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"content": "\u003cp>While rising costs may make the Bay Area seem like an increasingly difficult place to live, our region's population has actually \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11741275/map-the-bay-area-leads-california-in-population-growth\">grown by over 600,000 people since 2011\u003c/a> — and it shows no signs of stopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among other things, that means that at any given time there are a \u003cem>lot\u003c/em> of newcomers who could use some good old Bay Area wisdom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To impart some of that knowledge we asked you, our resident experts, to share your advice for people who have recently moved to the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From navigating BART and bumper-to-bumper traffic to the proper ways to deal with Karl the Fog, here are \u003cem>your\u003c/em> top tips for newbies suggested across \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/d2g68w/if_you_had_one_pro_tip_to_offer_to_bay_area/\">Reddit\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED/posts/10156212625961191\">Facebook\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQED/status/1172632328495149061?s=20\">Twitter \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XbmcrpabA/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\">Instagram\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Exploring:\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775398\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775398\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco is great... but remember, there's way more to the Bay.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco is great ... but remember, there's way more to the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Go everywhere early. Always be the early bird and you’re usually okay. Show up to a park, DMV, or Costco late and you’re going to wait.” (@brentshinn, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"More KQED Guides\" tag=\"kqed-guides\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The best thing about the Bay is proximity to cities that feel thousands of miles away but aren’t. Don’t compare them and instead appreciate them all. Took me a while to get that and it’s made a huge difference.” (lotsofsara, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you live and work in SF, leave sometimes. Don't be afraid to take Caltrain or BART to some random part of the Bay and scope it out. The greater Bay Area is a beautiful place with incredibly varied landscapes and climate, some great towns, restaurants, bars, music venues, etc. Especially in tech it's very easy for people to move out here, soak up the benefits and just cocoon into their little world. Come on out, most of us are pretty chill.” (Marmoticon, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Buy good walking shoes.” (Stephanie Barraza, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775378\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A hiker in Sonoma Coast State Park in March 2018. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The East Bay Regional Park District is one of the greatest public resources — take full advantage of it. ” (Joel Goldsmith, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Tip: New to The Bay? Congratulations, you now live near some of the best nature parks and trails in the state. Check out\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11632557/photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you\"> our hiking guide for some favorite spots\u003c/a> curated by locals.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Getting Around\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775403\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1695px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775403\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1695\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS.png 1695w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-160x109.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-800x547.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-1020x697.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-1200x820.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1695px) 100vw, 1695px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get to know your local transit system: day and night. \u003ccite>(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Get a Clipper card & learn to plan & use public transit as much as possible. Traffic here is insane!” (Matthew Shiroma, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you ever lose your Clipper card or don't have the correct amount of cash for the bus, buy a pass on the MUNI app and just show it to the bus driver. TRULY A LIFESAVER” (gcheung28, via Reddit — she's actually KQED's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/food/\">Food Editor\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you are riding the escalator at the BART stations or anywhere. STAY ON THE RIGHT so that people who are in a hurry can zoom past you on the left. I learned this the hard way. You will get yelled at.” (B52Bombsell, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1180px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11775396 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco had more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/scruch/4862085932/\">30,000 car break-ins\u003c/a> during 2017. \u003ccite>(Gabriele Barni/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you have a car and need to park anywhere on the street in any neighborhood, always leave absolutely nothing in the car. This still isn’t guaranteed that the window will not be broken, but it’s best practice. \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you have a bike, and need to lock it up, always use 3 locks (2 U Locks and 1 chain lock for the seat). This will deter bike theft. The thieves look for the easiest quickest bike to steal.” (both from loves_cereal, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Tip: Car break-ins really are a Bay Area epidemic. San Francisco alone saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11643054/car-breaks-ins-are-up-in-san-francisco-whats-being-done\">30,000 reported break-ins in 2017\u003c/a>, nearly triple the amount in 2010.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11643054/car-breaks-ins-are-up-in-san-francisco-whats-being-done\"> Read/listen to our Bay Curious story\u003c/a> on how car break-ins happen — and how you can minimize your risk.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The Weather\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775407\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1180px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775407\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nothing says \"San Francisco beach day\" like a blanket of fog. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Bring a jacket. Always. Just do it.” (Virgoinwonderland, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Microclimates! It can be different temperature/weather every few blocks in SF. And even greater differences across the Bay. It could be 60 in SF and 90+ once you cross the bridge to Marin 10 minutes drive north.” (TheJadedSF, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Summertime is in September and October.” (@MonetizedSpace, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775406\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1830\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-160x143.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-800x715.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-1020x911.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-1200x1072.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-1920x1716.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise through the San Francisco fog. \u003ccite>(@Moaz on Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Nothing like an early morning sunrise run (Specially in @KarlTheFog days). The fresh misty air will give you the energy and the peace of mind for an incredible day, and the exercise will keep you warm in cold days!” (@moaz, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Tip: \"Karl\" is the Bay Area’s moniker for the perennial fog that frequents our chilly mornings. The name originated with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KarlTheFog\">a Twitter account\u003c/a> that turned \"Karl the Fog\" into a local icon, but many still don’t know what his name is actually in reference to. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11682057/how-the-bay-areas-fog-came-to-be-named-karl\">Find out here\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Housing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775409\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1217\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-160x101.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-800x507.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-1020x647.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-1200x761.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bay Area's rental market is notoriously expensive -- not to mention competitive. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you can make it happen at all, live close to where you work. It's a huge quality of life issue.” (@martinigroove, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are planning to buy a house because the designated school’s rating is high, first talk to the district. Some areas are so full, they overflow the students. You might end up buying a super expensive house and a different school than you anticipated.” (KremKaramela, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Housing is not a renter’s market. Try to contact potential roommates/landlords within an hour of their original post or your inquiry will probably get lost in the shuffle and you won’t hear back.” (elijhawk, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775411\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775411\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Look around for more reasonable housing than you see at first glance; look beyond the narrow geo boundaries you THOUGHT you'd consider.” (@Best4CommonGood, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Learning About Your New Home\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775412\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pride: It's a big deal here. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Appreciate our diversity. If your neighbors look or love differently than you, develop an intellectual curiosity to want to know more, to connect with those different than you. You and the Bay Area will be better for it.” (Katherine Avila, Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pride in identity is strong here. Do not think [someone is] shutting down your identity. Be humble and take it as an invite to explore and share yours ... opening up with each other is what we do here.” (@MsMirandaMayes, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Be a part of our community, don’t just use it. Realize that your presence affects the fabric of SF culture. Affording to live in San Francisco is a privilege so respect the history, learn and engage with the people that make San Francisco so great.” (Nilobatle, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Listen to podcasts. (Helps with the commute and podcasts like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/the-bay\">The Bay\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/category/bay-curious-podcast\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> help introduce you to the region)” (@slolee, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775416\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775416\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The sun sets over the Pacific, seen from high up on Mt. Tam, in Marin County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun sets over the Pacific, seen from high up on Mount Tam, in Marin County. \u003ccite>(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You are a guest on Ohlone land. Act like it.” (@sam_wspcc, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Tip: While much of the San Francisco Bay Area has transformed into giant high-rises and commercial hubs, the land used to be dotted with Ohlone shellmounds, or man-made mounds of earth and organic matter with great significance. Learn more about what it means to live in Ohlone territory with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11704679/there-were-once-more-than-425-shellmounds-in-the-bay-area-where-did-they-go\">this Bay Curious story\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Comments have been slightly edited for length and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>While rising costs may make the Bay Area seem like an increasingly difficult place to live, our region's population has actually \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11741275/map-the-bay-area-leads-california-in-population-growth\">grown by over 600,000 people since 2011\u003c/a> — and it shows no signs of stopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among other things, that means that at any given time there are a \u003cem>lot\u003c/em> of newcomers who could use some good old Bay Area wisdom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To impart some of that knowledge we asked you, our resident experts, to share your advice for people who have recently moved to the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From navigating BART and bumper-to-bumper traffic to the proper ways to deal with Karl the Fog, here are \u003cem>your\u003c/em> top tips for newbies suggested across \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/d2g68w/if_you_had_one_pro_tip_to_offer_to_bay_area/\">Reddit\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQED/posts/10156212625961191\">Facebook\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQED/status/1172632328495149061?s=20\">Twitter \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XbmcrpabA/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\">Instagram\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Exploring:\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775398\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775398\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco is great... but remember, there's way more to the Bay.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS2979_IMG_0724-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco is great ... but remember, there's way more to the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Go everywhere early. Always be the early bird and you’re usually okay. Show up to a park, DMV, or Costco late and you’re going to wait.” (@brentshinn, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The best thing about the Bay is proximity to cities that feel thousands of miles away but aren’t. Don’t compare them and instead appreciate them all. Took me a while to get that and it’s made a huge difference.” (lotsofsara, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you live and work in SF, leave sometimes. Don't be afraid to take Caltrain or BART to some random part of the Bay and scope it out. The greater Bay Area is a beautiful place with incredibly varied landscapes and climate, some great towns, restaurants, bars, music venues, etc. Especially in tech it's very easy for people to move out here, soak up the benefits and just cocoon into their little world. Come on out, most of us are pretty chill.” (Marmoticon, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Buy good walking shoes.” (Stephanie Barraza, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775378\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38001_07032019_sonomacoaststatepark-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A hiker in Sonoma Coast State Park in March 2018. \u003ccite>(Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The East Bay Regional Park District is one of the greatest public resources — take full advantage of it. ” (Joel Goldsmith, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Tip: New to The Bay? Congratulations, you now live near some of the best nature parks and trails in the state. Check out\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11632557/photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you\"> our hiking guide for some favorite spots\u003c/a> curated by locals.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Getting Around\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775403\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1695px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775403\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1695\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS.png 1695w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-160x109.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-800x547.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-1020x697.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS10156_MUNI-with-GBUS-1200x820.