Alameda County residents sue over food stamps application backlog
A class action lawsuit claims that Alameda County's Social Services Agency has a 10,657 backlog in food stamps applications, blocking some residents' access to food.
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Black farmers gather in Oakland to discuss gentrification and the future of their community
Black farmers gather in Oakland to discuss food deserts, the future, and the history of their community.
Food stamp cuts mean a nearly $6 million loss for Oakland’s poor
Despite an increased demand for food assistance in Oakland and other cities across the US, food stamp benefits have been cut as the federal economic stimulus came to an end this month, marking the end...
Demand for food bank and food stamp programs on the rise in Oakland
Calls for food bank assistance and food stamps have risen in Oakland and Alameda County despite the official end to the recession.
Proposed cuts to food stamps may affect Oakland’s farmers’ markets
A growing number of food stamp recipients are using their benefits at Oakland farmers' markets. But profits from such transactions could decline if a proposed $16.5 billion cut to the federal food stamp program passes...
Oakland assemblyman wants to lift food stamp ban for ex-drug felons
A new bill authored by Oakland State Assemblyman Sandre Swanson could lift the ban preventing former drug offenders from receiving food stamps. “It is the right thing to do,” Swanson said, adding that California invests...
