A neighborhood pantry that provided food, books, and toys for people struggling through the pandemic is now being forced to close by the City of Vista for.
Vista shuts down neighborhood pantry that helped feed community
Jannah Loigman and her husband, Mark, have operated Angel’s Food Pantry and Community Cupboard at their Vista home since March 2020, providing food and other items to about 200 people each week during the pandemic.
(Don Boomer)
VISTA, Calif.
A pantry that provided food, toys, books and a sense of hope for people struggling over the past 14 months during the COVID-19 pandemic has been shut down in Vista because it was operating in a residential neighborhood in apparent violation of a city zoning ordinance.
Angel’s Pantry and Community Cupboard is not going quietly, however.
VISTA
A pantry that provided food, toys, books and a sense of hope for people struggling over the past 14 months has been shut down in Vista because it was operating in a residential neighborhood in apparent violation of a zoning ordinance.
Angel’s Pantry and Community Cupboard did not go quietly, however.
About 680 people by Wednesday had signed an online Change.org petition in support of the pantry opened last year by married couple Mark and Jannah “Angel” Loigman, and seven supporters spoke to Vista City Council members Tuesday night, the first in-person council meeting since the shutdown early last year.