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So we collab and we always look out for each other.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, yeah, Lauryn Hill was craz and it was a dope run, and I learned a lot from her. We all did.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And I became a tour deejay all the way up until 2010, so you talking ten years.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We toured heavy with will.i.am. And I saw will.i.am at a Warriors game. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And he was like, “You the Warriors Dj?” He was like “Oh okay, that’s whats up,” you know what I mean. 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He was the first deejay for the Warriors and I argue that he might have been the first deejay in the NBA. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He taught me a lot. He was a peer but he was also a mentor and I met him at a Blackalicious show. He he approached me and he said, “Bro, like your scratching, bro, it’s so crazy. Like, I DJ for the Warriors and you know, we’d love to have you come and just do a 2 x 4 set with me.” I was like ‘Yeah it’s all good,’ we exchanged numbers.” We killed it. We had a good time. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then he was like, “Let’s do it again.”\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And then he would do it with other deejays as well in the community. But then, he got busy, like, he was a part of the whole Serato situation. For those who don’t know, Serrato was the software used by DJs, just like, the number one software. But like, if you look back at the promo, bro is on the promo with like Z trip, DJ Jazzy Jeff, like Qbert, like with all the these heavy hitter deejays. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He got busy. So he couldn’t do a lot of games. So he would, like, send out these emails to a bunch of DJs and, and, you know, for some reason, it felt like I was always the one who answered the emails.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is when the Warriors sucked too, right. This is like pre, “we believe.” And then when “we believe” came like I was still filling in for him. But he did like all that playoff run and all that kind of stuff. And then up until 2012, he… man, yeah, he passed away, man, and then the Warriors offered me the gig.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before the Dynasty and Steph, Klay and Dre like in the early days like what does it mean to be a part of the entertainment of a team that’s not performing too well?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That was what it was all about. It was about the entertainment, right? because the team wasn’t good. So if you, if you, remember we had Thunder.\u003c/span>\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing, crowd cheering]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thunder was the mascot for the Warriors. Thunder was the highlight, you know, dunking and doing his thing and going all around the arena ya know what I mean? Thunder was the man.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shout out Brett Yamaguchi, who was the head of all the entertainment. He made it where the entertainment was top notch. Like the t-shirt toss and like, the Warriors dance team and like all of that stuff, like, you know those timeouts, those breaks, those contests, like, all of that stuff was more exciting than the game itself \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You get what I’m saying?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Warriors chant]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I do remember the arena always being filled. Like, people will always show up for the warriors, like, regardless of the losing seasons and all of that kinda stuff. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m rolling. I’m sorry. Yeah. You’re like “it was always packed,” like, yeah, because people got free tickets from the library, from Lucky’s, Round Table. But yeah, those were good times. You know, there was no winning in sight. I couldn’t foresee a Steph, Klay, Dray, like, dynasty like we have now.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No one could bro. And that’s the, that’s the magic and the beauty of it all, right?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah. Do you have a certain song that you go to for a certain situation? like say, I don’t know, it’s 24 seconds left on the clock and the Warriors got the ball, they down, you know, a point and you want the crowd to get amped during that half, during that timeout right before the ball comes into play. Do you have a song that will play for folks?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The only song that really that I go like, is a go to song when it’s cracking and is going stupid in there,I did like a house remix for the E-40 remix. So I do that a lot because it’s a lot of energy. “Everybody say Warriors, Warriors” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I play that in moments like that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You deejay for the Warriors during this, like historical run, right, for this past decade. And when they play these clips as these players Steph, Klay, Dre go into the Hall of Fame, they’ll have those songs in the background as the clips play. Like, does that ever like, occur to you that you’re kind of laying the soundtrack for history?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I think about it, you know ? Because it’s like, you know, I mean, I’ve had Steph, I’ve had Coach Kerr, I’ve had Loon, even GP too like, like I’ve had these brothers come up to me telling me, I make an impact. So it’s dope to hear that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With that said, you’re a valued member of the team. You’ve got championship rings, multiple.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: yeah, \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. It’s crazy. There’s one for each member of my family. Me, my wife and my two sons. We got four.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For you personally this year,while, the team has had its ups and downs, and a lot of down, you personally have had some some pretty big highlights, All Sar, All Star 2024?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, I was tapped to go and do All Star 2024. I did the celebrity game and that was fun. You know, that experience is amazing and is coming to the Bay area.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You think that this means a lot to the entire Bay area, I’m assuming?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh for sure, for sure, man.I think the Bay is getting a bad rap right now from the homelessness to everything that’s going on with the crime and bippin’ and all that kind of stuff.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But when you talk to people and you talk to family in other cities and other locations, like, this is going on across the country, across the world, like bippin’ is happening, like it’s worse in Atlanta as far as I know. But it don’t get amplified like it does here in the Bay for some reason.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland gets a bad rap, especially like, we been lost all of our teams. It’s like they trying to like, cleanse us of Oakland. It’s like, what are we doing? Like, no, Oakland is beautiful and it needs to be put on a pedestal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It’s heartbreaking to see. But at the same time, I think Oakland gonna eventually end up being on top like we always are.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, as you talk about it, it’s kind of wild to me that you see it on both sides like the professional, the sports team, you were there for the Warriors move away from the town and through the music. The music is always an underdog to the bigger cities. And so playing that role, you’re carrying a lot of weight there!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Again, I see us, like, rising from the ashes like we here, Like, this is what we do. So, yeah, we’ll be aight.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So beyond basketball, you’re also part owner of the Oakland Roots soccer team. Like, how did how did that come to be?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That sound crazy, don’t it, right? Shout out my sister, she hit me up. She was like, you know, “There’s rare opportunity to be a part of this, the growth of what’s going on with the Oakland Roots, Oakland Soul.” And she sent me the information and it was kind of like, a no brainer. And it’s going back to like, my kids, like, I’m looking at that. Like, I’m trying to set up something for them.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And on top of that, you look at Oakland Soul and you look at Oakland Roots, right. They are here. They are Oakland. You get what I’m saying? And I don’t, I don’t never see them, you know, packing up and going out. I only see them growing. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My sons are humongous soccer fans, so they know all the players. They know everything about it. So, it was just a wonderful opportunity that I had to kind of just, I had to do it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So you, where you are in your career again, both in the the DJ realm, the production realm, you also have these two little ones that you mentioned before, your children, and also your wife, I’m like, your family, what does it mean to them to see you in the position that you’re in?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I tell you this about my boys, man, and one of the things I love the most, because they love music and they love basketball. I’m able to provide them resources that I didn’t have coming up, which is a blessing. I mean, these boys are playing AAU basketball, you know, karate, soccer league, they doing all the sports. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They have a story within themselves, like, they were able to be in a parade twice. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>DJ D Sharp:\u003c/strong> So my whole family, we had our own car in a parade, and they waving to people and doing all this stuff, so it’s like, especially my 11 year old, to see his confidence. And, you know, I love it. Like, he’s a confident kid. He’s like, real headstrong. He knows what he wants and he he goes for it. That’s all I can ask, man.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sounds like you’re passing on more than a championship ring.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s the whole thing about fatherhood, you just want, you want to give them what you didn’t have, but you also want to teach them things, valuable lessons you’ve learned and pass them on, so yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congrats to that!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw, host: \u003c/b>One more time for DJ D Sharp. Thank you for your time, your story and your work!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All the info on his latest music projects can be found on his Instagram at DJD Sharp, all one word. Or check out his music on any streaming platform, under DJ D Sharp.\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This episode was hosted by me, Pendarvis Harshaw. Marisol Medina-Cadena produced this episode. Chris Egusa and Chris Hambrick both held it down for edits. We call that the Chris cross connection. Christopher Beale engineered this joint. The music you heard was courtesy of D Sharp. The Rightnowish team is also supported by Jen Chien, Ugur Dursun, Holly Kernan, Cesar Saldaña, and Katie Sprenger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you like what you hear and have the means to do so, we ask that you consider supporting dope local programming like this show. Visit KQED dot org slash donate. We appreciate ya.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rightnowish is a KQED production. Until next time, peace\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp, guest:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Thunder was the mascot for the Warriors. You probably know this story, Pen, the story about how they went to China and he never came back. Like, he got married and settled and had a family over there.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I did not hear this story at all.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don’t know if it was PR or it was a fan. It’s crazy, look it up.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pen Harshaw, host\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: We did look it up. And buried on the Warriors official Youtube page, we found this: a 10 year old video explaining why the Dubs’ beloved mascot Thunder is no longer with the team.