California Department of Social Services

California State Auditor: Governor Newsom and 8 Agencies Named ‘High-Risk’

December 15, 2025 2:55 amDecember 16, 2025 12:54 pm

The California State Auditor published a scalding report Friday that is an unvarnished indictment of Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration. The report should have everyone living in California horrified. The Auditor’s report finds Gavin Newsom while in his final...

How Catholic Charities San Diego Transformed into a $80M Refugee Powerhouse on a Tide of Federal Dollars

December 11, 2025 7:45 amDecember 12, 2025 11:32 am

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, once a modest diocesan outpost serving the homeless and hungry, ballooned into a near $80 million juggernaut through an avalanche of government grants. From 2019 to 2023, the organization’s revenue more than sextupled (6x),...

Gov. Newsom Appeals USDA Slashing $47 Million-A-Year Food Assistance Program

April 8, 2025 2:30 amApril 8, 2025 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Social Services appealed a United States Department of Agriculture decision to abruptly end the $47 million a year Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program over the weekend. According to the USDA, the...

New Law Forces Parents to Abandon Religious Beliefs to Become Foster Parents

December 30, 2024 6:47 amDecember 30, 2024 6:48 am

It is established case law from the Supreme Court on down that the government cannot make services or funding contingent on political beliefs or withhold services based on them. In other words, there are not supposed to be loyalty oaths...

Social Services Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Senate in Unanimous Vote

August 29, 2024 12:43 pmSeptember 27, 2024 3:54 pm

A bill that would create more transparency at the Department of Social Services passed the Senate on Wednesday, moving the bill to the Governor’s desk for a final decision. Senate Bill 1043, authored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), would specifically...

Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee In Unanimous Vote

August 15, 2024 6:44 pmAugust 15, 2024 6:44 pm

A bill aimed at creating more transparency at the Department of Social Services passed the critical Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday, moving the bill up for a floor vote in the next few weeks. Senate Bill 1043, authored by Senator...

CA Senate Passes Bill to Replace Parents with State School Employees for ‘Gender Confused’ Students

June 17, 2024 2:49 pmJune 18, 2024 9:57 am

California parents are systematically being replaced by school counselors, teachers, mental health providers, abortion providers, “gender-affirming” trans care specialists, or any number of adults willing to give vaccines, feed kids drugs, provide opposite-sex hormones, authorize gender surgeries, and get them...