As the battle over SNAP food benefits plays out during the government shutdown, signals from the courts have sent confusing messages. But in the meantime, many SNAP recipients have been having to do without. On Saturday, the Gilroy Unified School District hosted a meal program to help fill the void.

Normally, on Saturdays, the Gilroy High campus is quiet and deserted. But because of what's happening in Washington, DC, there was action in the parking lot.

"It's just the uncertainty, right?" said district Superintendent Anisha Munshi. "It's on, then it's off. Then it's on again. So, we just want to make sure that our families are not scrambling."

The district, in partnership with a South Bay nonprofit called Community Seva, was handing out hot meals to people who normally rely on SN

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