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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced by \u003ca href=\"https://www.eltimpano.org/\">El Tímpano\u003c/a>, a bilingual nonprofit news outlet that amplifies the voices of Latino and Mayan immigrants in Oakland and the wider Bay Area.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like swap meets throughout the country, the Coliseum Swap Meet, an open-air market known as La Pulga in East Oakland, is a reflection of the community it serves. Here, all are welcome to taste the flavors of Mexico, enjoy a Michelada under the shade, buy household goods, produce, sweets, croc charms, flowers, hardware, clothes, jewelry, cosmetics, electronics and more at a discounted price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children can run around a playground or ride a colorful choo-choo train that snakes around the aisles. Friends can meet for a beer and dance to live bands that perform on weekend evenings. La Pulga certainly provides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos show a couple dancing and a child riding in a stroller as bubbles float past.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11972355 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos show people browsing wares in market stalls and a musician singing into a microphone.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For three Saturdays in October, the El Tímpano team set up a booth at La Pulga to engage with the community. We offered instant film portraits for free, and nearly everyone who participated in the portrait session agreed to a recorded interview. Almost 60 patrons and 14 vendors spoke to El Tímpano about how they spend their time and money at La Pulga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We heard tales of celebration, camaraderie, and some of heartbreak, but mostly, we heard stories of survival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972356\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Three photos show a person in a cowboy hat, an assortment of jewelry, and two people carrying a large pot.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Three photos showing a large crowd in an outdoor setting.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-800x337.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-1020x430.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-160x67.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-1536x647.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-1920x809.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly every day, Samuelin Martinez, 73, can be found walking the grounds of La Pulga. Martinez calls his laps around the market “prayer walks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972359 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-1020x1214.jpg\" alt=\"A person with a moustache waves while sitting for a photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-1020x1214.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-800x952.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-160x190.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-1291x1536.jpg 1291w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED.jpg 1681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samuelin Martínez\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Martinez describes it as if he’s talking about a sacred place. He has long been a community activist and is keenly aware of the area’s history — he used to live in High Street Homes, temporary public housing that once stood near where La Pulga stands now. With the help of his cane, Martinez now spends his days slowly walking among hundreds of booths run mostly by Spanish-speaking vendors. He talks to anyone who crosses his path and greets them with a wide, mustachioed smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972444\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including two people wearing cowboy hats, a person with wings tattooed on their back and a band on stage.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many vendors have found it hard to stay afloat in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation has also impacted sales. Many told El Tímpano that the flea market isn’t as large or packed with people as before the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972426 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-LA-PULGA-MARIA-VILLA-01.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos: on the left, a person stands amidst varied wares in a market stall. On the right, several Día de los Muertos statues on display in a market stall.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1130\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">María Villa\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>María Villa, 77, an immigrant from Mexico, was a single mother of two. She’s known around La Pulga as “Tía María” and has sold artisan jugs, pots, toys and decorations for 30 years. The sales from her booth helped put her children in college. But, Villa adds, business recently has been slow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972445\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including two people playing music, an array of baseball caps and a pan standing beside a truck.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blanca Luna, 62, is an immigrant from Guatemala who has also sold at La Pulga for 30 years. Between the flashy lights of LED signs for sale and the noises coming from the small electronic toys she sells, her booth is hard to miss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972431\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972431 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-1020x1224.jpg\" alt=\"A person in sunglasses standing in front of an array of LED signs.\" width=\"640\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-1020x1224.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-800x960.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-160x192.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-1280x1536.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blanca Luna\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Luna says her profits today are not as good as they were when she first opened up shop. On a good weekend, she says, she might take home between $200–$250.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has noticed that patrons are spending less, and she cannot compete with online sales. On top of that, her booth location will be auctioned in December, and she’s unsure if she can afford to keep it if she is outbid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11972447 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including a couple dancing, a clown playing music and a Pancho Villa sticker on a car bumper.