USDA Reverses Course on California Office Closures
We’ve got an update from U.S. Senator Adam Schiff’s office regarding USDA service centers here in California.
According to a press release from the Senator, eight of the nine USDA offices that were slated to close under a plan from the Trump administration will now remain open. Schiff, who serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, says he urged the administration to reconsider the closures—and that USDA Secretary Rollins confirmed the department is now working with the General Services Administration to keep the majority of those offices up and running.
The eight locations that will no longer be closed include: Bakersfield, Blythe, Los Angeles, Madera, Oxnard, Salinas, Woodland, and Yreka.
That said, not all offices are in the clear. The USDA offices in Mt. Shasta and Brea are still on the termination list, and Schiff says he plans to continue pushing to keep those sites operating.
Again, this update comes from Senator Schiff’s office. We’ll be watching to see how the situation develops and how it impacts access to USDA services across rural California.
