Tag: CalWORKS

  • Coalition Wants 100% Enrollment in Safety Net Programs by 2020

    By Megan Burks San Diego labor, faith and community groups gathered Saturday at the County Administration Center to demand the county achieve 100 percent enrollment in federal social safety-net programs by 2020. The group calls itself the Invest in San Diego Families Coalition and it’s drawing on an October study that says San Diego County has failed to…

  • Governor’s Revised Budget Cuts California’s Safety Net

    By Kenny Goldberg Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget calls for new cuts to California’s safety net. The plan cuts health-care programs for the elderly and the poor. The governor’s proposal takes a $1.2 billion bite out of Medi-Cal. It calls for mandatory reductions in paid hours for people who care for the elderly and disabled…

  • Tweet City Heights: Latinos On State of the Union Address, AG Sues SANDAG

    By Megan Burks Latinos React to State of the Union Address Some Latinos expressed disappointment following President Obama’s State of the Union address, saying the President was too soft-spoken on immigration. He pressed Congress to “at least” approve the DREAM Act “if election-year politics keeps Congress from acting on a comprehensive plan.” He also defended…

  • Tweet City Heights: More on CalWorks and Help for Mixed-Status Families

    By Megan Burks The Fallout From Brown’s Proposed Welfare Cuts This week, we took a look at how Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget proposal may impact City Heights residents. The proposal calls for deep cuts to CalWorks, a welfare-to-work program many families in the neighborhood rely on. HealthyCal.org published a good explainer on the proposal…

  • Tweet City Heights: Budget Proposal Threatens CalWorks, Schools

    By Megan Burks Governor Unveils Budget Plan, Puts Schools in Voters’ Hands Gov. Jerry Brown released his budget proposal yesterday with a dire warning for schools: if voters don’t agree to raise taxes in the fall, he’ll call for an automatic cut of $4.8 billion to public education. His proposed ballot initiative would ask to…