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1695px) 100vw, 1695px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get to know your local transit system: day and night. \u003ccite>(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Get a Clipper card & learn to plan & use public transit as much as possible. Traffic here is insane!” (Matthew Shiroma, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you ever lose your Clipper card or don't have the correct amount of cash for the bus, buy a pass on the MUNI app and just show it to the bus driver. TRULY A LIFESAVER” (gcheung28, via Reddit — she's actually KQED's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/food/\">Food Editor\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you are riding the escalator at the BART stations or anywhere. STAY ON THE RIGHT so that people who are in a hurry can zoom past you on the left. I learned this the hard way. You will get yelled at.” (B52Bombsell, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1180px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11775396 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/66afc4c6-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco had more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/scruch/4862085932/\">30,000 car break-ins\u003c/a> during 2017. \u003ccite>(Gabriele Barni/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you have a car and need to park anywhere on the street in any neighborhood, always leave absolutely nothing in the car. This still isn’t guaranteed that the window will not be broken, but it’s best practice. \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you have a bike, and need to lock it up, always use 3 locks (2 U Locks and 1 chain lock for the seat). This will deter bike theft. The thieves look for the easiest quickest bike to steal.” (both from loves_cereal, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Tip: Car break-ins really are a Bay Area epidemic. San Francisco alone saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11643054/car-breaks-ins-are-up-in-san-francisco-whats-being-done\">30,000 reported break-ins in 2017\u003c/a>, nearly triple the amount in 2010.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11643054/car-breaks-ins-are-up-in-san-francisco-whats-being-done\"> Read/listen to our Bay Curious story\u003c/a> on how car break-ins happen — and how you can minimize your risk.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The Weather\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775407\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1180px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775407\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31886_Fog_BayCurious_AW_01-qut-1180x787-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nothing says \"San Francisco beach day\" like a blanket of fog. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Bring a jacket. Always. Just do it.” (Virgoinwonderland, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Microclimates! It can be different temperature/weather every few blocks in SF. And even greater differences across the Bay. It could be 60 in SF and 90+ once you cross the bridge to Marin 10 minutes drive north.” (TheJadedSF, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Summertime is in September and October.” (@MonetizedSpace, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775406\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1830\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-160x143.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-800x715.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-1020x911.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-1200x1072.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/CtcuHiaVUAAVu0J-1920x1716.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise through the San Francisco fog. \u003ccite>(@Moaz on Twitter)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Nothing like an early morning sunrise run (Specially in @KarlTheFog days). The fresh misty air will give you the energy and the peace of mind for an incredible day, and the exercise will keep you warm in cold days!” (@moaz, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED Tip: \"Karl\" is the Bay Area’s moniker for the perennial fog that frequents our chilly mornings. The name originated with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KarlTheFog\">a Twitter account\u003c/a> that turned \"Karl the Fog\" into a local icon, but many still don’t know what his name is actually in reference to. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11682057/how-the-bay-areas-fog-came-to-be-named-karl\">Find out here\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Housing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775409\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1217\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-160x101.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-800x507.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-1020x647.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS25187_GettyImages-88900792-qut-1200x761.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bay Area's rental market is notoriously expensive -- not to mention competitive. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you can make it happen at all, live close to where you work. It's a huge quality of life issue.” (@martinigroove, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are planning to buy a house because the designated school’s rating is high, first talk to the district. Some areas are so full, they overflow the students. You might end up buying a super expensive house and a different school than you anticipated.” (KremKaramela, via Reddit)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Housing is not a renter’s market. Try to contact potential roommates/landlords within an hour of their original post or your inquiry will probably get lost in the shuffle and you won’t hear back.” (elijhawk, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775411\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775411\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS17219_GettyImages-452873424-qut-4-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Look around for more reasonable housing than you see at first glance; look beyond the narrow geo boundaries you THOUGHT you'd consider.” (@Best4CommonGood, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Learning About Your New Home\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11775412\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS31551_Pride-2018-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pride: It's a big deal here. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Appreciate our diversity. If your neighbors look or love differently than you, develop an intellectual curiosity to want to know more, to connect with those different than you. You and the Bay Area will be better for it.” (Katherine Avila, Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pride in identity is strong here. Do not think [someone is] shutting down your identity. Be humble and take it as an invite to explore and share yours ... opening up with each other is what we do here.” (@MsMirandaMayes, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Be a part of our community, don’t just use it. Realize that your presence affects the fabric of SF culture. Affording to live in San Francisco is a privilege so respect the history, learn and engage with the people that make San Francisco so great.” (Nilobatle, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Listen to podcasts. (Helps with the commute and podcasts like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/the-bay\">The Bay\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/category/bay-curious-podcast\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> help introduce you to the region)” (@slolee, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11775416\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775416\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The sun sets over the Pacific, seen from high up on Mt. Tam, in Marin County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS13897_FullSizeRender-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun sets over the Pacific, seen from high up on Mount Tam, in Marin County. \u003ccite>(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You are a guest on Ohlone land. 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"content": "\u003cp>Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington politics before later going to ABC News, has died. She was 75.