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"content": "\u003cp>Three years after his death on Aug. 13, 2021, the family of beloved hip-hop artist Baba Zumbi of Zion I, whose real name was Stephen Gaines, is still fighting for accountability and answers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/zumbi\">Zumbi\u003c/a>, 48, was killed in an altercation with security guards while he was a patient at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley. According to court filings and a coroner’s report, Zumbi was killed when three male security guards and hospital staff members piled on top of him, with one employee placing both legs on Zumbi’s neck and upper torso. [aside postid='arts_13920198']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Police Department investigated the case as homicide, but no criminal charges have been filed. Zumbi’s mother Carolyn Gaines, his three under-age sons, and their mother Tiffany Brown sued the hospital and its security company, Allied Universal, for wrongful death, medical malpractice, violation of civil rights, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and several other allegations in 2022. A jury is scheduled to hear the case in June 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, about 50 family members, friends and supporters gathered outside of Alta Bates Hospital, where Zumbi was killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I continue to ask the public to keep Steve’s memory alive. Remember what he represented, what he did, and keep being patient,” said Zumbi’s mother Carolyn at the vigil, adding that she has faith that there will be accountability for those responsible for her son’s death. “I can assure everyone that the case is still alive and being worked on actively.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962697\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962697\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two women hug. One wears a T-shirt with Zumbi's portrait while the other holds a candle with his picture on it. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s mother Carolyn Gaines and his partner Millaray Rodriguez Avila at a vigil on Aug. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Millaray Rodriguez Avila, Zumbi’s partner of four years, was there Tuesday night with her teenage son. Just before his death, Zumbi was making plans to move into a new house with her, all of their children and his mother. Three years later, the family is still contending with the sudden, violent loss of someone they remember as a devoted, active father and loving son and partner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Steve was a guy that did everything for his community, for his people, for his mother, for his brother, for his three kids, for every single friend,” she said. “He dedicated himself to everybody. I think he would be here for everybody if one of us was murdered.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zumbi was known as a gentle spirit, nature lover and qigong practitioner. Friends spoke at the vigil about how he encouraged them to be their best, creatively, spiritually and even physically with his healthy lifestyle. Fans recalled how he inspired them with his lyrics about healing and unity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962700\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man speaks into the microphone at a small gathering on the sidewalk. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rapper Deuce Eclipse frequently collaborated with Zumbi. The two had been close since high school. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have to pray for the family that surrounded Steve because they’re in pain, too. We’re all in pain,” said rapper Deuce Eclipse, who had been close with Zumbi since their days at De La Salle High School in Concord. Other members of the hip-hop community, including Equipto, Tajai Massey of Hieroglyphics and Sellassie also paid their respects. A trio of teenage siblings called Osada 3, who were close family friends, played acoustic covers of Zion I songs like “Bird’s Eye View” and “The Bay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the activist group Berkeley Copwatch helped organize the vigil. “It’s an issue about mental health, race and institutionalism,” said Copwatch member Nikki Powell about Zumbi’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962698\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"An altar bears a large portrait of Zumbi, the name of his group Zion I, flowers and candles. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and fans lit candles and left items on an altar outside of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Aug. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Zumbi, who was COVID-positive at the time of his death, was at Alta Bates under a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold, reportedly because he had expressed suicidal ideation in a 911 call. While he was at the hospital, he left his room and an altercation ensued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court complaint filed by Zumbi’s family’s lawyers, Elizabeth Grossman and Lyn Agre, argues that hospital staff and security guards used excessive force, violated legal standards that dictate how to properly restrain a psychiatric patient and did not render medical aid as he was dying. The lawsuit also alleges that a hospital administrator knowingly lied by telling Zumbi’s mother that he had died of a heart attack, and that she later learned of his real cause of death from Berkeley Police homicide detectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys from Wilson Esler and Hassard Bonnington, the law firms representing Allied Universal and Alta Bates respectively, did not return KQED’s request for comment as of publication time. A representative for the Alameda County District Attorney’s office also did not return multiple requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Family members will continue to update the public on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justice_for_zumbi/\">@justice_for_zumbi Instagram account\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Police Department investigated the case as homicide, but no criminal charges have been filed. Zumbi’s mother Carolyn Gaines, his three under-age sons, and their mother Tiffany Brown sued the hospital and its security company, Allied Universal, for wrongful death, medical malpractice, violation of civil rights, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and several other allegations in 2022. A jury is scheduled to hear the case in June 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, about 50 family members, friends and supporters gathered outside of Alta Bates Hospital, where Zumbi was killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I continue to ask the public to keep Steve’s memory alive. Remember what he represented, what he did, and keep being patient,” said Zumbi’s mother Carolyn at the vigil, adding that she has faith that there will be accountability for those responsible for her son’s death. “I can assure everyone that the case is still alive and being worked on actively.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962697\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962697\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two women hug. One wears a T-shirt with Zumbi's portrait while the other holds a candle with his picture on it. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s mother Carolyn Gaines and his partner Millaray Rodriguez Avila at a vigil on Aug. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Millaray Rodriguez Avila, Zumbi’s partner of four years, was there Tuesday night with her teenage son. Just before his death, Zumbi was making plans to move into a new house with her, all of their children and his mother. Three years later, the family is still contending with the sudden, violent loss of someone they remember as a devoted, active father and loving son and partner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Steve was a guy that did everything for his community, for his people, for his mother, for his brother, for his three kids, for every single friend,” she said. “He dedicated himself to everybody. I think he would be here for everybody if one of us was murdered.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zumbi was known as a gentle spirit, nature lover and qigong practitioner. Friends spoke at the vigil about how he encouraged them to be their best, creatively, spiritually and even physically with his healthy lifestyle. Fans recalled how he inspired them with his lyrics about healing and unity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962700\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man speaks into the microphone at a small gathering on the sidewalk. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rapper Deuce Eclipse frequently collaborated with Zumbi. The two had been close since high school. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have to pray for the family that surrounded Steve because they’re in pain, too. We’re all in pain,” said rapper Deuce Eclipse, who had been close with Zumbi since their days at De La Salle High School in Concord. Other members of the hip-hop community, including Equipto, Tajai Massey of Hieroglyphics and Sellassie also paid their respects. A trio of teenage siblings called Osada 3, who were close family friends, played acoustic covers of Zion I songs like “Bird’s Eye View” and “The Bay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the activist group Berkeley Copwatch helped organize the vigil. “It’s an issue about mental health, race and institutionalism,” said Copwatch member Nikki Powell about Zumbi’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962698\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"An altar bears a large portrait of Zumbi, the name of his group Zion I, flowers and candles. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and fans lit candles and left items on an altar outside of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Aug. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Zumbi, who was COVID-positive at the time of his death, was at Alta Bates under a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold, reportedly because he had expressed suicidal ideation in a 911 call. While he was at the hospital, he left his room and an altercation ensued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court complaint filed by Zumbi’s family’s lawyers, Elizabeth Grossman and Lyn Agre, argues that hospital staff and security guards used excessive force, violated legal standards that dictate how to properly restrain a psychiatric patient and did not render medical aid as he was dying. The lawsuit also alleges that a hospital administrator knowingly lied by telling Zumbi’s mother that he had died of a heart attack, and that she later learned of his real cause of death from Berkeley Police homicide detectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys from Wilson Esler and Hassard Bonnington, the law firms representing Allied Universal and Alta Bates respectively, did not return KQED’s request for comment as of publication time. A representative for the Alameda County District Attorney’s office also did not return multiple requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Family members will continue to update the public on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justice_for_zumbi/\">@justice_for_zumbi Instagram account\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Without a doubt, 2024 was Chappell Roan’s Outside Lands. She was already a pop star in the making when the festival booked her months ago. But on Sunday at 4 p.m., as she pranced across the stage in a sequined leotard singing the opening lines of “Femininomenon,” she became the center of gravity, eclipsing the actual headliners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vocally, Roan is a maximalist: She packs a lot into her songwriting, and tracks like “Hot To Go” and “Red Wine Supernova” show her range. She belted out with power, seduced the audience in a husky near-whisper and then talked-sang in sassy call-and-responses that everyone could sing along to. Her lyrics were often displayed on screen, as if to remind the audience that not only does she want to impress you — she wants you to feel like you’re part of this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962515\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chappell Roan performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While dancing during “After Midnight,” a coy, spicy track about making trouble (“I love a little drama / Let’s start a bar fight”), Roan landed into the splits like a drag queen. And in her darkly funny revenge song “My Kink Is Karma,” she got on her knees and bent over backwards while delivering the track’s psychosexual climax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13962557']“Pink Pony Club” was the scream-along moment of collective catharsis fans seemed to be waiting for. The high-drama song might be a little tongue-in-cheek on the surface, but its central conflict — a gay club go-go dancer defending her job to a disapproving mother (“I’m just having fun / on the stage in my heels / it’s where I belong”) — clearly resonated with everyone who’s had to fight for individuality within their family of origin, whether they’re queer, straight, 16 or 46.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962510\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962510\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chappell Roan performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the screen above the stage showed aerial shots of the massive audience dotted with pink cowboy hats, it was hard not to feel vertigo looking down at sea of people jumping up and down and putting their hands up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roan is good at creating a spectacle, but her set proved that her astronomical rise is a product not of gimmicks or virality, but of raw talent. I haven’t seen an underdog ascend to greatness quite like this since the Warriors clinched their victory in the 2015 NBA finals and launched a dynasty. As a fan, you can feel that Roan is on the cusp of something magnificent, and it’s thrilling to watch. \u003cem>— Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More Outside Lands highlights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962417\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaboozey performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Shaboozey took Golden Gate Park down south\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shaboozey showed immediate gravitas on stage, and his voice was potent, coarse and honeyed all at once as he spun invisible lassos and threw his mic up in the air Friday afternoon. The Fairfax, Virginia artist, whose music melds hip-hop country and rock — and who appeared twice on Beyoncé’s \u003ci>Cowboy Carter\u003c/i> album — sounded as good in person as he does recorded, if not better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pivoted easily from more heavy songs like “East of the Massanutten,” about leaving his hometown, to upbeat bops like “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which had him tipping his red solo cup to christen the stage with beer. Sepia visuals of wild horses, the open road shimmering in the southern heat and a pickup truck under a starry sky helped transport fans during Shaboozey’s energetic, hearty and salt-of-the-earth set. \u003cem>— Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962438\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962438\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyla performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A dry set for Tyla\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Tyla’s highly anticipated Friday appearance turned out to be more anticipation than performance — the artist was over 30 minutes late. Her presence felt a little lackluster, too, maybe because she had so little time to actually be present. But in the four songs that she fit in, Tyla still wowed her audience, whose roars were increasingly deafening with each undulation of her body, especially to her viral song “Water,” which has had folks all over the internet pouring water all over themselves while twerking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, the singer left the stage as quickly as she entered it, her enormous prop inflatable tiger collapsing back to the ground in a pitiful heap as festival employees prepared the stage for Kevin Abstract. Audience members, though visibly disappointed, were still murmuring how incredible she was. \u003cem>— Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962449\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962449\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Caesar performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Daniel Caesar really was Friday’s ‘Best Part’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If Tyla left more to be desired, Daniel Caesar gave the people what they wanted for as long as he could. While the Killers headlined Friday, Caesar arrived on the smaller Sutro stage in a shroud of fog that accentuated his heavenly vocals in front of a jam-packed crowd. He was captivating for over 15 songs straight. From newer hits like “Always” (from his 2023 album, \u003cem>Never Enough\u003c/em>) to classics burned into our core romantic memories like “Best Part,” the crowd was right there with him, word for word. But the jewel of Caesar’s performance came as he seemingly ended his set only to suddenly reappear in a nearby grove of Eucalyptus trees singing his cover of Kanye’s “Street Lights.” The moment was cut short by the festival, but was beautiful nonetheless. \u003cem>— Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962455\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962455\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sabrina Carpenter headlines Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Sabrina Carpenter brought out Kacey Musgraves\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s get this out of the way: Sabrina Carpenter did a great job. “It’s my first time headlining a festival,” she said on Saturday night before thanking the crowd — but you couldn’t