A government shutdown is looming. Here’s how the Bay Area could be affected

This article was originally published by KQED .

The threat of an imminent government shutdown this week is growing more real — as it becomes increasingly unlikely that Congress will pass a stop-gap government funding bill to avert a shutdown by today’s deadline.

How we got here: Two weeks ago, House legislators approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, but Senate Democrats are blocking the measure. They are insisting on adding a number of provisions, including subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance premiums, which are set to expire at the end of the year .

The impact on federal workers in the Bay Area

A report based on 2024 estimates by the House Budget Committee found that the federal government employs more than 187,000 Californians