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Silicon Valley's hunger problems grow during a time of record profits


I don t see the money : Silicon Valley residents struggle as tech companies flourish
Cyrus Farivar
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EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. On a bright but brisk Saturday morning in December, less than 2 miles from Facebook s Frank Gehry-designed campus, a steady stream of Toyotas, Hondas and minivans lined up at a weekly food distribution site at Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School.
Each vehicle idled on the blacktop playground for about 10 minutes as Laura Haggins, 36, an East Palo Alto native dressed casually in sweats, strolled about, getting their packages ready. She made sure that her volunteers gave each vehicle what the group defined as a week s worth of food: a whole frozen chicken; a box of nonperishable goods, including rice; a bag of dry snacks, like cereal; and a so-called Trump box from the Agriculture Department. This week, the box contained a dozen potatoes, cheese, milk, yogurt and celery. ....

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After eight months, Congress is on the brink of sending another relief package to President Donald Trump s desk. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
DRIVING THE DAY
THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF and government funding bill is on its way to the House and Senate floor today. The House is likely to take it up in the morning late Sunday night, sources told us the Rules Committee plans to meet at 8 a.m., as long as the bill is posted by 7 a.m., although this is fluid. Expect a late-morning procedural vote, followed by a midday final passage in the House. It’s wild that Congress is going to t ....

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