Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom sent an appeal to the United States Department of Agriculture today appealing the abrupt and inexplicable termination of funding for California’s Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program. Since 2022, California has utilized more than $88.5 million in LFPA funding to support local farmers, strengthen the state’s food supply system, and distribute high quality nutritious food to food insecure communities and families. Despite the inevitable harm that will fall upon farmers and communities, California’s $47 million from USDA for LFPA and Local Food for Schools Program that had been awarded for next year have been completely terminated.
“California’s agriculture sector – which produces nearly half the country’s fruits and vegetables – relies on the support of the Department of Agriculture to ensure that they can get fresh, healthy foods onto families’ tables. The irrational and malicious slashing of funds will not only hurt our farmers, but also the families who need food banks and school meals to stay healthy and thrive. I implore the USDA to immediately reverse this decision.”
Governor Gavin Newsom
“Farmers, families, and schoolchildren rely on the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program to nourish our communities and strengthen our local food systems. Through California Farm to School, we’ve seen firsthand how these initiatives provide fresh, nutritious meals to families while supporting local growers. Without this funding, families facing food insecurity will have fewer options, children will miss out on the meals they rely on, and farmers who have built their livelihoods around feeding our communities will face devastating losses. We urge the USDA to reconsider this decision and continue working with us to ensure a stronger, more resilient food system for all.”
First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Read the full letter HERE.
Impact on California
California is the nation’s agricultural leader, producing nearly half of the Country’s fruits and vegetables. The local food production sector faces mounting pressures, including climate change, labor shortages, and market fluctuations, all impacting food availability and affordability. In 2024 alone, California’s LFPA Program allocated the California Association of Food Banks, CDSS’s largest LFPA partner, over $22.3 million to provide local healthy food and 18,647,546 meals to food-insecure Californians.
The sole basis for the termination of LFPA25 was that “AMS [USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service] has determined that this agreement no longer effectuates agency priorities, and that termination of the award is appropriate,” even though USDA’s mission includes “promot[ing] agriculture production that better nourishes Americans.” This decision will cause irreparable harm to the farmers and communities that have participated in and benefitted from California’s LFPA Program.
Testimonials
The testimonies below highlight just a few examples of the devastating impact that the interrupted LFPA and LFPA Plus payments, and termination of the LFPA25 Program, has, and will continue to have, on California farms, including family-operated farms.
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My cousin is the head of the Farm Bureau, Newsom pays little attention to the real farmers of this state, they invite him to their mtgs,he snubs them EVERYTIME, all of a sudden this has become an issue to him! Someone must be running for president, to all of us who have your #Gavy, your not worthy of being anywhere near the White House!
The lunatics were out in masses yesterday! Anywhere from SS, to Veterans benefits, we go by the science, and more laughable subjects. About “billionaires”, your choice for president Kamala Harris received 5 more times the donations Trump got from billionaires! Look it up! So where’s the science to support men with( two balls and a pecker”. Competing against women? That’s science?
I’m a combat vet, I still receive my meds, Dr appts from the VA, and compensation from the VA for the things I claimed, what’s the big deal?
SS isn’t going away,
another lie pushed by the LEFT!
By the way I was told the demonstration wasn’t going to be political, why were the couple on main st Murphys allowed to hold a huge sign “ FUCK TRUMP”. Sounds pretty Lo-life to me!
Have a great Sunday, go to church and find out who your creator is, might help with your anger!
So will you believe us when *your* government benefits are taken away?
Around 5 million people protested what this administration is doing to us, they are not wrong!
There just democrat sore losers voters.
Sore losers are the ones who stormed the capitol in 2020.
Are you referring to the pardon rioters?
Sorry lovers were the rioters in 2020 who used violence, looting, and did 1 to 2 Billion Dollars in damages, injured very 1700 law enforcement officers and murdered 25 people. But according to the left media, it was mostly peaceful protesting ( as they said it with buildings during to the ground on National TV) that’s when we all knew we couldn’t ever trust legacy.media and democrats ever again.
First of all, more Billionaires backed Joe and Kamala. The numbers were 87 Billionaires to Trump’s 52. But after Joe’s hideous debate and Kamala ducking out of taking questions was when a few more had left the democrats leaving the laughing stock called the democrat party. After 4 years of Biden NO ONE wanted to take a candidate that spread her legs to start her career. Add to the facy who would want a candidate that said she would NOT change anything different than what her and Joe had done.
As for the Murphys couple, that just shows you their state of mind. It’s just like all of the violence against the Jewish community, the fire bombings at Tesla, the vandalism of Tesla autos owned by the left and right. The riots at our colleges. The left has shown everyone their true demeanor. If they can’t get what they want, it turns instantly to violence.
Harris had an affair over 30 years ago with a married man (Willie Brown) that used his position to bed Harris as well as many other women. That affair didn’t last 2 years, she already had a good career, which continued to grow without that low life scum bag!!!
Harris is a well educated, hard working women who earned the advancements in her work. She didn’t sleep her way there and didn’t need to.
I’d lick Gavin’s nuts, Sniveler
I’m old enough to remember the Trump Fuck Your Feelings flags. I’ve seen more than a few Fuck Biden flags flying in this county. But a Fuck Trump sign and you’re offended?
Please smell my index finger and tell me were it’s been.
Newsom reminds me of biden when he wears his Ray Bans.
Nobody is defending Biden or newsome. The people are pissed at all of these losers failing us.
Out of approximately 200 million registered voters in the USA, 5 million seems to be pretty weak!
