Angeles County is the state's most poverty-stricken. What can be done about it?

California’s poverty rate climbed and its working poor grew this spring, says the Public Policy Institute of California. Safety net programs played a major role in poverty rate changes.

Newsom, one of California's most liberal governors, rejected many bills favored by the left, giving progressives a handful of victories.

States across the United States are banning the practice of billing kids for the cost of their foster care. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar effort in California, citing costs to the state.