If you look at the BOB food announcement from CAL back in the spring it says free food will still be offered in coach on domestic flights over 6 hours. Now it says that free food will be available on domestic flights over 6 1/2 hours.

There were very, very few exceptions before, but CAL closed the loop on that one for those winter westcoast cities out of EWR.

From what I understand, on flights with BOB meals, catering will put crew meals on board so that we aren't "comped" something that a passenger would purchase---even though catering will throw it away after it is inventoried upon arrival.