Makeshift pantries pop up all over Orange County to help neighbors during coronavirus shutdowns

On most mornings, JoAnne Swartz arrives before dawn at the Smart & Final in Fountain Valley. That gives her the advantage of buying some toilet paper before it sells out.
However, Swartz, the store’s manager, stocks up on the suddenly coveted staple not for herself, but for her pop-up pantry.
A week ago, Swartz got the idea to stack cardboard shelves of food and paper goods in the common area of her Huntington Beach apartment complex. A handwritten sign reads: “Take if you’