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SunSeeker

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5. SF's only applies to recipients 65 and under with no dependent children.

Reply to LauraInLA (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 12, 2024, 12:10 AM

Aug 2024

It is unclear from the article if the San Joaquin measure will have the same limitations. One thing is clear, as the article notes, San Joaquin County does not have the resources to pay for the necessary drug testing of public assistance recipients, let alone the costly drug rehab that San Francisco provides. This is not "in conjunction with" what San Francisco passed. This may just be perfomative theatrics by Patti to play to his Trumper base.

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County Supervisors place measure on Nov. 5 ballot to tie public assistance to drug tests [View all] RandySF Aug 2024 OP

Isn't this against the law?! LauraInLA Aug 2024 #1

Surely if we make drug addicts even more miserable Voltaire2 Aug 2024 #2

Of course, Tom Patti is a Republican. SunSeeker Aug 2024 #3

I was interested to see, that this is in conjunction with a measure passed in San Francisco! LauraInLA Aug 2024 #4

SF's only applies to recipients 65 and under with no dependent children. SunSeeker Aug 2024 #5

Oh, I see! The article made it sound as though they were adopting this measure to LauraInLA Aug 2024 #6