Azul is a reporter for KQED focusing on transportation and features. He joined KQED in 2021 as an alumna of KALW's Audio Academy radio journalism training program.
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That involves losing money sometimes,” said Stacey Hendler Ross, a spokesperson for VTA. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>VTA has long relied primarily on revenue from sales taxes to fund its operations. Sales tax revenues currently account for over 86% of its operating budget revenue, while fares account for just over 5%, according to the agency’s latest biennial \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/business-center/financial-investor-information#docaccess-16054ef2141c695ea60f614ff3470f474b1da1be4bfa5cbd538c8542b0880b7b\">budget\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ Unfortunately, fare recovery is not our big revenue, and we believe that we need to operate public transit anyway because it’s important enough to our community that they have repeatedly passed public tax measures to support it,” Hendler Ross said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mahan, who is also vice chairperson on the VTA Board of Directors, said beyond increasing fare enforcement, VTA should do a survey of fare collection enforcement and associated issues from other agencies around the country. Officials from BART have said installation of its next-generation \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate\">faregates\u003c/a>, completed last year, increased revenue by about $10 million annually through reduced fare evasion.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/VTAWorldCupFares-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091989\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/VTAWorldCupFares-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/VTAWorldCupFares-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/VTAWorldCupFares-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bus drives by FIFA World Cup signage on June 12, 2026, in San José. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Officials from the San Francisco Police Department on Friday located the submerged wreckage of the Volare — a 49-foot cabin cruiser that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12091098/search-continues-for-3-missing-people-after-boat-sinks-near-alcatraz-1-dead\">capsized earlier this week\u003c/a>, leaving two people dead and two still missing, department officials said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Since Tuesday’s fatal boat sinking in the San Francisco Bay, initial explanations by officials pinned the cause on a wave that rolled the boat, throwing some of its 20 passengers into the water and possibly trapping others below deck.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The official cause of the capsizing is still under investigation.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I don’t know the cause of that at this point in time,” said Capt. Jarod Toczko, sector commander for the U.S. Coast Guard, during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260717-Gas-House-Cove-ADE-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091668\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260717-Gas-House-Cove-ADE-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260717-Gas-House-Cove-ADE-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260717-Gas-House-Cove-ADE-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gas House Cove in San Francisco on July 14, 2026. (Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In order to drive a recreational boat the size of the Volare in California, \u003ca href=\"https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29416\">state law requires\u003c/a> the person operating the vessel to hold a California Boater Card, and for the boat to possess basic safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers and lifejackets for everyone on board. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Recreation and Parks has confirmed the Volare was captained by John Boisa, 62, who is a former naval officer. A person under the name John Boisa was issued a \u003ca href=\"https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/\">California Boater Card\u003c/a>, according to Angelica De La Peña, a spokesperson with California State Parks. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>To Matt Juanes, who has captained his own boats as a commercial fisherman and charter boat captain in the Bay Area for the last 12 years, Boisa’s decision to take the Volare out on a cruise toward Angel Island with 20 people on that particular Tuesday wasn’t a safety risk. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s nothing out of the ordinary. It doesn’t throw a flag for me,” Juanes said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He said that, in his personal opinion, the fact that a kiteboarder and a fisherman in a 22-foot boat were able to aid in the rescue pointed to relatively calm conditions — not the kind that would swamp the much larger Volare on its own. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Initial reports by first responders and rescuers described a plume of smoke emanating from the vessel, leading officials to initially suspect the Volare was on fire. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Toczko said reports of a fire were unsubstantiated.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“After talking to survivors and folks on scene, there is no evidence of a fire of any kind,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>James Smith, who has captained boats for close to 40 years and owns the Berkeley-based charter fishing boat California Dawn, was among the local fishermen who responded to the Coast Guard’s report of a vessel in distress. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Smith believes whatever happened was a “catastrophic failure.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Coming into the bay from a salmon fishing trip, he said he could see a plume of smoke emanating from the boat, adding that it may have been caused by water hitting the engine.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260716-ALCATRAZ-BOAT-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091355\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260716-ALCATRAZ-BOAT-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260716-ALCATRAZ-BOAT-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260716-ALCATRAZ-BOAT-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A boat carrying 20 passengers sank near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday, July 14, leaving one person dead and three missing. (Courtesy of James Kim)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ If you have a hot motor, and if the engine’s running and the water goes into the oil, the first thing it’s going to do is make a pile of smoke,” Smith said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The only way to know for sure would be to take statements from the passengers on board and to inspect the boat, Smith said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After locating the Volare on Friday with boat-mounted sonar, officers in SFPD’s Marine Unit are now using a remotely operated vehicle to assess the wreckage, officials said in a statement. The department is working with partner agencies to evaluate recovery options and determine “whether it is safe and feasible” to recover the Volare. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ They have to potentially raise the boat to get the answers, which is going to be extremely difficult, because that thing is rolling around on the bottom and is probably going to be smashed into a million pieces in a few days,” Smith said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On Friday, a friend of Mary Ann Boisa, whose father, Clifford Boisa, died in the sinking, started a GoFundMe for the grieving daughter. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“These funds will allow Mary Ann to focus on honoring her father and celebrating the incredible person he was. Let’s remind her she is not alone in facing this overwhelming heartbreak and is surrounded by a community that deeply cares for her,” Michelle Fales wrote.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mary Ann’s mother, Jackie Boisa, and an aunt, Carol Boisa, are still among the missing, and Cliff and Jackie would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-mary-ann-boisa-after-tragic-loss\">GoFundMe\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials from the SFPD said Friday the department will continue its investigation into the cause of the sinking vessel while continuing the recovery efforts for the remaining two individuals missing.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Officials suspended their active search for three missing passengers who were aboard a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12091126/total-chaos-bay-area-sailors-recall-rescue-of-boat-passengers-near-alcatraz\">boat that \u003c/a>capsized in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-bay\">San Francisco Bay\u003c/a> Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>One person is dead, and three remained missing Thursday after a boat carrying 20 passengers sank near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We have completely saturated the search area,” said Captain Jarod Toczko, sector commander for the U.S. Coast Guard, during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “Despite that extensive effort, we have been unsuccessful in locating any survivors within the search area.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091148\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is pictured over the waters near Alcatraz on July 15, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The deceased, Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, of Sutter County, was identified Wednesday morning by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. San Francisco Recreation and Parks confirmed that the boat was captained by John Boisa, 62, who is the deceased’s younger brother. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to their brother, Ralph, Clifford’s wife, Jackie, and their sister, Carol, are among the three people who remain missing.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Fire Department Chief Dean Crispen said officers with the San Francisco Police Department’s Marine Unit were the first on the scene and saw a man in the water in “severe distress” near the capsized pontoon boat.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>They initiated CPR, but after transporting him to Gas House Cove in the Marina District, he was pronounced dead.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Three passengers, including the boat’s captain, were injured and transported to local hospitals and have since been released. SFFD confirmed one dog also died in the sinking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Crispen said the passengers were mostly made up of family members. They were participating in a memorial service when they were hit by a wave, took on water, and the boat capsized.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family shares details \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ralph Boisa, 77, whose daughter Yvonne Thatcher was on the boat with her husband and three kids, said some family members were inside the boat’s cabin when it took on the wave and quickly lost stability. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thatcher told her father that she was with Clifford, his wife, Jackie, and a third woman in the enclosed space. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“She managed to get to the door and get out, just before the boat fully went under,” Ralph said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>U.S. Coast Guard officials said Tuesday that there is a “high possibility” that the missing passengers were trapped in the vessel when it sank. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’ve done survivor debriefs, and we do know that individuals were in the main deck and potentially below deck,” he said. “However, that is gonna come out in the investigation stage of this. We’re still focused on the search and rescue, trying our best to see if we can locate the three missing individuals.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s the status of the rescue?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The U.S. Coast Guard led the initial search and rescue effort, covering 950 square nautical miles and 1,700 miles of the boat’s route over 29 hours.