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts died Tuesday because of complications from breast cancer, according to a family statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A bestselling author and Emmy Award winner, Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists — along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Susan Stamberg — who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture at a time when few women held prominent roles in journalism. Having so many female voices at a national broadcaster was nothing short of revolutionary in the 1970s, NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson recalled in an \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2019/02/liasson-q-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview\u003c/a> with \u003cem>The Daily Princetonian\u003c/em> earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We called them the Founding Mothers of NPR, or sometimes we called them the Fallopian Club,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\"]'Cokie Roberts was a trailblazer who forever transformed the role of women in the newsroom and in our history books.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liasson said it wasn't so much that NPR had a mission for gender equality but that the network's pay, which was well below that of the commercial networks of the day, resulted in \"a lot of really great women who were in prominent positions there and who helped other women.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time Roberts joined ABC News in 1988 — while retaining a part-time role as a political commentator at NPR that she maintained until her death — women were increasingly commonplace at broadcast networks and newspapers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts, the daughter of former U.S. representatives, grew up walking the halls of Congress and absorbing the personalities, folkways and behind-the-scenes machinations of the nation's capital. She became a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice as a reporter and commentator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://www.ket.org/public-affairs/cokie-roberts-current-politics-storied-career/\">a 2017 interview\u003c/a> with Kentucky Educational Television, Roberts reflected on her long career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is such a privilege — you have a front seat to history,\" she said. \"You do get used to it, and you shouldn't, because it is a very special thing to be able to be in the room ... when all kinds of special things are happening.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although she was the only member of her immediate family not to run for Congress, Roberts considered her role as a journalist and political analyst as her way of giving back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I do feel strongly that informing the voters about what's going on, trying to explain it in ways that people can understand, and putting the issues out there is a form of participation,\" Roberts told KET.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Political journalist George Will, who worked with Roberts on ABC's \u003cem>This Week,\u003c/em> said Roberts was not just born to the political class but was a natural inhabitant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She liked people on both sides of the aisle and had friends on both sides of the aisle,\" Will told NPR. \"If you don't like the game of politics, I don't see how you write about it well,\" he said. \"She liked the game of politics and she understood that it was a game.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in New Orleans as Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, she was given the nickname Cokie by her brother, Thomas, who had trouble pronouncing Corinne.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts' father was Thomas Hale Boggs Sr., a former Democratic majority leader of the House who served in Congress for more than three decades before he disappeared on a campaign flight in Alaska in 1972. Her mother, Lindy Claiborne Boggs, took her husband's seat and served for 17 years. She also served as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts split her time between Louisiana and Washington as a child and attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Her first job was at the Washington television station WRC-TV, where she hosted a public affairs program called \u003cem>Meeting of Minds. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She married journalist Steven V. Roberts in 1966. After holding a number of other broadcast jobs, she and her husband moved in the early 1970s to Athens, Greece, where he worked for \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> and she filed radio stories as a freelance correspondent for CBS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1977, Roberts and her family returned to Washington, where she took a job with a then-almost unknown NPR. She served as NPR's congressional correspondent for more than 10 years. While in that role, she was also a contributor to PBS's \u003cem>The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts left NPR in 1988 to become a political correspondent for ABC's \u003cem>World News Tonight\u003c/em> with Peter Jennings. She was also a regular fill-in anchor for Ted Koppel on \u003cem>Nightline. \u003c/em>From 1992 to 2002, Roberts co-anchored ABC News' Sunday morning show \u003cem>This Week,\u003c/em> alongside Sam Donaldson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Will said that although Washington is a \"town of short leases,\" with people constantly coming and going, Roberts represented the permanent Washington, a kind of figure who was constant through decades of political change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Washington not often denounced by people who denounce Washington because they don't know it exists,\" Will said. \"Cokie represented the durable, ongoing Washington that is a custodian of the manners of the city and the sociability of the city that makes it really function.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Cokie Roberts\"]'Don't get all involved in the politics of your institution, or competition in your institution. Just do your work and get it on the air, and then people will see if you're good.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts won numerous awards during her long career in journalism, including three Emmys and the Edward R. Murrow award. She was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame. She was recognized by American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Much of Cokie Roberts' fame and credibility resides in her image as a rough-and-trouble woman capable of giving as good as she gets in the equally rough-and-tumble world of male dominated politics,\" Dan Nimmo wrote in \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=UZkC2D6WkHEC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Political Commentators in the United States in the 20th Century\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nNtI_Fv4e8\">In an interview\u003c/a> with the Television Academy Foundation, Roberts said she would often offer this advice to younger women navigating political journalism in Washington: \"Duck and file.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Don't get all involved in the politics of your institution, or competition in your institution. Just do your work and get it on the air, and then people will see if you're good,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts was the author of six books, mostly recently \u003cem>Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868,\u003c/em> which examined the role of powerful women during that era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a commentator, Roberts sometimes walked a line that threatened to eclipse her role as a dispassionate journalist. In a February 2016 op-ed, she and her husband called on \"the rational wing\" of the Republican Party to stop the nomination of Donald Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"[Trump] is one of the least qualified candidates ever to make a serious run for the presidency,\" Roberts and her husband wrote. \"If he is nominated by a major party — let alone elected — the reputation of the United States would suffer a devastating blow around the world.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In interviews, Roberts often said she might have run for public office herself but thought she would spare her journalist husband the difficulty of what could be an awkward dynamic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have always felt semi-guilty about it. 