Expand Food Access in California - California Grocers Association

Urge Your Legislators to SUPPORT The Food Desert Elimination Act

According to 2022 USDA data, 10.5% of California households (4.1 million households or 11.8 million residents) reside in a food desert, yet California does not currently have a financing mechanism to help grocery stores build or expand offerings in food insecure areas.

The Solution

CGA has partnered with Sen. Susan Rubio to introduce the Food Desert Elimination Act, SB 1419, which seeks to provide financial assistance to grocery stores operators who wish to establish a store within a delineated food desert or areas at risk of becoming food deserts.

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Submit your information below to urge your elected representatives to aid the California grocery industry’s work to increase access to fresh groceries in underserved areas!

SUPPORT SB 1419

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Expand Food Access

According to 2022 USDA data, 10.5% of California households are in a food desert, yet California does not currently have a financing mechanism to help establish a grocery story in communities with the most need.

SB 1419 (D-Rubio), "The Food Desert Elimination Act," offers a promising solution by incentivizing the establishment and continuation of grocery stores in food desert areas. This Act will provide grants and other financial assistance to grocery stores that wish to open a store within a delineated food desert or areas at risk of becoming food deserts.

As your constituent and a member of California's grocery industry, I ask you to SUPPORT SB 1419 and its effort to expand food access across the state.

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