Local food bank loses federal money; area union members join Cesar Chavez Day march

KAZU | By Amy Mayer

Published March 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM PDT

A woman holds a microphone while speaking behind a lectern. The are "Second Harvest" logos on the lectern and nearby barrels. — Second Harvest of Santa Cruz County CEO Erica Padilla-Chavez, shown last week, says the food bank has learned that it is losing more than $350,000 in funding from a U.S. Department of Agriculture program.

In today's newscast, Second Harvest of Santa Cruz County has learned that it is losing more than $350,000 in federal support. And, members of United Farm Workers and other unions in this area plan to join a Cesar Chavez Day march today in the Central Valley.

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Amy Mayer

Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.

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