Here’s how the government shutdown affects the Bay Area

01.10.2025    The Mercury News    1 views
Here’s how the government shutdown affects the Bay Area

The federal governing body shut down Wednesday morning at a m after Democrats and Republicans in Washington D C failed to reach a funding agreement the first shutdown since the longest in history ended in Statewide nearly federal workers were expected to be furloughed including thousands in the Bay Area where a slew of federal office buildings are located So would about military personnel in the state according a tally kept by Democratic members of Congress In the Bay Area particular federal parks and facilities were closed Wednesday Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County is closed as is Alcatraz Island The Stinson Beach parking lot is closed as well Fort Mason park headquarters in San Francisco was closed but other facilities there were open In San Mateo County the Mori Point access road was closed Other sites there were closed including Milagra Ridge Rancho Corral de Tierra and Phleger Estate Postal offices were open and residents should still expect to receive mail during the federal shutdown Democrats withheld their votes for Republican s resolution to temporarily fund the federal executive seeking to restore billions of dollars in wellbeing care spending After lawmakers missed the fundraising deadline President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress right now cast blame on Democrats the White House website declared that Democrats have shut down the authorities alongside a timer of the shutdown s length Democrats explained they re taking a stand against untenable cuts to wellness care spending under Republicans watch including the sunset of an Obamacare tax credit that has made soundness care more affordable for millions of Americans Republicans have shut down the authorities after refusing to work with Democrats to ensure the American people have access to healthcare they need and deserve Democratic Rep Zoe Lofgren who represents San Jose and a swath of central California disclosed in a message Trump has threatened to fire federal workers en masse and warned that the administration could focus on programs that are central to Democrats cutting vast numbers of people out cutting things that they like cutting programs that they like This is a advancing story Check back for updates The Associated Press contributed to this story

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