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"content": "\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12095536/after-the-18000-scam-how-can-bay-area-renters-protect-themselves\">high-profile rental scam\u003c/a> in San Francisco went viral this August amid booming housing costs, the city held its first-ever public hearing on how to prevent another one. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The board’s Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee hosted the hearing on rental scams Thursday, and outlined some of the common tactics scammers use and what’s currently being done about it.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supervisor Danny Sauter, who convened the hearing, said the housing market in the city makes it a ripe target for scammers. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“These stories are scary for the public. 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Between 2020 and 2025, the Federal Trade Commission \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/12/ftc-analysis-shows-consumers-have-lost-millions-rental-scams\">said\u003c/a>, consumers reported nearly 65,000 renter scams that totaled around $65 million in losses. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12095528\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alvin Tran walks the streets of the Duboce Triangle on August 14, 2026, in San Francisco. 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They’re devastating for the victims, and they’re complex for law enforcement to begin to untangle,” Sauter said. “These kinds of sophisticated rental scams are unique and quickly evolving.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rents in the city jumped more than 25% in the last year, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-one-bedroom-rent-record-high-september-2026-zumper-report/\">some\u003c/a> experts attribute in part to the artificial intelligence industry. Between 2020 and 2025, the Federal Trade Commission \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/12/ftc-analysis-shows-consumers-have-lost-millions-rental-scams\">said\u003c/a>, consumers reported nearly 65,000 renter scams that totaled around $65 million in losses. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12095528\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/081426-RENTALSCAM-13-MC-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alvin Tran walks the streets of the Duboce Triangle on August 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (Miles Cull/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The reality is that the quicker we adjust our communications, so too will the scammers figure that out and undermine it,” said Amanda Fried, chief assistant treasurer in the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector. “Part of what I think the strategy on scams is actually moving backwards a little bit in technology.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FTC found that many reported scams originate on social media, and that “about half of people who reported a rental scam in the 12 months ending June 2025 said the scam originated with a fake ad on Facebook.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of those who reported to the FTC are between the ages of 18 and 29 — an age range that is three times more likely to lose money from a scam, the FTC said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alvin Tran, who was the unfortunate target of an over-$18,000 rental scam in July, previously told \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12095536/after-the-18000-scam-how-can-bay-area-renters-protect-themselves\">KQED\u003c/a> that he first noticed the scam on Craigslist. The scammer directed him to a real open house, but the rental listing had not been listed on the site. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It was all so elaborate and sophisticated that I just couldn’t believe that it was a scam,” Tran told KQED then. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, San Francisco launched what it \u003ca href=\"https://sftreasurer.org/san-francisco-becomes-first-city-country-build-unified-response-scams\">called\u003c/a> the country’s first city-led strategy “to protect residents from scams before they happen.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">StopScams SF issues alerts in multiple languages to bring attention to current scams, monitors social media and other channels for potential scams and offers free counseling for victims. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing Fried said the city wants to lean on is the trust that residents have in its government. 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(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Our focus is on identifying a responsible and financially viable strategy, including the potential for a phased approach to construction, that allows us to move the project forward while remaining firmly committed to completing the entire extension,” Gonot said. “We recognize the importance of this project to Santa Clara County and the broader Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6-mile, four-station extension project, which has been broadly envisioned for decades and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990508/vta-breaks-ground-on-12-7-billion-bart-extension-through-south-bay\">broke ground in 2024\u003c/a>, was originally estimated by VTA in 2014 to cost about $4.7 billion and be completed at the end of this year. 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And when it comes to the cost of labor, be it the salary and retention costs of everyone from laborers all the way up to architects and engineers, the situation is no different,” Rogoff said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said some projects, including a transit connector near Seattle, had to cut a station from its plans to save costs as part of their respective adaptive plans to meet budget constraints. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Maguire, Gonot and other officials, including San José Mayor Matt Mahan, who chairs the committee, appeared to back the idea of keeping all four stations in the VTA’s revised plans. If none of the planned stations are cut altogether, it is still unclear which ones might rank lower on a future priority list. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I still believe that we should be committed to the full vision of the project,” Mahan said at the meeting. “But cost escalation is such that it does feel to me pretty clear at this point that we’re not going to be able to deliver the whole thing in one fell swoop.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the promises that have been made to residents in the decades of planning for transit expansion should be kept top of mind, and communities must be given a chance to weigh in on any project changes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12074957\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San José Mayor Matt Mahan speaks with Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer on Political Breakdown at KQED in San Francisco on Feb. 27, 2026. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“There are a lot of stakeholders out there from Eastside San José to Santa Clara and everybody in between who has a stake in this project and has been following it, voted for it, voted to tax themselves,” Mahan said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Existing BART lines currently terminate at the Berryessa/North San José Station, which opened in 2020, along with the Milpitas station, in the first extension into Santa Clara County for the long-running train service. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new service extension would tie into Berryessa, and new stations are planned for 28th Street/Little Portugal near East San José, Downtown San José at First Street, Diridon Station near the SAP Center and the current Santa Clara Caltrain station.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project has been designed around a planned 5-mile, 53-foot diameter single bore tunnel, which will be dug by a $76 million tunnel boring machine that was assembled in Germany and stands as one of the largest in the world. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Significant construction work is still actively progressing at what’s known as the West Portal site on the border of San José and Santa Clara, where crews are finishing a massive hole in the ground where the digging machine will eventually be launched. \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/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12066410\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tunnel under construction at the West Portal Site of the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project in San José on Dec. 8, 2025. 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Cost estimates have inflated multiple times since then to the current figure of $12.7 billion.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VTA project managers are assembling an updated total cost estimate, along with new evaluations of the schedule and risk factors, and expect to present to the VTA’s oversight committee in late December. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I think it’s going to be significantly more” than $12.7 billion, Tom Maguire, the agency’s executive leading the project, said in a call with news organizations this week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work on the new adaptive plan could continue at VTA well into 2027, Maguire said, and “all fiscally responsible options would be on the table.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At an oversight committee meeting on Thursday morning, Peter Rogoff, the former head of the Federal Transit Administration and a consultant for VTA on the project, said the Trump administration’s “frenetic and unpredictable” tariffs and trade policies have spiked costs and volatility for materials like steel and aluminum. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large transportation projects across the country are facing similar pressures, including work in the Los Angeles, Seattle and Salt Lake City areas, where managers have announced schedule extensions and cost increases in recent months, Rogoff said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Sadly, whether it’s metals or concrete or electrical equipment or plumbing products, they are all trending in the wrong direction. And when it comes to the cost of labor, be it the salary and retention costs of everyone from laborers all the way up to architects and engineers, the situation is no different,” Rogoff said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said some projects, including a transit connector near Seattle, had to cut a station from its plans to save costs as part of their respective adaptive plans to meet budget constraints. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Maguire, Gonot and other officials, including San José Mayor Matt Mahan, who chairs the committee, appeared to back the idea of keeping all four stations in the VTA’s revised plans. If none of the planned stations are cut altogether, it is still unclear which ones might rank lower on a future priority list. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I still believe that we should be committed to the full vision of the project,” Mahan said at the meeting. “But cost escalation is such that it does feel to me pretty clear at this point that we’re not going to be able to deliver the whole thing in one fell swoop.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the promises that have been made to residents in the decades of planning for transit expansion should be kept top of mind, and communities must be given a chance to weigh in on any project changes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12074957\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260227-MATT-MAHAN-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San José Mayor Matt Mahan speaks with Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer on Political Breakdown at KQED in San Francisco on Feb. 27, 2026. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“There are a lot of stakeholders out there from Eastside San José to Santa Clara and everybody in between who has a stake in this project and has been following it, voted for it, voted to tax themselves,” Mahan said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Existing BART lines currently terminate at the Berryessa/North San José Station, which opened in 2020, along with the Milpitas station, in the first extension into Santa Clara County for the long-running train service. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new service extension would tie into Berryessa, and new stations are planned for 28th Street/Little Portugal near East San José, Downtown San José at First Street, Diridon Station near the SAP Center and the current Santa Clara Caltrain station.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project has been designed around a planned 5-mile, 53-foot diameter single bore tunnel, which will be dug by a $76 million tunnel boring machine that was assembled in Germany and stands as one of the largest in the world. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Significant construction work is still actively progressing at what’s known as the West Portal site on the border of San José and Santa Clara, where crews are finishing a massive hole in the ground where the digging machine will eventually be launched. \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/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12066410\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251208-BART-SILICON-VALLEY-TOUR-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tunnel under construction at the West Portal Site of the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project in San José on Dec. 8, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tunneling work, which had been expected to begin by the end of this year, is tentatively being pushed out to early 2028, Maguire told the committee on Thursday, though he’s hopeful faster tunneling timelines agreed to in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043328/vta-officials-want-to-ditch-contractor-on-south-bay-bart-extension\">new pact\u003c/a> with the agency’s main contractor will help make up some lost time. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many questions and risks remain, however, including whether and how the VTA will secure enough funding for the project, which is supported by eight funding sources, including local and regional tax measures, and federal and state funds. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While $12.7 billion was the most recent estimate, the VTA had secured roughly $12 billion, including a $5.1 billion pledge from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063022/south-bay-transit-officials-working-on-plan-b-in-case-trump-cuts-bart-funding\">federal government\u003c/a>. But the VTA was unable to close the lingering gap, despite a series of cost-cutting steps. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a balanced budget, the agency cannot apply to receive the federal funds, which Maguire suggested might not happen for at least two more years. Part of the new evaluation in December and the coming months of next year will include a look at what can be built without the federal money, if it were to be delayed or lost altogether, he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahan said the agency must figure out a way to get a handle on the costs when it puts out a new baseline expected cost, to preserve residents’ faith in the project. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We can’t keep having the number grow at a dramatically faster rate than we estimate. I understand you can’t predict the Iran War, but what else can we be doing so that as you re-baseline, we’re not in a position a year or two later to have a whole new number?” Mahan said. “Because it really erodes public trust and puts us in a very difficult position.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, the wind and rain. Dangerously large waves and high seas. Three storms over the next week will likely add to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12104145/californias-el-nino-winter-could-be-profoundly-unsubtle-scientists-warn\">raucous conditions\u003c/a> along the Pacific coast and Bay Area, beginning Friday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first storm dipping down from the Gulf of Alaska will reach the North Bay on Friday morning, National Weather Service forecasters said, and reach into the San Francisco Bay region by early afternoon, with lingering showers into the evening. They expect the North Bay to get up to 1.2 inches of rain, with the rest of the region projected to receive up to .8 inches of rain. There’s also a 15% chance of thunderstorms.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We are not expecting widespread flooding as we are not seeing this system stalling over any given region, so it should be mostly beneficial,” said Roger Gass, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gass said the service isn’t considering the storms to be part of an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1935067/rivers-in-the-sky-what-you-need-to-know-about-atmospheric-river-storms\">atmospheric river\u003c/a> because they aren’t slow-moving and aren’t forecast to stall over the region like those massive rivers in the sky do, which can cause issues like flooding.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We’re not going to have much runoff,” Gass said. “It should absorb into the ground, especially since it’s one of our first systems of the season.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/11/GettyImages-2190554936-c1c0af40.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12109508\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/11/GettyImages-2190554936-c1c0af40.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/11/GettyImages-2190554936-c1c0af40-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/11/GettyImages-2190554936-c1c0af40-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A view of big waves in Pacific Ocean at Pacifica State Beach in Pacifica, California, United States on Dec. 22, 2024. \u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second system is set to arrive Sunday, seeping into Monday. “While the rain totals are still being refined, the pattern looks to be broadly similar to Friday’s system,” meteorologists wrote in their \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=mtr&issuedby=MTR&product=AFD\">daily forecast discussion on Thursday\u003c/a>. A third system will follow by mid-next week, but forecasters said the details are still uncertain.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond wet weather, forecasters expect dangerously large waves along the coast from Monterey to the north, which can overpower swimmers and pull people into the sea. From Friday night to Sunday, waves along the coast could reach over 35 feet, with occasional 50-foot waves at popular surf spots like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12109012/california-will-get-hammered-by-giant-waves-this-weekend-surfers-are-prepping\">Mavericks\u003c/a> along the San Mateo County coastline. Strong rip currents and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088673/what-is-a-sneaker-wave-how-to-avoid-bay-area-beaches-hidden-deadly-hazards\">sneaker waves\u003c/a> are also possible this weekend, which could drag people or pets into the sea.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“There are going to be enormous waves along the Northern California coast beginning this weekend that could actually be very problematic and very dangerous if you’re out there on the beach,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources in his \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnKEQQxE7Fc\">YouTube office hours\u003c/a> on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://twitter.com/nwsbayarea/status/2120904869305331855?a=Za3nXYhSoTVmCqLyQmc&s=46\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swain said a potential storm surge of about a foot could make waves even taller.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Not only will huge waves be crashing at the coast, but they’re going to be crashing maybe 2 feet higher, vertically,” Swain said. “They’re going to be breaking higher and farther inland and causing more erosion than usual. This is an especially dangerous weekend in terms of that coastal surf.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NWS has issued a coastal flood advisory through Friday for the region due to elevated water levels during peak high tide. San Pablo, San Francisco and Monterey Bays will, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12107286/marin-is-the-hotspot-bay-area-to-see-coastal-flooding-through-saturday\">as they have periodically for weeks now\u003c/a>, experience up to 1.5 feet of inundation in low-lying areas. Tides will reach their peak in San Francisco between noon and 1 p.m. on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We’re going to see some coastal flooding again this weekend,” Swain said. “It could even be significant, because there’s going to be large waves, and in this case that’s going to significantly increase the risk along the oceanic coast.