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Recent calfresh coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
SB 1077 would require the California Department of Social Services to plan communications and contingencies for CalFresh disruptions during a federal shutdown.
Witnesses told the Assembly Human Services Committee that 665,000 Californians could lose food aid if the state does not act to offset HR1-linked SNAP and CalFresh cuts.
State officials said CalSAWS should be able to load exemption data by mid-August, allowing many CalFresh recipients to be automatically exempted ahead of possible October discontinuances tied to federal work requirements.