WITH FOOD BENEFITS having lapsed Saturday amid the federal government shutdown, local leaders and food banks in San Francisco have been raising awareness of the need for emergency food assistance and volunteers.

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, visited one of San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s distribution centers Friday to show his support by helping pack boxes of produce. San Francisco-Marin Food Bank serves more than 53,000 households weekly in San Francisco and Marin counties.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.