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At sunset Wednesday, officials suspended the active search, turning the case over to the San Francisco Police Department to steer boat recovery. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091253\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Commander Brien Hoo speaks during a press conference at Gashouse Cove Marina in San Francisco on July 15, 2026, about the fatal capsizing of a boat near Alcatraz on July 14. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Suspending an active search is one of the most difficult things we do as Coast Guard commanders,” Coast Guard Captain Jared Toczko said Wednesday. “I don’t take that responsibility lightly at all. Our goal is always to bring home families, loved ones, and we understand that families want answers. And that is never lost on us.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>SFPD Commander Brian Hoo said that the department will work with private companies specializing in diving recovery for that effort, but the department will not know if pulling the boat out is feasible until it is located. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The U.S. Coast Guard has the exact location of where the boat was last seen, but they are still searching for where the boat ultimately sank. The area they believe the boat is located is around 130 feet deep, which can be difficult for diving, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family members react\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ralph, who was not on the boat with his siblings Tuesday, said many members of his extended family had taken the boat out on the bay for a memorial of his adopted daughter, Maria. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>She lived in San Francisco before she died by suicide in 2016, he said, and spent much of her time surfing in the Pacific Ocean. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091228\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Coast Guard boat participates in a search and rescue operation for three people missing on July 15, 2026, after a vessel carrying 20 passengers sank near Alcatraz in the San Francisco Bay on July 14. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ralph’s other daughter and her family, along with Clifford’s daughter and her family, were also aboard the Volare, according to Ralph. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He described his sister Carol, who is still missing, as jovial and said all of his siblings were \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>a jokester one way or another.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Clifford, who worked as a volunteer sheriff in Sutter County for more than a decade, was about to celebrate his 80th birthday in September.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Civilians assisted with rescue operations\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Fishing boat captain Aaron Anfinson, of the Bass Tub, said he noticed that some of the people weren’t wearing life jackets, and there was no life raft in sight, crucial safety gear that Coast Guard certified vessels like his are required to carry. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ I pulled the boat up to them and my crew member threw them lifejackets. After yelling several times, they finally put them on, I think they were probably in shock.” Anfinson said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091212\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aaron Anfinson, captain of the Bass Tub, stands on the fishing boat docked in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on July 16, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Anfinson noticed a woman he estimated to be in her 40s hanging onto a kiteboard who was bleeding from the head.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“My crewmember threw a throw ring at her, told her to hold on and we pulled her onto the boat,” Anfinson said. Meanwhile a halibut fisherman was busy “grabbing the rest of them and putting them on his boat,” Anfinson said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a diving expert says about rescue efforts on the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The crews out the bay face difficult conditions, according to David McMurdie, co-founder of California Recovery Divers, a volunteer team that leads underwater search and recoveries in Northern and Central California.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of surface chop, and there’s a fair amount of wind,” McMurdie told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The rescue operation involves using an underwater exploration device called a sonar towfish. McMurdie said poor surface conditions can make using the tool tough “because the towfish under the water is bounced around as the boat is balanced on the surface.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091145\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A San Francisco Fire Department boat pictured in the waters near Alcatraz on July 15, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Even in calm waters, the San Francisco Bay water lacks visibility.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s a blackout condition. When you get down to the bottom, you might have enough visibility to see your hand if you put it out in front of you, and you might not,” McMurdie said. “It’s a really dangerous situation because the boat can be rocking around, you could be trapped in the boat, so the extent of the search is a real challenge.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boat departed from San Francisco Marina Yacht Harbor\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At 3:37 p.m. Tuesday, the SFFD received a report of a vessel in distress or on fire approximately 600 yards off Alcatraz Island, Crispin said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lt. Mariano Elias, public information officer for the San Francisco Fire Department, described the vessel as a 50-foot “cabin cruiser” boat with three levels, including enclosed main and lower decks. He said the boat, named Volare, was based out of Stockton. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Toczko said that officials believe the vessel took on a wave and leaned heavily to its starboard side before it quickly rolled over.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>People were jumping into the water when rescuers arrived, and the boat was already mostly underwater, Elias said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091156\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter team looks for three people missing on July 15, 2026, after a boat capsized in the San Francisco Bay on July 14. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The reports we’ve had from witnesses is that there were rough seas, and apparently the vessel began to take on water and was turned over in the bay,” Crispen said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Crispen initially said the vessel left from the St. Francis Yacht Club, but a spokesperson for San Francisco Recreation and Parks confirmed that the boat departed from the nearby San Francisco Marina Yacht Harbor. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Officials initially believed the boat had 19 passengers, but after talking to witnesses, they determined there were 20 people on board. Sixteen have been recovered.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a statement, the St. Francis Yacht Club said, “Our hearts go out to the friends and family of those on board the boat that sank off the waters of Alcatraz Island. While the boat did not embark from St. Francis Yacht Club, nor were there members on board, we share this day and therefore understand the weight of this tragedy.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boating risks\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>There were 47 fatalities due to \u003ca href=\"https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/pages/28702/files/ADA%20Overview%20of%20the%20Boating%20Accident%20Program.pdf\">recreational boating\u003c/a> incidents in California in 2024, according to the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Officials suspended their active search for three missing passengers who were aboard a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12091126/total-chaos-bay-area-sailors-recall-rescue-of-boat-passengers-near-alcatraz\">boat that \u003c/a>capsized in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-bay\">San Francisco Bay\u003c/a> Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>One person is dead, and three remained missing Thursday after a boat carrying 20 passengers sank near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We have completely saturated the search area,” said Captain Jarod Toczko, sector commander for the U.S. Coast Guard, during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “Despite that extensive effort, we have been unsuccessful in locating any survivors within the search area.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091148\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-07-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is pictured over the waters near Alcatraz on July 15, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The deceased, Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, of Sutter County, was identified Wednesday morning by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. San Francisco Recreation and Parks confirmed that the boat was captained by John Boisa, 62, who is the deceased’s younger brother. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to their brother, Ralph, Clifford’s wife, Jackie, and their sister, Carol, are among the three people who remain missing.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Fire Department Chief Dean Crispen said officers with the San Francisco Police Department’s Marine Unit were the first on the scene and saw a man in the water in “severe distress” near the capsized pontoon boat.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>They initiated CPR, but after transporting him to Gas House Cove in the Marina District, he was pronounced dead.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Three passengers, including the boat’s captain, were injured and transported to local hospitals and have since been released. SFFD confirmed one dog also died in the sinking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Crispen said the passengers were mostly made up of family members. They were participating in a memorial service when they were hit by a wave, took on water, and the boat capsized.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family shares details \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ralph Boisa, 77, whose daughter Yvonne Thatcher was on the boat with her husband and three kids, said some family members were inside the boat’s cabin when it took on the wave and quickly lost stability. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Thatcher told her father that she was with Clifford, his wife, Jackie, and a third woman in the enclosed space. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“She managed to get to the door and get out, just before the boat fully went under,” Ralph said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>U.S. Coast Guard officials said Tuesday that there is a “high possibility” that the missing passengers were trapped in the vessel when it sank. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’ve done survivor debriefs, and we do know that individuals were in the main deck and potentially below deck,” he said. “However, that is gonna come out in the investigation stage of this. We’re still focused on the search and rescue, trying our best to see if we can locate the three missing individuals.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s the status of the rescue?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The U.S. Coast Guard led the initial search and rescue effort, covering 950 square nautical miles and 1,700 miles of the boat’s route over 29 hours.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At sunset Wednesday, officials suspended the active search, turning the case over to the San Francisco Police Department to steer boat recovery. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091253\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Commander Brien Hoo speaks during a press conference at Gashouse Cove Marina in San Francisco on July 15, 2026, about the fatal capsizing of a boat near Alcatraz on July 14. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Suspending an active search is one of the most difficult things we do as Coast Guard commanders,” Coast Guard Captain Jared Toczko said Wednesday. “I don’t take that responsibility lightly at all. Our goal is always to bring home families, loved ones, and we understand that families want answers. And that is never lost on us.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>SFPD Commander Brian Hoo said that the department will work with private companies specializing in diving recovery for that effort, but the department will not know if pulling the boat out is feasible until it is located. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The U.S. Coast Guard has the exact location of where the boat was last seen, but they are still searching for where the boat ultimately sank. The area they believe the boat is located is around 130 feet deep, which can be difficult for diving, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family members react\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ralph, who was not on the boat with his siblings Tuesday, said many members of his extended family had taken the boat out on the bay for a memorial of his adopted daughter, Maria. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>She lived in San Francisco before she died by suicide in 2016, he said, and spent much of her time surfing in the Pacific Ocean. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091228\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-15-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Coast Guard boat participates in a search and rescue operation for three people missing on July 15, 2026, after a vessel carrying 20 passengers sank near Alcatraz in the San Francisco Bay on July 14. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ralph’s other daughter and her family, along with Clifford’s daughter and her family, were also aboard the Volare, according to Ralph. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He described his sister Carol, who is still missing, as jovial and said all of his siblings were \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>a jokester one way or another.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Clifford, who worked as a volunteer sheriff in Sutter County for more than a decade, was about to celebrate his 80th birthday in September.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Civilians assisted with rescue operations\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Fishing boat captain Aaron Anfinson, of the Bass Tub, said he noticed that some of the people weren’t wearing life jackets, and there was no life raft in sight, crucial safety gear that Coast Guard certified vessels like his are required to carry. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ I pulled the boat up to them and my crew member threw them lifejackets. After yelling several times, they finally put them on, I think they were probably in shock.” Anfinson said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091212\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aaron Anfinson, captain of the Bass Tub, stands on the fishing boat docked in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on July 16, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Anfinson noticed a woman he estimated to be in her 40s hanging onto a kiteboard who was bleeding from the head.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“My crewmember threw a throw ring at her, told her to hold on and we pulled her onto the boat,” Anfinson said. Meanwhile a halibut fisherman was busy “grabbing the rest of them and putting them on his boat,” Anfinson said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a diving expert says about rescue efforts on the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The crews out the bay face difficult conditions, according to David McMurdie, co-founder of California Recovery Divers, a volunteer team that leads underwater search and recoveries in Northern and Central California.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of surface chop, and there’s a fair amount of wind,” McMurdie told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The rescue operation involves using an underwater exploration device called a sonar towfish. McMurdie said poor surface conditions can make using the tool tough “because the towfish under the water is bounced around as the boat is balanced on the surface.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091145\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-01-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A San Francisco Fire Department boat pictured in the waters near Alcatraz on July 15, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Even in calm waters, the San Francisco Bay water lacks visibility.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s a blackout condition. When you get down to the bottom, you might have enough visibility to see your hand if you put it out in front of you, and you might not,” McMurdie said. “It’s a really dangerous situation because the boat can be rocking around, you could be trapped in the boat, so the extent of the search is a real challenge.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boat departed from San Francisco Marina Yacht Harbor\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At 3:37 p.m. Tuesday, the SFFD received a report of a vessel in distress or on fire approximately 600 yards off Alcatraz Island, Crispin said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lt. Mariano Elias, public information officer for the San Francisco Fire Department, described the vessel as a 50-foot “cabin cruiser” boat with three levels, including enclosed main and lower decks. He said the boat, named Volare, was based out of Stockton. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Toczko said that officials believe the vessel took on a wave and leaned heavily to its starboard side before it quickly rolled over.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>People were jumping into the water when rescuers arrived, and the boat was already mostly underwater, Elias said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091156\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-AlcatrazSearchUpdate-06-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter team looks for three people missing on July 15, 2026, after a boat capsized in the San Francisco Bay on July 14. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The reports we’ve had from witnesses is that there were rough seas, and apparently the vessel began to take on water and was turned over in the bay,” Crispen said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Crispen initially said the vessel left from the St. Francis Yacht Club, but a spokesperson for San Francisco Recreation and Parks confirmed that the boat departed from the nearby San Francisco Marina Yacht Harbor. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Officials initially believed the boat had 19 passengers, but after talking to witnesses, they determined there were 20 people on board. Sixteen have been recovered.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a statement, the St. Francis Yacht Club said, “Our hearts go out to the friends and family of those on board the boat that sank off the waters of Alcatraz Island. While the boat did not embark from St. Francis Yacht Club, nor were there members on board, we share this day and therefore understand the weight of this tragedy.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boating risks\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>There were 47 fatalities due to \u003ca href=\"https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/pages/28702/files/ADA%20Overview%20of%20the%20Boating%20Accident%20Program.pdf\">recreational boating\u003c/a> incidents in California in 2024, according to the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways. Compared to open coastal waters, fatalities from recreational boating accidents are relatively rare in the San Francisco Bay. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Zero deaths were reported in the San Francisco Bay from boating \u003ca href=\"https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/pages/28702/files/2019%20Recreational%20Boating%20Accident%20Statistics%20-%20Final.pdf\">accidents in 2019\u003c/a>, dipping from \u003ca href=\"https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/pages/28702/files/2016DBW_AccidentStats_NorCal_050517.pdf\">3 deaths in 2015\u003c/a>, according to DBW. For pontoon boats specifically, the most common types of accidents in 2019 were related to operator inexperience or inattention. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12091251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260715-ALCATRAZSEARCHUPDATE-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispin speaks during a press conference at Gashouse Cove Marina in San Francisco on July 15, 2026, about the fatal capsizing of a boat near Alcatraz on July 14. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>That mirrors trends nationwide where boating-related deaths occur predominantly on vessels operated by people lacking safety instruction, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4231745/coast-guard-reports-fewest-boating-fatalities-in-more-than-50-years/\">U.S. Coast Guard\u003c/a>. Alcohol is also considered a leading contributing factor in boating accidents and fatalities. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The boat in Tuesday’s accident was registered by the U.S. Coast Guard and was theoretically capable of carrying 20 passengers, Toczko said, “but there are a lot of things that go into account when you consider the stability of a vessel.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is a developing story and will be updated. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Captain Aaron Anfinson was driving his fishing boat, Bass Tub, up the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-bay\">San Francisco\u003c/a> waterfront toward the Golden Gate Bridge on Tuesday afternoon when a halibut fisherman flagged him down, pointing to what looked like a plume of dark smoke in the center of the bay.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I thought, ‘Oh, there’s a fire on that boat,” Anfinson said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Anfinson was in the middle of a chartered 32-passenger cruise, but the trip quickly turned into a rescue mission. 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The family member said John was an experienced sailor and formerly in the Navy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Search and rescue teams worked through the night to locate the missing boat passengers. At a Wednesday press conference, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jarod Toczko took time to thank the civilians who aided in Tuesday’s rescue. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Those good samaritans called this distress case in, initially made us aware of it and then rescued people from the water. Your actions saved lives.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The passengers were mostly family members and were holding a memorial service when the boat was hit by a wave and capsized 600 yards — about five football fields — from shore.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Commercial fisherman Shawn Chen Flading said the boat looked like a vessel more suited to calmer waters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ Those boats normally stick to the Delta, rivers and lakes. 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Galli said he waited in line for two hours at the city’s Little Marina Green Picnic Area to use a bathroom on Saturday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galli was one of many who decided to take their chances on San Francisco’s notoriously foggy Fourth of July to see what he hoped would be a fun show: the city planned to launch fireworks from the Golden Gate Bridge instead of its usual location on Fisherman’s Wharf in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But upon arriving at the Marina Green, he was met with a different kind of spectacle. Galli described long bathroom lines snaking down Marina Boulevard and law enforcement officials attempting to control the significant queue of people waiting to use the facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galli said he saw children and adults in significant discomfort because of how long they had been waiting to use the restroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12090531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12090531 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-2284156727.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-2284156727.