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"content": "\u003cp>When Noni Session first imagined reopening Esther’s Orbit Room, she saw a gleaming new building that would serve as an anchor for a reinvigorated cultural and commercial corridor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Session, who was born and raised in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/west-oakland\">West Oakland\u003c/a> and is the executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://ebprec.org/\">East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative\u003c/a>, or EBPREC, renovating Esther’s was a chance at a fresh start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The former blues club had been a staple of the historic Seventh Street district, called the “Harlem of the West,” serving as the center of Black life in West Oakland for roughly half a century. While a series of policy decisions decimated the strip, with dozens of businesses and thousands of homes razed, Esther’s had remained the lone holdout, keeping its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13809453/evolutionary-blues-resurrects-west-oaklands-musical-legacy\">doors open until 2011\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The building had sat vacant for around a decade by the time it came to EBPREC’s attention. But the decision to reopen it as a performance venue, bar and eatery seemed self-evident, Session said. She and her team at the developer co-op purchased the building and planned contemporary additions, including a wellness studio, working and living spaces for artists and an outdoor patio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They released renderings of the proposed upgrades: new balconies, murals, and a bold new sign replacing the rough faux-stone facade in favor of a fresh, modern aesthetic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We thought we were doing West Oakland a favor by getting rid of the sniff of the trauma and the lack of resources, right? 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But the criticism still threw Session for a loop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And then after some time sitting with it, looking at it, we realized you couldn’t really see West Oakland in that rendering,” she said. “It was only really then that I understood what they meant by cultural genocide, that they could not see their story on the surfaces of these buildings that we were calling assets, but not treating like assets.”[aside postID=forum_2010101895065 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/43/2023/11/010_KQED_AlamedaAffordableHousing_01122023-qut-1020x680.jpg']Now, instead of a ground-breaking ceremony, planned for later this year, there will be a rock-breaking ceremony. With help from professional masons, volunteers will painstakingly remove the building’s original fabricated stones from the exterior so \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DLa2PyfBllH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">they can be reconstructed\u003c/a> when the restoration is complete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For some of West Oakland’s older generation, who experienced Seventh Street in its heyday, the decision to restore — rather than remodel — is one step toward repairing what was lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is sort of a love letter to a legacy,” said Cheryl Fabio, whose documentary film, \u003cem>Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland’s Music Legacy\u003c/em>, recounts the area’s musical history. “It is some repair — not enough repair — but some repair for what was stolen in places like Seventh Street.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside, Session said EBPREC plans to repurpose the building’s original wooden walls, painted yellow and orange and long hidden beneath a layer of sheetrock, to use as a decorative backing for the bar and stage. The bar’s antique safe, rolltop desks and other furniture will feature prominently. “So that everywhere you turn, you see the authentic textures of this historical space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a true act of serendipity, Session said, they uncovered Esther’s original stage lights, hidden behind an artificial wall and perfectly positioned where a new stage had already been planned. Standing inside the blackened room with only a headlamp to see by, Session pointed to the conical spotlight covers, their bulbs removed, nestled into the ceiling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were just dumbfounded,” she said. “What we’ve realized we need to do is, in some ways — this is a made-up word — but that we need to museumize the whole space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The place to be’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At its height in the middle of the 20th Century, Seventh Street was not only a prime entertainment district drawing national acts — such as B.B. King, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Big Mama Thornton and other blues greats — but the locus of civic and community life. There were banks and lawyers’ offices, barber shops and grocery stores, a record store and recording studio, pharmacies, clothing stores, a bowling alley, theaters, and plenty of eateries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esther Mabry, the Orbit Room’s namesake, founder and operator for more than a half-century, first came to Seventh Street during WWII, drawn from her hometown of Palestine, Texas, by the promise of good pay, she said in a \u003ca href=\"https://californiarevealed.org/do/97295ae0-188e-425d-96ca-264375d3b633\">2002 interview\u003c/a> with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, or AAMLO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062065\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062065\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2471\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3-160x198.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3-1243x1536.jpg 1243w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3-1658x2048.jpg 1658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two men stand shaking hands on the sidewalk underneath Elsie’s neon sign on Seventh Street, circa the 1950s. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the African American Museum & Library at Oakland)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Everybody was making good money, and they were talking about how much money they were making,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By that time, West Oakland, the terminus of the transcontinental railroad, had already become a magnet for working-class people of all ethnicities, said Mitchell Schwarzer, an architectural historian and author of the book, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucpress.edu/books/hella-town/paper\">\u003cem>Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. But, he said, it had a particular pull for Black transplants as the West Coast headquarters of the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandlibrary.org/content/oaklands-pullman-porters/\">Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters\u003c/a>, a large and influential union representing Black workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Porters became the genesis of a larger black community. They were kind of the foundation because they had decent-paying jobs at the time,” Schwarzer said. “And for Black people, this was probably one of the best jobs you could get until the war industries.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mabry herself worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad when she first arrived in West Oakland, she told AAMLO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I sold tickets and made sandwiches — they had boxed lunches — and just did it all,” she said. “It was the place to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058750\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058750\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of Esther’s Orbit Room, a historic former jazz club on Seventh Street in Oakland, on Oct. 2, 2025. Once a hub for music legends such as BB King and Etta James, the building is being renovated by the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Mabry was at the center of it. She told AAMLO she first opened Esther’s Breakfast Club, located across the street from the Orbit Room’s current location, in 1950.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By then, Schwarzer said West Oakland was well on its way to becoming a majority Black neighborhood, in part because racial covenants prevented Black residents from owning property in other parts of the city, and the \u003ca href=\"https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/map/CA/Oakland/context#loc=11/37.8099/-122.2263\">federal government’s policy\u003c/a> of redlining made buying and improving properties in most Black neighborhoods very difficult. So, working-class residents mingled with their wealthier neighbors in West Oakland, providing a diverse economic base that allowed businesses to thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And they all frequented Esther’s. “The pimps and prostitutes, they’d be up all night, and they would be ready to come in and eat and drink,” Mabry told AAMLO, adding that Sunday dinners were a different crowd, “All the attorneys and the judges and doctors, they all came.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All walks of life,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and her husband, William Mabry, bought the building in 1959 and expanded it to include cocktails and live music in 1961, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2010/06/01/esther-mabry-owner-of-esthers-orbit-room-in-west-oakland-dies-at-90/\">East Bay Times.\u003c/a> In 1963, the couple opened Esther’s Orbit Room, at 1753 Seventh St., with a dance hall that could \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19850729.1.7&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Esther+Mabry%22-------\">host some 300 guests\u003c/a> and Harry “Daddy O” Gibson and Jay Payton headlining, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19631105.1.40&srpos=6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Orbit+Room%22-------\">notice\u003c/a> in the Oakland Tribune.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058753\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058753 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An old safe was discovered inside Esther’s Orbit Room with plans to be made into a liquor cabinet during renovations in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Patrons came as much for the performers as for her down-home Southern food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chitlins,” Mabry told AAMLO. “That was my thing that kept me in business was chitlins. Nobody had chitlins but me; I started everybody having chitlins.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Mabry did more than serve food. She often connected her patrons in need of work with available jobs or served as the conduit between employers and their employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She told AAMLO, “They’d come there to look for somebody, and I’d find them for them. I knew just about where to get in contact with somebody, where they’d be playing cards or something, and go and tell them that they’ve got a job for them this evening. That would work out real good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Esther’s served a civic function, hosting meetings for the East Bay Democratic Club, \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19660603.1.5&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Orbit+Room%22-------\">political forums\u003c/a> and city council \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19670405.1.31&srpos=5&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Orbit+Room%22-------\">candidates’ fundraisers\u003c/a>; it was even visited \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19701208.1.19&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Breakfast+Club%22-------\">by Ethel Kennedy\u003c/a>, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, on a tour of West Oakland in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We always come back’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By then, massive developments were well underway, Schwarzer said. And a series of governmental policy decisions had, over several decades, hastened the hollowing out of Seventh Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first was the construction, during the mid-1950s, of the Cypress Street Viaduct, a freeway that tore through the middle of West Oakland, along with the city’s Chinatown, Japantown and Mexican communities, \u003ca href=\"https://archive.ph/20250111235351/https:/www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/environmental_justice/case_studies/case5.cfm\">uprooting some 600 families\u003c/a> and dozens of businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So you have a freeway that takes its route through the primary minority communities in Oakland, and disrupts them dramatically,” he said. “That’s the first big change. This was called the Cypress Viaduct, and it went right through the middle of West Oakland — a two-level concrete structure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062064\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1416\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2-1536x1087.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In an Oakland Post story from Sept. 25, 1963, the newspaper reports on the status of the new Oakland Main Post Office development: “Weeds are over nine feet high. This is an insult to the Negro community. In the background are businesses on Seventh St. This area was sold to the federal government for an alleged Post Office. Over 500 homes were destroyed, to create this blight.” \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the African American Museum & Library at Oakland)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then came what politicians called “slum clearing” for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/city-administrator/documents/archive-oakland-redevelopment-agency/redevelopment-plan.pdf\">Acorn Urban Renewal Plan\u003c/a>, Schwarzer said, and a new Oakland Main Post Office and distribution center. Demolition for that began in 1960, when a contractor used a \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19600816.1.13&srpos=4&e=------196-en--20-OT-1--txt-txIN-%22sherman+tank%22-------\">surplus WWII Sherman Tank\u003c/a> to plow through hundreds of homes. “The elapsed time from the first resounding snap to the last dusty roar was 10 minutes,” an Oakland Tribune article from the time stated. But despite the expediency of demolition, construction was slow, and the new post office didn’t open \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19691017.1.17&srpos=1&e=01-01-1969-01-12-1970--en--20-OT-1--txt-txIN-Oakland+post+office-------\">until 1969\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esther’s Orbit Room, which was located next to the new post office, eventually had to move to make way for its parking lot, and Mabry relocated across the street to its current location.