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La Pulga has also made recent headlines. Two men were arrested in August for allegedly selling $85,000 worth of stolen merchandise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 21, Omar Oñate Rivas told El Tímpano he was visiting La Pulga for the first time to try to find stolen construction tools that were taken from his friend’s car in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972358 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-1020x1219.jpg\" alt=\"A person with short hair sits for a photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-1020x1219.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-800x956.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-160x191.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-1285x1536.jpg 1285w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED.jpg 1673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omar Oñate Rivas\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though Oñate Rivas didn’t find the stolen items that day, he could purchase budget-friendly construction supplies he could use for his job as a day laborer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including a woman singing, a series of children's train cars and an outdoor space filled with shopping stalls.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though El Tímpano’s goal at La Pulga was not to verify whether goods sold at the market were stolen, we observed a cycle of supply and demand that makes clear how challenging it can be to afford to live in the Bay Area. Immigrants might find work as day laborers or in construction, but they often need to buy their tools — equipment that could amount to hundreds of dollars that they may not have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cesar, whom El Tímpano is identifying by first name only because he is underage, has sold used construction tools at La Pulga for nearly a year with three partners. Their hundreds of tools for sale are laid out on the floor in chunky rows that resemble farm fields.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972397 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-1020x1220.jpg\" alt=\"A person wears a Whitney Houston sweatshirt while standing beside an array of power tools in an outdoor setting.\" width=\"640\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-1020x1220.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-800x957.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-160x191.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-1284x1536.jpg 1284w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED.jpg 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cesar\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, La Pulga’s ecosystem is a microcosm of life in East Oakland, like a terrarium filled with loud music and the smell of new leather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the only work I’ve been able to invent in order to survive,” says Patricia Beltrán in Spanish. She lost her job during the pandemic and recently separated from her husband. She sells a mish-mash of items, from craft supplies to clothes. At La Pulga, she can bring her children with her so that she doesn’t have to pay for childcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972428 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-LA-PULGA-PATRICIA-BELTRÁN-01.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos: on the left, person with long hair stands beside a market stall. On the right, the same person with long hair sits for a photo with a child.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1130\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricia Beltrán\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Oakland is a beautiful city … I respect everyone, from the young people who make donuts — you’ve got to be brave to make donuts, you’ve got to be brave for everything,” Beltrán says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This story includes contributions from El Tímpano’s Hiram Durán, Mayra Sierra, Katherine Nagasawa, Luis Ángel Urbina, Jasmine Aguilera, Mayra Sierra, Vanessa Flores, Ximena Loeza, Maye Primera, Martha Calmo Ramirez and Madeleine Bair.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eltimpano.org/reporting/memories-of-the-market/\"> \u003ci>El Tímpano’s original version of the story — in English and Spanish — can be found here.\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced by \u003ca href=\"https://www.eltimpano.org/\">El Tímpano\u003c/a>, a bilingual nonprofit news outlet that amplifies the voices of Latino and Mayan immigrants in Oakland and the wider Bay Area.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like swap meets throughout the country, the Coliseum Swap Meet, an open-air market known as La Pulga in East Oakland, is a reflection of the community it serves. Here, all are welcome to taste the flavors of Mexico, enjoy a Michelada under the shade, buy household goods, produce, sweets, croc charms, flowers, hardware, clothes, jewelry, cosmetics, electronics and more at a discounted price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children can run around a playground or ride a colorful choo-choo train that snakes around the aisles. Friends can meet for a beer and dance to live bands that perform on weekend evenings. La Pulga certainly provides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos show a couple dancing and a child riding in a stroller as bubbles float past.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11972355 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos show people browsing wares in market stalls and a musician singing into a microphone.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For three Saturdays in October, the El Tímpano team set up a booth at La Pulga to engage with the community. We offered instant film portraits for free, and nearly everyone who participated in the portrait session agreed to a recorded interview. Almost 60 patrons and 14 vendors spoke to El Tímpano about how they spend their time and money at La Pulga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We heard tales of celebration, camaraderie, and some of heartbreak, but mostly, we heard stories of survival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972356\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Three photos show a person in a cowboy hat, an assortment of jewelry, and two people carrying a large pot.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Three photos showing a large crowd in an outdoor setting.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-800x337.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-1020x430.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-160x67.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-1536x647.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-06-KQED-1920x809.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly every day, Samuelin Martinez, 73, can be found walking the grounds of La Pulga. Martinez calls his laps around the market “prayer walks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972359 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-1020x1214.jpg\" alt=\"A person with a moustache waves while sitting for a photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-1020x1214.