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She got accepted to the Baltimore School for the Arts and soon found her community among the crowd of misfits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she continued to struggle with her identity there, especially when it came to singing in the choir.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"left\" citation=\"Breanna Sinclairé\"]\"I want the world to see me as a woman and as a trained classical singer singing soprano repertoire.\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sinclairé was stuck with the guys in the tenor section. And it felt wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And so I continually fought with who I was in high school,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was also in high school that she came face to face with a transgender woman for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I was just like, 'Oh my God, like, she's so gorgeous!' I didn't know that even existed,\" Sinclairé said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sinclairé went off to the California Institute of the Arts for her undergraduate degree. It was during her junior year there, with the help of friends, that she began her physical transition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had a party when I got my first hormones at Cal Arts,\" Sinclairé said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11773598\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11773598\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Breanna-Sinclaire-800x1129.jpg\" alt=\"Breanna Sinclaire\" width=\"800\" height=\"1129\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Breanna-Sinclaire-800x1129.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Breanna-Sinclaire-160x226.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Breanna-Sinclaire-1020x1440.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Breanna-Sinclaire-850x1200.jpg 850w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Breanna-Sinclaire.jpg 1451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breanna Sinclaire \u003ccite>(JP Lor)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She knew she’d embarked on a difficult journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm 6-foot-2, so transitioning for me took a lot of work to get to where I am today,\" Sinclairé said, laughing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn’t just a question of taking hormones and undergoing surgery to transform her appearance into the statuesque, glamorous woman she is today. Sinclairé's transformation basically turned her entire life upside down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My family kind of disowned me,\" she said. \"I didn't have much support.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During her transition, in the summer of 2010, she hit a low. Sinclairé said she’d saved up and flown across the country with a plan to study singing with a coach in New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the lessons fell through. The coach stopped returning her emails after she told him she was transitioning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then a roommate threw all of her stuff out onto the street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He said that he felt uncomfortable with me living there because of who I was,\" Sinclaire said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was homeless for more than two months in New York City. She said she sometimes slept in Central Park. Her only belongings were the couple of dresses and a black purse she’d managed to rescue from the trash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I put aside the singing,\" Sinclaire said. \"Because when you're homeless, you're not getting employment and you're on the street, your mind is focused on survival.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One day, something unbelievable happened to Sinclairé — the sort of thing that usually only happens in the movies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A man saw her while she was standing on the street. 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So she returned to California to finish her degree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If it wasn't for him, maybe I wouldn't be here today,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sinclairé said she texted him her undergraduate degree certificate, and eventually her master's certificate as well from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They occasionally still talk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, Sinclairé is focused on taking her career to the next level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"MEZZO TRAILER\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/wf_1uoZtlfM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has been taken under the wing of Sheri Greenawald, one of the top opera coaches in the country. 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"content": "\u003cp>Opera has a long history of gender play. Women have performed young male roles on stage for hundreds of years, like the lovesick youth Cherubino in Mozart's \"The Marriage of Figaro.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the industry still mostly observes rigid gender codes when it comes to casting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But then ... there's \u003ca href=\"https://lucialucas.de/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucia Lucas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sacramento-born-and-raised baritone made her debut in May as Don Giovanni with the \u003ca class=\"GoogleAnalyticsET-processed\" href=\"https://tulsaopera.com/\">Tulsa Opera\u003c/a>, becoming the first transgender person to sing a lead role in a standard operatic work in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The New York Times sent a reporter. The Metropolitan Opera sent a casting representative. Lucas had a documentary crew following her around. And her dad, whom she hadn’t seen for a decade, flew in specially for the occasion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a lot of pressure to sing well,” Lucas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11773607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11773607 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"Jana McIntyre (left) and Lucia Lucas (right) in the 2019 production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Tulsa Opera.\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jana McIntyre (left) and Lucia Lucas (right) in the 2019 production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Tulsa Opera. \u003ccite>(Emily Steward)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lucas said she’d been wrestling with questions about her gender identity since she was a kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My mom caught me with makeup,\" Lucas said. \"My dad found my stash of girls clothes.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a difficult time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas started singing in high school. She sang baritone and mostly presented as a man. She almost came out as transgender in college. But her career was starting to unfold. And she fell in love with a fellow opera singer — a woman. They got married. So Lucas decided to put the decision off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don’t know,\" she said. \"I guess I just sort of thought maybe I can have this 'normal life.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas moved to Germany in 2009 — where she still resides today — because there were more opportunities for opera singers there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's so many people that would love to have that,\" she said. \"To be a working artist, you know, where they make at least enough money to live and continue doing their art full time. But it wasn't fulfilling for me.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11773609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11773609\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia Lucas' masculine stage persona\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1472x1472.jpg 1472w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1104x1104.jpg 1104w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-912x912.jpg 912w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-550x550.jpg 550w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-470x470.jpg 470w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia Lucas' masculine stage persona. \u003ccite>(Johannes Kaplan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She was about five years into a steady, salaried job as a baritone with a highly regarded German opera house, the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, when she finally decided she had to come out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas chose the splashy opera ball for the occasion. It was May 2014. One of her company’s artistic directors, Jan Linders, said she made quite an entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"left\" citation=\"Lucia Lucas\"]\"You know, nobody is fired for being trans. They’re fired for being, you know, 90 seconds late, or not complying with the dress code regulations.