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Clip from “Thunder: Found in China”:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I came to China with the Warriors for the NBA China Games in 2008, and I started dancing with Chinese fans like I had never danced before. I also met the love of my life here in China and never looked back and I’m not coming back.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Life, love, dunking and dancing, China has it all for me. At first there were struggles fitting in, but I found an inner peace. And I want you to know. While I miss you dearly, Warriors fans, you taught me what it was to be thunder. But now my home is China. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003ci>View the full episode transcript.\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Golden State Warriors had a rough 2023-2024 campaign, but at least the music was slappin’.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During timeouts, breaks between quarters and sometimes even when the ball was in play, the Chase Center’s speakers would vibrate with the sounds of legendary Bay Area hip-hop artists. The person often on the turntables making it happen: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djdsharp/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ D Sharp\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956841\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13956841\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Man with headphones on looks into the camera with an upbeat expression. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DJDSharp-by-Squint-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJ D Sharp on the ones and twos at Chase Center. \u003ccite>(Squint)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He’s been the Warriors in-house DJ for a decade, providing the soundtrack for Steph, Klay, Draymond and company during their legendary run of four NBA championships. DJ D Sharp, clearly an essential part of the team, even has four NBA championship rings of his own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside of the arena, DJ D Sharp is a radio show host for 106.1 KMEL and producer for Bay Area hip-hop artists. Over the past year, he’s produced projects for North Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stspittin/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ST Spittin\u003c/a>, the East Bay collective \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/macarthurmaze/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MacArthur Maze\u003c/a> and a soon-to-be released project with East Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/firstnameian/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Kelly\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raised in East Oakland himself, DJ D Sharp has been a producer and DJ since his teens. Given all his accomplishments, from working with the likes of Lauryn Hill and Kelly Rowland to making an appearance at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, DJ D Sharp has a lot to be proud of. This week, we talk about providing a soundtrack for the Warriors’ dynasty while building a lasting legacy for his family and community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC7887334509\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[Music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw, Host:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What’s up Rightnowish listeners, it’s your guy, Pendarvis Harshaw. Tapping in with my Warriors fans out there. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Sigh]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What a season, talk about some highs and some lows, maybe the end of a dynasty. Who knows? Look, I’m not trying to wallow in the sad news– cause there’s always next year, right? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At least there’s one thing we know for sure: in 2025 the NBA-All Stars game is coming to the Bay, so you know it’s gonna be lit with events in the Town and in Frisco and one person who is sure to be in the mix: DJ D Sharp.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He’s the Warriors in-house DJ, which means during a game, when there’s a break in the action or even sometimes while the ball is in play, you can hear him on the 1s and 2s. And every once in a while you can even look up and see him stunting on the jumbotron. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On top of being the Warriors DJ, he’s a hip-hop producer. Recently he’s done projects with North Oakland’s ST Spittin and the group, MacArthur Maze. He’s been producing for just about as long as he’s been a DJ– dating back to his teens. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a guy who was raised in East Oakland, DJ D Sharp says it’s been a dream being a part of the Warriors franchise.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp, guest:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I don’t take none of it for granted. Like, it’s an amazing experience to deejay in front of 20,000 people every night and to get the love from the people too. It’s just amazing, bro. Like, I’m blessed. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> So for this episode, we chop it up about his journey to the Warriors, providing the soundtrack for a basketball dynasty and what legacy he’s building for the Town and his family, coming up after this. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bringing you into the discussion today, excited to talk to you because you are at the helm of something very important: you provide the soundtrack to one of my favorite sports teams. And you’ve produced some really tight projects over the last couple of years out of, out of the East Bay. Let’s start at the start. What came first: deejaying or producing?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deejaying most definitely came first. I was collecting records and like, the \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yo! MTV Rap\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> era, like, it was just like, I loved it and I couldn’t, you know, step away from the TV. I was always tuned in, dialed in. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What was the first piece of equipment you had?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The first piece of equipment I had was my mom’s turn table. It was some off-brand name. I was on that thing learning. And then I was like, oh, I need a mixer and then I got a mixer from the homie down the street.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But my pops is uh, he’s a musician and he played the keyboards and he had bands and all that kind of stuff. So he’d buy the latest drum machine, and then I’d just be playing on it, and then next thing you know, he’d forget about it and he giving it to me.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I caught on a real fast to the point where I think that’s why people started giving me equipment, giving me records and giving me stuff because they were seeing it. They was like, yo, he got it. Like, take this and go play. Go, go, go, go, experiment with this and then come back to me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What age are we talking about here?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 12. 13. 14.\u003c/span>\u003cb> I \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">had homies in Richmond, who I would go spend a weekend, every other weekend with them. My boy Aaron ,we were the same age, so we would we would hang out and his brothers was deejays. So I go to they house and just get equipment. Like, I come home with records.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was a community effort.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was a community effort for sure.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So a lot of these factors pouring into you, a lot of Bay area energy. You said either in the town or in Richmond. You did mention that \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yo! MTV Raps\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> having that influence on you as well.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I’m wondering like, does this whole trope about, you know, all Bay area music all sounds the same and how like there’s an east coast sound and a west coast sound, did that ever play a part in you developing your style?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When people heard me out deejaying and it’d be like the first question they asked me all the time was, was I from the east coast, “because you don’t you don’t deejay like these other cats. Like you, where are you from?” I’m like ‘I’m from East Oakland.’ Like, you know what I’m saying? They’d be like, “What?” I’d be like, ‘Yeah.’\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You know, being from the Town, you know, it’s all about the knock. It’s all about the slump. It’s all about, you know,415’s. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So I came from that but also came from the choppin’ samples and that side of hip hop is the drum breaks and stuff like that. So like I’m taking the drum breaking and adding 808 to it, you get what I’m saying, like, you know,Too $hort, like, “In The Trunk” Like you listen to “In The Trunk” that’s what that is. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can hear it in my sound in a production, like, for me, I grew up loving Gang Starr as much as I love Ant Banks and Spice 1. I love Too $hort just as much as I loved Big Daddy Kane.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was just immersed in hip hop.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those early days of getting into the game and you start working with some, some pretty heavyweight names in the industry.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For a time period, you were tour deejay for Lauryn Hill?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes! ‘Cause Kev Choice had tapped me to be the tour DJ for Lauryn because she tapped him to be the music director. Me and Kev go way back to Brookfield Elementary. You know, anytime he thinks of a DJ, anytime I think of, some, a multi instrumentalist, I think, of Kev. So we collab and we always look out for each other.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, yeah, Lauryn Hill was craz and it was a dope run, and I learned a lot from her. We all did.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And I became a tour deejay all the way up until 2010, so you talking ten years.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We toured heavy with will.i.am. And I saw will.i.am at a Warriors game. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And he was like, “You the Warriors Dj?” He was like “Oh okay, that’s whats up,” you know what I mean. So it all be a full circle moment.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Clip of promotional video] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“One more time, give it up for DJ D Sharp, come on!”\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [basketball arena crowd cheers] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You’ve mentioned The Warriors, you’ve been there over a dozen years now. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bring me back to the start. How do you land that gig?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">God bless the dead DJ Solomon. He was the first deejay for the Warriors and I argue that he might have been the first deejay in the NBA. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He taught me a lot. He was a peer but he was also a mentor and I met him at a Blackalicious show. He he approached me and he said, “Bro, like your scratching, bro, it’s so crazy. Like, I DJ for the Warriors and you know, we’d love to have you come and just do a 2 x 4 set with me.” I was like ‘Yeah it’s all good,’ we exchanged numbers.” We killed it. We had a good time. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then he was like, “Let’s do it again.”\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And then he would do it with other deejays as well in the community. But then, he got busy, like, he was a part of the whole Serato situation. For those who don’t know, Serrato was the software used by DJs, just like, the number one software. But like, if you look back at the promo, bro is on the promo with like Z trip, DJ Jazzy Jeff, like Qbert, like with all the these heavy hitter deejays. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He got busy. So he couldn’t do a lot of games. So he would, like, send out these emails to a bunch of DJs and, and, you know, for some reason, it felt like I was always the one who answered the emails.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is when the Warriors sucked too, right. This is like pre, “we believe.” And then when “we believe” came like I was still filling in for him. But he did like all that playoff run and all that kind of stuff. And then up until 2012, he… man, yeah, he passed away, man, and then the Warriors offered me the gig.