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At a certain point, envy gives way to jealousy just as green eventually on the color spectrum becomes blue, and it becomes poisonous. It’s a deadening. It’s hardening. When I first saw those pictures of my husband’s ex, I went through those stages from naivete, being myself and seeing her being herself, to distinguishing between us, one of us is different than the other, to judging her, wanting to make a qualification about who was better or worse, to admiring her bittersweetly, and eventually it gave way to jealousy.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Then what happens? Because you move on pretty quickly to competitor and eventually a threat to your very existence.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>I think my experience became mythological. In part, that’s because jealousy is a mythological phenomenon that swirls in all of the mythologies of the world. It’s really big and intense. 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She was a threat to what I had.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>We talk to Haas about the destructive power of jealousy and the source of the emotion she calls both noxious and inevitable. Haas’s forthcoming book is “Jealousy: A Memoir.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guest: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas, \u003c/strong>author, “Jealousy: A Memoir”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Sarah, you have really experienced the absolute depths of jealousy. How do you define it? And how is it potentially different from envy?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>Jealousy is a possessive urge. It wants to take something and own it and have it, buy it, keep it. And that’s really predicated, when it comes to romantic jealousy, on turning another person into a thing in order to make that attempt, in order to have that urge. So it can be quite dangerous. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>You even call it forbidden. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>Yeah, it’s hazardous, and it’s also inevitable. So it’s a part of us. It’s cyclical, and it’s a little bit ruthless as well.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Your memoir really centers on this type of jealousy that we’re talking about, an all-consuming jealousy. It gripped you in the very early stages of your relationship with your boyfriend, who is now your husband. It started with an old Instagram image of one of his former partners. At first, it seems like you’re kind of fascinated and even filled with a little bit of admiration. Is that how it started?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>I plot jealousy on a spectrum — and it’s not mine; it’s borrowed from a philosopher, Max Scheler. At a certain point, envy gives way to jealousy just as green eventually on the color spectrum becomes blue, and it becomes poisonous. It’s a deadening. It’s hardening. When I first saw those pictures of my husband’s ex, I went through those stages from naivete, being myself and seeing her being herself, to distinguishing between us, one of us is different than the other, to judging her, wanting to make a qualification about who was better or worse, to admiring her bittersweetly, and eventually it gave way to jealousy.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Then what happens? Because you move on pretty quickly to competitor and eventually a threat to your very existence.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>I think my experience became mythological. In part, that’s because jealousy is a mythological phenomenon that swirls in all of the mythologies of the world. It’s really big and intense. It begs to take details and turn them into symbols. Like her blonde hair became so important to me. I hated it. I wanted it. I didn’t want it. I would go to Walmart and see blondes, and each of them had so much meaning that had nothing to do with them and their specifics. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>And we should say you have long brown hair. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>I have long, brown hair. So, as jealousy and I developed a relationship, I felt like it overtook me, and that was terrifying and thrilling. Also, I had to acknowledge, at a certain point, that jealousy seemed to have agency. What was happening to me wasn’t just one subject, but two. We outstripped the bounds of reality together. I resisted this possession. I didn’t. I wielded it, but either way we were bigger than reality.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>I mean, are you eating? Are you sleeping? Are you functioning? You’re married to this man, so clearly you’re engaged enough in the relationship to keep him engaged. But it sounds like your inner landscape was quite tortured.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>Yeah, and returning to that idea of everything became a symbol. I’m eating, and I’m sleeping. And we’re having sex, and we are developing our relationship, but I was in a slightly different plane of existence than he was. So if we’re eating spaghetti, I scan my brain to think, “Have I ever seen a picture of him eating spaghetti or her eating spaghetti? Maybe spaghetti is their love language.” It was impossible for me to just simply enjoy anything or to really experience anything very presently except for jealousy, which was always at a remove from the real world.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>What were you most jealous of? What was the quality of the thing that she either had or you projected that she had that really was getting to you?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>We were about to take a trip together to Las Vegas, and I had already developed my whole mythology of who she was, and what they were to each other, and hadn’t really discussed it with him yet. And before we left for the trip, I thought it would be wise to ask him about her just to see, to get the cards out on the table. He said, “Do you really wanna know?” I said, “I do.” He said, “She’s my soulmate, but it didn’t work out in this lifetime.” I remember that night going to sleep and thinking about how we could very well live a life together, but on our deathbed, he’d be waiting for the next life so he could be with her. And it felt impossible to deny that, as impossible as it felt to deny that I had feelings for him, that I was in love with him.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>How different was the character that began to be created in your mind? How different was that character from her reality?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>It’s important to note that I’ve never met her. That’s never happened. I’ve seen pictures of her, and not very many. But I’ve seen hundreds of pictures that she’s taken because she’s a photographer. I studied her, and I Googled her, and I did all the things you can do on the internet to find out about a person. She became somebody who was always with me, who was also standing against me. She was a threat to what I had. And as my husband and I got closer and closer to marriage and our lives melded together, possessable things came into our relationship because a marriage becomes a contract about things. It was my economic security. I quit my job. I depended on him. I lived in his house. I felt that I needed to keep her away as if she was an enemy or a threat.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>You mentioned that you have looked at many, many pictures that she took. So obviously, you were looking, you were scrolling through her social media account. It’s almost kind of like a form of masochism that many of us can probably relate to, especially in today’s social media world. Why do you think you continued to dig deeper? Why do we continue to scroll, even when it’s really, really painful?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>There was a part of me that wanted to see how the story ended and maybe even wanted to play a part in begetting the end. I was convinced that if this was my husband’s soulmate, they were meant to be together. And so it’s like, okay, let’s just get ahead. Let’s get to the end so I can be released, and we can all go home and know how this ends.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Meaning you were trying to push them together? How do you get that story to play out for yourself?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas:\u003c/strong> Do I tempt him? Do I enrage him? Do I push him? I never went so far as to reach out to her, but I tried to look like her. There was a part of me that was like, “Let’s prove that you’re attracted to this woman because you’ll be attracted to the version of me that looks like this woman.” And none of it worked; he stayed.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Would you say that there was a sexual element, like a fetish that began to awaken in you around jealousy that you played out with him?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>Well, it’s certainly the most adventurous I’ve ever been sexually, but part of it was getting to play someone else and getting to be bad. Sex is a really interesting thing in a marriage and in a relationship, because it’s not just nice. I did develop an understanding, or at least an experience, of obsession and of wanting to be someone else, to see what that would do to our relationship.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>To that end, to find out more, to flesh out what you know, you steal your husband’s phone to read his old text messages to his ex. Describe that moment and what did you decide to do next once you had that information?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>I had imagined all the ways that the two of them could have been together. I would insist on my imaginations and what’s actually real. Every attempt he made to deny that, I would say, “No, it’s not true. I know what happened.” When I read the texts, I confirmed some of what I thought I knew to be true. I started to feel really justified. There was a part of me that realized that I had really violated his privacy by going into his phone. I had peered into this relationship that I had no business peering into. I was pretty overwhelmed by shame at that point. And I took a bath, and I got really close to very seriously considering whether or not I ought to live, because if you see that kind of evil inside of you, what are you supposed to do with it? But the decision I came to was that I should marry him, and that we should have a child because it was a way to embody possession. It was a way to make him mine and to hold him to account in a way. Okay, you say you love me, then it’s time to be possessed.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Do you feel on the other side, though? The way you described it in the book, it’s like this literal mythological character takes over your soul. Are you wrestling with that on a daily basis?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>I’m hesitant to say, because I think that I’m at a point with jealousy where I’m wanting to throw my hands up and relinquish control and let it develop some substance on its own terms. I want to acknowledge that it’s noxious and that it is inevitable. As much as it’s a personal failure, it’s also a collective failure because it’s built in and incentivized into consumerism and social media, and it’s provoked. And there’s something that’s worth seeing in that, that it’s not necessarily something that needs to hide in the shadow of shame, even if it is a despotic impulse. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Do you think if you met her, it would end?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>No, it would change. It would change probably beyond recognition. It would be a new version of the jealous cycle. When you’re in a relationship, there’s the time that you spend with your partner, and then there’s the time that they exist apart from you. I often find myself aching to be a part of every one of his experiences, but that’s not what a relationship is.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Thank you so much, Sarah, for sharing your story and really humanizing a feeling that we all tend to shrink from. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sarah Haas: \u003c/strong>Thank you so much for having me. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lesley McClurg: \u003c/strong>Sarah Haas is a writer whose forthcoming book is \u003cem>Jealousy: A Memoir\u003c/em>. Inside Love is a new production of KQED, and we’d love to hear your thoughts. Our email is InsideLove@KQED.org. Our engineer is Katherine Monahan. Our producers are Susie Britton and Emiko Oda. I’m Lesley McClurg. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>Love it for its extravagant airshows or hate it for its decibel level, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097824/could-san-francisco-see-july-4-crowds-for-fleet-week-city-leaders-say-not-exactly\">Fleet Week 2026\u003c/a> has arrived in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This annual weeklong event that “honors the contributions of \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/about-us/\">the men and women of the United States Armed Forces\u003c/a>,” according to organizers, runs through Tuesday, Oct. 12. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For those interested, Fleet Week 2026 brings a whole host of events across the city that mark the occasion, including ship tours, air shows and live music. Read on to find out more about Fleet Week and how to attend its celebrations (or just if you’re looking to avoid the noise and the traffic). \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s the schedule of events for Fleet Week 2026? \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11697029\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left: Jackson Buttler, 4; Wyatt Buttler, 3; and Kai Super, 4, play with toy Blue Angel jets as a little girl looks on during the Fleet Week air show at the Marina Green in San Francisco. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>You can find \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/calendar-of-events/\">the full calendar of official Fleet Week events online\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Highlights include:\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/free-concert-series/\">A free concert series\u003c/a> featuring the musicians of the U.S. Navy and Marines — many of which are free to attend in the city’s public spaces\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/events/parade-of-ships/\">A parade of ships\u003c/a> in San Francisco Bay on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., where the vessels will be sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/k9-heroes/\">A celebration of the military’s working dogs\u003c/a> at Duboce Park on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While there are a lot of events scattered throughout the city, you’ll find many of them happening \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/fleet-fest/\">at Fisherman’s Wharf for Fleet Fest\u003c/a>: A large event by the SkyStar Wheel with food, live demonstrations, music and family activities.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When are the Fleet Week air shows with the Blue Angels?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Here’s when to expect roaring overhead: The Fleet Week \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/air-show/\">air shows\u003c/a>, headlined by the Navy’s Blue Angels, will take place across Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week — all from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. However, flights could start as early as 10 a.m. those days, \u003ca href=\"https://flyquietoak.com/2026-fleet-week-flight-operations-at-oakland-san-francisco-bay-airport-oak/\">according to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport\u003c/a>, which is playing host to these aircraft during Fleet Week.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The air shows will take place between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. If you want to get a view of the lineup of military aircraft (and one United 777) during the air shows, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sftravel.com/article/where-you-need-to-watch-blue-angels-fly-over-san-francisco-during-fleet-week\">classic viewing spots\u003c/a> include Crissy Field, the Marin Headlands and Treasure Island — but prepare for traffic and crowds in these areas. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping for a guaranteed good spot, \u003ca href=\"https://event.attendstar.com/event/show/san-francisco-fleet-week-2026/?c=ICYMC3\">you can get VIP tickets online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When else could the skies get noisy during Fleet Week 2026?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098363\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The aerobatic team performs in the sky over the Golden Gate Bridge during the Fleet Week Air Show on Oct. 11, 2025, in San Francisco. (Zhu Ziyu/VCG via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Blue Angels are scheduled to practice for the air shows on Thursday between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., \u003ca href=\"https://flyquietoak.com/2026-fleet-week-flight-operations-at-oakland-san-francisco-bay-airport-oak/\">according to OAK. \u003c/a>There’ll also be media flights the day before, on Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While there are live music performances across the city, the louder celebrations — like those airshows — are focused in the northern parts of San Francisco. So while neighborhoods like the Marina and Pacific Heights may be hearing a lot of noise, districts deeper in the city like the Mission, Dogpatch and Noe Valley may be quieter. If you’re concerned about noise, you can consult the \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/map-of-events/\">map of Fleet Week events\u003c/a> to see which areas will experience the loudest sounds this week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>KQED also has a guide on how to keep \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11758991/6-tips-from-a-vet-to-keep-your-pets-safe-on-july-fourth\">an eye on your pets’ safety during loud celebrations\u003c/a> like fireworks.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I do a ship tour for Fleet Week 2026?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Another major feature of Fleet Week is its \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/events/ship-tours/\">multiple free ship tours\u003c/a>, where visitors can explore massive military vessels docked at the Port of San Francisco. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tours are available on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Monday, they are available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While ship tours are free, they are also first-come, first-served. If you are interested in attending, \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/events/ship-tours/\">be sure to check out the bag and item policy beforehand\u003c/a>. For example, large backpacks are not allowed on the ships, and you can’t wear high heels onboard. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Everyone age 18 and over must bring a valid government-issued ID, and anyone age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What should I know about Fleet Week 2026 traffic?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>With a massive event like Fleet Week, there will be crowds. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Love it for its extravagant airshows or hate it for its decibel level, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097824/could-san-francisco-see-july-4-crowds-for-fleet-week-city-leaders-say-not-exactly\">Fleet Week 2026\u003c/a> has arrived in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This annual weeklong event that “honors the contributions of \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/about-us/\">the men and women of the United States Armed Forces\u003c/a>,” according to organizers, runs through Tuesday, Oct. 12. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For those interested, Fleet Week 2026 brings a whole host of events across the city that mark the occasion, including ship tours, air shows and live music. Read on to find out more about Fleet Week and how to attend its celebrations (or just if you’re looking to avoid the noise and the traffic). \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s the schedule of events for Fleet Week 2026? \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11697029\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33070_10052018_AW_FleetWeek_08-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left: Jackson Buttler, 4; Wyatt Buttler, 3; and Kai Super, 4, play with toy Blue Angel jets as a little girl looks on during the Fleet Week air show at the Marina Green in San Francisco. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>You can find \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/calendar-of-events/\">the full calendar of official Fleet Week events online\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Highlights include:\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/free-concert-series/\">A free concert series\u003c/a> featuring the musicians of the U.S. Navy and Marines — many of which are free to attend in the city’s public spaces\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/events/parade-of-ships/\">A parade of ships\u003c/a> in San Francisco Bay on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., where the vessels will be sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/k9-heroes/\">A celebration of the military’s working dogs\u003c/a> at Duboce Park on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While there are a lot of events scattered throughout the city, you’ll find many of them happening \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/fleet-fest/\">at Fisherman’s Wharf for Fleet Fest\u003c/a>: A large event by the SkyStar Wheel with food, live demonstrations, music and family activities.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When are the Fleet Week air shows with the Blue Angels?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Here’s when to expect roaring overhead: The Fleet Week \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/air-show/\">air shows\u003c/a>, headlined by the Navy’s Blue Angels, will take place across Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week — all from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. However, flights could start as early as 10 a.m. those days, \u003ca href=\"https://flyquietoak.com/2026-fleet-week-flight-operations-at-oakland-san-francisco-bay-airport-oak/\">according to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport\u003c/a>, which is playing host to these aircraft during Fleet Week.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The air shows will take place between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. If you want to get a view of the lineup of military aircraft (and one United 777) during the air shows, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sftravel.com/article/where-you-need-to-watch-blue-angels-fly-over-san-francisco-during-fleet-week\">classic viewing spots\u003c/a> include Crissy Field, the Marin Headlands and Treasure Island — but prepare for traffic and crowds in these areas. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping for a guaranteed good spot, \u003ca href=\"https://event.attendstar.com/event/show/san-francisco-fleet-week-2026/?c=ICYMC3\">you can get VIP tickets online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When else could the skies get noisy during Fleet Week 2026?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098363\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Fleet-Week-SF-Getty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The aerobatic team performs in the sky over the Golden Gate Bridge during the Fleet Week Air Show on Oct. 11, 2025, in San Francisco. (Zhu Ziyu/VCG via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Blue Angels are scheduled to practice for the air shows on Thursday between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., \u003ca href=\"https://flyquietoak.com/2026-fleet-week-flight-operations-at-oakland-san-francisco-bay-airport-oak/\">according to OAK. \u003c/a>There’ll also be media flights the day before, on Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While there are live music performances across the city, the louder celebrations — like those airshows — are focused in the northern parts of San Francisco. So while neighborhoods like the Marina and Pacific Heights may be hearing a lot of noise, districts deeper in the city like the Mission, Dogpatch and Noe Valley may be quieter. If you’re concerned about noise, you can consult the \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/map-of-events/\">map of Fleet Week events\u003c/a> to see which areas will experience the loudest sounds this week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>KQED also has a guide on how to keep \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11758991/6-tips-from-a-vet-to-keep-your-pets-safe-on-july-fourth\">an eye on your pets’ safety during loud celebrations\u003c/a> like fireworks.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I do a ship tour for Fleet Week 2026?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Another major feature of Fleet Week is its \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/events/ship-tours/\">multiple free ship tours\u003c/a>, where visitors can explore massive military vessels docked at the Port of San Francisco. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tours are available on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Monday, they are available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While ship tours are free, they are also first-come, first-served. If you are interested in attending, \u003ca href=\"https://fleetweeksf.org/events/ship-tours/\">be sure to check out the bag and item policy beforehand\u003c/a>. For example, large backpacks are not allowed on the ships, and you can’t wear high heels onboard. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Everyone age 18 and over must bring a valid government-issued ID, and anyone age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What should I know about Fleet Week 2026 traffic?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>With a massive event like Fleet Week, there will be crowds. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>For those of us who love horror \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/movies\">movies\u003c/a>, the run-up to October can be one big exercise in anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But when the so-called Spooky Season actually hits, keeping track of all the spooky screenings happening in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area\u003c/a> — and there are a \u003cem>lot \u003c/em>of them — can get cumbersome. Or worse, you only learn about them after they’ve passed. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>So like a Final Girl with a Google Doc, I’m taking a stand — and have drawn together this list of all the horror and horror-adjacent movie screenings I can find at independent theaters around the Bay Area this October, for your browsing and purchasing pleasure. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>From movie marathons, film festivals and screenings with drag shows to Halloween classics from the 1970s and ’80s, screenings on Oct. 31 itself and scary-ish movies that might be suitable for older children — they’re all below (all 100+ of them), and I’ll keep adding more as I find them.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This list focuses on repertory screenings of older movies happening around the Bay Area this month, so I haven’t included new horror releases like “Resident Evil” and “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” But if you’re a true horrorhead, you’ll have seen those already. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lastly, lots of these screenings are selling out already, so snag your tickets early to avoid missing out. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#live-performances\">Screenings with live performances\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#spooky-movies\">Spooky movies that could work for kids\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#halloween-itself\">Movies screening on Halloween itself\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#horror-canon\">The ’70s and ’80s horror canon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#pre-1955\">Where to watch pre-1955 horror in October\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#on-a-boat\">Scary movies on a boat (seriously)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horror marathons and film festivals\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lots on offer this year, and I’m especially intrigued by the International Vampire Film Festival at the historic — and maybe definitely haunted? — Balboa Theater, with vamp flicks from around the world spanning the decades.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1449\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102218\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest-160x116.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest-1536x1113.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lineup for the Balboa Theater’s 2026 International Vampire Film Festival. (Courtesy of Balboa Theater)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/spookfest-2026/\">Spookfest film festival\u003c/a> \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“A night of homegrown short films and Halloweeny spookiness” — plus a costume contest.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“Dismember the Alamo” movie marathons\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/dismember-the-alamo-2026-new-mission?cinemaId=0801&sessionId=82717&date=2026-10-10\">Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 10, 3 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/dismember-the-alamo-2026-valley-fair\">Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Prepare for at least four blood-soaked films” at these Alamo movie marathons, with the final lineup kept secret until the day of the screening.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/international-vampire-film-fest\">International Vampire Film Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 17, starts 11:30 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A seven-movie lineup, presented by the Super Shangri-La Show\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/dance-thrill-fest-vi/\">Dance Thrill Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Short dance film works by Bay Area artists exploring themes of horror, thrill, comedy and everything in between.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"live-performances\">Spooky screenings with live performances\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>These events would be a particularly fun way to get into the Halloween mood with any friends that \u003c/em>aren’t \u003cem>necessarily horror obsessives. The Roxie’s screening of \u003c/em>“The Craft” \u003cem>with live drag (and a happy hour beforehand) looks especially fun, and the SFJAZZ \u003c/em>“Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” \u003cem>showing at Grace Cathedral\u003c/em> \u003cem>with live organ accompaniment would be wildly atmospheric for the night before Halloween.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/teen-witch-october-21\">“Teen Witch” (with live drag) \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Presented as part of the Girlie Movie Club, with drag by Dot Comme \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://youtu.be/npxhdRMYHy0?si=ZnOekYfDGVFT7wf0\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.4-star-movies.com/calendar-of-events/live-music-nosferatu\">“Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” with a live score by Dallas Acid & Paz Lenchantin\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>4 Star Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Presented by folkYEAH! \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/?post_type=wp_theatre_prod&p=32681\">“The Craft” (with live drag)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Roxie, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 9:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Drag show by Mary Vice, preceded by a happy hour at Dalva at 8 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/26-27/dr-jekyll-mr-hyde-dorothy-papadakos/\">“Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” (1920) with live organ accompaniment\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Grace Cathedral\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Presented by SFJAZZ: Composer and organist Dorothy Papadakos accompanies the silent film classic starring John Barrymore on Grace Cathedral’s historic 7,500-pipe organ.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-halloween-2026\">“Rocky Horror Picture Show” (with live performance by Bawdy Caste)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A screening \u003c/em>accompanied \u003cem>by a live performance (\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://bawdycaste.com/participation-guide\">\u003cem>read more on that actually works\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A truly uncategorizable one-off event\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"985\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102219\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996-160x79.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996-1536x756.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drew Barrymore in “Scream” (1996). (Courtesy of Dimension Films)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://center.vbotickets.com/event/Woodsboro_high_class_of_96_reunion/205281\">Woodsboro High Class of ’96 Reunion (with screening of “Scream”)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Yes: For $350, you can sleep over in the building that acted as the location for Woodsboro High School in Wes Craven’s 1996 classic Scream, to celebrate the movie’s 30th anniversary this year. Organizers say a) you won’t be allowed out of the building once you’re locked in for the night, b) you shouldn’t plan on \u003c/em>actually \u003cem>sleeping and c) they won’t be doing this again, ever. Read the \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://view.monday.com/18431229972-3ddd51bf3104836f30871fb7f1e7b43e?r=use1\">\u003cem>overnighter FAQ\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> if you’re tempted.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spooky-movies\">Some family-friendly (and \u003cem>friendlier\u003c/em>) spooky movies \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Your child’s mileage will vary on \u003c/em>how \u003cem>spooky they can handle, naturally. You could also check out the Roxie’s Floating Features screenings of “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-jaws-2/\">\u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>” and “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-hocus-pocus-2/\">\u003cem>Hocus Pocus\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,” although those $50 boat screenings, while super fun, will get spendier with a family. I’m purposefully not including the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission’s screening of “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-poltergeist-1982-on-35mm\">\u003cem>Poltergeist” (1982)\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> here because I firmly believe that many adults misremember this one as “a fun kids’ movie” and forget just how genuinely frightening it gets. But hey, if you’re secure in the knowledge that \u003c/em>your \u003cem>young horrorheads are unflappable, have at it!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRX7PPqbKaQ\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/beetlejuice?sessionId=82934&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-05\">“Beetlejuice”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Monday, Oct. 5, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“Clue”\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/clue-october-10\">Saturday, Oct. 10, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/clue-october-11\">Sunday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/sundown-cinema/\">“Sundown Cinema: Beetlejuice”\u003c/a>(free outdoor screening)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Crane Cove Park, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, “just after sunset” (which \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco?month=10&year=2026\">should be 6:30 p.m.\u003c/a> that night)\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571047~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Casper”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 18, 9:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Monday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-nightmare-before-christmas-october-20\">“The Nightmare Before Christmas”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Vogue Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/scooby-doo-animation-ko/?date=2026-10-22\">“Scooby-Doo”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 22, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/events/thrill-o-ween-20261024/\">“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”\u003c/a> (free outdoor screening)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thrive City Thrill-o-ween at Chase Center\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 24, event starts at 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://rialtocinemas.com/coming-soon-cer/\">“Little Shop of Horrors”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rialto Cinemas Cerrito, El Cerrito\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daytime movie screenings on Oct. 31 \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>What’s better than a daytime horror movie? A daytime horror movie on Halloween itself, surely.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1346\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102223\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978-1536x1034.