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-2284156727-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-2284156727-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People gather and cook food at Torpedo Wharf on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in San Francisco. For the third time in history, San Francisco will fire fireworks off the Golden Gate Bridge in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. \u003ccite>(Florence Shen/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“ My one friend was basically doing the potty dance because they were like, ‘I have to pee so bad, like so, so bad,’” Galli said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I definitely saw a few kids that said they needed to pee bad, and people were nice enough to let them in, but it would be really hard if you had kids at that event because there were very few bathrooms,” he continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galli estimated there were between five and 10 portable restrooms available for public use where he waited at Little Marina Green. Eventually, he said, Recreation and Parks Department staff opened up the permanent bathrooms there, in an attempt to ease the significant lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite arriving two hours before the show began, he said he spent so long waiting in line that he missed the first five minutes of the 15-minute show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once we started missing the fireworks, that was disappointing for sure,” Galli said.[aside postID=news_12089915 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/IMG_0075-1.jpg']He said that the experience left him feeling like there was no unified communication or planning for the major city event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When questioned about how many temporary toilets were made available for the event, Charles Lutvak, spokesperson for Mayor Daniel Lurie, referred inquiries to the city’s Recreation and Parks Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Providing restrooms along the waterfront was a citywide effort, including properties under the jurisdiction of Rec and Parks, the Port of San Francisco and the National Park Service, according to Daniel Montes, communications manager for Rec and Parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montes said Rec and Parks provided 30 portable toilets and 12 permanent ones at the Marina Green, based on previous large-scale events such as Fleet Week, but said, “demand at this citywide event clearly exceeded available restroom capacity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand that long restroom lines are frustrating, and this experience will help inform our planning when coordinating future events of this scale,” Montes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Port of San Francisco did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In total, there were 127 toilets made available for public use for the Fourth of July show, according to Joshua Winchell, chief of communications and special park uses for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winchell said the park arranged for 60 portable toilets to complement its 27 permanent ones, and the city provided an additional 40 portable toilets. He also said the park saw “unprecedented visitation driven by the city’s historic fireworks display.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12090569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12090569\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators save their spot to watch fireworks displayed from the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, 2026, in Sausalito, California. \u003ccite>(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said that the 127 toilets were “far short” of what was needed to support the attendees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will work with the City of San Francisco and our other partners to ensure that enough bathrooms and other resources required for enjoyable park visits will be in place for future large-scale events, such as Fleet Week,” Winchell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of restrooms provided falls drastically short of industry standards for events, according to Vivienne Errington-Barnes, CEO and founder of the San Francisco-headquartered event planning company Shift + Alt Events — which she said has organized events with as many as 300,000 attendees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a simple, hard and fast rule for bathrooms. It’s industry-wide and global. One bathroom per 65 people, and one bathroom per 50 people if they’re drinking alcohol,” Errington-Barnes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on the GGNRA’s estimate of toilets provided for the event and the city’s estimate for total attendance, there was one restroom for every 787 people in attendance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12090571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12090571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks are displayed from the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, 2026, in Sausalito, California. This year’s fireworks were displayed from the Golden Gate Bridge for the third time in the bridge’s history to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States. \u003ccite>(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Errington-Barnes said that not having an appropriate number of restrooms can force people to publicly urinate and put pregnant and elderly people, as well as children and their parents, in difficult, embarrassing situations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s almost like it wasn’t planned,” Errington-Barnes said. “ Either they didn’t know how many people were coming, or they had somebody produce it that just didn’t understand that there is a very hard and fast rule.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galli said large events in San Francisco like the Fourth of July can be “really fun,” but said he’d like to see better planning and communication, like a map of where bathrooms will be, for future city events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, whose district includes the Marina, is calling for a hearing in September to ensure that this year’s annual Fleet Week celebration, set to take place in the same area in October, has a “robust operational plan to ensure success.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That hearing will include planning for bathroom access, according to Jack Hebb, Sherrill’s communications director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He said that the experience left him feeling like there was no unified communication or planning for the major city event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When questioned about how many temporary toilets were made available for the event, Charles Lutvak, spokesperson for Mayor Daniel Lurie, referred inquiries to the city’s Recreation and Parks Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Providing restrooms along the waterfront was a citywide effort, including properties under the jurisdiction of Rec and Parks, the Port of San Francisco and the National Park Service, according to Daniel Montes, communications manager for Rec and Parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montes said Rec and Parks provided 30 portable toilets and 12 permanent ones at the Marina Green, based on previous large-scale events such as Fleet Week, but said, “demand at this citywide event clearly exceeded available restroom capacity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand that long restroom lines are frustrating, and this experience will help inform our planning when coordinating future events of this scale,” Montes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Port of San Francisco did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In total, there were 127 toilets made available for public use for the Fourth of July show, according to Joshua Winchell, chief of communications and special park uses for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winchell said the park arranged for 60 portable toilets to complement its 27 permanent ones, and the city provided an additional 40 portable toilets. He also said the park saw “unprecedented visitation driven by the city’s historic fireworks display.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12090569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12090569\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators save their spot to watch fireworks displayed from the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, 2026, in Sausalito, California. \u003ccite>(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said that the 127 toilets were “far short” of what was needed to support the attendees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will work with the City of San Francisco and our other partners to ensure that enough bathrooms and other resources required for enjoyable park visits will be in place for future large-scale events, such as Fleet Week,” Winchell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of restrooms provided falls drastically short of industry standards for events, according to Vivienne Errington-Barnes, CEO and founder of the San Francisco-headquartered event planning company Shift + Alt Events — which she said has organized events with as many as 300,000 attendees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a simple, hard and fast rule for bathrooms. 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One bathroom per 65 people, and one bathroom per 50 people if they’re drinking alcohol,” Errington-Barnes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on the GGNRA’s estimate of toilets provided for the event and the city’s estimate for total attendance, there was one restroom for every 787 people in attendance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12090571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12090571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/FourthofJulySFGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks are displayed from the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, 2026, in Sausalito, California. 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By pausing funding for major capital projects, including BART Silicon Valley Phase II, California High Speed Rail and Caltrain’s downtown San Francisco expansion, the committee said transit agencies could fully fund operations in the near term and put a slimmed-down tax proposal to fund transit in front of voters in the 2028 election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ Let’s stop spending huge amounts of money on planning and constructing very stupid mega projects without a purpose and use that money for other purposes, such as operating what we have now,” Rubin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1989px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034008\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1989\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg 1989w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1920x1287.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1989px) 100vw, 1989px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters stand on the platform as a train pulls into the Powell Street station in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Proponents of the sales tax measure, known as the Connect Bay Area Act, have pushed back and questioned the feasibility of the committee’s plan. Jeff Cretan, spokesperson for the campaign, said the committee’s arguments were “not grounded in reality.” Most of the money for those capital projects is from either federal or state sources that “simply can’t be used for operating costs,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s nice to pretend transit funding works like that, but it doesn’t,” Cretan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ethan Elkind, the director of the climate program at UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, who is not involved in the campaign, called the committee’s proposal “incredibly misleading.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ In some cases, there are matching funds provided from the state and local level for these federal dollars, but it’s not clear where the matching funds are coming from, and in many cases, those have restrictions as well,” Elkind said.[aside postID=news_12084841 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260123-signaturekickoff00181_TV_qed.jpg']If approved by voters, the Connect Bay Area Act would generate around $1 billion annually for 14 years to support BART, AC Transit, Muni and Caltrain, along with other agencies. 