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City briefs council on local impacts of federal government shutdown; CalFresh and CDBG flagged
Summary
City staff outlined local effects of the federal government shutdown: CalFresh (SNAP) payments stopped effective Nov. 1 for recipients, Section 8 housing assistance may not be guaranteed after Dec. 31, and proposed federal budget changes could eliminate CDBG funding that the city uses for infrastructure and social programs.
City staff told the Pico Rivera City Council Oct. 28 that the ongoing federal government shutdown is already affecting local services and could produce longer-term funding losses if the proposed federal budget eliminations are adopted.
Assistant City Manager Angelina Graves briefed the council: entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare and Veterans Affairs continue, but some services are disrupted. Graves said CalFresh benefits (the state name for SNAP)…
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