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before the Dynasty and Steph, Klay and Dre like in the early days like what does it mean to be a part of the entertainment of a team that’s not performing too well?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That was what it was all about. It was about the entertainment, right? because the team wasn’t good. So if you, if you, remember we had Thunder.\u003c/span>\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing, crowd cheering]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thunder was the mascot for the Warriors. Thunder was the highlight, you know, dunking and doing his thing and going all around the arena ya know what I mean? Thunder was the man.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shout out Brett Yamaguchi, who was the head of all the entertainment. He made it where the entertainment was top notch. Like the t-shirt toss and like, the Warriors dance team and like all of that stuff, like, you know those timeouts, those breaks, those contests, like, all of that stuff was more exciting than the game itself \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You get what I’m saying?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Warriors chant]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I do remember the arena always being filled. Like, people will always show up for the warriors, like, regardless of the losing seasons and all of that kinda stuff. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m rolling. I’m sorry. Yeah. You’re like “it was always packed,” like, yeah, because people got free tickets from the library, from Lucky’s, Round Table. But yeah, those were good times. You know, there was no winning in sight. I couldn’t foresee a Steph, Klay, Dray, like, dynasty like we have now.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No one could bro. And that’s the, that’s the magic and the beauty of it all, right?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah. Do you have a certain song that you go to for a certain situation? like say, I don’t know, it’s 24 seconds left on the clock and the Warriors got the ball, they down, you know, a point and you want the crowd to get amped during that half, during that timeout right before the ball comes into play. Do you have a song that will play for folks?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The only song that really that I go like, is a go to song when it’s cracking and is going stupid in there,I did like a house remix for the E-40 remix. So I do that a lot because it’s a lot of energy. “Everybody say Warriors, Warriors” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I play that in moments like that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You deejay for the Warriors during this, like historical run, right, for this past decade. And when they play these clips as these players Steph, Klay, Dre go into the Hall of Fame, they’ll have those songs in the background as the clips play. Like, does that ever like, occur to you that you’re kind of laying the soundtrack for history?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I think about it, you know ? Because it’s like, you know, I mean, I’ve had Steph, I’ve had Coach Kerr, I’ve had Loon, even GP too like, like I’ve had these brothers come up to me telling me, I make an impact. So it’s dope to hear that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With that said, you’re a valued member of the team. You’ve got championship rings, multiple.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: yeah, \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. It’s crazy. There’s one for each member of my family. Me, my wife and my two sons. We got four.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For you personally this year,while, the team has had its ups and downs, and a lot of down, you personally have had some some pretty big highlights, All Sar, All Star 2024?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, I was tapped to go and do All Star 2024. I did the celebrity game and that was fun. You know, that experience is amazing and is coming to the Bay area.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You think that this means a lot to the entire Bay area, I’m assuming?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh for sure, for sure, man.I think the Bay is getting a bad rap right now from the homelessness to everything that’s going on with the crime and bippin’ and all that kind of stuff.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But when you talk to people and you talk to family in other cities and other locations, like, this is going on across the country, across the world, like bippin’ is happening, like it’s worse in Atlanta as far as I know. But it don’t get amplified like it does here in the Bay for some reason.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland gets a bad rap, especially like, we been lost all of our teams. It’s like they trying to like, cleanse us of Oakland. It’s like, what are we doing? Like, no, Oakland is beautiful and it needs to be put on a pedestal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music playing]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It’s heartbreaking to see. But at the same time, I think Oakland gonna eventually end up being on top like we always are.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, as you talk about it, it’s kind of wild to me that you see it on both sides like the professional, the sports team, you were there for the Warriors move away from the town and through the music. 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Or check out his music on any streaming platform, under DJ D Sharp.\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This episode was hosted by me, Pendarvis Harshaw. Marisol Medina-Cadena produced this episode. Chris Egusa and Chris Hambrick both held it down for edits. We call that the Chris cross connection. Christopher Beale engineered this joint. The music you heard was courtesy of D Sharp. The Rightnowish team is also supported by Jen Chien, Ugur Dursun, Holly Kernan, Cesar Saldaña, and Katie Sprenger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you like what you hear and have the means to do so, we ask that you consider supporting dope local programming like this show. Visit KQED dot org slash donate. We appreciate ya.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rightnowish is a KQED production. Until next time, peace\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp, guest:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Thunder was the mascot for the Warriors. You probably know this story, Pen, the story about how they went to China and he never came back. Like, he got married and settled and had a family over there.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pendarvis Harshaw:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I did not hear this story at all.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>DJ D Sharp: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don’t know if it was PR or it was a fan. It’s crazy, look it up.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pen Harshaw, host\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: We did look it up. 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I think a lot of pride comes along with it, not just recognizing the Olympic achievement, but also being recognized during AAPI Month and following in the footsteps of some incredible women that I idolize — Anna May Wong, Maya Angelou and Rosa Parks,” Yamaguchi told The Associated Press. “It’s hard to see me put in the category with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13933011']Yamaguchi, who became the first Asian American to win an individual figure skating gold medal, at the 1992 Winter Olympics, has been immortalized as a doll for Barbie’s “Inspiring Women Series,” Mattel announced Wednesday. The release is timed for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This isn’t Yamaguchi’s first doll depiction. In the ‘90s, touring show Stars on Ice put out a line of dolls modeled after notable skaters. The Barbie version is a lot more detailed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mattel duplicated everything the then 20-year-old medalist wore at the Olympics in Albertville, France: the sparkling black-and-gold brocade outfit designed by Lauren Sheehan, the gold hair ribbon and even a red-and-white bouquet like Yamaguchi held atop the podium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yamaguchi said both she and Sheehan are “just so tickled pink.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also is happy with the doll’s visage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13926336']“It looks like me for sure. You know, the eyes and just the shape of the face. And then, of course, the hair, for sure. I mean, it has the bangs that are the ’90s,” Yamaguchi said, chuckling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She appreciates that the doll’s release comes on the high heels of the blockbuster \u003cem>Barbie\u003c/em> movie last year. Her daughters, ages 18 and 20, are fans of the Oscar-nominated film. Their initial reaction to their mother being a Barbie? Disbelief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they found out I was getting a doll, they were kind of flabbergasted and being like, ‘What? Like Mom, like how do you qualify? But that’s way too cool for you,’” Yamaguchi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Yamaguchi became a household name in the ’90s, most Asian American children were growing up feeling like toys-aren’t-us kids. If you were an Asian parent looking for an Asian doll in the U.S., you likely turned to independent mail-order companies or waited until you were visiting your country of heritage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1066px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956586\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-24-at-10.57.38-AM.png\" alt=\"Close up of a smiling doll's face with impeccably styled hair, wearing earrings.\" width=\"1066\" height=\"1058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-24-at-10.57.38-AM.png 1066w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-24-at-10.57.38-AM-800x794.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-24-at-10.57.38-AM-1020x1012.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-24-at-10.57.38-AM-160x159.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-24-at-10.57.38-AM-768x762.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This image provided by Mattel in April 2024 shows the company’s Kristi Yamaguchi Barbie doll. \u003ccite>(Mattel via AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since then, the toy market has evolved somewhat with big companies like Mattel diversifying and independent entrepreneurs filling the void. Two Asian doll lines — Jilly Bing and Joeydolls — launched within the last year, one by an Asian American mother and the other by an Asian Canadian mother. Both could not find dolls that looked like their daughters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sapna Cheryan, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington who served a year on Mattel’s Barbie Global Advisory Council in 2018, said Asian Americans have long dealt with two stereotypes: the model-minority whiz kid or the perpetual foreigner. Toys can help dispel those myths, and instead signal acceptance and inclusivity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dolls modeled after real people can get people talking about their human counterparts. Cheryan applauded Barbie’s choice of Yamaguchi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are so many Asian American athletes but they’re just not propped up in a way that athletes of other racial groups are,” said Cheryan, who researches cultural stereotypes and their impact on race and gender disparities. “Having a match in terms of racial identification or gender or both,” she said, is important in creating effective role models for kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13955020']Mattel has mostly garnered praise for its diversity efforts but it’s had some missteps along the way. In 2021, the toy maker said it “fell short” by failing to include an Asian doll in a line of Tokyo Olympics-themed Barbies. In January, there was some backlash to Asian “You Can Be Anything” Barbies that seemed stereotypical. One was a violinist and the other a doctor in panda scrubs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tying Yamaguchi to Barbie, a symbol of American pop culture, is especially remarkable considering what she and her family have dealt with as Japanese Americans. The Fremont-raised skater has spoken about how her maternal and paternal grandparents were forced into U.S. incarceration camps in response to Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she captured the gold over 50 years later, media coverage partially focused on why she didn’t seem to have many endorsement deals. 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He wanted to open a storefront that would serve as both a skate shop and small art gallery. Marks’ first choice for a business partner was \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/turtlesmashersucks/?hl=en\">Zachariah “Turtle” Dawson\u003c/a>. (“If you use my actual name,” Turtle quips, “no one will know who the fuck you’re talking about.”) At the time, the two were both volunteering at Playland. Not only was Turtle a beloved sponsored skater, Marks knew he was also an SFAI graduate who would see Low Key’s potential as an art space. The pair quickly opened the shop on Geary Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955760\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1820px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955760\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side.png\" alt=\"A white man with glasses and scruffy beard stands in the doorway of a small shop front. 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From day one, Low Key has been a gathering place for skaters, as well as an outlet for local small businesses whose products are frequently handmade. (“We try and keep everything as homegrown as possible,” Turtle notes.) Low Key’s on-site screenprinting equipment is used by the shop, as well as friends and associates who have their own creative projects. (When the corner store up the street wanted to start selling its own shirts, Low Key printed them.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More importantly, the skate shop fulfills its art goals by hosting monthly shows to coincide with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sffirstthursday/\">Tenderloin Art Walk\u003c/a>. Artists and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CzceKQDP4AC/?hl=en&img_index=1\">photographers\u003c/a> who reflect Bay Area street culture — the likes of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953119/george-crampton-glassanos-has-pendletons-paint-and-passion\">George Crampton Glassanos\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/todthebunny/\">Tod the Bunny\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hiericbro/\">Eric Broers\u003c/a> and most recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/austenzombres/?hl=en\">Austen Zombres\u003c/a> — take priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the many who’ve directly benefited from Low Key’s existence is skateboard photographer and videographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/excellentquestion/\">Theodore Maider\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13919506']“Low Key has given me a platform to film and photograph the skaters affiliated with their shop,” Maider says. “But they’ve also given me a place to put my artwork on display, and promoted my work on social media. I wouldn’t be in the position I’m currently in if it wasn’t for Low Key.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside of the store, Marks and Turtle have kept mindful about donating merchandise to skateboard events around Northern California, as well as to local fundraisers, like a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936204/dave-glass-tenderloin-museum-san-franciso-street-photography\">Tenderloin Museum\u003c/a> campaign to \u003ca href=\"https://www.tenderloinmuseum.org/the-comptons-cafeteria-riot-play\">stage a play\u003c/a> about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835520/a-new-generation-gathers-strength-from-the-courageous-queens-of-the-comptons-cafeteria-riot\">Compton’s Cafeteria riot\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956023\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13956023 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Karl-and-Justin-e1713218591580.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man with long locs stands with his arm around a white man with beard and glasses inside a skateboard shop. 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I’d like to continue advocating for skateboarding, the arts and public spaces that encourage creativity and” — negative stereotypes be damned — “healthy recreation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lowkeysanfrancisco.com/\">Low Key Skate Shop\u003c/a> is located at 679 Geary Street. Austen Zombres’ ‘Corner Store’ exhibit is currently on display through May 2, 2024. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“When you’re skateboarding, you’re at a 1:1 scale with the city and your built environment,” Marks told me on a recent visit to Low Key. “I’ve always been interested in architecture, and I’ve been advocating for skateparks since I was in high school. I would go to community meetings and wait for public comment and talk about how positive skating is for the youth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eventually, opportunities arose that prompted Marks to leave office life behind for good. After Hornberger and Worstell, he worked with the San Francisco Planning Department, eventually becoming a contractor to help build out the skatepark Playland at 43rd Avenue. (The site has since been developed as \u003ca href=\"https://www.midpen-housing.org/shirley-chisholm-village-2024/\">affordable housing for San Francisco teachers\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, he was invited to take over the day-to-day operations of \u003ca href=\"https://everydaysfc.com/\">Everyday\u003c/a> — a Tenderloin skate shop that’s since moved downtown. The move made sense. Even while working as an architectural junior designer, Marks was running his own skate company \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/leftsidesf/\">Left Side\u003c/a>, selling his skateboards and shirts around the city at stores like \u003ca href=\"https://shop.ftcsf.com/\">FTC\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://dlxskateshop.com/\">DLX\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://missionsk8shop.com/\">Mission Skate Shop\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 2019, Marks was ready to strike out on his own. He wanted to open a storefront that would serve as both a skate shop and small art gallery. Marks’ first choice for a business partner was \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/turtlesmashersucks/?hl=en\">Zachariah “Turtle” Dawson\u003c/a>. (“If you use my actual name,” Turtle quips, “no one will know who the fuck you’re talking about.”) At the time, the two were both volunteering at Playland. Not only was Turtle a beloved sponsored skater, Marks knew he was also an SFAI graduate who would see Low Key’s potential as an art space. The pair quickly opened the shop on Geary Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955760\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1820px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955760\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side.png\" alt=\"A white man with glasses and scruffy beard stands in the doorway of a small shop front. He is wearing a black beanie, sweater and pants.\" width=\"1820\" height=\"1062\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side.png 1820w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side-800x467.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side-1020x595.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side-160x93.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side-768x448.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Turtle-Low-Key-Close-Side-1536x896.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtle, one of the owners of Low Key Skate Shop, hanging out in April 2024. \u003ccite>(Rae Alexandra)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The impact the tiny new store had on the local community was immediate. From day one, Low Key has been a gathering place for skaters, as well as an outlet for local small businesses whose products are frequently handmade. (“We try and keep everything as homegrown as possible,” Turtle notes.) Low Key’s on-site screenprinting equipment is used by the shop, as well as friends and associates who have their own creative projects. (When the corner store up the street wanted to start selling its own shirts, Low Key printed them.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More importantly, the skate shop fulfills its art goals by hosting monthly shows to coincide with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sffirstthursday/\">Tenderloin Art Walk\u003c/a>. Artists and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CzceKQDP4AC/?hl=en&img_index=1\">photographers\u003c/a> who reflect Bay Area street culture — the likes of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953119/george-crampton-glassanos-has-pendletons-paint-and-passion\">George Crampton Glassanos\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/todthebunny/\">Tod the Bunny\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hiericbro/\">Eric Broers\u003c/a> and most recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/austenzombres/?hl=en\">Austen Zombres\u003c/a> — take priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the many who’ve directly benefited from Low Key’s existence is skateboard photographer and videographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/excellentquestion/\">Theodore Maider\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13955414\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Booker.Ruiz_.MAIN_.jpg\" alt=\"Two baseball players slap hands in a dugout with orange Gatorade jugs in the background.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13955414\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Booker.Ruiz_.MAIN_.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Booker.Ruiz_.MAIN_-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Booker.Ruiz_.MAIN_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Booker.Ruiz_.MAIN_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Booker.Ruiz_.MAIN_-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esteury Ruiz of the Oakland Athletics (at right) greets Brent Rooker in the dugout before a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ask any lifelong Oakland A’s fan about the dubious things we’ve seen in recent years, and you’ll get a novella’s worth of some of the worst atrocities seen in modern sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was the whole marsupial fiasco — when \u003ca href=\"https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10072517-possum-living-in-as-stadium-prevents-visiting-announcers-from-using-broadcast-booth\">possums overtook portions of the Coliseum\u003c/a> and, according to Bleacher Report, prevented visiting team’s announcers from using the broadcast booth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s the time \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/21/top-oakland-coliseum-fails-light-outage-just-the-latest-as-stadium-delay/\">the lights went out at the Coliseum during a game on Teacher’s Appreciation Night\u003c/a> — in which the start time was delayed and most teachers, ironically, didn’t get to watch the game. (I was a teacher at the time; we all left before the first inning because we had young people to teach early the next morning).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11981232']And let’s not forget the time that ESPN reported how the New York Yankees were “\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/15647563/new-york-yankees-dugout-victimized-plumbing-issues-oakland-coliseum\">victimized by plumbing issues\u003c/a>” at the Coliseum, in which human feces, overflow and a mop were involved in the guest dugout. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’d be forgiven to wonder: How could it possibly get worse for the Las Vegas-distracted team that is now looking into \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/as-to-meet-with-sacramento-city-officials-about-temporary-home-before-planned-las-vegas-move-per-report/\">a temporary Sacramento relocation\u003c/a>? (\u003cstrong>Update\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WCz4XrW0I/?hl=en\">It’s official — they’re leaving Oakland after the 2024 season\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How about demoting two of the team’s statistically best performers for — wait for it — allegedly wearing fan-made gear? Yes, I’m talking about — wait for it again — \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/mlb-news-oakland-s-wristbandgate-conspiracy-more-theory-1886247\">#WristbandGate\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13952437']Esteury Ruiz — who as of this writing wields the team’s highest batting average, and led the A’s in stolen bases last year — was sent down to the Minor Leagues this week. And Brent Rooker — who, admittedly, has struggled to start of his 2024 campaign — has been benched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Ruiz’s case, the move seems especially confounding, since he’s a fan favorite and one of the franchise’s sole luminaries. But \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar\">The Last Dive Bar\u003c/a> — a fan-owned online merch shop that was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952437/oakland-as-fans-fest-jack-london-square-2024\">involved in organizing this year’s Oakland Fan Appreciation Day\u003c/a> in Jack London Square — thinks they know why both players were penalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent Tweet, The Last Dive Bar posted a photo of the players wearing their store’s popular wristbands, which are notoriously associated with a sweeping effort to convince current owner John Fisher to sell the team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar/status/1774917579842486699\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re not the only players to wear the wristbands and get let go — or demoted — by the team, either. Somewhat facetiously, The Last Dive Bar also posted photos of other former Athletics wearing the yellow wristband with the caption reading “Pache gone! Ruiz sent down! Rooker benched! Kap gone!… The truth is out there!!!!”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you think this sounds like a conspiracy theory (which \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=a%27s%20conspiracy%20theory&src=typed_query\">many fans and baseball writers nationwide are suggesting\u003c/a>), then I will kindly remind you that nothing in the warped upside-down netherworld of the John Fisher-owned Oakland Athletics makes sense, \u003cem>ever\u003c/em> (see: no lights in the stadium, territorial possums, human feces).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re asking me — and I’ve seen everything imaginable at the Coliseum, including sexual acts and violent encounters — I think it’s a little more than a tongue-in-cheek theory. Simply put, there’s a reason why it’s believable: A’s management have neglected their duties for far too long and their egos are more fragile and untenable than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13921216']As a former season ticketholder who until recently attended A’s games religiously, I simply want the basic respect any loyal fan deserves. And yes, I want the basic condiments — I’m talking about having simple access to ketchup and barbecue sauce — inside my favorite team’s stadium. And I know I’m not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What the Oakland A’s have become under the soulless oversight of Fisher is hard to describe, unless you’ve sat in those rickety bleacher seats or in that mountainous concrete upper deck. But at this point, if you hear a wild-sounding conspiracy theory from A’s fans who’ve endured so much, at this point there’s probably a reason to believe them.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>In 1998, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfquakes/\">Earthquakes\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s only co-ed LGBTQ+ ice hockey team, were lined up outside an Amsterdam arena for their entrance into the first-ever European Gay Games. The team had been established only a year earlier, pulling together both veterans of the sport and first-time hockey players. On that day, they joined 13,000 fellow athletes from 68 nations for the games’ opening ceremonies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Gay Games brought in more than 200,000 people to Europe’s self-proclaimed gay capital to celebrate sexual diversity at a time when sports and society at large were heavily steeped in homophobia, and the AIDS epidemic continued to devastate the LGBTQ+ community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the Gay Games made space for joy amid this turbulence. “You finally get to walk through the gates and see all these people, the stands are filled, and it definitely was super special,” says Quakes co-founder John Heine from his Concord home. He was 37 years old during Gay Games V — and not entirely out of the closet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was hooked, and that was kind of my coming out story,” recalls Heine, now 62 and recovering from a recent hockey-related shoulder injury. “That was a lot of the importance in the vision about gay hockey, the San Francisco Quakes and also the Gay Games. For us, it was a way of learning how to fit into society and the coming out process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954187\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A film photo of two hockey players out of uniform. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Quakes’ co-founders John Heine (left) and Kim McAfee (right) in 1997. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of John Heine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, almost three decades since the team’s inception, the Quakes are returning to the ice following a pandemic hiatus. In a week, they’ll head south to compete alongside 11 other LGBTQ+ teams from across North America at the second-ever \u003ca href=\"https://www.palmspringsgayhockey.org/\">Palm Springs International Pride Hockey Tournament\u003c/a>, which kicks off March 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Quakes play at Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center as part of the San Francisco Adult Hockey League. With the revival, the team debuted a fresh look last month at the San José Sharks’ Pride game. The new logo offers nods to their home city and the Sharks, who have been longtime allies: a pink triangle and a progress arrow, symbols of Pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953901\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Number 44, Marion Lang, sits and watches The San Francisco Quakes play at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Quakes’ comeback arrives at a time when the NHL is grappling with how to be more inclusive: The league banned themed jerseys in June 2023, during Pride month. A ban on Pride tape on hockey sticks followed in October of that year. After players and fans criticized the move, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208403697/nhl-pride-tape-ban-lifted-travis-dermott\">NHL reversed the rules\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite these controversies in the league, the Sharks have been vocal supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and the Quakes in particular. They regularly welcome the queer hockey team to the SAP Center with friendly scrimmages and pro-bono coaching from Sharks’ head coach David Quinn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’ve done Pride nights very, very well,” says 58-year-old Kieran Flaherty, who has been a member of the Quakes for two decades. “The way the Sharks did it, it seemed less pinkwashing and jumping on the bandwagon and more substantive in the approach. They came to us and said, ‘How would you guys like to do Pride this year in a way that might help you?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953899\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Flaherty (right) looks on as players jump over the wall during a game at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Flaherty got his start on the ice at four years old. Hockey was part of his family history: he hails from Minnesota, known as the “State of Hockey.” Though he wasn’t out at the time, he left the sport in eighth grade after feeling unwelcome for being more effeminate than the other boys on the team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He came out at 22 and moved to San Francisco shortly after, where he first discovered the Quakes and the Gay Games. For Flaherty and many other team members, the Quakes and the Games provided a safe space for LGBTQ+ people and allies alike to play in an industry that can be, at times, hostile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is part of our genesis,” Flaherty says. “Many of us felt we didn’t have a good place, a safe place, a healthy place for us to participate when we were younger. We were hoping that our presence would help to turn that around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953895\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953895\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Quakes players get ready in their locker room before their game at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The team consists of cisgender, trans and gender-diverse members, primarily of middle age with a few athletes in their early 60s. The Quakes welcomes varying experience levels, which has been part of their philosophy since the team was founded. But the team was nearly defunct from the pandemic about a year ago. With help recruiting from the Sharks, the next generation of LGBTQ+ hockey players is finding their way onto the Quakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t imagine a team like this not existing anymore, or teams like this across the United States not existing,” says 23-year-old Joey Marcacci, a gay athlete who’s played ice hockey since he was young. “It’s so important.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In 1998, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfquakes/\">Earthquakes\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s only co-ed LGBTQ+ ice hockey team, were lined up outside an Amsterdam arena for their entrance into the first-ever European Gay Games. The team had been established only a year earlier, pulling together both veterans of the sport and first-time hockey players. On that day, they joined 13,000 fellow athletes from 68 nations for the games’ opening ceremonies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Gay Games brought in more than 200,000 people to Europe’s self-proclaimed gay capital to celebrate sexual diversity at a time when sports and society at large were heavily steeped in homophobia, and the AIDS epidemic continued to devastate the LGBTQ+ community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the Gay Games made space for joy amid this turbulence. “You finally get to walk through the gates and see all these people, the stands are filled, and it definitely was super special,” says Quakes co-founder John Heine from his Concord home. He was 37 years old during Gay Games V — and not entirely out of the closet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was hooked, and that was kind of my coming out story,” recalls Heine, now 62 and recovering from a recent hockey-related shoulder injury. “That was a lot of the importance in the vision about gay hockey, the San Francisco Quakes and also the Gay Games. For us, it was a way of learning how to fit into society and the coming out process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954187\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A film photo of two hockey players out of uniform. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/quakes02-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Quakes’ co-founders John Heine (left) and Kim McAfee (right) in 1997. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of John Heine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, almost three decades since the team’s inception, the Quakes are returning to the ice following a pandemic hiatus. In a week, they’ll head south to compete alongside 11 other LGBTQ+ teams from across North America at the second-ever \u003ca href=\"https://www.palmspringsgayhockey.org/\">Palm Springs International Pride Hockey Tournament\u003c/a>, which kicks off March 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Quakes play at Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center as part of the San Francisco Adult Hockey League. With the revival, the team debuted a fresh look last month at the San José Sharks’ Pride game. The new logo offers nods to their home city and the Sharks, who have been longtime allies: a pink triangle and a progress arrow, symbols of Pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953901\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Number 44, Marion Lang, sits and watches The San Francisco Quakes play at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Quakes’ comeback arrives at a time when the NHL is grappling with how to be more inclusive: The league banned themed jerseys in June 2023, during Pride month. A ban on Pride tape on hockey sticks followed in October of that year. After players and fans criticized the move, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208403697/nhl-pride-tape-ban-lifted-travis-dermott\">NHL reversed the rules\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite these controversies in the league, the Sharks have been vocal supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and the Quakes in particular. They regularly welcome the queer hockey team to the SAP Center with friendly scrimmages and pro-bono coaching from Sharks’ head coach David Quinn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’ve done Pride nights very, very well,” says 58-year-old Kieran Flaherty, who has been a member of the Quakes for two decades. “The way the Sharks did it, it seemed less pinkwashing and jumping on the bandwagon and more substantive in the approach. They came to us and said, ‘How would you guys like to do Pride this year in a way that might help you?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953899\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Flaherty (right) looks on as players jump over the wall during a game at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Flaherty got his start on the ice at four years old. Hockey was part of his family history: he hails from Minnesota, known as the “State of Hockey.” Though he wasn’t out at the time, he left the sport in eighth grade after feeling unwelcome for being more effeminate than the other boys on the team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He came out at 22 and moved to San Francisco shortly after, where he first discovered the Quakes and the Gay Games. For Flaherty and many other team members, the Quakes and the Games provided a safe space for LGBTQ+ people and allies alike to play in an industry that can be, at times, hostile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is part of our genesis,” Flaherty says. “Many of us felt we didn’t have a good place, a safe place, a healthy place for us to participate when we were younger. We were hoping that our presence would help to turn that around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953895\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953895\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/240307-SF-QUAKES-KSM-3-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Quakes players get ready in their locker room before their game at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center in San Francisco on Mar. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The team consists of cisgender, trans and gender-diverse members, primarily of middle age with a few athletes in their early 60s. The Quakes welcomes varying experience levels, which has been part of their philosophy since the team was founded. But the team was nearly defunct from the pandemic about a year ago. With help recruiting from the Sharks, the next generation of LGBTQ+ hockey players is finding their way onto the Quakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t imagine a team like this not existing anymore, or teams like this across the United States not existing,” says 23-year-old Joey Marcacci, a gay athlete who’s played ice hockey since he was young. “It’s so important.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Do you care about soccer? If the answer is “yes,” then good for you, carry on, beautiful game, etc., etc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the answer is “no,” you might be interested to learn that San Francisco’s City Football Club isn’t above trying to win you over by utilizing Excellent Graphic Design.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13952437']On Tuesday, SFCFC announced a partnership with \u003ca href=\"https://www.holliscallas.com/\">Hollis Callas\u003c/a>, the San Francisco artist and designer who cites the natural world as her primary inspiration. For those familiar with her work, it should come as little surprise that Callas’ jersey for the club features a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13940341/wild-parrots-of-telegraph-hill-judy-irving-mark-bittman-4k\">wild parrot\u003c/a>. The birds were, after all, included in Callas’ design for those vibrant, floral \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Q9l5lPmzR/\">“I Voted” stickers\u003c/a>. (Lest we forget that the parrots were also, somewhat controversially, \u003ca href=\"https://hoodline.com/2023/06/san-francisco-sea-lion-lovers-call-the-decision-hasty-but-the-wild-parrots-are-now-sf-s-official-animal/\">voted San Francisco’s official animal\u003c/a> in 2023.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Callas’ design \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3k2h7fres4/\">hit Instagram\u003c/a> on Tuesday morning, posted to both her page and SFCFC’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1076px\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3k2h7fres4/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952589\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM.png\" alt=\"A green t-shirt design featuring a green parrot with its red head nodded to one side.\" width=\"1076\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM.png 1076w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-800x1004.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-1020x1280.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-160x201.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-768x964.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don’t care about soccer? Okay, but try and resist this parrot. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @holliscallas/ @sfcityfc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>SFCFC was founded in 2001, and is community-driven, both literally and figuratively — the club is 51% fan-owned. The team also leans hard into the motto seen on San Francisco’s flag since 1940: “Oro en Paz y Fierro en Guerra” — or “Gold in Peace, Iron in War.” (Variations on the phrase are already all over so much of the \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/store/p/lcc7eeq2io6m3mfy1d0h0v0vi5mczj-38tz2\">club’s increasingly desirable merch\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, the club collaborated with \u003ca href=\"https://churchcalifornia.com/pages/church-barber\">Church Barber and Apothecary\u003c/a> on this limited edition jersey:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1306px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952596\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM.png\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a vertically striped shirt leans against a barber station with a mirror behind him.\" width=\"1306\" height=\"1258\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM.png 1306w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-800x771.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-1020x983.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-160x154.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-768x740.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1306px) 100vw, 1306px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Play soccer ever? Doesn’t matter if you like the design! \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @churchbarber/ @sfcityfc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before that, the club embraced the logo of its sponsor, Muni, featuring its iconic wiggle on several team jerseys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1070px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM.png\" alt=\"An orange football jersey featuring the red logo of San Francisco's MUNI.\" width=\"1070\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM.png 1070w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-800x752.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-1020x959.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-160x150.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-768x722.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apathetic about soccer but love Muni? Try this on for size. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @sfcityfc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In many ways, SFCFC doesn’t even seem to care if you pay them any soccer-related attention or not. Its \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/store/p/foggy-university-tee-6zkkc\">official crest\u003c/a> features the Golden Gate Bridge, the Transamerica Building, Sutro Tower — and nothing soccer-related whatsoever. In fact, its merch tells us over and over again that loving San Francisco is enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why else would a soccer club have given us this Karl the Fog design?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1308px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13952606 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM.png\" alt=\"A crewneck sweater featuring a cloud with a happy face waving a flag.\" width=\"1308\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM.png 1308w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-800x800.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can we cheer on this rendition of Karl going head-to-head with the Stay-Puft marshmallow man? \u003ccite>(sfcityfc.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Or this nod to beloved local hero Robin Williams?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1190px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952614\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM.png\" alt=\"A red and black striped t-shirt with rainbow suspenders worked into the design.\" width=\"1190\" height=\"1306\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM.png 1190w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-800x878.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-1020x1119.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-160x176.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-768x843.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A shirt that screams a love of ‘Mork & Mindy’-era Robin Williams and says almost nothing about soccer? Yay! \u003ccite>(sfcityfc.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And, oh yes, here’s Sutro Tower again, though this one actually has a soccer ball on it, so… the \u003ca href=\"https://www.theringer.com/world-cup/2022/12/7/23497080/22-goals-world-cup-brazil-carlos-alberto\">beautiful game\u003c/a> does have to come up now and again, I guess:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1308px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM.png\" alt=\"A black hoodie featuring the outline of a soccer ball and San Francisco's Sutro Tower surrounded by lightning bolts.\" width=\"1308\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM.png 1308w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-800x828.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-1020x1056.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-160x166.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-768x795.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You kind of have to like soccer to wear this one, but still… cool idea. \u003ccite>(sfcityfc.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whichever design San Francisco City comes up with next, it would be cool to see the club collaborate with more local artists like Callas down the road. A \u003ca href=\"https://sillypinkbunnies.com/\">Jeremy Fish\u003c/a> sea lion/bear/bison? Just something to keep in mind, soccer people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[\u003cstrong>March 25, 2024 Update\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/store/p/2024-parrot-kit\">The Hollis Callas parrot kit is available to pre-order\u003c/a> now.]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>On Tuesday, SFCFC announced a partnership with \u003ca href=\"https://www.holliscallas.com/\">Hollis Callas\u003c/a>, the San Francisco artist and designer who cites the natural world as her primary inspiration. For those familiar with her work, it should come as little surprise that Callas’ jersey for the club features a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13940341/wild-parrots-of-telegraph-hill-judy-irving-mark-bittman-4k\">wild parrot\u003c/a>. The birds were, after all, included in Callas’ design for those vibrant, floral \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Q9l5lPmzR/\">“I Voted” stickers\u003c/a>. (Lest we forget that the parrots were also, somewhat controversially, \u003ca href=\"https://hoodline.com/2023/06/san-francisco-sea-lion-lovers-call-the-decision-hasty-but-the-wild-parrots-are-now-sf-s-official-animal/\">voted San Francisco’s official animal\u003c/a> in 2023.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Callas’ design \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3k2h7fres4/\">hit Instagram\u003c/a> on Tuesday morning, posted to both her page and SFCFC’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1076px\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3k2h7fres4/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952589\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM.png\" alt=\"A green t-shirt design featuring a green parrot with its red head nodded to one side.\" width=\"1076\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM.png 1076w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-800x1004.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-1020x1280.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-160x201.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.45.12-AM-768x964.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don’t care about soccer? Okay, but try and resist this parrot. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @holliscallas/ @sfcityfc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>SFCFC was founded in 2001, and is community-driven, both literally and figuratively — the club is 51% fan-owned. The team also leans hard into the motto seen on San Francisco’s flag since 1940: “Oro en Paz y Fierro en Guerra” — or “Gold in Peace, Iron in War.” (Variations on the phrase are already all over so much of the \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/store/p/lcc7eeq2io6m3mfy1d0h0v0vi5mczj-38tz2\">club’s increasingly desirable merch\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, the club collaborated with \u003ca href=\"https://churchcalifornia.com/pages/church-barber\">Church Barber and Apothecary\u003c/a> on this limited edition jersey:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1306px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952596\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM.png\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a vertically striped shirt leans against a barber station with a mirror behind him.\" width=\"1306\" height=\"1258\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM.png 1306w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-800x771.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-1020x983.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-160x154.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-10.57.18-AM-768x740.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1306px) 100vw, 1306px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Play soccer ever? Doesn’t matter if you like the design! \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @churchbarber/ @sfcityfc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before that, the club embraced the logo of its sponsor, Muni, featuring its iconic wiggle on several team jerseys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1070px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM.png\" alt=\"An orange football jersey featuring the red logo of San Francisco's MUNI.\" width=\"1070\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM.png 1070w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-800x752.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-1020x959.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-160x150.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.02.09-AM-768x722.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apathetic about soccer but love Muni? Try this on for size. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @sfcityfc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In many ways, SFCFC doesn’t even seem to care if you pay them any soccer-related attention or not. Its \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/store/p/foggy-university-tee-6zkkc\">official crest\u003c/a> features the Golden Gate Bridge, the Transamerica Building, Sutro Tower — and nothing soccer-related whatsoever. In fact, its merch tells us over and over again that loving San Francisco is enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why else would a soccer club have given us this Karl the Fog design?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1308px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13952606 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM.png\" alt=\"A crewneck sweater featuring a cloud with a happy face waving a flag.\" width=\"1308\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM.png 1308w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-800x800.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.19.09-AM-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can we cheer on this rendition of Karl going head-to-head with the Stay-Puft marshmallow man? \u003ccite>(sfcityfc.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Or this nod to beloved local hero Robin Williams?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1190px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952614\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM.png\" alt=\"A red and black striped t-shirt with rainbow suspenders worked into the design.\" width=\"1190\" height=\"1306\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM.png 1190w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-800x878.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-1020x1119.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-160x176.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.28.30-AM-768x843.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A shirt that screams a love of ‘Mork & Mindy’-era Robin Williams and says almost nothing about soccer? Yay! \u003ccite>(sfcityfc.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And, oh yes, here’s Sutro Tower again, though this one actually has a soccer ball on it, so… the \u003ca href=\"https://www.theringer.com/world-cup/2022/12/7/23497080/22-goals-world-cup-brazil-carlos-alberto\">beautiful game\u003c/a> does have to come up now and again, I guess:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1308px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM.png\" alt=\"A black hoodie featuring the outline of a soccer ball and San Francisco's Sutro Tower surrounded by lightning bolts.\" width=\"1308\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM.png 1308w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-800x828.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-1020x1056.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-160x166.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-20-at-11.13.44-AM-768x795.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You kind of have to like soccer to wear this one, but still… cool idea. \u003ccite>(sfcityfc.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whichever design San Francisco City comes up with next, it would be cool to see the club collaborate with more local artists like Callas down the road. A \u003ca href=\"https://sillypinkbunnies.com/\">Jeremy Fish\u003c/a> sea lion/bear/bison? Just something to keep in mind, soccer people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[\u003cstrong>March 25, 2024 Update\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/store/p/2024-parrot-kit\">The Hollis Callas parrot kit is available to pre-order\u003c/a> now.]\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A sports coup d’état is unfolding in the Bay Area right now, and the Oakland Coliseum’s drum-beating, flag-waving diehards are leading the charge. Once again, A’s fans are rewriting their own history after spearheading the “Summer of Sell” and organizing the largest-ever MLB boycott — all in response to the team’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947286/devastated-oakland-as-fans-react-to-teams-vegas-move\">planned relocation to Las Vegas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their momentous energy will be on full display at \u003ca href=\"https://bloc15.com/\">Bloc15\u003c/a> in Jack London Square for this year’s guerilla-organized Fans Fest, an all-day event meant to honor Bay Area sports fans that will be unlike anything any other fanbase has ever felt compelled to independently assemble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952440\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 384px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952440\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_2138.jpg\" alt='a black t-shirt that reads \"Fans Fest\" in white lettering' width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_2138.jpg 384w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_2138-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans Fest 2024 will take place in Oakland’s Jack London Square, and is 100% organized and funded by fans and local sponsorships. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Last Dive Bar)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At Fans Fest, there will be Porta Potties labeled “the Johns,” with pictures of Oakland A’s owner John Fisher attached to them. Cult-favorite hot dog vendor, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13921216/hal-the-hot-dog-guy-oakland-coliseum-tribute-retiring\">Hal the Hot Dog Guy\u003c/a>, will be dressed as a rally possum while handing out Opening Day boycott stickers. Former A’s icons Coco Crisp and Ben Grieve will sign autographs. Custom-designed, one-off \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/33.customs/?hl=en\">bobbleheads made by Robb Roberts, an A’s superfan\u003c/a>, will be made available in a silent auction. Oakland baseball legends and youth teams will be on site, gassing up the city’s multi-generational love of America’s favorite pastime. And it’ll be free to attend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Captained by four lifelong A’s fans — Jorge Leon and Todd Saran of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oakland68s.org/\">Oakland 68s\u003c/a> (a nonprofit group of A’s fans that donates resources to Oakland-based charities), as well as Bryan Johansen and Paul Bailey of \u003ca href=\"https://lastdivebar.com/\">Last Dive Bar\u003c/a> (a local apparel brand that used to collaborate with the A’s on popular fan designs) — this community-geared festival isn’t \u003cem>just\u003c/em> about celebrating Oakland A’s fans and their history. It’s about highlighting small business owners, creating positive memories for families and celebrating the remaining East Bay sports fandoms, despite the somber reality of major teams jettisoning Oakland in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone is hurt by the actions of the A’s towards the community and fans, and it’s sad. Everyone is affected by it, and we wish it wasn’t the case,” Johansen says. “But this event isn’t about bashing the A’s; it’s about coming together and celebrating the fans and sports teams still here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having raised well over $15,000 for the event (a “conservative” estimate, according to the organizers), as well as garnering support and sponsorships from the region’s various teams — including the A’s minor-league affiliate Stockton Ports, the Oakland Roots, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938668/meet-the-designer-for-the-bs-oaklands-new-homegrown-baseball-team\">Oakland Ballers\u003c/a> and the Marshawn Lynch co-owned Bay Area Panthers — the DIY Fans Fest has reached an epic, unprecedented scale that once again proves how committed Oakland’s sports fans are in the face of erasure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952442\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 645px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952442\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_5723.jpg\" alt=\"a woman and man plan a sports event inside a large building\" width=\"645\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_5723.jpg 645w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_5723-160x207.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of the Oakland 68s meets with a Bloc15 employee to discuss the indoor logistics of Fans Fest 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Last Dive Bar )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amid the never-ending vortex of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947286/devastated-oakland-as-fans-react-to-teams-vegas-move\">the Oakland Athletics’ relocation attempt \u003c/a>(which now appears to be stalled, with the team perhaps \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/athletics-potential-extension-of-lease-at-oakland-coliseum\">extending their lease at the Coliseum\u003c/a>), the community has decided to put the ball back into their own hands. And rightfully so, as John Fisher — \u003ca href=\"https://deadspin.com/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-mlb-john-fisher-california-1851085486\">the A’s notoriously frugal owner\u003c/a> — only continues to sabotage the baseball dreams of Oaklanders with a lack of commitment and vision to the team’s loyal supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s time to forget about all that, if just for an afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food, desserts and beverages will be available from Smoking J’s Barbecue, La Hacienda Real, De La Cruz Creamery, La Santa Torta, Tacos El Ultimo Baile, Forge Pizza, Drake’s [editorial update: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar/status/1760704608362713273\">Drake’s has since retracted their sponsorship\u003c/a>, and in their place, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar/status/1760851737316151684\">Berkeley’s Fieldwork Brewing has offered to join a day ahead of the event\u003c/a>], 21st Amendment, Oakland Beer Works and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event will effectively replace the traditional “A’s Fanfest,” which the A’s hosted prior to each season until 2020, when, as the event description on the Oakland tourism bureau’s official website puts it, \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/event/fans-fest-2024/32083/#:~:text=The%20Oakland%20A's%20used%20to,the%20fans%20by%20the%20fans.\">“they seemingly turned their back on the fanbase.”