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As the holidays draw near, food banks across the San Francisco Bay Area are struggling to meet the growing need even as federal commodity programs are providing less product to distribute, grocery store donations are waning, and cash gifts don't go nearly as far as inflation hovers near a 40-year high.
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At the heart of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's mission to provide support to nearly 50,000 households in need are dedicated volunteers who selflessly provide the hands and hours required to do the work.
In an unprecedented step, the Bay Area's major food banks recently came together to stress the need for help this holiday season.
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Food banks across the San Francisco Bay Area are struggling to meet the growing need even as federal commodity programs are providing less product to distribute, grocery store donations are waning and cash gifts don't go nearly as far as inflation hovers near a 40-year high.
Food banks across the Bay Area are feeding many more people this year but fundraising hasn't kept pace.
Volunteers and staff members at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley are moving fast this holiday season, doing their part to make sure Bay Area families don't go hungry.
California food banks used to distribute primarily canned and boxed food, but thanks to an innovative idea from a Bay Area man, they are also able to give away mostly fresh fruits and vegetables.
Even in fertile agriculture regions like the North Bay counties there are people going hungry who the Redwood Empire Food Bank helps every day.
Bay area food banks are scrambling to meet an increased demand as high food prices are pushing more and more first-timers to soup kitchens and pantries. Itay Hod reports.
Mary Lee report on State Farm donating $15,000 to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
Katie Nielsen reports on the C510 Cycling Club donating more than $66,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
Mary Lee reports on Epic Insurance donating $60,000 to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano counties.
Katie Nielsen reports on a volunteer driver for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank donating meals, as part of Food for Bay Area Families.
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Katie Nielsen reports on the Bayer Fund donating $125,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
Bay Area food banks are scrambling to meet increased demand, as high food prices are pushing more and more first-timers to soup kitchens and pantries. Itay Hod reports.
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties is meeting people where they are and working to switch out pill prescriptions with healthy foods in a "food is medicine" approach. Veronica Macias reports.
Exchange Bank donated $25,000 to Redwood Empire Food Bank during Food for Bay Area Families.
Katie Nielsen reports on Kaiser Permanente donating $205,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
Max Darrow reports on Applied Materials marking its ongoing campaign to support Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.
Katie Nielsen reports on Scouting America donating over $16,000 and more than 41,000 pounds of food to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.
A convicted sex offender already serving time at prison may never see life outside bars again after he was found guilty of committing a violent mall robbery more than three decades ago in San Jose.
Police in San Francisco shot and killed a man early Friday morning near Union Square who was wanted for hitting two pedestrians and a bicyclist with a vehicle hours earlier.
A coffee shop in San Francisco's Mission Bay hasn't even opened yet, but has dealt with at least two break-ins over a 24-hour span.
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Police in San Francisco shot and killed a man early Friday morning near Union Square who was wanted for hitting two pedestrians and a bicyclist with a vehicle hours earlier.
A coffee shop in San Francisco's Mission Bay hasn't even opened yet, but has dealt with at least two break-ins over a 24-hour span.
San Mateo County emergency officials are developing a new method of communication to reduce misinformation and confusion during earthquake and tsunami threats, following a massive earthquake that struck near Humboldt County in early December.
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A convicted sex offender already serving time at prison may never see life outside bars again after he was found guilty of committing a violent mall robbery more than three decades ago in San Jose.
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A coffee shop in San Francisco's Mission Bay hasn't even opened yet, but has dealt with at least two break-ins over a 24-hour span.
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A San Francisco jury convicted a man of attacking and stabbing a homeless man in a park in the city's North Beach neighborhood, authorities said Thursday.
In the face of wide speculation about how artificial intelligence will impact workers in the Bay Area and beyond, a series of billboards plays on those concerns, advertising what appears to be a nightmare scenario where people are entirely replaced by computers.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country.
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Friday 7 a.m. news update from KPIX
Bay area food banks are scrambling to meet an increased demand as high food prices are pushing more and more first-timers to soup kitchens and pantries. Itay Hod reports.
AAA is forecasting record crowds on the roads and at airports during the holiday travel season. Airlines are expecting up to 54 million passengers taking to the sky. But stormy weather in the Midwest is heading to the Northeast and that could bring delays. Veronica Macias reports.
Police in San Francisco shot and killed a man early Friday morning near Union Square who was wanted for hitting two pedestrians and a bicyclist with a vehicle hours earlier.
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