East County Magazine
November 10, 2025 (Washington D.C.) — The Trump Administration is escalating its legal battle over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), demanding that states immediately “undo” full SNAP benefit payments that were distributed, following last week’s court orders, according to Newsweek(link is external).
November 3, 2025 (San Diego) — In a powerful show of community partnership and coordination, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank(link is external) on Sunday hosted a large-scale emergency food distribution to support 2,181 individuals at San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Snapdragon Stadium. In advance of the event, the Food Bank mobilized more than 63,000 pounds of food, equivalent to 53,500 meals, including dry goods, frozen ground turkey, eggs, and fresh, nutritious produce such as yams, pears, spaghetti squash, and onions.
October 23, 2025 (San Diego) – As the government shutdown enters the fourth week, Feeding San Diego(link is external) has expanded food assistance services to federal workers impacted by the loss in pay, including the over 110,000 members of the military that call San Diego home.