[aside postID=news_11823182 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/002_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_06032020-672x372.jpg']But the real death knell for Seventh Street, said Ronnie Stewart, executive director of the Bay Area Blues Society, was the construction of the West Oakland BART Station, with its elevated tracks running down the middle of the street. To accommodate them, businesses along one side of the street were leveled. For those that remained, there were years of construction to contend with, Stewart said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“During the process … they parked bulldozers and tractors and earth-moving equipment. They put that in front of all the different clubs. Cars couldn’t park. You couldn’t even hardly go down Seventh Street,” Stewart said. “And so consequently, that destroyed it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esther’s and a neighboring restaurant, The Barn, which also served Southern cuisine, continued operating in large part because they received patrons from the post office, Stewart said. But many of the other businesses “just died on the vine.” And while Esther’s still had live music, the rumble of passing BART trains would interrupt it, shaking the walls, rattling glassware and setting lights to flicker, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents displaced by the redevelopment or who left voluntarily moved to North Oakland and West Berkeley, to the Oakland hills if they could afford it, and to East Oakland, Schwarzer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058749\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058749\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to Esther’s Orbit Room on Seventh Street in Oakland, part of plans to revive the corridor with a community café, meeting, and maker space, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“So there’s a segmentation which hadn’t been present as much before 1960 because the community was so jammed into West Oakland,” he said. “Dispersal of the Black community into segmental class groups starts to weaken the older commercial districts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Fabio said that mass displacement had a deeper, psychological impact on the people who lived it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So all of those homes they took out also removed all of those voices, right?” she said. “The impact is devastating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 1985, when the Oakland Tribune \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19850729.1.7&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Esther+Mabry%22-------\">profiled Esther and her Orbit Room\u003c/a>, West Oakland featured “mostly boarded-up shops, liquor stores, vacant lots and a fried chicken outlet.” Still, Mabry remained, serving as “a sort of neighborhood update service, a place where people who used to live around Seventh Street go to look up old pals who are still there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Customer Betty Johnson commented to the Tribune, “It seems like, regardless of where we go, we always come back to Esther’s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Back like it was before’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mabry’s business persisted past the turn of the century as the “Grand Lady of Seventh Street” and the last remaining testament to the storied strip. When Mabry’s health began to fail, her nephew took over operations. Mabry \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2010/06/01/esther-mabry-owner-of-esthers-orbit-room-in-west-oakland-dies-at-90/\">died in 2010\u003c/a>, and the bar closed the following year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To Stewart, it’s vital the building — and Mabry’s legacy — is preserved, and he’s grateful EBPREC listened to his and other community members’ feedback, urging them to keep that history alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058748 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Barn, next to Esther’s Orbit Room on Seventh Street in West Oakland, is part of efforts to revive the corridor as a community café, meeting and maker space in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“[Seventh Street] was the center of Black life. And we think it’s very important to have that remembrance,” Stewart said, “And we feel that the community should have some sort of an iconic symbol of where it used to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The building next to Esther’s, which held The Barn and where EBPREC now has its headquarters, will house a new museum to recount the story of Seventh Street, complete with oral histories, archival photos and other memorabilia, Session said. Some of Esther’s original furniture, gambling gear, signage, a clock — even one of Mabry’s hats — will be housed inside the Orbit Room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EBPREC hopes the roughly $9 million restoration will become the cornerstone of a plan to revitalize the entire 13 blocks of the historic stretch in an initiative called \u003ca href=\"https://www.7thstreetoakland.com/\">7th Street Thrives\u003c/a>, which includes a coalition of other area residents, business and property owners and city officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vision is to have “every commercial space leased up, the lights turned back on, the trash picked up regularly, and foot traffic and business at increasing levels,” Session said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058751\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058751\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noni Session points to the spot where the first brick was removed from Esther’s Orbit Room during renovations on Seventh Street in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2025. The cooperative is seeking skilled masons to help preserve its original stone facade. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But more than that, she said it’s also about retaining community control of the corridor’s future and ensuring existing and returning residents can benefit from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People don’t want something new,” Session said. “They want to recover what was lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To her dying day, that’s what Mabry wanted, too, Stewart said. In her 2002 conversation with AAMLO, Mabry told her interviewers it was her “greatest ambition” to see Seventh Street, and all of West Oakland, revitalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, she told the Tribune in 1985, “This is where people’s roots are. We just try to take care of ‘em.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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With help from professional masons, volunteers will painstakingly remove the building’s original fabricated stones from the exterior so \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DLa2PyfBllH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">they can be reconstructed\u003c/a> when the restoration is complete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For some of West Oakland’s older generation, who experienced Seventh Street in its heyday, the decision to restore — rather than remodel — is one step toward repairing what was lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is sort of a love letter to a legacy,” said Cheryl Fabio, whose documentary film, \u003cem>Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland’s Music Legacy\u003c/em>, recounts the area’s musical history. “It is some repair — not enough repair — but some repair for what was stolen in places like Seventh Street.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside, Session said EBPREC plans to repurpose the building’s original wooden walls, painted yellow and orange and long hidden beneath a layer of sheetrock, to use as a decorative backing for the bar and stage. The bar’s antique safe, rolltop desks and other furniture will feature prominently. “So that everywhere you turn, you see the authentic textures of this historical space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a true act of serendipity, Session said, they uncovered Esther’s original stage lights, hidden behind an artificial wall and perfectly positioned where a new stage had already been planned. Standing inside the blackened room with only a headlamp to see by, Session pointed to the conical spotlight covers, their bulbs removed, nestled into the ceiling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were just dumbfounded,” she said. “What we’ve realized we need to do is, in some ways — this is a made-up word — but that we need to museumize the whole space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The place to be’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At its height in the middle of the 20th Century, Seventh Street was not only a prime entertainment district drawing national acts — such as B.B. King, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Big Mama Thornton and other blues greats — but the locus of civic and community life. There were banks and lawyers’ offices, barber shops and grocery stores, a record store and recording studio, pharmacies, clothing stores, a bowling alley, theaters, and plenty of eateries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esther Mabry, the Orbit Room’s namesake, founder and operator for more than a half-century, first came to Seventh Street during WWII, drawn from her hometown of Palestine, Texas, by the promise of good pay, she said in a \u003ca href=\"https://californiarevealed.org/do/97295ae0-188e-425d-96ca-264375d3b633\">2002 interview\u003c/a> with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, or AAMLO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062065\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062065\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2471\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3-160x198.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3-1243x1536.jpg 1243w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-3-1658x2048.jpg 1658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two men stand shaking hands on the sidewalk underneath Elsie’s neon sign on Seventh Street, circa the 1950s. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the African American Museum & Library at Oakland)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Everybody was making good money, and they were talking about how much money they were making,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By that time, West Oakland, the terminus of the transcontinental railroad, had already become a magnet for working-class people of all ethnicities, said Mitchell Schwarzer, an architectural historian and author of the book, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucpress.edu/books/hella-town/paper\">\u003cem>Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. But, he said, it had a particular pull for Black transplants as the West Coast headquarters of the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandlibrary.org/content/oaklands-pullman-porters/\">Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters\u003c/a>, a large and influential union representing Black workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Porters became the genesis of a larger black community. They were kind of the foundation because they had decent-paying jobs at the time,” Schwarzer said. “And for Black people, this was probably one of the best jobs you could get until the war industries.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mabry herself worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad when she first arrived in West Oakland, she told AAMLO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I sold tickets and made sandwiches — they had boxed lunches — and just did it all,” she said. “It was the place to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058750\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058750\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of Esther’s Orbit Room, a historic former jazz club on Seventh Street in Oakland, on Oct. 2, 2025. Once a hub for music legends such as BB King and Etta James, the building is being renovated by the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Mabry was at the center of it. She told AAMLO she first opened Esther’s Breakfast Club, located across the street from the Orbit Room’s current location, in 1950.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By then, Schwarzer said West Oakland was well on its way to becoming a majority Black neighborhood, in part because racial covenants prevented Black residents from owning property in other parts of the city, and the \u003ca href=\"https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/map/CA/Oakland/context#loc=11/37.8099/-122.2263\">federal government’s policy\u003c/a> of redlining made buying and improving properties in most Black neighborhoods very difficult. So, working-class residents mingled with their wealthier neighbors in West Oakland, providing a diverse economic base that allowed businesses to thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And they all frequented Esther’s. “The pimps and prostitutes, they’d be up all night, and they would be ready to come in and eat and drink,” Mabry told AAMLO, adding that Sunday dinners were a different crowd, “All the attorneys and the judges and doctors, they all came.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All walks of life,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and her husband, William Mabry, bought the building in 1959 and expanded it to include cocktails and live music in 1961, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2010/06/01/esther-mabry-owner-of-esthers-orbit-room-in-west-oakland-dies-at-90/\">East Bay Times.\u003c/a> In 1963, the couple opened Esther’s Orbit Room, at 1753 Seventh St., with a dance hall that could \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19850729.1.7&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Esther+Mabry%22-------\">host some 300 guests\u003c/a> and Harry “Daddy O” Gibson and Jay Payton headlining, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19631105.1.40&srpos=6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Orbit+Room%22-------\">notice\u003c/a> in the Oakland Tribune.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058753\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058753 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-17-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An old safe was discovered inside Esther’s Orbit Room with plans to be made into a liquor cabinet during renovations in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Patrons came as much for the performers as for her down-home Southern food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chitlins,” Mabry told AAMLO. “That was my thing that kept me in business was chitlins. Nobody had chitlins but me; I started everybody having chitlins.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Mabry did more than serve food. She often connected her patrons in need of work with available jobs or served as the conduit between employers and their employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She told AAMLO, “They’d come there to look for somebody, and I’d find them for them. I knew just about where to get in contact with somebody, where they’d be playing cards or something, and go and tell them that they’ve got a job for them this evening. That would work out real good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Esther’s served a civic function, hosting meetings for the East Bay Democratic Club, \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19660603.1.5&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Orbit+Room%22-------\">political forums\u003c/a> and city council \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19670405.1.31&srpos=5&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Orbit+Room%22-------\">candidates’ fundraisers\u003c/a>; it was even visited \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19701208.1.19&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Esther%27s+Breakfast+Club%22-------\">by Ethel Kennedy\u003c/a>, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, on a tour of West Oakland in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We always come back’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By then, massive developments were well underway, Schwarzer said. And a series of governmental policy decisions had, over several decades, hastened the hollowing out of Seventh Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first was the construction, during the mid-1950s, of the Cypress Street Viaduct, a freeway that tore through the middle of West Oakland, along with the city’s Chinatown, Japantown and Mexican communities, \u003ca href=\"https://archive.ph/20250111235351/https:/www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/environmental_justice/case_studies/case5.cfm\">uprooting some 600 families\u003c/a> and dozens of businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So you have a freeway that takes its route through the primary minority communities in Oakland, and disrupts them dramatically,” he said. “That’s the first big change. This was called the Cypress Viaduct, and it went right through the middle of West Oakland — a two-level concrete structure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062064\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1416\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Esthers-Orbit-Room-2-1536x1087.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In an Oakland Post story from Sept. 25, 1963, the newspaper reports on the status of the new Oakland Main Post Office development: “Weeds are over nine feet high. This is an insult to the Negro community. In the background are businesses on Seventh St. This area was sold to the federal government for an alleged Post Office. Over 500 homes were destroyed, to create this blight.” \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the African American Museum & Library at Oakland)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then came what politicians called “slum clearing” for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/city-administrator/documents/archive-oakland-redevelopment-agency/redevelopment-plan.pdf\">Acorn Urban Renewal Plan\u003c/a>, Schwarzer said, and a new Oakland Main Post Office and distribution center. Demolition for that began in 1960, when a contractor used a \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19600816.1.13&srpos=4&e=------196-en--20-OT-1--txt-txIN-%22sherman+tank%22-------\">surplus WWII Sherman Tank\u003c/a> to plow through hundreds of homes. “The elapsed time from the first resounding snap to the last dusty roar was 10 minutes,” an Oakland Tribune article from the time stated. But despite the expediency of demolition, construction was slow, and the new post office didn’t open \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19691017.1.17&srpos=1&e=01-01-1969-01-12-1970--en--20-OT-1--txt-txIN-Oakland+post+office-------\">until 1969\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esther’s Orbit Room, which was located next to the new post office, eventually had to move to make way for its parking lot, and Mabry relocated across the street to its current location.