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"content": "\u003cp>When Em-J Staples heard that her family wouldn’t receive their food benefits at the start of the month through \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program\u003c/a>, she was shocked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guess I never thought it would actually come to the point that it says it’s running out,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government shutdown, now in its second month, meant that the people using the federally funded SNAP program — sometimes still referred to as food stamps and known in California as CalFresh — would face unspecified “delays” in their November payments. Around the Bay Area, where more than 644,000 people receive SNAP benefits, households like Staples’ found themselves planning how they’d cope with not having enough money for food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staples, who lives in San Rafael and previously “worked in Big Tech and startups,” lost her job at the same time while she was pregnant with her second child, now 6 months old. While her husband still works as a teacher and musician, Staples describes her family as feeling like part of a “broken middle” — and CalFresh has allowed them to keep accessing fresh, nutritious food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, President Donald Trump’s administration said it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown\">use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s contingency fund\u003c/a> to provide SNAP payments in November, after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062530/judges-order-the-trump-administration-to-use-contingency-funds-for-snap-payments-during-the-shutdown\">two federal judges ruled Friday\u003c/a> that the administration must continue to fund food benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would only be half of people’s regular benefits, and there could still be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded, the administration said. And on Tuesday, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump threatened to once again withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalFresh benefits are paid to recipients over the first 10 days of the month, and Staples’ family was meant to receive theirs on the first. For Staples, the imminent impact on the holidays is something she’s already “grieving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m still working through that, I guess, if I’m being honest,” she said. “Because I was excited about having a beautiful Thanksgiving … and I just don’t know now. That uncertainty is obviously really stressful, and I’m figuring out what I’m going to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staples said her family will use the services of nearby food banks, but “it’s the worst timing,” she said — not least because her 6-month-old child just began to eat solids a week ago. “I’ve been breastfeeding, but now I’m buying for another child,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tough times are temporary, and that’s what I’m believing in,” Staples said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Using as little as I can’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Roughly 5.5 million Californians use CalFresh, according to June data from the state — including 2 million children. In the Bay Area, the highest share of SNAP recipients lives in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be eligible for CalFresh, households must usually have a total gross monthly income less than or equal to 200% of the federal poverty level. For a family of four,\u003ca href=\"https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/dd73d4f00d8a819d10b2fdb70d254f7b/detailed-guidelines-2025.pdf\"> that means a household income of $64,300 or less.\u003c/a> A person living alone must earn $31,300 or less to qualify for CalFresh.[aside postID=news_12062018 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty1.jpg']Many SNAP recipients describe difficulties securing the food they need that existed even before the November delays were announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Retired teacher January Handl, who lives in Glen Ellen, received CalFresh benefits of $200 a month before the delays hit. “But if my Social Security goes up with cost of living, they bring my CalFresh down,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with her regular CalFresh funds, Handl describes a constant state of vigilance over prices and stretching a household budget. Most people on SNAP “are really careful with our food budgets,” she said. “We have to be, right? So we do buy in bulk. We do buy on sale.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And with \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5539547/grocery-prices-tariffs-food-inflation\">ever-rising grocery prices\u003c/a>, certain foods are rationed or off-limits for Handl. “I mean, forget eggs,” she said. “That used to be a cheap source of protein for me.” Coffee, as well, is “a luxury now” for Handl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley transfer student LisaMarie Fusco, who is disabled, described herself as “broken-hearted” by the SNAP delays. Fusco already relies on home deliveries from the Berkeley Food Network. “I’m so amazed they do deliveries,” she said in praise of the food bank’s services. “My goal is to get through this somehow, with leaning on the Berkeley Food Network.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “the food stamp administration has been such a problem for me,” said Fusco, who described having “no access” to her online SNAP account for years due to technical issues in the system. “They don’t make it easy for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco resident Helen Tran has been waiting for her CalFresh benefits to resume ever since she recertified her eligibility back in August \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">—\u003c/span> and was counting on SNAP backpayments from this period finally coming through in November. Having been told “about a month ago” that funds would soon appear on her EBT card, “then they said every time they try to process it, there would be an error, and they weren’t sure what the error was,” Tran said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After her mother — who also uses SNAP — had a stroke in June, Tran quit work to care for her. With Tran in San Francisco and her mother in Oakland, “my money is going towards gas a lot more than it is anything else,” she said — and given her longstanding CalFresh payment delays, “I’m basically paying everything out of pocket.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tran is nervous that with her administrative issues, she won’t receive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062034/san-francisco-will-cover-full-snap-benefits-for-november-amid-federal-shutdown\">the grocery cards that San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has promised\u003c/a> the city’s SNAP recipients this month — and the closest food pantries to her all have waitlists, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062725\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062725\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie DeNicholas inspects food donations at the Food is Free Solano facility at the Solano County Fairgrounds on Nov. 3, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So with three children of her own to feed, Tran said she’ll keep borrowing money from her siblings to make it through this period, “saving as much as I can by using as little as I can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With our culture, the older siblings are supposed to be the ones to take care of the younger siblings,” she said. “I feel bad and a little embarrassed that I have to ask my sister for help. But at this time, anything helps at this point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We’re eating for survival’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shantesha Fluker’s plan to get her family through November’s SNAP delays involves “buying foods that can stretch” —“a lot of beans and rice, a lot of spaghetti without meat,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluker, a West Oakland community advocate with two children, had to leave her job recently for medical reasons. And while she’s “pretty sure” her children are aware of this month’s lack of SNAP funds from social media, Fluker said she didn’t want it to impact them.[aside postID=news_12062743 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-03-BL-KQED.jpg']“I’m going to try to do my best to make sure that … it isn’t such a difference for them,” she said. “That means also utilizing local area food banks and just being creative with the way that we cook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we have to eat beans and rice and cornbread for three days, that’s what we’re going to have to do — or don’t eat,” she said. “We’re eating for survival, not necessarily for, you know, the taste.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SNAP recipients are already working out the other sacrifices they’ll make this month to be able to eat. Fluker anticipates she won’t be able to pay her cellphone bill. Handl plans to keep the heating off in her home, “because PG&E here is so expensive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wear sweaters and pile up the blankets, because that’s one way we can save a little bit,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley student Fusco plans to take out an emergency loan to cover her food expenses this month — a situation she feels is especially unfair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I shouldn’t have to be taking out a damn loan,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061440/calfresh-snap-ebt-shutdown-find-food-banks-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-alameda-oakland-contra-costa-newsom-national-guard\">the Bay Area’s food banks\u003c/a> have already become a lifeline for many during the shutdown, these places can’t answer every specific nutritional need — especially for those with medical conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluker’s adult child is diabetic, “so obviously with that, I have to cook differently in a more healthy manner … the type of foods that I have to prepare for her are a little bit more expensive,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Handl also requires a specific diet due to her autoimmune issues — and using food banks is “not the same as getting to shop for what you eat,” she said. And while she appreciates the lack of judgment for being on SNAP, she’s felt that when using food banks in the past, “I won’t necessarily get the food that I need for my specialized diet,” Handl said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Look out for one another’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Rafael’s Staples said the anxiety and stigma SNAP users often feel can seem particularly acute in the Bay Area, with its high cost of living — and stark income inequality between CalFresh recipients and the highest earners in their region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took me a month of feeling uncomfortable shopping at the farmers market with my [EBT] tokens and feeling judged, even though probably no one saw anything of it,” she said. “This is Marin County. 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They’re often working one to two full-time jobs, and it’s not enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just want to shake people and say, ‘Any one of us can be disabled in a moment’ … ‘Any one of us can be bankrupted with medical fees,’” she said. “We more live on the edge than we realize,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluker also hears stereotypes about people on SNAP benefits, many of them directed at Black and brown people — like assumptions that “we buy a lot of processed foods and a lot of junk foods with them,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “I frequent the stores just as much as other members in my community,” Fluker said. “We try to cook as best as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What keeps me going is knowing that there are other people doing it with me,” Fusco, the Cal student, said. “It does help having a community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a sentiment Fluker echoed. “It’s stressful,” she said. “But we, as a people, we just have to go through the motions and look out for one another — and do the best that we can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Many SNAP recipients describe difficulties securing the food they need that existed even before the November delays were announced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Retired teacher January Handl, who lives in Glen Ellen, received CalFresh benefits of $200 a month before the delays hit. “But if my Social Security goes up with cost of living, they bring my CalFresh down,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with her regular CalFresh funds, Handl describes a constant state of vigilance over prices and stretching a household budget. Most people on SNAP “are really careful with our food budgets,” she said. “We have to be, right? So we do buy in bulk. We do buy on sale.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And with \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5539547/grocery-prices-tariffs-food-inflation\">ever-rising grocery prices\u003c/a>, certain foods are rationed or off-limits for Handl. “I mean, forget eggs,” she said. “That used to be a cheap source of protein for me.” Coffee, as well, is “a luxury now” for Handl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley transfer student LisaMarie Fusco, who is disabled, described herself as “broken-hearted” by the SNAP delays. Fusco already relies on home deliveries from the Berkeley Food Network. “I’m so amazed they do deliveries,” she said in praise of the food bank’s services. “My goal is to get through this somehow, with leaning on the Berkeley Food Network.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “the food stamp administration has been such a problem for me,” said Fusco, who described having “no access” to her online SNAP account for years due to technical issues in the system. “They don’t make it easy for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco resident Helen Tran has been waiting for her CalFresh benefits to resume ever since she recertified her eligibility back in August \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">—\u003c/span> and was counting on SNAP backpayments from this period finally coming through in November. Having been told “about a month ago” that funds would soon appear on her EBT card, “then they said every time they try to process it, there would be an error, and they weren’t sure what the error was,” Tran said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After her mother — who also uses SNAP — had a stroke in June, Tran quit work to care for her. With Tran in San Francisco and her mother in Oakland, “my money is going towards gas a lot more than it is anything else,” she said — and given her longstanding CalFresh payment delays, “I’m basically paying everything out of pocket.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tran is nervous that with her administrative issues, she won’t receive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062034/san-francisco-will-cover-full-snap-benefits-for-november-amid-federal-shutdown\">the grocery cards that San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has promised\u003c/a> the city’s SNAP recipients this month — and the closest food pantries to her all have waitlists, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062725\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062725\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251103-SOLANO-FREE-FOOD-01-KQED-1_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie DeNicholas inspects food donations at the Food is Free Solano facility at the Solano County Fairgrounds on Nov. 3, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So with three children of her own to feed, Tran said she’ll keep borrowing money from her siblings to make it through this period, “saving as much as I can by using as little as I can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With our culture, the older siblings are supposed to be the ones to take care of the younger siblings,” she said. “I feel bad and a little embarrassed that I have to ask my sister for help. But at this time, anything helps at this point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We’re eating for survival’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shantesha Fluker’s plan to get her family through November’s SNAP delays involves “buying foods that can stretch” —“a lot of beans and rice, a lot of spaghetti without meat,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluker, a West Oakland community advocate with two children, had to leave her job recently for medical reasons. And while she’s “pretty sure” her children are aware of this month’s lack of SNAP funds from social media, Fluker said she didn’t want it to impact them.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Handl plans to keep the heating off in her home, “because PG&E here is so expensive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wear sweaters and pile up the blankets, because that’s one way we can save a little bit,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley student Fusco plans to take out an emergency loan to cover her food expenses this month — a situation she feels is especially unfair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I shouldn’t have to be taking out a damn loan,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061440/calfresh-snap-ebt-shutdown-find-food-banks-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-alameda-oakland-contra-costa-newsom-national-guard\">the Bay Area’s food banks\u003c/a> have already become a lifeline for many during the shutdown, these places can’t answer every specific nutritional need — especially for those with medical conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluker’s adult child is diabetic, “so obviously with that, I have to cook differently in a more healthy manner … the type of foods that I have to prepare for her are a little bit more expensive,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Handl also requires a specific diet due to her autoimmune issues — and using food banks is “not the same as getting to shop for what you eat,” she said. And while she appreciates the lack of judgment for being on SNAP, she’s felt that when using food banks in the past, “I won’t necessarily get the food that I need for my specialized diet,” Handl said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Look out for one another’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Rafael’s Staples said the anxiety and stigma SNAP users often feel can seem particularly acute in the Bay Area, with its high cost of living — and stark income inequality between CalFresh recipients and the highest earners in their region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took me a month of feeling uncomfortable shopping at the farmers market with my [EBT] tokens and feeling judged, even though probably no one saw anything of it,” she said. “This is Marin County. There’s a lot of that floating around; it’s like this unspoken level hierarchy of who can afford what.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062564\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-11-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062564\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmark Bernante (left) and Megan Feria sort fresh produce into boxes at the San Francisco‑Marin Food Bank warehouse in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Handl, who remembers weeping the first time she applied for SNAP, said she now wants to talk publicly about being a CalFresh recipient to raise awareness of just how widespread its usage is around the state. “To me, it’s trying to use my white privilege to get people to realize that the people on SNAP aren’t trying to cheat anybody out of anything,” she said. “They’re not lazy. They’re often working one to two full-time jobs, and it’s not enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just want to shake people and say, ‘Any one of us can be disabled in a moment’ … ‘Any one of us can be bankrupted with medical fees,’” she said. “We more live on the edge than we realize,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluker also hears stereotypes about people on SNAP benefits, many of them directed at Black and brown people — like assumptions that “we buy a lot of processed foods and a lot of junk foods with them,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “I frequent the stores just as much as other members in my community,” Fluker said. “We try to cook as best as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What keeps me going is knowing that there are other people doing it with me,” Fusco, the Cal student, said. “It does help having a community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a sentiment Fluker echoed. “It’s stressful,” she said. “But we, as a people, we just have to go through the motions and look out for one another — and do the best that we can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060643/elecciones-2025-sepa-donde-votar-or-entregar-su-boleta-en-california\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4: your last day to vote in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/politics\">the 2025 election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every registered voter in California should have received their mail-in ballot, and you have several options for where to cast your vote Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading if you’re a Bay Area resident wondering where to drop off your completed mail-in ballot or where you can vote in person — or how to find your polling place on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re looking for last-minute information about what’s on your ballot, take a look at KQED’s guides to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which proposes redrawing California’s congressional district lines (for all California voters)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">Measure A,\u003c/a> which proposes Santa Clara County increases its sales tax to fund county services (for Santa Clara voters only.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">How to find my closest voting location or ballot drop-off\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where-is-my-polling-place\">How to find my polling place on Election Day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#contact-my-county-elections-office\">How to contact my county directly about voting\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re concerned you might have made a mistake when filling out your ballot, you can read our guide to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058818/how-to-correct-fix-mistake-on-ballot-election-2025-prop-50\">addressing common errors on your ballot (\u003cem>before\u003c/em> you mail it)\u003c/a> — and find out how to get a fresh ballot or vote in person if you really messed up.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I mail my ballot through the Postal Service?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can still mail your completed ballot via the U.S. Postal Service at any regular collection box. The envelope is postage paid, so it doesn’t require a stamp, and it’ll be counted as long as it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">postmarked by Election Day and arrives at your county registrar’s office by Nov. 11.\u003c/a>[aside postID='news_12058837,news_12060171,news_12058818' label='More Election Guides']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to mail your ballot on Election Day itself, be \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure you don’t miss the last collection time for that specific mailbox (which at many locations is 5 p.m. or earlier).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You also shouldn’t drop off your ballot on Election Day at a post office that’s already closed. Doing either of these things will mean your ballot will not be postmarked on Election Day and won’t be counted when it reaches your county’s election office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I drop off my ballot in a drop box or at a voting location?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once you complete your mail-in ballot, you can drop it off at an official drop box or voting location instead of mailing it via a U.S. Postal Service collection box. Jump to where to find your\u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\"> nearest drop box\u003c/a> (or voting location, when they open.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few reasons you might prefer to hand-deliver your completed ballot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Peace of mind:\u003c/strong> There’s a satisfaction that comes with knowing your ballot should now travel straight to your county elections office rather than going through USPS collection and sorting for delivery\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Timing:\u003c/strong> If it’s Election Day itself, using a drop box or a voting location to drop off your ballot is the best way to be sure it’ll reach your county elections office in time to be counted\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assistance:\u003c/strong> If you drop off your ballot at a voting location during operating hours and you have a few lingering questions about your ballot or the process, chances are good that you’ll find someone there to help answer them\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a> and be reassured it’s on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if your ballot never showed up, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060171/ballot-missing-election-2025-hasnt-arrived-yet-replacement\">read more about what to do if your ballot has gone missing.\u003c/a> You still have time to get your ballot and cast your vote on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11841859 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding ballot drops it in red cardboard ballot box\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops off a mail-in ballot at a voting center near City Hall on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-is-my-polling-place\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Where can I vote in person on Election Day?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Election Day, in-person voting is still available at every county registrar’s office (also known as your county’s elections office) in the Bay Area. If you’re a San Francisco voter, this location will be City Hall. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check your mail-in ballot to see where you can vote and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano counties:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You are assigned a specific polling place, though Contra Costa County election officials say they can process your ballot no matter where you show up to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if you live in a county that assigns you a particular polling place, you can still vote at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma counties:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can vote at any voting location — known as Vote Centers — including your county registrar’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">find your voting location through the state’s lookup tool\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do I need to bring my ballot with me?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’d like to cast a ballot in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed, as some counties may require you to vote provisionally if you don’t bring it. If you’re issued a new ballot when you vote in person, any ballot you left at home will be canceled.[aside label=\"2025 California Special Election\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50,Learn about Proposition 50' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Aside-2025-Special-Election-Voter-Guide-Proposition-50-1200x675-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provisional votes are subject to extra checks — confirming that you’re actually registered to vote in California, or that you didn’t already complete and mail your ballot — and this extra layer of confirmation takes time. That means that although your vote will eventually be counted, it might not be tallied on Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I still need to register to vote. Can I do this on Election Day?