International Spinach Conference comes to CSUMB, Newsom warns of pending food assistance delays

KAZU | By Alison Erisman,

Katie Brown

Published October 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM PDT

A young man in a blue shirt carries two bags of oranges towards a food bank recipient that is wearing a hoodie with their back towards the camera holding a brown cardboard tray with green vegetables. — Food pantries like this one organized by the Center for Farmworker Families in May of 2025 are projected to experience spikes in demand as delays in food assistance programs continue with the government shutdown.

In today's newscast, the 11th annual International Spinach Conference makes its return to the United States on the Cal State Monterey Bay campus. And, Governor Gavin Newsom warns funding for food assistance programs could soon run out due to the federal government shutdown.

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Alison Erisman

Alison Erisman is a CSUMB student intern at KAZU.

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Katie Brown

Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.

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