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-800x952.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-160x190.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED-1291x1536.jpg 1291w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-08-KQED.jpg 1681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samuelin Martínez\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Martinez describes it as if he’s talking about a sacred place. He has long been a community activist and is keenly aware of the area’s history — he used to live in High Street Homes, temporary public housing that once stood near where La Pulga stands now. With the help of his cane, Martinez now spends his days slowly walking among hundreds of booths run mostly by Spanish-speaking vendors. He talks to anyone who crosses his path and greets them with a wide, mustachioed smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972444\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including two people wearing cowboy hats, a person with wings tattooed on their back and a band on stage.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-1-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many vendors have found it hard to stay afloat in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation has also impacted sales. Many told El Tímpano that the flea market isn’t as large or packed with people as before the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972426 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-LA-PULGA-MARIA-VILLA-01.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos: on the left, a person stands amidst varied wares in a market stall. On the right, several Día de los Muertos statues on display in a market stall.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1130\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">María Villa\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>María Villa, 77, an immigrant from Mexico, was a single mother of two. She’s known around La Pulga as “Tía María” and has sold artisan jugs, pots, toys and decorations for 30 years. The sales from her booth helped put her children in college. But, Villa adds, business recently has been slow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972445\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including two people playing music, an array of baseball caps and a pan standing beside a truck.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-2-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blanca Luna, 62, is an immigrant from Guatemala who has also sold at La Pulga for 30 years. Between the flashy lights of LED signs for sale and the noises coming from the small electronic toys she sells, her booth is hard to miss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972431\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972431 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-1020x1224.jpg\" alt=\"A person in sunglasses standing in front of an array of LED signs.\" width=\"640\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-1020x1224.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-800x960.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-160x192.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED-1280x1536.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-45-KQED.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blanca Luna\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Luna says her profits today are not as good as they were when she first opened up shop. On a good weekend, she says, she might take home between $200–$250.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has noticed that patrons are spending less, and she cannot compete with online sales. On top of that, her booth location will be auctioned in December, and she’s unsure if she can afford to keep it if she is outbid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11972447 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including a couple dancing, a clown playing music and a Pancho Villa sticker on a car bumper.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-4-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La Pulga has also made recent headlines. Two men were arrested in August for allegedly selling $85,000 worth of stolen merchandise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 21, Omar Oñate Rivas told El Tímpano he was visiting La Pulga for the first time to try to find stolen construction tools that were taken from his friend’s car in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972358 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-1020x1219.jpg\" alt=\"A person with short hair sits for a photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-1020x1219.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-800x956.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-160x191.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED-1285x1536.jpg 1285w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-07-KQED.jpg 1673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omar Oñate Rivas\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though Oñate Rivas didn’t find the stolen items that day, he could purchase budget-friendly construction supplies he could use for his job as a day laborer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11972446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3.jpg\" alt=\"Six instant photos including a woman singing, a series of children's train cars and an outdoor space filled with shopping stalls.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-800x648.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-1020x827.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-160x130.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-2048x1660.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/La-Pulga-Block-3-1920x1556.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though El Tímpano’s goal at La Pulga was not to verify whether goods sold at the market were stolen, we observed a cycle of supply and demand that makes clear how challenging it can be to afford to live in the Bay Area. Immigrants might find work as day laborers or in construction, but they often need to buy their tools — equipment that could amount to hundreds of dollars that they may not have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cesar, whom El Tímpano is identifying by first name only because he is underage, has sold used construction tools at La Pulga for nearly a year with three partners. Their hundreds of tools for sale are laid out on the floor in chunky rows that resemble farm fields.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972397 size-large\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-1020x1220.jpg\" alt=\"A person wears a Whitney Houston sweatshirt while standing beside an array of power tools in an outdoor setting.