really tell at first glance. Her setlist had its peaks and valleys: A highpoint was an epic duet of “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” with surprise guest Kacey Musgraves. Carpenter’s ballads, however, came off as dreary, and are proving to be her greatest weakness as a songwriter. Nonetheless, her humor shined through during performances of smash hits “Espresso” and “Nonsense,” the latter of which included a special pseudo-Shakespearean outro: “Soon cometh my album, so exciting / My heart doth pound beneath my breasts, so mighty / Outside Lands, it’s like thou art inside me.” \u003cem>— Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962490\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace Jones performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Grace Jones showed club kids how it’s done\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Fashion icon and dance music legend Grace Jones set the tone as soon as the curtains parted to reveal her suspended midair while sporting an approximately 20-foot-long gown. The entertainer extraordinaire went on to change into different getups for nearly every song, taking the audience on a journey from 1981’s “Nightclubbing” to church and even her native Jamaica. “I’m gonna pretend I’m hot,” she joked after experiencing the brutal San Francisco chill we’re all too familiar with. Oozing with charisma for the whole hour, the superstar ended her set by getting herself seated on the shoulders of a festival staffer, who carried Jones along the barricade to greet the audience. By this point, Jones had clearly won over even the younger-leaning Sabrina Carpenter fans, who were patiently camping out for Carpenter to take the stage. \u003cem>— Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962463\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jax performs on the Dolores’ Stage at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Dolores’ drag stage rivaled the main stage\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over at Dolores’ Stage, San Francisco queer nightclub Oasis curated drag performances worthy of the headliner slot. SF drag powerhouse Nicki Jizz MCed a captivating 90-minute version of the club’s recurring all-Black drag show, Reparations, which featured a 12-minute tribute to Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour from local queen Mahlae Balenciaga and an energetic “brat summer” number from Jax. \u003cem>RuPaul’s Drag Race\u003c/em> winner Yvie Oddly closed out the show, highlighting her out-there style. She included a history lesson, too: “It blows me away to still get to do things like this,” Oddly proclaimed before showing a compilation of political figures speaking out against LGBTQ+ rights, reminding the audience of what’s at stake in the upcoming elections for trans and queer people of color in this country. And that was the perfect message to end on after a remarkably well-executed show. \u003cem>— Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962528\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victoria Monét performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Victoria Monét got her flowers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Despite heavy Golden Gate Park mist coating the stage, Victoria Monét threw down. The R&B star emerged in a pinstriped suit, hat downturned, flanked by four dancers who popped their hips to “Cadillac (A Pimp’s Anthem)” while working their pimp canes like poles. Monét’s voice was sturdy and strong, unassisted by any sort of backing track, as she performed an hour straight of athletic choreo that called to mind 2000s divas like Ciara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After stripping down to a brown ensemble of a crop top and chaps, Monét was giving sexy and self-assured, but she also allowed herself to let loose and be playful. During “Stop (Askin’ Me 4Shyt),” she threw in an ad lib: “Stop acting like the Bay Area don’t got some of the finest women in the world.” Later, during “Smoke,” she did a lap around the audience and got audibly emotional when a fan handed her a bouquet of flowers. The moment felt surprisingly intimate, even as it happened on a massive festival stage. \u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">— Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962535\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sturgill Simpson headlines Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A disjointed festival finale\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sturgill Simpson is clearly a talent, but Outside Lands severely miscalculated, and did him a disservice, when they booked him to headline the main stage Sunday. The country star was in prime fighting shape after a three-year hiatus from performing due to a vocal injury. He had a band of the highest order, with instrumentalists seamlessly switching between guitar and lap steel, keys and saxophone as Simpson shredded on his guitar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A dedicated group of head-banging, foot-stomping, hat-tipping fans were feeling it. But in my years of covering this festival, I’ve never seen such a sparse crowd for a headliner, especially one giving it their all like this. That was disappointing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962534\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962534\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Kirkland (right) stands in the front row at the Lands End Stage as Sturgill Simpson’s set time approaches at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside Lands took a risk by stacking the lineup with country acts this year. But San Francisco isn’t much of a country town, and the audience continued to atrophy from Simpson’s set over to Kaytranada’s. The Canadian house music producer and DJ was presiding over a massive dance party on the other side of the park, and one couldn’t help but think that the booking didn’t allow for either act to fully shine. \u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">— Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch3>More performers at Outside Lands:\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962531\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Post Malone performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fletcher performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962440\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962440\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reneé Rapp performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962495\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962495\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channel Tres performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962425\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mel 4Ever performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962445\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962445\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Abstract performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962462\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">K. Flay performs Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962483\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_029.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_029-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_029-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_029-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_029-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_029-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Jizz and the Oasis Reparations cast perform on the Dolores’ Stage at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962487\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962487\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_033.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_033-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_033-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_033-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_033-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_033-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Schoolboy Q performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962421\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962421\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_011.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_011-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_011-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_011-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_011-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Japanese House performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962479\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_025.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_025-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_025-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_025-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yvie Oddly performs on the Dolores’ Stage at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Without a doubt, 2024 was Chappell Roan’s Outside Lands. She was already a pop star in the making when the festival booked her months ago. But on Sunday at 4 p.m., as she pranced across the stage in a sequined leotard singing the opening lines of “Femininomenon,” she became the center of gravity, eclipsing the actual headliners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vocally, Roan is a maximalist: She packs a lot into her songwriting, and tracks like “Hot To Go” and “Red Wine Supernova” show her range. She belted out with power, seduced the audience in a husky near-whisper and then talked-sang in sassy call-and-responses that everyone could sing along to. Her lyrics were often displayed on screen, as if to remind the audience that not only does she want to impress you — she wants you to feel like you’re part of this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962515\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_011-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chappell Roan performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While dancing during “After Midnight,” a coy, spicy track about making trouble (“I love a little drama / Let’s start a bar fight”), Roan landed into the splits like a drag queen. And in her darkly funny revenge song “My Kink Is Karma,” she got on her knees and bent over backwards while delivering the track’s psychosexual climax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Pink Pony Club” was the scream-along moment of collective catharsis fans seemed to be waiting for. The high-drama song might be a little tongue-in-cheek on the surface, but its central conflict — a gay club go-go dancer defending her job to a disapproving mother (“I’m just having fun / on the stage in my heels / it’s where I belong”) — clearly resonated with everyone who’s had to fight for individuality within their family of origin, whether they’re queer, straight, 16 or 46.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962510\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962510\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_006-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chappell Roan performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the screen above the stage showed aerial shots of the massive audience dotted with pink cowboy hats, it was hard not to feel vertigo looking down at sea of people jumping up and down and putting their hands up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roan is good at creating a spectacle, but her set proved that her astronomical rise is a product not of gimmicks or virality, but of raw talent. I haven’t seen an underdog ascend to greatness quite like this since the Warriors clinched their victory in the 2015 NBA finals and launched a dynasty. As a fan, you can feel that Roan is on the cusp of something magnificent, and it’s thrilling to watch. \u003cem>— Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More Outside Lands highlights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962417\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaboozey performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Shaboozey took Golden Gate Park down south\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shaboozey showed immediate gravitas on stage, and his voice was potent, coarse and honeyed all at once as he spun invisible lassos and threw his mic up in the air Friday afternoon. The Fairfax, Virginia artist, whose music melds hip-hop country and rock — and who appeared twice on Beyoncé’s \u003ci>Cowboy Carter\u003c/i> album — sounded as good in person as he does recorded, if not better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pivoted easily from more heavy songs like “East of the Massanutten,” about leaving his hometown, to upbeat bops like “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which had him tipping his red solo cup to christen the stage with beer. Sepia visuals of wild horses, the open road shimmering in the southern heat and a pickup truck under a starry sky helped transport fans during Shaboozey’s energetic, hearty and salt-of-the-earth set. \u003cem>— Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962438\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962438\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_028-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyla performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A dry set for Tyla\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Tyla’s highly anticipated Friday appearance turned out to be more anticipation than performance — the artist was over 30 minutes late. Her presence felt a little lackluster, too, maybe because she had so little time to actually be present. But in the four songs that she fit in, Tyla still wowed her audience, whose roars were increasingly deafening with each undulation of her body, especially to her viral song “Water,” which has had folks all over the internet pouring water all over themselves while twerking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, the singer left the stage as quickly as she entered it, her enormous prop inflatable tiger collapsing back to the ground in a pitiful heap as festival employees prepared the stage for Kevin Abstract. Audience members, though visibly disappointed, were still murmuring how incredible she was. \u003cem>— Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962449\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962449\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_039-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Caesar performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Daniel Caesar really was Friday’s ‘Best Part’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If Tyla left more to be desired, Daniel Caesar gave the people what they wanted for as long as he could. While the Killers headlined Friday, Caesar arrived on the smaller Sutro stage in a shroud of fog that accentuated his heavenly vocals in front of a jam-packed crowd. He was captivating for over 15 songs straight. From newer hits like “Always” (from his 2023 album, \u003cem>Never Enough\u003c/em>) to classics burned into our core romantic memories like “Best Part,” the crowd was right there with him, word for word. But the jewel of Caesar’s performance came as he seemingly ended his set only to suddenly reappear in a nearby grove of Eucalyptus trees singing his cover of Kanye’s “Street Lights.” The moment was cut short by the festival, but was beautiful nonetheless. \u003cem>— Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962455\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962455\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_045-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sabrina Carpenter headlines Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Sabrina Carpenter brought out Kacey Musgraves\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s get this out of the way: Sabrina Carpenter did a great job. “It’s my first time headlining a festival,” she said on Saturday night before thanking the crowd — but you couldn’t really tell at first glance. Her setlist had its peaks and valleys: A highpoint was an epic duet of “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” with surprise guest Kacey Musgraves. Carpenter’s ballads, however, came off as dreary, and are proving to be her greatest weakness as a songwriter. Nonetheless, her humor shined through during performances of smash hits “Espresso” and “Nonsense,” the latter of which included a special pseudo-Shakespearean outro: “Soon cometh my album, so exciting / My heart doth pound beneath my breasts, so mighty / Outside Lands, it’s like thou art inside me.” \u003cem>— Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962490\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_036-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace Jones performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Grace Jones showed club kids how it’s done\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Fashion icon and dance music legend Grace Jones set the tone as soon as the curtains parted to reveal her suspended midair while sporting an approximately 20-foot-long gown. The entertainer extraordinaire went on to change into different getups for nearly every song, taking the audience on a journey from 1981’s “Nightclubbing” to church and even her native Jamaica. “I’m gonna pretend I’m hot,” she joked after experiencing the brutal San Francisco chill we’re all too familiar with. Oozing with charisma for the whole hour, the superstar ended her set by getting herself seated on the shoulders of a festival staffer, who carried Jones along the barricade to greet the audience. By this point, Jones had clearly won over even the younger-leaning Sabrina Carpenter fans, who were patiently camping out for Carpenter to take the stage. \u003cem>— Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962463\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jax performs on the Dolores’ Stage at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Dolores’ drag stage rivaled the main stage\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over at Dolores’ Stage, San Francisco queer nightclub Oasis curated drag performances worthy of the headliner slot. SF drag powerhouse Nicki Jizz MCed a captivating 90-minute version