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, but the deadline to register to vote online at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a> was Oct. 20, so at this point you need to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">register in person\u003c/a> at your county elections office or any open voting location through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day registration\u003c/a>, also known as conditional voter registration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This system enables you to fill out and submit your ballot then and there, up until when polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\">Read more about how registering (or re-registering) to vote in person works.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to voter registration, many voting locations also offer replacement ballots, accessible voting machines and language assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>How can I find my voting location or ballot drop-off?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visit the \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">state of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you will:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the early voting and drop-off locations in that area\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Remember that in-person voting hours may differ by location, and some locations may not be open every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact-my-county-elections-office\">\u003c/a>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us/\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/daylight-saving-time-health-effects-body-b67f3f0c00774851514c7fc80913c7c4\">The clocks “fall back” this weekend, \u003c/a>at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And along with crisper weather, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979698/10-best-bay-area-san-francisco-oakland-san-jose-halloween-events-guide-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween\u003c/a> candy and thoughts of the holidays, this time of year brings another autumnal pleasure: seeking out fall foliage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, the yellows, oranges and reds don’t truly hit their peaks until November, \u003ca href=\"https://californiafallcolor.com/2025/09/01/2025-predictions/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to this year’s predictions\u003c/a>. So with October almost over, now’s the time to text the group chat to make plans for the perfect fall picnic — surrounded by the best colors the Bay has to offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And we’ve since done the work for you on this one on \u003cem>where \u003c/em>to go — keep reading for five ideas for the ideal autumn gathering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#CruisealongtheSilveradoTrail\">Cruise along the Silverado Trail\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#SoakinthespectacleofSanFranciscosgardens\">Soak in the spectacle of San Francisco’s gardens\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#TakethescenicrouteinSonomaCounty\">Take the scenic route in Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#GetlostinLivermoressycamoregroves\">Get lost in Livermore’s sycamore groves\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#FurtherafieldExplorenewcornersofSantaCruzCounty\">Further afield: Explore new corners of Santa Cruz County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"CruisealongtheSilveradoTrail\">\u003c/a>Explore Napa’s Silverado Trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Folks call us every fall asking: ‘Where can we hike and \u003ca href=\"https://www.visit-vermont.com/state/foliage/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find Vermont\u003c/a>?’” said Ryan Ayers, who works in community relations and outreach for Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reality is that “most of the native plants we have are not good for color change,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056790\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Moore-Creek-Park-Conn-Peak-Trail-Sunset-scaled-e1758300678271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun sets on Conn Peak trail in Napa’s Moore Creek park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Napa Open Space District)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But there \u003cem>is \u003c/em>one iconic Bay Area plant that does create a spectacular rainbow of fall colors, Ayers said: The grapevines that make up the region’s iconic vineyards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get the best view of the changing colorscape, take a drive up \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitcalifornia.com/experience/napa-valleys-silverado-trail/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napa’s Silverado Trail\u003c/a>, the affectionate nickname for the road running parallel to Highway 29 from San Francisco to Calistoga, and pass winery after winery blanketing the hills. The 29-mile scenic road winds through the valley, passing by some of the most famous wineries in the world.[aside postID=news_12049568 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-2.png']If you’re looking for a hike amid the foliage, Ayers suggested heading to Moore Creek Park for a \u003ca href=\"https://napaoutdoors.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Moore-Creek-Hennessey-brochure-Nov-18-2021-COLOR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jaunt along the Moore Creek Trail\u003c/a> — and, if you’re feeling extra ambitious, all the way to a “top secret swimming hole,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s not a bad walk anywhere in there,” Ayers said of the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>Stop on the way and grab upscale to-go fare at \u003ca href=\"https://www.stationsh.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Station St. Helena\u003c/a>, or a full deli sandwich at \u003ca href=\"https://www.giugnis.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giugnis\u003c/a>, a Saint Helena staple that’s been \u003ca href=\"https://www.giugnis.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open since 1911. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, Ayers suggested heading to \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bothe-Napa Valley State Park\u003c/a>, where you’ll find a spacious picnic area where you can enjoy your meal. For the history buffs or spooky season enthusiasts, nearby the picnic area is the historic\u003ca href=\"https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/calistoga-pioneer-cemetery\"> Pioneer Cemetery\u003c/a>, where early Napa Valley settlers — including survivors of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11844011/donner-party-pt-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infamous Donner Party\u003c/a> — are buried.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"SoakinthespectacleofSanFranciscosgardens\">\u003c/a>Find peace in San Francisco’s gardens\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When searching for fall colors, it’ll help to know your trees — and the \u003ca href=\"https://hgic.clemson.edu/the-history-of-the-ginkgo-tree/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ginkgo\u003c/a> is one of the key species that’s near-guaranteed to turn a brilliant yellow each fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily for San Franciscans looking for a tranquil picnic spot, the \u003ca href=\"https://gggp.org/japanese-tea-garden/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese Tea Garden\u003c/a> is full of ginkgos on display — and it’s even free for city residents to visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of them are starting to turn a little bit yellow now, and they will peak usually close to Thanksgiving,” garden supervisor Steven Pitsenbarger said. Gingkos can continue their colorful displays into December and “even into early January,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056797\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/holt_901_516-scaled-e1758300905811.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1406\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autumn in Japanese Tea Garden in Gardens of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saxon Holt)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A hotter summer and a colder winter will make more dramatic colors,” Pitsenbarger said — but although the Bay Area’s more temperate seasonal shifts can mean less dramatic fall changes than you’d see elsewhere, “even so, we still will always have some color,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s true, too, for the maples in the garden, many of which were planted this year \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">along a new pathway\u003c/a>, and will turn colors ranging from yellow to orange to red — and even deep purple.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a few steps away is the \u003ca href=\"https://gggp.org/san-francisco-botanical-garden/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Botanical Garden\u003c/a>, whose Temperate Asia area and Moon Viewing Garden boast cherry, beech and alder trees, among other autumn staples, said Brendan Lange, spokesperson for Gardens of Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056799\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056799\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Moon-View-e1758300999218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1265\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Platform viewing deck over pond in Moon Viewing Garden in San Francisco Botanical Garden with fall foliage color in Japanese Maple trees. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saxon Holt)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>The Botanical Garden is the perfect place to sit with a picnic, with its wealth of nooks and crannies — or you could spread out on the Great Meadow near the garden’s eastern entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While you can’t bring your own food into the Japanese Tea Garden, there is a tea house inside where you can enjoy a warm beverage and light snacks while taking in the view. Despite being just 4 acres, the garden can get quite crowded, but Pitsenbarger said they have regulars who come every week who “notice all the subtle changes that happen throughout the year.” Meanwhile, other visitors will arrive, ”find a spot in the garden and hang out, and just watch and see how the earth turns around them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the better ways to experience the garden is to sit and kind of absorb things,” Pitsenbarger said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"TakethescenicrouteinSonomaCounty\">\u003c/a>Go for a scenic stroll in Sonoma County\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Like Ayers, Sonoma County Regional Parks spokesperson Sarah Campbell was sure to manage the expectations of visitors who might be hoping to find East Coast-like fall colors in Sonoma County. “What people have in mind isn’t necessarily what you’ll find,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But casual walkers or bikers can still find fall vibes on the \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/west-county-regional-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West County Regional Trail\u003c/a>, a 5-mile paved wheelchair and stroller-accessible walkway that takes you the scenic route over wetlands, by farms and vineyards, and spits you out in the charming small town of Sebastopol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The town is full of gems, from Florence Avenue’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.abc10.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/backroads/junk-art-of-sebastopol/103-2fe9c24b-bcc7-4bb8-a7fd-72da00162e15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“Junk Art”\u003c/a> and countless antique and craft boutiques downtown to \u003ca href=\"https://thebarlow.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 12-acre outdoor artists’ and artisans’ marketplace\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Shiloh-Ranch-Big-Leaf-Maple-Trail-scaled-e1758301114292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shiloh Ranch Big Leaf Maple Trail in Sonoma County, California. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Sonoma County Regional Parks)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The rest of Sonoma County boasts a number of \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/learn/blog/perfect-sonoma-county-fall-hikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall-friendly hiking areas\u003c/a>, Campbell said, including the Big Leaf Trail at \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/shiloh-ranch-regional-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiloh Ranch Regional Park\u003c/a> — be prepared, this one is “rugged,” she said. There’s also \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/riverfront-regional-park\">Riverfront Regional Park\u003c/a>, with views of the Russian River and several small lakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>While the Gravenstein Apple Fair, featuring the world-famous Sonoma native fruit, is behind us, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sebastopolfarmersmarket.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Sebastopol farmers market runs all year long on Sundays\u003c/a> and will easily fill your picnic basket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After you’ve got the goods, you can head to \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/ragle-ranch-regional-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ragle Ranch Regional Park\u003c/a> to enjoy your meal, and maybe even catch a glimpse of wildlife along Atascadero Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"GetlostinLivermoressycamoregroves\">\u003c/a>Soak in the big leaves at Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For stunning — and colorful — sycamore trees, look no further than Livermore in Alameda County, where they’re abundant at \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/sycamore-grove-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sycamore Grove Park. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sycamore trees “have a wide range on their bigger leaves, so it goes from yellow to orange-ish, almost a little red,” said park ranger and field supervisor Seth Eddings from Livermore Area Recreation and Park District’s Open Space team. “Not too much red, but a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not just the trees that are abundant at Sycamore. The sweeping grasslands are a sight to behold, Eddings said, as is the wildlife — the park’s nature area has a wealth of wild animals, from bobcats and badgers to owls and mountain lions. And even, if you’re lucky, “if river otters: “My theory is if you see a river otter, they let you see them,” he said. “They’re very elusive animals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eddings will host a free ranger talk on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/2025-09-27-ranger-program-cats-of-sycamore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wild cats of Sycamore\u003c/a> at the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>The park offers two picnic areas on either side of the park — one off Wetmore Road and the other off Arroyo Road. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/picnic-rentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">larger sites near the ranger station can even be reserved\u003c/a> for bigger private events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stop in downtown Livermore on your way for a spread of lunch options, or detour to locals’ favorite \u003ca href=\"https://places.singleplatform.com/ofelias-kitchen/menu?ref=google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ofelia’s Kitchen\u003c/a> for true cafe staples.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"FurtherafieldExplorenewcornersofSantaCruzCounty\">\u003c/a>Further afield: Grab some grub in Santa Cruz County’s Aptos\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest of Nisene Marks State Park\u003c/a> in Santa Cruz County is best known for its evergreen redwoods. But it also follows a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/nrca_glca_2021_riparian.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riparian \u003c/a>corridor that features the big leaf maple, as well as sycamore, box elders, willows and cottonwoods, “that all have some great fall color,” said Sarah Shea, parks superintendent for Santa Cruz County Parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park’s trails reach all the way south to the town of Aptos, whose \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santacruzcountyca.gov/Home/ExploreOurParksBeaches/AllCountyParks/AptosVillageCountyPark.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Village Park\u003c/a>, Shea said, is a great spot to catch the fall colors and sit down with your picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12056786 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/AptosVillage-DeviPridePhotography079-scaled-e1758300501457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A girl explores the forest floor at Aptos Village in Santa Cruz County. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Devi Pride)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For a full-day scenic journey, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/maple-falls-via-the-bridge-creek-trail-and-aptos-creek-road\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">venture up Maple Falls,\u003c/a> a 7–8 mile hike that takes you over creeks (and former creeks, where you can see \u003ca href=\"https://www.santacruz.org/blog/spotlight-on-parks-forest-of-nisene-marks/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fossilized seashells\u003c/a>), through dense redwoods and fern forests and all the way up to a 30-foot waterfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers:\u003c/em> Within walking distance of the Aptos’ downtown area, the Aptos Village County Park is a great option for lunch, Shea said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just down below the village, and so there’s lots of opportunities to grab a picnic and then head down to the park,” she said. If you want some local grub, check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.deluxefoodsofaptos.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deluxe Foods\u003c/a> or any of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thepalmdeliaptos/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handful\u003c/a> of delis in the area for top-tier to-go eats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most importantly: Don’t forget to stop at \u003ca href=\"https://mariannesicecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marianne’s Ice Cream\u003c/a> on the way out to taste iconic fall flavors like pumpkin and maple nut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If you’re looking for a hike amid the foliage, Ayers suggested heading to Moore Creek Park for a \u003ca href=\"https://napaoutdoors.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Moore-Creek-Hennessey-brochure-Nov-18-2021-COLOR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jaunt along the Moore Creek Trail\u003c/a> — and, if you’re feeling extra ambitious, all the way to a “top secret swimming hole,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s not a bad walk anywhere in there,” Ayers said of the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>Stop on the way and grab upscale to-go fare at \u003ca href=\"https://www.stationsh.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Station St. Helena\u003c/a>, or a full deli sandwich at \u003ca href=\"https://www.giugnis.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giugnis\u003c/a>, a Saint Helena staple that’s been \u003ca href=\"https://www.giugnis.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open since 1911. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, Ayers suggested heading to \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bothe-Napa Valley State Park\u003c/a>, where you’ll find a spacious picnic area where you can enjoy your meal. For the history buffs or spooky season enthusiasts, nearby the picnic area is the historic\u003ca href=\"https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/calistoga-pioneer-cemetery\"> Pioneer Cemetery\u003c/a>, where early Napa Valley settlers — including survivors of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11844011/donner-party-pt-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infamous Donner Party\u003c/a> — are buried.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"SoakinthespectacleofSanFranciscosgardens\">\u003c/a>Find peace in San Francisco’s gardens\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When searching for fall colors, it’ll help to know your trees — and the \u003ca href=\"https://hgic.clemson.edu/the-history-of-the-ginkgo-tree/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ginkgo\u003c/a> is one of the key species that’s near-guaranteed to turn a brilliant yellow each fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily for San Franciscans looking for a tranquil picnic spot, the \u003ca href=\"https://gggp.org/japanese-tea-garden/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese Tea Garden\u003c/a> is full of ginkgos on display — and it’s even free for city residents to visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of them are starting to turn a little bit yellow now, and they will peak usually close to Thanksgiving,” garden supervisor Steven Pitsenbarger said. Gingkos can continue their colorful displays into December and “even into early January,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056797\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/holt_901_516-scaled-e1758300905811.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1406\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autumn in Japanese Tea Garden in Gardens of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saxon Holt)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A hotter summer and a colder winter will make more dramatic colors,” Pitsenbarger said — but although the Bay Area’s more temperate seasonal shifts can mean less dramatic fall changes than you’d see elsewhere, “even so, we still will always have some color,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s true, too, for the maples in the garden, many of which were planted this year \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">along a new pathway\u003c/a>, and will turn colors ranging from yellow to orange to red — and even deep purple.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a few steps away is the \u003ca href=\"https://gggp.org/san-francisco-botanical-garden/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Botanical Garden\u003c/a>, whose Temperate Asia area and Moon Viewing Garden boast cherry, beech and alder trees, among other autumn staples, said Brendan Lange, spokesperson for Gardens of Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056799\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056799\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Moon-View-e1758300999218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1265\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Platform viewing deck over pond in Moon Viewing Garden in San Francisco Botanical Garden with fall foliage color in Japanese Maple trees. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saxon Holt)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>The Botanical Garden is the perfect place to sit with a picnic, with its wealth of nooks and crannies — or you could spread out on the Great Meadow near the garden’s eastern entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While you can’t bring your own food into the Japanese Tea Garden, there is a tea house inside where you can enjoy a warm beverage and light snacks while taking in the view. Despite being just 4 acres, the garden can get quite crowded, but Pitsenbarger said they have regulars who come every week who “notice all the subtle changes that happen throughout the year.” Meanwhile, other visitors will arrive, ”find a spot in the garden and hang out, and just watch and see how the earth turns around them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the better ways to experience the garden is to sit and kind of absorb things,” Pitsenbarger said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"TakethescenicrouteinSonomaCounty\">\u003c/a>Go for a scenic stroll in Sonoma County\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Like Ayers, Sonoma County Regional Parks spokesperson Sarah Campbell was sure to manage the expectations of visitors who might be hoping to find East Coast-like fall colors in Sonoma County. “What people have in mind isn’t necessarily what you’ll find,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But casual walkers or bikers can still find fall vibes on the \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/west-county-regional-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West County Regional Trail\u003c/a>, a 5-mile paved wheelchair and stroller-accessible walkway that takes you the scenic route over wetlands, by farms and vineyards, and spits you out in the charming small town of Sebastopol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The town is full of gems, from Florence Avenue’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.abc10.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/backroads/junk-art-of-sebastopol/103-2fe9c24b-bcc7-4bb8-a7fd-72da00162e15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“Junk Art”\u003c/a> and countless antique and craft boutiques downtown to \u003ca href=\"https://thebarlow.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 12-acre outdoor artists’ and artisans’ marketplace\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Shiloh-Ranch-Big-Leaf-Maple-Trail-scaled-e1758301114292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shiloh Ranch Big Leaf Maple Trail in Sonoma County, California. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Sonoma County Regional Parks)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The rest of Sonoma County boasts a number of \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/learn/blog/perfect-sonoma-county-fall-hikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall-friendly hiking areas\u003c/a>, Campbell said, including the Big Leaf Trail at \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/shiloh-ranch-regional-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiloh Ranch Regional Park\u003c/a> — be prepared, this one is “rugged,” she said. There’s also \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/riverfront-regional-park\">Riverfront Regional Park\u003c/a>, with views of the Russian River and several small lakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>While the Gravenstein Apple Fair, featuring the world-famous Sonoma native fruit, is behind us, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sebastopolfarmersmarket.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Sebastopol farmers market runs all year long on Sundays\u003c/a> and will easily fill your picnic basket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After you’ve got the goods, you can head to \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/find-a-park/ragle-ranch-regional-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ragle Ranch Regional Park\u003c/a> to enjoy your meal, and maybe even catch a glimpse of wildlife along Atascadero Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"GetlostinLivermoressycamoregroves\">\u003c/a>Soak in the big leaves at Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For stunning — and colorful — sycamore trees, look no further than Livermore in Alameda County, where they’re abundant at \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/sycamore-grove-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sycamore Grove Park. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sycamore trees “have a wide range on their bigger leaves, so it goes from yellow to orange-ish, almost a little red,” said park ranger and field supervisor Seth Eddings from Livermore Area Recreation and Park District’s Open Space team. “Not too much red, but a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not just the trees that are abundant at Sycamore. The sweeping grasslands are a sight to behold, Eddings said, as is the wildlife — the park’s nature area has a wealth of wild animals, from bobcats and badgers to owls and mountain lions. And even, if you’re lucky, “if river otters: “My theory is if you see a river otter, they let you see them,” he said. “They’re very elusive animals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eddings will host a free ranger talk on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/2025-09-27-ranger-program-cats-of-sycamore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wild cats of Sycamore\u003c/a> at the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers: \u003c/em>The park offers two picnic areas on either side of the park — one off Wetmore Road and the other off Arroyo Road. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.larpd.org/picnic-rentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">larger sites near the ranger station can even be reserved\u003c/a> for bigger private events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stop in downtown Livermore on your way for a spread of lunch options, or detour to locals’ favorite \u003ca href=\"https://places.singleplatform.com/ofelias-kitchen/menu?ref=google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ofelia’s Kitchen\u003c/a> for true cafe staples.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"FurtherafieldExplorenewcornersofSantaCruzCounty\">\u003c/a>Further afield: Grab some grub in Santa Cruz County’s Aptos\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest of Nisene Marks State Park\u003c/a> in Santa Cruz County is best known for its evergreen redwoods. But it also follows a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/nrca_glca_2021_riparian.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riparian \u003c/a>corridor that features the big leaf maple, as well as sycamore, box elders, willows and cottonwoods, “that all have some great fall color,” said Sarah Shea, parks superintendent for Santa Cruz County Parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park’s trails reach all the way south to the town of Aptos, whose \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santacruzcountyca.gov/Home/ExploreOurParksBeaches/AllCountyParks/AptosVillageCountyPark.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Village Park\u003c/a>, Shea said, is a great spot to catch the fall colors and sit down with your picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12056786 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/AptosVillage-DeviPridePhotography079-scaled-e1758300501457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A girl explores the forest floor at Aptos Village in Santa Cruz County. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Devi Pride)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For a full-day scenic journey, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/maple-falls-via-the-bridge-creek-trail-and-aptos-creek-road\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">venture up Maple Falls,\u003c/a> a 7–8 mile hike that takes you over creeks (and former creeks, where you can see \u003ca href=\"https://www.santacruz.org/blog/spotlight-on-parks-forest-of-nisene-marks/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fossilized seashells\u003c/a>), through dense redwoods and fern forests and all the way up to a 30-foot waterfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Picnicking pointers:\u003c/em> Within walking distance of the Aptos’ downtown area, the Aptos Village County Park is a great option for lunch, Shea said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just down below the village, and so there’s lots of opportunities to grab a picnic and then head down to the park,” she said. If you want some local grub, check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.deluxefoodsofaptos.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deluxe Foods\u003c/a> or any of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thepalmdeliaptos/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handful\u003c/a> of delis in the area for top-tier to-go eats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most importantly: Don’t forget to stop at \u003ca href=\"https://mariannesicecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marianne’s Ice Cream\u003c/a> on the way out to taste iconic fall flavors like pumpkin and maple nut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">government shutdown\u003c/a> has reached its second month. And the 5.5 million Californians who use CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps — have seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">their November SNAP payments delayed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s still unclear how SNAP payments will be distributed this month. On Nov. 3, President Donald Trump’s administration said it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown\">use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s contingency fund to provide SNAP payments\u003c/a> in November after all, having previously claimed that it could not tap this fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would still only be half of people’s regular benefits, and that there could be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded. And on Nov. 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump again threatened to withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely — before a judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled a second time that the White House must pay these benefits in full by Nov. 7\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/californians-are-beginning-to-see-cash-on-their-snap-cards-following-major-win-against-the-trump-administration/\">some CalFresh recipients have begun to see benefits payments\u003c/a> arrive in full onto their EBT cards, but it’s not yet clear how these funds will continue to roll out, especially since \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b\">the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block the judge’s order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around the Bay Area,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061440/calfresh-snap-ebt-shutdown-find-food-banks-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-alameda-oakland-contra-costa-newsom-national-guard\"> food banks\u003c/a> are working to meet the needs of thousands of people who have seen their access to food greatly reduced aleady, with the Thanksgiving holidays fast approaching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you don’t need the services of a food bank right now, you might be wondering how to best support your local nonprofit providing food assistance to your neighbor, either by volunteering your time or donating to them financially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for how Bay Area food banks say you can most effectively support them during the shutdown. And remember: The quickest way to offer your support is by visiting an organization’s website and signing up there to volunteer or make a donation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Don’t feel you need to wait until the holidays to volunteer or donate\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The holidays are definitely busier times when we tend to get more volunteers coming in,” said Elizabeth Gomez, vice president of impact at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>. “But the truth is that we need volunteers every day of the year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while the Thanksgiving holiday is a particularly popular time to volunteer at food banks around the country, SNAP payments are typically paid onto recipients’ EBT cards in the first ten days of the month — meaning that with the shutdown delays, many people’s urgency around accessing food will start early in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062023\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12062023 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Would-be volunteers should also seek out opportunities at smaller locations in their communities, such as schools, community centers, senior centers and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Maskot/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>ACCFB has already seen a 12% increase since July in people using its food distribution sites, Gomez said. And now, the CalFresh delays “couldn’t come at a worse time,” she said. “This is November: It’s a time for family, for food, for togetherness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people on CalFresh are particularly relying on these funds to feed their families at the holidays, noted Gomez, “especially during the winter months when not only our food prices go up, but electricity bills go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Be open to different volunteer roles …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Food banks — and the programs they distribute to — have a wide variety of volunteer roles to be filled, from warehouse roles like stocking shelves, packing boxes and cleaning facilities to “front of house” opportunities where volunteers work directly with members of the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11928374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11928374\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut.jpg\" alt=\"a volunteer sorts donated food for the SF Marin food bank\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers sort donated apples at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. The organization’s workers voted to unionize in 2020 following a growing sense among employees that management was ignoring institutional problems. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Different organizations may have different needs. Cody Jang, senior associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036573/volunteer-bay-area-non-profits-what-helps-opportunities\">told KQED earlier this year\u003c/a> that one of the organization’s biggest needs is for volunteers with a valid driver’s license and their own vehicle to deliver food door-to-door through\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/programs/home-delivered-groceries-seniors/\"> the home-delivered grocery program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyfoodnetwork.org/\">Berkeley Food Network\u003c/a>, the most crucial volunteer role is that of greeter, executive director Andrew Crispin said: people who welcome clients, “letting them know what’s on the menu, letting them know that this is a safe space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>… and volunteering at different places\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since\u003ca href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/what-difference-between-food-bank-and-food-pantry\"> the SF-Marin Food Bank itself is “much more of a warehouse” \u003c/a>where “we get the food, we build a menu each week, and then we push it out to partners,” Jang also suggested would-be volunteers seek out opportunities at these smaller locations in their communities: “schools, community centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, all kinds of different places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not only does donating volunteer hours to one of these smaller pantries help “with the chain of getting food to those in need,” your work there is more likely to impact your actual neighbors, Jang said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Know that donating money has greater impact than donating food\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>‘We definitely need volunteers both at our distribution sites and at our warehouses, but also quite honestly, we need people’s financial support,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12061440 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/013_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9229_qed.jpg']Donating money rather than food gives food banks far more flexibility, as these nonprofits are able to negotiate special deals for the food they buy in bulk — at much better prices than you can access as a private customer at a store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can really stretch people’s dollars far,” Bacho said. “And believe me, they are really needed in this moment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For every dollar, we’re able to turn that into $2 of purchasing power,” ACCFB’s Gomez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And especially at a time when CalFresh benefits are decreasing, we need to do everything that we can to secure additional funds to purchase nutritious food for our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>See if your employer will match your donation\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some companies will match whatever you donate to a food bank, so it’s worth inquiring with your employer. \u003ca href=\"https://donate.accfb.org/search/Donate\">ACCFB’s donation page \u003c/a>even allows you to type in your company’s name to see if they’ll match the amount you give.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Be aware of any guidelines for donating food\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Food banks will typically welcome nonperishable, unopened food. And you’ll want to make sure your product can be accepted at the particular food bank you want to donate to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Needed-Food-items-2025.pdf\">ACCFB has a list of foods “our community loves” \u003c/a>to guide food donations, which include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12060770 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/SNAPGetty.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ready-to-eat meals, especially in easy-open cans or pouches\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chilis, stews, ravioli and soups\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chicken, tuna and salmon\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Snacks for children (like healthy lunch snacks, bars, and fruit or veggie pouches)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nonperishable fruit (in cups, bowls or cans)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Peanut butter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cereal (boxes or single-serve bowls)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nutrition and protein bars\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ACCFB-General-Donation-Guidelines-new-logo-Oct21.pdf\">Items the food bank asks people \u003cem>not \u003c/em>to donate:\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Soda, carbonated drinks, energy drinks or alcohol\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Items with major dents or damage\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Produce that’s overripe, moldy, wilted or extremely bruised\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Items that have been previously thawed\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ice cream\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Some food banks may also accept products needed by the community, like detergent, period supplies, diapers or other personal care items, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/three-non-food-items-food\">Feeding America suggests \u003c/a>you contact your local organization directly to check.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Host a food drive to collect physical donations …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While food banks across the country paused their traditional food drives at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re once again an option for people wanting to support their local food bank with food donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>ACCFB also welcomes\u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/fundraise/food-drive/#large\"> “large-scale food drives”\u003c/a> in which groups like schools and larger businesses commit to collecting over 400 lbs. of food, i.e., at least three completely full food drive barrels.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>… or start a virtual food drive\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ACCFB has a tool that allows supporters to \u003ca href=\"https://donate.accfb.org/vfd\">host virtual food drives online\u003c/a>, inviting donors to “shop” for the food bank’s most needed fresh items, like milk, eggs and produce, which can’t be collected in a typical food drive’s barrels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thanks to our bulk purchasing power, the money you’d spend in a grocery store to fill just one food drive barrel is enough to fill 3–4 virtual barrels,” ACCFB’s website said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ffenzi\">Francesca Fenzi\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would still only be half of people’s regular benefits, and that there could be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded. And on Nov. 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump again threatened to withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely — before a judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled a second time that the White House must pay these benefits in full by Nov. 7\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/californians-are-beginning-to-see-cash-on-their-snap-cards-following-major-win-against-the-trump-administration/\">some CalFresh recipients have begun to see benefits payments\u003c/a> arrive in full onto their EBT cards, but it’s not yet clear how these funds will continue to roll out, especially since \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b\">the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block the judge’s order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around the Bay Area,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061440/calfresh-snap-ebt-shutdown-find-food-banks-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-alameda-oakland-contra-costa-newsom-national-guard\"> food banks\u003c/a> are working to meet the needs of thousands of people who have seen their access to food greatly reduced aleady, with the Thanksgiving holidays fast approaching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you don’t need the services of a food bank right now, you might be wondering how to best support your local nonprofit providing food assistance to your neighbor, either by volunteering your time or donating to them financially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for how Bay Area food banks say you can most effectively support them during the shutdown. And remember: The quickest way to offer your support is by visiting an organization’s website and signing up there to volunteer or make a donation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Don’t feel you need to wait until the holidays to volunteer or donate\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The holidays are definitely busier times when we tend to get more volunteers coming in,” said Elizabeth Gomez, vice president of impact at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>. “But the truth is that we need volunteers every day of the year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while the Thanksgiving holiday is a particularly popular time to volunteer at food banks around the country, SNAP payments are typically paid onto recipients’ EBT cards in the first ten days of the month — meaning that with the shutdown delays, many people’s urgency around accessing food will start early in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062023\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12062023 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FoodPantryGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Would-be volunteers should also seek out opportunities at smaller locations in their communities, such as schools, community centers, senior centers and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Maskot/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>ACCFB has already seen a 12% increase since July in people using its food distribution sites, Gomez said. And now, the CalFresh delays “couldn’t come at a worse time,” she said. “This is November: It’s a time for family, for food, for togetherness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people on CalFresh are particularly relying on these funds to feed their families at the holidays, noted Gomez, “especially during the winter months when not only our food prices go up, but electricity bills go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Be open to different volunteer roles …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Food banks — and the programs they distribute to — have a wide variety of volunteer roles to be filled, from warehouse roles like stocking shelves, packing boxes and cleaning facilities to “front of house” opportunities where volunteers work directly with members of the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11928374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11928374\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut.jpg\" alt=\"a volunteer sorts donated food for the SF Marin food bank\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/RS42171_005_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9168-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers sort donated apples at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. The organization’s workers voted to unionize in 2020 following a growing sense among employees that management was ignoring institutional problems. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Different organizations may have different needs. Cody Jang, senior associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036573/volunteer-bay-area-non-profits-what-helps-opportunities\">told KQED earlier this year\u003c/a> that one of the organization’s biggest needs is for volunteers with a valid driver’s license and their own vehicle to deliver food door-to-door through\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/programs/home-delivered-groceries-seniors/\"> the home-delivered grocery program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyfoodnetwork.org/\">Berkeley Food Network\u003c/a>, the most crucial volunteer role is that of greeter, executive director Andrew Crispin said: people who welcome clients, “letting them know what’s on the menu, letting them know that this is a safe space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>… and volunteering at different places\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since\u003ca href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/what-difference-between-food-bank-and-food-pantry\"> the SF-Marin Food Bank itself is “much more of a warehouse” \u003c/a>where “we get the food, we build a menu each week, and then we push it out to partners,” Jang also suggested would-be volunteers seek out opportunities at these smaller locations in their communities: “schools, community centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, all kinds of different places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not only does donating volunteer hours to one of these smaller pantries help “with the chain of getting food to those in need,” your work there is more likely to impact your actual neighbors, Jang said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Know that donating money has greater impact than donating food\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>‘We definitely need volunteers both at our distribution sites and at our warehouses, but also quite honestly, we need people’s financial support,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062427/como-encontrar-un-banco-de-alimentos-o-despensa-cerca-de-usted-en-el-area-de-la-bahia\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re one of the 5.5 million Californians who use CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, sometimes referred to as food stamps — you’ll have seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">your November SNAP payments on your EBT card delayed \u003c/a>due to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">ongoing federal government shutdown\u003c/a>, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 3, President Donald Trump’s administration said it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown\">use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s contingency fund to provide SNAP payments\u003c/a> in November after all, having previously claimed that it could not tap this fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would still only be half of people’s regular benefits, and that there could be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded. And on Nov. 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump again threatened to withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely — before a judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled a second time that the White House must pay these benefits in full by Nov. 7\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/californians-are-beginning-to-see-cash-on-their-snap-cards-following-major-win-against-the-trump-administration/\">some CalFresh recipients have begun to see benefits payments\u003c/a> arrive in full onto their EBT cards, but it’s not yet clear how these funds will continue to roll out, especially since \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b\">the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Nov. 7 to block the judge’s order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around the state, food banks are working to meet the needs of people who have already seen their access to food greatly reduced with the Thanksgiving holidays fast approaching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-food-bank-near-me\">Where to find a food bank near you\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whattoknow\">What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-free-food-shutdown\">Where to find other sources of free food during the shutdown\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home\">Hundreds of thousands of people on CalFresh\u003c/a> live in the Bay Area, with the largest number of participants in Alameda County — and \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/\">the Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> has especially braced for a surge in usage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACCFB has already seen a 12% increase since July in people using their food distribution sites, said Elizabeth Gomez, the food bank’s vice president of impact. And the CalFresh delays “couldn’t come at a worse time,” she said. “This is November: It’s a time for family, for food, for togetherness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people on CalFresh are particularly relying on these funds to feed their families at the holidays, noted Gomez, “especially during the winter months when not only our food prices go up, but electricity bills go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tell us: \u003ca href=\"#snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">Will your family be affected by the CalFresh delays?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“There’s no other word that I can describe this as, but catastrophic,” said Gomez. “This is terrible for our communities and for people that rely on CalFresh benefits as a critical source.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, food insecurity is already at an all-time high in Silicon Valley and in the Bay Area in general,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>. “It’s in fact higher than the national average, and that’s due to the incredibly high cost of living here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bacho said the current situation mirrors the jump in demand she and her colleagues saw in 2023, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11943420/your-calfresh-benefits-will-drop-in-april-heres-what-you-can-do\">COVID-19 era emergency allotments were removed from SNAP benefits\u003c/a>. “That’s really concerning, because we already are serving 1 in 6 of our neighbors,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re back up to serving the same number of people we served at the height of the pandemic, about a half million people a month,” said Bacho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969784\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969784\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\" alt=\"Two arms place a bag of food in to the back of a vehicle.