Demonstrators across the country rallied Saturday as part of a coordinated National Day of Action against President Trump’s recently signed federal spending package, called the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which includes significant cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs.
In the Bay Area, healthcare workers, union leaders, and Medicaid recipients gathered in San Jose and Oakland to take part in “Families First” protests. Organizers said the new law threatens critical services for millions of low-income Americans.
“It’s terrifying what’s going to happen. I’m very worried that the services that I rely on day in, day out are going to get cut,” said Julia Feinberg, a longtime Medicaid recipient and member leader with Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network…