of the club’s recurring all-Black drag show, Reparations, which featured a 12-minute tribute to Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour from local queen Mahlae Balenciaga and an energetic “brat summer” number from Jax. \u003cem>RuPaul’s Drag Race\u003c/em> winner Yvie Oddly closed out the show, highlighting her out-there style. She included a history lesson, too: “It blows me away to still get to do things like this,” Oddly proclaimed before showing a compilation of political figures speaking out against LGBTQ+ rights, reminding the audience of what’s at stake in the upcoming elections for trans and queer people of color in this country. And that was the perfect message to end on after a remarkably well-executed show. \u003cem>— Ugur Dursun\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962528\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victoria Monét performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Victoria Monét got her flowers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Despite heavy Golden Gate Park mist coating the stage, Victoria Monét threw down. The R&B star emerged in a pinstriped suit, hat downturned, flanked by four dancers who popped their hips to “Cadillac (A Pimp’s Anthem)” while working their pimp canes like poles. Monét’s voice was sturdy and strong, unassisted by any sort of backing track, as she performed an hour straight of athletic choreo that called to mind 2000s divas like Ciara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After stripping down to a brown ensemble of a crop top and chaps, Monét was giving sexy and self-assured, but she also allowed herself to let loose and be playful. During “Stop (Askin’ Me 4Shyt),” she threw in an ad lib: “Stop acting like the Bay Area don’t got some of the finest women in the world.” Later, during “Smoke,” she did a lap around the audience and got audibly emotional when a fan handed her a bouquet of flowers. The moment felt surprisingly intimate, even as it happened on a massive festival stage. \u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">— Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962535\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_031-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sturgill Simpson headlines Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A disjointed festival finale\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sturgill Simpson is clearly a talent, but Outside Lands severely miscalculated, and did him a disservice, when they booked him to headline the main stage Sunday. The country star was in prime fighting shape after a three-year hiatus from performing due to a vocal injury. He had a band of the highest order, with instrumentalists seamlessly switching between guitar and lap steel, keys and saxophone as Simpson shredded on his guitar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A dedicated group of head-banging, foot-stomping, hat-tipping fans were feeling it. But in my years of covering this festival, I’ve never seen such a sparse crowd for a headliner, especially one giving it their all like this. That was disappointing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962534\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962534\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_030-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Kirkland (right) stands in the front row at the Lands End Stage as Sturgill Simpson’s set time approaches at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside Lands took a risk by stacking the lineup with country acts this year. But San Francisco isn’t much of a country town, and the audience continued to atrophy from Simpson’s set over to Kaytranada’s. The Canadian house music producer and DJ was presiding over a massive dance party on the other side of the park, and one couldn’t help but think that the booking didn’t allow for either act to fully shine. \u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">— Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch3>More performers at Outside Lands:\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962531\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240811_OutsideLands__EG_027-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Post Malone performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fletcher performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962440\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 853px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962440\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030.jpg 853w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_030-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reneé Rapp performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962495\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962495\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_041-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channel Tres performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962425\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_015-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mel 4Ever performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962445\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962445\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Abstract performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962462\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240810_OutsideLands__EG_008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">K. 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"content": "\u003cp>I believe in the church of pop music. The congregation of an arena crowd, the ceremony of call and response, the big dumb sing-along of radio-hit scripture. I believe in simple human wisdom so perfectly produced that it reaches the spiritual, and I believe in the solace of \u003cem>formula\u003c/em>, which is just another word for tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, I believe in Olivia Rodrigo, and in the transcendence of her GUTS tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Friday night. And I especially endorse Olivia Rodrigo’s reformist sect within the church of pop music, which preaches that teenage girls deserve redemption too. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1282\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962061\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1020x654.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-768x492.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1920x1231.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A more agnostic reviewer might tell you facts: that for nearly two hours, the “21-year-old phenomenon” Rodrigo “captivated the crowd” with her “energetic stage presence.” I can’t do that, though, because this was not even a concert, really. It was a \u003cem>ritual\u003c/em>, led by the power of a three-minute pop song to finally put into words what millions of young girls haven’t found the exact language for. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That much was evident in the arena’s attendees, a sea of teens and pre-teens in lavender and sequin, screaming along at deafening volume to Rodrigo’s opening song, “bad idea right?” This joyful noise somehow grew even louder for “ballad of a homeschooled girl.” Next came “vampire,” which showed Rodrigo’s talent for embodying a delicate song as first-person narrator while simultaneously inviting an ear-piercing 20,000-piece amateur choir into her personal world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1920x1273.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We live in an age where finally, women \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-200-top-five-four-women-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-megan-thee-stallion-chappell-roan-1235725967/\">regularly occupy\u003c/a> the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-six-women-billboard-200-top-10-first-time-this-decade-1235720996/\">majority of the top positions\u003c/a> on the Billboard charts. Rodrigo is special, though; it’s almost scary how precise she is in singing about the emotions of adolescence, and isolating small aspects of a relationship to explore them at length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Case in point: “deja vu,” a gift to any girl who’s watched from afar as her relationship gets copied and pasted. Or “traitor,” a kiss-off waltz performed as Rodrigo’s eight dancers played with shadows and light while she played with the tiny nuances of loyalty and betrayal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, in Rodrigo’s hands, insecurities have never been so \u003cem>fun\u003c/em>. Obsession, jealousy, compulsion, rage, wanting to sleep with your ex-boyfriend — her songs are mini-sermons of validation that say, in essence, “Everyone feels that way sometimes! And it’s \u003cem>great\u003c/em>!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This care for her younger fans, this cool older sister thing, ran throughout Friday’s show. “I’m 21 now, and I feel so happy and loved, and excited for the future,” Rodrigo assured the crowd while introducing “teenage dream.” “You have no idea how many wonderful things are right around the corner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She gave fans the acknowledgment of loved ones on the giant screen, showing the BFFs and significant others in the crowd. She reminded those who came with their parents, who probably spent three paychecks on tickets: “Hug them and tell them you love them!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For two songs, she sailed on a crescent moon above the floor to get as close to the far sections as possible, waving while singing. On stage, her band comprised entirely of women and nonbinary musicians subtly said \u003cem>you can do this too\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962060\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1925px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1925\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962060\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg 1925w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1925px) 100vw, 1925px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And she offered the physical rebirth of letting it all out. Fans sang along to every single word of her songs, very loudly, all night long. During “all-american bitch,” Rodrigo instructed people to think of someone or something that pisses them off the most, and gave them a prolonged moment to scream their guts out about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodrigo’s done this at every show, as part of her tour’s mostly canned patter. But you know what? As a custom in the church of pop music, I even believe in canned patter: the lines about this being the best night ever, or the crowd being the best crowd ever. Because of course, it worked on me once, too — and, in the adrenaline rush of hearing it from your favorite singer, believing it is the greatest feeling in the world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962062\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-800x526.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1020x671.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-768x505.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1920x1262.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But mainly, the night belonged to emotional precision. By the encore of “get him back!,” while sporting a “Bae Area” tank top, Rodrigo brought her young, multicultural congregation to uncontrollable elation simply by singing about their inner lives, accurately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd chanted along, the confetti shot into the air, and Rodrigo danced with abandon, skipping across the grave of every dumb boy, reassuring the still-screaming throng that their tortured feelings can and will dissipate, and that a better world is possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Olivia Rodrigo performs the second of two Bay Area shows on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Chase Center in San Francisco. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-san-francisco-california-08-03-2024/event/1C005F2EEFE15A98\">Details here\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>I believe in the church of pop music. The congregation of an arena crowd, the ceremony of call and response, the big dumb sing-along of radio-hit scripture. I believe in simple human wisdom so perfectly produced that it reaches the spiritual, and I believe in the solace of \u003cem>formula\u003c/em>, which is just another word for tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, I believe in Olivia Rodrigo, and in the transcendence of her GUTS tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Friday night. And I especially endorse Olivia Rodrigo’s reformist sect within the church of pop music, which preaches that teenage girls deserve redemption too. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1282\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962061\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1020x654.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-768x492.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-43_qed-1920x1231.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A more agnostic reviewer might tell you facts: that for nearly two hours, the “21-year-old phenomenon” Rodrigo “captivated the crowd” with her “energetic stage presence.” I can’t do that, though, because this was not even a concert, really. It was a \u003cem>ritual\u003c/em>, led by the power of a three-minute pop song to finally put into words what millions of young girls haven’t found the exact language for. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That much was evident in the arena’s attendees, a sea of teens and pre-teens in lavender and sequin, screaming along at deafening volume to Rodrigo’s opening song, “bad idea right?” This joyful noise somehow grew even louder for “ballad of a homeschooled girl.” Next came “vampire,” which showed Rodrigo’s talent for embodying a delicate song as first-person narrator while simultaneously inviting an ear-piercing 20,000-piece amateur choir into her personal world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-4_qed-1920x1273.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We live in an age where finally, women \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-200-top-five-four-women-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-megan-thee-stallion-chappell-roan-1235725967/\">regularly occupy\u003c/a> the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-six-women-billboard-200-top-10-first-time-this-decade-1235720996/\">majority of the top positions\u003c/a> on the Billboard charts. Rodrigo is special, though; it’s almost scary how precise she is in singing about the emotions of adolescence, and isolating small aspects of a relationship to explore them at length.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Case in point: “deja vu,” a gift to any girl who’s watched from afar as her relationship gets copied and pasted. Or “traitor,” a kiss-off waltz performed as Rodrigo’s eight dancers played with shadows and light while she played with the tiny nuances of loyalty and betrayal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, in Rodrigo’s hands, insecurities have never been so \u003cem>fun\u003c/em>. Obsession, jealousy, compulsion, rage, wanting to sleep with your ex-boyfriend — her songs are mini-sermons of validation that say, in essence, “Everyone feels that way sometimes! And it’s \u003cem>great\u003c/em>!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This care for her younger fans, this cool older sister thing, ran throughout Friday’s show. “I’m 21 now, and I feel so happy and loved, and excited for the future,” Rodrigo assured the crowd while introducing “teenage dream.” “You have no idea how many wonderful things are right around the corner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She gave fans the acknowledgment of loved ones on the giant screen, showing the BFFs and significant others in the crowd. She reminded those who came with their parents, who probably spent three paychecks on tickets: “Hug them and tell them you love them!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For two songs, she sailed on a crescent moon above the floor to get as close to the far sections as possible, waving while singing. On stage, her band comprised entirely of women and nonbinary musicians subtly said \u003cem>you can do this too\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962060\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1925px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1925\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962060\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed.jpg 1925w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-15_qed-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1925px) 100vw, 1925px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And she offered the physical rebirth of letting it all out. Fans sang along to every single word of her songs, very loudly, all night long. During “all-american bitch,” Rodrigo instructed people to think of someone or something that pisses them off the most, and gave them a prolonged moment to scream their guts out about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodrigo’s done this at every show, as part of her tour’s mostly canned patter. But you know what? As a custom in the church of pop music, I even believe in canned patter: the lines about this being the best night ever, or the crowd being the best crowd ever. Because of course, it worked on me once, too — and, in the adrenaline rush of hearing it from your favorite singer, believing it is the greatest feeling in the world. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962062\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-800x526.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1020x671.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-768x505.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/20240802_OliviaRodrigo_GC-45_qed-1920x1262.