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano volunteers and staff load groceries into cars in Vallejo on June 7, 2023. \u003ccite>(Shelby Knowles/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for where to find a food bank or food pantry near you at this time, as well as what staff want you to know about using a food bank if it’s your first time. You can also see \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">our list of Bay Area restaurants offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> to families using CalFresh during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And if you’d like to support your local food bank at this time,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062018/how-to-volunteer-donate-food-bank-near-me-thanksgiving-free-meals-san-francisco-bay-area-snap-calfresh-delays-ebt-november-shutdown\"> read our guide to how to effectively donate your time or your money right now\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whattoknow\">\u003c/a>What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You’ll typically pick up food itself from a food \u003cem>pantry\u003c/em> rather than a food bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the two terms are often used interchangeably, \u003ca href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/what-difference-between-food-bank-and-food-pantry\">a food bank is usually where food is stored in a warehouse\u003c/a>, to be delivered to local food programs, which include food pantries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t worry too much about the difference, as food banks specialize in helping connect you to where to actually physically pick up the food itself, and will be clear with you about the best locations near you to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make the most of helplines and online “find food” tools\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many food banks have phone hotlines that can assist callers in finding food nearby. ACCFB’s helpline — 1-510-635-3663, open Mon-Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m. — is available in multiple languages and promises to connect callers “to a source for groceries or a hot meal the same day you call us.” You can also search online using ACCFB’s \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool for food sources near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest similarly has \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a Find Food online search tool\u003c/a>, and you can call their Food Connection helpline at 1-800-984-3663 (or email foodconnection@shfb.org.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helplines like ACCFB and Second Harvest’s can help you find other sources of food nearby beyond the bigger food banks. “Definitely utilize the resources in the community, like our food pantries, if you can go,” said Maria Gutierrez, outreach associate at ACCFB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Be aware of any guidelines or limits on how many times you can visit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different food banks and pantries may have different rules on how often a person can pick up food, although some have no limits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know for most of the pantries that we refer clients to, they can go once or twice a month,” said Gutierrez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know about home delivery options\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/do-you-need-food-delivered-to-your-home/\">Some food banks, including ACCFB, will make home deliveries\u003c/a> if you’re physically unable to get to the food bank location. ACCFB says it’s seeing a significant increase in home delivery requests right now, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bay-area-snap-benefits-21122988.php\">Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas has attributed to fears many immigrants have\u003c/a> about leaving their homes amid\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061545/bay-area-spared-from-federal-immigration-enforcement-surge-officials-say\"> recent threats of an immigration crackdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food delivery app \u003ca href=\"https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/snap-shutdown-announcement\">DoorDash is also waiving delivery and service fees for SNAP recipients\u003c/a> on one order from certain grocery stores. CalFresh users will need to link their EBT card to their DoorDash account to see the fees waived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t be deterred or feel you shouldn’t use a food bank \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would say to not be afraid to ask for resources,” said Gutierrez. “I know that there’s a lot of stigma around utilizing these resources.”[aside postID=news_12060770 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/SNAPGetty.jpg']“Just go, take advantage of the resources that are available to you,” she advised. “Stay positive and in community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez wants first-time visitors to food banks to know that staff and volunteers that work at food banks “are providing the assistance with love and empathy,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of people that have big hearts and are doing everything that we can to ensure that people don’t miss meals,” said Gomez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez also confirms that you won’t be asked about your documentation status in the U.S. when using ACCFB, and that you can request information via their hotline and the \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool anonymously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You may see the California National Guard behind the scenes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom has activated the California National Guard \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061030/california-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-as-federal-shutdown-drags-on\">to support some food banks around the state\u003c/a> during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">the federal government shutdown\u003c/a>. This is similar to how the National Guard were used to assist California food banks in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Major General Matthew P. Beevers, adjutant general for the California National Guard. “The California Military Department, under the direction of the Governor’s Office, is proud to support food bank operations across the state,” said Beevers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But food banks will have to request or agree to the state guard’s presence. And Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José), who chairs the state Legislature’s Human Services Committee with oversight of CalFresh policy, said that per Newsom’s office, the state guard “won’t be armed” when serving at food banks and will be more in behind-the-scenes logistical roles rather than being “civilian-facing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee said he also anticipated that the state guard would be “very few in numbers” at each food bank, because of the sheer number of organizations around the state needing help. And people there to use the food bank’s services “should not confuse [them] with federal troop deployment, federal agents, or ICE,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California National Guard won’t be at every food bank, either. For example, Gomez confirms that right now, “ACCFB is not planning to utilize that resource.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-food-bank-near-me\">\u003c/a>Where can I find a food bank or food pantry near me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember, most food banks are not the actual site to get your meals, but rather a distributor to participating food pantries, organizations, nonprofits and churches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major food banks, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/workplace-giving/?ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_content=workplacegiving&ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22903428179&gbraid=0AAAAACKCveNd07Igg9N0gD73ISiw1-uWD&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwErwV4xaFN_FEK7A9GBHjFfCEezDoE97Ft7G8ZkERCFXMNDrJVQO7YhoCKBsQAvD_BwE\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a>, will likely have \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool online that can help you locate food resources\u003c/a> near you. These maps or search engines can list locations ranging from large operations to small community fridges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Use \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">the California Association of Food Banks’ online tool\u003c/a>, which lists all the major food banks in the state\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://211ca.org/\">Call the state’s 211 hotline\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Once you find a spot, be sure to check out the food bank or pantry online before heading out. Note what hours they are open, and for how long. Some locations are open to anyone and to walk-ins, but some may require people to register for a spot beforehand or live in a specific zip code.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just some of the food banks and pantries around the Bay Area:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">\u003cstrong>SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/faq/\">does \u003cem>not\u003c/em> directly\u003c/a> provide food from its warehouse. Instead, it distributes food to participating pantries organizations and has \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool to locate food\u003c/a> resources near you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">CityTeam San Francisco\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">a searchable database \u003c/a>of places to find food and other types of support.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/services/dining-room/\">\u003cstrong>St. Anthony’s Foundation\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 121 Golden Gate Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/programs/daily-free-meals/\">\u003cstrong>Glide Memorial Church\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 330 Ellis St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.missionfoodhub.org/our-programs\">Mission Food Hub\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, located at 701 Alabama St., provides groceries on Fridays to registered residents living in zip code 94110.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondsf.org/food-security/\">\u003cstrong>The Richmond Neighborhood Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, located in various spaces throughout the week, including George Peabody Elementary, Lafayette Elementary and The Richmond Neighborhood Center.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">a tool to find food resources\u003c/a> in the area. You can also call 510-635-3663 for any emergencies.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">a searchable database\u003c/a>. You can also call for help at 855-309-3663.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedafoodbank.org/get-food/\">\u003cstrong>Alameda Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 677 W. Ranger Ave. in Alameda.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at 835 Ferry St. in Martinez.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The American Legion Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 403 West Sixth St. in Antioch.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The Redman-Pocahontas Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1403 Main St. in Oakley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Saint Vincent de Paul\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1415 Simpson Court in Pittsburg.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Trinity Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1888 Trinity Ave. in Walnut Creek.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vinnies.org/need-help/hungry/\">\u003cstrong>St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 820 B St. in San Rafael.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> delivers to partnering food pantries listed on \u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">its website.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://getfood.refb.org/getfood.html\">\u003cstrong>Redwood Empire\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> has a searchable map on its website. People can also text “FOOD” to 707-353-3882 to get a list of options in Sonoma County.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Napa Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 938 Kaiser Road in Napa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>American Canyon Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 240 Rio Del Mar in American Canyon. There is another branch located at 300 Napa Junction Road.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Angwin Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1 Angwin Ave. in Angwin.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>North of Yountville Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1777 Main St. in St. Helena.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Pope Valley Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 5800 Pope Valley / Chiles Road in Pope Valley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Berryessa Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 6004 Monticello Road in Lake Berryessa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Calistoga Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1435 North Oak St. in Calistoga.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">\u003cstrong>Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> maintains \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a searchable map tool\u003c/a> to find food assistance in the area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/ourservices\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>at 749 Story Road in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/san-benito-county\">San Benito County Food Programs\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has a list of locations specifically for seniors.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://siliconvalley.salvationarmy.org/silicon_valley/emmanuel-house/\">\u003cstrong>The Emmanuel House Program\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 405 N 4th St in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mtolive.org/projects-7\">\u003cstrong>Mt. Olive \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>at 605 Hamilton Ave. in Menlo Park.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-free-food-shutdown\">\u003c/a>Where else to find food assistance during the shutdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check if you’re eligible for food assistance through WIC \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, and you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits — but unlike CalFresh, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the state has confirmed that November WIC payments \u003cem>won’t \u003c/em>be affected during the shutdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look for restaurants near you offering meals to CalFresh families\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A growing number of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\"> Bay Area restaurants are offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> during the government shutdown to families using SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get your existing EBT balance doubled at a farmer’s market\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">The Market Match program\u003c/a> allows CalFresh users to show their EBT card at certain farmer’s markets and receive tokens for double their chosen dollar amount from the card to spend at the market. Use \u003ca href=\"https://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\">the Farmers’ Market Finder online tool\u003c/a> to find Bay Area locations which accept Market Match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be aware you’ll need to have existing funds left on your EBT card ahead of the November CalFresh delay, and have a plan for how you’ll best store fresh produce to preserve it — like freezing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look at your county’s own food access programs\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area counties have some food assistance options that are separate from nonprofit food banks, although sometimes they work together. Your county may provide locations where you can pick up free food, or offer other ways of getting free or low-cost meals that include delivery:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from the City and County of San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/food/free-food-locations\">Free food locations offering both groceries and meals\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging-services/groceries-meals\">Options for having meals delivered to your home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging/groceries-meals/community-meals\">Locations where you can find a community meal \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchampss.org/our-program/\">Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solution for Seniors (CHAMPSS)\u003c/a>, a restaurant partnership that offers adults age 60 and older ways to eat subsidized meals at designated restaurants in San Francisco, with a suggested (optional) contribution of $5\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Contra Costa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">A food assistance program\u003c/a> that provides one member of lower-income households in the county a box of food every month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">The Community Produce Program\u003c/a> that offers one member of each household one or two bags of fresh fruits and vegetables, twice a month (own bag is required)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County residents can call (855) 309-FOOD (3663) for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Alameda County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://foodnow.net/\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a>: A site managed with the Alameda County Community Food Bank that connects county residents to different food sources, including emergency groceries\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/maps/food-services.htm\">Map of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/ex/our-services/Work-and-Money/General-Assistance/index\">General Assistance\u003c/a>: Cash aid for certain residents of Alameda County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Marin County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Congregate-Meals\">Congregate meal options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Food-Pantries\">Food pantry and distribution options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Home-Delivered-Meals%2C-Food\">Home-delivered meals in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from San Mateo County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/hsa/food-resources\">Food assistance resources\u003c/a> on offer within San Mateo\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Napa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35354/Food-Resource-List_English_10-2024?bidId=\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">A list of Napa food pantries\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Solano County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-food-bank-near-me\">Where to find a food bank near you\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whattoknow\">What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-free-food-shutdown\">Where to find other sources of free food during the shutdown\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home\">Hundreds of thousands of people on CalFresh\u003c/a> live in the Bay Area, with the largest number of participants in Alameda County — and \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/\">the Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> has especially braced for a surge in usage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACCFB has already seen a 12% increase since July in people using their food distribution sites, said Elizabeth Gomez, the food bank’s vice president of impact. And the CalFresh delays “couldn’t come at a worse time,” she said. “This is November: It’s a time for family, for food, for togetherness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people on CalFresh are particularly relying on these funds to feed their families at the holidays, noted Gomez, “especially during the winter months when not only our food prices go up, but electricity bills go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tell us: \u003ca href=\"#snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">Will your family be affected by the CalFresh delays?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“There’s no other word that I can describe this as, but catastrophic,” said Gomez. “This is terrible for our communities and for people that rely on CalFresh benefits as a critical source.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, food insecurity is already at an all-time high in Silicon Valley and in the Bay Area in general,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>. “It’s in fact higher than the national average, and that’s due to the incredibly high cost of living here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bacho said the current situation mirrors the jump in demand she and her colleagues saw in 2023, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11943420/your-calfresh-benefits-will-drop-in-april-heres-what-you-can-do\">COVID-19 era emergency allotments were removed from SNAP benefits\u003c/a>. “That’s really concerning, because we already are serving 1 in 6 of our neighbors,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re back up to serving the same number of people we served at the height of the pandemic, about a half million people a month,” said Bacho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969784\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969784\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\" alt=\"Two arms place a bag of food in to the back of a vehicle.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano volunteers and staff load groceries into cars in Vallejo on June 7, 2023. \u003ccite>(Shelby Knowles/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for where to find a food bank or food pantry near you at this time, as well as what staff want you to know about using a food bank if it’s your first time. You can also see \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">our list of Bay Area restaurants offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> to families using CalFresh during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And if you’d like to support your local food bank at this time,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062018/how-to-volunteer-donate-food-bank-near-me-thanksgiving-free-meals-san-francisco-bay-area-snap-calfresh-delays-ebt-november-shutdown\"> read our guide to how to effectively donate your time or your money right now\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whattoknow\">\u003c/a>What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You’ll typically pick up food itself from a food \u003cem>pantry\u003c/em> rather than a food bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the two terms are often used interchangeably, \u003ca href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/what-difference-between-food-bank-and-food-pantry\">a food bank is usually where food is stored in a warehouse\u003c/a>, to be delivered to local food programs, which include food pantries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t worry too much about the difference, as food banks specialize in helping connect you to where to actually physically pick up the food itself, and will be clear with you about the best locations near you to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make the most of helplines and online “find food” tools\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many food banks have phone hotlines that can assist callers in finding food nearby. ACCFB’s helpline — 1-510-635-3663, open Mon-Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m. — is available in multiple languages and promises to connect callers “to a source for groceries or a hot meal the same day you call us.” You can also search online using ACCFB’s \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool for food sources near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest similarly has \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a Find Food online search tool\u003c/a>, and you can call their Food Connection helpline at 1-800-984-3663 (or email foodconnection@shfb.org.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helplines like ACCFB and Second Harvest’s can help you find other sources of food nearby beyond the bigger food banks. “Definitely utilize the resources in the community, like our food pantries, if you can go,” said Maria Gutierrez, outreach associate at ACCFB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Be aware of any guidelines or limits on how many times you can visit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different food banks and pantries may have different rules on how often a person can pick up food, although some have no limits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know for most of the pantries that we refer clients to, they can go once or twice a month,” said Gutierrez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know about home delivery options\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/do-you-need-food-delivered-to-your-home/\">Some food banks, including ACCFB, will make home deliveries\u003c/a> if you’re physically unable to get to the food bank location. ACCFB says it’s seeing a significant increase in home delivery requests right now, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bay-area-snap-benefits-21122988.php\">Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas has attributed to fears many immigrants have\u003c/a> about leaving their homes amid\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061545/bay-area-spared-from-federal-immigration-enforcement-surge-officials-say\"> recent threats of an immigration crackdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food delivery app \u003ca href=\"https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/snap-shutdown-announcement\">DoorDash is also waiving delivery and service fees for SNAP recipients\u003c/a> on one order from certain grocery stores. CalFresh users will need to link their EBT card to their DoorDash account to see the fees waived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t be deterred or feel you shouldn’t use a food bank \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would say to not be afraid to ask for resources,” said Gutierrez. “I know that there’s a lot of stigma around utilizing these resources.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Just go, take advantage of the resources that are available to you,” she advised. “Stay positive and in community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez wants first-time visitors to food banks to know that staff and volunteers that work at food banks “are providing the assistance with love and empathy,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of people that have big hearts and are doing everything that we can to ensure that people don’t miss meals,” said Gomez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez also confirms that you won’t be asked about your documentation status in the U.S. when using ACCFB, and that you can request information via their hotline and the \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool anonymously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You may see the California National Guard behind the scenes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom has activated the California National Guard \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061030/california-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-as-federal-shutdown-drags-on\">to support some food banks around the state\u003c/a> during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">the federal government shutdown\u003c/a>. This is similar to how the National Guard were used to assist California food banks in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Major General Matthew P. Beevers, adjutant general for the California National Guard. “The California Military Department, under the direction of the Governor’s Office, is proud to support food bank operations across the state,” said Beevers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But food banks will have to request or agree to the state guard’s presence. And Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José), who chairs the state Legislature’s Human Services Committee with oversight of CalFresh policy, said that per Newsom’s office, the state guard “won’t be armed” when serving at food banks and will be more in behind-the-scenes logistical roles rather than being “civilian-facing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee said he also anticipated that the state guard would be “very few in numbers” at each food bank, because of the sheer number of organizations around the state needing help. And people there to use the food bank’s services “should not confuse [them] with federal troop deployment, federal agents, or ICE,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California National Guard won’t be at every food bank, either. For example, Gomez confirms that right now, “ACCFB is not planning to utilize that resource.