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Appropriations Bills for Public Assistance

April 22, 2022 10:01 amApril 22, 2022 10:06 am

Under existing California law, there is the State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (SSP), which requires the California Department of Social Services to contract with the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments...

Assembly Approves Bill Giving Special Needs Input, More Arrangement Time For Emergency Planning

June 10, 2020 9:05 pm

On Monday, a bill that would give the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) more time to complete after-action reports and get greater special needs community input for emergency recovery plans in reports was passed by the Assembly. Assembly Bill...

No Power And Little Patience: How The Power Shutoffs Are Testing The Elderly In Northern California

October 12, 2019 8:37 am

All this week across Northern California a power shutoff has been in place to prevent wildfires. Dry conditions and windy conditions are the perfect fire starter if a line goes down, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) didn’t want to...