A federal program that provides food assistance to 40 million low-income people could be at risk in November if the government shutdown isn't resolved by then.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation requiring restaurants to list major food allergens on their menus starting in 2026 under a new law. The law Gov. Gavin ...
Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. California is the first state in the country to ban ultraprocessed foods ...
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. One day recently, my son had two long, back-to-back doctor appointments, which meant he was in the car and in waiting rooms for much of the afternoon. His lunch ...
LOS ANGELES, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom on October 9 signed AB 1264, a groundbreaking law making California the first state in the nation to phase out ultra-processed foods from school meals. The law, ...
While it’s easy to imagine Parisians living on a steady diet of wine and croissants, or Bostonians downing their doughnuts with some coffee in lieu of a meal, the reality is that people tend to eat ...
California has passed the first law in the nation regulating ultraprocessed foods in the state's public schools. - EzumeImages/iStockphoto/Getty Images/File ...
California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from what’s projected to be over 1 billion meals ...
The Trump administration announced on Sept. 20, 2025, that it plans to stop releasing food insecurity data. The federal government has tracked and analyzed this data for the past three decades, but it ...
Newsom has previously signed legislation and executive orders related to school meals, including banning six food dyes in California public schools and approving additional funding for school lunches.
California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from meals served to over one billion California ...