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DPSS tells supervisors a county CalFresh match is needed to avoid major cuts; seeks appropriation for EBT restitution
Summary
DPSS Director Jackie Contreras urged the Board to fund the county share of the CalFresh cost shift (DPSS characterized the request as $40M) and requested appropriation authority for EBT theft reimbursements (~$28M). She warned unfunded cost shifts could reduce state/federal matches and lead to large program and staffing losses.
Jackie Contreras, director of the Department of Public Social Services, told the Board that DPSS administers a massive portfolio of federal, state and county programs and urged the county to cover the local share of recent CalFresh cost‑shift decisions. Contreras characterized the department's gross FY26–27 request as $329 million, including $140 million in net county cost, and told supervisors the CalFresh county match request stands at about $40…
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