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Tony Moran as masked killer Michael Myers in 1978’s “Halloween.” (Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/47559-phantom-of-the-opera-1943/?date=2026-10-31\">“Phantom of the Opera” (1943)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/seance/\">“Seance”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/scream-halloween\">“Scream” (1996)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/about-us/scream/#tickets\">“Scream” (1996)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma (the movie location for Woodsboro High)\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/dance-thrill-fest-vi/\">Dance Thrill Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-the-snake-girl-and-the-silver-haired-witch/\">“The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 4:45 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/halloween-1978?showSeats=true&sessionId=82960&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-31\">“Halloween” (1978)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco: Saturday, Oct. 31, 3:45 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara: Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View: Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"halloween-itself\">Movies screening on Halloween night itself\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>While there’s a paucity of midnight movies on the night of Oct. 31 itself (I’ll keep looking out to update this list if I see more), this remains the #1 way to avoid trick-or-treaters: Hide all night in a movie theater. The Lark’s National Theatre Live screening of “Frankenstein” — with your pick of who plays the monster — would certainly be a \u003c/em>very \u003cem>classy way to spend the night.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102222\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in National Theatre Live’s “Frankenstein.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of National Theatre Live)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/beetlejuice/?date=2026-10-31\">“Beetlejuice”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Theatre Live: “Frankenstein”\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=159732~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">Screening 1 (Jonny Lee Miller as creature)\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 31, 5 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=159731~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">Screening 2 (Benedict Cumberbatch as creature)\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-halloween-2026\">“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (with live performance by Bawdy Caste)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/hausu-house/?date=2026-10-31\">“Hausu” (House)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-exorcist-50th-anniversary/?date=2026-10-31#/movie/the-exorcist-50th-anniversary/\">“The Exorcist”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 9:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/trick-or-treat-1986?showSeats=true&sessionId=83042&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-31\">“Trick or Treat” (1986)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=267968~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"horror-canon\">The ’70s and ’80s horror classics\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>It doesn’t feel like Halloween without watching “Halloween” (1978). But there are lots of other great John Carpenter picks on offer this year around the Bay, too — if you’ve never checked out his oft-overlooked “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/3533-prince-of-darkness/?date=2026-10-21\">\u003cem>Prince of Darkness\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,” I strongly advise the Opera Plaza’s screening.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r55Wt1cr71Q\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/nightbreed-october-3\">“Nightbreed”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-hausu/\">“Hausu”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 3, 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://truewestfilmcenter.org/show/the-exorcist-wicked-wednesdays/\">“The Exorcist”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>True West Film Center, Healdsburg\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/9434-halloween-1978/?date=2026-10-07\">“Halloween” (1978)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-shining/?date=2026-10-08\">“The Shining”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 8, 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“Suspiria” (1977)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Vogue Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/suspiria-october-7\">Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/suspiria-october-8\">Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/hellraiser?showSeats=true&sessionId=83038&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-09\">“Hellraiser”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-thing/?date=2026-10-10\">“The Thing” (1982)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-1974?showSeats=true&cinemaId=0802&sessionId=21340&srsltid=AU7gw4UUodnralIoJOX0CA7A2r11eS5zmSrZ2ser79aEkpC_CZJv2xS0\">“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco: Monday, Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara: Monday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View: Monday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/they-live/?date=2026-10-16\">“They Live”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/hellbound-hellraiser-ii?showSeats=true&sessionId=83039&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-16\">“Hellraiser II: Hellbound”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/re-animator/?date=2026-10-17\">“Re-Animator”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-october-18\">“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/3533-prince-of-darkness/?date=2026-10-21\">“Prince of Darkness”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/nightmare-on-elm-street/?date=2026-10-23\">“A Nightmare on Elm St (1984)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571050~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Return of the Living Dead”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571050~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Re-Animator”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 10:40 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/they-live-october-25\">“They Live”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9VqUzdEQsk\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=577419~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Monday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=512152~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“The Thing” (1982)\u003c/a> (double bill with “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Monday, Oct. 26, 8:45 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 8:45 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-poltergeist-1982-on-35mm\">“Poltergeist” (1982)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/night-of-the-living-dead-october-27\">“Night of the Living Dead”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-exorcist-october-29\">“The Exorcist”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571053~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Evil Dead II”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571054~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Army of Darkness\u003c/a>” (double bill with “Evil Dead II”)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 9 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Thursday, Oct. 29, 9 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/1048-the-thing-1982/?date=2026-10-28\">“The Thing” (1982)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=267968~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 1990s and 2000s horror bangers\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lots to enjoy here, and especially nice to see 1997 thrill ride “Event Horizon”’s slide into respectability with not one but two screenings around town. “Cabin in the Woods” always plays great with a crowd, too. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102226\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Jeremy Isaacs in 1997’s “Event Horizon.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of Paramount)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/137973-the-cabin-in-the-woods/?date=2026-10-02\">“The Cabin in the Woods”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 2, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-craft-light-up-crafting-matinee/?date=2026-10-03\">“The Craft”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 3, 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-the-silence-of-the-lambs-35mm?showSeats=true\">“The Silence of the Lambs”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/47101-the-descent/?date=2026-10-09\">“The Descent”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-faculty-october-9\">“The Faculty”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/event-horizon-october-14\">“Event Horizon”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct., 14, 7:30 p.m. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/12978-village-of-the-damned-1995/?date=2026-10-14\">“Village of the Damned” (1995)\u003c/a> \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/176961-tucker-and-dale-vs-evil/?date=2026-10-16\">“Tucker and Dale vs. Evil”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“The Craft”\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/the-craft?showSeats=true&sessionId=21342&cinemaId=0802&date=2026-10-17\">Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/the-craft?showSeats=true&sessionId=21342&cinemaId=0802&date=2026-10-17\">Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/17491-event-horizon/?date=2026-10-23\">“Event Horizon”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/scream-october-30\">“Scream” (1996)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/1000043539-cabin-fever-4k-directors-cut/?date=2026-10-30\">“Cabin Fever”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some less-expected spooky season fare\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I especially recommend checking out one of Queer Film Theory 101’s “Daughters of Darkness” screenings, and the intriguing-looking \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/series/beautiful-nightmares/\">\u003cem>Beautiful Nightmares\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> series of Japanese horror at the New People Theater. If you’re trying to organize a mixed hang that includes friends that aren’t super into gnarly horror, the New Parkway’s screenings of “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Get Out” — as well as “Ed Wood” at the Vogue — would also be safe bets.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/black-swan/\">“Black Swan”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/perfect-blue/\">“Perfect Blue”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 1, 8:50 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/ed-wood-october-1\">“Ed Wood” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Vogue Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/special-event-ninja-scroll-subtitled-4k?showSeats=true&sessionId=18544&cinemaId=0803&date=2026-10-04\">“Ninja Scroll”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sun, Oct. 4, 7 p.m. and Wed, Oct. 7, 7:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/what-we-do-in-the-shadows/?date=2026-10-09\">“What We Do in the Shadows”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-never-after-dark/\">“Never After Dark”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 9, 8:20 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Saturday, Oct. 10, 6:00 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 11, 4:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/longlegs-october-13\">“Longlegs”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/liquid-sky/?date=2026-10-15#/movie/liquid-sky/\">“Liquid Sky”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 15, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/possession-co-presented-by-womb-house-books-feminist-horror/?date=2026-10-15\">“Possession” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=579475~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Ninja Scroll” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. (English dub)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. (Japanese with English subtitles)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-jigoku/\">“Jigoku”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 16, 6:15 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/mad-god-october-19\">“Mad God”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Monday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-the-curse-of-the-werewolf-1961-2?showSeats=true&sessionId=82955&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-20\">“Curse of the Werewolf”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 20, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102224\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf-1536x942.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oliver Reed in 1961’s “Curse of the Werewolf.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of Universal)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/sad-girl-cinema-club-a-tale-of-two-sisters?showSeats=true&sessionId=82956&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-21\">“A Tale of Two Sisters”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/it-follows/?date=2026-10-24\">“It Follows” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/?date=2026-10-25#/movie/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/\">“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/frankenhooker-october-25\">“Frankenhooker”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/queer-film-theory-101-daughters-of-darkness?showSeats=true&sessionId=82959&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-26\">“Daughters of Darkness”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco: Monday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Valley Fair, Santa Clara: Monday, Oct. 26, 7:30 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screenings\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Landmark Opera Plaza is really showing up in particular this year with the classics — and a daytime horror movie is just so much fun at this time of year.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1212\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102225\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde-1536x931.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fredric March in 1931’s “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of 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href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/nosferatu-1922/?date=2026-10-18\">“Nosferatu” (1922)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1931/\">“Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” (1931)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/5144-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/?date=2026-10-24\">“Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 24, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/47559-phantom-of-the-opera-1943/?date=2026-10-31\">“Phantom of the Opera” 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>For those of us who love horror \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/movies\">movies\u003c/a>, the run-up to October can be one big exercise in anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But when the so-called Spooky Season actually hits, keeping track of all the spooky screenings happening in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area\u003c/a> — and there are a \u003cem>lot \u003c/em>of them — can get cumbersome. Or worse, you only learn about them after they’ve passed. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>So like a Final Girl with a Google Doc, I’m taking a stand — and have drawn together this list of all the horror and horror-adjacent movie screenings I can find at independent theaters around the Bay Area this October, for your browsing and purchasing pleasure. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>From movie marathons, film festivals and screenings with drag shows to Halloween classics from the 1970s and ’80s, screenings on Oct. 31 itself and scary-ish movies that might be suitable for older children — they’re all below (all 100+ of them), and I’ll keep adding more as I find them.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This list focuses on repertory screenings of older movies happening around the Bay Area this month, so I haven’t included new horror releases like “Resident Evil” and “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” But if you’re a true horrorhead, you’ll have seen those already. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lastly, lots of these screenings are selling out already, so snag your tickets early to avoid missing out. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#live-performances\">Screenings with live performances\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#spooky-movies\">Spooky movies that could work for kids\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#halloween-itself\">Movies screening on Halloween itself\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#horror-canon\">The ’70s and ’80s horror canon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#pre-1955\">Where to watch pre-1955 horror in October\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#on-a-boat\">Scary movies on a boat (seriously)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horror marathons and film festivals\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lots on offer this year, and I’m especially intrigued by the International Vampire Film Festival at the historic — and maybe definitely haunted? — Balboa Theater, with vamp flicks from around the world spanning the decades.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1449\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102218\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest-160x116.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/International-Vampire-Fest-1536x1113.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lineup for the Balboa Theater’s 2026 International Vampire Film Festival. (Courtesy of Balboa Theater)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/spookfest-2026/\">Spookfest film festival\u003c/a> \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“A night of homegrown short films and Halloweeny spookiness” — plus a costume contest.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“Dismember the Alamo” movie marathons\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/dismember-the-alamo-2026-new-mission?cinemaId=0801&sessionId=82717&date=2026-10-10\">Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 10, 3 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/dismember-the-alamo-2026-valley-fair\">Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Prepare for at least four blood-soaked films” at these Alamo movie marathons, with the final lineup kept secret until the day of the screening.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/international-vampire-film-fest\">International Vampire Film Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 17, starts 11:30 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A seven-movie lineup, presented by the Super Shangri-La Show\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/dance-thrill-fest-vi/\">Dance Thrill Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Short dance film works by Bay Area artists exploring themes of horror, thrill, comedy and everything in between.