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs during her GUTS World Tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But mainly, the night belonged to emotional precision. By the encore of “get him back!,” while sporting a “Bae Area” tank top, Rodrigo brought her young, multicultural congregation to uncontrollable elation simply by singing about their inner lives, accurately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd chanted along, the confetti shot into the air, and Rodrigo danced with abandon, skipping across the grave of every dumb boy, reassuring the still-screaming throng that their tortured feelings can and will dissipate, and that a better world is possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Olivia Rodrigo performs the second of two Bay Area shows on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Chase Center in San Francisco. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-san-francisco-california-08-03-2024/event/1C005F2EEFE15A98\">Details here\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961861/mid-air-olympic-surfer-photo-gabriel-medina-jerome-brouillet-record-breaking\">A photo of three-time world champion Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina\u003c/a> — seemingly floating over the Pacific waters of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, surfboard suspended vertically mid-air — is being hailed as the defining image of the 2024 Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this awe-inspiring competition is making you curious about surfing, you don’t have to be a world-class athlete or venture into the waters of Teahupo’o (called the “wall of skulls” for its dangers) to try the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961862\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2163817418-scaled-e1722459255521.jpeg\" alt=\"A surfer stands upright in midair, with one arm extended aloft. Behind him trails his surfboard, tethered to his ankle, also in midair. The ocean waves roll several feet below.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brazil’s Gabriel Medina reacts after catching a large wave in the men’s surfing competition during the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#best-beaches-learn-to-surf-near-me\">Which Bay Area beaches are beginner-friendly?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#surfboard-rentals-near-me\">How do I find my first wetsuit and surfboard?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#surfing-terminology\">What surfing terms should I know?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-surf-lessons-near-me\">Where can I find surf lessons near me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#surfing-safety-tips\">How safe is surfing?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-find-surfing-friends\">Where can I find a surfing crew?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The benefits of taking up surfing\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Surfing can be tailored to different experience levels and athletic abilities and has many mental and physical benefits. There’s nothing quite like feeling fully present in your body as you navigate waves; the exhilaration of the ocean pushing you; and the camaraderie of cheering on friends — even when someone wipes out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What surfing really embodies for me is just play,” says Lia Posatiere, head coach at \u003ca href=\"https://www.citysurfproject.com/\">City Surf Project\u003c/a>, which offers free surf lessons to youth at 16 San Francisco high schools and after-school programs. “It’s a unique way to channel your inner child and observe emotions that come up and let them go with the ocean.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re out there with the fish and the dolphins and the birds,” says Kyla Langen of \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/\">Queer Surf\u003c/a>, which offers sliding-scale lessons to LGBTQIA adults. “You’re among the life cycle and the food chain, just communing with nature. It’s lovely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961979\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961979\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers celebrate each other at Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Liberation Paddle Out on June 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sue-Jean Sung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though many still imagine the stereotypical surfer as a bleach-blond white dude, the practice of riding waves has roots in Polynesia, South America and West Africa going back centuries and even millennia. “So a lot of people, we watch them come to our programs and express that it felt like a homecoming,” says Esabella Bonner, founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.blacksurfsantacruz.org/\">Black Surf Santa Cruz\u003c/a>, a group that offers free lessons and fellowship for surfers of color. “They realize that our space is in the ocean.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite its reputation for cold weather and challenging conditions, the Bay Area is home to plenty of beginner-friendly surf spots, meetups and organizations striving to make the waves inclusive. So, if you’d like to learn how to surf, read on for essential tips for trying it for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>How athletic do I need to be to surf, anyway?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You don’t have to be a championship swimmer to get out into the ocean. Decent swimming skills and the ability to tread water will do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re in a wetsuit, which is a flotation device. You usually have a surfboard, which is a flotation device,” says Langen, who spent 12 years as a pro surfer. “And a great place to start is in super close, where you can touch [the bottom].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just starting really slow is key,” they add.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surfing uses much of the same upper-body and ab strength as yoga. If you feel comfortable doing \u003ca href=\"https://www.onepeloton.com/blog/how-to-do-cobra-pose/\">the cobra\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.yogabasics.com/connect/warrior-poses/\">warrior poses\u003c/a>, you most likely already have the strength required to pop up on your board (more on that later).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961990\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two surfers high five in the water.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many friendships have blossomed through Queer Surf. \u003ccite>(Nic Brisebois/Queer Surf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"best-beaches-learn-to-surf-near-me\">\u003c/a>Where are the best places to learn to surf in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just south of San Francisco, Pacifica is home to popular beginner surfing spot Linda Mar (in front of what is perhaps \u003ca href=\"https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linda-mar-taco-bell\">the world’s most scenic Taco Bell\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bolinas Beach in Marin County is also a popular beginner spot, as is Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz. Both of these tend to have warmer conditions than Pacifica, although they are further away from the Bay Area’s urban centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All three of these beaches have nearby surf shops where you can rent boards and wetsuits before hitting the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"surfboard-rentals-near-me\">\u003c/a>Do I really need a wetsuit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wearing a wetsuit when surfing in Northern California is essential. In addition to your wetsuit being your “floatation device,” as Langen says, local beaches can be quite chilly the majority of the year. Pacifica, for example, is typically enveloped in a blanket of fog and temperatures rarely reach above 66 degrees, even when heat waves scorch the rest of the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with a wetsuit, surfing in the summer feels plenty warm, and it’s pretty doable even in the winter. Wetsuits work by trapping a layer of water between your skin and the suit’s neoprene material. Your body heats the trapped water, keeping you toasty throughout your session. Wetsuits come in different thicknesses, but a 4/3 millimeter suit will do you right year-round in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Booties will definitely add to your comfort level: They not only keep your feet warm but also protect them from rocks. Some surfers also wear neoprene hoods and gloves during the winter months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surf shops typically offer wetsuits for rent (but not booties or hoods — those must be purchased). Many shops will offer you space to shower and change. Otherwise, surfers typically change by their cars under towels and surf ponchos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961978\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961978\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers prepare to catch a wave at Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Liberation Paddle Out celebration. \u003ccite>(Sue-Jean Sung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>What kind of surfboard should I get as a beginner?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When it comes to boards, beginners typically start on eight and 9-foot foam boards. These are wide, buoyant and sturdy, and much better for balance than shorter, narrower and harder fiberglass boards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can, of course, rent your surfboard from a surf shop, which can also advise you on things like sizing. Queer Surf occasionally hosts garage sales where people can buy used gear on a sliding scale, as does City Surf. Both groups typically announce these on their \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/queersurf\">Instagram\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/citysurfproject/\">pages\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist are also reliable sources for cheap used gear. Another handy tip: if you rent a wetsuit and like the fit, check the brand’s website around Black Friday, Fourth of July and other major holidays — they might have a sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"surfing-terminology\">\u003c/a>What surfing terms should I know?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.wavetribe.com/blogs/surfboards-waves/glossary-of-surfing-terms-and-surf-slang\">dictionary of surf lingo\u003c/a> is pretty vast, but there are a few terms that are helpful to familiarize yourself with as a beginner:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Paddling out: \u003c/b>Laying down on your board and paddling to the spot where you’ll station yourself and attempt to catch a wave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Popping up: \u003c/b>How surfers push themselves up from lying down on the board to standing on it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Break: \u003c/b>The area where waves crash and turn into white water near the shore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>White water: \u003c/b>The foamy, white waves that have already broken, typically in the shallow portion of the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Lineup: \u003c/b>The area in the water where surfers wait their turn to catch a wave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Impact zone: \u003c/b>Where waves are breaking the hardest (and you may get smacked around).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Turtling: \u003c/b>A technique for dealing with crashing waves while you paddle out. It involves turning your board over and holding it over your head, fin-side up, while you’re underwater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Party wave: \u003c/b>When multiple surfers ride a wave at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Localism: \u003c/b>When locals have a hostile or territorial attitude towards newcomers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961987\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers practice popping up on land before hitting the water during a Queer Surf lesson. \u003ccite>(Nic Brisebois/Queer Surf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-surf-lessons-near-me\">\u003c/a>OK, I’m still interested. How do I catch my first wave and find surf lessons?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s possible to learn to surf without an instructor, but you’ll have a much easier time getting the hang of it with a private or group lesson — especially if you don’t have experienced, patient friends willing to show you the ropes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lessons are typically around two hours, and group classes can run from $80–$150 per person, depending on the surf school. Pacifica, Bolinas and Santa Cruz each have several options for surf lessons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Black Surf Santa Cruz hosts several daylong, small-group lessons a year for beginner surfers of color in their Pop-Up Program, as well as a longer Prepare to Pop-Up program with four to five lessons over the course of several weeks. All of their programming is free, with a welcoming approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you want to just ride waves on your belly or boogie board or on your knees, or if your goal is to stand up, we celebrate everyone, no matter where they are,” Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Bonner says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Queer Surf also frequently hosts hands-on beginner lessons for LGBTQIA adults throughout Northern and Southern California, as well as beginner practice sessions for those who can hold their own but could use some guidance. The lessons are donation-based, on a sliding scale of $80 to $250, and there are scholarships for people of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>YouTube offers plenty of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=popping+up+surf+board\">instructional videos\u003c/a> for popping up on a surfboard. It’s helpful to practice the motions on land so you commit them to muscle memory and don’t get overwhelmed when you hit the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Posatiere of City Surf stresses the importance of “not being hard on yourself — it took me a year to figure it out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re learning by yourself, it’s a really hard thing. Don’t get discouraged by the people around you who are shredding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961988\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers cheer for each other at a recent Queer Surf lesson. \u003ccite>(Nic Brisebois/Queer Surf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"surfing-safety-tips\">\u003c/a>Should I be worried about safety when surfing?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Like driving a car or skiing down a mountain, surfing has its risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Be aware of changing conditions\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each day in the ocean is different, so it’s important to assess conditions before entering the water. “We have a little rule of three minutes for every foot of wave,” Langen of Queer Surf says. “So if the waves are only 1 foot, if [they’re] real small, you still need to watch for at least four minutes to kind of see what’s going on. Two feet: watch for six minutes and up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a beginner, only go where you see other surfers and watch out for safety warnings from city agencies and conservation organizations.[aside postid='arts_13961542']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes the ocean will tell you, you know, you’ll look, and it’s out of your skill level,” Bonner says. “So, making that a part of your practice to just slow down and ask for permission to enter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The app \u003ca href=\"https://www.surfline.com/\">Surfline\u003c/a> assesses wave size, wind direction and other important data points at popular surf spots — although it’s not 100% reliable and doesn’t take the place of scanning the ocean yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As you enter the water, pick a landmark on the beach and stay aware of it so that you don’t drift away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Watch for rip currents — and know how to escape them\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to be wary of \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/news/211309-7ripcurrent\">rip currents\u003c/a> and rip tides, which are strong off-shore currents that can pull you tens or even hundreds of feet away from the beach. Rip currents may look like a dark strip of water with a deceptively calm appearance, moving in a different direction than the waves around it. Look for variations in wave patterns and foam or debris sputtering out of the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you find yourself being pulled away from the shore, remain calm and \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent-surviving\">swim parallel to the beach\u003c/a>, eventually angling towards the shore to make it back to land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to \u003ci>not \u003c/i>swim directly to the shore if caught in a rip current. You’ll keep getting pulled back and tire yourself out, which can put you at risk of drowning. (Before you freak out, know that the risk is small — there are over 100 rip-current fatalities in the U.S. each year.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Sharing the water with animals\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sharks (and the occasional \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13958776/santa-cruz-attack-otter-841-is-back-steamer-lane-surfboard\">board-biting sea otter\u003c/a>) rarely pose a danger to humans in California waters, but \u003ca href=\"https://sharkstewards.org/how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-a-white-shark-encounter/#:~:text=Don't%20enter%20the%20water,Pay%20attention%20to%20Nature's%20signs.