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But the real death knell for Seventh Street, said Ronnie Stewart, executive director of the Bay Area Blues Society, was the construction of the West Oakland BART Station, with its elevated tracks running down the middle of the street. To accommodate them, businesses along one side of the street were leveled. For those that remained, there were years of construction to contend with, Stewart said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“During the process … they parked bulldozers and tractors and earth-moving equipment. They put that in front of all the different clubs. Cars couldn’t park. You couldn’t even hardly go down Seventh Street,” Stewart said. “And so consequently, that destroyed it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esther’s and a neighboring restaurant, The Barn, which also served Southern cuisine, continued operating in large part because they received patrons from the post office, Stewart said. But many of the other businesses “just died on the vine.” And while Esther’s still had live music, the rumble of passing BART trains would interrupt it, shaking the walls, rattling glassware and setting lights to flicker, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents displaced by the redevelopment or who left voluntarily moved to North Oakland and West Berkeley, to the Oakland hills if they could afford it, and to East Oakland, Schwarzer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058749\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058749\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to Esther’s Orbit Room on Seventh Street in Oakland, part of plans to revive the corridor with a community café, meeting, and maker space, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“So there’s a segmentation which hadn’t been present as much before 1960 because the community was so jammed into West Oakland,” he said. “Dispersal of the Black community into segmental class groups starts to weaken the older commercial districts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Fabio said that mass displacement had a deeper, psychological impact on the people who lived it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So all of those homes they took out also removed all of those voices, right?” she said. “The impact is devastating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 1985, when the Oakland Tribune \u003ca href=\"https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19850729.1.7&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Esther+Mabry%22-------\">profiled Esther and her Orbit Room\u003c/a>, West Oakland featured “mostly boarded-up shops, liquor stores, vacant lots and a fried chicken outlet.” Still, Mabry remained, serving as “a sort of neighborhood update service, a place where people who used to live around Seventh Street go to look up old pals who are still there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Customer Betty Johnson commented to the Tribune, “It seems like, regardless of where we go, we always come back to Esther’s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Back like it was before’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mabry’s business persisted past the turn of the century as the “Grand Lady of Seventh Street” and the last remaining testament to the storied strip. When Mabry’s health began to fail, her nephew took over operations. Mabry \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2010/06/01/esther-mabry-owner-of-esthers-orbit-room-in-west-oakland-dies-at-90/\">died in 2010\u003c/a>, and the bar closed the following year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To Stewart, it’s vital the building — and Mabry’s legacy — is preserved, and he’s grateful EBPREC listened to his and other community members’ feedback, urging them to keep that history alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058748 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Barn, next to Esther’s Orbit Room on Seventh Street in West Oakland, is part of efforts to revive the corridor as a community café, meeting and maker space in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“[Seventh Street] was the center of Black life. And we think it’s very important to have that remembrance,” Stewart said, “And we feel that the community should have some sort of an iconic symbol of where it used to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The building next to Esther’s, which held The Barn and where EBPREC now has its headquarters, will house a new museum to recount the story of Seventh Street, complete with oral histories, archival photos and other memorabilia, Session said. Some of Esther’s original furniture, gambling gear, signage, a clock — even one of Mabry’s hats — will be housed inside the Orbit Room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EBPREC hopes the roughly $9 million restoration will become the cornerstone of a plan to revitalize the entire 13 blocks of the historic stretch in an initiative called \u003ca href=\"https://www.7thstreetoakland.com/\">7th Street Thrives\u003c/a>, which includes a coalition of other area residents, business and property owners and city officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vision is to have “every commercial space leased up, the lights turned back on, the trash picked up regularly, and foot traffic and business at increasing levels,” Session said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058751\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058751\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_ORBIT_ROOM-_-5-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noni Session points to the spot where the first brick was removed from Esther’s Orbit Room during renovations on Seventh Street in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2025. The cooperative is seeking skilled masons to help preserve its original stone facade. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But more than that, she said it’s also about retaining community control of the corridor’s future and ensuring existing and returning residents can benefit from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People don’t want something new,” Session said. “They want to recover what was lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To her dying day, that’s what Mabry wanted, too, Stewart said. In her 2002 conversation with AAMLO, Mabry told her interviewers it was her “greatest ambition” to see Seventh Street, and all of West Oakland, revitalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, she told the Tribune in 1985, “This is where people’s roots are. We just try to take care of ‘em.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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The duduk’s melancholy voice is an enduring \u003ca href=\"http://archive.org/details/roughguidetoworl00simo/page/334/mode/2up\">symbol\u003c/a> of Armenia, its plaintive tone said to express the \u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoworl00simo/page/334/mode/2up\">soul\u003c/a> and tragedy of the country’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While you might not recognize the name, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the haunting, almost otherworldly sound the duduk makes. 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Those who follow him know him by his Instagram handle: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dudukwhisperer/\">The Duduk Whisperer.\u003c/a>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC3756810110\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a good marketing gimmick,” he joked, on a recent phone call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hollywood reaches for the instrument, time and time again, for many of the same reasons Khatchadourian does. The sounds of the duduk transport you somewhere beyond yourself. “When it hits you, it hits you,” he told KQED. “The duduk takes you to where it wants to go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00463_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061347\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00463_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00463_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00463_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00463_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadourian displays two of his duduks, Armenian folk instruments, in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You’ll have to catch him while you can. Save \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayecalendar.com/?p=2613\">one performance \u003c/a>this weekend, Khatchadourian, 39, is taking a break from performing publicly for the time being to focus on crafting his sixth studio album, which he’s calling \u003cem>Breath\u003c/em> — a fitting title for a performer whose ability to sing and produce tones with the physically-demanding double reed depends on his lung strength.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The title is also a nod to the technique of breathing to move forward through pain. In his newly-built home studio in Santa Rosa, Khatchadourian is working out how an artist can create in the face of personal and collective hardship — which these days, he said, feels like is all around him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The album concept took shape in 2023, following the shock and anguish Khatchadourian and Armenians around the world experienced witnessing Azerbaijan’s forced displacement of more than \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11954142/more-california-armenians-are-moving-back-to-their-parents-native-land\">100,000 Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh\u003c/a>, an enclave within the country that Armenians call “Artsakh.” That dispersal followed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11841878/this-one-feels-different-bay-area-armenians-call-for-solidarity-as-homeland-faces-attacks\">pattern of war, starvation and violence \u003c/a>that led Luis Moreno Ocampo, an Argentinian lawyer and former prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, to \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/22/nagorno-karabakh-genocide-armenia/\">call\u003c/a> the crisis “the Armenian genocide of 2023.”[aside postID=news_12058796 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00688_TV-KQED.jpg']The events “left a wound in the collective Armenian psyche,” Khatchadourian said. The world’s silence made it all the more painful. That, in relation to the “ethnic cleansing and the ongoing genocide happening to Palestinians in Gaza,” left Khatchadourian temporarily frozen, he said, weighed down by the “heartbreak, the disappointment” of the politics of the moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the musician learned a long time ago how to channel and transmute his pain into music. “My early years on this planet,” he said, “have given me enough psychological material to process through my 30s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khatchadourian was born in Beirut, a Middle Eastern city of myth. While older generations remember a cultural metropolis, known as the Paris of the Middle East, Khatchadourian’s earliest memories are of the Lebanese Civil War.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The brutal conflict, which racked the country from 1975–1991, separated his family. His dad fled to Los Angeles in search of work opportunities, while his mother took then-3-year-old Khatchadour and his sister to Aleppo to live with his paternal grandparents. As a child in Syria, Khatchadourian caught his first glimpse of the duduk in the hands of a young musician who was part of a traveling folk music troupe from Armenia. 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The transition to life in a new country was rough, Khatchadourian said, especially for a teenager who had lived through so much turmoil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During this chapter, he didn’t do “any music for about 10 years, just total silence,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hoping to leave the nest and strike out on his own, Khatchadourian moved to the Bay Area to study political science at UC Berkeley. He almost became an academic, researching the Armenian community of Lebanon, which had formed after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/armenian-genocide\">1915 Armenian genocide\u003c/a>, and had been fractured by the civil war. But studying his own experience only brought Khatchadourian more darkness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was at that point that he discovered the duduk.[aside postID=news_12058091 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250831-CREATIVEMUTUALAID00140_TV-KQED.jpg']“I was suffering … tremendously isolated, and trying to find kind of a meaning within myself, and the duduk spoke to that,” he reflected, before adding, “I wouldn’t say it’s cheaper than therapy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This forthcoming album has been the most challenging to produce to date, he said. He’s composed more than 250 hours of original or arranged pieces so far, some formed out of the folk music and other sonic relics from Artsakh and written in the region’s unique Armenian dialect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recording the foundations of the album left him feeling raw and emotional, he said. “I was processing the war, and at the same time processing the shifting nature of Armenian identity,” he said. “It shakes quite a bit inside of me every time I hear it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Khatchadourian’s guides in this wilderness is the 19th century Armenian composer and ethnomusicologist, Komitas Vardapet. Born Soghomon Soghomonian, in what is now western Turkey, Komitas went from village to village collecting Armenian and Kurdish folk songs and traditions and transcribing them into western musical notation. He also composed his own songs, many of which received \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/21/komitas-vardapet-folk-music-armenia\">acclaim\u003c/a> beyond his lifetime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Komitas was said to be on the verge of deciphering \u003ca href=\"https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Asia/Armenia/_Texts/KURARM/45*.html\">\u003cem>khaz\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, an Armenian musical notation system, when on April 24, 1915, he was rounded up with nearly 300 other Armenian intellectuals to be slaughtered by the Ottoman government, although Turkey continues to deny that a genocide occurred.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Komitas survived the genocide, thanks in part to intervention from the U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire \u003ca href=\"https://aurorahumanitarian.org/en/henry-morgenthau\">Henry Morgenthau\u003c/a>, he suffered a mental breakdown, and spent his final years in an asylum. The key to \u003cem>khaz\u003c/em>, as well as a vast archive of folk music, was lost. The handful of songs that survived, however, would go on to become the foundation of contemporary Armenian classical music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian’s duduk collection rests on a desk in his home studio in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Last spring, Khatchadourian performed and sang the Komitas song, \u003cem>Make a Breeze,\u003c/em> at an art gallery in Berkeley. The singer begs the mountains, clouds and rivers to send a gust of air that will soothe the singer’s pain. As Khatchadourian played, a handful of audience members sighed audibly in peaceful relief. The performance seemed to capture the audience’s collective heartache, and transform it, even for a moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether it’s a song from the 1700s or the 1800s, there is a continuity of wisdom,” Khatchadourian told the crowd. “Maybe that will be an invitation to healing, or letting it be, or letting it live within you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Want to hear the duduk yourself? \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayecalendar.com/?p=2613\">\u003cem>Khatchadour Khatchadourian \u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>will play at St. John Armenian Apostolic Church on Oct. 25, at 275 Olympic Way in San Francisco. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Thanks to Barbar Band for providing some of the music in the piece, performed and arranged by Khatchadour Khatchadourian and Karine Vann.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The events “left a wound in the collective Armenian psyche,” Khatchadourian said. The world’s silence made it all the more painful. That, in relation to the “ethnic cleansing and the ongoing genocide happening to Palestinians in Gaza,” left Khatchadourian temporarily frozen, he said, weighed down by the “heartbreak, the disappointment” of the politics of the moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the musician learned a long time ago how to channel and transmute his pain into music. “My early years on this planet,” he said, “have given me enough psychological material to process through my 30s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khatchadourian was born in Beirut, a Middle Eastern city of myth. While older generations remember a cultural metropolis, known as the Paris of the Middle East, Khatchadourian’s earliest memories are of the Lebanese Civil War.