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-food-bank-near-me\">\u003c/a>Where can I find a food bank or food pantry near me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember, most food banks are not the actual site to get your meals, but rather a distributor to participating food pantries, organizations, nonprofits and churches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major food banks, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/workplace-giving/?ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_content=workplacegiving&ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22903428179&gbraid=0AAAAACKCveNd07Igg9N0gD73ISiw1-uWD&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwErwV4xaFN_FEK7A9GBHjFfCEezDoE97Ft7G8ZkERCFXMNDrJVQO7YhoCKBsQAvD_BwE\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a>, will likely have \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool online that can help you locate food resources\u003c/a> near you. These maps or search engines can list locations ranging from large operations to small community fridges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Use \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">the California Association of Food Banks’ online tool\u003c/a>, which lists all the major food banks in the state\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://211ca.org/\">Call the state’s 211 hotline\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Once you find a spot, be sure to check out the food bank or pantry online before heading out. Note what hours they are open, and for how long. Some locations are open to anyone and to walk-ins, but some may require people to register for a spot beforehand or live in a specific zip code.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just some of the food banks and pantries around the Bay Area:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">\u003cstrong>SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/faq/\">does \u003cem>not\u003c/em> directly\u003c/a> provide food from its warehouse. Instead, it distributes food to participating pantries organizations and has \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool to locate food\u003c/a> resources near you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">CityTeam San Francisco\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">a searchable database \u003c/a>of places to find food and other types of support.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/services/dining-room/\">\u003cstrong>St. Anthony’s Foundation\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 121 Golden Gate Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/programs/daily-free-meals/\">\u003cstrong>Glide Memorial Church\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 330 Ellis St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.missionfoodhub.org/our-programs\">Mission Food Hub\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, located at 701 Alabama St., provides groceries on Fridays to registered residents living in zip code 94110.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondsf.org/food-security/\">\u003cstrong>The Richmond Neighborhood Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, located in various spaces throughout the week, including George Peabody Elementary, Lafayette Elementary and The Richmond Neighborhood Center.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">a tool to find food resources\u003c/a> in the area. You can also call 510-635-3663 for any emergencies.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">a searchable database\u003c/a>. You can also call for help at 855-309-3663.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedafoodbank.org/get-food/\">\u003cstrong>Alameda Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 677 W. Ranger Ave. in Alameda.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at 835 Ferry St. in Martinez.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The American Legion Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 403 West Sixth St. in Antioch.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The Redman-Pocahontas Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1403 Main St. in Oakley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Saint Vincent de Paul\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1415 Simpson Court in Pittsburg.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Trinity Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1888 Trinity Ave. in Walnut Creek.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vinnies.org/need-help/hungry/\">\u003cstrong>St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 820 B St. in San Rafael.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> delivers to partnering food pantries listed on \u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">its website.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://getfood.refb.org/getfood.html\">\u003cstrong>Redwood Empire\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> has a searchable map on its website. People can also text “FOOD” to 707-353-3882 to get a list of options in Sonoma County.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Napa Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 938 Kaiser Road in Napa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>American Canyon Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 240 Rio Del Mar in American Canyon. There is another branch located at 300 Napa Junction Road.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Angwin Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1 Angwin Ave. in Angwin.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>North of Yountville Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1777 Main St. in St. Helena.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Pope Valley Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 5800 Pope Valley / Chiles Road in Pope Valley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Berryessa Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 6004 Monticello Road in Lake Berryessa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Calistoga Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1435 North Oak St. in Calistoga.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">\u003cstrong>Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> maintains \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a searchable map tool\u003c/a> to find food assistance in the area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/ourservices\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>at 749 Story Road in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/san-benito-county\">San Benito County Food Programs\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has a list of locations specifically for seniors.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://siliconvalley.salvationarmy.org/silicon_valley/emmanuel-house/\">\u003cstrong>The Emmanuel House Program\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 405 N 4th St in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mtolive.org/projects-7\">\u003cstrong>Mt. Olive \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>at 605 Hamilton Ave. in Menlo Park.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-free-food-shutdown\">\u003c/a>Where else to find food assistance during the shutdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check if you’re eligible for food assistance through WIC \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, and you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits — but unlike CalFresh, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the state has confirmed that November WIC payments \u003cem>won’t \u003c/em>be affected during the shutdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look for restaurants near you offering meals to CalFresh families\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A growing number of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\"> Bay Area restaurants are offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> during the government shutdown to families using SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get your existing EBT balance doubled at a farmer’s market\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">The Market Match program\u003c/a> allows CalFresh users to show their EBT card at certain farmer’s markets and receive tokens for double their chosen dollar amount from the card to spend at the market. Use \u003ca href=\"https://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\">the Farmers’ Market Finder online tool\u003c/a> to find Bay Area locations which accept Market Match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be aware you’ll need to have existing funds left on your EBT card ahead of the November CalFresh delay, and have a plan for how you’ll best store fresh produce to preserve it — like freezing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look at your county’s own food access programs\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area counties have some food assistance options that are separate from nonprofit food banks, although sometimes they work together. Your county may provide locations where you can pick up free food, or offer other ways of getting free or low-cost meals that include delivery:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from the City and County of San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/food/free-food-locations\">Free food locations offering both groceries and meals\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging-services/groceries-meals\">Options for having meals delivered to your home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging/groceries-meals/community-meals\">Locations where you can find a community meal \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchampss.org/our-program/\">Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solution for Seniors (CHAMPSS)\u003c/a>, a restaurant partnership that offers adults age 60 and older ways to eat subsidized meals at designated restaurants in San Francisco, with a suggested (optional) contribution of $5\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Contra Costa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">A food assistance program\u003c/a> that provides one member of lower-income households in the county a box of food every month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">The Community Produce Program\u003c/a> that offers one member of each household one or two bags of fresh fruits and vegetables, twice a month (own bag is required)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County residents can call (855) 309-FOOD (3663) for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Alameda County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://foodnow.net/\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a>: A site managed with the Alameda County Community Food Bank that connects county residents to different food sources, including emergency groceries\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/maps/food-services.htm\">Map of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/ex/our-services/Work-and-Money/General-Assistance/index\">General Assistance\u003c/a>: Cash aid for certain residents of Alameda County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Marin County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Congregate-Meals\">Congregate meal options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Food-Pantries\">Food pantry and distribution options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Home-Delivered-Meals%2C-Food\">Home-delivered meals in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from San Mateo County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/hsa/food-resources\">Food assistance resources\u003c/a> on offer within San Mateo\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Napa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35354/Food-Resource-List_English_10-2024?bidId=\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">A list of Napa food pantries\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Solano County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca 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"content": "\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">the federal government shutdown\u003c/a> enters its second month, with no sign of ending any time soon, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416\">around 42 million people in the United States\u003c/a> have already \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/01/millions-lose-food-aid-snap-trump-shutdown-00632404\">gone without their food benefits \u003c/a>from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/californians-are-beginning-to-see-cash-on-their-snap-cards-following-major-win-against-the-trump-administration/\">some CalFresh recipients \u003cem>have\u003c/em> begun to see benefits payments\u003c/a> arrive in full onto their EBT cards, after a judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled a second time that the White House must pay these benefits\u003c/a> in full by Nov. 7. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/updated-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap-november-benefit-issuance\">The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced\u003c/a> it will comply with the court order and start sending out full November SNAP benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not yet clear how these funds will continue to roll out, especially since \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b\">the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Nov. 7 to block the judge’s order\u003c/a>, and has \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/07/us/trump-news-shutdown?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\">now appealed to the Supreme Court\u003c/a> after that request was denied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How we got here: On Oct. 25, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program\">the USDA posted a notice to its site \u003c/a>stating that “the well has run dry” and “At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 3, President Donald Trump’s administration said it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown\">use the USDA’s contingency fund to provide SNAP payments\u003c/a> in November after all, having previously claimed that it could not tap this fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would still only be half of people’s regular benefits, and that there could be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded. And on Nov. 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump again threatened to withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely — before the judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled that the White House must pay these benefits in full\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062034/san-francisco-will-cover-full-snap-benefits-for-november-amid-federal-shutdown\">San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie announced Oct. 29\u003c/a> that the city’s roughly 112,000 residents on SNAP will have their benefits covered in November through an $18 million public-private partnership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the week of Nov. 3, the city’s Human Services Agency will mail instructions to CalFresh users on how they can access pre-paid gift cards that will cover that month’s benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/grocery-debit-cards-going-107000-contra-costa-county-calfresh-recipients\">Contra Costa County has also announced plans\u003c/a> to provide alternative funding for its CalFresh users through grocery debit cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to June state data, there are \u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home\">5.5 million Californians on CalFresh\u003c/a>, the food nutrition program that supports lower-income residents and families. These include hundreds of thousands of people living in the Bay Area, where Alameda County has the highest share — 176,133 — of people using CalFresh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#calfresh-ebt-snap-shutdown-delay\">What people on CalFresh should know right now\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>USDA manages \u003ca href=\"https://calfresh.guide/how-the-calfresh-program-is-structured/\">SNAP on the national level\u003c/a> and handles the costs of all benefits distributed to participants through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards using federal dollars. [aside postID=news_12061440 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/013_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9229_qed.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All CalFresh enrollees will see their payments affected in November, but people newly enrolling in the program have already been affected and gone without October payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you signed up in the month of October, you’re more than likely not going to receive any CalFresh benefits for the month of October, nor likely November,” said Assemblymember Alex Lee, who chairs the state Legislature’s Human Services Committee with oversight of CalFresh policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"calfresh-ebt-snap-shutdown-delay\">\u003c/a>What should people on CalFresh know right now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With so much uncertainty at the federal level, it’s not yet known what this SNAP “delay” could look like, and whether payments could still come through sometime in November on a later schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for CalFresh payments being back-issued when the government eventually reopens, “we’re not sure about retroactivity on certain things,” cautioned Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tell us: \u003ca href=\"#snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">Will your family be affected by the CalFresh delays?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>During the last government shutdown — the longest in U.S. history, lasting \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/government-shutdown-republicans-longest-history\">35 days\u003c/a> from December 2018 to January 2019 during Trump’s first term — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/politics/snap-food-stamps-november-government-shutdown\">USDA initially said SNAP benefits would run out \u003c/a>by the end of January 2019. But February 2019 SNAP benefits were ultimately \u003ca href=\"https://www.crfb.org/papers/government-shutdowns-qa-everything-you-should-know\">distributed early\u003c/a> at the end of January, although food stamp beneficiaries then had to wait until March for the next round of payments.[aside postID=news_12061005 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-1457114961-2000x1333.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/firestorm-over-food-stamps-erupts-with-funds-set-to-expire\">According to reporting by Bloomberg\u003c/a>, this time around CalFresh recipients will still be able to use any benefits on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in November, if they have leftover funds in their account. And the state says that “as of now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">you will be able to use your EBT card\u003c/a> with your existing benefits as usual through the federal government shutdown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Lee warned that CalFresh users should ultimately decide what’s right for them and their families, when it comes to spending down their funds now to stock up ahead of November or to save that money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also warned of the risk that layoffs and furloughs among the federal workers who manage SNAP’s IT systems could potentially impact the EBT system over the coming weeks. While CalFresh users “may still be able to use their EBT cards for the time being, they will probably come to a point … probably relatively soon where that system won’t function,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s Monday statement also warned of “further stress on local food banks” as the Thanksgiving holiday draws closer. On Wednesday, Newsom announced that he would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/22/california-to-deploy-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-fast-track-funding-as-trumps-shutdown-strips-families-of-food-benefits/\">“fast-tracking upwards of $80 million in state support”\u003c/a> for food banks during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/find-food/\">use the state’s tool to find a food bank near you\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">monitor the latest updates on CalFresh delays on the Department of Social Services site.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also learn about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">restaurants near you offering free and discounted meals to CalFresh recipients\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Fears about hunger amid SNAP delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In California, seniors and children make up 63.2% of SNAP users, according to state data from last year. “More than likely, you know someone or you are someone that has needed CalFresh,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates have expressed deep concern at the idea of CalFresh benefits being stopped or delayed in November because of the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“CalFresh is a lifeline for more than 5 million Californians, including 2 million children,” said Shimica Gaskins, the president and CEO of End Child Poverty California. “It is unconscionable that families are just days away from major consequences to their November food benefits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gaskins said that “even brief periods of hunger for children cause physical and psychological damage that brings lifelong harms to their growth and development,” and urged the USDA to “follow the law that SNAP is a federal entitlement, drawing on the contingency fund and any other resources, and direct states to issue full November benefits as soon as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11792620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11792620 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/ap_17271692702067-ea1b97e98e157d598fa245d9c752f917e6c25c57-e1576950264238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to June state data, there are 5.5 million Californians on CalFresh, the food nutrition program that supports lower-income residents and families. \u003ccite>(Danny Moloshok/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://static.politico.com/f5/80/bc6534ea40138384f2dd885c83c5/snap-november-2025-issuance-file-guidance.pdf\">a letter obtained by Politico\u003c/a> dated Oct. 10, the United States Department of Agriculture \u003ca href=\"https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/snap-could-run-out-of-federal-support-within-weeks-trump-administration-warns-00604276\">warned state nutrition agencies\u003c/a> that it will run out of money if the shutdown continues to November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USDA Acting Associate Administrator Ronald Ward wrote that “SNAP has funding available for benefits and operations through the month of October.”[aside postID=news_12058260 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-903911876-2000x1333.jpg']However, “if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation,” wrote Ward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The letter instructed state agencies to delay sending November benefit issuance files to vendors, who then disperse funds to people on SNAP — which includes people on CalFresh in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the White House on Oct. 16 that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/politics/snap-food-stamps-november-government-shutdown\">SNAP would run out of money in two weeks\u003c/a> if the shutdown continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 24, Axios reported that a memo from USDA stated \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/10/24/gov-shutdown-snap-payments-emergency-funds\">the agency wouldn’t use emergency money from its contingency funds\u003c/a> to pay for SNAP during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A banner message on the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">Department of Social Services website\u003c/a> attributes the shutdown to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">“the failures of the President and Congress to continue government funding”\u003c/a> and warns Californians visiting government websites like \u003ca href=\"http://www.hhs.gov\">hhs.gov\u003c/a> for more information to “be wary of potential highly partisan political messaging while visiting federal government websites” — a response to\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5558393/government-shutdown-trump-ethics-hatch-act\"> language posted to the official websites of various federal agencies\u003c/a> that refers to \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-1-2025#00000199-a08e-de91-adfb-b8cf52820000\">“the Radical Left Democrat shutdown.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11665754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ap_280051064851_custom-4b2f9763a560df0f3638e47794a33a8e40090371-e1525207334845.jpg\" alt=\"A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. California ranks near the bottom in enrolling people for food assistance. To change that, it's taking lessons from its robust Medi-Cal health insurance program, which targets much the same population.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. \u003ccite>(Eric Risberg/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How are other programs affected by the shutdown?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 10, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the Women, Infants & Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)\u003c/a> received \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">a $300 million infusion\u003c/a> from President Donald Trump’s administration — which the White House said came from \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">unspent tariff revenue from the last fiscal year\u003c/a>. The California Department of Public Health has confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">these additional funds are allowing WIC to continue through the shutdown\u003c/a>, through at least Nov. 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WIC provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, but you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits. \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says \u003ca href=\"https://benefitscal.com/Dashboard/DBANN\">it expects “to fund CalWORKs [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] benefits for November 2025,”\u003c/a> but that “a continued federal government shutdown will put December 2025 CalWORKs benefits at risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BenefitsCal website also warns that while “no immediate disruptions to Medi-Cal are expected, an extended federal shutdown lasting past December 2025 could impact the program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058260/will-my-social-security-be-affected-by-the-government-shutdown\">Social Security payments remain unaffected\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">\u003c/a>Want to share your story?