"You forgot to finish with the famous line from the movie Network: And I'm not going to take it anymore. The editorial highlighted every major issue during our pariah president's tenure, but characterizing Silicon Valley's business bosses as appeasing and capitulating is as ill as Pam Bondi's nose in South Park. Call them what they are: gutless, spineless miscreants, driven only by money, who bend the knee to the autocracy."
"Thousands of families in the Bay Area rely on CalFresh benefits and have been waiting for weeks to receive their SNAP funds, which help them afford groceries. KTVU has recently reported that SNAP delays have affected students in ways that leave them skipping meals or going to food banks. It is intolerable for this issue to exist in one of the most wealthy regions in the United States. There has been temporary assistance from local counties in the form of prepaid grocery cards."
Silicon Valley business leaders capitulated to an autocratic administration, prioritizing profit over principle and bending the knee to power. Philanthropic projects are portrayed as tax-motivated attempts to disguise shameful behavior. Thousands of Bay Area families and students rely on CalFresh/SNAP and have experienced weeks-long delays in benefit distribution, forcing skipped meals and greater reliance on food banks. Local counties have offered temporary prepaid grocery cards, but systemic improvements are necessary. California leadership is urged to stabilize the benefits system to prevent student starvation while awaiting assistance. Recent laws have also shifted traditional local land-use power dynamics.
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