East Bay leaders to discuss ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ impact on local services at Sept. 3 forum

ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, where 1 is of no concern, Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston ranks herself as a “10” when it comes to the expected federal funding cuts to social services.

“One of the programs that’s being threatened is Medi-Cal, which is what we call Medicaid here in California,” Scales-Preston said. “It is a huge deal. That’s our health care! It’s something we are all worried about.”