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"live-performances\">Spooky screenings with live performances\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>These events would be a particularly fun way to get into the Halloween mood with any friends that \u003c/em>aren’t \u003cem>necessarily horror obsessives. The Roxie’s screening of \u003c/em>“The Craft” \u003cem>with live drag (and a happy hour beforehand) looks especially fun, and the SFJAZZ \u003c/em>“Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” \u003cem>showing at Grace Cathedral\u003c/em> \u003cem>with live organ accompaniment would be wildly atmospheric for the night before Halloween.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/teen-witch-october-21\">“Teen Witch” (with live drag) \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Presented as part of the Girlie Movie Club, with drag by Dot Comme \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/npxhdRMYHy0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/npxhdRMYHy0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.4-star-movies.com/calendar-of-events/live-music-nosferatu\">“Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” with a live score by Dallas Acid & Paz Lenchantin\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>4 Star Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Presented by folkYEAH! \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/?post_type=wp_theatre_prod&p=32681\">“The Craft” (with live drag)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Roxie, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 9:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Drag show by Mary Vice, preceded by a happy hour at Dalva at 8 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/26-27/dr-jekyll-mr-hyde-dorothy-papadakos/\">“Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” (1920) with live organ accompaniment\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Grace Cathedral\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Presented by SFJAZZ: Composer and organist Dorothy Papadakos accompanies the silent film classic starring John Barrymore on Grace Cathedral’s historic 7,500-pipe organ.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-halloween-2026\">“Rocky Horror Picture Show” (with live performance by Bawdy Caste)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A screening \u003c/em>accompanied \u003cem>by a live performance (\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://bawdycaste.com/participation-guide\">\u003cem>read more on that actually works\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A truly uncategorizable one-off event\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"985\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102219\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996-160x79.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Scream-1996-1536x756.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drew Barrymore in “Scream” (1996). 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Read the \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://view.monday.com/18431229972-3ddd51bf3104836f30871fb7f1e7b43e?r=use1\">\u003cem>overnighter FAQ\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> if you’re tempted.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spooky-movies\">Some family-friendly (and \u003cem>friendlier\u003c/em>) spooky movies \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Your child’s mileage will vary on \u003c/em>how \u003cem>spooky they can handle, naturally. You could also check out the Roxie’s Floating Features screenings of “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-jaws-2/\">\u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>” and “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-hocus-pocus-2/\">\u003cem>Hocus Pocus\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,” although those $50 boat screenings, while super fun, will get spendier with a family. I’m purposefully not including the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission’s screening of “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-poltergeist-1982-on-35mm\">\u003cem>Poltergeist” (1982)\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> here because I firmly believe that many adults misremember this one as “a fun kids’ movie” and forget just how genuinely frightening it gets. But hey, if you’re secure in the knowledge that \u003c/em>your \u003cem>young horrorheads are unflappable, have at it!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/kRX7PPqbKaQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/kRX7PPqbKaQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/beetlejuice?sessionId=82934&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-05\">“Beetlejuice”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Monday, Oct. 5, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“Clue”\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/clue-october-10\">Saturday, Oct. 10, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/clue-october-11\">Sunday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/sundown-cinema/\">“Sundown Cinema: Beetlejuice”\u003c/a>(free outdoor screening)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Crane Cove Park, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, “just after sunset” (which \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco?month=10&year=2026\">should be 6:30 p.m.\u003c/a> that night)\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571047~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Casper”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 18, 9:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Monday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-nightmare-before-christmas-october-20\">“The Nightmare Before Christmas”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Vogue Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/scooby-doo-animation-ko/?date=2026-10-22\">“Scooby-Doo”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 22, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/events/thrill-o-ween-20261024/\">“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”\u003c/a> (free outdoor screening)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thrive City Thrill-o-ween at Chase Center\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 24, event starts at 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://rialtocinemas.com/coming-soon-cer/\">“Little Shop of Horrors”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rialto Cinemas Cerrito, El Cerrito\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daytime movie screenings on Oct. 31 \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>What’s better than a daytime horror movie? A daytime horror movie on Halloween itself, surely.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1346\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102223\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Halloween-1978-1536x1034.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Tony Moran as masked killer Michael Myers in 1978’s “Halloween.” (Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/47559-phantom-of-the-opera-1943/?date=2026-10-31\">“Phantom of the Opera” (1943)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/seance/\">“Seance”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/scream-halloween\">“Scream” (1996)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/about-us/scream/#tickets\">“Scream” (1996)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma (the movie location for Woodsboro High)\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/dance-thrill-fest-vi/\">Dance Thrill Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-the-snake-girl-and-the-silver-haired-witch/\">“The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 4:45 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/halloween-1978?showSeats=true&sessionId=82960&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-31\">“Halloween” (1978)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco: Saturday, Oct. 31, 3:45 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara: Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View: Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"halloween-itself\">Movies screening on Halloween night itself\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>While there’s a paucity of midnight movies on the night of Oct. 31 itself (I’ll keep looking out to update this list if I see more), this remains the #1 way to avoid trick-or-treaters: Hide all night in a movie theater. The Lark’s National Theatre Live screening of “Frankenstein” — with your pick of who plays the monster — would certainly be a \u003c/em>very \u003cem>classy way to spend the night.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102222\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Frankenstein-NTL-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in National Theatre Live’s “Frankenstein.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of National Theatre Live)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/beetlejuice/?date=2026-10-31\">“Beetlejuice”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Theatre Live: “Frankenstein”\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=159732~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">Screening 1 (Jonny Lee Miller as creature)\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 31, 5 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=159731~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">Screening 2 (Benedict Cumberbatch as creature)\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-halloween-2026\">“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (with live performance by Bawdy Caste)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/hausu-house/?date=2026-10-31\">“Hausu” (House)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-exorcist-50th-anniversary/?date=2026-10-31#/movie/the-exorcist-50th-anniversary/\">“The Exorcist”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 9:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/trick-or-treat-1986?showSeats=true&sessionId=83042&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-31\">“Trick or Treat” (1986)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=267968~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"horror-canon\">The ’70s and ’80s horror classics\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>It doesn’t feel like Halloween without watching “Halloween” (1978). But there are lots of other great John Carpenter picks on offer this year around the Bay, too — if you’ve never checked out his oft-overlooked “\u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/3533-prince-of-darkness/?date=2026-10-21\">\u003cem>Prince of Darkness\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,” I strongly advise the Opera Plaza’s screening.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/r55Wt1cr71Q'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/r55Wt1cr71Q'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/nightbreed-october-3\">“Nightbreed”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-hausu/\">“Hausu”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 3, 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://truewestfilmcenter.org/show/the-exorcist-wicked-wednesdays/\">“The Exorcist”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>True West Film Center, Healdsburg\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/9434-halloween-1978/?date=2026-10-07\">“Halloween” (1978)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-shining/?date=2026-10-08\">“The Shining”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 8, 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“Suspiria” (1977)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Vogue Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/suspiria-october-7\">Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/suspiria-october-8\">Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/hellraiser?showSeats=true&sessionId=83038&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-09\">“Hellraiser”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-thing/?date=2026-10-10\">“The Thing” (1982)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-1974?showSeats=true&cinemaId=0802&sessionId=21340&srsltid=AU7gw4UUodnralIoJOX0CA7A2r11eS5zmSrZ2ser79aEkpC_CZJv2xS0\">“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco: Monday, Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara: Monday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View: Monday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/they-live/?date=2026-10-16\">“They Live”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/hellbound-hellraiser-ii?showSeats=true&sessionId=83039&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-16\">“Hellraiser II: Hellbound”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/re-animator/?date=2026-10-17\">“Re-Animator”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-october-18\">“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/3533-prince-of-darkness/?date=2026-10-21\">“Prince of Darkness”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/nightmare-on-elm-street/?date=2026-10-23\">“A Nightmare on Elm St (1984)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571050~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Return of the Living Dead”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571050~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Re-Animator”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 10:40 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/they-live-october-25\">“They Live”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/q9VqUzdEQsk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/q9VqUzdEQsk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=577419~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Monday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=512152~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“The Thing” (1982)\u003c/a> (double bill with “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Monday, Oct. 26, 8:45 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 8:45 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-poltergeist-1982-on-35mm\">“Poltergeist” (1982)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/night-of-the-living-dead-october-27\">“Night of the Living Dead”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-exorcist-october-29\">“The Exorcist”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571053~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Evil Dead II”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=571054~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Army of Darkness\u003c/a>” (double bill with “Evil Dead II”)\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 9 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Thursday, Oct. 29, 9 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/1048-the-thing-1982/?date=2026-10-28\">“The Thing” (1982)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=267968~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 1990s and 2000s horror bangers\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lots to enjoy here, and especially nice to see 1997 thrill ride “Event Horizon”’s slide into respectability with not one but two screenings around town. “Cabin in the Woods” always plays great with a crowd, too. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102226\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Event-Horizon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Jeremy Isaacs in 1997’s “Event Horizon.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of Paramount)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/137973-the-cabin-in-the-woods/?date=2026-10-02\">“The Cabin in the Woods”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 2, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/the-craft-light-up-crafting-matinee/?date=2026-10-03\">“The Craft”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 3, 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-the-silence-of-the-lambs-35mm?showSeats=true\">“The Silence of the Lambs”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/47101-the-descent/?date=2026-10-09\">“The Descent”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/the-faculty-october-9\">“The Faculty”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/event-horizon-october-14\">“Event Horizon”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct., 14, 7:30 p.m. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/12978-village-of-the-damned-1995/?date=2026-10-14\">“Village of the Damned” (1995)\u003c/a> \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/176961-tucker-and-dale-vs-evil/?date=2026-10-16\">“Tucker and Dale vs. Evil”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“The Craft”\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/the-craft?showSeats=true&sessionId=21342&cinemaId=0802&date=2026-10-17\">Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair, Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/the-craft?showSeats=true&sessionId=21342&cinemaId=0802&date=2026-10-17\">Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View\u003c/a>: Saturday, Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/17491-event-horizon/?date=2026-10-23\">“Event Horizon”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/scream-october-30\">“Scream” (1996)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/1000043539-cabin-fever-4k-directors-cut/?date=2026-10-30\">“Cabin Fever”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Theater, Piedmont\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some less-expected spooky season fare\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I especially recommend checking out one of Queer Film Theory 101’s “Daughters of Darkness” screenings, and the intriguing-looking \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/series/beautiful-nightmares/\">\u003cem>Beautiful Nightmares\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> series of Japanese horror at the New People Theater. If you’re trying to organize a mixed hang that includes friends that aren’t super into gnarly horror, the New Parkway’s screenings of “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Get Out” — as well as “Ed Wood” at the Vogue — would also be safe bets.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/black-swan/\">“Black Swan”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/perfect-blue/\">“Perfect Blue”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 1, 8:50 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.voguemovies.com/calendar-of-events/ed-wood-october-1\">“Ed Wood” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Vogue Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/special-event-ninja-scroll-subtitled-4k?showSeats=true&sessionId=18544&cinemaId=0803&date=2026-10-04\">“Ninja Scroll”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse, Mountain View\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sun, Oct. 4, 7 p.m. and Wed, Oct. 7, 7:15 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/what-we-do-in-the-shadows/?date=2026-10-09\">“What We Do in the Shadows”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 9, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-never-after-dark/\">“Never After Dark”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 9, 8:20 p.m. \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Saturday, Oct. 10, 6:00 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 11, 4:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/longlegs-october-13\">“Longlegs”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/liquid-sky/?date=2026-10-15#/movie/liquid-sky/\">“Liquid Sky”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 15, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/possession-co-presented-by-womb-house-books-feminist-horror/?date=2026-10-15\">“Possession” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=579475~93654fc6-c14e-40a7-812a-d5d2baa619e8&\">“Ninja Scroll” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lark Theater, Larkspur\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. (English dub)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. (Japanese with English subtitles)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/new-people-jigoku/\">“Jigoku”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New People Theater, Japantown, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Friday, Oct. 16, 6:15 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/mad-god-october-19\">“Mad God”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Monday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/terror-tuesday-the-curse-of-the-werewolf-1961-2?showSeats=true&sessionId=82955&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-20\">“Curse of the Werewolf”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 20, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102224\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Curse-of-the-Werewolf-1536x942.