United States Department of Agriculture

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...

Veteran Farmers or Ranchers in California

March 13, 2025 2:30 amMarch 13, 2025 2:31 am

By Chris Micheli The California Military and Veterans Code, in Division 4, Chapter 8, concerns veteran farmers and ranchers. Section 1008 contains 11 legislative findings and declarations, including that agriculture is a major industry in California, and that 8% of...

New USDA Report Shows Lake Tahoe Will Be Full This Year, Highlighting California’s Water Recovery

May 13, 2024 2:18 pmMay 13, 2024 2:20 pm

According to a new report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Lake Tahoe, situated on the California-Nevada border, will reach it’s “full” level for the first time since 2019, provided further evidence of California’s water recovery. For the...

Report: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento No Longer Under Drought Conditions

March 16, 2023 12:25 pmMarch 16, 2023 1:27 pm

According to new data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday, the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento are no longer under any drought conditions, with over 63% of the state also now no longer experiencing drought....

Half of California No Longer Under Drought Conditions

March 3, 2023 1:31 pmMarch 3, 2023 1:31 pm

According to new data released by the U.S, Drought Monitor on Thursday, only half the state is currently under drought conditions following the recent storms earlier this week, with no part of the state now at ‘extreme drought’ levels for...

AB 853: Grocery Workers in a ‘Food Desert’

March 3, 2023 7:47 amMarch 3, 2023 7:54 am

Assembly Bill 853 by Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (D-San. Diego) was introduced to address successor grocery store employer. AB 853 would add Labor Code Section 2516.1 to the Labor Code. First, the bill would provide that, in the case of a...

SB 725: Grocery Workers

February 20, 2023 10:50 amFebruary 20, 2023 10:53 am

On February 16, 2023, Senate Bill 725 by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), was introduced to address grocery worker relocations, terminations, and mass layoffs. SB 725 would add Labor Code Section 1401.1. SB 725 would prohibit a grocery establishment, when a merger...