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The possible flooding is caused in part by high astronomical tides and the effects of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12105518/this-years-powerful-el-nino-may-preview-californias-climate-future\">El Niño\u003c/a> warming and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002352/what-is-a-kelvin-wave-how-el-nino-can-raise-west-coast-sea-levels\">expanding the Pacific Ocean\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The risk of drowning is very high this weekend,” forecasters wrote. “Do not go in the water, avoid climbing on the rocks or leaning over seawalls and never turn your back on the ocean.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Francisco issued a warning on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DfpYoYdG-G-/?img_index=5&cplk=MThxenN2NTU3eG51OQ==\">Instagram\u003c/a>, instructing the public to “avoid flooded roads and sidewalks” and “stay out of the water” this weekend. City officials recommended calling 311 for nonemergency flooding, clogged drains or fallen trees.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the second half of November, Swain said the Bay Area could be very wet, with a range of possible rain scenarios — of 2 to 10 inches.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“This is actually a very wet forecast on average for Northern California,” Swain said. “If we do get something closer to the 5- to 10-inch range, that would actually be closer to records. So again, probably won’t be a record-breaking month, but it could be.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swain said he is particularly worried that a round of king tides, the highest of the year, could coincide with storms and the thermal expansion from El Niño. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The king tide periods from late November through late January remain periods of very high concern for widespread and potentially significant, maybe even record-breaking coastal flooding,” Swain said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even places not along the coast, Swain said, but inland along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River estuary could see significant record-breaking flooding this winter.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swain also said that every major global model forecasts a wetter-than-average winter for California. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swain said a potential storm surge of about a foot could make waves even taller.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Not only will huge waves be crashing at the coast, but they’re going to be crashing maybe 2 feet higher, vertically,” Swain said. “They’re going to be breaking higher and farther inland and causing more erosion than usual. This is an especially dangerous weekend in terms of that coastal surf.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NWS has issued a coastal flood advisory through Friday for the region due to elevated water levels during peak high tide. San Pablo, San Francisco and Monterey Bays will, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12107286/marin-is-the-hotspot-bay-area-to-see-coastal-flooding-through-saturday\">as they have periodically for weeks now\u003c/a>, experience up to 1.5 feet of inundation in low-lying areas. Tides will reach their peak in San Francisco between noon and 1 p.m. on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We’re going to see some coastal flooding again this weekend,” Swain said. “It could even be significant, because there’s going to be large waves, and in this case that’s going to significantly increase the risk along the oceanic coast.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The possible flooding is caused in part by high astronomical tides and the effects of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12105518/this-years-powerful-el-nino-may-preview-californias-climate-future\">El Niño\u003c/a> warming and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002352/what-is-a-kelvin-wave-how-el-nino-can-raise-west-coast-sea-levels\">expanding the Pacific Ocean\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The risk of drowning is very high this weekend,” forecasters wrote. “Do not go in the water, avoid climbing on the rocks or leaning over seawalls and never turn your back on the ocean.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Francisco issued a warning on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DfpYoYdG-G-/?img_index=5&cplk=MThxenN2NTU3eG51OQ==\">Instagram\u003c/a>, instructing the public to “avoid flooded roads and sidewalks” and “stay out of the water” this weekend. City officials recommended calling 311 for nonemergency flooding, clogged drains or fallen trees.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the second half of November, Swain said the Bay Area could be very wet, with a range of possible rain scenarios — of 2 to 10 inches.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“This is actually a very wet forecast on average for Northern California,” Swain said. “If we do get something closer to the 5- to 10-inch range, that would actually be closer to records. So again, probably won’t be a record-breaking month, but it could be.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swain said he is particularly worried that a round of king tides, the highest of the year, could coincide with storms and the thermal expansion from El Niño. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The king tide periods from late November through late January remain periods of very high concern for widespread and potentially significant, maybe even record-breaking coastal flooding,” Swain said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even places not along the coast, Swain said, but inland along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River estuary could see significant record-breaking flooding this winter.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swain also said that every major global model forecasts a wetter-than-average winter for California. That signal is strongest in Southern California, but also for Central California — which includes the Bay Area — and is remarkably “robust” for this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diwali — or Deepawali — is approaching in the first full week of November, with its main day landing on Sunday, Nov. 8. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">the Bay Area\u003c/a> has a host of events honoring \u003ca href=\"https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/when-diwali\">the festival\u003c/a> observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a five-day event, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/135190/how-the-bay-areas-south-asian-diaspora-explores-diwalis-multiplicity\">particular celebrations on the third day\u003c/a>. As Urmila Ramakrishnan wrote for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/139532/thalai-deepavali-and-new-traditions-in-the-time-of-coronavirus\">KQED in 2020\u003c/a>, the holiday is a “celebration of light over darkness, unity over conflict.”