\">they do make appearances\u003c/a>, although rarely on the popular surfing beaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Know how to take a spill\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, you’re bound to get knocked off your board as you learn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you tumble underwater, cover your head and the back of your neck with your arms like a helmet and allow yourself to float to the surface — instead of fighting the current.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961980\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961980\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Surfers gather on a crowded beach.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2034-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers get ready to go into the water at Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Liberation Paddle Out. \u003ccite>(Sue-Jean Sung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>How do I navigate ‘the lineup’?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginner surfers tend to stay close to shore in the white water, where waves that have already broken can push their boards. It’s important to give other surfers plenty of room and be in control of your equipment so no one gets hit with a board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some beaches have what’s called a lineup, where surfers crowd around and wait their turn to ride the wave. In places like Santa Cruz, hardcore locals may not take kindly to amateurs messing up the flow of traffic, even if by accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can get yelled at. It sucks, but it’s totally a rite of passage as a surfer,” Posatiere of City Surf says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Respecting right of way is another reason why it’s important to watch what’s happening in the water before you paddle out. Observe who’s been waiting and what order surfers are going in. This can be an intuitive thing that takes experience, trial and error. And if you mess up — which you will — “I think just having a general attitude of gratitude and friendliness gets you really far in catching waves,” Posatiere says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonner says she stays away from terms like “surf etiquette” to not intimidate participants who may already be wary of potential racism and other-isms. “By calling it ‘best practices’ and moving away from that almost supremacist thinking of ‘[there’s only] one way,’ I think that helps our participants feel more rooted in the Indigenous because we share waves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961977\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961977\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Surf Santa Cruz offers free lessons to surfers of color throughout the year. \u003ccite>(Sue-Jean Sung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-find-surfing-friends\">\u003c/a>Where can I find my surf crew and meet people to surf with?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In addition to \u003ca href=\"https://www.blacksurfsantacruz.org/\">Black Surf Santa Cruz\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/\">Queer Surf\u003c/a> and another group called \u003ca href=\"https://saltedrootssurf.org/\">Salted Roots\u003c/a> (formerly Brown Girls Surf), there are general surf meetups for beginners around the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://www.meetup.com/find/?source=GROUPS&keywords=Surfing&distance=twentyFiveMiles&location=us--ca--San%20Francisco\">Meetup\u003c/a> is a good place to look, as are Facebook groups like \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/surfaroundsf/\">Surfing Around SF\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/400194241478415/\">Women Who Surf – SF Bay Area Beginners\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Langen says they’ve watched friendships blossom through their lessons and surf camps. “That’s definitely the most rewarding part … seeing people find each other at our events and then come back to our events together, or we see that they went and did their own surf trip on their own,” they add.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In majority-white cities like Santa Cruz, affinity groups can help make the beach a welcoming space for people of color. In addition to their lessons, Black Surf organizes a Juneteenth celebration on the waves called Liberation Paddle Out. “A lot of people express that they feel really isolated in Santa Cruz, and intentional spaces to come together with people that look like them really is greatly beneficial to their mental health,” Bonner says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surfers also regularly coordinate informal outings on Signal and WhatsApp. “So if you, just like, chat up someone in a surf shop and be like, ‘Hey, any chance you like are part of a group chat?’” Posatiere says. “I think making friends and having people that you can trust and also enjoy their presence in the water just makes it a lot more pleasant when you’re learning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Also, know that you don’t look stupid,” she says. “So much of that’s in your head.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Posatiere’s ultimate message: “Nobody cares. Everyone had to learn.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961861/mid-air-olympic-surfer-photo-gabriel-medina-jerome-brouillet-record-breaking\">A photo of three-time world champion Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina\u003c/a> — seemingly floating over the Pacific waters of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, surfboard suspended vertically mid-air — is being hailed as the defining image of the 2024 Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this awe-inspiring competition is making you curious about surfing, you don’t have to be a world-class athlete or venture into the waters of Teahupo’o (called the “wall of skulls” for its dangers) to try the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961862\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2163817418-scaled-e1722459255521.jpeg\" alt=\"A surfer stands upright in midair, with one arm extended aloft. Behind him trails his surfboard, tethered to his ankle, also in midair. The ocean waves roll several feet below.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brazil’s Gabriel Medina reacts after catching a large wave in the men’s surfing competition during the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#best-beaches-learn-to-surf-near-me\">Which Bay Area beaches are beginner-friendly?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#surfboard-rentals-near-me\">How do I find my first wetsuit and surfboard?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#surfing-terminology\">What surfing terms should I know?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-surf-lessons-near-me\">Where can I find surf lessons near me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#surfing-safety-tips\">How safe is surfing?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-find-surfing-friends\">Where can I find a surfing crew?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The benefits of taking up surfing\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Surfing can be tailored to different experience levels and athletic abilities and has many mental and physical benefits. There’s nothing quite like feeling fully present in your body as you navigate waves; the exhilaration of the ocean pushing you; and the camaraderie of cheering on friends — even when someone wipes out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What surfing really embodies for me is just play,” says Lia Posatiere, head coach at \u003ca href=\"https://www.citysurfproject.com/\">City Surf Project\u003c/a>, which offers free surf lessons to youth at 16 San Francisco high schools and after-school programs. “It’s a unique way to channel your inner child and observe emotions that come up and let them go with the ocean.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re out there with the fish and the dolphins and the birds,” says Kyla Langen of \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/\">Queer Surf\u003c/a>, which offers sliding-scale lessons to LGBTQIA adults. “You’re among the life cycle and the food chain, just communing with nature. It’s lovely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961979\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961979\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2151-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers celebrate each other at Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Liberation Paddle Out on June 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sue-Jean Sung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though many still imagine the stereotypical surfer as a bleach-blond white dude, the practice of riding waves has roots in Polynesia, South America and West Africa going back centuries and even millennia. “So a lot of people, we watch them come to our programs and express that it felt like a homecoming,” says Esabella Bonner, founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.blacksurfsantacruz.org/\">Black Surf Santa Cruz\u003c/a>, a group that offers free lessons and fellowship for surfers of color. “They realize that our space is in the ocean.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite its reputation for cold weather and challenging conditions, the Bay Area is home to plenty of beginner-friendly surf spots, meetups and organizations striving to make the waves inclusive. So, if you’d like to learn how to surf, read on for essential tips for trying it for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>How athletic do I need to be to surf, anyway?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You don’t have to be a championship swimmer to get out into the ocean. Decent swimming skills and the ability to tread water will do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re in a wetsuit, which is a flotation device. You usually have a surfboard, which is a flotation device,” says Langen, who spent 12 years as a pro surfer. “And a great place to start is in super close, where you can touch [the bottom].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just starting really slow is key,” they add.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surfing uses much of the same upper-body and ab strength as yoga. If you feel comfortable doing \u003ca href=\"https://www.onepeloton.com/blog/how-to-do-cobra-pose/\">the cobra\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.yogabasics.com/connect/warrior-poses/\">warrior poses\u003c/a>, you most likely already have the strength required to pop up on your board (more on that later).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961990\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two surfers high five in the water.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9801-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many friendships have blossomed through Queer Surf. \u003ccite>(Nic Brisebois/Queer Surf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"best-beaches-learn-to-surf-near-me\">\u003c/a>Where are the best places to learn to surf in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just south of San Francisco, Pacifica is home to popular beginner surfing spot Linda Mar (in front of what is perhaps \u003ca href=\"https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linda-mar-taco-bell\">the world’s most scenic Taco Bell\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bolinas Beach in Marin County is also a popular beginner spot, as is Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz. Both of these tend to have warmer conditions than Pacifica, although they are further away from the Bay Area’s urban centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All three of these beaches have nearby surf shops where you can rent boards and wetsuits before hitting the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"surfboard-rentals-near-me\">\u003c/a>Do I really need a wetsuit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wearing a wetsuit when surfing in Northern California is essential. In addition to your wetsuit being your “floatation device,” as Langen says, local beaches can be quite chilly the majority of the year. Pacifica, for example, is typically enveloped in a blanket of fog and temperatures rarely reach above 66 degrees, even when heat waves scorch the rest of the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with a wetsuit, surfing in the summer feels plenty warm, and it’s pretty doable even in the winter. Wetsuits work by trapping a layer of water between your skin and the suit’s neoprene material. Your body heats the trapped water, keeping you toasty throughout your session. Wetsuits come in different thicknesses, but a 4/3 millimeter suit will do you right year-round in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Booties will definitely add to your comfort level: They not only keep your feet warm but also protect them from rocks. Some surfers also wear neoprene hoods and gloves during the winter months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surf shops typically offer wetsuits for rent (but not booties or hoods — those must be purchased). Many shops will offer you space to shower and change. Otherwise, surfers typically change by their cars under towels and surf ponchos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961978\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961978\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2153-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers prepare to catch a wave at Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Liberation Paddle Out celebration. \u003ccite>(Sue-Jean Sung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>What kind of surfboard should I get as a beginner?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When it comes to boards, beginners typically start on eight and 9-foot foam boards. These are wide, buoyant and sturdy, and much better for balance than shorter, narrower and harder fiberglass boards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can, of course, rent your surfboard from a surf shop, which can also advise you on things like sizing. Queer Surf occasionally hosts garage sales where people can buy used gear on a sliding scale, as does City Surf. Both groups typically announce these on their \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/queersurf\">Instagram\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/citysurfproject/\">pages\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist are also reliable sources for cheap used gear. Another handy tip: if you rent a wetsuit and like the fit, check the brand’s website around Black Friday, Fourth of July and other major holidays — they might have a sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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It involves turning your board over and holding it over your head, fin-side up, while you’re underwater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Party wave: \u003c/b>When multiple surfers ride a wave at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Localism: \u003c/b>When locals have a hostile or territorial attitude towards newcomers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961987\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9294-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers practice popping up on land before hitting the water during a Queer Surf lesson. \u003ccite>(Nic Brisebois/Queer Surf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-surf-lessons-near-me\">\u003c/a>OK, I’m still interested. How do I catch my first wave and find surf lessons?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s possible to learn to surf without an instructor, but you’ll have a much easier time getting the hang of it with a private or group lesson — especially if you don’t have experienced, patient friends willing to show you the ropes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lessons are typically around two hours, and group classes can run from $80–$150 per person, depending on the surf school. Pacifica, Bolinas and Santa Cruz each have several options for surf lessons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Black Surf Santa Cruz hosts several daylong, small-group lessons a year for beginner surfers of color in their Pop-Up Program, as well as a longer Prepare to Pop-Up program with four to five lessons over the course of several weeks. All of their programming is free, with a welcoming approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you want to just ride waves on your belly or boogie board or on your knees, or if your goal is to stand up, we celebrate everyone, no matter where they are,” Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Bonner says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Queer Surf also frequently hosts hands-on beginner lessons for LGBTQIA adults throughout Northern and Southern California, as well as beginner practice sessions for those who can hold their own but could use some guidance. The lessons are donation-based, on a sliding scale of $80 to $250, and there are scholarships for people of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>YouTube offers plenty of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=popping+up+surf+board\">instructional videos\u003c/a> for popping up on a surfboard. It’s helpful to practice the motions on land so you commit them to muscle memory and don’t get overwhelmed when you hit the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Posatiere of City Surf stresses the importance of “not being hard on yourself — it took me a year to figure it out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re learning by yourself, it’s a really hard thing. Don’t get discouraged by the people around you who are shredding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961988\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_9443-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surfers cheer for each other at a recent Queer Surf lesson. \u003ccite>(Nic Brisebois/Queer Surf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"surfing-safety-tips\">\u003c/a>Should I be worried about safety when surfing?