\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We were startled,\" Linders said. \"She came fully dressed as a woman. Made it clear that she wanted to be addressed as Lucia from that day on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said after they got over the initial shock, the company grappled with what to do about Lucas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Where should be her dressing room? Should it be in the ladies or the gentlemen floor? How should she be addressed in program books? How could we convey this private change to directors that would cast her?\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11773706,news_11773678,news_11773464' label='Living Authentically: Life As A Transgender Opera Singer']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas said the opera company ultimately decided not to renew her contract. Her former employer isn’t commenting on that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas started taking estrogen and underwent surgery. She embarked on a freelance career, singing swaggering Wagnerian baritone roles like Wotan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though her professional status is steadily rising, she’s suspicious of the reasons companies give — if they give any — for failing to follow through on promised auditions or for dropping her from their roster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You know, nobody is fired for being trans,\" she said. \"They’re fired for being, you know, 90 seconds late, or not complying with the dress code regulations.\"\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nTaking testosterone is an option, albeit a risky one, for trans men seeking to lower their voices. But it’s a different story for trans women hoping to sing in a higher, more traditionally female range, said UCSF voice speech pathologist Sarah Schneider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For trans females, taking female hormones does not actually change the voice,\" Schneider said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said surgery on the vocal folds is a possibility for people who want to sing higher. But it’s a major risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11773630\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11773630 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38976_Lucia-Lucas-bodyshot-Foto-Josh-New-qut-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Opera singer Lucia Lucas\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38976_Lucia-Lucas-bodyshot-Foto-Josh-New-qut-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38976_Lucia-Lucas-bodyshot-Foto-Josh-New-qut-160x200.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38976_Lucia-Lucas-bodyshot-Foto-Josh-New-qut-1020x1275.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38976_Lucia-Lucas-bodyshot-Foto-Josh-New-qut-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38976_Lucia-Lucas-bodyshot-Foto-Josh-New-qut-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS38976_Lucia-Lucas-bodyshot-Foto-Josh-New-qut.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opera singer Lucia Lucas \u003ccite>(Josh New)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The outcomes are not always predictable, and we don't know if it's going to impact that accessibility to the upper range,\" Schneider said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some vocalists can train their voices to sing in different registers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that’s not the path baritone Lucia Lucas took. She has considered the possibility of training her voice to sing soprano, and has fantasized about playing Wagnerian heroines, like Brunhilde.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If I could wake up tomorrow and sing Brunhilde, that would be amazing,\" Lucas said. \"Does it work that way? No.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas, who’s 39, looks very different today from what she looked like before the surgery and hormones. She has a mane of light-brown curls and favors bright red lipstick. But her bread and butter — that awesome voice — is just the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas said she often gets compliments at auditions. But the nice words haven’t always translated into contracts. So she often dons fake facial hair and men’s clothing for auditions to prove she can play guys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A lot of people are really confused because they have 'Ms. Lucia Lucas' on their paperwork as a baritone,\" she said. \"But I'm presenting with a beard in masculine attire.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her efforts are starting to pay off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"Lucia's Voice Documentary Film Clip\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/vGrc163eVJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has landed a lead role with the English National Opera this October, and her schedule is booked out with singing engagements for the next three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas said the exposure she’s been getting has been useful for her career. But she said it may be many years before singers like her will be able to shake off the buzz that surrounds them because they're trans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had a theater director in Germany say, 'Oh my gosh, this trans thing, it’s so hot right now.' I don't want that,\" she said. \"I want it to be not a thing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas has been using her platform to advocate for greater inclusivity both within and beyond the world of opera. In a recent speech she gave, the singer said she didn’t once use terms like trans, gay, lesbian or queer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Because I wanted to make it an inclusive speech and not an exclusive speech,\" she said. \"When we support each other, it's better for everybody.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special thanks to the makers of \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Lucia’s Voice,” a feature-length documentary coming in 2020 from \u003ca href=\"https://kkp.film/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Films\u003c/a>, directed by James Kicklighter. \u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Opera has a long history of gender play. Women have performed young male roles on stage for hundreds of years, like the lovesick youth Cherubino in Mozart's \"The Marriage of Figaro.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the industry still mostly observes rigid gender codes when it comes to casting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But then ... there's \u003ca href=\"https://lucialucas.de/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucia Lucas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sacramento-born-and-raised baritone made her debut in May as Don Giovanni with the \u003ca class=\"GoogleAnalyticsET-processed\" href=\"https://tulsaopera.com/\">Tulsa Opera\u003c/a>, becoming the first transgender person to sing a lead role in a standard operatic work in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The New York Times sent a reporter. The Metropolitan Opera sent a casting representative. Lucas had a documentary crew following her around. And her dad, whom she hadn’t seen for a decade, flew in specially for the occasion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a lot of pressure to sing well,” Lucas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11773607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11773607 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"Jana McIntyre (left) and Lucia Lucas (right) in the 2019 production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Tulsa Opera.\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni-1920x1372.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-TulsaOpera-Giovanni-Jana-McIntyre-as-Zerlina-Lucia-Lucas-as-Don-Giovanni.