US EditionTrump administration reverses USDA office closures in California
- On May 30, the Trump administration announced it would halt the closure of eight USDA offices in California, following communication from agency leader Brooke Rollins.
- The closures were initially suggested during a period of extensive workforce reductions and the ending of leases spearheaded by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, impacting almost two dozen offices.
- Democratic lawmakers including Sen. Adam Schiff and others argued that closing these offices, which provide essential local services for farmers, would burden California's agriculture sector.
- Rollins stated the USDA supports optimizing building capacity and prioritizing frontline services while rescinding termination notices except for the Mt. Shasta office, which costs $12,000 annually to lease.
- The reversal maintains access to USDA services crucial to California farmers, who earned $59.4 billion in 2023, but highlights ongoing discussions about consolidating underutilized offices for efficiency.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture reverses DOGE lease terminations for nine California field offices | News Channel 3-12
OXNARD, Calif. – On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that lease terminations of nine field offices across California, initially part of cost-cutting measures by the Trump Administration, have been rescinded. The U.S. Department of Agriculture field offices in Bakersfield, Blythe, Los Angeles, Madera, Mt. Shasta, Oxnard, Salinas, Woodland, and Yreka were mentioned as part of the reversals in a letter addressed to California Se…
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Trump administration reverses USDA office closures in California
The rare about-face came at the urging of a group of Democratic California lawmakers led by Sen. Adam Schiff.
USDA office in Bakersfield to stay open following Trump administration’s reversal of decision
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Eight of the nine U.S. Department of Agriculture offices in California that were slated to close, including the location in Bakersfield, will remain open, according to a press release from Sen. Adam Schiff’s office. The eight offices that will stay open are those in Bakersfield, Blythe, Los Angeles, Madera, Oxnard, Salinas, […]
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