California children are already paying the price for a broken food system.
One in four Los Angeles County households struggle with food insecurity. California is the most expensive state in America for groceries and grocery bills have climbed to over $1,200 a month on average—leaving many parents forced to choose between price and nutrition. At our free farmers markets in the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, I see it firsthand: kids going without healthy snacks, parents watering down meals, families skipping fruits and vegetables altogether.
In this crisis, California’s Legislature should be laser-focused on getting more healthy food to children. Instead, Assembly Bill 1264 does the opposite.
Read more at Orange County Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/05/california-kids-deserve-real-healthy-food-not-half-baked-policies/