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The brutal conflict, which racked the country from 1975–1991, separated his family. His dad fled to Los Angeles in search of work opportunities, while his mother took then-3-year-old Khatchadour and his sister to Aleppo to live with his paternal grandparents. As a child in Syria, Khatchadourian caught his first glimpse of the duduk in the hands of a young musician who was part of a traveling folk music troupe from Armenia. For the most part, his musical education came in the form of a children’s choir, singing Armenian, Arabic and some English-language music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00444_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061346\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00444_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00444_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00444_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00444_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian plays the duduk in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Twelve years later, the family reunited in California. The transition to life in a new country was rough, Khatchadourian said, especially for a teenager who had lived through so much turmoil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During this chapter, he didn’t do “any music for about 10 years, just total silence,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hoping to leave the nest and strike out on his own, Khatchadourian moved to the Bay Area to study political science at UC Berkeley. He almost became an academic, researching the Armenian community of Lebanon, which had formed after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/armenian-genocide\">1915 Armenian genocide\u003c/a>, and had been fractured by the civil war. But studying his own experience only brought Khatchadourian more darkness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was at that point that he discovered the duduk.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I was suffering … tremendously isolated, and trying to find kind of a meaning within myself, and the duduk spoke to that,” he reflected, before adding, “I wouldn’t say it’s cheaper than therapy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This forthcoming album has been the most challenging to produce to date, he said. He’s composed more than 250 hours of original or arranged pieces so far, some formed out of the folk music and other sonic relics from Artsakh and written in the region’s unique Armenian dialect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recording the foundations of the album left him feeling raw and emotional, he said. “I was processing the war, and at the same time processing the shifting nature of Armenian identity,” he said. “It shakes quite a bit inside of me every time I hear it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Khatchadourian’s guides in this wilderness is the 19th century Armenian composer and ethnomusicologist, Komitas Vardapet. Born Soghomon Soghomonian, in what is now western Turkey, Komitas went from village to village collecting Armenian and Kurdish folk songs and traditions and transcribing them into western musical notation. He also composed his own songs, many of which received \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/21/komitas-vardapet-folk-music-armenia\">acclaim\u003c/a> beyond his lifetime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Komitas was said to be on the verge of deciphering \u003ca href=\"https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Asia/Armenia/_Texts/KURARM/45*.html\">\u003cem>khaz\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, an Armenian musical notation system, when on April 24, 1915, he was rounded up with nearly 300 other Armenian intellectuals to be slaughtered by the Ottoman government, although Turkey continues to deny that a genocide occurred.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Komitas survived the genocide, thanks in part to intervention from the U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire \u003ca href=\"https://aurorahumanitarian.org/en/henry-morgenthau\">Henry Morgenthau\u003c/a>, he suffered a mental breakdown, and spent his final years in an asylum. The key to \u003cem>khaz\u003c/em>, as well as a vast archive of folk music, was lost. The handful of songs that survived, however, would go on to become the foundation of contemporary Armenian classical music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00169_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian’s duduk collection rests on a desk in his home studio in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Last spring, Khatchadourian performed and sang the Komitas song, \u003cem>Make a Breeze,\u003c/em> at an art gallery in Berkeley. The singer begs the mountains, clouds and rivers to send a gust of air that will soothe the singer’s pain. As Khatchadourian played, a handful of audience members sighed audibly in peaceful relief. The performance seemed to capture the audience’s collective heartache, and transform it, even for a moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether it’s a song from the 1700s or the 1800s, there is a continuity of wisdom,” Khatchadourian told the crowd. “Maybe that will be an invitation to healing, or letting it be, or letting it live within you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Want to hear the duduk yourself? \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayecalendar.com/?p=2613\">\u003cem>Khatchadour Khatchadourian \u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>will play at St. John Armenian Apostolic Church on Oct. 25, at 275 Olympic Way in San Francisco. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Thanks to Barbar Band for providing some of the music in the piece, performed and arranged by Khatchadour Khatchadourian and Karine Vann.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060264/2025-dia-de-los-muertos-events-around-the-bay-area\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los pétalos brillantes del \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/10/30/1050726374/why-marigolds-or-cempasuchil-are-the-iconic-flower-of-dia-de-los-muertos\">cempasúchil\u003c/a>. Las velas que iluminan las fotografías de los seres queridos que ya no están. Y la calidez que se siente al comer deliciosos tamales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En los hogares y en los espacios comunitarios, el Área de la Bahía se prepara para el Día de los Muertos, que se celebra tradicionalmente el 1 y el 2 de noviembre, y que este año cae en fin de semana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Durante siglos, las familias de México y otros países latinoamericanos se han reunido en esta época para honrar a los difuntos, desde las pasadas generaciones hasta los que han fallecido recientemente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Se colocan fotografías en las ofrendas: coloridos altares hechos a mano que albergan la comida o bebida favorita de un ser querido fallecido, junto con calaveras de azúcar minuciosamente detalladas y una gran cantidad de cempasúchil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ir directamente a los detalles de los eventos principales:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Oakland\">\u003cstrong>Festival del Día de los Muertos de Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Francisco\">\u003cstrong>Festival de Altares del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#ceremonial\">\u003cstrong>Procesión ceremonial del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Gracias a la gran diáspora latina del Área de la Bahía, hay múltiples celebraciones comunitarias del Día de los Muertos en toda la región que son aptas para toda la familia y abiertas a todos, incluso a aquellos que están descubriendo esta tradición.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenga en cuenta que algunos eventos son celebraciones muy animadas con espacios para bailar y socializar, mientras que otros son ocasiones más solemnes que incluyen bendiciones tradicionales y expresiones orales.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"Oakland\">\u003c/a>Festival del Día de los Muertos de Oakland\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En términos de asistencia y magnitud de la producción, esta celebración es, con diferencia, la más grande del Día de los Muertos en el Área de la Bahía. El domingo 2 de noviembre, nueve manzanas a lo largo de International Boulevard, en el distrito Fruitvale de la ciudad, se llenarán de ofrendas gigantes creadas por artistas locales, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001199/the-provocative-and-flamboyant-origins-of-lowriding\">lowriders\u003c/a>, escenarios con música en vivo y decenas de puestos de grupos comunitarios y agencias gubernamentales locales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El \u003ca href=\"https://diaoakland.com/\">Festival del Día de los Muertos de Oakland\u003c/a>, que celebra este año su trigésimo aniversario, es conocido por ser un espacio donde se puede bailar durante horas al son de bandas en vivo y reunirse con amigos que no se han visto en años, además de ser un evento que defiende firmemente los espacios públicos para las familias inmigrantes. El tema de este año es “Aquí Estamos y No Nos Vamos”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1995px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060282\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1995\" height=\"998\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg 1995w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival on International Blvd.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"Francisco\">\u003c/a>Festival de Altares del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un altar creado por el Young Women’s Freedom Center (Centro para la Libertad de las Mujeres Jóvenes) en memoria de las personas fallecidas a causa de la brutalidad policial y la violencia de género, así como de las personas que pasaron por el programa, en una celebración del Día de los Muertos en el distrito Mission de San Francisco el 2 de noviembre de 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Las instalaciones se llevarán a cabo el 2 de noviembre, de 8:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m. Se puede ingresar al parque por cualquier entrada y recorrer el espacio para observar las ofrendas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al mediodía habrá una ceremonia y, a las 5:00 p. m., comenzarán las presentaciones musicales y las lecturas de poesía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dayofthedeadsf.org/festival-of-altars/#honorsection\">También se puede registrar para hacer su propia ofrenda\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"ceremonial\">\u003c/a>Procesión ceremonial del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A solo una cuadra de las ofrendas en el parque Potrero del Sol, músicos, artistas y conservadores de la cultura desfilarán por la calle 24, con miles de familias reunidas en la acera para verlos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizado por el grupo comunitario El Colectivo del Rescate Cultural de La Misión, las ofrendas, el cempasúchil y los vendedores de artesanías llenan casi todas las cuadras en este evento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061163\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariah Cativo (izquierda) y Lucy Molina posan para una foto mientras caminan por la calle 24 en el distrito Mission de San Francisco durante la celebración del Día de los Muertos el 2 de noviembre de 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Y aunque algunas partes de la procesión son más tranquilas y solemnes, también habrá bandas en vivo, grupos de baile y lowriders, con presentaciones en todo el distrito de la Misión a lo largo de la noche.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La procesión comienza a las 7 p. m. del 2 de noviembre en la esquina de la calle 22 con Bryant Street, y luego se trasladará a la calle 24, donde los participantes permanecerán hasta llegar a la calle de la Misión. En cada intersección principal, los bailarines aztecas que encabezan la procesión se detendrán para realizar una danza ceremonial.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Día de los Muertos en el Children’s Discovery Museum de San José\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sábado, 1 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El 1 de noviembre, el Children’s Discovery Museum, situado en el centro de San José, acogerá un evento familiar con motivo del Día de los Muertos, de 9:30 a. m. a 4:30 p. m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Habrá cuentacuentos para niños, pintura con arena, actuaciones de marionetas gigantes con forma de esqueleto y una procesión que interactuará con las instalaciones del museo, incluido su esqueleto de mamut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://14945.blackbaudhosting.com/14945/page.aspx?pid=196&tab=2&txobjid=196b56dd-e8aa-4160-bb0e-66cae3f3ed91\">Las entradas cuestan 18 dólares tanto para adultos como para niños\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Celebración del Día de Muertos al aire libre en el Distrito Tenderloin, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sábado, 1 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El distrito Tenderloin de San Francisco celebrará \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">una feria al aire libre gratuita para toda la familia el 1 de noviembre, de 2 p. m. a 8 p. m.\u003c/a>, con motivo del Día de los Muertos, en la que habrá ofrendas, pintura facial, danza azteca, música en vivo y vendedores locales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También habrá una “zona infantil” con lucha libre, castillos inflables y un zoológico interactivo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las entradas son gratuitas, pero \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">puede registrarse para recibir una impresión sobre serigrafía gratuita de Evolved SF\u003c/a> cuando llegue (hasta agotar existencias).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Baile de los Muertos en el Centro Cultural de la Misión para las Artes Latinas, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Viernes, 31 de octubre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conocido por su exposición anual de ofrendas que se celebra durante la mayor parte de noviembre, el MCCLA (por sus siglas en inglés) \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3z59YgdAD/\">también organiza una fiesta de baile en el distrito Mission\u003c/a> de San Francisco, a una cuadra de la estación de BART de la calle 24th en la Misión, el 31 de octubre de 7 p. m. a 11 p. m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Este “festival del perreo” también incluirá diferentes concursos, entre ellos los de mejor disfraz y mejor catrina. La entrada cuesta 5 dólares para los mayores de 16 años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63cb3cd8c3f4173105d0917a/t/68f179aa46ba0625b4da642f/1760655789718/DOTD+-+All+Events+-+IG.jpg\">MCCLA organizará otros programas relacionados con el Día de los Muerto\u003c/a>s a lo largo de octubre y noviembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Celebración del Día de los Muertos en Redwood City\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://casacirculocultural.org/es/adult-initiative/dia-de-los-muertos/\">La mayor celebración del Día de los Muertos en el condado de San Mateo\u003c/a> tendrá lugar este año en la plaza del juzgado de Redwood City el 2 de noviembre, de 15:00 a 20:30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La plaza se llenará de bailes y actuaciones musicales, con un énfasis especial este año en las tradiciones del estado mexicano de Puebla. Los voluntarios del puesto de pintar caras pintarán diseños tradicionales de calaveras a los asistentes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El Museo de Historia del Condado de San Mateo también estará abierto en ese y las familias podrán entrar para decorar calaveras de azúcar y realizar sus propias decoraciones de papel picado.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Celebración del Día de los Muertos en Healdsburg\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 26 de octubre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El grupo comunitario Corazón Healdsburg organizará una \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/974029314866436\">celebración del Día de los Muertos\u003c/a> en la plaza principal de la ciudad el 26 de octubre, desde el mediodía hasta las 6 p. m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las familias pueden traer fotos de sus seres queridos para añadirlas a la ofrenda comunitaria. Habrá mucha música en vivo, espectáculos de danza y pintarán caras durante todo el día.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soytapatia\">María Peña\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ir directamente a los detalles de los eventos principales:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Oakland\">\u003cstrong>Festival del Día de los Muertos de Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Francisco\">\u003cstrong>Festival de Altares del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#ceremonial\">\u003cstrong>Procesión ceremonial del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Gracias a la gran diáspora latina del Área de la Bahía, hay múltiples celebraciones comunitarias del Día de los Muertos en toda la región que son aptas para toda la familia y abiertas a todos, incluso a aquellos que están descubriendo esta tradición.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenga en cuenta que algunos eventos son celebraciones muy animadas con espacios para bailar y socializar, mientras que otros son ocasiones más solemnes que incluyen bendiciones tradicionales y expresiones orales.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"Oakland\">\u003c/a>Festival del Día de los Muertos de Oakland\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En términos de asistencia y magnitud de la producción, esta celebración es, con diferencia, la más grande del Día de los Muertos en el Área de la Bahía. El domingo 2 de noviembre, nueve manzanas a lo largo de International Boulevard, en el distrito Fruitvale de la ciudad, se llenarán de ofrendas gigantes creadas por artistas locales, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001199/the-provocative-and-flamboyant-origins-of-lowriding\">lowriders\u003c/a>, escenarios con música en vivo y decenas de puestos de grupos comunitarios y agencias gubernamentales locales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El \u003ca href=\"https://diaoakland.com/\">Festival del Día de los Muertos de Oakland\u003c/a>, que celebra este año su trigésimo aniversario, es conocido por ser un espacio donde se puede bailar durante horas al son de bandas en vivo y reunirse con amigos que no se han visto en años, además de ser un evento que defiende firmemente los espacios públicos para las familias inmigrantes. El tema de este año es “Aquí Estamos y No Nos Vamos”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1995px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060282\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1995\" height=\"998\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg 1995w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival on International Blvd.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"Francisco\">\u003c/a>Festival de Altares del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/altar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un altar creado por el Young Women’s Freedom Center (Centro para la Libertad de las Mujeres Jóvenes) en memoria de las personas fallecidas a causa de la brutalidad policial y la violencia de género, así como de las personas que pasaron por el programa, en una celebración del Día de los Muertos en el distrito Mission de San Francisco el 2 de noviembre de 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Las instalaciones se llevarán a cabo el 2 de noviembre, de 8:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m. Se puede ingresar al parque por cualquier entrada y recorrer el espacio para observar las ofrendas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al mediodía habrá una ceremonia y, a las 5:00 p. m., comenzarán las presentaciones musicales y las lecturas de poesía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dayofthedeadsf.org/festival-of-altars/#honorsection\">También se puede registrar para hacer su propia ofrenda\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"ceremonial\">\u003c/a>Procesión ceremonial del Día de los Muertos en San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A solo una cuadra de las ofrendas en el parque Potrero del Sol, músicos, artistas y conservadores de la cultura desfilarán por la calle 24, con miles de familias reunidas en la acera para verlos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizado por el grupo comunitario El Colectivo del Rescate Cultural de La Misión, las ofrendas, el cempasúchil y los vendedores de artesanías llenan casi todas las cuadras en este evento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061163\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/girls-as-catrinas-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariah Cativo (izquierda) y Lucy Molina posan para una foto mientras caminan por la calle 24 en el distrito Mission de San Francisco durante la celebración del Día de los Muertos el 2 de noviembre de 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Y aunque algunas partes de la procesión son más tranquilas y solemnes, también habrá bandas en vivo, grupos de baile y lowriders, con presentaciones en todo el distrito de la Misión a lo largo de la noche.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La procesión comienza a las 7 p. m. del 2 de noviembre en la esquina de la calle 22 con Bryant Street, y luego se trasladará a la calle 24, donde los participantes permanecerán hasta llegar a la calle de la Misión. En cada intersección principal, los bailarines aztecas que encabezan la procesión se detendrán para realizar una danza ceremonial.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Día de los Muertos en el Children’s Discovery Museum de San José\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sábado, 1 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El 1 de noviembre, el Children’s Discovery Museum, situado en el centro de San José, acogerá un evento familiar con motivo del Día de los Muertos, de 9:30 a. m. a 4:30 p. m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Habrá cuentacuentos para niños, pintura con arena, actuaciones de marionetas gigantes con forma de esqueleto y una procesión que interactuará con las instalaciones del museo, incluido su esqueleto de mamut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://14945.blackbaudhosting.com/14945/page.aspx?pid=196&tab=2&txobjid=196b56dd-e8aa-4160-bb0e-66cae3f3ed91\">Las entradas cuestan 18 dólares tanto para adultos como para niños\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Celebración del Día de Muertos al aire libre en el Distrito Tenderloin, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sábado, 1 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El distrito Tenderloin de San Francisco celebrará \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">una feria al aire libre gratuita para toda la familia el 1 de noviembre, de 2 p. m. a 8 p. m.\u003c/a>, con motivo del Día de los Muertos, en la que habrá ofrendas, pintura facial, danza azteca, música en vivo y vendedores locales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También habrá una “zona infantil” con lucha libre, castillos inflables y un zoológico interactivo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las entradas son gratuitas, pero \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">puede registrarse para recibir una impresión sobre serigrafía gratuita de Evolved SF\u003c/a> cuando llegue (hasta agotar existencias).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Baile de los Muertos en el Centro Cultural de la Misión para las Artes Latinas, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Viernes, 31 de octubre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conocido por su exposición anual de ofrendas que se celebra durante la mayor parte de noviembre, el MCCLA (por sus siglas en inglés) \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3z59YgdAD/\">también organiza una fiesta de baile en el distrito Mission\u003c/a> de San Francisco, a una cuadra de la estación de BART de la calle 24th en la Misión, el 31 de octubre de 7 p. m. a 11 p. m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Este “festival del perreo” también incluirá diferentes concursos, entre ellos los de mejor disfraz y mejor catrina. La entrada cuesta 5 dólares para los mayores de 16 años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63cb3cd8c3f4173105d0917a/t/68f179aa46ba0625b4da642f/1760655789718/DOTD+-+All+Events+-+IG.jpg\">MCCLA organizará otros programas relacionados con el Día de los Muerto\u003c/a>s a lo largo de octubre y noviembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Celebración del Día de los Muertos en Redwood City\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 2 de noviembre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://casacirculocultural.org/es/adult-initiative/dia-de-los-muertos/\">La mayor celebración del Día de los Muertos en el condado de San Mateo\u003c/a> tendrá lugar este año en la plaza del juzgado de Redwood City el 2 de noviembre, de 15:00 a 20:30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La plaza se llenará de bailes y actuaciones musicales, con un énfasis especial este año en las tradiciones del estado mexicano de Puebla. Los voluntarios del puesto de pintar caras pintarán diseños tradicionales de calaveras a los asistentes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El Museo de Historia del Condado de San Mateo también estará abierto en ese y las familias podrán entrar para decorar calaveras de azúcar y realizar sus propias decoraciones de papel picado.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Celebración del Día de los Muertos en Healdsburg\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Domingo, 26 de octubre\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El grupo comunitario Corazón Healdsburg organizará una \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/974029314866436\">celebración del Día de los Muertos\u003c/a> en la plaza principal de la ciudad el 26 de octubre, desde el mediodía hasta las 6 p. m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las familias pueden traer fotos de sus seres queridos para añadirlas a la ofrenda comunitaria. Habrá mucha música en vivo, espectáculos de danza y pintarán caras durante todo el día.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The warm and velvety smell of cacao permeates every corner of The Xocolate Bar, an independent chocolate shop in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/berkeley\">Berkeley.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, you’ll also detect the aroma of freshly ground pistachios, as owner Malena López-Maggi blends these crunchy green gems down to a rich and silky butter — all in pursuit of the tastiest “Dubai chocolate” bar she can conjure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This crunchy, gooey and savory combination of chocolate, pistachio cream, tahini and \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadayif\">kataifi\u003c/a> — has become \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250502-how-dubai-chocolate-conquered-the-world\">a worldwide culinary phenomenon\u003c/a> since United Arab Emirates-based chocolatier Sarah Hamouda \u003ca href=\"https://www.falstaff.com/en/news/falstaff-exclusive-an-interview-with-sarah-hamouda-creator-of-dubai-chocolate\">first crafted the recipe\u003c/a> in 2021. In the years since, influencers from \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@huda/video/7397490808200482078\">all over the world\u003c/a> have posted videos of themselves \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mariavehera257/video/7313986849104481538\">savoring Dubai chocolate\u003c/a>, which has now become synonymous with a certain feeling of epicurean luxury.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You have to \u003cem>taste \u003c/em>Dubai chocolate to understand why it’s become such a social media phenomenon, López-Maggi says. “The kataifi is nice and toasty, then you mix it with really creamy pistachio butter and shove it into a thick chocolate shell. When you bite it, it’s audibly crunchy — an \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDtnBewXHM\">ASMR-type of sound\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As demand for Hamoud’s creation has skyrocketed — 1.2 million bars were sold \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/walmart-shake-shack-trader-joes-dubai-chocolate.html\">at Dubai’s airport alone in April\u003c/a> — the concoction has been used in everything from \u003ca href=\"https://www.ghirardelli.com/stores/sf-original\">sundaes\u003c/a> at San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square to \u003ca href=\"https://secretlosangeles.com/matcha-labubu-dubai-chocolate-la/\">edible Labubus\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malena Lopez-Maggi, owner and chocolatier, at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. She co-founded the chocolate business in 2006 and is known for crafting artisanal, plant-based chocolates. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>López-Maggi says she didn’t jump on the Dubai chocolate craze when she first saw it on her social media feed last year. “We thought this was going to blow over quickly — ‘it’s a TikTok trend,’” she recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But unlike other online fads of the 2020s, the allure of this sweet treat has far from faded. With customers coming into her stores every week looking for Dubai chocolate, López-Maggi crafted her own recipe earlier this year. And for one key ingredient — the pistachios that give the chocolate bar its bright-green accents — she turned not to her previous Italian suppliers but to California’s Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you savor a chocolate treat mixed with pistachio in the United States, while you may just see Dubai’s name on the label it’s actually rural California towns — Mendota, Coalinga, Wasco, Chowchilla, to name a few — that harvest \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over 98% of pistachios\u003c/a> grown nationally. And sourcing her pistachios so close to home helped López-Maggi cut costs when the \u003ca href=\"https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa\">price of cocoa quadrupled\u003c/a> in just a few years due to ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ivory-coasts-mid-crop-cocoa-output-expected-drop-around-40-due-long-drought-2025-03-18/\">drought conditions in West Africa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Dubai chocolate’s popularity soars, so has \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/08-2024-Inventory-Shipment-Tons.pdf\">the demand\u003c/a> for this unassuming nut that for decades has quietly thrived in the heat of the Central Valley and provided a livelihood to generations of rural and immigrant communities. But while the state’s pistachio growers and chocolatiers have big dreams of what could come from this culinary phenomenon, California faces a dryer, hotter future that could soon put all of that to the test.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The view from pistachio country\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Walking between the rows of pistachio trees in a Fresno County orchard, dressed in a black cowboy hat and boots, William Bordeau points out the large machine moving from tree to tree — clamping onto each’s trunk and vigorously shaking thousands of ripe nuts from its branches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Standing in this orchard, the long-tailed machine — known as a tree shaker — feels like it’s conjuring earthquakes with each jolt. Ripe pistachios rain down into large containers and within hours, the tree shaker can collect up to 3,000 pounds of nuts.[aside postID=news_12050185 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/CAT-%E2%80%94-Save-or-Scroll-with-Daysia-Tolentino-and-Moises-Mendez-II.png']Bordeau has been a U.S. Marine, a casino manager and a schoolteacher, but says that pistachio grower is one of the most satisfying jobs he’s had. There may be more money in other industries, he adds, “but you don’t feel like you’re giving back to society like you do when you’re providing safe, affordable, nutritious food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in the small town of Coalinga to a family that’s lived in the Central Valley for four generations, Bordeau has worked with all kinds of crops. “This is some of the most productive land in the world,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But pistachios are tricky. A tree must first grow for about seven years until it’s ready to yield nuts that can be sold on the market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many farmers, that’s too long. But those who do wait get to reap the rewards: a crop that can live on significantly less water than its more popular cousin, almonds. “This is a hardy plant,” Bordeau says. “Pistachios are very drought tolerant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pistachios are native to the deserts of Central Asia, and the long, dry Central Valley summers pack enough heat, comparatively, for them to grow. Only Iran — where farmers have been growing them for millennia — rivals how much California can produce: Just last year, the Golden State harvested \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over a billion pounds\u003c/a> of this little green nut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Historically, pistachios have been seen more as a snack,” Bordeau says. “But we also want it to be something you can have in all these wonderful dishes, like Dubai chocolate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No water, no pistachios\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>How much water a California farmer can use is determined by \u003ca href=\"https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/gsa/all\">a local water district\u003c/a> that keeps track of available groundwater and distributes it accordingly. But those agencies have limits — and \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/programs/groundwater-management/sgma-groundwater-management\">state law\u003c/a> requires them to hand out only as much water as underground aquifers can handle without running dry over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if California has a dry year when aquifers are running low, farmers like Bordeau receive a much smaller allocation, regardless of market demand for the crop they’re growing. And water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — the only other source of water for many pistachio farms — is controlled by \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45342\">federal regulators\u003c/a> that cut water deliveries if they threaten \u003ca href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2022/12/15/some-of-america-s-biggest-vegetable-growers-fought-for-water-then-the-water-ran-out/\">the survival of wildlife in the Delta\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers run a machine that shakes pistachio trees during harvest at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While pistachios may be less water-dependent than other crops, “if we’re not allocated any water, we can’t farm,” says Bordeau, who also sits on the board of directors of the Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water agency in the U.S.. “We need to invest in our water infrastructure: reservoirs, conveyance mechanisms and canals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a paradox wrapped in gold foil: the key ingredients of Dubai chocolate — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-cacao-crops-west-africa/\">cacao\u003c/a> and pistachios — are both highly vulnerable to climate change, a crisis partly fueled by greenhouse gas emissions. And the United Arab Emirates, home to Dubai, ranks among the \u003ca href=\"https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/report_2023#emissions_table\">world’s top emitters\u003c/a> on a per capita basis. On a warmer planet, farmers will need more water to keep growing these crops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the state level, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/05/14/governor-newsoms-budget-calls-for-fast-track-of-critical-water-infrastructure-project/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">is betting big\u003c/a> on the controversial $20 billion Delta Conveyance Project, which would move more water from the state’s northern half through a tunnel to then distribute to other regions. And even President Donald Trump has stepped into California’s water woes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/putting-people-over-fish-stopping-radical-environmentalism-to-provide-water-to-southern-california/\">ordering his administration\u003c/a> on his first day back in the White House to “route more water” from reservoirs in the Delta to the Central Valley — an action many state officials \u003ca href=\"https://washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/07/trump-water-release-california-fires/\">labeled as a publicity stunt\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12050185 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/CAT-%E2%80%94-Save-or-Scroll-with-Daysia-Tolentino-and-Moises-Mendez-II.png']But researchers warn that due to climate change, California faces a future where droughts will become \u003ca href=\"https://climateresilience.ca.gov/overview/impacts.html/\">more frequent and longer\u003c/a>. Warmer temperatures could \u003ca href=\"https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=396645\">also increase soil salinity\u003c/a> — how much salt is in the ground — and push farmers to use more water to counteract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to make every single drop of water count, growers have teamed up with environmentalists to design \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wVcVLxMZHg&list=UU7g5TlGMzbT59xGXfyUciVQ&index=5\">more efficient irrigation methods\u003c/a> and in some instances, abandoning more water-intensive crops. But a drought that lasts multiple years could strain even pistachios, which can normally weather more saline conditions, says Phoebe Gordon, orchard systems advisor at the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources unit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How long can you keep on irrigating these trees under limited water conditions and have them continue to perform, to be able to pay the bills?” asks Gordon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yield will decline — that is absolutely not a question,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The melting point\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Outside of the Central Valley, climate change is coming for the other parts of your Dubai chocolate bar, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When droughts in West Africa caused cocoa prices to skyrocket earlier this year, Bay Area chocolatier López-Maggi had to let go half of her staff and shut down her wholesale business, which supplied over 400 retail stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060311\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes of Dubai chocolates sit on the shelf at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Wholesale margins are already so thin that when your ingredient prices more than double — I mean, people are only willing to pay a certain amount for food,” she says. “So many of my colleagues went out of business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cocoa prices are slowly coming back down to Earth, but López-Maggi is preparing for a future where climate change permanently alters the chocolate supply chain. In response to these fluctuating costs, big brands like Hershey’s and Mars are already marketing products \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/rising-cocoa-prices-drive-mars-hersey-to-use-less-chocolate\">with less chocolate content\u003c/a>, or substituting it with cheaper alternatives like palm oil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nothing can replace the best ingredients, López-Maggi says. “Chocolate, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/chocolate-food-of-the-gods/feature/theobroma-cacao-food-of-the-gods\">called \u003cem>theobroma cacao\u003c/em>\u003c/a> for a reason: food of the gods,” she says. “There’s all these special magic things about chocolate you just can’t fake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the Central Valley, it’s farmworkers who are the first to feel the consequences when there’s not enough water here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059868\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pistachio trees line the road at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When we plant less, that equals less jobs for people,” says Joe Coelho, a Fresno County farmer and director of sustainability and member outreach for the industry group American Pistachio Growers. Many people who work his fields are from the small town of Mendota, a community where over 90% of residents are Latino. A large proportion of residents have recently arrived from El Salvador and about a third live below the federal poverty line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://data.census.gov/profile/Mendota_city,_California?g=160XX00US0646828\">latest Census data\u003c/a>, around half of Mendota residents are unemployed — a number that can spike dramatically during drought years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are our friends, our family. I’ve spent years of my life bleeding in the fields with these people,” says Coelho, who grew up on a farm in nearby Riverdale. “Agriculture is the backbone of life out here in the Central Valley.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coelho first met fellow pistachio grower Bordeau when they were both in their teens. Decades later, the two have their own families and farms. They can talk about almost anything for hours: pistachios, new irrigation technologies and the heat from the Central Valley sun, which quickly evaporates any drop of water that falls on the soil here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to find a way that we can still succeed,” Bordeau says. “Solutions exist, man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You have to \u003cem>taste \u003c/em>Dubai chocolate to understand why it’s become such a social media phenomenon, López-Maggi says. “The kataifi is nice and toasty, then you mix it with really creamy pistachio butter and shove it into a thick chocolate shell. When you bite it, it’s audibly crunchy — an \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDtnBewXHM\">ASMR-type of sound\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As demand for Hamoud’s creation has skyrocketed — 1.2 million bars were sold \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/walmart-shake-shack-trader-joes-dubai-chocolate.html\">at Dubai’s airport alone in April\u003c/a> — the concoction has been used in everything from \u003ca href=\"https://www.ghirardelli.com/stores/sf-original\">sundaes\u003c/a> at San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square to \u003ca href=\"https://secretlosangeles.com/matcha-labubu-dubai-chocolate-la/\">edible Labubus\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malena Lopez-Maggi, owner and chocolatier, at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. She co-founded the chocolate business in 2006 and is known for crafting artisanal, plant-based chocolates. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>López-Maggi says she didn’t jump on the Dubai chocolate craze when she first saw it on her social media feed last year. “We thought this was going to blow over quickly — ‘it’s a TikTok trend,’” she recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But unlike other online fads of the 2020s, the allure of this sweet treat has far from faded. With customers coming into her stores every week looking for Dubai chocolate, López-Maggi crafted her own recipe earlier this year. And for one key ingredient — the pistachios that give the chocolate bar its bright-green accents — she turned not to her previous Italian suppliers but to California’s Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you savor a chocolate treat mixed with pistachio in the United States, while you may just see Dubai’s name on the label it’s actually rural California towns — Mendota, Coalinga, Wasco, Chowchilla, to name a few — that harvest \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over 98% of pistachios\u003c/a> grown nationally. And sourcing her pistachios so close to home helped López-Maggi cut costs when the \u003ca href=\"https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa\">price of cocoa quadrupled\u003c/a> in just a few years due to ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ivory-coasts-mid-crop-cocoa-output-expected-drop-around-40-due-long-drought-2025-03-18/\">drought conditions in West Africa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Dubai chocolate’s popularity soars, so has \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/08-2024-Inventory-Shipment-Tons.pdf\">the demand\u003c/a> for this unassuming nut that for decades has quietly thrived in the heat of the Central Valley and provided a livelihood to generations of rural and immigrant communities. But while the state’s pistachio growers and chocolatiers have big dreams of what could come from this culinary phenomenon, California faces a dryer, hotter future that could soon put all of that to the test.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The view from pistachio country\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Walking between the rows of pistachio trees in a Fresno County orchard, dressed in a black cowboy hat and boots, William Bordeau points out the large machine moving from tree to tree — clamping onto each’s trunk and vigorously shaking thousands of ripe nuts from its branches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Standing in this orchard, the long-tailed machine — known as a tree shaker — feels like it’s conjuring earthquakes with each jolt. Ripe pistachios rain down into large containers and within hours, the tree shaker can collect up to 3,000 pounds of nuts.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Bordeau has been a U.S. Marine, a casino manager and a schoolteacher, but says that pistachio grower is one of the most satisfying jobs he’s had. There may be more money in other industries, he adds, “but you don’t feel like you’re giving back to society like you do when you’re providing safe, affordable, nutritious food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in the small town of Coalinga to a family that’s lived in the Central Valley for four generations, Bordeau has worked with all kinds of crops. “This is some of the most productive land in the world,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But pistachios are tricky. A tree must first grow for about seven years until it’s ready to yield nuts that can be sold on the market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many farmers, that’s too long. But those who do wait get to reap the rewards: a crop that can live on significantly less water than its more popular cousin, almonds. “This is a hardy plant,” Bordeau says. “Pistachios are very drought tolerant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pistachios are native to the deserts of Central Asia, and the long, dry Central Valley summers pack enough heat, comparatively, for them to grow. Only Iran — where farmers have been growing them for millennia — rivals how much California can produce: Just last year, the Golden State harvested \u003ca href=\"https://acpistachios.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Pistachio-Statistics.pdf\">over a billion pounds\u003c/a> of this little green nut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Historically, pistachios have been seen more as a snack,” Bordeau says. “But we also want it to be something you can have in all these wonderful dishes, like Dubai chocolate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No water, no pistachios\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>How much water a California farmer can use is determined by \u003ca href=\"https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/gsa/all\">a local water district\u003c/a> that keeps track of available groundwater and distributes it accordingly. But those agencies have limits — and \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/programs/groundwater-management/sgma-groundwater-management\">state law\u003c/a> requires them to hand out only as much water as underground aquifers can handle without running dry over time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if California has a dry year when aquifers are running low, farmers like Bordeau receive a much smaller allocation, regardless of market demand for the crop they’re growing. And water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — the only other source of water for many pistachio farms — is controlled by \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45342\">federal regulators\u003c/a> that cut water deliveries if they threaten \u003ca href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2022/12/15/some-of-america-s-biggest-vegetable-growers-fought-for-water-then-the-water-ran-out/\">the survival of wildlife in the Delta\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers run a machine that shakes pistachio trees during harvest at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While pistachios may be less water-dependent than other crops, “if we’re not allocated any water, we can’t farm,” says Bordeau, who also sits on the board of directors of the Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water agency in the U.S.. “We need to invest in our water infrastructure: reservoirs, conveyance mechanisms and canals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a paradox wrapped in gold foil: the key ingredients of Dubai chocolate — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-cacao-crops-west-africa/\">cacao\u003c/a> and pistachios — are both highly vulnerable to climate change, a crisis partly fueled by greenhouse gas emissions. And the United Arab Emirates, home to Dubai, ranks among the \u003ca href=\"https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/report_2023#emissions_table\">world’s top emitters\u003c/a> on a per capita basis. On a warmer planet, farmers will need more water to keep growing these crops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the state level, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/05/14/governor-newsoms-budget-calls-for-fast-track-of-critical-water-infrastructure-project/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">is betting big\u003c/a> on the controversial $20 billion Delta Conveyance Project, which would move more water from the state’s northern half through a tunnel to then distribute to other regions. And even President Donald Trump has stepped into California’s water woes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/putting-people-over-fish-stopping-radical-environmentalism-to-provide-water-to-southern-california/\">ordering his administration\u003c/a> on his first day back in the White House to “route more water” from reservoirs in the Delta to the Central Valley — an action many state officials \u003ca href=\"https://washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/07/trump-water-release-california-fires/\">labeled as a publicity stunt\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But researchers warn that due to climate change, California faces a future where droughts will become \u003ca href=\"https://climateresilience.ca.gov/overview/impacts.html/\">more frequent and longer\u003c/a>. Warmer temperatures could \u003ca href=\"https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=396645\">also increase soil salinity\u003c/a> — how much salt is in the ground — and push farmers to use more water to counteract it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to make every single drop of water count, growers have teamed up with environmentalists to design \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wVcVLxMZHg&list=UU7g5TlGMzbT59xGXfyUciVQ&index=5\">more efficient irrigation methods\u003c/a> and in some instances, abandoning more water-intensive crops. But a drought that lasts multiple years could strain even pistachios, which can normally weather more saline conditions, says Phoebe Gordon, orchard systems advisor at the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources unit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How long can you keep on irrigating these trees under limited water conditions and have them continue to perform, to be able to pay the bills?” asks Gordon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yield will decline — that is absolutely not a question,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The melting point\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Outside of the Central Valley, climate change is coming for the other parts of your Dubai chocolate bar, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When droughts in West Africa caused cocoa prices to skyrocket earlier this year, Bay Area chocolatier López-Maggi had to let go half of her staff and shut down her wholesale business, which supplied over 400 retail stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060311\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016-DUBAICHOCOLATES-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxes of Dubai chocolates sit on the shelf at The Xocolate Bar in Berkeley on Oct. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Wholesale margins are already so thin that when your ingredient prices more than double — I mean, people are only willing to pay a certain amount for food,” she says. “So many of my colleagues went out of business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cocoa prices are slowly coming back down to Earth, but López-Maggi is preparing for a future where climate change permanently alters the chocolate supply chain. In response to these fluctuating costs, big brands like Hershey’s and Mars are already marketing products \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/rising-cocoa-prices-drive-mars-hersey-to-use-less-chocolate\">with less chocolate content\u003c/a>, or substituting it with cheaper alternatives like palm oil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nothing can replace the best ingredients, López-Maggi says. “Chocolate, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/chocolate-food-of-the-gods/feature/theobroma-cacao-food-of-the-gods\">called \u003cem>theobroma cacao\u003c/em>\u003c/a> for a reason: food of the gods,” she says. “There’s all these special magic things about chocolate you just can’t fake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the Central Valley, it’s farmworkers who are the first to feel the consequences when there’s not enough water here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059868\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007-PISTACHIOS-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pistachio trees line the road at Joe Coelho’s family orchard in Coalinga, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When we plant less, that equals less jobs for people,” says Joe Coelho, a Fresno County farmer and director of sustainability and member outreach for the industry group American Pistachio Growers. Many people who work his fields are from the small town of Mendota, a community where over 90% of residents are Latino. A large proportion of residents have recently arrived from El Salvador and about a third live below the federal poverty line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://data.census.gov/profile/Mendota_city,_California?g=160XX00US0646828\">latest Census data\u003c/a>, around half of Mendota residents are unemployed — a number that can spike dramatically during drought years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are our friends, our family. I’ve spent years of my life bleeding in the fields with these people,” says Coelho, who grew up on a farm in nearby Riverdale. “Agriculture is the backbone of life out here in the Central Valley.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coelho first met fellow pistachio grower Bordeau when they were both in their teens. Decades later, the two have their own families and farms. 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"content": "\u003cp>With Halloween around the corner, and spooky season in full swing, now is the best time to explore the Bay Area’s darkest, eeriest and downright scariest spots outdoors that might make you squirm — or at least elicit some pleasing chills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From haunted-feeling hikes and tunnels to neighborhood ghost tours and creepy critters, keep reading for our pre-Halloween outdoor recommendations for making the most of the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to where to discover:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcemeteries\">Local cemeteries\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Batsinnature\">Bats in nature\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Tunnelsandcaves\">Tunnels and caves\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Bayareaghosts\">Bay Area ghosts\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcritters\">Local critters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Spookyphotoshootopportunities\">Spooky photoshoot opportunities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Batsinnature\">\u003c/a>Go bat watching\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While this year’s UC Berkeley Botanical Garden’s “\u003ca href=\"https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/event/bay-area-bats/\">Bay Area Bats” event\u003c/a> is already full, you still have the chance to see the spooky creatures yourself in the wild.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The closest place to spot bats is near Livermore at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/7130/habitats-for-bats-kids-build-homes-for-east-bays-thriving-bat-population\">Del Valle Regional Park\u003c/a>, where hundreds of these animals munch on insects all night long. \u003ca href=\"https://www.7x7.com/where-to-go-bat-watching-in-the-bay-area-2096256783.html\">Some say\u003c/a> they can even be spotted in San Francisco, in Golden Gate Park at Blue Heron Lake or even at Lake Merced.[aside postID=arts_13979698 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/UCB-hike-1536x1054.png']And while \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=465\">Olompali State Historic Park\u003c/a> in Novato is known for its annual “\u003ca href=\"https://visitnovato.com/event/olompali-bat-night/\">Bat Night\u003c/a>” event in summer, with eight types of bats living in the park, you stand a good chance of seeing them here in the fall too.\u003cbr>\nAnd don’t forget about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/quest/22006/science-on-the-spot-bats-beneath-us\">iconic bats of Yolo County\u003c/a> near Davis, where the animals take flight at sunset every evening from underneath the Yolo Causeway bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re willing to travel even further into true bat territory, consider making the trip to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/learn/nature/bats.htm\">Pinnacles National Park\u003c/a> in the Central Valley. There, you can explore caves where bats hibernate and raise their young. Just be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/cavestatus.htm\">check on the status\u003c/a> of the caves before you go, as they close seasonally to protect the creatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pro tip: To maximize your chances of seeing bats, remember they’re nocturnal and love water (especially the insects that lakes attract). But don’t ever touch the animals: not only are they a \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcmvcd.org/bats\">protected species in California\u003c/a>, they’re more likely than other animals to \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/bats-really-do-harbor-more-dangerous-viruses-other-species\">carry diseases\u003c/a> that are dangerous to humans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Localcemeteries\">\u003c/a>Visit a cemetery (respectfully)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is home to the city of Colma, known affectionately as the “City of Souls,” owing to the fact that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10779164/why-are-so-many-dead-people-in-colma-and-so-few-in-san-francisco\">most of San Francisco’s graves were relocated there \u003c/a>in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. So if you’re looking to roam and reflect among the headstones, head to any one of the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.colma.ca.gov/cemetery-contacts-locations/\">16 cemeteries\u003c/a>: the oldest and largest of which is the \u003ca href=\"https://sfcathcems.org/holy-cross-colma/\">Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery\u003c/a>, spanning 300 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also a number of other atmospheric and unique cemeteries across the city and Bay Area. In the city proper, you can still visit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sanfrancisco.asp\">San Francisco National Cemetery\u003c/a> in the Presidio. Or, for a birds-eye view, head to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054079/best-hikes-san-francisco-presidio-views-trails-hiking\">Cemetery Overlook\u003c/a> for unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge — a perfect hike on a foggy evening at dusk, even when the bridge itself is shrouded by mist. There’s also a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12009656/the-presidio-pet-cemetery-a-resting-place-for-furry-friends\">pet cemetery in the Presidio\u003c/a>, where you can visit with companions of the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009678\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Tombstones in a cemetery.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tombstones at the Presidio of San Francisco Pet Cemetery in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914175/the-only-place-you-can-leave-your-heart-forever-in-san-francisco-the-inner-richmonds-palace-of-ashes\">The San Francisco Columbarium\u003c/a> in the Laurel Heights neighborhood is open to the public and adorned with stained glass, a soaring rotunda and several sculptures and fountains. More than 8,000 people are interned there, including gay rights leader and politician \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/harvey-milk\">Harvey Milk\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more cemeteries with views, try the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mountainviewcemetery.org/\">Piedmont cemetery\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.skylawnmemorialpark.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_ven=ib&utm_kw=brand&campid=22372724787&agid=175776669583&adid=741873217167&term=kwd-2225399559821&network=g&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22372724787&gbraid=0AAAAACxqlIXDxxpsVl-S54TzMxp5sMZWT&gclid=CjwKCAjwu9fHBhAWEiwAzGRC_804iEaFlkxth5pB8aHaZsNpBmsawf4sH87kIv6tDzSrAbbp2xV0ARoCNP8QAvD_BwE\">Skylawn Memorial Park\u003c/a> on Skyline Drive near Half Moon Bay. Or, if you’re feeling more adventurous, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/nortonville-and-black-diamond-loop\">take an almost-6-mile hike\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/black_diamond_rose_hill_brochure.pdf\">Rose Hill Cemetery\u003c/a> in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/black-diamond\">Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve\u003c/a> in Antioch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just remember: If you’re planning on visiting any of these cemeteries, be sure to respect the sanctity of these spaces — these are the resting places of peoples’ loved ones, after all. In that vein, make sure you’re aware of other visitors who may be visiting to honor passed family and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Tunnelsandcaves\">\u003c/a>Explore local tunnels — safely\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eager to go underground? And no — we’re not talking about the BART or Muni tunnels (which you should obviously never venture into, except while riding transit).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Bay Area has fewer mysterious tunnels than \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/may/30/underground-cities-in-pictures\">other, older metropolitan areas\u003c/a>, what we \u003cem>do \u003c/em>have are coastlines — with cliff areas where tunnels open up seasonally, like those that tend to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041355/what-is-that-massive-tunnel-on-the-beach-south-of-fort-funston\">crop up around Fort Funston\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/obscuresf/article/historic-tunnel-at-SF-Sutro-Baths-16988820.php\">Sutro Baths\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10936320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 3000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/23992229385_6dd9eac96c_o-e1761074667713.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10936320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/23992229385_6dd9eac96c_o-e1761074667713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once a thriving water park, the Sutro Baths are now just ruins. \u003ccite>(Derek Bruff )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a longer hike, in the East Bay, check out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/indian-joe-nature-trail-to-flag-hilltrail-sunol-regional-wilderness.pdf\">Indian Joe Cave Rocks\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol\">Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve,\u003c/a> popular with hikers and climbers for their basalt rocks that tower overhead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or head to the Marin Headlands, where old bunkers like \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/battery-townsley.htm\">Battery Townsley\u003c/a> hid top-secret guns during World War I. The battery is open to the public for tours from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We cannot emphasize this enough — if you’re going to go tunnel exploring, be safe. If you’re on the coast, always research the tides beforehand, as you don’t want to ever get stuck in or near a tunnel. Always bring a light and don’t trespass — \u003cem>especially \u003c/em>into \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11782405/tunnels-under-san-francisco-inside-the-dark-dangerous-world-of-the-sewers\">San Francisco’s vast sewer network\u003c/a>, which can contain lethal levels of toxic gases.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Bayareaghosts\">\u003c/a>Find ghosts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936965/san-francisco-ghost-tours-true-crime-history-halloween\">Ghost tours in the Bay Area are aplenty,\u003c/a> but this one in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfghosthunt.com/\">San Francisco’s Pacific Heights\u003c/a> neighborhood is especially apt for those who want their ghosts with a hefty side of history.[aside postID=arts_13982172 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/carrie.jpg']You won’t just learn about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11700225/the-ghost-of-a-legend-how-a-san-francisco-civil-rights-icon-was-made-a-monster\">the supposed hauntings of the area \u003c/a>— you’ll also become immersed in the complex lives of the early San Franciscans who are rumored to still occupy the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could also opt to make contact with the spirit world all by yourself. The \u003ca href=\"https://uss-hornet.org/\">USS Hornet\u003c/a>, once a World War II Navy aircraft carrier that was also used to recover the Apollo 11 and 12 crafts, is now a museum docked in Alameda, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011685/the-uss-hornet-in-alameda-is-a-destination-for-paranormal-enthusiasts-and-you-can-spend-the-night-there\">which is also apparently quite haunted\u003c/a>. You can also stay inside it overnight … if you dare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13879301/5-haunted-bay-area-locations-to-scare-people-into-social-distancing\">Another possible haunted stay\u003c/a>? \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/21/berkeley-claremont-hotel-ghost-tour-halloween/\">The Claremont Hotel\u003c/a> in Berkeley, where \u003ca href=\"https://www.hauntedrooms.com/california/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/claremont-hotel-berkeley\">reports \u003c/a>of children crying, smells of smoke rumored to be from \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/11/04/claremont-hotel-is-a-towering-east-bay-landmark/\">the 1901 fire that burned down the original hotel structure\u003c/a> and ghostly apparitions have all been reported. The Claremont is now offering \u003ca href=\"https://claremontresortandclub.com/claremont_event/haunted-history-tours/\">haunted tours\u003c/a> during the month of October.