SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 15 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
California's child poverty rate has nearlytripled since 2021, now the fourth-highest in the nation, with nearly 1 in 5 children living in poverty.Three in four California families with young children can't afford at least one basic need: food, housing, utilities, child care, or health care. Behind that number are missed meals, delayed care, and kids who start kindergarten already behind.
Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) is sending her legislative response to Governor Newsom's desk: AB 1969, the It Takes a Village Act of 2026, and AB 1996, the California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council. Together, the two bills r...