\" width=\"640\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-1020x1220.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-800x957.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-160x191.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED-1284x1536.jpg 1284w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-La-Pulga-HD-46-KQED.jpg 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cesar\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, La Pulga’s ecosystem is a microcosm of life in East Oakland, like a terrarium filled with loud music and the smell of new leather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the only work I’ve been able to invent in order to survive,” says Patricia Beltrán in Spanish. She lost her job during the pandemic and recently separated from her husband. She sells a mish-mash of items, from craft supplies to clothes. At La Pulga, she can bring her children with her so that she doesn’t have to pay for childcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11972428 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240111-LA-PULGA-PATRICIA-BELTRÁN-01.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos: on the left, person with long hair stands beside a market stall. On the right, the same person with long hair sits for a photo with a child.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1130\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricia Beltrán\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Oakland is a beautiful city … I respect everyone, from the young people who make donuts — you’ve got to be brave to make donuts, you’ve got to be brave for everything,” Beltrán says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This story includes contributions from El Tímpano’s Hiram Durán, Mayra Sierra, Katherine Nagasawa, Luis Ángel Urbina, Jasmine Aguilera, Mayra Sierra, Vanessa Flores, Ximena Loeza, Maye Primera, Martha Calmo Ramirez and Madeleine Bair.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eltimpano.org/reporting/memories-of-the-market/\"> \u003ci>El Tímpano’s original version of the story — in English and Spanish — can be found here.\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"headTitle": "Top 5 Books, Vinyl Records San Franciscans Checked Out at Libraries in 2023 | KQED",
"content": "\u003cp>Earlier this month, the San Francisco Public Library shared a list of \u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/releases/2023/11/22/books-you-loved-heres-what-san-francisco-was-reading-and-listening-2023\">the top fiction and nonfiction books read by library patrons this year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>Dysfunctional family memoirs,” said Jaime Wong, deputy director of communications, was one of the themes. “That speaks to people wanting to read about the experience of someone who has trials and tribulations but also demonstrates a strength to overcome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#TopPrintFiction\">Top Print Fiction\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#TopeBooksFiction\">Top eBooks Fiction\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#TopPrintNonfiction\">Top Print Nonfiction\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#TopeBookNonfiction\">Top eBook Nonfiction\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#TopTeenFiction\">Top Teen Fiction\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#TopVinyl\">Top Vinyl\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>So, what were the top five most-read books across all formats, including fiction and nonfiction?\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow —\u003c/em> Zevin, Gabrielle (14083)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Lessons in Chemistry\u003c/em> — Garmus, Bonnie (12314)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Spare\u003c/em> — Prince Harry (11936)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>I’m Glad My Mom Died\u003c/em> — McCurdy, Jennette (10195)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Demon Copperhead\u003c/em> — Kingsolver, Barbara (9179)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>All are bestsellers published in the last couple of years that received national recognition. The top books show that San Franciscans are “tapped into a bigger conversation about books and want to be a part of the cultural discourse,” Wong said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the books cover different topics, from the struggle with addiction and poverty in Appalachia to the dysfunction of the British royal family, Wong says they all have “a riveting storyline, and they allow readers to step into the shoes of someone else and experience, just for a moment, another life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to books, the library also included the top vinyl albums of the year, according to library circulation. “The love of vinyl is absolutely in line with San Francisco’s legendary music history,” Wong said. The library saw a rise in vinyl checkouts during the pandemic, and in 2022, they increased the collection by more than 50%, adding thousands of albums, including both contemporary and classic music. In fiscal year 2019, Wong said they circulated 7,226 records, and in fiscal year 2023, the circulation increased to 17,076, up 136%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong, an avid reader and someone who loves being surrounded by books for her job, “It’s like being in a candy store all day,” often recommends Gabrielle Zevin’s \u003cem>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow \u003c/em>and\u003cem> This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life \u003c/em>by Bay Area authors Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods\u003cem>. \u003c/em>The book is based on the story of the first podcast created entirely inside a prison. “You will come out of that book with an entirely new understanding of America’s carceral system,” Wong said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong says the library has begun tracking data more closely over the past couple of years and is able to respond to demand from patrons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Franciscans read quality books,” she said. “It’s a city deeply committed to a rich literary heritage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Here are the full lists by category, including links to KQED coverage:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"TopPrintFiction\">\u003c/a>Top Print Fiction\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>When No One Is Watching\u003c/em> by Alyssa Cole\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Lessons in Chemistry\u003c/em> by Bonnie Garmus\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Demon Copperhead\u003c/em> by Barbara Kingsolver (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101894520/barbara-kingsolver-on-her-great-appalachian-novel-demon-copperhead\">Featured on KQED