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oliver Reed in 1961’s “Curse of the Werewolf.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of Universal)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/sad-girl-cinema-club-a-tale-of-two-sisters?showSeats=true&sessionId=82956&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-21\">“A Tale of Two Sisters”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/it-follows/?date=2026-10-24\">“It Follows” \u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/?date=2026-10-25#/movie/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/\">“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/frankenhooker-october-25\">“Frankenhooker”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://drafthouse.com/sf/event/queer-film-theory-101-daughters-of-darkness?showSeats=true&sessionId=82959&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-26\">“Daughters of Darkness”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, San Francisco: Monday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Valley Fair, Santa Clara: Monday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Alamo Mountain View, Monday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.balboamovies.com/calendar-of-events/night-of-the-creeps-october-28\">“Night of the Creeps”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Balboa Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/get-out/?date=2026-10-29\">“Get Out”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thursday, Oct. 29, 9:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/let-the-right-one-in-subtitled/?date=2026-10-30\">“Let the Right One In”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 10:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pre-1955\">Classic (i.e., “pre-1955”) horror movie screenings\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Landmark Opera Plaza is really showing up in particular this year with the classics — and a daytime horror movie is just so much fun at this time of year.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1212\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102225\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde-1536x931.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fredric March in 1931’s “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.”\u003cbr> (Courtesy of Paramount)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/1729-dracula-1931/?date=2026-10-03\">“Dracula” (1931)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 3, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/6038-frankenstein-1931/?date=2026-10-10\">“Frankenstein” (1931)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/631-the-mummy-1932/?date=2026-10-17\">“The Mummy” (1932)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 17, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://thenewparkway.com/movie/nosferatu-1922/?date=2026-10-18\">“Nosferatu” (1922)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>New Parkway, Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1931/\">“Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” (1931)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/5144-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/?date=2026-10-24\">“Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 24, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/47559-phantom-of-the-opera-1943/?date=2026-10-31\">“Phantom of the Opera” (1943)\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"on-a-boat\">Lastly, scary movies on a boat\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Tickets to the Roxie Theater’s Floating Features series are resolutely Not Cheap at $50, but for that you get a top-deck ride on an impressively quiet boat around San Francisco Bay for the duration of the movie, popcorn and hot chocolate — as well as the screening itself. If it starts majorly raining, you’ll be moved below deck where the screen is smaller but you’ll be much warmer (and drier.) Spooky screenings extend into November, so you can keep the party going.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1252\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Floating-Features.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102221\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Floating-Features.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Floating-Features-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Floating-Features-1536x962.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screening at the Roxie Theater’s “Floating Features” series. (Courtesy of Roxie Theater)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-jaws-2/\">Floating Features: “Jaws”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-the-game/\">Floating Features: “The Game”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-hocus-pocus-2/\">Floating Features: “Hocus Pocus”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-us/\">Floating Features: “Us”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-pacific-heights/\">Floating Features: “Pacific Heights”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/floating-features-friday-the-13th/\">Floating Features: “Friday the 13th”\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\n\u003cp>Six decades ago, a group of young Black activists in Oakland began policing the police. They fed schoolchildren, started medical clinics, created a multilevel grade school and published a newspaper that reached people around the world.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In leather jackets and berets, they reinvented the color black. And, through their collective willpower, they fanned the flame of self-determination that has long burned within the Black community.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Black Panther Party, founded in 1966, was one of the most important organizations of the 20th century. This month, as \u003ca href=\"https://hueypnewtonfoundation.org/\">The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/index_PhotoGallery.html\">It’s About Time BPP \u003c/a>commemorate the vanguard organization’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bpp60.org/\">60th anniversary\u003c/a>, the Black Panthers will be honored with a gala, numerous workshops, a community day in West Oakland and more.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13994540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888-768x516.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888-1536x1031.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Black Panthers march in protest of the trial of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California. (Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re opening it up with an exhibition by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13867337/the-black-panther-partys-free-breakfast-program-a-50-year-old-blueprint\">Billy X Jennings\u003c/a>,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13971589/black-panther-party-survival-programs-exhibit\">Dr. Xavier Buck\u003c/a>, executive director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation. On Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Oakland Public Library’s main branch, Jennings, a Black Panther Party historian, leads attendees through an exhibition titled \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6a8732ffbe1482002988c2a4\">Honoring the Rank & File\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. He’ll also lead a panel discussion and screening of the documentary film \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4JAcG-QHO8\">Lords of the Revolution\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“And then,” says Buck, “we’re partnering with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaktownthursdays/\">Oaktown Thursdays\u003c/a>, and doing a special 60th anniversary tribute; \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/larussell\">LaRussell\u003c/a> is the headliner for that.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On the following day, Friday, Oct. 16, brings a variety of workshops, many led by former Panthers or their children, known as Panther cubs. \u003ca href=\"https://www.csustan.edu/people/ms-melissa-charles\">Mel Charles \u003c/a>from Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.malcolmxacademy.org/\">Malcolm X Academy\u003c/a> leads a discussion about applying the Panthers’ concept of a Community School to 2026. A critical look at reproductive health comes courtesy of \u003ca href=\"https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/malic.cfm\">Dr. Mali Collins\u003c/a>, who anchors a session titled “The Black Panther’s Agenda for Black Health: A framework for reproductive freedom in 2026.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A day full of conversations that bring the Party’s ideas into the present will conclude with a set by East Bay hip-hop ensemble \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/macarthurmaze/\">MacArthur Maze\u003c/a> at the Oakland Museum of California.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4JAcG-QHO8\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The next day, Oct. 17, offers an even broader variety of sessions. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/breathandthecity/\">Breath and the City\u003c/a>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lissdelarosa/\">Lissette de la Rosa\u003c/a> leads a seminar on breath work, pushing attendees to dive deep within themselves. Former Black Panther \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/offical_mamacharlottesmusic2/?hl=en\">Charlotte Hill O’Neal\u003c/a>, visiting from Tanzania, will lead a discussion about the Party’s international footprint. Saturday’s schedule also includes a discussion about the relationship between Black liberation and ecology, led by \u003ca href=\"https://www.yesmagazine.org/authors/quinton-sankofa\">Quinton Sankofa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, actor \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Guenveur_Smith\">Roger Guenveur Smith\u003c/a>, who played Huey P. Newton in Spike Lee’s 2001 production \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278490/\">A Huey P. Newton Story\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, will celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary in a screening; Smith will be joined by Steven Adams, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13874735/fredrika-newton-huey-p-revolutionary-love\">Fredrika Newton\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://awelemakeba.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAae8oIBsrcNdxz-eh4a2xn-9zGpDNagrSqX8gN94avGGmMfZQLQJp5FvgjJhMA_aem_oC-lUDOxG0Cl0u-3VefMWg#top\">Awele Makeba\u003c/a>. Also screening at the event is \u003ca href=\"https://www.d-word.com/documentary/2334-ALIVE-IN-BRONZE-HUEY-P-NEWTON\">\u003cem>Alive in Bronze\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> a short documentary about the efforts of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fredrikanewton/\">Fredrika Newton\u003c/a> and sculptor \u003ca href=\"https://danakingart.com/\">Dana King\u003c/a> to create a monument that now stands on Mandela Parkway in West Oakland, honoring the life of Dr. Huey P. Newton.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QstJpRpp6FY\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Saturday evening, Oct. 17, is the main event: the 60th anniversary gala. “It’s going to be a pretty big deal,” says Buck, explaining that Bobby Seale will be present while the cover art for a new edition of his book \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-1or1\">Seize the Time\u003c/a>\u003c/em> is unveiled.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Buck, the founding director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.blackpantherpartymuseum.org/\">Black Panther Party Museum\u003c/a>, says the Bobby Seale Legacy Foundation worked with the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation on the slate of events. “It’s the first time that these legacies have worked together. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Six decades ago, a group of young Black activists in Oakland began policing the police. They fed schoolchildren, started medical clinics, created a multilevel grade school and published a newspaper that reached people around the world.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In leather jackets and berets, they reinvented the color black. And, through their collective willpower, they fanned the flame of self-determination that has long burned within the Black community.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Black Panther Party, founded in 1966, was one of the most important organizations of the 20th century. This month, as \u003ca href=\"https://hueypnewtonfoundation.org/\">The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/index_PhotoGallery.html\">It’s About Time BPP \u003c/a>commemorate the vanguard organization’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bpp60.org/\">60th anniversary\u003c/a>, the Black Panthers will be honored with a gala, numerous workshops, a community day in West Oakland and more.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13994540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888-768x516.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-514079888-1536x1031.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Black Panthers march in protest of the trial of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California. (Bettmann/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re opening it up with an exhibition by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13867337/the-black-panther-partys-free-breakfast-program-a-50-year-old-blueprint\">Billy X Jennings\u003c/a>,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13971589/black-panther-party-survival-programs-exhibit\">Dr. Xavier Buck\u003c/a>, executive director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation. On Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Oakland Public Library’s main branch, Jennings, a Black Panther Party historian, leads attendees through an exhibition titled \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6a8732ffbe1482002988c2a4\">Honoring the Rank & File\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. He’ll also lead a panel discussion and screening of the documentary film \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4JAcG-QHO8\">Lords of the Revolution\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“And then,” says Buck, “we’re partnering with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaktownthursdays/\">Oaktown Thursdays\u003c/a>, and doing a special 60th anniversary tribute; \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/larussell\">LaRussell\u003c/a> is the headliner for that.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On the following day, Friday, Oct. 16, brings a variety of workshops, many led by former Panthers or their children, known as Panther cubs. \u003ca href=\"https://www.csustan.edu/people/ms-melissa-charles\">Mel Charles \u003c/a>from Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.malcolmxacademy.org/\">Malcolm X Academy\u003c/a> leads a discussion about applying the Panthers’ concept of a Community School to 2026. A critical look at reproductive health comes courtesy of \u003ca href=\"https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/malic.cfm\">Dr. Mali Collins\u003c/a>, who anchors a session titled “The Black Panther’s Agenda for Black Health: A framework for reproductive freedom in 2026.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A day full of conversations that bring the Party’s ideas into the present will conclude with a set by East Bay hip-hop ensemble \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/macarthurmaze/\">MacArthur Maze\u003c/a> at the Oakland Museum of California.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/D4JAcG-QHO8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/D4JAcG-QHO8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The next day, Oct. 17, offers an even broader variety of sessions. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/breathandthecity/\">Breath and the City\u003c/a>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lissdelarosa/\">Lissette de la Rosa\u003c/a> leads a seminar on breath work, pushing attendees to dive deep within themselves. Former Black Panther \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/offical_mamacharlottesmusic2/?hl=en\">Charlotte Hill O’Neal\u003c/a>, visiting from Tanzania, will lead a discussion about the Party’s international footprint. Saturday’s schedule also includes a discussion about the relationship between Black liberation and ecology, led by \u003ca href=\"https://www.yesmagazine.org/authors/quinton-sankofa\">Quinton Sankofa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, actor \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Guenveur_Smith\">Roger Guenveur Smith\u003c/a>, who played Huey P. Newton in Spike Lee’s 2001 production \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278490/\">A Huey P. Newton Story\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, will celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary in a screening; Smith will be joined by Steven Adams, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13874735/fredrika-newton-huey-p-revolutionary-love\">Fredrika Newton\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://awelemakeba.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAae8oIBsrcNdxz-eh4a2xn-9zGpDNagrSqX8gN94avGGmMfZQLQJp5FvgjJhMA_aem_oC-lUDOxG0Cl0u-3VefMWg#top\">Awele Makeba\u003c/a>. Also screening at the event is \u003ca href=\"https://www.d-word.com/documentary/2334-ALIVE-IN-BRONZE-HUEY-P-NEWTON\">\u003cem>Alive in Bronze\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> a short documentary about the efforts of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fredrikanewton/\">Fredrika Newton\u003c/a> and sculptor \u003ca href=\"https://danakingart.com/\">Dana King\u003c/a> to create a monument that now stands on Mandela Parkway in West Oakland, honoring the life of Dr. Huey P. 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And it’s important because one of Bobby Seale’s greatest regrets was not making amends with Huey before he was killed in ’89.