A council majority supported bringing back a grocery worker retention ordinance that would require grocers to keep on the same employees for at least 90 days if ownership changes hands.
Tag: food stamps
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Millions of Californians Are About to Lose COVID Food Benefits; OC Braces for ‘Food Cliff’
About $30 million a month in food assistance for hundreds of thousands of OC residents is about to disappear amid inflation and as the need for food remains high throughout the Golden State.
Posted inTop Stories
One Man’s Quest to Eat Healthy On a Food Stamp Budget
Our reporter finds that nutritious options in OC markets are expensive and often out of reach for those getting by on a food stamp budget.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
In Social Services Agency, ‘We Go On Because the Work Is Essential’
Sandra Fox, an eligibility worker for the Orange County Social Services Agency, talks about the challenges she faces as poverty rates soar and resources wane.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections
Food Stamp Applications Go Up as Economy Stays Down
Orange County has seen huge jumps in the number of people applying for basic food assistance in each of the last two years.