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If we do not hit a sustainable funding source by this election, stations will close, lines will shut down, and the Bay Area will become less affordable for workers, families, and seniors,” Cretan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Rubin and supporters of the Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit also said the agencies should look inward to their own expenses, and suggested they could save money by reducing overtime pay, evaluating contracts with labor unions and automating BART.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The committee’s website lists the highest-paid transit employees in 2024, namely, a BART Senior Police Officer who took home more than $661,000 in total pay and benefits, including over $272,500 in overtime pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ These are just people who know how to use the system and get an incredible amount of overtime and other special pay,” Rubin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12087115\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12087115\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1268\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613-1536x984.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Oakland Airport Connector train pulls into the Coliseum BART station in Oakland, California, on Friday, March 18, 2016. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While there are real negative examples of what some might consider to be excessively paid employees at transit agencies, Elkind said, “We’re talking about pennies compared to the scale of the need here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2027 is $376 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ You’re not going to fully fund BART by making sure a police officer is docked a few hundred thousand dollars in pay,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rubin said the committee is currently self-funded by its own members. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If approved by voters, the Connect Bay Area Act would generate around $1 billion annually for 14 years to support BART, AC Transit, Muni and Caltrain, along with other agencies. It would impose a half-cent sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and a one-cent sales tax in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those agencies are facing critical budget deficits due to pandemic-related drops in revenue and ridership, and all have warned of immense cuts to service unless the Connect Bay Area Act passes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not a false alarm. If we do not hit a sustainable funding source by this election, stations will close, lines will shut down, and the Bay Area will become less affordable for workers, families, and seniors,” Cretan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Rubin and supporters of the Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit also said the agencies should look inward to their own expenses, and suggested they could save money by reducing overtime pay, evaluating contracts with labor unions and automating BART.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The committee’s website lists the highest-paid transit employees in 2024, namely, a BART Senior Police Officer who took home more than $661,000 in total pay and benefits, including over $272,500 in overtime pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ These are just people who know how to use the system and get an incredible amount of overtime and other special pay,” Rubin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12087115\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12087115\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1268\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613-1536x984.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Oakland Airport Connector train pulls into the Coliseum BART station in Oakland, California, on Friday, March 18, 2016. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While there are real negative examples of what some might consider to be excessively paid employees at transit agencies, Elkind said, “We’re talking about pennies compared to the scale of the need here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2027 is $376 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ You’re not going to fully fund BART by making sure a police officer is docked a few hundred thousand dollars in pay,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rubin said the committee is currently self-funded by its own members. He acknowledged that they are heavily outspent by the Connect Bay Area campaign, whose top funders include the company Salesforce and tech CEO Chris Larsen. The Connect Bay Area campaign is also endorsed by a broad coalition of local labor unions, business groups and elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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Each vehicle plays a unique pair of sounds based on its position and route and a chime when they arrive at a stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Visitors can watch and listen to Muni vehicles plug along in real time, hear when they arrive and revel in an ambient interpretation of public transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Burns, an IT professional, and a more than 30-year San Franciscan and a Muni rider, the project is part tribute, part natural inclination to experiment with technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12082038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12082038\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00525-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00525-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00525-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00525-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muni Music, a website created by Robert Burns, is displayed on his computer in San Francisco on April 30, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For fans of Muni, it’s the latest manifestation of local pride in the transit service that’s taken varied forms, from branded merchandise to trivia nights to riding routes for fun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burns used publicly available data to create the map and then made digital instruments to pair with the routes. 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Take \u003ca href=\"https://www.trainjazz.com/\">Train Jazz\u003c/a> — a similar website, created by a New York City resident, which turns that city’s transit agency into a jazz ensemble.[aside postID=news_12087114 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408502613.jpg']Another website based on New York City’s transit map, called \u003ca href=\"http://mta.me\">MTA.me\u003c/a>, only plays notes when trains cross paths, like plucking strings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And last month a group of artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2026/news20260520\">debuted\u003c/a> a sculpture that converts BART’s train data into sound using a tube and a heating element.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Bay Area-based composer Mason Bates, these kinds of projects, where people convert data into music, might best be called public sound art.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ It’s not really about whether the resulting artwork is particularly good or beautiful; it’s more about finding fun ways for the public to learn about some kind of initiative, whether it be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/audiblecosmos\">NASA space data\u003c/a>, or in this case, Muni data,” Bates said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bates said rather than getting hung up on the quality of the music, the purpose of these sites is to use digital tools to make data more digestible. By sonifying transit data, these projects allow listeners to experience the entirety of a transit system all at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We are swimming in data these days, right? So translating it in some way that can be fun or artistic is a new thing that’s happening,” he said. “This brings the public in to engage with a non-artistic enterprise in an artistic way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Muni Music, each moment is different from the next, as the number of Muni vehicles on the road — and their position — fluctuate throughout the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If trains are predominantly in the west end of the city, like the L-Taraval, sound will come predominantly out of the left side of a pair of headphones. The opposite is true for the T-Third Street, which runs on the east side of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12082037\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12082037\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00516-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00516-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00516-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260430-MUNIMUSIC-TV-00516-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muni Music, a website created by Robert Burns, is displayed on his computer in San Francisco on April 30, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“ Seeing the volume of vehicles that are out there at any given moment shows people how active the system is and how frequent service is. And when it’s all played together, we’re really picking people up and dropping them off at a really quick rate,” SFMTA spokesperson Michael Roccaforte said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burns said he sees a relationship between his job in IT and managing a public transit agency: two fields that don’t get much praise, but get a lot of attention when things go wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an homage. It’s kinda like, ‘Hey, thanks, Muni, thanks for being there, and here’s my little attempt at giving something back,’” Burns said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s some utility to the website as well. Burns used it the other day to check when the next train was coming, and then he rode home with his own Muni soundtrack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089906/san-franciscos-fireworks-show-lights-up-karl-the-fog-for-americas-250th\">San Francisco’s Fourth of July\u003c/a> traffic meltdown, one supervisor is demanding answers from city departments about how autonomous vehicle companies like Waymo and “insufficient transit options” contributed to the gridlock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Bilal Mahmood told KQED on Monday he planned to submit a letter of inquiry at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, seeking information from the city’s Department of Emergency Management, Fire Department, and Municipal Transportation Agency on how autonomous vehicles impacted public transit service, emergency response and egress from an event that far exceeded attendance expectations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 100,000 people descended on the northern part of the city for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089906/san-franciscos-fireworks-show-lights-up-karl-the-fog-for-americas-250th\">special Golden Gate Bridge fireworks show\u003c/a>, according to Charles Lutvak, spokesperson for San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Social media \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1unuji7/the_july_4th_waymo_traffic_nightmare/\">posts \u003c/a>from people who ventured to the northern end of the city to view the fireworks described a “Waymo traffic nightmare,” where dozens of robotaxis blocked traffic, leading to lengthy delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahmood said due to the backlog of cars in part caused by Waymo, he was forced to walk an hour home from Fisherman’s Wharf, as public transit and rideshare were rendered useless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was clear that they were compounding an already congested traffic situation and weren’t moving themselves,” Mahmood said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12090009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12090009\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/IMG_0073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/IMG_0073.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/IMG_0073-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/IMG_0073-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/IMG_0073-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 30 Waymos became stuck in the only parking area for the fireworks show on July 4, 2026, blocking parking for hours. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dr. R, AGI Summit 2026)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Waymo declined to provide specific numbers on how many of its vehicles experienced issues or needed to be manually moved by staff on the night of the Fourth, but said some vehicles were caught in gridlock in select streets in the Presidio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company said that while many vehicles were able to navigate away when congestion cleared, others ran out of charge while idling and required a tow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On July Fourth, extreme traffic congestion in northern San Francisco disrupted normal operations for several Waymo vehicles. In coordination with local authorities and emergency services, our roadside assistance team worked quickly to clear our vehicles from the area,” Waymo spokesperson Chris Bonelli said.[aside postID=news_12075147 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260302-WAYMOOUTAGEREPORT-23-BL-KQED.jpg']The action comes as city leaders attempt to identify how the traffic jam turned the aftermath of the national holiday into an hours-long slog for spectators trying to return to their homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Making my way home from Aquatic Park I think had to be my worst public transportation experience of my life,” said Stella Lochman, a 41-year-old San Francisco resident and self-described experienced Muni rider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lochman said around 11 p.m. on the Fourth of July, after waiting for the crowds to die down, she decided to take the 49 Van Ness/Mission bus home. She recalls waiting 35 minutes for the bus to come to a stop near Fort Mason, and when she was finally able to board the bus, she popped in an audiobook and settled in for the ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she looked up 45 minutes later, she realized the bus had traveled less than one block. Lochman described a scene where drivers flouted traffic laws, contributing to delays for public transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was no one to control the traffic, so you had to be sneaky. And then the sneaky people were causing more traffic,” Lochman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lochman said the entire bus was forced to deboard a few blocks later after a car sideswiped it. She then walked several blocks and caught a special Muni shuttle to Powell Street station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By then it was 1:45 a.m., so she decided to ride bikeshare home, even though one of her arms is in a sling due to a broken shoulder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iealiNVFzik\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In total, she said the three-mile journey from Aquatic Park to her home in the Mission District took three hours. She said a friend who drove home to Pinole got home faster than her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can get to Pinole faster than you can get to 16th and Mission, what is that teaching folks?” Lochman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, leaders of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which operates Muni, apologized for the delays and said they would study what could have been done better to ensure the city can deliver on special events in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We did everything we could to move as many people as possible and made adjustments in the field to our transit operations to pull additional service in to get people home as quickly as we possibly could,” said Viktoriya Wise, director of SFMTA’s streets division.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Wise said the location of the event, at the far north-western corner of the city, was in a constrained area where transit is not as robust as places like downtown San Francisco or Pier 39. That made it a “very high mountain to climb,” according to Wise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our transportation system simply could not handle the volume of people that arrived in San Francisco on Saturday,” Wise said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahead of the event, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie encouraged people to take public transportation, walk, bike, or use ride-hailing services to see the fireworks, and he warned of delays getting out of the area and the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086413\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-2278646743-scaled-e1782502896455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie during a news conference on his budget proposal in San Francisco on June 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We understand that with more than 100,000 people in the area, some people experienced delays getting home, and we will have conversations with our public and private partners to ensure the experience is smoother next time,” Lutvak said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahmood is requesting city departments respond to his letter of inquiry within two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not acceptable that disruption of service, first responders and our public transit system is a side effect of autonomous vehicles on the road,” Mahmood said. “They have to be able to function within our existing transit infrastructure, and we still don’t have a large event protocol that clearly is working, and that’s something that I expect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Over half of Muni’s 32-foot buses are currently out of service after the transit agency identified a brake component safety issue in the vehicles responsible for traveling some of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>‘s most narrow and hilly streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maintenance crews found stress cracks on the brake chamber brackets of 17 out of 30 shorter buses, according to a memorandum from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to its board of directors on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/40-foot-bus-service-substitutions-updated-june-30-2026\">issue\u003c/a> was first identified on June 1 after a Muni operator heard a noise while working and reported a problem. The bus was taken out of service immediately, according to the agency, and a subsequent inspection found that the bus’s brake chamber bracket, which holds air as part of the vehicle’s pneumatic braking system, had detached from the axle. The agency said that because Muni buses have multiple redundant braking systems, the issue did not pose a safety risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ When an issue like this one happens, the vehicle simply stops because of those redundant systems,” said Judson True, SFMTA chief of staff. “We are 100% confident that none of our riders or operators faced any safety issues from this incident. Safety is our top priority, and our response to this issue demonstrates that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the short term, SFMTA said it plans to replace the brackets with new ones of an identical design, as parts become available. The agency said brake chamber brackets are not part of a normal maintenance inspection schedule, but the agency will now inspect the part once a month or every 2,000 miles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089405\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089405\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 39 bus drives through the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco on June 30, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the long term, SFMTA said the manufacturer Meritor is making new reinforced and redesigned brake chamber brackets for its buses, and that it plans to install the component in the next few months. The fleet, made by El Dorado National California, first hit city streets in 2022, and the last was delivered last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problem forced the agency to modify service for the 35 Eureka, 36 Teresita, 37 Corbett, 39 Coit, 56 Rutland, as longer replacement 40-foot buses couldn’t navigate some of the routes’ tight turns and narrow streets. Service has since been restored on all routes except the 36 and 37.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Theresa Flandrich, 70, a longtime resident of the city’s Telegraph Hill neighborhood, said she panicked when she found out her regular stop on the mountainous 39 route would no longer be serviced.[aside postID=news_12087755 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260303-munifile00200_TV_qed.jpg']“I thought, my God, what are we going to do?” Flandrich said. “ We have so many seniors who have lived here for decades and decades and now really depend on this bus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flandrich said she learned the news from fellow riders while waiting for the bus, and later from her neighborhood group, the Telegraph Hill \u003ca href=\"https://semaphore.thd.org/letter-urging-sfmta-to-restore-service-cuts/\">Dwellers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was very discombobulating to essentially have one day’s notice,” Flandrich said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SFMTA \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1uao947/all_30foot_buses_out_of_service_why/?share_id=eQ0RB-SW2_3Nto2BaBADn&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1\">initially\u003c/a> told riders that the fleet changes were due to preventative maintenance and that the service adjustments could last until at least December 2026. SFMTA told KQED on Thursday that it regretted the word choice and that “preventative maintenance is not the way we would describe what’s going on with these vehicles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flandrich said service was disrupted on the 39 for about a week before it was restored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFMTA said it plans to return full service to the 36 Teresita by Monday, and that temporary reroutes of the 37 Corbett will remain in place until enough vehicles are available to restore full service. The agency said the stops affected have fewer than 150 average daily riders, but acknowledged that they are in steep terrain and riders may be especially challenged by service changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>True said he does not expect that the SFMTA will incur any additional costs related to the brake chamber bracket issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Thousands of soccer fans, young and old, seasoned and new, flooded the streets of Santa Clara on Wednesday in their red, white and blue finest as the U.S. Men’s National Team won an elimination match at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/levis-stadium\">Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a> against Bosnia-Herzegovina’s squad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The knockout game marked the first time the men’s team, which trounced Bosnia 2-0, has played a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">World Cup match in the Bay Area\u003c/a> in 32 years and added a layer of drama and excitement to what was the last of this tournament’s games hosted locally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naseem Farooqi, decked out in an American flag t-shirt, a cowboy hat and boots, smoked a celebratory cigar outside the stadium after the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were able to pull through and execute when we needed to,” the Rancho Cucamonga resident said. “It’s a freaking good time, man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Casandra Rojas agreed. The 26-year-old Redwood City resident came to the game with her dad, Rudy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re a Latino family, so soccer truly means everything to us,” she said. “It’s part of our culture, part of who we are. It runs in our family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089716\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-43-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casandra Rojas and her father Rudy Rojas leave the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even the tournament’s youngest attendees recognized they were witnessing something special.