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>That sort of cooperation is at the center of the entire series, and it serves as a metaphor. “It’s all about looking at this current political moment,” Buck says, “and thinking more about unification than division.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1584\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-1438231171.jpg\" alt=\"At right, a white middle-aged man in a suit and tie looks into the distance; at left, more than a dozen Black men in leather jackets and berets stand in two single-file lines next to an A-frame building\" class=\"wp-image-13994541\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-1438231171.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-1438231171-160x127.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-1438231171-768x608.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/GettyImages-1438231171-1536x1217.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Marlon Brando, right, attends the funeral of 17-year-old Black Panther Party treasurer Bobby Hutton at the Ephesian Church of God and Christ in Berkeley, Calif. on April 12, 1968. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>East Bay officials took a goodbye tour on Monday of the shuttered Golden Gate Fields racetrack, which is slated to take the first step toward becoming a vast public open space for residents later this year. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In July, California agreed to foot the bulk of the $175 million bill for the nonprofit Trust for Public Land to purchase the 160-acre parcel at the border of Albany and Berkeley, with hopes to transform the Bay Area’s final horseracing track into a waterfront park. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The officials picture walking trails, sports fields and cafes replacing the iconic red and green grandstands and milelong oval track that drew horseracing fans — and college students looking for a cheap beer — for more than 80 years.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This place is so intertwined with so many people’s memories, and it’s super exciting to be… protecting this place for generations to come to continue to play,” said Guillermo Rodriguez, the Trust for Public Land’s state director. “But play something different — bet on kids running and not necessarily horses going around a racetrack.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103025\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103139\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103139\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103148\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103148\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In June of 2024, Golden Gate Fields held its final race, bringing an 83-year run and horse racing in the Bay Area, to an end. Rodriguez recalled that as a UC Berkeley student in the 1990s, attending the track’s Sunday “Dollar Days,” featuring $1 entry tickets, hot dogs and beers, was a “rite of passage.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s where we filled up with all our carbs,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Across the bay, the racetrack at Tanforan in San Bruno shuttered more than 60 years ago. Bay Meadows in San Mateo closed in 2008 as interest in the sport waned and concerns grew about the safety of the horses at the tracks. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Animal rights activists estimated that \u003ca href=\"https://localnewsmatters.org/2024/06/07/golden-gate-fields-bows-out-storied-horse-track-goes-dark-after-final-race-this-sunday/\">thousands of horses died\u003c/a> at Golden Gate Fields during its operation. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Both other tracks have been replaced with massive developments — a sprawling shopping center where Tanforan once stood and mixed-use housing and commercial space at Bay Meadows.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rodriguez said that while those uses make sense for their locations, when Golden Gate Fields shuttered, it was the public’s turn to get a new open space. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Trust for Public Land announced earlier this year that it would purchase the property from the Canadian-owned Stronach Group, which still operates Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, and transfer it to the East Bay Regional Park District.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While restoration and recreation will be at the forefront, what exactly will become of the parcel that once housed more than 1,000 horses and hundreds of workers in its “backstretch” hasn’t yet been decided. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rodriguez said there will be a robust community engagement process with nearby cities, which already began in Albany last week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mayor Peggy McQuaid said between the 100 people who packed into the Albany Community Center in person and even more who joined the meeting virtually, there were “a lot of different ideas from the community” — from public access to revenue-generating development.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Everyone is excited about what’s really possible and exploring all the options,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The elected officials who toured the site on Monday expressed similar hopes.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m really excited to have it go back to nature, to have this open shoreline, to have beautiful fields. There are a lot of folks interested in having sports fields,” Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii said. “I have three dogs, so I’m very excited to be able to bring them here and walk.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>California State Senator Jesse Arreguín said he would love to see some sort of museum or educational site focused on the natural habitat and role of the waterfront, which was wetlands before the racetrack was built. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103029\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103141\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103141\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103147\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103147\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayor of Albany Peggy McQuaid takes photos at Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He also expressed support for some commercial use, especially since Golden Gate Fields generated more than $1 million in special revenue for the city of Albany, and about $700,000 for its school district.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I would see some level of development in terms of restaurants or cafes … that also I think add to the attractiveness of open space,” East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said. “That also gives more revenue-generating opportunities.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot that can be done with this, and I think the mayor of Albany said it best — It’s such an enormous space that we can have all of these things,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103143\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assemblymember Buffy Wicks speaks at Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Wicks said that when she first learned the track would close and land use would transition, she immediately asked whether it could be used for housing. While residential development isn’t entirely off the table, she said, it would come with “unique challenges.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Because of the land’s zoning, Albany voters would have to approve any residential development, according to Wicks. Adding the infrastructure needed to support housing on the land would also come with a significant cost.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“These are not insurmountable things, but they also just present a different kind of reality,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103031\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>There are also parameters to the funding that the Trust for Public Land will use to purchase the $175 million parcel. Nearly three-fourths will come from statewide funds for Proposition 4, a voter-approved bond for climate projects, including land conservation.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The park district has pledged $20 million for the project, and the nonprofit is raising the remaining $30 million through private donors and additional public funding.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The East Bay Regional Park District is expected to formally accept that it will take ownership of the property at a meeting on Oct. 20. The California Wildlife Conservation Board and California State Coastal Conservancy, two of the entities responsible for the state funds, will both hold votes on whether to approve the appropriations in November and December, respectively. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After all three votes, Rodriguez said the Trust for Public Land has until Dec. 15 to exercise its option agreement to purchase the property.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re ending the preamble, and now the work begins,” McQuaid, the Albany mayor, said.\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>East Bay officials took a goodbye tour on Monday of the shuttered Golden Gate Fields racetrack, which is slated to take the first step toward becoming a vast public open space for residents later this year. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In July, California agreed to foot the bulk of the $175 million bill for the nonprofit Trust for Public Land to purchase the 160-acre parcel at the border of Albany and Berkeley, with hopes to transform the Bay Area’s final horseracing track into a waterfront park. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The officials picture walking trails, sports fields and cafes replacing the iconic red and green grandstands and milelong oval track that drew horseracing fans — and college students looking for a cheap beer — for more than 80 years.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This place is so intertwined with so many people’s memories, and it’s super exciting to be… protecting this place for generations to come to continue to play,” said Guillermo Rodriguez, the Trust for Public Land’s state director. “But play something different — bet on kids running and not necessarily horses going around a racetrack.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103025\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-16_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103139\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103139\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103148\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103148\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-63-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In June of 2024, Golden Gate Fields held its final race, bringing an 83-year run and horse racing in the Bay Area, to an end. Rodriguez recalled that as a UC Berkeley student in the 1990s, attending the track’s Sunday “Dollar Days,” featuring $1 entry tickets, hot dogs and beers, was a “rite of passage.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s where we filled up with all our carbs,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Across the bay, the racetrack at Tanforan in San Bruno shuttered more than 60 years ago. Bay Meadows in San Mateo closed in 2008 as interest in the sport waned and concerns grew about the safety of the horses at the tracks. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Animal rights activists estimated that \u003ca href=\"https://localnewsmatters.org/2024/06/07/golden-gate-fields-bows-out-storied-horse-track-goes-dark-after-final-race-this-sunday/\">thousands of horses died\u003c/a> at Golden Gate Fields during its operation. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Both other tracks have been replaced with massive developments — a sprawling shopping center where Tanforan once stood and mixed-use housing and commercial space at Bay Meadows.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rodriguez said that while those uses make sense for their locations, when Golden Gate Fields shuttered, it was the public’s turn to get a new open space. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Trust for Public Land announced earlier this year that it would purchase the property from the Canadian-owned Stronach Group, which still operates Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, and transfer it to the East Bay Regional Park District.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While restoration and recreation will be at the forefront, what exactly will become of the parcel that once housed more than 1,000 horses and hundreds of workers in its “backstretch” hasn’t yet been decided. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rodriguez said there will be a robust community engagement process with nearby cities, which already began in Albany last week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mayor Peggy McQuaid said between the 100 people who packed into the Albany Community Center in person and even more who joined the meeting virtually, there were “a lot of different ideas from the community” — from public access to revenue-generating development.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Everyone is excited about what’s really possible and exploring all the options,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The elected officials who toured the site on Monday expressed similar hopes.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m really excited to have it go back to nature, to have this open shoreline, to have beautiful fields. There are a lot of folks interested in having sports fields,” Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii said. “I have three dogs, so I’m very excited to be able to bring them here and walk.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>California State Senator Jesse Arreguín said he would love to see some sort of museum or educational site focused on the natural habitat and role of the waterfront, which was wetlands before the racetrack was built. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103029\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-30_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103141\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103141\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-21-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12103147\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103147\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayor of Albany Peggy McQuaid takes photos at Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He also expressed support for some commercial use, especially since Golden Gate Fields generated more than $1 million in special revenue for the city of Albany, and about $700,000 for its school district.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I would see some level of development in terms of restaurants or cafes … that also I think add to the attractiveness of open space,” East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said. “That also gives more revenue-generating opportunities.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot that can be done with this, and I think the mayor of Albany said it best — It’s such an enormous space that we can have all of these things,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103143\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GOLDENGATEFIELDS-NG-35-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assemblymember Buffy Wicks speaks at Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. The Trust for Public Land plans to buy the $175 million property by the end of the year. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Wicks said that when she first learned the track would close and land use would transition, she immediately asked whether it could be used for housing. While residential development isn’t entirely off the table, she said, it would come with “unique challenges.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Because of the land’s zoning, Albany voters would have to approve any residential development, according to Wicks. Adding the infrastructure needed to support housing on the land would also come with a significant cost.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“These are not insurmountable things, but they also just present a different kind of reality,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103031\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/261005-GoldenGateFields-NG-54_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden Gate Fields, a former horse racing track, on the border of Albany and Berkeley on Oct. 5, 2026. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>County election officials this week began mailing ballots to every registered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> voter for the Nov. 3 midterm election, kicking off a monthlong vote-by-mail stretch — albeit one shadowed by a series of federal challenges to the system. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump has kept up his attacks on mail voting this year, which he has claimed, without evidence, is rife with fraud. The administration’s efforts to drastically limit voting by mail have ranged from an \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/\">executive order \u003c/a>giving the United States Postal Service the unprecedented role of deciding who receives mail ballots to pushing Congress to require photo ID at the polls. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>So far, those moves have failed. But the USPS has also changed how some mail is collected — leaving many voters unsure whether the agency can reliably deliver their ballots this fall.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what we know about using USPS to mail your midterm ballot this election season. And remember: Aside from those USPS collection boxes, voters have several other options to submit their mail-in ballot, including using a secure county drop box or submitting by hand to any open voting location.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#mail-in-ballot\">Should I mail my ballot through USPS?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s changed at USPS — and what does it mean for my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Two changes to USPS in recent years have slowed down service in many regions, especially for voters in rural areas. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>First, starting in April 2025, USPS implemented what’s called its Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative nationwide. At post offices and collection boxes more than 50 miles from a processing center, the RTO means mail is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085378/usps-changes-ballot-drop-box-near-me-deadline-california-primary-vote-for-governor\">picked up the next day\u003c/a> instead of the same day. Northern California has just two processing centers, in Richmond and Sacramento. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103052\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Porfirio Diaz fills out his mail-in ballot for California’s gubernatorial recall election at his home in Oakland on Sept. 9, 2021. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Second, in December 2025, USPS formally \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20740/postmarks-and-postal-possession\">defined a postmark\u003c/a> as confirmation that the agency was in possession of the mail, but not necessarily the date it first \u003cem>received \u003c/em>the mail. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But what do these changes mean for your ballot arriving in time to be counted in the Nov. 3 election — which in California is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">seven days after Election Day\u003c/a>, as long as it’s postmarked by or on Election Day? \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If you drop your ballot in a post office or box, it may not get a postmark until USPS picks it up, trucks it to a processing center and stamps it. That could be days later. Many voters assume they have until Election Day to mail a ballot, but if it’s postmarked \u003cem>after \u003c/em>Nov. 3, it will be rejected. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Because of mail processing facility shutdowns, our mail — including our election mail — takes a more circuitous route to get to the county elections office than it used to,” said Kim Alexander, president and founder of the non-partisan California Voter Foundation. “In some counties, the mail actually goes to a processing center in Nevada and then comes back to California.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In California, nearly 90% of voters cast their ballots by mail in the statewide June primary. And more ballots are now showing up too late to be counted in recent years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the 2026 primary, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/understanding-increases-in-late-vote-by-mail-ballots-in-california/\">1.1% of all California mail ballots\u003c/a> arrived late, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. That’s up from 0.7% in the 2025 special election and 0.3% in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I personally find it heartbreaking when I see those stacks of uncounted ballots sitting in election offices, because I know how much work goes into filling out a ballot,” Alexander said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The PPIC report found the increase in rejection rates was concentrated in areas affected by the RTO, even after accounting for other differences. But the report concluded that California’s overall rise in rejected ballots can’t be pinned wholly on the USPS changes.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mail-in-ballot\">So how \u003cem>do \u003c/em>election officials recommend I submit my mail-in ballot?\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the last two statewide elections, Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Attorney General Rob Bonta urged any voters planning to use USPS to mail in their ballots \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">at \u003cem>least \u003c/em>a week before Election Day\u003c/a> to account for those USPS changes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>And if you’re mailing your midterm ballot on Election Day itself, Weber’s office is recommending you \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">“get a hand-stamped postmark\u003c/a> from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office” rather than simply dropping it in a USPS collection box.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But some officials are going further and steering voters away from using USPS altogether. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12082088\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A San Francisco official mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3, 2020 election. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re not really encouraging people to use the USPS to get their ballot here,” said Evelyn Mendez, Sonoma County’s registrar of voters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Instead, Mendez tells voters to use county collection boxes, which skip the Postal Service. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“If they use one of our official ballot drop boxes, our team picks those ballots up every day and brings them right back here,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mendez cited the uptick in late ballots in the June primary as the driving force behind her warning about USPS. Sonoma County rejected \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vbm-rejection-reason/2026/june-primary-2026.pdf\">1,598 ballots\u003c/a> for arriving late, accounting for 0.95% of vote-by-mail ballots returned in the county. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ballot drop boxes are now open 24/7 through 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. Voters from anywhere in California can use them, even if they’re not registered in that county. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mendez said voters who still want to use USPS should go inside the post office and request that hand stamp to ensure it’s postmarked on time. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sometimes we’ll get ballots that have two different dates, and it’s because someone got it hand-stamped in the office and then it got stamped when it went through the process — but they’re still getting here late,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander’s top recommendation is to turn in your mail ballot at a voting site as an in-person ballot. The option, known as “Sign, Scan and Go” voting, allows voters to bring their mail ballot to a vote center and sign a roster under penalty of perjury — just as you would for in-person voting. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom expanded the option this year after signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/19/governor-newsom-signs-new-laws-to-protect-california-elections-from-trump-interference/\">Senate Bill 1420\u003c/a> last month to raise awareness and access to this service.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander said this approach sidesteps time-intensive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082075/california-primary-elections-2026-faq-governors-race-vote-ballot-signature-how-to-correct-mistake\">signature verification\u003c/a> — since your signature only goes on your ballot’s envelope, and the envelope isn’t necessary with Sign, Scan and Go — and late-arrival ballot rejections. She said it also speeds up California’s vote count, which drew criticism after the June primary when it took nearly a week to settle the governor’s and Los Angeles mayor’s races.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Dropping off your ballot in person at a vote center like this “really solves a lot of challenges, and it’s a win-win for the voter and for the elections office,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I track my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>You can track your ballot through \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">BallotTrax\u003c/a>, the state’s “Where’s My Ballot” site. The service sends alerts when your ballot is mailed, delivered and received by the county. Plus, you’ll be notified if the county flags an issue, such as a signature challenge. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“That allows you to get a jump on correcting those issues, so your ballot can be counted,” Alexander said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting legally stand right now?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In March, Trump issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/\">an executive order to restrict mail voting\u003c/a>. The order would have required USPS — an agency within the federal government — to send mail ballots only to voters on a federal list of “approved” voters. It also would have charged the Department of Justice with prosecuting election officials who issue ballots to ineligible voters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A federal judge \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/trump-mail-in-voting-ruling.html\">issued a swift ruling\u003c/a> preventing USPS from implementing the order — which the Supreme Court then \u003ca href=\"https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-court-denies-trump-administrations-request-to-implement-parts-of-usps-rule-on-mail-in-vo/\">left in place\u003c/a> in September. However, a USPS \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html\">whistleblower alleged\u003c/a> the agency secretly prepared to follow Trump’s order even as the matter was still being fought over in the courts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander said USPS’ leaders showed they were “sympathetic to” strategies that would restrict mail voting, costing the agency trust even though the effort failed. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12095894\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up of ballot drop box outside of polling place\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think that has really shaken a lot of people’s confidence. I know it’s shaken mine,” she said. “Up until this election, I felt like the U.S. Postal Service was a reliable partner in the voting process.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The administration originally considered an even \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-plan-to-restrict-mail-voting\">more disruptive restriction\u003c/a> on mail voting, according to new reporting from ProPublica. It would have required USPS to send all ballots by certified mail, meaning voters would have had to be home to sign for them in order to receive them. The Postal Service objected, and the White House ultimately backed down. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Additionally, the Supreme Court in July upheld a Mississippi state law that allows officials to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later. The Republican National Committee brought the case in 2024, arguing grace periods violate the Constitution. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>18 states and territories, including California, also permit grace periods to account for mail delays beyond voters’ control. In the 2024 general election, 373,116 ballots arrived within the grace period and were counted in California.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Thankfully, we avoided two potentially very harmful policy changes that would have dramatically impacted California voters,” Alexander said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Trump has also repeatedly pressed Congress to pass his SAVE America Act. The bill would ban mail voting except for illness, disability, military service or travel, in addition to requiring proof of citizenship during registration and photo ID at the polls. \u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>County election officials this week began mailing ballots to every registered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> voter for the Nov. 3 midterm election, kicking off a monthlong vote-by-mail stretch — albeit one shadowed by a series of federal challenges to the system. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump has kept up his attacks on mail voting this year, which he has claimed, without evidence, is rife with fraud. The administration’s efforts to drastically limit voting by mail have ranged from an \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/\">executive order \u003c/a>giving the United States Postal Service the unprecedented role of deciding who receives mail ballots to pushing Congress to require photo ID at the polls. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>So far, those moves have failed. But the USPS has also changed how some mail is collected — leaving many voters unsure whether the agency can reliably deliver their ballots this fall.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what we know about using USPS to mail your midterm ballot this election season. And remember: Aside from those USPS collection boxes, voters have several other options to submit their mail-in ballot, including using a secure county drop box or submitting by hand to any open voting location.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#mail-in-ballot\">Should I mail my ballot through USPS?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s changed at USPS — and what does it mean for my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Two changes to USPS in recent years have slowed down service in many regions, especially for voters in rural areas. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>First, starting in April 2025, USPS implemented what’s called its Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative nationwide. At post offices and collection boxes more than 50 miles from a processing center, the RTO means mail is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085378/usps-changes-ballot-drop-box-near-me-deadline-california-primary-vote-for-governor\">picked up the next day\u003c/a> instead of the same day. Northern California has just two processing centers, in Richmond and Sacramento. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103052\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Porfirio Diaz fills out his mail-in ballot for California’s gubernatorial recall election at his home in Oakland on Sept. 9, 2021. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Second, in December 2025, USPS formally \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20740/postmarks-and-postal-possession\">defined a postmark\u003c/a> as confirmation that the agency was in possession of the mail, but not necessarily the date it first \u003cem>received \u003c/em>the mail. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But what do these changes mean for your ballot arriving in time to be counted in the Nov. 3 election — which in California is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">seven days after Election Day\u003c/a>, as long as it’s postmarked by or on Election Day? \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If you drop your ballot in a post office or box, it may not get a postmark until USPS picks it up, trucks it to a processing center and stamps it. That could be days later. Many voters assume they have until Election Day to mail a ballot, but if it’s postmarked \u003cem>after \u003c/em>Nov. 3, it will be rejected. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Because of mail processing facility shutdowns, our mail — including our election mail — takes a more circuitous route to get to the county elections office than it used to,” said Kim Alexander, president and founder of the non-partisan California Voter Foundation. “In some counties, the mail actually goes to a processing center in Nevada and then comes back to California.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In California, nearly 90% of voters cast their ballots by mail in the statewide June primary. And more ballots are now showing up too late to be counted in recent years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the 2026 primary, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/understanding-increases-in-late-vote-by-mail-ballots-in-california/\">1.1% of all California mail ballots\u003c/a> arrived late, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. That’s up from 0.7% in the 2025 special election and 0.3% in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I personally find it heartbreaking when I see those stacks of uncounted ballots sitting in election offices, because I know how much work goes into filling out a ballot,” Alexander said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The PPIC report found the increase in rejection rates was concentrated in areas affected by the RTO, even after accounting for other differences. But the report concluded that California’s overall rise in rejected ballots can’t be pinned wholly on the USPS changes.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mail-in-ballot\">So how \u003cem>do \u003c/em>election officials recommend I submit my mail-in ballot?\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the last two statewide elections, Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Attorney General Rob Bonta urged any voters planning to use USPS to mail in their ballots \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">at \u003cem>least \u003c/em>a week before Election Day\u003c/a> to account for those USPS changes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>And if you’re mailing your midterm ballot on Election Day itself, Weber’s office is recommending you \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">“get a hand-stamped postmark\u003c/a> from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office” rather than simply dropping it in a USPS collection box.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But some officials are going further and steering voters away from using USPS altogether. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12082088\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A San Francisco official mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3, 2020 election. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re not really encouraging people to use the USPS to get their ballot here,” said Evelyn Mendez, Sonoma County’s registrar of voters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Instead, Mendez tells voters to use county collection boxes, which skip the Postal Service. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“If they use one of our official ballot drop boxes, our team picks those ballots up every day and brings them right back here,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mendez cited the uptick in late ballots in the June primary as the driving force behind her warning about USPS. Sonoma County rejected \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vbm-rejection-reason/2026/june-primary-2026.pdf\">1,598 ballots\u003c/a> for arriving late, accounting for 0.95% of vote-by-mail ballots returned in the county. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ballot drop boxes are now open 24/7 through 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. Voters from anywhere in California can use them, even if they’re not registered in that county. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mendez said voters who still want to use USPS should go inside the post office and request that hand stamp to ensure it’s postmarked on time. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sometimes we’ll get ballots that have two different dates, and it’s because someone got it hand-stamped in the office and then it got stamped when it went through the process — but they’re still getting here late,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander’s top recommendation is to turn in your mail ballot at a voting site as an in-person ballot. The option, known as “Sign, Scan and Go” voting, allows voters to bring their mail ballot to a vote center and sign a roster under penalty of perjury — just as you would for in-person voting. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom expanded the option this year after signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/19/governor-newsom-signs-new-laws-to-protect-california-elections-from-trump-interference/\">Senate Bill 1420\u003c/a> last month to raise awareness and access to this service.