CA National Guard deployed to San Diego food banks amid shutdown

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The California National Guard (CalGuard) and California Volunteers have been deployed on a humanitarian mission to assist the San Diego Food Bank amid the ongoing government shutdown, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Sunday.

*Watch the video above as FOX 5/KUSI’s Juliette Vara reports on an emergency food distribution event at Snapdragon Stadium.

The deployment was issued in response to the delay of SNAP and CalFresh benefits for over 5.5 million Californians during the shutdown, which has now reached 34 days as of Monday…

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