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Like driving a car or skiing down a mountain, surfing has its risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Be aware of changing conditions\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each day in the ocean is different, so it’s important to assess conditions before entering the water. “We have a little rule of three minutes for every foot of wave,” Langen of Queer Surf says. “So if the waves are only 1 foot, if [they’re] real small, you still need to watch for at least four minutes to kind of see what’s going on. 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Rip currents may look like a dark strip of water with a deceptively calm appearance, moving in a different direction than the waves around it. Look for variations in wave patterns and foam or debris sputtering out of the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you find yourself being pulled away from the shore, remain calm and \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent-surviving\">swim parallel to the beach\u003c/a>, eventually angling towards the shore to make it back to land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to \u003ci>not \u003c/i>swim directly to the shore if caught in a rip current. You’ll keep getting pulled back and tire yourself out, which can put you at risk of drowning. 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It’s important to give other surfers plenty of room and be in control of your equipment so no one gets hit with a board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some beaches have what’s called a lineup, where surfers crowd around and wait their turn to ride the wave. In places like Santa Cruz, hardcore locals may not take kindly to amateurs messing up the flow of traffic, even if by accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can get yelled at. It sucks, but it’s totally a rite of passage as a surfer,” Posatiere of City Surf says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Respecting right of way is another reason why it’s important to watch what’s happening in the water before you paddle out. Observe who’s been waiting and what order surfers are going in. This can be an intuitive thing that takes experience, trial and error. And if you mess up — which you will — “I think just having a general attitude of gratitude and friendliness gets you really far in catching waves,” Posatiere says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonner says she stays away from terms like “surf etiquette” to not intimidate participants who may already be wary of potential racism and other-isms. “By calling it ‘best practices’ and moving away from that almost supremacist thinking of ‘[there’s only] one way,’ I think that helps our participants feel more rooted in the Indigenous because we share waves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961977\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961977\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/1V3A2286-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Surf Santa Cruz offers free lessons to surfers of color throughout the year. \u003ccite>(Sue-Jean Sung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-find-surfing-friends\">\u003c/a>Where can I find my surf crew and meet people to surf with?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In addition to \u003ca href=\"https://www.blacksurfsantacruz.org/\">Black Surf Santa Cruz\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.queersurf.org/\">Queer Surf\u003c/a> and another group called \u003ca href=\"https://saltedrootssurf.org/\">Salted Roots\u003c/a> (formerly Brown Girls Surf), there are general surf meetups for beginners around the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://www.meetup.com/find/?source=GROUPS&keywords=Surfing&distance=twentyFiveMiles&location=us--ca--San%20Francisco\">Meetup\u003c/a> is a good place to look, as are Facebook groups like \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/surfaroundsf/\">Surfing Around SF\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/400194241478415/\">Women Who Surf – SF Bay Area Beginners\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Langen says they’ve watched friendships blossom through their lessons and surf camps. “That’s definitely the most rewarding part … seeing people find each other at our events and then come back to our events together, or we see that they went and did their own surf trip on their own,” they add.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In majority-white cities like Santa Cruz, affinity groups can help make the beach a welcoming space for people of color. In addition to their lessons, Black Surf organizes a Juneteenth celebration on the waves called Liberation Paddle Out. “A lot of people express that they feel really isolated in Santa Cruz, and intentional spaces to come together with people that look like them really is greatly beneficial to their mental health,” Bonner says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surfers also regularly coordinate informal outings on Signal and WhatsApp. “So if you, just like, chat up someone in a surf shop and be like, ‘Hey, any chance you like are part of a group chat?’” Posatiere says. “I think making friends and having people that you can trust and also enjoy their presence in the water just makes it a lot more pleasant when you’re learning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Also, know that you don’t look stupid,” she says. “So much of that’s in your head.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Posatiere’s ultimate message: “Nobody cares. Everyone had to learn.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Just as they led safer sex education during the AIDS crisis in the ’80s, queer nightlife professionals and drag queens have been instrumental in combating today’s overdose epidemic. One of those harm reduction leaders is Kochina Rude, who educates partygoers about naloxone (the active ingredient in Narcan) and distributes the overdose-reversing drug each Saturday at Oasis’ Princess drag night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kochina and fellow drag queen Nicki Jizz are working with the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and Entertainment Commission on several community outreach events throughout August in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, which falls on the 31st.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 1, Nicki Jizz will appear at Queer Pop night at the Castro hotspot \u003ca href=\"https://beauxsf.com/\">Beaux\u003c/a> to teach club-goers how to use naloxone and fentanyl test strips, which can be used to test for the opioid so that drug users don’t ingest it unintentionally while partaking in another substance. Both of these tools will be available to party-goers for free on a first-come, first-serve basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin, and the drug is responsible for 75% of San Francisco’s overdose deaths, according to SFDPH.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961846\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961846\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/230831-SAFE-USE-POP-UP-MD-05-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/230831-SAFE-USE-POP-UP-MD-05-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/230831-SAFE-USE-POP-UP-MD-05-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/230831-SAFE-USE-POP-UP-MD-05-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/230831-SAFE-USE-POP-UP-MD-05-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/230831-SAFE-USE-POP-UP-MD-05-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/230831-SAFE-USE-POP-UP-MD-05-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes of Narcan, the overdose prevention drug, at a safe drug use pop-up site created by volunteers with Concerned Public Response in San Francisco on Aug. 31, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nicki Jizz will lead a similar effort Aug. 9 at Oasis during her party, \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reparations-w-yvie-oddly-tickets-936958065797\">Reparations\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s only all-Black drag show. Yvie Oddly, winner of \u003cem>RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11\u003c/em>, headlines this month’s edition. Kochina Rude will lead another workshop during \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/princess-w-willow-pill-the-official-outside-lands-afterparty-tickets-940612757077\">Princess\u003c/a> at Oasis on Aug. 10; the special guest that night is Willow Pill, winner of \u003cem>RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event series culminates with a workshop hosted by Nicki Jizz on Aug. 31 during a night called Celebrating BIPOC Excellence in LGBTQIA Nightlife at Beaux, hosted by Mercedes Munro.\u003c/p>\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/HjXItj8FO_U'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/HjXItj8FO_U'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>“Overdose education is important for everyone to know and understand because someone having the knowledge can save a life while emergency services are on the way,” said Nicki Jizz in a statement. “Overdoses can be prevented with the right education and a dose of naloxone. Since I have learned about overdose prevention, I’ve been able to put it to use and save someone from overdosing. It’s also a way to bring our community together and show that every life is precious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While 2023 was San Francisco’s deadliest year for drug overdoses, preliminary data from the city showed a 15% decrease in deaths in June 2024 compared to June 2023. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11995842/san-francisco-overdose-deaths-are-at-nearly-2-year-low-whats-behind-the-decline\">Some experts\u003c/a> have linked the drop to wider availability of free Narcan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On July 29, Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Matt Dorsey announced a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-francisco-welfare-recipients-money-sober\">new pilot program called Cash Not Drugs\u003c/a>, which will pay people who’ve been diagnosed with substance abuse disorders and are on public assistance up to $100 a month to stay sober. The Board of Supervisors will vote on the legislation in September.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Information on where to access and how to use naloxone and fentanyl test strips is available on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information/overdose-prevention-resources-nightlife\">San Francisco Department of Public Health website\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Correction: \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cem>This story was updated to state that overdose deaths dropped in San Francisco in June 2024 compared to June 2023. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>People across the country are demanding justice for \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/sheriff-sonya-massey-shooting-911-f5bdfb0c37b4c5334718fcd4461787a7\">Sonya Massey\u003c/a>, a 36-year-old Black woman killed by police in her own Springfield, Illinois home after calling them for help on July 6. In Oakland this week, Black women and queer people have been leading protests and vigils; giving tight hugs through tears; and mustering uplifting prayers, poems and rallying cries that draw upon centuries-long legacies of resistance against white violence and oppression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a vigil and open mic at Lake Merritt on July 29, young organizers hauled out amplifiers and passed out candles for an altar that bore the names of Massey and dozens of other Black victims of state violence. Four years after the uprisings that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020, and 15 years after Oakland protesters demanded justice for Oscar Grant, the mood was a mixture of defiance, tenderness, exhaustion and frustration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers hoped to put the spotlight back on police killings of Black Americans, which have \u003ca href=\"https://policeviolencereport.org/\">increased year by year since 2020\u003c/a>. Though that year was heralded as one of national racial reckoning, federal reforms like the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-death-anniversary-police-reform-protests-506efdec8275364db1b652cb6436339b\">failed to pass Congress\u003c/a>. Amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy/351106/backlash-politics-2020-george-floyd-race\">conservative backlash\u003c/a>, many companies and institutions \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/20/corporate-diversity-job-cuts/\">rolled back the diversity efforts they promised\u003c/a>, and headlines moved on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m tired of never being able to fully live because I’m fearful of death,” Oakland resident Joli Zahra Drevitch said on Monday, reading from a spoken word piece before a crowd of about 150 people. “I’m tired of being a blueprint for America in everything, yet when your sisters are murdered, only Black women say their names.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961788\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961788\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-800x523.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-1020x667.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-768x502.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-1920x1255.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joli Zahra Drevitch speaks during an open mic in honor of Sonya Massey. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As people passed around the megaphone, strangers and friends alike comforted those sharing raw grief and anger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If anybody out here is not a Black woman, not a Black femme, and you’re like, ‘Well, what can I do? How can I make this better?’” said one speaker who didn’t share her name. “The system is built against us. … What you can do right now is just make shit easier for Black women and Black femmes in your life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Make room for Black women to heal and be healed. To be nurtured. To be prioritized,” echoed another speaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961762\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1353\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-800x541.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-1020x690.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-768x520.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-1920x1299.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Dorelus puts flowers on an altar for Sonya Massey at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In an interview, several of the activists who put together the event said that it’s important for people to get to know their community and build networks of support. “We need to abolish the prison-police state, and we need to completely start re-envisioning a new, radical future,” said co-organizer Lois Williams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another organizer who goes by Trilla the Pharaoh emphasized the importance of mutual aid groups. They work with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wsta_sfern/\">West Side Tenants Association\u003c/a> and said the volunteer coalition has redistributed $55,000 in donations this year to people struggling with housing and food insecurity. “If it’s urgent, if it’s a mother, a family, they’re top priority,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961759\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961759\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People gather for an open mic in honor of Sonya Massey at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That spirit of community building was present at several gatherings that took place on Sunday, July 28. Around midday, \u003ca href=\"https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/\">Anti Police-Terror Project\u003c/a> (APTP) held a rally that drew a crowd of hundreds to Frank Ogawa Plaza, known as Oscar Grant Plaza to many. Among the speakers were Oscar Grant’s parents, Wanda Johnson and Oscar Grant Sr; his Uncle Cephus “Bobby” Johnson; and artists, poets and community organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Audibly fighting back tears at times, APTP co-founder Cat Brooks emphasized that \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/article/understanding-policing-black-disabled-bodies/\">half of people killed by police have disabilities\u003c/a>, including those with mental health challenges like Sonya Massey. Systemic inequality and racism only exacerbate those issues in the Black community, she underscored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961758\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961758\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omnira Institute’s Awon Ohun Omnira (Voices of Freedom) drummers and singers lead a ritual honoring Sonya Massey at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We hold all of that trauma in our bodies and there’s nowhere to express it because if we did, we could not function,” said Brooks. “But then we turn around and we don’t understand why the woman with four kids and six jobs who still can’t pay her bills, why that Black queen is screaming on a corner in East Oakland in broad daylight. And the answer is to continuously criminalize and kill us for it. We say, ‘No more!’