Tag: State Budget

  • Health Care Advocates Slam Proposed Cuts to Healthy Families Program

    By Kenny Goldberg Criticism continues to mount over Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget. Health care advocates are especially concerned about cuts to the Healthy Families program. Healthy Families provides low-cost dental, vision and health benefits to children of the working poor. About 875,000 kids statewide are enrolled. Brown’s proposed budget would cut the rate the…

  • Millions of Poor Californians Face Higher Medical Costs

    By Kenny Goldberg Millions of low-income Californians will have to cough up more money when they go to the doctor. The state’s new budget deal includes a number of cuts to the Medi-Cal program. People on Medi-Cal will face higher co-payments when they see a doctor, and they’ll be limited to seven doctor visits a…

  • Rallying For Redevelopment Dollars

    By Katie Orr Published February 22, 2011 on All Councilman Todd Gloria needed was a mega-phone and a letter sweater at a news conference about redevelopment on Tuesday. Gloria stood at a podium in the shadow of an affordable housing project and rallied those who gathered before him. “Is City Heights better off today because…