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander said this approach sidesteps time-intensive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082075/california-primary-elections-2026-faq-governors-race-vote-ballot-signature-how-to-correct-mistake\">signature verification\u003c/a> — since your signature only goes on your ballot’s envelope, and the envelope isn’t necessary with Sign, Scan and Go — and late-arrival ballot rejections. She said it also speeds up California’s vote count, which drew criticism after the June primary when it took nearly a week to settle the governor’s and Los Angeles mayor’s races.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Dropping off your ballot in person at a vote center like this “really solves a lot of challenges, and it’s a win-win for the voter and for the elections office,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I track my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>You can track your ballot through \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">BallotTrax\u003c/a>, the state’s “Where’s My Ballot” site. The service sends alerts when your ballot is mailed, delivered and received by the county. Plus, you’ll be notified if the county flags an issue, such as a signature challenge. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“That allows you to get a jump on correcting those issues, so your ballot can be counted,” Alexander said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting legally stand right now?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In March, Trump issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/\">an executive order to restrict mail voting\u003c/a>. The order would have required USPS — an agency within the federal government — to send mail ballots only to voters on a federal list of “approved” voters. It also would have charged the Department of Justice with prosecuting election officials who issue ballots to ineligible voters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A federal judge \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/trump-mail-in-voting-ruling.html\">issued a swift ruling\u003c/a> preventing USPS from implementing the order — which the Supreme Court then \u003ca href=\"https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-court-denies-trump-administrations-request-to-implement-parts-of-usps-rule-on-mail-in-vo/\">left in place\u003c/a> in September. However, a USPS \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html\">whistleblower alleged\u003c/a> the agency secretly prepared to follow Trump’s order even as the matter was still being fought over in the courts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander said USPS’ leaders showed they were “sympathetic to” strategies that would restrict mail voting, costing the agency trust even though the effort failed. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12095894\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up of ballot drop box outside of polling place\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think that has really shaken a lot of people’s confidence. I know it’s shaken mine,” she said. “Up until this election, I felt like the U.S. Postal Service was a reliable partner in the voting process.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The administration originally considered an even \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-plan-to-restrict-mail-voting\">more disruptive restriction\u003c/a> on mail voting, according to new reporting from ProPublica. It would have required USPS to send all ballots by certified mail, meaning voters would have had to be home to sign for them in order to receive them. The Postal Service objected, and the White House ultimately backed down. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Additionally, the Supreme Court in July upheld a Mississippi state law that allows officials to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>Commercial kitchens outfitted with gas-fired appliances can reach temperatures as hot as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/tag/california\">California’s\u003c/a> Death Valley in the summer and expose workers to harmful gases in excess of health-based guidelines, according to a first-of-its-kind \u003ca href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae9d96\">study\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Commercial kitchens where workers cook with all-electric appliances, on the other hand, were much cooler and did not exceed any health guidelines for pollution exposure, the study found.\u003cbr>\u003cbr>The study authors said the research is the first U.S. analysis to compare air quality and heat between gas-burning commercial kitchens and all-electric ones under real-world working conditions. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ In the majority of gas-fired kitchens we measured, the pollution levels exceeded health benchmarks for hours on end,” said Yannai Kashtan, air quality scientist at the nonprofit research institute PSE Healthy Energy, and the study’s first author.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1358\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2001890\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED-768x521.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED-1536x1043.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aeris analyzers, which measure methane, ethane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and monoxide, in the air rest at the Jackson Lab at Stanford University on Aug. 27, 2026. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>The research was published Tuesday in the journal \u003ca href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1748-9326\">\u003cem>Environmental Research Letters\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by scientists at Stanford University, New York University and PSE Healthy Energy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kashtan’s team measured nitrogen dioxide, benzene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and air temperature in 21 gas kitchens, three propane kitchens and three all-electric kitchens across California, Pennsylvania and New York. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sampled kitchens included both fine-dining and casual restaurants, catering facilities and institutions serving senior living communities and schools. The researchers measured kitchen air quality with specialized sensors, and tracked gas concentrations and temperature when the spaces were both in service and not. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In about 70% of the gas-fired restaurants sampled, nitrogen dioxide concentrations during work hours exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization one-hour exposure guidelines, the study found. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Exposure to high concentrations of nitrogen dioxide can contribute to the development of asthma and increase susceptibility to respiratory infections, according to the EPA. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The study also found concentrations of carbon monoxide and benzene, a known carcinogen, in concentrations exceeding California’s 1-hour exposure guideline in three and five gas-fired kitchens, respectively. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The three electric kitchens had levels of pollution “pretty close to background levels,” according to Kashtan. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Not zero, but not much higher than you would be breathing just walking around,” Kashtan said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kashtan said he was surprised to find that roughly two-thirds of gas-powered kitchens measured had higher levels of pollution when they weren’t in service, something he attributed to ventilation fans not operating while the pilot lights of gas ranges continued to sputter.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>That means cleaning crews or early arriving staff might be exposed to some of the highest levels of pollution, before the kitchen begins service and cooks turn on ventilation fans.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“One concrete, actionable thing that anybody can do is turn on the ventilation the minute you walk into the kitchen in the morning to flush out everything that’s built up overnight, and that’s going to keep you from breathing in this soup of pollution,” Kashtan said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Restaurants with pilot lights could switch to more modern equipment that uses electronic spark ignition to prevent overnight pollution, said Theresa Pistochini, associate director of the Western Cooling Efficiency Center, although she acknowledged that could be expensive.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2001893\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samea Derrick, staff researcher at the Jackson Lab, explains how her team uses the Aeris analyzers to measure greenhouse gases in the air, at Stanford University on Aug. 27, 2026. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>“While there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002089/heres-what-all-electric-bay-area-restaurants-have-learned-from-ditching-gas\">debate in the restaurant industry\u003c/a> about whether all-electric cooking can meet the needs of chefs with specific cooking practices, it is safe to say that there is no tangible benefit to pilot lights,” Pistochini said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Industry trade groups like the California Restaurant Association have opposed local governments’ attempts to establish electrification mandates. The group successfully challenged the city of Berkeley’s 2019 ban on natural gas hookups in new construction. The CRA has argued that restaurants would not be able to produce the same quality food with electric appliances as with gas ones.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995336/heres-what-happened-when-scientists-tested-the-air-with-my-gas-stove-on\">previous studies\u003c/a> have established a link between cooking with gas appliances and increased indoor air pollution in residential settings, commercial kitchens have received much less attention, according to Rob Jackson, professor of earth system science at Stanford University, and a study co-author.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Our study shows that burning gas in a restaurant kitchen is as suspect as burning it in our homes,” Jackson said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘Death Valley in the summer’ \u003cbr>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>Kitchens with gas-fired appliances were also substantially hotter than their electric counterparts. The study found that the temperature in a majority of gas kitchens, 68%, exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with four exceeding 122 degrees, according to measurements taken just outside a main vent hood. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“That’s Death Valley in the summer,” Kashtan said. “It’s a very extreme environment.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Two of the electric restaurants had the lowest peak temperatures recorded, although the study acknowledged this had “low statistical power” based on the small sample size. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The findings of the study, that using electric appliances instead of gas ones reduces exposure to heat and harmful vapors, “generally align with expectations,” according to Pistochini.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-4-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2001892\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-4-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-4-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-4-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-4-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samea Derrick, staff researcher at the Jackson Lab, holds a thermocouple logger which measures the temperature on ovens, at Stanford University on Aug. 27, 2026. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Pistochini noted there was a high variability in gas exposure, something she attributed to differences in cooking practices and the effectiveness of kitchen ventilation systems, “which reinforces the importance of ventilation in commercial kitchens,” Pistochini said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The study falls short of producing a “nationwide population-level exposure study,” Kashtan said, which would quantify the average heat and gas a commercial kitchen worker is exposed to across the country. He said that would require a much larger sample. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kashtan said areas of further study could focus on heat and gas exposure in dining rooms and places where waitstaff are, or in businesses or residences close to restaurants, such as in mixed-use buildings.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The restaurant and foodservice industry provides 15.7 million jobs nationwide, according to the National Restaurant Association.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We would never expect a software engineer or a teacher to put up with such a harsh workplace, but this is normal for the millions of people who go to work each day in commercial kitchens to make our meals,” said David Lehrer, communications director for the Center for Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kashtan said this kind of work shouldn’t require “a bunch of scientists with fancy instruments.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It would be interesting to think about ways to require air quality monitoring in commercial kitchens,” he said. \u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Commercial kitchens outfitted with gas-fired appliances can reach temperatures as hot as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/tag/california\">California’s\u003c/a> Death Valley in the summer and expose workers to harmful gases in excess of health-based guidelines, according to a first-of-its-kind \u003ca href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae9d96\">study\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Commercial kitchens where workers cook with all-electric appliances, on the other hand, were much cooler and did not exceed any health guidelines for pollution exposure, the study found.\u003cbr>\u003cbr>The study authors said the research is the first U.S. analysis to compare air quality and heat between gas-burning commercial kitchens and all-electric ones under real-world working conditions. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ In the majority of gas-fired kitchens we measured, the pollution levels exceeded health benchmarks for hours on end,” said Yannai Kashtan, air quality scientist at the nonprofit research institute PSE Healthy Energy, and the study’s first author.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1358\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2001890\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED-768x521.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-2-KQED-1536x1043.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aeris analyzers, which measure methane, ethane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and monoxide, in the air rest at the Jackson Lab at Stanford University on Aug. 27, 2026. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>The research was published Tuesday in the journal \u003ca href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1748-9326\">\u003cem>Environmental Research Letters\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by scientists at Stanford University, New York University and PSE Healthy Energy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kashtan’s team measured nitrogen dioxide, benzene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and air temperature in 21 gas kitchens, three propane kitchens and three all-electric kitchens across California, Pennsylvania and New York. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sampled kitchens included both fine-dining and casual restaurants, catering facilities and institutions serving senior living communities and schools. The researchers measured kitchen air quality with specialized sensors, and tracked gas concentrations and temperature when the spaces were both in service and not. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In about 70% of the gas-fired restaurants sampled, nitrogen dioxide concentrations during work hours exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization one-hour exposure guidelines, the study found. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Exposure to high concentrations of nitrogen dioxide can contribute to the development of asthma and increase susceptibility to respiratory infections, according to the EPA. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The study also found concentrations of carbon monoxide and benzene, a known carcinogen, in concentrations exceeding California’s 1-hour exposure guideline in three and five gas-fired kitchens, respectively. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The three electric kitchens had levels of pollution “pretty close to background levels,” according to Kashtan. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Not zero, but not much higher than you would be breathing just walking around,” Kashtan said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kashtan said he was surprised to find that roughly two-thirds of gas-powered kitchens measured had higher levels of pollution when they weren’t in service, something he attributed to ventilation fans not operating while the pilot lights of gas ranges continued to sputter.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>That means cleaning crews or early arriving staff might be exposed to some of the highest levels of pollution, before the kitchen begins service and cooks turn on ventilation fans.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“One concrete, actionable thing that anybody can do is turn on the ventilation the minute you walk into the kitchen in the morning to flush out everything that’s built up overnight, and that’s going to keep you from breathing in this soup of pollution,” Kashtan said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Restaurants with pilot lights could switch to more modern equipment that uses electronic spark ignition to prevent overnight pollution, said Theresa Pistochini, associate director of the Western Cooling Efficiency Center, although she acknowledged that could be expensive.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2001893\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/08/20260827_ElectricKitchens_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samea Derrick, staff researcher at the Jackson Lab, explains how her team uses the Aeris analyzers to measure greenhouse gases in the air, at Stanford University on Aug. 27, 2026. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>“While there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002089/heres-what-all-electric-bay-area-restaurants-have-learned-from-ditching-gas\">debate in the restaurant industry\u003c/a> about whether all-electric cooking can meet the needs of chefs with specific cooking practices, it is safe to say that there is no tangible benefit to pilot lights,” Pistochini said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Industry trade groups like the California Restaurant Association have opposed local governments’ attempts to establish electrification mandates. The group successfully challenged the city of Berkeley’s 2019 ban on natural gas hookups in new construction. 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