Forum\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c/em> by Gabrielle Zevin (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101891916/video-games-friendship-and-renewal-light-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow\">Featured on KQED Forum\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>The Covenant of Water\u003c/em> by Abraham Verghese\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Our Missing Hearts\u003c/em> by Celeste Ng (\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/10/13/1128629001/celeste-ngs-our-missing-hearts-explores-a-new-dystopia-through-a-teenagers-eyes\">Featured on NPR\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>When We Were Sisters\u003c/em> by Fatimah Asghar (\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/10/15/1129295163/poet-and-filmmaker-fatimah-asghars-debut-novel-is-when-we-were-sisters\">Featured on NPR\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Dry\u003c/em> by Neal Shusterman\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Happy Place\u003c/em> by Emily Henry\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Hello Beautiful\u003c/em> by Ann Napolitano\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"TopeBooksFiction\">\u003c/a>Top eBooks Fiction\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c/em> by Gabrielle Zevin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Lessons in Chemistry\u003c/em> by Bonnie Garmus\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Happy Place\u003c/em> by Emily Henry\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Demon Copperhead\u003c/em> by Barbara Kingsolver\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Verity\u003c/em> by Colleen Hoover\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Our Missing Hearts\u003c/em> by Celeste Ng\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Cloud Cuckoo Land\u003c/em> by Anthony Doerr\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>The Paris Apartment\u003c/em> by Lucy Foley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>It Starts With Us\u003c/em> by Colleen Hoover\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Book Lovers\u003c/em> by Emily Henry\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"TopPrintNonfiction\">\u003c/a>Top Print Nonfiction\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Spare\u003c/em> by Harry\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times\u003c/em> by Michelle Obama\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life\u003c/em> by Nigel Poor and Earlonne 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She passed away on Nov. 13 at the age of 80.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout her life, Mango touched many people’s lives as a counselor, language instructor, nonprofit leader and culture keeper for the Bay Area’s Palestinian community, said friends and family who spoke to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mango is survived by her daughter, Bisan Shehadeh, sisters Aida Mango, Khulud Morrar and Souad Mango, brother Fouad Mango and ex-husband, Saber Shehadeh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The level of action my mom has had on individuals and communities is epic,” Shehadeh, Mango’s daughter, told KQED. “My mom nurtured identities in individuals and built connections into communities that will live on past her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When drag artist Mama Ganuush first moved to the Bay Area 14 years ago, they struggled to afford housing and scraped by without a steady roof over their head. But their life changed after meeting Mango, who was then working as a therapist at a Tenderloin health clinic in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two bonded over their shared Arab culture, and Mango offered the newcomer a room at her home. There, Mama Ganuush, who uses they/them pronouns, was able to regain their footing after escaping anti-gay hate and violence in their native Cairo, Egypt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nabila, she saved my life when I came here,” Mama Ganuush told KQED. “I got a job, I settled down, and I became an executive in tech almost 10 years later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969230\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969230\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two people pose for a photo together smiling.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mama Ganuush (left) and Nabila Mango in 2018. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mama Ganuush)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2000, Mango founded Aswat Ensemble, a multi-ethnic choral ensemble focusing on contemporary and traditional Arabic music. As interest in the group grew, Mango expanded the effort and started a group called \u003ca href=\"https://zawaya.org/site/\">Zawaya\u003c/a> to promote Arabic culture and connections through other art forms and social justice movements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That has included shows like Aswat Ensemble’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/12872252/music-from-seven-muslim-majority-countries-in-notes-against-the-ban\">\u003cem>Notes Against the Ban\u003c/em> performance in 2017\u003c/a> when then-President Donald Trump was attempting to restrict travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The show highlighted music from several affected countries to promote cross-cultural understanding and healing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=arts_12872252]Before becoming a pillar for Arab communities in the Bay Area, Mango was born in Jaffa and displaced during the Nakba, which translates to “catastrophe” in Arabic and refers to the mass dispossession and displacement of more than half the Palestinian population during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mango dedicated her life to academics, the arts and activism. In 1965, she emigrated from the Palestinian territories to study library science and work at Harvard University’s Widener Library. She later brought her skills to the University of Chicago’s Rosengarten Library before moving to San Francisco and ultimately settling in San Mateo in 1982, where she continued her work as an Arabic teacher, therapist and leader of arts and cultural nonprofits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/aaaj_alc/status/1727404602797261115?s=20\">the Asian Law Caucus honored Mango\u003c/a> with the Yuri Kochiyama Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery and Activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have been to protests since before I could walk. Mama would carry me in a basket. This was a huge part of our lives, always working towards social justice,” Shehadeh said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two hands hold the photo of a young child being held by a person with glasses.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bisan Shehadeh holds a photo of her and her mother, Nabila Mango, from 1983. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mango earned a reputation as not only a sought-after Arabic language instructor but also a lifeline for countless people from all walks of life and backgrounds in need of support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Duraid Musleh first met Mango while she was teaching Arabic in San Francisco. A mutual friend put them in touch, and Mango invited him to her house for a night of food and music with her students, hoping to enrich their language learning with more hands-on cultural exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Mango served as an informal sounding board to countless people during challenging periods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a counselor for me personally and others when these difficult times happened. It’s very difficult for us Palestinians,” Musleh told KQED. “We share our plight over the decades and feel what’s happening over there very deeply. She was always someone I could go and share with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1257px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large group of people poses for a photo around a table in an indoor setting.\" width=\"1257\" height=\"924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg 1257w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-800x588.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-1020x750.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-160x118.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1257px) 100vw, 1257px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An early gathering for Aswat members, including Nabila Mango (middle row, far right) and Amina Goodyear (second row, left of Nabila) in 2001. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Amina Goodyear)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Through music and art, she befriended people like Amina Goodyear, one of the first members of the Aswat Ensemble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nabila was one of the most passionate people about building community that I ever knew. Her work in the community brought her to a lot of people who weren’t only Arabs, but other cultures and religions, and they all had personal relationships with Nabila that were just as profound,” said Goodyear, who was born in the Philippines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She passed before our last concert, and everyone could feel her presence in the room. We still feel Nabila, and we always will.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friends and family are currently \u003ca href=\"https://islamicscholarshipfund.org/nabila-memorial-scholarship/\">raising $50,000 for an endowed scholarship in Mango’s name\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Separately, information on donating to Zawaya can be found on the \u003ca href=\"https://zawaya.org/site/donate/\">organization’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nabilas-celebration-of-life-tickets-764257072477\">celebration of Mango’s life will take place on Sunday, Dec. 10\u003c/a>, from 3–5 p.m. at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (1433 Madison St., Oakland). It will also be livestreamed \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCARd5F1LlBwLYUX0Ng_h57A/live\">via the Aswat Ensemble’s YouTube account\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Before becoming a pillar for Arab communities in the Bay Area, Mango was born in Jaffa and displaced during the Nakba, which translates to “catastrophe” in Arabic and refers to the mass dispossession and displacement of more than half the Palestinian population during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mango dedicated her life to academics, the arts and activism. In 1965, she emigrated from the Palestinian territories to study library science and work at Harvard University’s Widener Library. She later brought her skills to the University of Chicago’s Rosengarten Library before moving to San Francisco and ultimately settling in San Mateo in 1982, where she continued her work as an Arabic teacher, therapist and leader of arts and cultural nonprofits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/aaaj_alc/status/1727404602797261115?s=20\">the Asian Law Caucus honored Mango\u003c/a> with the Yuri Kochiyama Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery and Activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have been to protests since before I could walk. Mama would carry me in a basket. This was a huge part of our lives, always working towards social justice,” Shehadeh said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two hands hold the photo of a young child being held by a person with glasses.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bisan Shehadeh holds a photo of her and her mother, Nabila Mango, from 1983. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mango earned a reputation as not only a sought-after Arabic language instructor but also a lifeline for countless people from all walks of life and backgrounds in need of support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Duraid Musleh first met Mango while she was teaching Arabic in San Francisco. A mutual friend put them in touch, and Mango invited him to her house for a night of food and music with her students, hoping to enrich their language learning with more hands-on cultural exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Mango served as an informal sounding board to countless people during challenging periods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a counselor for me personally and others when these difficult times happened. It’s very difficult for us Palestinians,” Musleh told KQED. “We share our plight over the decades and feel what’s happening over there very deeply. She was always someone I could go and share with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1257px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large group of people poses for a photo around a table in an indoor setting.\" width=\"1257\" height=\"924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg 1257w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-800x588.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-1020x750.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-160x118.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1257px) 100vw, 1257px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An early gathering for Aswat members, including Nabila Mango (middle row, far right) and Amina Goodyear (second row, left of Nabila) in 2001. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Amina Goodyear)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Through music and art, she befriended people like Amina Goodyear, one of the first members of the Aswat Ensemble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nabila was one of the most passionate people about building community that I ever knew. 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