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At their Oakland headquarters, APTP offers free massage therapy, acupuncture and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BUM2SSDA2/\">healing services for victims of state violence\u003c/a>. They also run a program called Mental Health First in Oakland and Sacramento that sends trained volunteers to assist people in crisis. Brooks implored people to get involved, beyond attending one-off protests, and join APTP’s volunteer efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961760\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961760\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An altar honoring people that have been killed by police officers this year at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s your turn,” echoed poet and musician RyanNicole at the July 28 event. “No more sitting down. No more being small in your purpose. If you wake up with breath. If you have a voice. If you have any ability in your body, it is your rightful service to act up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later that night at a separate vigil at the plant shop and community space \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/blkgirls_greenhouse/\">Blk Girls Green House\u003c/a>, a similarly solution-oriented discussion followed a round of vulnerable sharing of sadness, fear and rage. In the store’s palm leaf-lined back patio, an intergenerational crowd of about 20 people, mostly Black women and nonbinary people (including a couple of laughing babies), brainstormed about self-defense classes and community gardens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961756\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961756\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An altar for Sonya Massey at Oakland’s Lake Merritt on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Writer Isis Miller led the group in a prayer, and poet Christell Victoria Roach shared verses that celebrated the beauty of Black families, communities and healing spaces. “As much as I feel dismayed, hurt, targeted — all the things that one might feel when you face what’s happening in the news — I still find a gift in it that I know I’m not the only one feeling that way,” she said. “I know that for centuries, we’ve survived because we didn’t feel it alone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blk Girls Green House co-owner Kalkidan Gebreyohannes said community members are welcome back to the shop to continue the discussion and strategize around actionable steps. Stepping away from the crowd, she added that she was disappointed the vigil didn’t attract more people after it got a massive response on the shop’s Instagram. Throughout the weekend, many expressed frustration that Sonya Massey’s killing wasn’t generating as big an outcry as that of male victims of police violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the small gathering at Blk Girls Green House allowed for people to make warm, personal connections and exchange contact information to keep the conversation going. “Everyone who was meant to be here was here,” Miller reassured her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next day at the Lake Merritt open mic, Miller said they had left the vigil a bit more hopeful than they arrived. “So much of the violence that happens is meant to disempower us and to separate us,” they said. “I know we have a long road ahead. But I know that we’re going to make strides as long as we’re strategic and as long as we continue to rely on each other and understand that no one is coming to save us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I still have a heavy heart, but I believe a better world is possible,” they added, “and I don’t think anyone can take that belief away from me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A community altar build for Sonya Massey will take place Tuesday, July 30, 5–7 p.m. at Temple of Earth Apothecary (536 Grand Ave., Oakland) across from Lake Merritt. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>People across the country are demanding justice for \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/sheriff-sonya-massey-shooting-911-f5bdfb0c37b4c5334718fcd4461787a7\">Sonya Massey\u003c/a>, a 36-year-old Black woman killed by police in her own Springfield, Illinois home after calling them for help on July 6. In Oakland this week, Black women and queer people have been leading protests and vigils; giving tight hugs through tears; and mustering uplifting prayers, poems and rallying cries that draw upon centuries-long legacies of resistance against white violence and oppression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a vigil and open mic at Lake Merritt on July 29, young organizers hauled out amplifiers and passed out candles for an altar that bore the names of Massey and dozens of other Black victims of state violence. Four years after the uprisings that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020, and 15 years after Oakland protesters demanded justice for Oscar Grant, the mood was a mixture of defiance, tenderness, exhaustion and frustration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers hoped to put the spotlight back on police killings of Black Americans, which have \u003ca href=\"https://policeviolencereport.org/\">increased year by year since 2020\u003c/a>. Though that year was heralded as one of national racial reckoning, federal reforms like the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-death-anniversary-police-reform-protests-506efdec8275364db1b652cb6436339b\">failed to pass Congress\u003c/a>. Amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy/351106/backlash-politics-2020-george-floyd-race\">conservative backlash\u003c/a>, many companies and institutions \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/20/corporate-diversity-job-cuts/\">rolled back the diversity efforts they promised\u003c/a>, and headlines moved on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m tired of never being able to fully live because I’m fearful of death,” Oakland resident Joli Zahra Drevitch said on Monday, reading from a spoken word piece before a crowd of about 150 people. “I’m tired of being a blueprint for America in everything, yet when your sisters are murdered, only Black women say their names.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961788\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961788\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-800x523.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-1020x667.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-768x502.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SonyaMassey_GC-14_qed-1920x1255.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joli Zahra Drevitch speaks during an open mic in honor of Sonya Massey. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As people passed around the megaphone, strangers and friends alike comforted those sharing raw grief and anger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If anybody out here is not a Black woman, not a Black femme, and you’re like, ‘Well, what can I do? How can I make this better?’” said one speaker who didn’t share her name. “The system is built against us. … What you can do right now is just make shit easier for Black women and Black femmes in your life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Make room for Black women to heal and be healed. To be nurtured. To be prioritized,” echoed another speaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961762\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1353\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-800x541.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-1020x690.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-768x520.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-21-KQED-1920x1299.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Dorelus puts flowers on an altar for Sonya Massey at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In an interview, several of the activists who put together the event said that it’s important for people to get to know their community and build networks of support. “We need to abolish the prison-police state, and we need to completely start re-envisioning a new, radical future,” said co-organizer Lois Williams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another organizer who goes by Trilla the Pharaoh emphasized the importance of mutual aid groups. They work with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wsta_sfern/\">West Side Tenants Association\u003c/a> and said the volunteer coalition has redistributed $55,000 in donations this year to people struggling with housing and food insecurity. “If it’s urgent, if it’s a mother, a family, they’re top priority,” they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961759\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961759\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-18-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People gather for an open mic in honor of Sonya Massey at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That spirit of community building was present at several gatherings that took place on Sunday, July 28. Around midday, \u003ca href=\"https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/\">Anti Police-Terror Project\u003c/a> (APTP) held a rally that drew a crowd of hundreds to Frank Ogawa Plaza, known as Oscar Grant Plaza to many. Among the speakers were Oscar Grant’s parents, Wanda Johnson and Oscar Grant Sr; his Uncle Cephus “Bobby” Johnson; and artists, poets and community organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Audibly fighting back tears at times, APTP co-founder Cat Brooks emphasized that \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/article/understanding-policing-black-disabled-bodies/\">half of people killed by police have disabilities\u003c/a>, including those with mental health challenges like Sonya Massey. Systemic inequality and racism only exacerbate those issues in the Black community, she underscored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961758\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961758\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omnira Institute’s Awon Ohun Omnira (Voices of Freedom) drummers and singers lead a ritual honoring Sonya Massey at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We hold all of that trauma in our bodies and there’s nowhere to express it because if we did, we could not function,” said Brooks. “But then we turn around and we don’t understand why the woman with four kids and six jobs who still can’t pay her bills, why that Black queen is screaming on a corner in East Oakland in broad daylight. And the answer is to continuously criminalize and kill us for it. We say, ‘No more!’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At their Oakland headquarters, APTP offers free massage therapy, acupuncture and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BUM2SSDA2/\">healing services for victims of state violence\u003c/a>. They also run a program called Mental Health First in Oakland and Sacramento that sends trained volunteers to assist people in crisis. Brooks implored people to get involved, beyond attending one-off protests, and join APTP’s volunteer efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961760\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961760\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-19-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An altar honoring people that have been killed by police officers this year at Lake Merritt in Oakland on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s your turn,” echoed poet and musician RyanNicole at the July 28 event. “No more sitting down. No more being small in your purpose. If you wake up with breath. If you have a voice. If you have any ability in your body, it is your rightful service to act up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later that night at a separate vigil at the plant shop and community space \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/blkgirls_greenhouse/\">Blk Girls Green House\u003c/a>, a similarly solution-oriented discussion followed a round of vulnerable sharing of sadness, fear and rage. In the store’s palm leaf-lined back patio, an intergenerational crowd of about 20 people, mostly Black women and nonbinary people (including a couple of laughing babies), brainstormed about self-defense classes and community gardens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961756\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961756\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240729_SONYAMASSEY_GC-6-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An altar for Sonya Massey at Oakland’s Lake Merritt on July 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Writer Isis Miller led the group in a prayer, and poet Christell Victoria Roach shared verses that celebrated the beauty of Black families, communities and healing spaces. “As much as I feel dismayed, hurt, targeted — all the things that one might feel when you face what’s happening in the news — I still find a gift in it that I know I’m not the only one feeling that way,” she said. “I know that for centuries, we’ve survived because we didn’t feel it alone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blk Girls Green House co-owner Kalkidan Gebreyohannes said community members are welcome back to the shop to continue the discussion and strategize around actionable steps. Stepping away from the crowd, she added that she was disappointed the vigil didn’t attract more people after it got a massive response on the shop’s Instagram. Throughout the weekend, many expressed frustration that Sonya Massey’s killing wasn’t generating as big an outcry as that of male victims of police violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the small gathering at Blk Girls Green House allowed for people to make warm, personal connections and exchange contact information to keep the conversation going. “Everyone who was meant to be here was here,” Miller reassured her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next day at the Lake Merritt open mic, Miller said they had left the vigil a bit more hopeful than they arrived. “So much of the violence that happens is meant to disempower us and to separate us,” they said. “I know we have a long road ahead. But I know that we’re going to make strides as long as we’re strategic and as long as we continue to rely on each other and understand that no one is coming to save us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I still have a heavy heart, but I believe a better world is possible,” they added, “and I don’t think anyone can take that belief away from me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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To vie for the gold on the U.S. women’s team on a relatively new Olympic field, and on a global stage no less, the stakes couldn’t be higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-13-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess, 18, skates in her Petaluma backyard on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And yet when I meet with her, 24 hours before she gets on an airplane for the biggest competition of her young career, Stess remains easygoing and calm. Nonchalant, even. After all, she says, no matter how hard she tries, she can’t remember a time when she didn’t skate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Turning Pro at 11\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stess’ backyard is no ordinary backyard. The majority of it is taken up by a custom-built mini-skatepark, built in 2012. Back then, its three-foot transitions were plenty high for six-year-old Stess. Wanting to copy her older brother Finnley, she’d gotten into skating four years earlier, around age 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sitting on a bench seat on the backyard deck, Stess tells me her parents had a wooden ramp put in before the concrete park, but they got tired of throwing tarps over it every time it rained. The family celebrated the new concrete park’s completion by stepping their feet into the wet concrete before it dried. You can still see Stess’ tiny, classic Vans imprint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess’s shoe imprints (at left) at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having her own backyard park was an asset in a city that didn’t have many skateparks while Stess was growing up. She skated the ramps at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954041/teens-helped-save-this-historic-bay-area-theater-by-making-it-their-own\">Phoenix Theater\u003c/a>, a downtown music venue and teen hangout, and got involved with skate contests put on by the California Amateur Skateboard League, even though they required long car rides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An admirer of Brazilian-American skater Bob Burnquist and his skating style, Stess entered more amateur contests, winning her first by the time she turned eight. She turned pro around age 11, and soon started making appearances at some of the biggest contests around: the Dew Tour, the X Games and the USA National Championships. Along the way, she found herself drawn to park skating, a discipline which combines multiple styles like bowl, street and vert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like airing out of things and flying high,” Stess says. “Park is definitely my favorite. I prefer it to literally everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961546\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minna Stess, 18, poses for a portrait at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. Stess is headed to the 2024 Summer Olympics to represent the U.S in women’s skateboarding. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Kickflipping Her Way to the Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Her career continued to take flight, too, as Stess was chosen for the USA Skateboarding Women’s Park National Team in 2019. In 2021, she won the USA National Championships’ Women’s Park competition, becoming its youngest champion at age 15. And though she didn’t get to compete, Stess was named as an alternate for Team USA in the 2021 Olympic games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stess’ path to the Olympics has been one filled with epic highs and lows. One of the lows came in May, when she entered an Olympic qualifier in Shanghai, China, and fell during all three of her runs. It was something she’d never done before, she tells me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was like, ‘Okay, I can’t do that again,’” says Stess. “I kind of like, cracked under pressure, I guess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961527\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess holds up her skateboard with slide marks in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her final Olympic Qualifier Series contest was held last month in Budapest, Hungary, and it quickly became just as nerve-wracking as her experience in Shanghai. She fell during her first two runs, and was feeling the pressure with just one run left. “I couldn’t watch anyone skate. I was like, pacing in circles,” reflecting back on her runs, she says. She had the support of the crowd and her competitors, though, who cheered loudly for her right before that fateful final run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even the Brazilians were hyped,” she says. “And if the Brazilians are cheering for you, you know you did something right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She made it through her final run without falling, and even though her score wasn’t as high as she’d hoped, it was enough. Stess had punched her ticket to Paris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961547\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1322\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1920x1269.