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Senator Melissa Hurtado of Bakersfield,

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Assemblymember Nguyen co-authors California Senate Bill to extend food assistance to undocumented residents

Advanced out of Human Services Committee California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D – Elk Grove) has added her support to legislation working its way through the California State Senate. That legislation, Senate Bill 245, is called the California Food Assistance Program CFAP): eligibility and benefits. During a State Senate Human Services Committee

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More Than 3 Minutes & Elk Grove News Podcasts – Recap of Elk Grove City Council’s scantly publicized biennial retreat meeting

Only 3 people attended important goal-settting meeting On Friday, March 10, the Elk Grove City Council held its biennial retreat meeting. Several city staff members, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, and her four councilmen had an all-day meeting. Even though the city complied with meeting notification requirements, it was not well publicized.

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Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg discusses city, county roles in homeless services, urges more county mental health care

Says more county mental health clinicians needed During an afternoon meeting of the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday, March 14, Mayor Darrell Steinberg discussed relations with Sacramento County over dealing with the region’s homelessness crisis. Although relations between the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County have sometimes been fractious,

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