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1AINaCxvNFFW4Pay4HnOcCYWtNZUaietXl2725dD7l6m9g/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/firestorm-over-food-stamps-erupts-with-funds-set-to-expire\">According to reporting by Bloomberg\u003c/a>, this time around CalFresh recipients will still be able to use any benefits on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in November, if they have leftover funds in their account. And the state says that “as of now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">you will be able to use your EBT card\u003c/a> with your existing benefits as usual through the federal government shutdown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Lee warned that CalFresh users should ultimately decide what’s right for them and their families, when it comes to spending down their funds now to stock up ahead of November or to save that money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also warned of the risk that layoffs and furloughs among the federal workers who manage SNAP’s IT systems could potentially impact the EBT system over the coming weeks. While CalFresh users “may still be able to use their EBT cards for the time being, they will probably come to a point … probably relatively soon where that system won’t function,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s Monday statement also warned of “further stress on local food banks” as the Thanksgiving holiday draws closer. On Wednesday, Newsom announced that he would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/22/california-to-deploy-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-fast-track-funding-as-trumps-shutdown-strips-families-of-food-benefits/\">“fast-tracking upwards of $80 million in state support”\u003c/a> for food banks during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/find-food/\">use the state’s tool to find a food bank near you\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">monitor the latest updates on CalFresh delays on the Department of Social Services site.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also learn about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">restaurants near you offering free and discounted meals to CalFresh recipients\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Fears about hunger amid SNAP delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In California, seniors and children make up 63.2% of SNAP users, according to state data from last year. “More than likely, you know someone or you are someone that has needed CalFresh,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates have expressed deep concern at the idea of CalFresh benefits being stopped or delayed in November because of the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“CalFresh is a lifeline for more than 5 million Californians, including 2 million children,” said Shimica Gaskins, the president and CEO of End Child Poverty California. “It is unconscionable that families are just days away from major consequences to their November food benefits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gaskins said that “even brief periods of hunger for children cause physical and psychological damage that brings lifelong harms to their growth and development,” and urged the USDA to “follow the law that SNAP is a federal entitlement, drawing on the contingency fund and any other resources, and direct states to issue full November benefits as soon as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11792620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11792620 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/ap_17271692702067-ea1b97e98e157d598fa245d9c752f917e6c25c57-e1576950264238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to June state data, there are 5.5 million Californians on CalFresh, the food nutrition program that supports lower-income residents and families. \u003ccite>(Danny Moloshok/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://static.politico.com/f5/80/bc6534ea40138384f2dd885c83c5/snap-november-2025-issuance-file-guidance.pdf\">a letter obtained by Politico\u003c/a> dated Oct. 10, the United States Department of Agriculture \u003ca href=\"https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/snap-could-run-out-of-federal-support-within-weeks-trump-administration-warns-00604276\">warned state nutrition agencies\u003c/a> that it will run out of money if the shutdown continues to November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USDA Acting Associate Administrator Ronald Ward wrote that “SNAP has funding available for benefits and operations through the month of October.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>However, “if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation,” wrote Ward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The letter instructed state agencies to delay sending November benefit issuance files to vendors, who then disperse funds to people on SNAP — which includes people on CalFresh in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the White House on Oct. 16 that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/politics/snap-food-stamps-november-government-shutdown\">SNAP would run out of money in two weeks\u003c/a> if the shutdown continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 24, Axios reported that a memo from USDA stated \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/10/24/gov-shutdown-snap-payments-emergency-funds\">the agency wouldn’t use emergency money from its contingency funds\u003c/a> to pay for SNAP during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A banner message on the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">Department of Social Services website\u003c/a> attributes the shutdown to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">“the failures of the President and Congress to continue government funding”\u003c/a> and warns Californians visiting government websites like \u003ca href=\"http://www.hhs.gov\">hhs.gov\u003c/a> for more information to “be wary of potential highly partisan political messaging while visiting federal government websites” — a response to\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5558393/government-shutdown-trump-ethics-hatch-act\"> language posted to the official websites of various federal agencies\u003c/a> that refers to \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-1-2025#00000199-a08e-de91-adfb-b8cf52820000\">“the Radical Left Democrat shutdown.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11665754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ap_280051064851_custom-4b2f9763a560df0f3638e47794a33a8e40090371-e1525207334845.jpg\" alt=\"A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. California ranks near the bottom in enrolling people for food assistance. To change that, it's taking lessons from its robust Medi-Cal health insurance program, which targets much the same population.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. \u003ccite>(Eric Risberg/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How are other programs affected by the shutdown?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 10, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the Women, Infants & Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)\u003c/a> received \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">a $300 million infusion\u003c/a> from President Donald Trump’s administration — which the White House said came from \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">unspent tariff revenue from the last fiscal year\u003c/a>. The California Department of Public Health has confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">these additional funds are allowing WIC to continue through the shutdown\u003c/a>, through at least Nov. 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WIC provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, but you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits. \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says \u003ca href=\"https://benefitscal.com/Dashboard/DBANN\">it expects “to fund CalWORKs [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] benefits for November 2025,”\u003c/a> but that “a continued federal government shutdown will put December 2025 CalWORKs benefits at risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BenefitsCal website also warns that while “no immediate disruptions to Medi-Cal are expected, an extended federal shutdown lasting past December 2025 could impact the program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058260/will-my-social-security-be-affected-by-the-government-shutdown\">Social Security payments remain unaffected\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">\u003c/a>Want to share your story?\u003c/h2>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe\n src='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1AINaCxvNFFW4Pay4HnOcCYWtNZUaietXl2725dD7l6m9g/viewform?embedded=true?embedded=true'\n title='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1AINaCxvNFFW4Pay4HnOcCYWtNZUaietXl2725dD7l6m9g/viewform?embedded=true'\n width='760' height='500'\n frameborder='0'\n marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">federal government shutdown\u003c/a> now in its third week, and with no signs of ending anytime soon, Californians who use national social services programs are becoming increasingly concerned about the impacts on their benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned that the shutdown “will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">likely delay food benefits” in November for people using CalFresh\u003c/a> — California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps — “if President Trump and Congress do not reopen the federal government by October 23, or take action to fund benefits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#DoIneed\">Jump straight to: Do I need to do anything right now if I’m on WIC?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nAnother federally funded initiative that’s been the cause of concern during the shutdown is the\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/food/women-infants-children-supplemental-nutrition-program-wic\"> Women, Infants, & Children Supplemental Nutrition Program\u003c/a> (WIC), which provides support to low-income families with young children or who are expecting a child. WIC helps parents receive food assistance to \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/WAFL\">purchase items like fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, formula and baby food\u003c/a>, as well as offering \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowWICHelps\">infant nutrition aid, including free breastfeeding support.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for now, the California Department of Public Health confirms that families using WIC can at least be assured that \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/FederalBudget\">these particular benefits should stay in place throughout November\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061018\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-1031437072-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061018\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-1031437072-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WIC helps parents receive food assistance to purchase items like fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, formula and baby food, as well as offering infant nutrition aid, including free breastfeeding support. The program is expected to stay operational during the shutdown. \u003ccite>(Photo by Rawpixel/iStock / Getty Images Plus)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We project to remain fully operational through November 30, assuming no unexpected changes at the federal government level,” CDPH said in a statement on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A huge number of Californians depend on WIC. According to CDPH, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DWICSN/Pages/AboutWIC/ProgramOverview.aspx\">the program serves approximately 1 million participants statewide each month\u003c/a>. Additionally, around “60 percent of all California resident births in a given year are eligible for the WIC program,” CDPH said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How is WIC funded?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>WIC is handled by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DWICSN/Pages/ResearchandData/WICProgramCostInfo.aspx\">funded by different sources of money\u003c/a>, including money granted by Congress, reallocations of unspent funds from the year prior and rebates from infant formula manufacturers. States can also use \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/politics/tariff-revenue-federal-food-aid\">their own funds\u003c/a> to supplement their WIC program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the USDA’s $150 million contingency fund for WIC \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/10/congress/usda-wic-tariff-revenue-nutrition-benefits-trump-00600666\">quickly\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/government-shutdown-threatens-wic-food-program-used-by-millions-of-families\">used up by states in the first week of the shutdown\u003c/a>, on Oct. 10, the WIC program received \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">a $300 million infusion\u003c/a> from President Donald Trump’s administration — which the White House said came from \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">unspent tariff revenue from the last fiscal year\u003c/a>. CDPH said these additional funds are allowing WIC to continue through the shutdown.[aside postID=news_12060770 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/SNAPGetty.jpg']However, some \u003ca href=\"https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/01/wa-nutrition-program-for-babies-mothers-at-risk-in-shutdown/\">states facing financial difficulties, like Washington\u003c/a>, may still struggle to continue their WIC program in the coming weeks. “Several [states] are set to run out of funds to pay for WIC benefits on November 1 and may need to start making contingency plans as early as next week,” read \u003ca href=\"https://www.nwica.org/press-releases/national-wic-association-urges-additional-funding-to-prevent-disruption-in-wic-on-november-1\">an Oct. 21 statement\u003c/a> from Georgia Machell, the president of the National WIC Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“NWA is calling on the White House to make additional emergency funds available to avoid a short-term crisis for the millions of American families who count on WIC while Congress negotiates full-year funding for FY 2026,” Machell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while WIC is expected to stay afloat in California, the state may still face a difficult road ahead. Sarah Diaz, a coordinator with the California WIC Association, said about half of the families in the WIC program also receive support from CalFresh, meaning that half a million of those people could\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\"> potentially see their SNAP payments stop in November during the shutdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"DoIneed\">\u003c/a>What to do right now if you’re on WIC\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>CDPH said that the agency “continues to monitor the federal budget situation and the potential impact of a government shutdown on the WIC program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to the shutdown, “things can always change depending on different variables and USDA actions,” Diaz said. “But right now, the expectation is that WIC should continue operations in November and participants should continue coming in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means people in California should still keep their appointments, use their WIC cards at stores and apply for benefits, she said. Diaz added there could be some “interruptions” if the “shutdown continues for a really extended period,” but for now, “nothing has changed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Government employees who have been furloughed during the shutdown may also be eligible for WIC benefits since \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/FederalBudget\">“even temporary changes in income can make you qualify\u003c/a>,” Diaz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/FederalBudget\">See the latest updates about WIC in California.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/carlysevern\">\u003cem>Carly Severn\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gavin-newsom\">Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a>’s national profile rises and as he considers a presidential campaign, some LGBTQ+ advocates\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033818/lgbtq-activists-rally-at-newsoms-home-demand-stronger-trans-rights-commitment\"> have questioned the governor’s commitment\u003c/a> to queer and transgender constituents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s given statements about transgender people on his podcast, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XJ6rQDRKGA\">\u003cem>This is Gavin Newsom\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, and a conversation with the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in which Newsom called it “deeply unfair” to allow transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Evan Low, former assemblymember and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a political PAC promoting LGBTQ+ progressives, says Newsom is still a staunch ally of the community, one who helped secure marriage equality in the state as well as civil rights protections for adoption, hospital visitation and the workplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He has that track record and that history and that should not be lost on members of the community,” Low said. “All of these things happened because we were able to build bridges [and] build coalitions versus that of an overly simplistic polarization of infighting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, what was Newsom’s record in this latest legislative update?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What legislation did Newsom sign supporting LGBTQ+ Californians?\u003c/h2>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB82\">AB 82\u003c/a>: This law expands current privacy protections for reproductive health care providers and patients to also include gender-affirming health care providers and patients. California won’t assist other states in investigating patients or doctors for providing reproductive health care like abortion or gender‑affirming care.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB678\">AB 678\u003c/a>: This new law makes a change to a group that recommends solutions to homelessness to the state government. The Interagency Council on Homelessness now must coordinate with representatives from LGBTQ+ communities to better serve queer people experiencing homelessness.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB727\">AB 727\u003c/a> An existing law, which went into effect this summer, requires schools to print the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on student ID cards for grades 7 and up. This law will expand that rule to include the phone number and text line for the LGBTQ+ suicide-prevention hotline from the Trevor Project.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB822\">AB 822\u003c/a> This new law extends the Commission on the State of Hate for an additional four years. It is intended to help state agencies, law enforcement and the public stay informed about hate crime trends.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1084\">AB 1084\u003c/a> The law makes the process of changing legal documents (name, gender or sex identifier) faster and less burdensome, especially for adults. For minors who want to change their name or gender marker on their birth certificate or ID, as long as all living parents sign forms, there doesn’t need to be a hearing to approve it.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1487\">AB 1487\u003c/a> The bill renames a fund that offers grants for programs aimed at improving health care access for gender nonconforming people. It also broadens its scope to serve younger people and immigrants.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59\">SB 59\u003c/a> This means that when someone files a legal petition to change their name or their gender marker on an official document in California, the court records are kept confidential. Previously, those protections applied only to minors, but this law immediately extends them, with the goal of minimizing the risk that court records could be used to out someone.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB278\">SB 278\u003c/a> The bill allows health care providers to share some anonymized HIV test results without written consent. The administrators of Medi-Cal plans say they need the data in order to identify gaps in care. Patients can opt out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB450\">SB 450\u003c/a> The law protects adoption rights for LGBTQ+ parents. It means LGBTQ+ adoptive parents who leave California for a state with less inclusive adoption laws won’t lose their parental rights to children born in California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB497\">SB 497\u003c/a> The law bans health care providers from disclosing medical records related to gender‑affirming care services in response to civil or criminal actions under other states’ laws.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB504\">SB 504\u003c/a> aims to improve how quickly HIV cases are tracked and treated in California by allowing health care providers to share identifying information about a person with HIV with local public health agencies — when necessary — to connect the person with care. It still limits who can access this information and specifies when sharing the information is actually necessary.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB590\">SB 590\u003c/a> expands existing laws around paid family leave to include chosen family members. That means LGBTQ+ people can designate a non-blood-related person to be considered a family member so they can receive benefits while caring for that person.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch2>What bills did Newsom veto?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Newsom vetoed two notable health care access bills, including one — \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB418\">SB 418\u003c/a> — which would have offered an additional safeguard for people who receive hormone therapy to access treatments without disruption, amid federal attacks on gender affirming care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At a time when transgender people are being singled out for targeted discrimination, removal of their health care, and denial of their existence, it is heartbreaking that this bill was vetoed,” said state Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-San Fernando, who wrote the bill, in a statement. “SB 418 was the most tangible and effective legislative tool introduced this year to help [Transgender Gender Diverse, and Intersex] folks weather this political storm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12050964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12050964\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Union nurses and community supporters rally outside of Kaiser Permanente, honoring transgender patients affected by Kaiser’s decision to halt gender-affirming care to minors, on July 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Newsom’s veto statement, he said he supported the intent of protecting access to treatment, but thought the bill risked raising already high health insurance premiums. Craig Pulsipher, legislative director for Equality California, a co-sponsor of both vetoed bills, pushed back against the governor’s answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The data and analysis on this bill show that the impact on health insurance premiums would be negligible,” Pulsipher said.[aside postID=news_12025068 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_5742-1020x680.jpg']“The governor’s decision leaves trans Californians and many others who rely on hormone therapy vulnerable to treatment disruptions at a time when they are facing really extreme attacks from the federal government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom rejected \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB554\">AB 554\u003c/a> for a similar reason. It would have required most private health plans in California to cover antiretroviral drugs, devices, or products like PrEP without delays in access caused by plans requiring prior authorization, step therapy, or cost‑sharing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Medi-Cal managed care plans would have been exempt, but in his veto message, Newsom raised concerns about increased costs to health plans under cost-sharing provisions in the Affordable Care Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have seen many attacks from the Trump administration, including from the U.S. Health Secretary RFK Jr., threatening to fire members of a federal body that makes recommendations around preventive healthcare,” Pulsipher said. “We are extremely concerned about the impact of those actions in California on access to PrEP, which is a really important medication to prevent HIV.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pulsipher said he plans to address the governor’s concerns and reintroduce both bills next legislative session.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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California won’t assist other states in investigating patients or doctors for providing reproductive health care like abortion or gender‑affirming care.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB678\">AB 678\u003c/a>: This new law makes a change to a group that recommends solutions to homelessness to the state government. The Interagency Council on Homelessness now must coordinate with representatives from LGBTQ+ communities to better serve queer people experiencing homelessness.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB727\">AB 727\u003c/a> An existing law, which went into effect this summer, requires schools to print the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on student ID cards for grades 7 and up. This law will expand that rule to include the phone number and text line for the LGBTQ+ suicide-prevention hotline from the Trevor Project.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB822\">AB 822\u003c/a> This new law extends the Commission on the State of Hate for an additional four years. It is intended to help state agencies, law enforcement and the public stay informed about hate crime trends.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1084\">AB 1084\u003c/a> The law makes the process of changing legal documents (name, gender or sex identifier) faster and less burdensome, especially for adults. For minors who want to change their name or gender marker on their birth certificate or ID, as long as all living parents sign forms, there doesn’t need to be a hearing to approve it.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1487\">AB 1487\u003c/a> The bill renames a fund that offers grants for programs aimed at improving health care access for gender nonconforming people. It also broadens its scope to serve younger people and immigrants.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59\">SB 59\u003c/a> This means that when someone files a legal petition to change their name or their gender marker on an official document in California, the court records are kept confidential. Previously, those protections applied only to minors, but this law immediately extends them, with the goal of minimizing the risk that court records could be used to out someone.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB278\">SB 278\u003c/a> The bill allows health care providers to share some anonymized HIV test results without written consent. The administrators of Medi-Cal plans say they need the data in order to identify gaps in care. Patients can opt out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB450\">SB 450\u003c/a> The law protects adoption rights for LGBTQ+ parents. It means LGBTQ+ adoptive parents who leave California for a state with less inclusive adoption laws won’t lose their parental rights to children born in California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB497\">SB 497\u003c/a> The law bans health care providers from disclosing medical records related to gender‑affirming care services in response to civil or criminal actions under other states’ laws.