Sonja Sharp

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Garrison |Connor Sheets |Jack Flemming |Ruben Vives |Sonja Sharp |Melissa Gomez

When Fang Chen was growing up in the wealthy city of San Marino in the 1980s, it was still a majority white community, one where locals occasionally exploded into ugly moments of racism at the arrival of new Asian residents. Today, the community is nearly 70% Asian, with nearly half of all residents born outside the country, according to the U.S. census.

2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Sonja Sharp

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an urgent appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday, imploring the department to reverse the abrupt cancellation of a Biden-era program that feeds millions of California families and has served as a lifeline for hundreds of small farmers since its inception in 2021. "The irrational and malicious slashing of funds will not only hurt our farmers, but also the families who need food banks," Newsom said in a release announcing the appeal.

2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Sonja Sharp

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an urgent appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday, imploring the department to reverse the abrupt cancellation of a Biden-era program that feeds millions of California families and has served as a lifeline for hundreds of small farmers since its inception in 2021. "The irrational and malicious slashing of funds will not only hurt our farmers, but also the families who need food banks," Newsom said in a release announcing the appeal.

2 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Sonja Sharp

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an urgent appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday, imploring the department to reverse the abrupt cancellation of a Biden-era program that feeds millions of California families and has served as a lifeline for hundreds of small farmers since its inception in 2021. "The irrational and malicious slashing of funds will not only hurt our farmers, but also the families who need food banks," Newsom said in a release announcing the appeal.

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Sonja Sharp

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appealed a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to end funding for California’s Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an urgent appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday, imploring the department to reverse the abrupt cancellation of a Biden-era program that feeds millions of California families and has served as a lifeline for hundreds of small farmers since its inception in 2021.