Rya Jetha
CalMatters-
Medi-Cal and other programs are testing food prescriptions that advocates say could improve chronic conditions, lower health care costs and reduce hunger. -
California is full of food, yet scarred by hunger. -
Supporters say a series of bills before the Legislature would improve work-life balance by expanding sick days and family leave. But opponents say the proposals would hurt struggling small businesses. -
Next Thursday, California鈥檚 first-in-the-nation task force on reparations plans to hand over to the state Legislature its extensive report and recommendations for how to compensate eligible Black Californians for the enduring harms of slavery. -
You have to be 18 to get divorced in California, but there鈥檚 no minimum age to get married. Child marriage survivors protested at the state Capitol, but the Legislature likely won鈥檛 act until next year. -
As extra pandemic benefits end, food banks say that they鈥檙e becoming long-term supermarkets for Californians facing food insecurity. Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.