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess poses for a photo with her parents Andrew and Moniz at their home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Family Affair\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For the duration of the Games, Stess will stay at the Olympic Village, sharing a room with a member of the street skating team. Her family will be close by in case she needs an escape; her parents, thinking ahead, booked a four-bedroom Paris home eight months ago for themselves, Stess’ brother, her uncle, her aunt and even her 87-year-old grandma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never plan this far ahead for anything,” says her mother, Moniz Stess. Due to skateboarding’s very on-the-fly nature, she explains, it’s hard to plan lodging and plane tickets in advance. They waited to book their plane tickets until Stess knew whether or not she was Olympics-bound, but they still booked the house, just in case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13899344']It was a hunch that paid off, and Stess’ parents couldn’t be more proud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I drive Minna crazy using the word ‘journey,’ but it has been just that,” says her father, Andrew Stess. “It–” his voice breaks a little. “I can’t talk about it without getting teary-eyed. You see your kid loves something, and you want to–”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just then, his face suddenly softens as he spots Stess, who’s been half-tuned in from the other side of the skatepark. “She’s laughing at me,” he smiles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961545\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961545\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minna Stess, 18, takes a break from skating at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. Stess will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics, representing the U.S in women’s skateboarding. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Staying ‘In the Moment’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stess’ family has always been extremely supportive of her career, and have managed to find routine amidst the hectic nature of pro contest skating. “People probably thought we were nuts with, you know, us hopping in the car on weekends and driving the kids wherever, to go to whatever contest,” says Moniz. “But skateboarding for us is just normal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stess, too, has learned to balance staying competitive while also avoiding burnout. “I’m lucky, because I live in Petaluma, and most of the skating stuff is down in Southern California,” she says. “It’s kind of like going back and forth between two worlds.” Her friends, too, are a big source of support. Some are skaters like her, others don’t skate at all. “Being with them is kind of like a refresher,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13931352']With the days counting down to her Olympic preliminary contest, the skater feels confident both mentally and physically. “I definitely feel better than I did when I got back from Budapest,” she says. “I’m excited to go.” As for how she processes all the emotions that come from being a pro athlete on the world stage, “I try not to think of the consequences of things and just like, be in the moment,” she tells me. “You want to land your run, but sometimes you gotta realize like, not everything’s going to go right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ask if she’s prepared her runs yet, but she knows anything she plans on paper will likely have to be tweaked once she gets a feel for the park firsthand. For now, she’s looking forward to watching the street skaters practice and doing a bit of \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-i-traded-pins-with-simone-biles\">Olympic pin trading\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has one other hope, too. Her Olympic Village roommate had to buy blinds for their dorm, and they apparently keep falling down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I hope they stay up,” Stess says, “so I can get a good night’s sleep.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Minna Stess competes in the \u003ca href=\"https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/skateboarding/women-s-park?day=6-august\">Olympic Skateboarding Women’s Park Preliminaries on Tuesday, Aug. 6\u003c/a>. The event will be broadcast at 3:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The Women’s Final airs at 8:30 a.m. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sitting on a bench seat on the backyard deck, Stess tells me her parents had a wooden ramp put in before the concrete park, but they got tired of throwing tarps over it every time it rained. The family celebrated the new concrete park’s completion by stepping their feet into the wet concrete before it dried. You can still see Stess’ tiny, classic Vans imprint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-40_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess’s shoe imprints (at left) at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having her own backyard park was an asset in a city that didn’t have many skateparks while Stess was growing up. She skated the ramps at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954041/teens-helped-save-this-historic-bay-area-theater-by-making-it-their-own\">Phoenix Theater\u003c/a>, a downtown music venue and teen hangout, and got involved with skate contests put on by the California Amateur Skateboard League, even though they required long car rides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An admirer of Brazilian-American skater Bob Burnquist and his skating style, Stess entered more amateur contests, winning her first by the time she turned eight. She turned pro around age 11, and soon started making appearances at some of the biggest contests around: the Dew Tour, the X Games and the USA National Championships. Along the way, she found herself drawn to park skating, a discipline which combines multiple styles like bowl, street and vert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like airing out of things and flying high,” Stess says. “Park is definitely my favorite. I prefer it to literally everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961546\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-7_qed-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minna Stess, 18, poses for a portrait at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. Stess is headed to the 2024 Summer Olympics to represent the U.S in women’s skateboarding. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Kickflipping Her Way to the Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Her career continued to take flight, too, as Stess was chosen for the USA Skateboarding Women’s Park National Team in 2019. In 2021, she won the USA National Championships’ Women’s Park competition, becoming its youngest champion at age 15. And though she didn’t get to compete, Stess was named as an alternate for Team USA in the 2021 Olympic games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stess’ path to the Olympics has been one filled with epic highs and lows. One of the lows came in May, when she entered an Olympic qualifier in Shanghai, China, and fell during all three of her runs. It was something she’d never done before, she tells me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was like, ‘Okay, I can’t do that again,’” says Stess. “I kind of like, cracked under pressure, I guess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961527\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MINNASTESS_GC-41-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess holds up her skateboard with slide marks in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her final Olympic Qualifier Series contest was held last month in Budapest, Hungary, and it quickly became just as nerve-wracking as her experience in Shanghai. She fell during her first two runs, and was feeling the pressure with just one run left. “I couldn’t watch anyone skate. I was like, pacing in circles,” reflecting back on her runs, she says. She had the support of the crowd and her competitors, though, who cheered loudly for her right before that fateful final run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even the Brazilians were hyped,” she says. “And if the Brazilians are cheering for you, you know you did something right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She made it through her final run without falling, and even though her score wasn’t as high as she’d hoped, it was enough. Stess had punched her ticket to Paris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961547\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1322\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-12_qed-1920x1269.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S Olympic Skateboarder Minna Stess poses for a photo with her parents Andrew and Moniz at their home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Family Affair\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For the duration of the Games, Stess will stay at the Olympic Village, sharing a room with a member of the street skating team. Her family will be close by in case she needs an escape; her parents, thinking ahead, booked a four-bedroom Paris home eight months ago for themselves, Stess’ brother, her uncle, her aunt and even her 87-year-old grandma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never plan this far ahead for anything,” says her mother, Moniz Stess. Due to skateboarding’s very on-the-fly nature, she explains, it’s hard to plan lodging and plane tickets in advance. They waited to book their plane tickets until Stess knew whether or not she was Olympics-bound, but they still booked the house, just in case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>It was a hunch that paid off, and Stess’ parents couldn’t be more proud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I drive Minna crazy using the word ‘journey,’ but it has been just that,” says her father, Andrew Stess. “It–” his voice breaks a little. “I can’t talk about it without getting teary-eyed. You see your kid loves something, and you want to–”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just then, his face suddenly softens as he spots Stess, who’s been half-tuned in from the other side of the skatepark. “She’s laughing at me,” he smiles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961545\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961545\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240722_MinnaStess_GC-2_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minna Stess, 18, takes a break from skating at her home in Petaluma on July 22, 2024. Stess will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics, representing the U.S in women’s skateboarding. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Staying ‘In the Moment’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stess’ family has always been extremely supportive of her career, and have managed to find routine amidst the hectic nature of pro contest skating. “People probably thought we were nuts with, you know, us hopping in the car on weekends and driving the kids wherever, to go to whatever contest,” says Moniz. “But skateboarding for us is just normal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stess, too, has learned to balance staying competitive while also avoiding burnout. “I’m lucky, because I live in Petaluma, and most of the skating stuff is down in Southern California,” she says. “It’s kind of like going back and forth between two worlds.” Her friends, too, are a big source of support. Some are skaters like her, others don’t skate at all. “Being with them is kind of like a refresher,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>John Legend, who \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C9stRRLy44E/\">swiftly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris\u003c/a> on Monday after President Biden \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996616/biden-ends-reelection-campaign-leaving-democrats-next-steps-unclear\">ended his campaign\u003c/a>, had just arrived in San Francisco when my phone rang.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2023-24/John-Legend\">two concerts tonight and tomorrow with the San Francisco Symphony\u003c/a>, Legend and I were scheduled to talk about his current tour. But it was soon clear that he had one thing on his mind: the defeat of Donald Trump, and Harris’ ability to make it happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After some chit-chat about music and the Bay Area, Legend lit up when the topic swung to Harris and her candidacy. Read his thoughts below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview has been edited for length and clarity. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961485\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AP24204589420813-scaled-1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday, July 22, 2024, in her first public appearance since President Joe Biden endorsed her to be the next presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. \u003ccite>(Susan Walsh/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED: One of the Bay Area’s own, born in Oakland, is suddenly now the Democratic frontrunner: Kamala Harris.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>John Legend:\u003c/strong> Absolutely! Absolutely. I’m very excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I saw you publicly endorsed her. How are you feeling about her campaign, about her chances?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I feel so optimistic. I feel like she’s ready for this moment. Even in the past few weeks, when there were a lot of rumblings about whether or not President Biden would bow out, you could just see her rising to the occasion. I believe she’s truly ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Have you spent time with her? What are your impressions of her as a person, face-to-face?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve met her many times. I helped raise money for her Senate campaign, and I think I helped raise money for her Attorney General campaign, too. And we were recently with her at the White House, where my wife hosted an event with her, speaking about reproductive rights and the fight to restore reproductive rights around the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s extremely smart. She’s extremely personable, fun to talk to and engaging. She really listens, and is really empathetic. And I think she’s really well prepared for this moment, prepared to campaign — but also prepared to be president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13961481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13961481\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1229427750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1229427750.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1229427750-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1229427750-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1229427750-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1229427750-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1229427750-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Legend performs before a speech by Kamala Harris at a drive-in election eve rally on Nov. 2, 2020 in Philadelphia. \u003ccite>(Mark Makela)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In your own words, why do you think it’s important that she beats Trump?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump represents a very unique danger to the country. We’ve seen his contempt for democracy. We’ve seen it through the insurrection he encouraged on January 6th. We’ve seen it in his attempts to demonize and defame election workers. We’ve seen it in his lying and whining about losing the 2020 election. He cannot be trusted with our democracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, as we saw through his handling of the COVID pandemic, he can’t be trusted with our public health. He can’t be trusted with our climate, because he doesn’t even believe climate change is real. There’s so many reasons why he shouldn’t lead our country. If you do any reading about Project 2025 and you see what he and his henchmen are planning for our country, they’re planning to destroy our democracy in multiple ways. And we’ve got to do everything we can to prevent that from happening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you think Kamala’s strong points are as a candidate, to beat him?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She clearly can make the case. She knows how to \u003cem>joyfully\u003c/em> campaign, but also prosecute the case at the same time. And I think she has that right combination of charisma, intelligence and the ability to very clearly draw the distinction between her vision for the country and Donald Trump’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13955679']\u003cstrong>Is there any one particular issue in this election year you’re especially concerned about – climate, immigration, the economy, abortion?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, all of it matters. And all of it points to voting for Kamala Harris! As you think about the climate, the Biden-Harris administration just made the biggest investment in fighting climate change that the United States has ever made with the Inflation Reduction Act. So much of that investment is going into new technologies that will help us fight climate change. 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