The Stakes: Struggling area food banks brace for higher demand after SNAP cuts

A shopping cart full of food including bananas, carrots, apples, asparagus, long Italian bread, celery and boxes of pasta.

“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. On a hot morning in late June, Gabriel Biddler came to River City Food Bank’s distribution center in Sacramento’s Arden-Arcade neighborhood in his wheelchair and with his dog. He stocked up on non-perishables like soup, pre-cooked chicken…

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