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Letters to the Editor 11.20.25
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 11.20.25

  • Nov 20, 2025

Bully Pulpit

As the federal government plays with hunger, locals step up.
Local Spin | Opinion

As the federal government plays with hunger, locals step up.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 13, 2025

Here in the United States of America in the 21st century, more than 50 million of your friends and coworkers and neighbors rely on food banks …

The government shutdown has hit a new record. Some relief for the hungry is coming, eventually.
Opinion

The government shutdown has hit a new record. Some relief for the hungry is coming, eventually.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Nov 5, 2025

Erik Chalhoub here. Usually milestones are worth celebrating, but today marks a record no one should be proud of: At 36 days, this is now the …

The government shutdown could force more to go hungry. Local organizations are stepping up to fill the gaps.
Opinion

The government shutdown could force more to go hungry. Local organizations are stepping up to fill the gaps.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 30, 2025

Pam Marino here, thinking about the 30,000 families that possibly are about to go without CalFresh benefits—aka the California version of fede…

Federal funding impacts your daily life in numerous ways—whether you notice it or not.
Opinion

Federal funding impacts your daily life in numerous ways—whether you notice it or not.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Mar 23, 2025

Sara Rubin here, taking a moment to think about all of the ways government impacts my life. Sometimes it’s invisible, or it’s a resource neede…

Pile-up of sexual abuse lawsuits prompt Diocese of Monterey to contemplate bankruptcy.
News

Pile-up of sexual abuse lawsuits prompt Diocese of Monterey to contemplate bankruptcy.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 25, 2024

Although a letter from Bishop Daniel Garcia of the Diocese of Monterey dated April 18 states that he’s writing “on an important topic: the sex…

The rule that struck fear in immigrant families is on the way out.
News

The rule that struck fear in immigrant families is on the way out.

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 19, 2021

Almost three years ago, the Trump administration took aim at immigrants by upending and effectively weaponizing an existing rule known as publ…

Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, Add Pressure to Food Banks
News

Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, Add Pressure to Food Banks

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 1, 2013

Congress has been deliberating over existential questions about food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), …

House Votes To Slash Food Stamps by $40 Billion
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House Votes To Slash Food Stamps by $40 Billion

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 19, 2013

When House Republicans first started talking about plans to trim the nation's food stamp program, they were looking at $20-30 billion in cuts.

House Slashes Food Stamps from Farm Bill
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House Slashes Food Stamps from Farm Bill

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 11, 2013

Food stamps have been included in the U.S. Farm Bill every year since 1973—until now. 

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