\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/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12056085\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alpa Nagarsheth (left) shops with the help of Nimisha Jadav (right) at Jadav’s home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Nimisha Aunty runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, creating a vibrant hub for South Asians in the South Bay while serving as a trusted community builder who supports and uplifts immigrant women through shared knowledge and cultural connection. (Tâm Vũ/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-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"12106967\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1.jpg\" alt=\"Hands squeezing golden-yellow dough into a ball shape to make besan ladoo.\" class=\"wp-image-12106967\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Besan ladoo is prepared by rolling in the palm of your hand. (Saurav Pandey Photography/Getty Images)\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=\"12056082\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00237_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12056082\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00237_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00237_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00237_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nimisha Jadav measures a top for a customer at her home-based business Nivy’s Nook in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Nimisha Aunty runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, creating a vibrant hub for South Asians in the South Bay while serving as a trusted community builder who supports and uplifts immigrant women through shared knowledge and cultural connection. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, California even became \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-officially-recognizes-religious-holiday-21091407.php\">the third state in the nation\u003c/a> to officially recognize Diwali as a state holiday. The \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB268/id/3174480\">bill\u003c/a>, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows community colleges and public schools to close for the holiday. State employees may also take paid time off. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diwali is described in the bill as “the 15th day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bay Area is home to some of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=2&u=1&cod=9\">the largest Hindu populations\u003c/a> in the country, and the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area has \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=0&u=1&cod=252\">the third-highest number\u003c/a> of Hindu congregations in the nation, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Religion Census.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Diwali is also celebrated by a diverse range of people and cultures. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(If you’re looking for ways to wish someone a happy Diwali this year, you’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/say-happy-diwali-in-hindi-with-these-diwali-wishes\">helpful guidance online\u003c/a> for Diwali greetings in different languages — but remember, “Happy Diwali!” works too.)\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ramakrishnan herself wrote that she blended “both Bengali and Tamilian traditions” in her Diwali observations. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I grew up oscillating between my mother’s Bengali traditions of Kali Puja and lighting the kuthu vilaku oil lamp with my father,” she wrote. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The women would light tea candles around the house to welcome the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, into the home.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There’s no shortage of major Bay Area Diwali events from early to mid-November this year — including a celebration at the \u003ca href=\"https://calendar.asianart.org/event/first-free-sunday-diwali-celebration/\">Asian Art Museum\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://indianrestaurantweeksf.com/\">Indian Restaurant Week\u003c/a> — so read more to see what’s near you. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before heading to your event, make sure to double-check timings (not all events are on Nov. 8) and whether the venue requires an RSVP or ticket. Ticket prices tend to go up close to Diwali, so it might be a good idea to secure a spot fast.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also make sure that with wet weather in the forecast for the Bay Area, any outdoor Diwali event you’re hoping to attend hasn’t been canceled due to rain.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating Diwali in San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003cem>Diwali 2026 events for all ages\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Nov. 1 to 13: \u003ca href=\"https://indianrestaurantweeksf.com/\">Indian Restaurant Week\u003c/a> at various spots throughout the city \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 1: \u003ca href=\"https://calendar.asianart.org/event/first-free-sunday-diwali-celebration/\">Diwali Celebration\u003c/a> at the Asian Art Museum (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dia-de-los-muertos-and-diwali-festival-tickets-2002088484552?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&dsrp_sid=325967ea-aeec-4b05-82ee-4baf67c80224&dsrp_item_id=2002088484552\">Día de los Muertos and Diwali Festival\u003c/a> at Crissy Field Center (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://www.bmfbayarea.org/events/navaratri-and-diwali\">Diwali Dhamaka 2026\u003c/a> at the Bhartiya Mandal Foundation (free for kids under 6, tickets start at $20)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 8: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-at-the-outer-sunset-farmers-market-mercantile-tickets-2001014645671\">Diwali at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile\u003c/a> (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 8: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-on-the-square-tickets-2003119463237\">Diwali on the Square\u003c/a> at St. Mark’s Square (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 8: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/san-francisco-diwali-festival-sunday-nov-8-tickets-1996184565772\">San Francisco Diwali Festival\u003c/a> at Yerba Buena Gardens (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 8: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/san-francisco-diwali-new-year-celebration-2026-free-family-festival-tickets-2003421127523\">San Francisco Diwali & New Year Celebration 2026\u003c/a> at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 14: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-celebration-time-of-transformation-tickets-2003754929935\">Diwali Celebration: Time of Transformation\u003c/a> at Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 15: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-edition-bollywood-dance-workshop-tickets-2003837407628\">Diwali Edition: Bollywood Dance Workshop\u003c/a> at Smuin Center for Dance (tickets start at $23.18)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 15: \u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/e/RhDR2aIFaDpakAhe6JmQ\">Diwali Pastry Pop-up\u003c/a> at Le Mil’s Coffee\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that Nov. 13’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bhangra-beats-night-market-official-city-of-sf-diwali-celebration-tickets-1996185713204\">Bhangra & Beats Night Market\u003c/a> at Yerba Buena Gardens has been canceled due to rain.