The first-in-the-nation program aims to support young people when they age out of the foster care system often with no security net whatsoever.
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Bay Area legislators are ramping up pressure on the Newsom administration over a state program to vaccinate the poorest Californians that largely bypasses the region, after two private meetings this week failed to yield changes.
The new vaccine distribution plan announced last week by the governor is designed so those shots reach people in the poorest zip codes in the state.
Bay Area lawmakers say the solution leaves other Bay Area residents out in the cold. They’re calling for changes.
Lawmakers and community organizations on Monday are requesting that more vaccine priority be given to the Bay Area and that California "urgently address disparities" in the state's current vaccine prioritization plan.
State officials are promising to consider the concerns of Bay Area legislators who say many of the region’s hardest-hit communities were unfairly excluded from a plan to dedicate more of California’s limited supply of coronavirus vaccine to the state’s most vulnerable residents.
A new California bill is proposing that young adults aging out of the foster youth system receive $1,000 no-strings-attached monthly checks from the state, providing stability to residents at high risk of homelessness and unemployment.
California's legislative session came to a wild ending in 2020 when the clock ran out on major bills. Key pieces of environmental legislation were among those that died on the floor, and conservationists are hoping 2021 brings a different story.
Former foster youth in California would receive $1,000 a month for their basic needs, under a new piece of legislation now being considered by state lawmakers grappling with widespread economic devastation during the pandemic.