By Lynn La

CalMatters

The ongoing federal government shutdown will likely delay food benefits for millions of Californians — prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $80 million in state support and deploy the California National Guard to assist food banks.

The governor unveiled the move Wednesday, days after the California Department of Social Services began notifying counties to prepare for the possibility that federally funded food benefits, known as CalFresh in California, could be disrupted.

“The Republican Government Shutdown is about to delay food benefits for MILLIONS of California families,” Newsom posted on X, formerly Twitter. “I am deploying the National Guard on a humanitarian mission to support CA’s food banks. Donald Trump is using millions of Americans as political pawn

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