Jarielle Taylor got in line at an emergency food distribution event at Veterans Village of San Diego on Monday. Staff and volunteers with Feeding San Diego put cartons of eggs and bags of potatoes into passenger seats and trunks.

Taylor is one of thousands of federal workers who’ve gone without pay during the government shutdown.

“It's been affecting us a lot,” she said. “The fear of the unknown, not really knowing if we're going to get paid or not.”

Taylor worked at Naval Air Station North Island until about a week ago, when her contract ended. She hopes she’ll be able to access veterans’ benefits soon, like the GI Bill and housing assistance.

“It can't be given to us if there's nobody working there,” she said.

San Diego’s Congressional delegation is split along party lines on the Se

See Full Page