County approves dine-out food stamps, taxi insurance hikeSan Diego Union TribuneSupervisors also reviewed nearly 70 recommendations to boost the county's historically low enrollment of CalFresh benefits, formerly known as food stamps. Participation increased by 70 percent to about 218000 people since 2009. …and more » More: continued here
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