Donations pile up outside Goodwill centers under coronavirus restrictions

The coronavirus health crisis that’s changing so much of American life is wreaking havoc on a world that serves as an economic stopgap in Southern California – the operations of Goodwill Industries and the Salvation Army.
Consider just one element of those businesses: Goodwill donations.
Though housebound people this month continue to drop off excess stuff at Goodwill collection sites, those donations aren’t getting into the organization’s retail supply chain. In recent w