The Feds Want to Know More About the People on Food Stamps. How Newsom Responded

The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom responded

In summary The governor has signed a law that will walk back data sharing meant to increase CalFresh recipients. The new limitations are in response to the federal government’s attempts to collect private data. A law that allowed the sharing of limitless amounts of personal data across the state to find people eligible for CalFresh was rescinded this week. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Dem…

Newsom Signed a Data-Collection Law That Reversed One He Backed a Year Ago. What Changed?

Learn about Governor Newsom's recent decision to rescind the law on sharing personal data for CalFresh eligibility.

Newsom signed a data-collection law that reversed one he backed a year ago. What changed?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A law that allowed the sharing of limitless amounts of personal data across the state to find people eligible for CalFresh was rescinded this week. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, that […] The post Newsom signed a data-collection law that reversed one he backed a year ago. What changed? a…

New law restricts CalFresh data sharing in California

By Phoebe Huss A sign advertising “Market Match,” a program that matches CalFresh benefits up to $10 for purchasing fruits and vegetables, at the Ecology Center farmers market in North Berkeley on July 11, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters A law that allowed the sharing of limitless amounts of personal data across the state to find people eligible for CalFresh was rescinded this week. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill …