"There's nothing more quintessential and yet underrated in peoples' lives than fresh, healthy, nutritious food," Lee, whose district covers Fremont, Newark, Sunol, Milpitas and parts of San Jose, told San José Spotlight. "While there are many big issues out there, like housing insecurity and poverty, there needs to be more attention to just making sure people are well fed. This is a program that has already proven to work really well. That's why it was so important to bring this program back."
Arteaga's Food Center has four participating locations in the county: three in San Jose and one in Gilroy. Customers were gutted when the program stopped running, and they told Lopez they had to choose between buying food and putting gas in their car. "It's probably one of the most valuable programs because we live in a very expensive community," Lopez told San José Spotlight. "So by having that extra money in there, this really is the difference."
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