IN CALIFORNIA’S 45TH LAWSUIT against the federal government, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom are challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cancellation of next month’s food benefits for millions of Americans.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a national program that provides monthly food benefits for low-income households. In California, 5.5 million residents use SNAP to help pay for their groceries through CalFresh, the state’s version of SNAP, according to Bonta.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.