Kevin Rector
@kevrector.bsky.social
State and national politics reporter @latimes.com.
Asked yesterday if a ruling in CA's favor would mean SNAP funds immediately loaded onto CalFresh cards, @AGRobBonta said “the answer is no, unfortunately.”
“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
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“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won't get immediate relief
Two federal judges told the U.S. Department of Agriculture it must begin using contingency funds to provide food assistance, but gave the agency until Monday to decide exactly how to do so.
www.latimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Asked yesterday if a ruling in CA's favor would mean SNAP funds immediately loaded onto CalFresh cards, @AGRobBonta said “the answer is no, unfortunately.”
“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Advocates warned of a tidal wave of need as home pantries and CalFresh cards run empty — which they said is no longer a risk but a certainty.
"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
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"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
'I'm terrified': Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown
Federal and state officials warn that November SNAP funds will not be issued without a resolution to the ongoing federal shutdown, and there is no sign of a breakthrough in Congress.
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Advocates warned of a tidal wave of need as home pantries and CalFresh cards run empty — which they said is no longer a risk but a certainty.
"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
“People really don’t understand the scale and scope of what is happening and the ripple effect it will have on the economy and with people just meeting their basic needs,” the head of United Way told me this morning.
Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
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Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
'I'm terrified': Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown
Federal and state officials warn that November SNAP funds will not be issued without a resolution to the ongoing federal shutdown and there is no sign of a breakthrough in Congress.
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“People really don’t understand the scale and scope of what is happening and the ripple effect it will have on the economy and with people just meeting their basic needs,” the head of United Way told me this morning.
Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...