Volunteers help pack food boxes for limited-income residents who lost refrigerated food due to the Public Safety Power Shutoffs. Valley News/Courtesy photo
During last week's Santa Ana wind event, hundreds of Valley homes and businesses faced Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) by Southern California Edison to prevent possible wildfires from down power lines in the area.
While dozens of businesses and some government agencies were forced to close for hours and some days, most of the power shutoffs affected hundreds of residents who, after hours of power outages, lost all or most of their refrigerated food. Among those facing that dilemma were about 50 limited-income residents living in Menifee’s Quail Valley area who called on the Menifee Community Cupboard to help restock their spoiled foods.On Jan. 13, the Menifee Valley Community Cupboard, 26808 Cherry Hills, Blvd., ca