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003cem>Diwali 2026 events for adults\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Nov. 13: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-fest-indian-music-festival-nov-13-san-francisco-tickets-2002905414010\">Diwali Fest: Indian Music Festival\u003c/a> at THE BUDDA (tickets start at $17.85)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 14: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/le-mils-diwali-tickets-2002782756137\">Diwali Eve: A Masquerade Party\u003c/a> at Le Mil’s Coffee (tickets start at $20)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 14: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dil-se-rave-a-desi-edm-festival-experience-tickets-2003270456863\">Dil se Rave – A Desi EDM Festival Experience\u003c/a> at The Foundry SF (tickets start at $19.99)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating Diwali in East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003cem>Diwali 2026 events for all ages\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Nov. 4: \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6abd6a82ea50a10050a5bff5\">Celebrate Diwali: Stories, Dance, and Light\u003c/a> at the Golden Gate Branch of the Oakland Public Library\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/e/HbDhdeViCETLKk7fms5b\">SF Indian Music Project\u003c/a> at Newark Pavilion \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-trance-storytelling-sound-journey-in-oakland-tickets-2003799831236\">Diwali: Trance Storytelling & Sound Journey\u003c/a> at BAMBU Pharm in Oakland (tickets start at $39.19)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-diwali-2026-tickets-2002487078758\">Oakland Diwali 2026\u003c/a> at BLOC15 in Oakland (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dublin-diwali-mela-2026-tickets-1989973272627\">Dublin Diwali Mela 2026\u003c/a> in Emerald Glen Park (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 8: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-diwali-viks-chaat-family-event-tickets-2003632109576\">Diwali\u003c/a> at Viks Chaat in Berkeley (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 11: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berkeley-diwali-music-meditation-night-on-nov-11th-tickets-2003843527934\">Berkeley Diwali: Music & Meditation Night\u003c/a> (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 21: \u003ca href=\"https://www.rhythmix.org/events/diwali-2026/\">Family-Friendly Diwali Celebration with NonStop Bhangra\u003c/a> at Rhythmix Cultural Works in Alameda (tickets start at $19)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003cem>Diwali 2026 events for adults\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kismat-se-diwali-a-night-of-mirrors-magic-oakland-tickets-2003426598888\">KISMAT SE DIWALI: A Night of Mirrors & Magic\u003c/a> at Fluid510 in Oakland (tickets start at $12.51)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating Diwali in South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003cem>Diwali 2026 events for all ages\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Nov. 1: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bollywood-diwali-nightyeh-jawaani-hai-diwali-bollywood-dance-party-tickets-2003176126719\">BOLLYWOOD DIWALI NIGHT\u003c/a> in Cupertino Community Hall (tickets start at $12.51)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 7: \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdm.org/event/diwali/\">Diwali: Festival of Lights\u003c/a> at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San José (tickets are $22; infants are free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 12: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thanksgiving-diwali-potluck-celebration-tickets-2003178177854\">Thanksgiving & Diwali Potluck Celebration\u003c/a> at Great America Parkway (free)\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Nov. 14: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-desi-diwali-celebration-2026-milpitas-tickets-2003253123017\">Bay Area Desi Diwali Celebration\u003c/a> in Pavalkis Hall in Milpitas (tickets start at $23.17)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003cem>Diwali 2026 events for 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diwali — or Deepawali — is approaching in the first full week of November, with its main day landing on Sunday, Nov. 8. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">the Bay Area\u003c/a> has a host of events honoring \u003ca href=\"https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/when-diwali\">the festival\u003c/a> observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a five-day event, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/135190/how-the-bay-areas-south-asian-diaspora-explores-diwalis-multiplicity\">particular celebrations on the third day\u003c/a>. As Urmila Ramakrishnan wrote for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/139532/thalai-deepavali-and-new-traditions-in-the-time-of-coronavirus\">KQED in 2020\u003c/a>, the holiday is a “celebration of light over darkness, unity over conflict.”\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/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12056085\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00487_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alpa Nagarsheth (left) shops with the help of Nimisha Jadav (right) at Jadav’s home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Nimisha Aunty runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, creating a vibrant hub for South Asians in the South Bay while serving as a trusted community builder who supports and uplifts immigrant women through shared knowledge and cultural connection. (Tâm Vũ/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-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"12106967\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1.jpg\" alt=\"Hands squeezing golden-yellow dough into a ball shape to make besan ladoo.\" class=\"wp-image-12106967\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/GettyImages-1304625748-e1666643805102-bd9c96e1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Besan ladoo is prepared by rolling in the palm of your hand. 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Nimisha Aunty runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, creating a vibrant hub for South Asians in the South Bay while serving as a trusted community builder who supports and uplifts immigrant women through shared knowledge and cultural connection. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, California even became \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-officially-recognizes-religious-holiday-21091407.php\">the third state in the nation\u003c/a> to officially recognize Diwali as a state holiday. The \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB268/id/3174480\">bill\u003c/a>, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows community colleges and public schools to close for the holiday. State employees may also take paid time off. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diwali is described in the bill as “the 15th day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bay Area is home to some of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=2&u=1&cod=9\">the largest Hindu populations\u003c/a> in the country, and the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area has \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=0&u=1&cod=252\">the third-highest number\u003c/a> of Hindu congregations in the nation, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Religion Census.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Diwali is also celebrated by a diverse range of people and cultures. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(If you’re looking for ways to wish someone a happy Diwali this year, you’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/say-happy-diwali-in-hindi-with-these-diwali-wishes\">helpful guidance online\u003c/a> for Diwali greetings in different languages — but remember, “Happy Diwali!” works too.)\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ramakrishnan herself wrote that she blended “both Bengali and Tamilian traditions” in her Diwali observations. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I grew up oscillating between my mother’s Bengali traditions of Kali Puja and lighting the kuthu vilaku oil lamp with my father,” she wrote. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The women would light tea candles around the house to welcome the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, into the home.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There’s no shortage of major Bay Area Diwali events from early to mid-November this year — including a celebration at the \u003ca href=\"https://calendar.asianart.org/event/first-free-sunday-diwali-celebration/\">Asian Art Museum\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://indianrestaurantweeksf.com/\">Indian Restaurant Week\u003c/a> — so read more to see what’s near you. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before heading to your event, make sure to double-check timings (not all events are on Nov. 8) and whether the venue requires an RSVP or ticket. 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"content": "\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New research published Thursday provides an alarming portrait of how \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> is exhausting its underground water reserves. In what researchers said was the first crop-by-crop and county-by-county estimate of groundwater withdrawals, scientists found half of the groundwater depletion between 2008 and 2020 went to three crops: almonds, grapes and walnuts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, over a quarter of all nonrenewable groundwater pumping went to just almonds. The vast majority of groundwater used for specialty crops like fruits, nuts, seeds and veggies (70%) is water that won’t get refilled. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a sustainable scenario, groundwater could be viewed as a bank account — there to draw upon in lean times and receive deposits in times of plenty — the study published in \u003ca href=\"https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025WR041962\">\u003cem>Water Resources Research\u003c/em>\u003c/a> portrays funds that are being overspent on almonds, walnuts, pistachios, lettuce, broccoli, peppers, pomegranates and other crops. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We are just spending and spending,” said Jackie Hanley, a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and lead author of the paper. “While that’s good in the short term to bridge a gap [in water shortage], especially as we adapt to climate change, eventually our habits are going to have to change.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either we can make changes on our own timeline, she said, or the aquifer will run out of water and make the decision to change for us. \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/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12076915\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A farmworker picks grapes at a field in Fresno on Sept. 3, 2025. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanley and her co-author, professor Megan Konar, hope the extremely specific nature of their findings can be used by policymakers to find solutions for precise locations. California produces approximately 50% of the nation’s fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts, and about 75% of all the fruits and nuts grown in the country. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California’s Central Valley, particularly Tulare, Fresno, Kings and Kern counties, is a national hotspot for unsustainable groundwater use. Nearly all of the groundwater pumping in the southern Central Valley is estimated to be unsustainable. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors did not, however, recommend consumers change their eating habits from healthy, fresh food to blander, less-water-intensive crops. Instead, Hanley said, solutions are best coming from policymakers instead of individual consumer choices. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“This can be a hot-button issue, and it can be easy to point fingers,” she said. “But what this study really points to is that nothing exists in a vacuum. […] I would encourage the public to take this information in with a big breath and in context.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where and how crops are grown is a result of economic, environmental, social and legal factors, Hanley said. Solutions should be thoughtful, rather than simple and blunt. To do the study, the researchers cross-referenced satellite-based maps, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and from the U.S. Geological Survey. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11940344/rain-brings-little-relief-to-californias-depleted-groundwater\">over-reliance\u003c/a> on groundwater is an \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/28/climate/groundwater-drying-climate-change.html\">understood problem\u003c/a>, one that got a lot of media \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/20012/californias-biggest-water-source-shrouded-in-secrecy\">attention\u003c/a> during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/2015/05/groundwater-insar/\">last decade’s\u003c/a> drought. Central Valley growers have been pushed to drill deeper and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11925400/the-mad-rush-for-groundwater-in-the-central-valley\">deeper wells\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2001540/california-scientists-find-early-warning-sign-of-irreversible-groundwater-damage\">Land has sunk\u003c/a> by as much as 11 feet in farming towns due to groundwater pumping, leading to the permanent loss of storage capacity. For the past 50 years, much more water has been sucked out of the system than filtered back in, according to data from the USGS. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the short term, groundwater is incredibly useful, like having access to a credit card for unexpected costs. It allows growers to keep crops such as nut trees alive and allows agricultural jobs to remain in place. In the long term, though, just like an irresponsibly used credit card, the water will eventually run out or become unreachable. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We are already seeing some producers changing what they plant where and when,” Hanley said. “We might see California cease to be this specialty [crops] hub eventually.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intense drought of 2012 to 2016 and the increasing reliance of growers on groundwater that coincided with that time caught the attention of policymakers. In 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act into law. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It aims to ensure all groundwater withdrawals are sustainable in the future; however, the regulations are not intended to be fully enforced until 2040. \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/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-7_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12076914\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-7_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-7_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-7_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A farmworker picks grapes in a field in Fresno on Sept. 3, 2025. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New research published Thursday provides an alarming portrait of how \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> is exhausting its underground water reserves. In what researchers said was the first crop-by-crop and county-by-county estimate of groundwater withdrawals, scientists found half of the groundwater depletion between 2008 and 2020 went to three crops: almonds, grapes and walnuts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, over a quarter of all nonrenewable groundwater pumping went to just almonds. The vast majority of groundwater used for specialty crops like fruits, nuts, seeds and veggies (70%) is water that won’t get refilled. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a sustainable scenario, groundwater could be viewed as a bank account — there to draw upon in lean times and receive deposits in times of plenty — the study published in \u003ca href=\"https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025WR041962\">\u003cem>Water Resources Research\u003c/em>\u003c/a> portrays funds that are being overspent on almonds, walnuts, pistachios, lettuce, broccoli, peppers, pomegranates and other crops. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We are just spending and spending,” said Jackie Hanley, a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and lead author of the paper. “While that’s good in the short term to bridge a gap [in water shortage], especially as we adapt to climate change, eventually our habits are going to have to change.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either we can make changes on our own timeline, she said, or the aquifer will run out of water and make the decision to change for us. \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/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12076915\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/20250903_FarmLaborCrisis_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A farmworker picks grapes at a field in Fresno on Sept. 3, 2025. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanley and her co-author, professor Megan Konar, hope the extremely specific nature of their findings can be used by policymakers to find solutions for precise locations. California produces approximately 50% of the nation’s fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts, and about 75% of all the fruits and nuts grown in the country. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California’s Central Valley, particularly Tulare, Fresno, Kings and Kern counties, is a national hotspot for unsustainable groundwater use. Nearly all of the groundwater pumping in the southern Central Valley is estimated to be unsustainable. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors did not, however, recommend consumers change their eating habits from healthy, fresh food to blander, less-water-intensive crops. 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Central Valley growers have been pushed to drill deeper and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11925400/the-mad-rush-for-groundwater-in-the-central-valley\">deeper wells\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2001540/california-scientists-find-early-warning-sign-of-irreversible-groundwater-damage\">Land has sunk\u003c/a> by as much as 11 feet in farming towns due to groundwater pumping, leading to the permanent loss of storage capacity. For the past 50 years, much more water has been sucked out of the system than filtered back in, according to data from the USGS. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the short term, groundwater is incredibly useful, like having access to a credit card for unexpected costs. It allows growers to keep crops such as nut trees alive and allows agricultural jobs to remain in place. 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(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“But it’s at least forced different water management agencies to assess exactly how much water they have available and to really think hard about whether or not their current practices are sustainable,” said Paul Ullrich, professor of climate modeling at UC Davis, who was not involved in the research. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ullrich said he thought the study was a great summary of groundwater use and appreciated its approach. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It’s really helpful in order to have this crop-by-crop and region-by-region breakdown so we can understand where the biggest threats are to agriculture through the Central Valley and where there needs to be more proactive approaches to ensure that we still have water available there,” Ullrich said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something that stood out for him was the paper’s finding that, after groundwater reliance ramped up around 2014, the pumping stayed high even in post-drought years when more surface water was available.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It’s too convenient, that’s the problem,” Ullrich said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that wet winters, like the one California may be facing now, can lead to some groundwater recharge, but it’s not guaranteed. 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