On Thursday mornings in the San Geronimo Valley, cars begin lining up hours before the food pantry opens. They wind through the parking lot of the former golf course and down the long driveway toward Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. 

The line has always been long, but lately it has grown even longer. 

“We’ve seen a major increase in new clients, folks from all over the county,” said Nicole Ramirez, the director of the…