\u003c/a> Since then, the Oakland 68s have held a version of Fans Fest beginning in 2021. But never to this degree, nor with this much attention — and tension — surrounding the formerly beloved \u003ci>Moneyball\u003c/i> underdogs. Long gone are the days of embracing the inspirational “Rooted in Oakland” and “Green Collar Baseball” slogans of yesteryear — old tag lines that have since been stained with skepticism and distrust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet, while fans have been left to fend for themselves against the wolves of capitalism — with \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/owners-approve-a-s-relocation-to-las-vegas#:~:text=ARLINGTON%20%E2%80%93%20Major%20League%20Baseball's%20owners,they%20concluded%20this%20week's%20meetings.\">the MLB’s other team owners seeming to act as co-conspirators to help bring the A’s to a supposedly more lucrative market in Nevada\u003c/a> — these homegrown bleacher-sitting loyalists aren’t afraid to throw a few curveballs of their own. Though they’ve maintained a good sense of humor about it all (see: John Fisher Porta Potties and an adult man dressed as a possum), they’re also coming from a place of unwavering commitment and life-hardened passion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952482\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952482\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop.jpg\" alt=\"a group of men stand on a street corner in Oakland in preparation of a sports event\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of the Oakland 68s meets with security in preparation for Fans Fest 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Last Dive Bar)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I played baseball since I was four, up until college. I had a scholarship, but addiction and alcohol abuse took me out,” Johansen says. “I couldn’t afford to go back to college after that, had to support myself. Now I don’t drink. No drugs. I’m sober. I’m in recovery and do a lot of outreach. My wife runs community events, and we got recognized by the City of San Jose.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13914585,forum_2010101889374']“I have a son. What we’re trying to do is pass down good memories to future generations. What we do is a reflection of people’s experiences at the Coliseum and baseball in general. It represents our affinity towards family and community. I hope fans walk away from Fans Fest feeling like they were celebrated. That their love of sports and community was honored. I want everyone to have a ridiculously good time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early in the process, the organizers extended a formal invitation to the A’s. They declined. Once again, the A’s organization has struck out, while the team’s relentlessly creative and resilient fanbase launches another home run over the still-standing fence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Fans Fest will take place at Bloc15 (252 2nd St., Oakland) on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On-site and nearby parking will be available. Free to attend.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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And rightfully so, as John Fisher — \u003ca href=\"https://deadspin.com/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-mlb-john-fisher-california-1851085486\">the A’s notoriously frugal owner\u003c/a> — only continues to sabotage the baseball dreams of Oaklanders with a lack of commitment and vision to the team’s loyal supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s time to forget about all that, if just for an afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food, desserts and beverages will be available from Smoking J’s Barbecue, La Hacienda Real, De La Cruz Creamery, La Santa Torta, Tacos El Ultimo Baile, Forge Pizza, Drake’s [editorial update: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar/status/1760704608362713273\">Drake’s has since retracted their sponsorship\u003c/a>, and in their place, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LastDiveBar/status/1760851737316151684\">Berkeley’s Fieldwork Brewing has offered to join a day ahead of the event\u003c/a>], 21st Amendment, Oakland Beer Works and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event will effectively replace the traditional “A’s Fanfest,” which the A’s hosted prior to each season until 2020, when, as the event description on the Oakland tourism bureau’s official website puts it, \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/event/fans-fest-2024/32083/#:~:text=The%20Oakland%20A's%20used%20to,the%20fans%20by%20the%20fans.\">“they seemingly turned their back on the fanbase.”\u003c/a> Since then, the Oakland 68s have held a version of Fans Fest beginning in 2021. But never to this degree, nor with this much attention — and tension — surrounding the formerly beloved \u003ci>Moneyball\u003c/i> underdogs. Long gone are the days of embracing the inspirational “Rooted in Oakland” and “Green Collar Baseball” slogans of yesteryear — old tag lines that have since been stained with skepticism and distrust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet, while fans have been left to fend for themselves against the wolves of capitalism — with \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/owners-approve-a-s-relocation-to-las-vegas#:~:text=ARLINGTON%20%E2%80%93%20Major%20League%20Baseball's%20owners,they%20concluded%20this%20week's%20meetings.\">the MLB’s other team owners seeming to act as co-conspirators to help bring the A’s to a supposedly more lucrative market in Nevada\u003c/a> — these homegrown bleacher-sitting loyalists aren’t afraid to throw a few curveballs of their own. Though they’ve maintained a good sense of humor about it all (see: John Fisher Porta Potties and an adult man dressed as a possum), they’re also coming from a place of unwavering commitment and life-hardened passion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952482\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952482\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop.jpg\" alt=\"a group of men stand on a street corner in Oakland in preparation of a sports event\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/img_4254-scaled-crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of the Oakland 68s meets with security in preparation for Fans Fest 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Last Dive Bar)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I played baseball since I was four, up until college. 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He was hardly alone in his disappointment — it was a loss that the Niners Faithful will likely never forget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past 14 seasons, the 49ers have appeared in seven NFC Championship games and reached the Super Bowl three times. And yet — whether under coach Jim Harbaugh or Mike Shannahan; whether Colin Kaepernick or Brock Purdy is behind center; whether defensively anchored by Patrick Willis or Fred Warner; whether Christian McCaffrey or Deebo Samuel are healthy or injured — it hasn’t been enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As sadness, rage and and anxiety spread across Niner Nation today, here’s how some of the team’s fans and well-known supporters — from rappers to sportswriters to the team’s “official post-game ranter” — are coping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Beloved Niners advocate and sports radio host Bonta Hill was reflective and even vulnerable — rare for a publicly vociferous football addict — in his post-game reaction:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/BontaHill/status/1756888912876970435\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>In case you were wondering, here’s what “I’m pretty numb and this is a loss that will haunt this organization forever” looks like:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/ScottStrazzante/status/1756890973760844106\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Rapper Kevin Allen had a theory about why the Niners continue to come up short:\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/KevinAllenMusic/status/1756912315541127622\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Squandered Super Bowls are becoming an excruciatingly yearly routine for Niners fans, just like paying your taxes in April:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/BSpang75/status/1756899744348266727\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Speaking of taxes, U.S. Vice president — and former San Francisco District Attorney — Kamala Harris, chimed in:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/VP/status/1756891128446460034\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>P-Lo, the rapper who delivered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13950697/49ers-nfl-playoffs-superbowl-p-lo-saweetie-do-it-for-the-bay\">this Super Bowl’s official 49ers anthem\u003c/a>, said this after witnessing the Chiefs beat Niners again:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/p_lo/status/1756913073481527727\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>I hold a fond spot in my heart for parents ushering in the next generation of sports fans. 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"content": "\u003cp>The annual Puppy Bowl turns 20 this year — well over middle age in dog years. But does the sheer cuteness of it really ever get old?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Who doesn’t want to watch dogs play all day long?” asks Laurie Johnson, the director of Florida Little Dog Rescue in St. Cloud, Florida, who has been part of Puppy Bowl for a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='news_11974882']There are some changes this year to the canine football telecast: Four previous puppy players return to be inducted in the new Puppy Bowl Hall of Fame and the show, which has grown to include armadillos, hedgehogs and chickens, will focus on dogs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’ve done this year to flip the whole script is because it’s sort of a celebration of the fact that it’s the 20th year,” says Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner. “We’ve decided to go all in on puppy, making it the “most puppiest Puppy Bowl ever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Puppy Bowl made its debut as counter-programming to the Super Bowl in 2005. Dogs score touchdowns on a gridiron carpet when they cross the goal line — any goal line — with a toy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The show is really just an excuse to spend time watching adorable, clumsy pups in colorful sweaters play with chew toys, wag their tails furiously and lick the camera. A deeper reason is to encourage animal adoption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We always say the same message every year: Adopt, don’t shop,” says Schachner. “There are responsible breeders out there, but it kind of defies logic that somebody who’s searching for a dog would look beyond their local shelter or rescue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the ASPCA, approximately 390,000 shelter dogs are euthanized each year and 2 million shelter dogs are adopted. 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Last year, 13.2 million viewers tuned in, the largest reach for the event in five years. In comparison, The Emmy Awards telecast on Fox this year reached just 4.3 million viewers. This year’s show will be simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and Discovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dogs are split into two teams — Team Fluff and Team Ruff — and each dog is given a nickname — like “Slick Rick” or “J-Paw” — and a specialty, like “Epic end zone dance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They are free to frolic, but may face penalties for things like “unsportlike dog conduct” and “trash barking.” Awards are given to Most Valuable Puppy and, new this year, an Underdog Award for the more introverted pup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13873945']This year’s broadcast is built on the work of dozens of volunteers, as well as 600 pee pads, 200 poop bags, 10 bags of treats, 30 water bowls and 18 cameras. The cat halftime show will also return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schachner started refereeing 13 years ago, when there were 59 dogs invited. “I’ll never forget that because I thought that was a tremendous amount of dogs to be trying to officiate in one place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That number has by now more than doubled, with this year’s broadcast featuring 131 puppies. “The scope and the size of this show from the time I started 13 years ago to now is just very impressive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The canine entries this time come from 73 shelters and rescue groups across 36 states and territories. The entrance requirements include being healthy and sturdy enough to be on the field with playmates, between 3-6 months old and having no training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want dogs that are show dogs, that are sitting there with a trainer. We want to see them in all their puppy glory. 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