State Policy
July 1, 2025
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Taken together, these changes would devastate California’s food system and economy, while forcing state and county governments to shoulder the fallout without additional support. It is a profound disinvestment in families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and working parents.
On Friday, Governor Newsom signed the Budget Act of 2025. The California Association of Food Banks and our network of […]
Joint Statement Highlights Devastating Impacts to Hunger, Grocers, Local Governments, and California’s Food Economy California leaders representing all sectors of […]
Across California’s college and university campuses, food banks play a critical role in helping students succeed. From UC and CSU […]
Earlier this week, the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) hosted our annual Capitol Action Day in Sacramento — a […]
Today, the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) honored two anti-hunger leaders in California at the annual Capitol Action Day event. The honorees include State Senator John Laird and State Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen as champions of CalFood program advocacy.
Yesterday morning, Governor Newsom released his May Revise budget proposal for the 2025-26 State Budget, which projects a significant State […]
The CalFood Program Funded the Purchase of 80 Million Pounds of Food in 2024; Reduced Funding Would Severely Impact Food-Insecure […]
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank serves more than 400,000 individuals each month, with a mission to provide […]
In 2022, California began implementing its first-in-the-nation Short-Lived Climate Pollution Reduction Strategy, otherwise known as Senate Bill (SB) 1383, which […]
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