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Newsom encourages food bank donations, federal workers face uncertainty during shutdown

The cold room at the Food Bank for Monterey County's warehouse in Salinas.
Ngozi Cole
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KAZU
Pallets of food sit in the cold storage warehouse at the Food Bank for Monterey County in Salinas.

In today's newscast, the Newsom administration is urging Californians to donate to food banks while SNAP benefits are halted. And, as the government shutdown continues, military families and federal workers across the Central Coast are living with financial uncertainty.

Dolores Haidee Marquez is a psychology and human communication student at Cal State Monterey Bay.
Before joining KAZU, Ngozi covered health, business and economy stories for WYSO in southwest Ohio and The Ohio Newsroom. She’s also worked as a freelance reporter for Reveal, The New Humanitarian and other outlets.