{"id":3874,"date":"2024-04-15T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3874"},"modified":"2025-10-15T19:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:58:49","slug":"99-cents-only-stores-closures-could-affect-families-facing-food-insecurity-in-la-county","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/99-cents-only-stores-closures-could-affect-families-facing-food-insecurity-in-la-county\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201899 Cents Only Stores&#8217; closures could affect families facing food insecurity in LA County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>NBC 4 L.A.<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>April 2024<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">\u201899 Cents Only Stores&#8217; closures could affect families facing food insecurity in LA County<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">About one million households in Los Angeles are food insecure, according to data from the University of Southern California. Now, those same experts worry the closure of 99 Cents Only Stores will make things much worse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">At a time when many struggle to afford groceries, the closure of 99 Cents Only Stores is a financial blow to families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/99-cents-only-stores-closures-could-affect-families-facing-food-insecurity-in-la-county\/3388800\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=KNBC-TV&amp;utm_campaign=USC%20Dornsife%20News%20Round%204\/19\/24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on NBC 4 L.A.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/99_Cents_Only_Store_Stockton_Closing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3876\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/99_Cents_Only_Store_Stockton_Closing.jpg 640w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/99_Cents_Only_Store_Stockton_Closing-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--5\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--orange\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=health-wellbeing\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Health &amp; 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