The Brief
- Unless the government shutdown ends Oct. 13, most Coast Guard workers will not receive their mid-October paycheck, and will not get paid again until after the shutdown is over.
- Many Bay Area Coast Guard families lived through the 2018 government shutdown, which lasted more than a month.
- This time, members of the Coast Guard Spouses Club of North Bay are making sure their brothers and sisters in uniform and their families have what they need.
NOVATO, Calif. – The Bay Area is home to large communities of Coast Guard members and their families.
Right now, many of those households are feeling anxiety, with the government shutdown expected to hit them in the wallet in a matter of days.
Coast Guard workers set to miss first paycheck since shutdown began
Coast Guard members and their loved ones who live in Hamilton Housing in Novato are starting to get stressed about money.
What they’re saying:…