After weeks of negotiations, state legislators will start voting today on a budget deal that sets spending and policy across a wide range of issues affecting Californians.

For nearly three years, an increase in federal aid has allowed California to issue higher-than-usual amounts in food stamps. That ends in April.

The lean season has arrived, and it may be felt more acutely inside local homes where residents already struggle to find enough to eat.

In October, the county hired the homeless services provider as part of an $860K initiative to help CalFresh recipients find jobs.

College students, senior citizens already miss out on food stamps—and now the feds want to make it harder to qualify for the benefits.

As the Trump administration tries to change the way states determine food stamp eligibility, Silicon Valley leaders are fighting back. 

New bike rental stations have been cropping up around downtown San Jose as part of a massive regional expansion bankrolled by Ford.

North county residents apparently don't enjoy the same access to public services as the rest of the region. Supervisor Joe Simitian intends to change that.

The government shutdown may be over, but the Republican-fueled hits keep on coming—especially for Silicon Valley’s most vulnerable citizens. Starting Nov. 1, extra funding provided by the American Recovery Act, President Obama’s 2009 economic stimulus package, expire. As a result, people who rely on rely on food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or CalFresh in California, will see their benefits decrease. In addition, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill last month that would cut $40 billion from the program over the next decade—resulting in 3.8 million people getting kicked off the program next year, the Congressional Budget Office estimates.