Category: Food Justice
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Tweet City Heights: Affordable Care Act Turns Two
By Megan Burks Affordable Care Act Turns Two Today marks the second anniversary of the federal health reform law known as the Affordable Care Act. To celebrate, advocates and the media are taking a look at how far the law has come. The milestone also brings the law’s first major test—the Supreme Court will examine…
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Growth in Food Stamps Participation Slows
County Supervisor Ron Roberts appeared on KPBS last week to preview his State of the County address and provide an update on efforts to expand the county’s food stamps program. County leaders have come under intense scrutiny in recent years because advocates for the poor say the county doesn’t provide social services to enough people.…
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Video: Problems Still Plague County Food Stamp System
By Maureen Cavanaugh, Joanne Faryon, Patty Lane and Claire Trageser Five out of six calls to a county hotline designed to help residents access food stamps and other benefits are dropped, according to an inTelegy report first publicized in U-T San Diego. The report, commissioned by the county, also found that those callers who do make it through wait an…
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City Council Approves Backyard Chickens, Goats, Bees
Before the city adopted its urban agriculture policy, Kaya de Barbaro was forced to send her chickens, Oscar and Owl, into hiding. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson What’s AllowedChickens:Roosters prohibited, up to 25 chickens with varying setback requirementsBees: Two hives 30 feet from neighboring residence, 50 feet from public right-of-way Goats: Two de-horned miniature goats…
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Loosening Restricted Airspace for Backyard Bees
By Brian Myers San Diego City Council is expected to vote on changes early next year to its ordinances that regulate farming within city limits. The proposed changes would relax regulations on farmers’ markets, retail farms, backyard chickens, miniature goats and honeybees. Currently, space restrictions mean few households within city limits can keep farm animals.…