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is like a golden age of players,” said Sammy Oltmans, an 11-year-old San Francisco resident and self-described big soccer fan. “It’s very fun to watch … every fan is cheering their loudest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12086949/levis-stadium-is-no-more-san-francisco-bay-area-stadium-hosts-world-cup\"> renamed the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium\u003c/a> for the World Cup, previously hosted group stage matches, largely between teams that don’t garner as much attention on the world stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089674 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. national men’s team soccer fans march toward the San Francisco Bay Area stadium for the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans of the U.S. team were thrilled the Stars and Stripes earned a chance to play at Levi’s and will play Belgium next week in a Round of 16 elimination game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a parking lot near Levi’s ahead of the match, thousands of American Outlaws, an unofficial support group of the team, celebrated, ate burritos, chanted, “USA, USA,” and sang anthems like John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and Woody Guthrie’s “When The Yanks Go Marching In.” The group’s drummers and horn players kept spirits high before much of the crowd headed out for a drumline-led march to the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacob Wong, a 29-year-old San Francisco resident, took the day off to attend the game.[aside postID=news_12089314 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Dubioza-Kolektiv-Getty-1.jpg']“It’s kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Wong, who was certain the U.S. would win “by 100.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can feel the energy,” he said. “Everyone is excited.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels like Christmas morning,” said Joe Duffy, who, along with two friends, each paid $3,000 to sit in nosebleed seats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While they were smaller in number, Bosnia fans were equally as excited to see their team take the pitch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a homeland versus a motherland,” said Lejla Kuhinja, who was born and raised in Bosnia before moving to the U.S. in 1995 at age 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Gilroy resident had hoped Bosnia would come out ahead. “It’s definitely amazing to see our little country make it here,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armina Husic said the “love and happiness” of Bosnia’s local appearance in the World Cup was a welcome change of pace. “For many years, our country was recognized for war and suffering,” she said, referring to the civil war that gripped the country in the early 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The women tried to snag last-minute tickets to the game but had backup plans to go to a nearby bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089712 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bosnia fans watch the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Clara’s Junction, near the San Francisco Bay Area stadium, in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To the north, bars in San Francisco were packed with soccer fans. Revelers at Standard Deviant Brewing in the Mission District cheered after the U.S. clinched its spot in the Round of 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Exciting!” Quinn Reilly said. “We had a good time!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many attendees making the trek to Santa Clara, heeding warnings about road closures and traffic, took public transportation to the game and local transit authorities said they were prepared for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084960/world-cup-tickets-levis-stadium-santa-clara-parking-bart-vta-capitol-corridor\">an influx of riders\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. national men’s team soccer fans march toward the San Francisco Bay Area stadium for the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caltrain said it saw a 20% increase in ridership on game days and expected even larger crowds for the U.S. match. The agency was running two additional trains before the game and said it was keeping additional trains on standby to accommodate post-game crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raj Patel flew into town from Atlanta and rode the train from San Francisco with his college roommate, Sid Balireddy. The pair were luckier than Duffy’s crew. They scored tickets for $800.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t get this kind of thing in Atlanta,” Patel said of Caltrain. “A lot of other places could do with something like this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089709 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A robot dances in front of the San Francisco Bay Area stadium before the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their train, full of boisterous fans, some of them sharing beers with new friends, experienced a brief delay in Menlo Park for what a conductor said was a quick “reset,” but continued on its way after a few minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, which has a light rail stop near the stadium, said it was expecting a record ridership day and was running supplemental bus service ahead of the game because trains were full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA said it had about 80 train cars available after the game and planned to run them one behind the other to move people as quickly as possible. Trains were crowded after the game, but the platform was orderly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089705 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Zander, a USA men’s national soccer team fan, wears a bald eagle costume during the FIFA World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside the stadium wasn’t the only place bursting with fans in the South Bay. Interest in soccer appears to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084932/as-the-bay-area-prepares-for-world-cup-a-san-francisco-team-looks-for-a-way-forward\">growing in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, if the huge crowds gathering for watch parties in places like San Pedro Square in downtown San José are any indication, much to the delight of local boosters and businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closed streets, massive TV screens and special permission from the city to allow outdoor drinking have drawn in several thousand to tens of thousands of people per match, with some of the most popular games, including Wednesday’s U.S. match, bringing people to the area hours ahead of kickoff to nab spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Kurtz, CEO of the San José Downtown Association, said watch parties exceeded expectations. He chalked up much of the success to the increasing popularity of soccer and the diversity of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A USA men’s national soccer team fan watches the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The World Cup celebrates culture, it celebrates countries, diversity and heritage. And what we’re seeing in downtown, in a city where more than 40% of our population is foreign-born, is that coming to real life,” Kurtz said. “And I see this as something that’s only going to grow and grow as the years go on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been some tense moments near watch parties, however. One man was killed, and another was critically wounded on Sunday in\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089204/1-dead-1-critically-hurt-in-downtown-san-jose-shooting\"> a shooting\u003c/a> just blocks from San Pedro Square.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, SPARK Social on Wednesday abruptly canceled all of its remaining watch parties “in the interest of protecting the safety of our guests, staff, vendors, and community” after two people were wounded in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mission-bay-shooting-two-injured-22328065.php\">shooting in the area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089702 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" 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who was attending the game, called the U.S.’s goal in the first half “electric.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089704\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA men’s national soccer team fan Patty Lewis, 69, cheers after the United States scored its second goal in the second half of the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s just epic,” he said. “This is a culmination of a great first three weeks of the World Cup and to have the U.S. here, we couldn’t have asked for a better wrap-up in terms of hosting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, the atmosphere surrounding the game near the stadium and at watch parties across the region has been upbeat and friendly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sea of red, white and blue jerseys took over the Chase Center courtyard in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Martinez, known as Mr. Cheez, prepares food down the street from the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Visitors hoping to experience some of the excitement happening in the South Bay found what they were looking for, with fans donning face paint, downing beers and, in some cases, dressing as founding fathers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carissa Umanzor traveled across the bay from Martinez to join the party dressed as George Washington and cheered with a drum in hand. She’s been following the tournament closely and went to two earlier matches at Levi’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is once in a lifetime,” Umanzor said. “I’ve been watching all the videos of people who are coming from other countries and then seeing another perspective of people’s experience in America, and I love that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089663 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Tenzin Nima, Tenzin Samten, Deckyi Dolma and Jigme Rapgyal, rooting for Team USA pose for a photo ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tenzin Samten, 23, arrived more than two hours early to get a seat in front of the mega screen broadcasting World Cup games at Thrive City outside Chase Center. After picking up food nearby, Samten, who was watching with his parents and sister, eagerly waited for the U.S. kickoff as the Senegal versus Belgium game played. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels more fun to come out and support the team when they’re close by,” the Richmond resident said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dolores LeDesma, 69, sat in a folding chair alongside her son Jarmar, 41, at Chase. The two are major fans of Arsenal FC and have been enjoying seeing the tournament so close to home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089661\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089661\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Talcott, 69, rooting for Team USA, poses for a photo at Thrive City, ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in San Francisco on July 1, Stanford Stadium 2026. Talcott also attended a few games held at Stanford Stadium during the 1994 World Cup. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m a proud Native American Indian of the Navajo tribe, and I can’t believe that there’s so many diverse people and different cultures that are coming together for the World Cup,” LeDesma said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James Talcott, 69, also strolled through the Thrive City watch party early on Wednesday to get some food and find a seat before the 5 p.m. kickoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tenderloin resident was thrilled to watch the U.S. play and see the Bay Area hosting games. He recalled attending World Cup matches when the tournament took place at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088203/how-the-1994-world-cup-helped-spark-soccers-rise-in-the-bay-area\">Stanford University in 1994\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089715\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-41-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans leave the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s been great, but I’ll tell you what, I went to the one they had 30 years ago here, at Stanford. And I remember the tickets were free. Now they’re talking about tickets like $3,000,” he said. “I mean, come on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12088896/world-cup-tickets-us-mens-national-soccer-team-bay-area-july-1-bosnia-herzegovina-levis-stadium\">Ticket prices\u003c/a> weren’t the only thing spiking. Just a five-minute walk from Levi’s is the Hilton Santa Clara, which recently completed a renovation and hosts a “TailG8 Zone” for the public to gather, eat and drink before and after major events at the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sales and marketing director Kunal Khandwala said it had been difficult to predict what bookings would be like for FIFA World Cup matches because so many factors, including inflation, war, politics and travel restrictions, could influence how many fans were attending various games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-45-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naseem Farooqi leaves the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Khandwala said he saw a lot of demand with the U.S. team playing a match locally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just picked up a lot more rooms over this past weekend. Once, I guess, the final teams were announced, people got more excited, and they started picking up hotel rooms and last-minute ticket sales at the stadium as well,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rooms for Wednesday night at the hotel appeared sold out this week. Rates for a standard room on Tuesday night began around $500 and increased to more than $1,000 for a suite, according to the website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Wong, who was certain the U.S. would win “by 100.