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Monterey Bay This Week: SNAP benefits, Mixtec doulas, and more

A few people sort food on white folding tables outdoors.
Ngozi Cole
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KAZU
Volunteers help out at the Thomas Carman Food Pantry in Marina on Nov. 1.

Highlights from this week's news roundup:

  • Pressure on food banks has increased dramatically since the government shut down and the Trump administration upended SNAP benefits for millions. For some, this coincides with local farm contracts drying up.
  • City of Santa Cruz voters passed Measure C, a tax proposal to fund affordable housing.
  • A feature on Mixtec farmworkers in Watsonville who have trained as doulas.

Plus other stories from the week.

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz. You can reach them at elena@kazu.org.