When’s the last time you saw that big of a protest Skippy?
When they raised the taxes on Live Oak Dr.
I had a dog named Skippy
Both Gavy and Joie wanted to be HIWAY PATROLMAN when they grew up, the growing up part never happened!
The idea of a Voter ID seems logical, I still have my library card with my picture on it so I could check out a book!
I’m a volunteer librarian I probably put your checked out books back on the shelves.
Trumps EO to provide proof of citizenship is BS. It is already a law. When you register to vote you have to provide a state ID, drivers license, or passport. To obtain any of these IDs requires a birth certificate to show age and citizenship. We do not need another document to prove citizenship. Talk about government waste. Creating a whole system to create and maintain voter IDs because Trump can’t believe he lost to Biden fair and square.
Sure there will be some non citizens that will create false birth certificates, get a DL and passport as a US citizen, and register to vote. But that’s just a criminal and there are not many that would do that and not enough to make a difference in an election.
My favorite periodical was “17”
Word has it, Harvey Weinstein has put in as a personal body guard for “First Lady” Jill, to work off his community service!
Biden’s are old news, nobody cares
Trump Billionaire Cabinet members make the rounds on the Sunday talk shows telling us how we’ll just have to dig in, dig deep, sacrafice, and it’ll all be okay. At the same time, Senators are telling us that tax cuts for the rich, and cuts to entitlements will balance the budget, and working people need not worry. Meanwhile, at Mara Lardo, a fat old white guy plays golf with camel jockeys and rides around in a golf cart. Yep, I believe it’ll all be okay………………………………
I mean, they^^^all know better, and really care about us, right?
Measle outbreak on Live Oak Dr. Shit Hole.
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Suddenly the people who can’t pay their Student Loans are experts on tariffs and the stock market…,,,
Suddenly the people who can’t pay their Student Loans, resort to violence, fire bomb businesses, vandalize people’s Teslas, are experts on tariffs and the stock market even if they don’t work and are afraid that Trump is going to take away their free ride on the tax payers dime…,,,
waaaaaawaaaaaaaaaaa
Kamala, billionaire donors want their $ back! She was seen at a bar in the Tenderloin, falling off a stool!
When all the current news calms down, and they drag Joie and the Biden thieves into court, —————-well’ see wether their lying asses matter!
Let’s see, if Kamala had won all these govt employees that have been fired, would still be “working from home” notice working from home robbing the taxpayers blind, the six foot rule would still be in effect, Covid shots would still be mandated, boys would be flocking to girls locker rooms, just think of that nightmare! Science is always used by the Left when they can’t back it up, I’ve never seen a man give birth, so where is the science? Cut your balls off, your still a male!
So. Who you gonna run Tards? Hakeem, the lying scoundrel, Adam Schiff, who has spent his entire career impeaching Trump, he himself belongs in prison along with Hunter! Run Kamala again, we love winning!
“HANDS OFF!” My balls, I heard one Tard say to another!
I’m going for Fani Willis/ Nathan Wade ticket!
The Wi Supreme court election was a total rebuke of musk and the billionaire agenda.
The Fla Reps elections were much closer t1han expected.
maga is not selling anymore wi1th the chit the don, musk, and the clueless inept billionaire cabinet.
Government is not a business. It is not to serve the billionaires, but the people.
Losing our SS, medicare, postal service and much more so that the morbidly rich can make even more $ is a disease of the rich.
In 1930, FDR won an election due to the very same crap we see now. he scale of unprecedented financial inequality in America with 4 families owning 2/3 of thre country’s wealth is so wrong, made so by the $ allowed in politics due to the GOP Roberts decision.
Roberts made bribery legal.
musk tried this in With a liberal Supreme court there, hopes are he will be charged with a felony- fo`r paying voters, a crime in Wi and many states.
Lunatic Tim is at it again, installing Kotex machines in all Minnesota men’s bathrooms! I think I’ll do a road trip to the 10,000 lakes state, it’s a gold mine! You know what those pads sell for in China? Those poor souls in China are doing old school, moms dish rag!
Government subsidies to agricultural businesses to cover the losses imposed by Trump’s tariffs will, on their own, dwarf all the “savings” from even the most generous DOGE accounting
The tariff crap is just an ego power trip from an ill child.
How the Republicans can sit by and let this ill child use the world as his toy is an indication of their loss of any sense.
The GOP must stand up to this ill child, or as Rand Paul said recently, “the party will suffer another 50 years, after they did with Coolidge and Hoover”.
GOP stand up.
dodge now has closed many SS offices.
The SS call center now does not work.
This when the most-10,000 baby boomers are eligible for SS.
The Republicans are allowing this.
The majority will not forget this the GOP is D.O.A. in the next election.
A Republican Rep who ran for election stating he will have a bill to end insider trading in Congress.
Marjorie Green sold her $60 million in stocks the day before the tariffs , as did other Reps.
If the woke kids hadn’t made people like me vote for Trump, we wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
No one makes you do anything. It’s your choice who you vote for. If you are not able to make up your own mind, you should not be voting. We are stuck with Trump whether we like it or not.
Trump thinks we/our nation is the biggest real estate deal he will ever make. When he is done with us, we won’t be worth shit. We will go from being the richest country to the poorest country. You cannot run a country like a real estate business, reality show, or 6 other bankrupted businesses. Yep, we are headed to being a bankrupted country.
You think the cost of imported goods will go up with the added tariffs? Manufacturing those goods in the US will be even higher than the imports plus tariffs. Building new plants, higher wages, benefits, etc.