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can feel the energy,” he said. “Everyone is excited.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels like Christmas morning,” said Joe Duffy, who, along with two friends, each paid $3,000 to sit in nosebleed seats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While they were smaller in number, Bosnia fans were equally as excited to see their team take the pitch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a homeland versus a motherland,” said Lejla Kuhinja, who was born and raised in Bosnia before moving to the U.S. in 1995 at age 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Gilroy resident had hoped Bosnia would come out ahead. “It’s definitely amazing to see our little country make it here,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armina Husic said the “love and happiness” of Bosnia’s local appearance in the World Cup was a welcome change of pace. “For many years, our country was recognized for war and suffering,” she said, referring to the civil war that gripped the country in the early 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The women tried to snag last-minute tickets to the game but had backup plans to go to a nearby bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089712 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bosnia fans watch the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Clara’s Junction, near the San Francisco Bay Area stadium, in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To the north, bars in San Francisco were packed with soccer fans. Revelers at Standard Deviant Brewing in the Mission District cheered after the U.S. clinched its spot in the Round of 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Exciting!” Quinn Reilly said. “We had a good time!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many attendees making the trek to Santa Clara, heeding warnings about road closures and traffic, took public transportation to the game and local transit authorities said they were prepared for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084960/world-cup-tickets-levis-stadium-santa-clara-parking-bart-vta-capitol-corridor\">an influx of riders\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. national men’s team soccer fans march toward the San Francisco Bay Area stadium for the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Caltrain said it saw a 20% increase in ridership on game days and expected even larger crowds for the U.S. match. The agency was running two additional trains before the game and said it was keeping additional trains on standby to accommodate post-game crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raj Patel flew into town from Atlanta and rode the train from San Francisco with his college roommate, Sid Balireddy. The pair were luckier than Duffy’s crew. They scored tickets for $800.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t get this kind of thing in Atlanta,” Patel said of Caltrain. “A lot of other places could do with something like this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089709 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A robot dances in front of the San Francisco Bay Area stadium before the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their train, full of boisterous fans, some of them sharing beers with new friends, experienced a brief delay in Menlo Park for what a conductor said was a quick “reset,” but continued on its way after a few minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, which has a light rail stop near the stadium, said it was expecting a record ridership day and was running supplemental bus service ahead of the game because trains were full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA said it had about 80 train cars available after the game and planned to run them one behind the other to move people as quickly as possible. Trains were crowded after the game, but the platform was orderly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089705 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-32-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Zander, a USA men’s national soccer team fan, wears a bald eagle costume during the FIFA World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside the stadium wasn’t the only place bursting with fans in the South Bay. Interest in soccer appears to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084932/as-the-bay-area-prepares-for-world-cup-a-san-francisco-team-looks-for-a-way-forward\">growing in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, if the huge crowds gathering for watch parties in places like San Pedro Square in downtown San José are any indication, much to the delight of local boosters and businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closed streets, massive TV screens and special permission from the city to allow outdoor drinking have drawn in several thousand to tens of thousands of people per match, with some of the most popular games, including Wednesday’s U.S. match, bringing people to the area hours ahead of kickoff to nab spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Kurtz, CEO of the San José Downtown Association, said watch parties exceeded expectations. He chalked up much of the success to the increasing popularity of soccer and the diversity of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A USA men’s national soccer team fan watches the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The World Cup celebrates culture, it celebrates countries, diversity and heritage. And what we’re seeing in downtown, in a city where more than 40% of our population is foreign-born, is that coming to real life,” Kurtz said. “And I see this as something that’s only going to grow and grow as the years go on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been some tense moments near watch parties, however. One man was killed, and another was critically wounded on Sunday in\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089204/1-dead-1-critically-hurt-in-downtown-san-jose-shooting\"> a shooting\u003c/a> just blocks from San Pedro Square.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, SPARK Social on Wednesday abruptly canceled all of its remaining watch parties “in the interest of protecting the safety of our guests, staff, vendors, and community” after two people were wounded in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mission-bay-shooting-two-injured-22328065.php\">shooting in the area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089702 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma Aguirre shows off her Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina nails ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie acknowledged the incident but said police responded quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We feel like our city is incredibly safe and people should feel welcome to come out to our watch parties,” he said during a halftime interview with KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who was attending the game, called the U.S.’s goal in the first half “electric.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089704\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA men’s national soccer team fan Patty Lewis, 69, cheers after the United States scored its second goal in the second half of the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina during a watch party at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s just epic,” he said. “This is a culmination of a great first three weeks of the World Cup and to have the U.S. here, we couldn’t have asked for a better wrap-up in terms of hosting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, the atmosphere surrounding the game near the stadium and at watch parties across the region has been upbeat and friendly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sea of red, white and blue jerseys took over the Chase Center courtyard in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089713\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260701-WORLDCUPUSALEVIS-33-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Martinez, known as Mr. Cheez, prepares food down the street from the FIFA World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Visitors hoping to experience some of the excitement happening in the South Bay found what they were looking for, with fans donning face paint, downing beers and, in some cases, dressing as founding fathers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carissa Umanzor traveled across the bay from Martinez to join the party dressed as George Washington and cheered with a drum in hand. She’s been following the tournament closely and went to two earlier matches at Levi’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is once in a lifetime,” Umanzor said. “I’ve been watching all the videos of people who are coming from other countries and then seeing another perspective of people’s experience in America, and I love that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12089663 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-4-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Tenzin Nima, Tenzin Samten, Deckyi Dolma and Jigme Rapgyal, rooting for Team USA pose for a photo ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina at Thrive City in San Francisco on July 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tenzin Samten, 23, arrived more than two hours early to get a seat in front of the mega screen broadcasting World Cup games at Thrive City outside Chase Center. After picking up food nearby, Samten, who was watching with his parents and sister, eagerly waited for the U.S. kickoff as the Senegal versus Belgium game played. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels more fun to come out and support the team when they’re close by,” the Richmond resident said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dolores LeDesma, 69, sat in a folding chair alongside her son Jarmar, 41, at Chase. The two are major fans of Arsenal FC and have been enjoying seeing the tournament so close to home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12089661\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12089661\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260701_WORLDCUPUSA_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Talcott, 69, rooting for Team USA, poses for a photo at Thrive City, ahead of the World Cup knockout game between USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in San Francisco on July 1, Stanford Stadium 2026. Talcott also attended a few games held at Stanford Stadium during the 1994 World Cup. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m a proud Native American Indian of the Navajo tribe, and I can’t believe that there’s so many diverse people and different cultures that are coming together for the World Cup,” LeDesma said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James Talcott, 69, also strolled through the Thrive City watch party early on Wednesday to get some food and find a seat before the 5 p.m. kickoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tenderloin resident was thrilled to watch the U.S. play and see the Bay Area hosting games. 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