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jana McIntyre (left) and Lucia Lucas (right) in the 2019 production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Tulsa Opera. \u003ccite>(Emily Steward)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lucas said she’d been wrestling with questions about her gender identity since she was a kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My mom caught me with makeup,\" Lucas said. \"My dad found my stash of girls clothes.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a difficult time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas started singing in high school. She sang baritone and mostly presented as a man. She almost came out as transgender in college. But her career was starting to unfold. And she fell in love with a fellow opera singer — a woman. They got married. So Lucas decided to put the decision off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don’t know,\" she said. \"I guess I just sort of thought maybe I can have this 'normal life.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas moved to Germany in 2009 — where she still resides today — because there were more opportunities for opera singers there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's so many people that would love to have that,\" she said. \"To be a working artist, you know, where they make at least enough money to live and continue doing their art full time. But it wasn't fulfilling for me.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11773609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11773609\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia Lucas' masculine stage persona\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1472x1472.jpg 1472w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1104x1104.jpg 1104w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-912x912.jpg 912w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-550x550.jpg 550w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-470x470.jpg 470w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia Lucas' masculine stage persona. \u003ccite>(Johannes Kaplan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She was about five years into a steady, salaried job as a baritone with a highly regarded German opera house, the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, when she finally decided she had to come out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucas chose the splashy opera ball for the occasion. 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They’re fired for being, you know, 90 seconds late, or not complying with the dress code regulations.”[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And they’ve navigated one of the most competitive and rigid industries — an industry that has been slow to evolve with the times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opera has a long history of gender play, with women performing young male roles on stage for hundreds of years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet this rarefied world, with its strict casting codes and ridiculously high barriers to entry, is probably one of the most cloistered industries around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Opera is still a very gendered profession,” said Franks, who sang both soprano and mezzo-soprano roles as a professional in the San Francisco Bay Area but now sings in the baritone range. “They want to put you in a box.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://transequality.org/issues/employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">research\u003c/a> by the National Center for Transgender Equality, one in four transgender people have lost a job due to bias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s hard for anyone to break through and make a living as an opera singer, much less a person who doesn’t fit in with the industry’s mostly rigid gender codes when it comes to casting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11773678,news_11773464,news_11773585' label='Living Authentically: Life As A Transgender Opera Singer']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nevertheless, Sacramento-born-and-raised baritone Lucas, who decided to keep singing with her booming, low-voice type after her physical transition rather than trying to retrain her voice to sing soprano or mezzo roles, is rising to the very top of her profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, she became the first trans singer to perform a lead role in a classic operatic work in the U.S. when she starred in “Don Giovanni” with the Tulsa Opera in Oklahoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In October, she will play a lead role with the English National Opera in London.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet Lucas said she often dons fake facial hair and standard menswear for auditions to prove she can play roles that normally go to cisgender male performers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people are really confused because they have ‘Ms. Lucia Lucas’ on their paperwork as a baritone,” Lucas said. “But I’m presenting with a beard in masculine attire.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11773609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11773609\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia Lucas' masculine stage persona\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1472x1472.jpg 1472w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-1104x1104.jpg 1104w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-912x912.jpg 912w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-550x550.jpg 550w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan-470x470.jpg 470w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/Lucia-Lucas-Masculine-Stage-Persona-Johannes-Kaplan.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia Lucas’ masculine stage persona. \u003ccite>(Johannes Kaplan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Hormones & the Human Voice\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When it comes to perceptions around gender transition, most people tend to focus on external physical changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But taking the male hormone testosterone doesn’t only tend to increase body hair and muscle mass. It also lowers the voice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Testosterone thickens the vocal folds,” said UCSF voice speech pathologist Sarah Schneider, who specializes in working with transgender singers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But learning a new lower-pitched way of speaking and singing often comes with enormous challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some people describe it as feeling locked in,” Schneider said. “They’re not quite sure how to navigate the lower voice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schneider said surgery for lowering vocal pitch exists. 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But it’s more than a homecoming — it’s occasion for revenge. Odysseus, his son and their allies slaughter the young men who have been courting his wife, Penelope, and despoiling his estate. But that’s not the end of it. The fathers and brothers of the murdered suitors are bent on vengeance themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The goddess Athena, who has engineered Odysseus’ return and his attack on the suitors, doesn’t like what she sees brewing: an endless cycle of bloodshed and loss. She appeals to Zeus, her father, to stop it. He points out that she’s distressed about her own handiwork, but says she’s free to intervene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Do as your heart desires,” he says. “But let me tell you how it should be done:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now that royal Odysseus has taken his revenge,\u003cbr>\nlet both sides seal their pacts that he shall reign for life,\u003cbr>\nand let us purge their memories of the bloody slaughter\u003cbr>\nof their brothers and their sons. Let them be friends,\u003cbr>\ndevoted as in the old days. Let peace and wealth\u003cbr>\ncome cresting through the land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Would that it were so simple, or that we had gods so direct about pulling the strings. What 9/11 means for me, more than anything, is that there is no going back to what was before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]I[/dropcap] went up in the World Trade Center twice. Once during a visit in 1985, once in August 2001, about four weeks before the attacks. I was with my son, Thom, and John and his son, Sean. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764921/ghost-ship-defendant-max-harris-acquitted-of-all-charges-jury-hung-on-derick-almena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The split decision\u003c/a> of the Ghost Ship criminal trial stirred up intense emotions on Thursday, and it's clear the 2016 warehouse fire made a lasting impact in our Bay Area communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764634/ghost-ship-verdict-kqed-invites-you-to-share-your-reactions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created a space\u003c/a> for you to share your thoughts and reflections after the outcome. Here are some of those responses:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are your thoughts on the criminal trial outcome?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm heavily involved in the local DIY scene and my heart aches. So many of the sanctuaries we misfits build for ourselves aren't up to code. I feel like this could've happened at any of my favorite places: the DIY venues and punk houses where I feel socially safe. I recognize that a conviction may have felt like closure, but I can't imagine that it would have been a true victory. I can all too well picture this tragedy happening at any of the spaces I love, and my own friends on trial. With or without a conviction, there would have been no justice.\" \u003cem>- Caitlin H.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Mixed, as I wasn't privy to all the facts, but I obsessed over all media accounts. I felt neutral on Harris and slightly biased against Almena based on media and shared community reporting, but I feel the most confused and pretty much incensed over the landlord, Chor Ng, and her family, who all manage multiple properties and have documented unresolved issues, NOT BEING CHARGED. But allegedly getting $3m in insurance payments. That feels the most criminal and tragic to me.\" \u003cem>- SCP\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"The Ghost Ship Decision\" link1=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764634/ghost-ship-verdict-kqed-invites-you-to-share-your-reactions,KQED Invites You to Share Your Reactions\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/RS37750__DSC1024-qut-1038x576.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So no one is responsible?\" \u003cem>- Marcia Hagen\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am horrified at the jury decision. It is unconscionable that 36 dear souls roasted to death because of inaction and greed on the part of two men in a position to provide a safe environment for their guests. I am left feeling that the jury just wanted to go home - and who could blame them after months of trial and weeks of deliberations fraught with emotion. The system failed these victims and their families.\" \u003cem>- Lynda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Max Harris never should have been charged and the DA should be ashamed that she charged him instead of the landlord. I could see how jurors could be split over Almena, it was not clear cut. Hopefully they can reach an agreement instead of doing another 6-month trial. This also goes to show that the judge was wrong to reject the plea bargain and the prosecutor was right to offer one, implicitly recognizing weaknesses in the case.\" \u003cem>- Jenny\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I followed this whole trial very closely because it was just such a tragedy. My feelings here at the end: Derick Almena is a cocky, ass who wasn’t ever thinking about something as mundane as “safety.” He was an artist! Inspiring a community! He’s a narcissist, but I don’t think he’s a murderer. Max Harris was just a young kid who got sucked into Almena’s World view. The souls who died attending a concert didn’t know what they were walking into. It’s a horrible tragedy, all around. Social services walked through the property and visited it many times, and never did anything. We all need to pay more attention and do better. Assess every situation you walk into. Know where your exits are. If your gut tells you something’s not right, trust it. It’s all just so sad.\" \u003cem>- Wyoming\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Diego Aguilar-Canabal\"]\"I lost three friends forever. I think about them every day.\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have felt conflicted all along. Did Almena have bad intention? There is a lot of blame to go around — the owners of the space, the fire department, the police. There were plenty of entities that could have prevented the catastrophe. Is ruining another person’s life justice?\" \u003cem>- Debora Sayre\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm shocked and sad. As an event manager, I truly don't understand how they weren't both convicted. I've thrown illegal warehouse parties in Oakland, and the rules are 1. Make sure no one dies 2. Space must be easy to evacuate if the fuzz shows up. These guys evacuated themselves (Max went back to \"evacuate\" his cell phone and laptop) and left everyone on the second floor try[ing] to get [out of the] warehouse decorated with doors to nowhere.\" \u003cem>- Anna\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did the Ghost Ship fire impact you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I like most people was overwhelmed by the tragedy. As an artist, I know how little money they had and this was the place for them to create and live. More needs to be done for artists. Look North to Seattle.\" \u003cem>- Bonnie Smith\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='ghost-ship-trial' label='Complete Coverage of the Ghost Ship Trial']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Deeply at an emotional level as someone who's been part of similar communities. We don't fund and pay artists as we should. Many artists sacrifice lifestyle/comfort for art's sake. They should remain safe. I cried over certain musicians whose music was amazing, over the beautiful tribute wall at Highwire Coffee in Berkeley, over the young and innocent lives lost because they went out to support live music and the arts.\" \u003cem>- SCP\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am a friend of the mother of one of the victims whose only child perished. Her loss and emotional well-being is unimaginable.\"\u003cem> - Lynda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It fragmented and destroyed a once vibrant, open, and creative community.\" \u003cem>- Brian\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I lost three friends forever. I think about them every day.\" \u003cem>- Diego Aguilar-Canabal\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some wrote a letter to one of the people lost in the fire.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Dear child of God, please know you are cherished and your mommy’s wonderful memories of your life will sustain her. She will see you on the other side and you will rejoice in her joining you after her final journey. Although I never met you, I know I missed so much — your kindness, compassion, talent and love for your many friends are your legacy. Sleep well, dear boy.\" \u003cem>- Lynda\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"David Houston\"]\"Rest in Power Jenpop. I know you're the life of the party. Elsewhere.\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rest in Power Jenpop. I know you're the life of the party. Elsewhere.\" \u003cem>- David Houston\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Dear Cash: Your life was too short, but your death was not in vain. I am one of many creatives and arts supporters who learned of your life, your contributions, and your music through the tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire. You're uniquely talented, and I now listen to your music that I so sadly only heard of after your death. Thank you for living your life on your terms and putting your work out. You are loved and missed.\"\u003cem> - SCP\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I understand from my own experience of the loss of my son you have to forgive and feel love for the mistakes made by all to get well emotionally to feel healthy and have a happy good life FORGIVE and let your anger go.\" \u003cem>- Kathy\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am sorry to all who died that night that your life was prematurely shortened. That there aren’t safe spaces on all levels to meet and play music and create. You are loved and missed.\" \u003cem>- Debora Sayre\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>These responses have been lightly edited. 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