A fisher ices a fresh catch of chili pepper rockfish in Moss Landing Harbor. Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz
By Lily Belli, March 25, 2025
Lookout Santa Cruz
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County is grappling with the sudden loss of more than $700,000 worth of federal government aid, with another $400,000 in state funding in immediate danger. The gap equates to more than 3 million meals, threatening the food security of tens of thousands of county residents, CEO Erica Padilla-Chavez told local media at a news conference on Monday.