Tag: Technology

  • Tweet City Heights: Study Calls for End to Food Stamps Fingerprinting

    By Megan Burks Study Supports Ending Fingerprinting of Food Stamps Applicants A study by the Public Policy Institute of California gives ammunition to a bill that would end the state’s policy of fingerprinting food stamps applicants. The study confirms what lawmakers and advocates of the bill have been saying—the practice keeps people in need from…

  • Low-Income Homes Get Free Internet

    By Chris Milholland Low-income housing residents in San Diego and across the state are joining the digital age with help from a new program aimed at bridging the digital divide. The “We Are Now Connected” initiative provides free Internet access and computer training to residents of affordable-housing projects throughout the state for the next 24…