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Troubled California background check system is delaying …

ICU nurse Meynard Villa poses for photos in his start-up senior care home in Arcadia, Calif., Thursday, March 25, 2021. Villa was on the verge of losing his family’s $150,000 investment in his new senior care home because he couldn't hire workers while grappling with a glitchy state system designed to automate criminal background checks.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California families eligible for free or reduced school …

A sample of a P-EBT card on the California Department of Social Service's website.

California to begin distributing disaster relief money …

Some CA families to start receiving up to $365 per child …

A sample of a P-EBT card on the California Department of Social Service's website.

CalFresh recipients now able to use EBT cards to buy groceries …

A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards that are used by state welfare departments to issue benefits is displayed at a grocery store on Dec. 4, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Gov. Newsom has $10M plan to overhaul California child …

Kids play with a number puzzle in this file photo. (Credit: Getty Images)

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State Officials Step up Enforcement at L.A. Group …

Resident Hildner Coronado Atjun sweeps the front stairs of Casa Libre in May 2019. (Credit: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

California Advances February Payment of CalFresh …

A California State Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card is seen in a file photo. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Mom Sues Santa Clarita Day Care After Worker Shared …

California’s EBT System Unavailable for 24 Hours

A woman holds a sample of the California State Electronic Benefit Transfer card on July 17, 2002, in Oakland, Calif. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

California Announces Immediate Inspections at Facilities …

Community members gather in Westwood on June 23, 2018, to rally in support of children separated from their parents at the border. (Credit: KTLA)

California’s EBT System to Shut Down for 24 Hours …

A woman holds a sample of a California Electronic Benefit Transfer card July 17, 2002, in Oakland. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

New John Lennon Specialty License Plates Aim to Help …