Returning to 'normalcy' in Washington means little to Californians who are suffering FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 Pantry volunteer Maria Fornes (left) prepares a food bundle for Marta Carballo in East Oakland.Constanza Hevia H. / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of4 Valeria Fornes (left) and Maria Fornes, volunteers with the Robert Allen Mercy House food pantry, organize donations at the donations container in the parking lot of Shiloh Church in East Oakland.Constanza Hevia H. / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of4 Valeria Fornes (right), a volunteer with the Robert Allen Mercy House food pantry, helps Florencio Diaz at the Robert Allen Mercy House food pantry in the parking lot of Shiloh Church in East Oakland.Constanza Hevia H. / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less