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB504\">SB 504\u003c/a> aims to improve how quickly HIV cases are tracked and treated in California by allowing health care providers to share identifying information about a person with HIV with local public health agencies — when necessary — to connect the person with care. It still limits who can access this information and specifies when sharing the information is actually necessary.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB590\">SB 590\u003c/a> expands existing laws around paid family leave to include chosen family members. That means LGBTQ+ people can designate a non-blood-related person to be considered a family member so they can receive benefits while caring for that person.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch2>What bills did Newsom veto?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Newsom vetoed two notable health care access bills, including one — \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB418\">SB 418\u003c/a> — which would have offered an additional safeguard for people who receive hormone therapy to access treatments without disruption, amid federal attacks on gender affirming care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At a time when transgender people are being singled out for targeted discrimination, removal of their health care, and denial of their existence, it is heartbreaking that this bill was vetoed,” said state Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-San Fernando, who wrote the bill, in a statement. “SB 418 was the most tangible and effective legislative tool introduced this year to help [Transgender Gender Diverse, and Intersex] folks weather this political storm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12050964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12050964\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Union nurses and community supporters rally outside of Kaiser Permanente, honoring transgender patients affected by Kaiser’s decision to halt gender-affirming care to minors, on July 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Newsom’s veto statement, he said he supported the intent of protecting access to treatment, but thought the bill risked raising already high health insurance premiums. Craig Pulsipher, legislative director for Equality California, a co-sponsor of both vetoed bills, pushed back against the governor’s answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The data and analysis on this bill show that the impact on health insurance premiums would be negligible,” Pulsipher said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The governor’s decision leaves trans Californians and many others who rely on hormone therapy vulnerable to treatment disruptions at a time when they are facing really extreme attacks from the federal government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom rejected \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB554\">AB 554\u003c/a> for a similar reason. It would have required most private health plans in California to cover antiretroviral drugs, devices, or products like PrEP without delays in access caused by plans requiring prior authorization, step therapy, or cost‑sharing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Medi-Cal managed care plans would have been exempt, but in his veto message, Newsom raised concerns about increased costs to health plans under cost-sharing provisions in the Affordable Care Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have seen many attacks from the Trump administration, including from the U.S. Health Secretary RFK Jr., threatening to fire members of a federal body that makes recommendations around preventive healthcare,” Pulsipher said. “We are extremely concerned about the impact of those actions in California on access to PrEP, which is a really important medication to prevent HIV.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pulsipher said he plans to address the governor’s concerns and reintroduce both bills next legislative session.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The warm and velvety smell of cacao permeates every corner of The Xocolate Bar, an independent chocolate shop in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/berkeley\">Berkeley.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, you’ll also detect the aroma of freshly ground pistachios, as owner Malena López-Maggi blends these crunchy green gems down to a rich and silky butter — all in pursuit of the tastiest “Dubai chocolate” bar she can conjure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This crunchy, gooey and savory combination of chocolate, pistachio cream, tahini and \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadayif\">kataifi\u003c/a> — has become \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250502-how-dubai-chocolate-conquered-the-world\">a worldwide culinary phenomenon\u003c/a> since United Arab Emirates-based chocolatier Sarah Hamouda \u003ca href=\"https://www.falstaff.com/en/news/falstaff-exclusive-an-interview-with-sarah-hamouda-creator-of-dubai-chocolate\">first crafted the recipe\u003c/a> in 2021. In the years since, influencers from \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@huda/video/7397490808200482078\">all over the world\u003c/a> have posted videos of themselves \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mariavehera257/video/7313986849104481538\">savoring Dubai chocolate\u003c/a>, which has now become synonymous with a certain feeling of epicurean luxury.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You have to \u003cem>taste \u003c/em>Dubai chocolate to understand why it’s become such a social media phenomenon, López-Maggi says. “The kataifi is nice and toasty, then you mix it with really creamy pistachio butter and shove it into a thick chocolate shell. When you bite it, it’s audibly crunchy — an \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDtnBewXHM\">ASMR-type of sound\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As demand for Hamoud’s creation has skyrocketed — 1.2 million bars were sold \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/walmart-shake-shack-trader-joes-dubai-chocolate.html\">at Dubai’s airport alone in April\u003c/a> — the concoction has been used in everything from \u003ca href=\"https://www.ghirardelli.com/stores/sf-original\">sundaes\u003c/a> at San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square to \u003ca href=\"https://secretlosangeles.com/matcha-labubu-dubai-chocolate-la/\">edible Labubus\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malena Lopez-Maggi, owner and chocolatier, at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. She co-founded the chocolate business in 2006 and is known for crafting artisanal, plant-based chocolates. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>López-Maggi says she didn’t jump on the Dubai chocolate craze when she first saw it on her social media feed last year. “We thought this was going to blow over quickly — ‘it’s a TikTok trend,’” she recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But unlike other online fads of the 2020s, the allure of this sweet treat has far from faded. With customers coming into her stores every week looking for Dubai chocolate, López-Maggi crafted her own recipe earlier this year. And for one key ingredient — the pistachios that give the chocolate bar its bright-green accents — she turned not to her previous Italian suppliers but to California’s Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you savor a chocolate treat mixed with pistachio in the United States, while you may just see Dubai’s name on the label it’s actually rural California towns — Mendota, Coalinga, Wasco, Chowchilla, to name a few — that harvest \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over 98% of pistachios\u003c/a> grown nationally. And sourcing her pistachios so close to home helped López-Maggi cut costs when the \u003ca href=\"https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa\">price of cocoa quadrupled\u003c/a> in just a few years due to ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ivory-coasts-mid-crop-cocoa-output-expected-drop-around-40-due-long-drought-2025-03-18/\">drought conditions in West Africa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Dubai chocolate’s popularity soars, so has \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/08-2024-Inventory-Shipment-Tons.pdf\">the demand\u003c/a> for this unassuming nut that for decades has quietly thrived in the heat of the Central Valley and provided a livelihood to generations of rural and immigrant communities. But while the state’s pistachio growers and chocolatiers have big dreams of what could come from this culinary phenomenon, California faces a dryer, hotter future that could soon put all of that to the test.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The view from pistachio country\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Walking between the rows of pistachio trees in a Fresno County orchard, dressed in a black cowboy hat and boots, William Bordeau points out the large machine moving from tree to tree — clamping onto each’s trunk and vigorously shaking thousands of ripe nuts from its branches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Standing in this orchard, the long-tailed machine — known as a tree shaker — feels like it’s conjuring earthquakes with each jolt. Ripe pistachios rain down into large containers and within hours, the tree shaker can collect up to 3,000 pounds of nuts.[aside postID=news_12050185 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/CAT-%E2%80%94-Save-or-Scroll-with-Daysia-Tolentino-and-Moises-Mendez-II.png']Bordeau has been a U.S. Marine, a casino manager and a schoolteacher, but says that pistachio grower is one of the most satisfying jobs he’s had. There may be more money in other industries, he adds, “but you don’t feel like you’re giving back to society like you do when you’re providing safe, affordable, nutritious food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in the small town of Coalinga to a family that’s lived in the Central Valley for four generations, Bordeau has worked with all kinds of crops. “This is some of the most productive land in the world,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But pistachios are tricky. A tree must first grow for about seven years until it’s ready to yield nuts that can be sold on the market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many farmers, that’s too long. But those who do wait get to reap the rewards: a crop that can live on significantly less water than its more popular cousin, almonds. “This is a hardy plant,” Bordeau says. “Pistachios are very drought tolerant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pistachios are native to the deserts of Central Asia, and the long, dry Central Valley summers pack enough heat, comparatively, for them to grow. Only Iran — where farmers have been growing them for millennia — rivals how much California can produce: Just last year, the Golden State harvested \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over a billion pounds\u003c/a> of this little green nut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Historically, pistachios have been seen more as a snack,” Bordeau says. “But we also want it to be something you can have in all these wonderful dishes, like Dubai chocolate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No water, no pistachios\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>How much water a California farmer can use is determined by \u003ca href=\"https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/gsa/all\">a local water district\u003c/a> that keeps track of available groundwater and distributes it accordingly. But those agencies have limits — and \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/programs/groundwater-management/sgma-groundwater-management\">state law\u003c/a> requires them to hand out only as much water as underground aquifers can handle without running dry over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if California has a dry year when aquifers are running low, farmers like Bordeau receive a much smaller allocation, regardless of market demand for the crop they’re growing. And water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — the only other source of water for many pistachio farms — is controlled by \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45342\">federal regulators\u003c/a> that cut water deliveries if they threaten \u003ca href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2022/12/15/some-of-america-s-biggest-vegetable-growers-fought-for-water-then-the-water-ran-out/\">the survival of wildlife in the Delta\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers run a machine that shakes pistachio trees during harvest at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While pistachios may be less water-dependent than other crops, “if we’re not allocated any water, we can’t farm,” says Bordeau, who also sits on the board of directors of the Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water agency in the U.S.. “We need to invest in our water infrastructure: reservoirs, conveyance mechanisms and canals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a paradox wrapped in gold foil: the key ingredients of Dubai chocolate — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-cacao-crops-west-africa/\">cacao\u003c/a> and pistachios — are both highly vulnerable to climate change, a crisis partly fueled by greenhouse gas emissions. And the United Arab Emirates, home to Dubai, ranks among the \u003ca href=\"https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/report_2023#emissions_table\">world’s top emitters\u003c/a> on a per capita basis. On a warmer planet, farmers will need more water to keep growing these crops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the state level, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/05/14/governor-newsoms-budget-calls-for-fast-track-of-critical-water-infrastructure-project/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">is betting big\u003c/a> on the controversial $20 billion Delta Conveyance Project, which would move more water from the state’s northern half through a tunnel to then distribute to other regions. And even President Donald Trump has stepped into California’s water woes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/putting-people-over-fish-stopping-radical-environmentalism-to-provide-water-to-southern-california/\">ordering his administration\u003c/a> on his first day back in the White House to “route more water” from reservoirs in the Delta to the Central Valley — an action many state officials \u003ca href=\"https://washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/07/trump-water-release-california-fires/\">labeled as a publicity stunt\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12050185 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/CAT-%E2%80%94-Save-or-Scroll-with-Daysia-Tolentino-and-Moises-Mendez-II.png']But researchers warn that due to climate change, California faces a future where droughts will become \u003ca href=\"https://climateresilience.ca.gov/overview/impacts.html/\">more frequent and longer\u003c/a>. Warmer temperatures could \u003ca href=\"https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=396645\">also increase soil salinity\u003c/a> — how much salt is in the ground — and push farmers to use more water to counteract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to make every single drop of water count, growers have teamed up with environmentalists to design \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wVcVLxMZHg&list=UU7g5TlGMzbT59xGXfyUciVQ&index=5\">more efficient irrigation methods\u003c/a> and in some instances, abandoning more water-intensive crops. But a drought that lasts multiple years could strain even pistachios, which can normally weather more saline conditions, says Phoebe Gordon, orchard systems advisor at the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources unit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How long can you keep on irrigating these trees under limited water conditions and have them continue to perform, to be able to pay the bills?” asks Gordon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yield will decline — that is absolutely not a question,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The melting point\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Outside of the Central Valley, climate change is coming for the other parts of your Dubai chocolate bar, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When droughts in West Africa caused cocoa prices to skyrocket earlier this year, Bay Area chocolatier López-Maggi had to let go half of her staff and shut down her wholesale business, which supplied over 400 retail stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060311\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes of Dubai chocolates sit on the shelf at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Wholesale margins are already so thin that when your ingredient prices more than double — I mean, people are only willing to pay a certain amount for food,” she says. “So many of my colleagues went out of business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cocoa prices are slowly coming back down to Earth, but López-Maggi is preparing for a future where climate change permanently alters the chocolate supply chain. In response to these fluctuating costs, big brands like Hershey’s and Mars are already marketing products \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/rising-cocoa-prices-drive-mars-hersey-to-use-less-chocolate\">with less chocolate content\u003c/a>, or substituting it with cheaper alternatives like palm oil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nothing can replace the best ingredients, López-Maggi says. “Chocolate, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/chocolate-food-of-the-gods/feature/theobroma-cacao-food-of-the-gods\">called \u003cem>theobroma cacao\u003c/em>\u003c/a> for a reason: food of the gods,” she says. “There’s all these special magic things about chocolate you just can’t fake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the Central Valley, it’s farmworkers who are the first to feel the consequences when there’s not enough water here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059868\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pistachio trees line the road at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When we plant less, that equals less jobs for people,” says Joe Coelho, a Fresno County farmer and director of sustainability and member outreach for the industry group American Pistachio Growers. Many people who work his fields are from the small town of Mendota, a community where over 90% of residents are Latino. A large proportion of residents have recently arrived from El Salvador and about a third live below the federal poverty line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://data.census.gov/profile/Mendota_city,_California?g=160XX00US0646828\">latest Census data\u003c/a>, around half of Mendota residents are unemployed — a number that can spike dramatically during drought years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are our friends, our family. I’ve spent years of my life bleeding in the fields with these people,” says Coelho, who grew up on a farm in nearby Riverdale. “Agriculture is the backbone of life out here in the Central Valley.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coelho first met fellow pistachio grower Bordeau when they were both in their teens. Decades later, the two have their own families and farms. They can talk about almost anything for hours: pistachios, new irrigation technologies and the heat from the Central Valley sun, which quickly evaporates any drop of water that falls on the soil here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to find a way that we can still succeed,” Bordeau says. “Solutions exist, man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You have to \u003cem>taste \u003c/em>Dubai chocolate to understand why it’s become such a social media phenomenon, López-Maggi says. “The kataifi is nice and toasty, then you mix it with really creamy pistachio butter and shove it into a thick chocolate shell. When you bite it, it’s audibly crunchy — an \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDtnBewXHM\">ASMR-type of sound\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As demand for Hamoud’s creation has skyrocketed — 1.2 million bars were sold \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/walmart-shake-shack-trader-joes-dubai-chocolate.html\">at Dubai’s airport alone in April\u003c/a> — the concoction has been used in everything from \u003ca href=\"https://www.ghirardelli.com/stores/sf-original\">sundaes\u003c/a> at San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square to \u003ca href=\"https://secretlosangeles.com/matcha-labubu-dubai-chocolate-la/\">edible Labubus\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malena Lopez-Maggi, owner and chocolatier, at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. She co-founded the chocolate business in 2006 and is known for crafting artisanal, plant-based chocolates. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>López-Maggi says she didn’t jump on the Dubai chocolate craze when she first saw it on her social media feed last year. “We thought this was going to blow over quickly — ‘it’s a TikTok trend,’” she recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But unlike other online fads of the 2020s, the allure of this sweet treat has far from faded. With customers coming into her stores every week looking for Dubai chocolate, López-Maggi crafted her own recipe earlier this year. And for one key ingredient — the pistachios that give the chocolate bar its bright-green accents — she turned not to her previous Italian suppliers but to California’s Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you savor a chocolate treat mixed with pistachio in the United States, while you may just see Dubai’s name on the label it’s actually rural California towns — Mendota, Coalinga, Wasco, Chowchilla, to name a few — that harvest \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over 98% of pistachios\u003c/a> grown nationally. And sourcing her pistachios so close to home helped López-Maggi cut costs when the \u003ca href=\"https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa\">price of cocoa quadrupled\u003c/a> in just a few years due to ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ivory-coasts-mid-crop-cocoa-output-expected-drop-around-40-due-long-drought-2025-03-18/\">drought conditions in West Africa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Dubai chocolate’s popularity soars, so has \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/08-2024-Inventory-Shipment-Tons.pdf\">the demand\u003c/a> for this unassuming nut that for decades has quietly thrived in the heat of the Central Valley and provided a livelihood to generations of rural and immigrant communities. But while the state’s pistachio growers and chocolatiers have big dreams of what could come from this culinary phenomenon, California faces a dryer, hotter future that could soon put all of that to the test.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The view from pistachio country\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Walking between the rows of pistachio trees in a Fresno County orchard, dressed in a black cowboy hat and boots, William Bordeau points out the large machine moving from tree to tree — clamping onto each’s trunk and vigorously shaking thousands of ripe nuts from its branches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Standing in this orchard, the long-tailed machine — known as a tree shaker — feels like it’s conjuring earthquakes with each jolt. Ripe pistachios rain down into large containers and within hours, the tree shaker can collect up to 3,000 pounds of nuts.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Bordeau has been a U.S. Marine, a casino manager and a schoolteacher, but says that pistachio grower is one of the most satisfying jobs he’s had. There may be more money in other industries, he adds, “but you don’t feel like you’re giving back to society like you do when you’re providing safe, affordable, nutritious food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in the small town of Coalinga to a family that’s lived in the Central Valley for four generations, Bordeau has worked with all kinds of crops. “This is some of the most productive land in the world,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But pistachios are tricky. A tree must first grow for about seven years until it’s ready to yield nuts that can be sold on the market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many farmers, that’s too long. But those who do wait get to reap the rewards: a crop that can live on significantly less water than its more popular cousin, almonds. “This is a hardy plant,” Bordeau says. “Pistachios are very drought tolerant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pistachios are native to the deserts of Central Asia, and the long, dry Central Valley summers pack enough heat, comparatively, for them to grow. Only Iran — where farmers have been growing them for millennia — rivals how much California can produce: Just last year, the Golden State harvested \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over a billion pounds\u003c/a> of this little green nut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Historically, pistachios have been seen more as a snack,” Bordeau says. “But we also want it to be something you can have in all these wonderful dishes, like Dubai chocolate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No water, no pistachios\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>How much water a California farmer can use is determined by \u003ca href=\"https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/gsa/all\">a local water district\u003c/a> that keeps track of available groundwater and distributes it accordingly. But those agencies have limits — and \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/programs/groundwater-management/sgma-groundwater-management\">state law\u003c/a> requires them to hand out only as much water as underground aquifers can handle without running dry over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if California has a dry year when aquifers are running low, farmers like Bordeau receive a much smaller allocation, regardless of market demand for the crop they’re growing. And water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — the only other source of water for many pistachio farms — is controlled by \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45342\">federal regulators\u003c/a> that cut water deliveries if they threaten \u003ca href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2022/12/15/some-of-america-s-biggest-vegetable-growers-fought-for-water-then-the-water-ran-out/\">the survival of wildlife in the Delta\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers run a machine that shakes pistachio trees during harvest at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While pistachios may be less water-dependent than other crops, “if we’re not allocated any water, we can’t farm,” says Bordeau, who also sits on the board of directors of the Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water agency in the U.S.. “We need to invest in our water infrastructure: reservoirs, conveyance mechanisms and canals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a paradox wrapped in gold foil: the key ingredients of Dubai chocolate — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-cacao-crops-west-africa/\">cacao\u003c/a> and pistachios — are both highly vulnerable to climate change, a crisis partly fueled by greenhouse gas emissions. And the United Arab Emirates, home to Dubai, ranks among the \u003ca href=\"https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/report_2023#emissions_table\">world’s top emitters\u003c/a> on a per capita basis. On a warmer planet, farmers will need more water to keep growing these crops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the state level, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/05/14/governor-newsoms-budget-calls-for-fast-track-of-critical-water-infrastructure-project/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">is betting big\u003c/a> on the controversial $20 billion Delta Conveyance Project, which would move more water from the state’s northern half through a tunnel to then distribute to other regions. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But researchers warn that due to climate change, California faces a future where droughts will become \u003ca href=\"https://climateresilience.ca.gov/overview/impacts.html/\">more frequent and longer\u003c/a>. Warmer temperatures could \u003ca href=\"https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=396645\">also increase soil salinity\u003c/a> — how much salt is in the ground — and push farmers to use more water to counteract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to make every single drop of water count, growers have teamed up with environmentalists to design \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wVcVLxMZHg&list=UU7g5TlGMzbT59xGXfyUciVQ&index=5\">more efficient irrigation methods\u003c/a> and in some instances, abandoning more water-intensive crops. But a drought that lasts multiple years could strain even pistachios, which can normally weather more saline conditions, says Phoebe Gordon, orchard systems advisor at the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources unit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How long can you keep on irrigating these trees under limited water conditions and have them continue to perform, to be able to pay the bills?” asks Gordon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yield will decline — that is absolutely not a question,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The melting point\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Outside of the Central Valley, climate change is coming for the other parts of your Dubai chocolate bar, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When droughts in West Africa caused cocoa prices to skyrocket earlier this year, Bay Area chocolatier López-Maggi had to let go half of her staff and shut down her wholesale business, which supplied over 400 retail stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060311\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes of Dubai chocolates sit on the shelf at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Wholesale margins are already so thin that when your ingredient prices more than double — I mean, people are only willing to pay a certain amount for food,” she says. “So many of my colleagues went out of business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cocoa prices are slowly coming back down to Earth, but López-Maggi is preparing for a future where climate change permanently alters the chocolate supply chain. In response to these fluctuating costs, big brands like Hershey’s and Mars are already marketing products \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/rising-cocoa-prices-drive-mars-hersey-to-use-less-chocolate\">with less chocolate content\u003c/a>, or substituting it with cheaper alternatives like palm oil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nothing can replace the best ingredients, López-Maggi says. “Chocolate, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/chocolate-food-of-the-gods/feature/theobroma-cacao-food-of-the-gods\">called \u003cem>theobroma cacao\u003c/em>\u003c/a> for a reason: food of the gods,” she says. “There’s all these special magic things about chocolate you just can’t fake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the Central Valley, it’s farmworkers who are the first to feel the consequences when there’s not enough water here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059868\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pistachio trees line the road at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When we plant less, that equals less jobs for people,” says Joe Coelho, a Fresno County farmer and director of sustainability and member outreach for the industry group American Pistachio Growers. Many people who work his fields are from the small town of Mendota, a community where over 90% of residents are Latino. A large proportion of residents have recently arrived from El Salvador and about a third live below the federal poverty line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://data.census.gov/profile/Mendota_city,_California?g=160XX00US0646828\">latest Census data\u003c/a>, around half of Mendota residents are unemployed — a number that can spike dramatically during drought years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are our friends, our family. I’ve spent years of my life bleeding in the fields with these people,” says Coelho, who grew up on a farm in nearby Riverdale. “Agriculture is the backbone of life out here in the Central Valley.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coelho first met fellow pistachio grower Bordeau when they were both in their teens. Decades later, the two have their own families and farms. They can talk about almost anything for hours: pistachios, new irrigation technologies and the heat from the Central Valley sun, which quickly evaporates any drop of water that falls on the soil here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to find a way that we can still succeed,” Bordeau says. “Solutions exist, man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With Halloween around the corner, and spooky season in full swing, now is the best time to explore the Bay Area’s darkest, eeriest and downright scariest spots outdoors that might make you squirm — or at least elicit some pleasing chills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From haunted-feeling hikes and tunnels to neighborhood ghost tours and creepy critters, keep reading for our pre-Halloween outdoor recommendations for making the most of the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to where to discover:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcemeteries\">Local cemeteries\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Batsinnature\">Bats in nature\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Tunnelsandcaves\">Tunnels and caves\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Bayareaghosts\">Bay Area ghosts\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcritters\">Local critters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Spookyphotoshootopportunities\">Spooky photoshoot opportunities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Batsinnature\">\u003c/a>Go bat watching\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While this year’s UC Berkeley Botanical Garden’s “\u003ca href=\"https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/event/bay-area-bats/\">Bay Area Bats” event\u003c/a> is already full, you still have the chance to see the spooky creatures yourself in the wild.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The closest place to spot bats is near Livermore at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/7130/habitats-for-bats-kids-build-homes-for-east-bays-thriving-bat-population\">Del Valle Regional Park\u003c/a>, where hundreds of these animals munch on insects all night long. \u003ca href=\"https://www.7x7.com/where-to-go-bat-watching-in-the-bay-area-2096256783.html\">Some say\u003c/a> they can even be spotted in San Francisco, in Golden Gate Park at Blue Heron Lake or even at Lake Merced.[aside postID=arts_13979698 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/UCB-hike-1536x1054.png']And while \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=465\">Olompali State Historic Park\u003c/a> in Novato is known for its annual “\u003ca href=\"https://visitnovato.com/event/olompali-bat-night/\">Bat Night\u003c/a>” event in summer, with eight types of bats living in the park, you stand a good chance of seeing them here in the fall too.\u003cbr>\nAnd don’t forget about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/quest/22006/science-on-the-spot-bats-beneath-us\">iconic bats of Yolo County\u003c/a> near Davis, where the animals take flight at sunset every evening from underneath the Yolo Causeway bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re willing to travel even further into true bat territory, consider making the trip to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/learn/nature/bats.htm\">Pinnacles National Park\u003c/a> in the Central Valley. There, you can explore caves where bats hibernate and raise their young. Just be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/cavestatus.htm\">check on the status\u003c/a> of the caves before you go, as they close seasonally to protect the creatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pro tip: To maximize your chances of seeing bats, remember they’re nocturnal and love water (especially the insects that lakes attract). But don’t ever touch the animals: not only are they a \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcmvcd.org/bats\">protected species in California\u003c/a>, they’re more likely than other animals to \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/bats-really-do-harbor-more-dangerous-viruses-other-species\">carry diseases\u003c/a> that are dangerous to humans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Localcemeteries\">\u003c/a>Visit a cemetery (respectfully)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is home to the city of Colma, known affectionately as the “City of Souls,” owing to the fact that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10779164/why-are-so-many-dead-people-in-colma-and-so-few-in-san-francisco\">most of San Francisco’s graves were relocated there \u003c/a>in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. So if you’re looking to roam and reflect among the headstones, head to any one of the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.colma.ca.gov/cemetery-contacts-locations/\">16 cemeteries\u003c/a>: the oldest and largest of which is the \u003ca href=\"https://sfcathcems.org/holy-cross-colma/\">Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery\u003c/a>, spanning 300 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also a number of other atmospheric and unique cemeteries across the city and Bay Area. In the city proper, you can still visit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sanfrancisco.asp\">San Francisco National Cemetery\u003c/a> in the Presidio. Or, for a birds-eye view, head to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054079/best-hikes-san-francisco-presidio-views-trails-hiking\">Cemetery Overlook\u003c/a> for unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge — a perfect hike on a foggy evening at dusk, even when the bridge itself is shrouded by mist. There’s also a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12009656/the-presidio-pet-cemetery-a-resting-place-for-furry-friends\">pet cemetery in the Presidio\u003c/a>, where you can visit with companions of the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009678\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Tombstones in a cemetery.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tombstones at the Presidio of San Francisco Pet Cemetery in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914175/the-only-place-you-can-leave-your-heart-forever-in-san-francisco-the-inner-richmonds-palace-of-ashes\">The San Francisco Columbarium\u003c/a> in the Laurel Heights neighborhood is open to the public and adorned with stained glass, a soaring rotunda and several sculptures and fountains. More than 8,000 people are interned there, including gay rights leader and politician \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/harvey-milk\">Harvey Milk\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more cemeteries with views, try the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mountainviewcemetery.org/\">Piedmont cemetery\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.skylawnmemorialpark.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_ven=ib&utm_kw=brand&campid=22372724787&agid=175776669583&adid=741873217167&term=kwd-2225399559821&network=g&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22372724787&gbraid=0AAAAACxqlIXDxxpsVl-S54TzMxp5sMZWT&gclid=CjwKCAjwu9fHBhAWEiwAzGRC_804iEaFlkxth5pB8aHaZsNpBmsawf4sH87kIv6tDzSrAbbp2xV0ARoCNP8QAvD_BwE\">Skylawn Memorial Park\u003c/a> on Skyline Drive near Half Moon Bay. Or, if you’re feeling more adventurous, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/nortonville-and-black-diamond-loop\">take an almost-6-mile hike\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/black_diamond_rose_hill_brochure.pdf\">Rose Hill Cemetery\u003c/a> in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/black-diamond\">Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve\u003c/a> in Antioch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just remember: If you’re planning on visiting any of these cemeteries, be sure to respect the sanctity of these spaces — these are the resting places of peoples’ loved ones, after all. In that vein, make sure you’re aware of other visitors who may be visiting to honor passed family and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Tunnelsandcaves\">\u003c/a>Explore local tunnels — safely\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eager to go underground? And no — we’re not talking about the BART or Muni tunnels (which you should obviously never venture into, except while riding transit).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Bay Area has fewer mysterious tunnels than \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/may/30/underground-cities-in-pictures\">other, older metropolitan areas\u003c/a>, what we \u003cem>do \u003c/em>have are coastlines — with cliff areas where tunnels open up seasonally, like those that tend to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041355/what-is-that-massive-tunnel-on-the-beach-south-of-fort-funston\">crop up around Fort Funston\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/obscuresf/article/historic-tunnel-at-SF-Sutro-Baths-16988820.php\">Sutro Baths\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10936320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 3000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/23992229385_6dd9eac96c_o-e1761074667713.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10936320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/23992229385_6dd9eac96c_o-e1761074667713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once a thriving water park, the Sutro Baths are now just ruins. \u003ccite>(Derek Bruff )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a longer hike, in the East Bay, check out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/indian-joe-nature-trail-to-flag-hilltrail-sunol-regional-wilderness.pdf\">Indian Joe Cave Rocks\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol\">Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve,\u003c/a> popular with hikers and climbers for their basalt rocks that tower overhead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or head to the Marin Headlands, where old bunkers like \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/battery-townsley.htm\">Battery Townsley\u003c/a> hid top-secret guns during World War I. The battery is open to the public for tours from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We cannot emphasize this enough — if you’re going to go tunnel exploring, be safe. If you’re on the coast, always research the tides beforehand, as you don’t want to ever get stuck in or near a tunnel. Always bring a light and don’t trespass — \u003cem>especially \u003c/em>into \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11782405/tunnels-under-san-francisco-inside-the-dark-dangerous-world-of-the-sewers\">San Francisco’s vast sewer network\u003c/a>, which can contain lethal levels of toxic gases.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Bayareaghosts\">\u003c/a>Find ghosts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936965/san-francisco-ghost-tours-true-crime-history-halloween\">Ghost tours in the Bay Area are aplenty,\u003c/a> but this one in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfghosthunt.com/\">San Francisco’s Pacific Heights\u003c/a> neighborhood is especially apt for those who want their ghosts with a hefty side of history.[aside postID=arts_13982172 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/carrie.jpg']You won’t just learn about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11700225/the-ghost-of-a-legend-how-a-san-francisco-civil-rights-icon-was-made-a-monster\">the supposed hauntings of the area \u003c/a>— you’ll also become immersed in the complex lives of the early San Franciscans who are rumored to still occupy the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could also opt to make contact with the spirit world all by yourself. The \u003ca href=\"https://uss-hornet.org/\">USS Hornet\u003c/a>, once a World War II Navy aircraft carrier that was also used to recover the Apollo 11 and 12 crafts, is now a museum docked in Alameda, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011685/the-uss-hornet-in-alameda-is-a-destination-for-paranormal-enthusiasts-and-you-can-spend-the-night-there\">which is also apparently quite haunted\u003c/a>. You can also stay inside it overnight … if you dare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13879301/5-haunted-bay-area-locations-to-scare-people-into-social-distancing\">Another possible haunted stay\u003c/a>? \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/21/berkeley-claremont-hotel-ghost-tour-halloween/\">The Claremont Hotel\u003c/a> in Berkeley, where \u003ca href=\"https://www.hauntedrooms.com/california/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/claremont-hotel-berkeley\">reports \u003c/a>of children crying, smells of smoke rumored to be from \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/11/04/claremont-hotel-is-a-towering-east-bay-landmark/\">the 1901 fire that burned down the original hotel structure\u003c/a> and ghostly apparitions have all been reported. The Claremont is now offering \u003ca href=\"https://claremontresortandclub.com/claremont_event/haunted-history-tours/\">haunted tours\u003c/a> during the month of October.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Localcritters\">\u003c/a>Hang out with spooky critters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eager to spend the fall season with some uncanny creatures? The \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbayvivarium.org/\">East Bay Vivarium\u003c/a> is your best bet for reptiles and other creepy crawlers. While their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977949/two-headed-kingsnake-berkeley-east-bay-vivarium-angel-zeke-birthday\">two-headed kingsnake recently passed away,\u003c/a> there are plenty of other snakes and slithery animals to behold at the Berkeley reptile shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out in the wild, \u003ca href=\"https://lindsaywildlife.org/events/tarantula-scorpion-hike-2/\">hikers recommend Mt. Diablo\u003c/a> for tarantula, scorpion and reptile viewing. Mid-October is the peak of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1984392/its-tarantula-mating-season-in-the-bay-area-heres-where-to-see-some-fuzzy-friends\">tarantula mating season\u003c/a>, so head to grassy oak woodlands like Del Valle, Sunol or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561\">Henry Coe State Park\u003c/a> to catch a glimpse of the creepy crawlies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11702084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11702084\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-160x51.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-800x253.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-1020x323.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-1180x374.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-960x304.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-240x76.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-375x119.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-520x165.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bats flying over Marin County. Novato is known for its annual Bat Night event in summer, but with eight types of bats living in the park you stand a good chance of seeing them there in the fall too. \u003ccite>(USGS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996099/best-bay-area-hikes-for-spotting-banana-slugs-newts-and-ladybugs-after-the-rain\">Looking for newts, slugs or ladybugs\u003c/a>? These creatures are more active in the spring, but can be seen after any rainstorm at nearby parks like \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden\">Tilden Regional Park\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=546\">Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Spookyphotoshootopportunities\">\u003c/a>And finally… Get some good spooky photos\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just want to get an Instagram-worthy photo of the Bay Area in its prime during spooky season? Don’t worry, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049568/best-bay-area-hikes-for-cold-gloomy-weather\">we’ve got you covered\u003c/a>: We’ve got a roundup of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049568/best-bay-area-hikes-for-cold-gloomy-weather\">best-seen-in-the-gloom spots,\u003c/a> including the eerie abandoned boat rotting in Tomales Bay, the towering eucalyptus trees of Quarry Park in El Granada and the daring cliffsides of Devil’s Slide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not on the list, but still worth a visit for their atmospheric vibes: The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-cypress-tree-tunnel.htm\">Cypress Tree Tunnel \u003c/a>in Point Reyes and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/sutro-baths.htm\">ruins at Sutro Baths\u003c/a> — both of which are Bay Area outdoor highlights, no matter the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With Halloween around the corner, and spooky season in full swing, now is the best time to explore the Bay Area’s darkest, eeriest and downright scariest spots outdoors that might make you squirm — or at least elicit some pleasing chills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From haunted-feeling hikes and tunnels to neighborhood ghost tours and creepy critters, keep reading for our pre-Halloween outdoor recommendations for making the most of the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to where to discover:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcemeteries\">Local cemeteries\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Batsinnature\">Bats in nature\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Tunnelsandcaves\">Tunnels and caves\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Bayareaghosts\">Bay Area ghosts\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcritters\">Local critters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Spookyphotoshootopportunities\">Spooky photoshoot opportunities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>And while \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=465\">Olompali State Historic Park\u003c/a> in Novato is known for its annual “\u003ca href=\"https://visitnovato.com/event/olompali-bat-night/\">Bat Night\u003c/a>” event in summer, with eight types of bats living in the park, you stand a good chance of seeing them here in the fall too.\u003cbr>\nAnd don’t forget about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/quest/22006/science-on-the-spot-bats-beneath-us\">iconic bats of Yolo County\u003c/a> near Davis, where the animals take flight at sunset every evening from underneath the Yolo Causeway bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re willing to travel even further into true bat territory, consider making the trip to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/learn/nature/bats.htm\">Pinnacles National Park\u003c/a> in the Central Valley. There, you can explore caves where bats hibernate and raise their young. Just be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/cavestatus.htm\">check on the status\u003c/a> of the caves before you go, as they close seasonally to protect the creatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pro tip: To maximize your chances of seeing bats, remember they’re nocturnal and love water (especially the insects that lakes attract). But don’t ever touch the animals: not only are they a \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcmvcd.org/bats\">protected species in California\u003c/a>, they’re more likely than other animals to \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/bats-really-do-harbor-more-dangerous-viruses-other-species\">carry diseases\u003c/a> that are dangerous to humans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Localcemeteries\">\u003c/a>Visit a cemetery (respectfully)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is home to the city of Colma, known affectionately as the “City of Souls,” owing to the fact that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10779164/why-are-so-many-dead-people-in-colma-and-so-few-in-san-francisco\">most of San Francisco’s graves were relocated there \u003c/a>in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. So if you’re looking to roam and reflect among the headstones, head to any one of the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.colma.ca.gov/cemetery-contacts-locations/\">16 cemeteries\u003c/a>: the oldest and largest of which is the \u003ca href=\"https://sfcathcems.org/holy-cross-colma/\">Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery\u003c/a>, spanning 300 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also a number of other atmospheric and unique cemeteries across the city and Bay Area. In the city proper, you can still visit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sanfrancisco.asp\">San Francisco National Cemetery\u003c/a> in the Presidio. Or, for a birds-eye view, head to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054079/best-hikes-san-francisco-presidio-views-trails-hiking\">Cemetery Overlook\u003c/a> for unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge — a perfect hike on a foggy evening at dusk, even when the bridge itself is shrouded by mist. There’s also a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12009656/the-presidio-pet-cemetery-a-resting-place-for-furry-friends\">pet cemetery in the Presidio\u003c/a>, where you can visit with companions of the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009678\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Tombstones in a cemetery.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tombstones at the Presidio of San Francisco Pet Cemetery in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914175/the-only-place-you-can-leave-your-heart-forever-in-san-francisco-the-inner-richmonds-palace-of-ashes\">The San Francisco Columbarium\u003c/a> in the Laurel Heights neighborhood is open to the public and adorned with stained glass, a soaring rotunda and several sculptures and fountains. More than 8,000 people are interned there, including gay rights leader and politician \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/harvey-milk\">Harvey Milk\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more cemeteries with views, try the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mountainviewcemetery.org/\">Piedmont cemetery\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.skylawnmemorialpark.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_ven=ib&utm_kw=brand&campid=22372724787&agid=175776669583&adid=741873217167&term=kwd-2225399559821&network=g&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22372724787&gbraid=0AAAAACxqlIXDxxpsVl-S54TzMxp5sMZWT&gclid=CjwKCAjwu9fHBhAWEiwAzGRC_804iEaFlkxth5pB8aHaZsNpBmsawf4sH87kIv6tDzSrAbbp2xV0ARoCNP8QAvD_BwE\">Skylawn Memorial Park\u003c/a> on Skyline Drive near Half Moon Bay. Or, if you’re feeling more adventurous, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/nortonville-and-black-diamond-loop\">take an almost-6-mile hike\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/black_diamond_rose_hill_brochure.pdf\">Rose Hill Cemetery\u003c/a> in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/black-diamond\">Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve\u003c/a> in Antioch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just remember: If you’re planning on visiting any of these cemeteries, be sure to respect the sanctity of these spaces — these are the resting places of peoples’ loved ones, after all. In that vein, make sure you’re aware of other visitors who may be visiting to honor passed family and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Tunnelsandcaves\">\u003c/a>Explore local tunnels — safely\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eager to go underground? 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