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Localcritters\">\u003c/a>Hang out with spooky critters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eager to spend the fall season with some uncanny creatures? The \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbayvivarium.org/\">East Bay Vivarium\u003c/a> is your best bet for reptiles and other creepy crawlers. While their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977949/two-headed-kingsnake-berkeley-east-bay-vivarium-angel-zeke-birthday\">two-headed kingsnake recently passed away,\u003c/a> there are plenty of other snakes and slithery animals to behold at the Berkeley reptile shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out in the wild, \u003ca href=\"https://lindsaywildlife.org/events/tarantula-scorpion-hike-2/\">hikers recommend Mt. Diablo\u003c/a> for tarantula, scorpion and reptile viewing. Mid-October is the peak of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1984392/its-tarantula-mating-season-in-the-bay-area-heres-where-to-see-some-fuzzy-friends\">tarantula mating season\u003c/a>, so head to grassy oak woodlands like Del Valle, Sunol or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561\">Henry Coe State Park\u003c/a> to catch a glimpse of the creepy crawlies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11702084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11702084\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-160x51.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-800x253.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-1020x323.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-1180x374.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-960x304.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-240x76.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-375x119.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-520x165.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bats flying over Marin County. Novato is known for its annual Bat Night event in summer, but with eight types of bats living in the park you stand a good chance of seeing them there in the fall too. \u003ccite>(USGS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996099/best-bay-area-hikes-for-spotting-banana-slugs-newts-and-ladybugs-after-the-rain\">Looking for newts, slugs or ladybugs\u003c/a>? These creatures are more active in the spring, but can be seen after any rainstorm at nearby parks like \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden\">Tilden Regional Park\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=546\">Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Spookyphotoshootopportunities\">\u003c/a>And finally… Get some good spooky photos\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just want to get an Instagram-worthy photo of the Bay Area in its prime during spooky season? Don’t worry, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049568/best-bay-area-hikes-for-cold-gloomy-weather\">we’ve got you covered\u003c/a>: We’ve got a roundup of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049568/best-bay-area-hikes-for-cold-gloomy-weather\">best-seen-in-the-gloom spots,\u003c/a> including the eerie abandoned boat rotting in Tomales Bay, the towering eucalyptus trees of Quarry Park in El Granada and the daring cliffsides of Devil’s Slide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not on the list, but still worth a visit for their atmospheric vibes: The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-cypress-tree-tunnel.htm\">Cypress Tree Tunnel \u003c/a>in Point Reyes and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/sutro-baths.htm\">ruins at Sutro Baths\u003c/a> — both of which are Bay Area outdoor highlights, no matter the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With Halloween around the corner, and spooky season in full swing, now is the best time to explore the Bay Area’s darkest, eeriest and downright scariest spots outdoors that might make you squirm — or at least elicit some pleasing chills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From haunted-feeling hikes and tunnels to neighborhood ghost tours and creepy critters, keep reading for our pre-Halloween outdoor recommendations for making the most of the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to where to discover:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcemeteries\">Local cemeteries\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Batsinnature\">Bats in nature\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Tunnelsandcaves\">Tunnels and caves\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Bayareaghosts\">Bay Area ghosts\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Localcritters\">Local critters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Spookyphotoshootopportunities\">Spooky photoshoot opportunities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>And while \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=465\">Olompali State Historic Park\u003c/a> in Novato is known for its annual “\u003ca href=\"https://visitnovato.com/event/olompali-bat-night/\">Bat Night\u003c/a>” event in summer, with eight types of bats living in the park, you stand a good chance of seeing them here in the fall too.\u003cbr>\nAnd don’t forget about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/quest/22006/science-on-the-spot-bats-beneath-us\">iconic bats of Yolo County\u003c/a> near Davis, where the animals take flight at sunset every evening from underneath the Yolo Causeway bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re willing to travel even further into true bat territory, consider making the trip to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/learn/nature/bats.htm\">Pinnacles National Park\u003c/a> in the Central Valley. There, you can explore caves where bats hibernate and raise their young. Just be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/cavestatus.htm\">check on the status\u003c/a> of the caves before you go, as they close seasonally to protect the creatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pro tip: To maximize your chances of seeing bats, remember they’re nocturnal and love water (especially the insects that lakes attract). But don’t ever touch the animals: not only are they a \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcmvcd.org/bats\">protected species in California\u003c/a>, they’re more likely than other animals to \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/bats-really-do-harbor-more-dangerous-viruses-other-species\">carry diseases\u003c/a> that are dangerous to humans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Localcemeteries\">\u003c/a>Visit a cemetery (respectfully)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is home to the city of Colma, known affectionately as the “City of Souls,” owing to the fact that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10779164/why-are-so-many-dead-people-in-colma-and-so-few-in-san-francisco\">most of San Francisco’s graves were relocated there \u003c/a>in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. So if you’re looking to roam and reflect among the headstones, head to any one of the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.colma.ca.gov/cemetery-contacts-locations/\">16 cemeteries\u003c/a>: the oldest and largest of which is the \u003ca href=\"https://sfcathcems.org/holy-cross-colma/\">Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery\u003c/a>, spanning 300 acres.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also a number of other atmospheric and unique cemeteries across the city and Bay Area. In the city proper, you can still visit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sanfrancisco.asp\">San Francisco National Cemetery\u003c/a> in the Presidio. Or, for a birds-eye view, head to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054079/best-hikes-san-francisco-presidio-views-trails-hiking\">Cemetery Overlook\u003c/a> for unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge — a perfect hike on a foggy evening at dusk, even when the bridge itself is shrouded by mist. There’s also a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12009656/the-presidio-pet-cemetery-a-resting-place-for-furry-friends\">pet cemetery in the Presidio\u003c/a>, where you can visit with companions of the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009678\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Tombstones in a cemetery.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241016-PRESIDIO-PET-CEMETERY-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tombstones at the Presidio of San Francisco Pet Cemetery in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914175/the-only-place-you-can-leave-your-heart-forever-in-san-francisco-the-inner-richmonds-palace-of-ashes\">The San Francisco Columbarium\u003c/a> in the Laurel Heights neighborhood is open to the public and adorned with stained glass, a soaring rotunda and several sculptures and fountains. More than 8,000 people are interned there, including gay rights leader and politician \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/harvey-milk\">Harvey Milk\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more cemeteries with views, try the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mountainviewcemetery.org/\">Piedmont cemetery\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.skylawnmemorialpark.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_ven=ib&utm_kw=brand&campid=22372724787&agid=175776669583&adid=741873217167&term=kwd-2225399559821&network=g&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22372724787&gbraid=0AAAAACxqlIXDxxpsVl-S54TzMxp5sMZWT&gclid=CjwKCAjwu9fHBhAWEiwAzGRC_804iEaFlkxth5pB8aHaZsNpBmsawf4sH87kIv6tDzSrAbbp2xV0ARoCNP8QAvD_BwE\">Skylawn Memorial Park\u003c/a> on Skyline Drive near Half Moon Bay. Or, if you’re feeling more adventurous, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/nortonville-and-black-diamond-loop\">take an almost-6-mile hike\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/black_diamond_rose_hill_brochure.pdf\">Rose Hill Cemetery\u003c/a> in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/black-diamond\">Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve\u003c/a> in Antioch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just remember: If you’re planning on visiting any of these cemeteries, be sure to respect the sanctity of these spaces — these are the resting places of peoples’ loved ones, after all. In that vein, make sure you’re aware of other visitors who may be visiting to honor passed family and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Tunnelsandcaves\">\u003c/a>Explore local tunnels — safely\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eager to go underground? And no — we’re not talking about the BART or Muni tunnels (which you should obviously never venture into, except while riding transit).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Bay Area has fewer mysterious tunnels than \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/may/30/underground-cities-in-pictures\">other, older metropolitan areas\u003c/a>, what we \u003cem>do \u003c/em>have are coastlines — with cliff areas where tunnels open up seasonally, like those that tend to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041355/what-is-that-massive-tunnel-on-the-beach-south-of-fort-funston\">crop up around Fort Funston\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/obscuresf/article/historic-tunnel-at-SF-Sutro-Baths-16988820.php\">Sutro Baths\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10936320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 3000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/23992229385_6dd9eac96c_o-e1761074667713.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10936320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/04/23992229385_6dd9eac96c_o-e1761074667713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once a thriving water park, the Sutro Baths are now just ruins. \u003ccite>(Derek Bruff )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a longer hike, in the East Bay, check out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/indian-joe-nature-trail-to-flag-hilltrail-sunol-regional-wilderness.pdf\">Indian Joe Cave Rocks\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol\">Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve,\u003c/a> popular with hikers and climbers for their basalt rocks that tower overhead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or head to the Marin Headlands, where old bunkers like \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/battery-townsley.htm\">Battery Townsley\u003c/a> hid top-secret guns during World War I. The battery is open to the public for tours from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We cannot emphasize this enough — if you’re going to go tunnel exploring, be safe. If you’re on the coast, always research the tides beforehand, as you don’t want to ever get stuck in or near a tunnel. Always bring a light and don’t trespass — \u003cem>especially \u003c/em>into \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11782405/tunnels-under-san-francisco-inside-the-dark-dangerous-world-of-the-sewers\">San Francisco’s vast sewer network\u003c/a>, which can contain lethal levels of toxic gases.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Bayareaghosts\">\u003c/a>Find ghosts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936965/san-francisco-ghost-tours-true-crime-history-halloween\">Ghost tours in the Bay Area are aplenty,\u003c/a> but this one in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfghosthunt.com/\">San Francisco’s Pacific Heights\u003c/a> neighborhood is especially apt for those who want their ghosts with a hefty side of history.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>You won’t just learn about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11700225/the-ghost-of-a-legend-how-a-san-francisco-civil-rights-icon-was-made-a-monster\">the supposed hauntings of the area \u003c/a>— you’ll also become immersed in the complex lives of the early San Franciscans who are rumored to still occupy the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could also opt to make contact with the spirit world all by yourself. The \u003ca href=\"https://uss-hornet.org/\">USS Hornet\u003c/a>, once a World War II Navy aircraft carrier that was also used to recover the Apollo 11 and 12 crafts, is now a museum docked in Alameda, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011685/the-uss-hornet-in-alameda-is-a-destination-for-paranormal-enthusiasts-and-you-can-spend-the-night-there\">which is also apparently quite haunted\u003c/a>. You can also stay inside it overnight … if you dare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13879301/5-haunted-bay-area-locations-to-scare-people-into-social-distancing\">Another possible haunted stay\u003c/a>? \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/21/berkeley-claremont-hotel-ghost-tour-halloween/\">The Claremont Hotel\u003c/a> in Berkeley, where \u003ca href=\"https://www.hauntedrooms.com/california/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/claremont-hotel-berkeley\">reports \u003c/a>of children crying, smells of smoke rumored to be from \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/11/04/claremont-hotel-is-a-towering-east-bay-landmark/\">the 1901 fire that burned down the original hotel structure\u003c/a> and ghostly apparitions have all been reported. The Claremont is now offering \u003ca href=\"https://claremontresortandclub.com/claremont_event/haunted-history-tours/\">haunted tours\u003c/a> during the month of October.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Localcritters\">\u003c/a>Hang out with spooky critters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eager to spend the fall season with some uncanny creatures? The \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbayvivarium.org/\">East Bay Vivarium\u003c/a> is your best bet for reptiles and other creepy crawlers. While their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977949/two-headed-kingsnake-berkeley-east-bay-vivarium-angel-zeke-birthday\">two-headed kingsnake recently passed away,\u003c/a> there are plenty of other snakes and slithery animals to behold at the Berkeley reptile shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out in the wild, \u003ca href=\"https://lindsaywildlife.org/events/tarantula-scorpion-hike-2/\">hikers recommend Mt. Diablo\u003c/a> for tarantula, scorpion and reptile viewing. Mid-October is the peak of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1984392/its-tarantula-mating-season-in-the-bay-area-heres-where-to-see-some-fuzzy-friends\">tarantula mating season\u003c/a>, so head to grassy oak woodlands like Del Valle, Sunol or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=561\">Henry Coe State Park\u003c/a> to catch a glimpse of the creepy crawlies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11702084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11702084\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-160x51.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-800x253.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-1020x323.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-1180x374.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-960x304.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-240x76.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-375x119.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/RS33468_bat-wide-usgs-520x165.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bats flying over Marin County. Novato is known for its annual Bat Night event in summer, but with eight types of bats living in the park you stand a good chance of seeing them there in the fall too. \u003ccite>(USGS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996099/best-bay-area-hikes-for-spotting-banana-slugs-newts-and-ladybugs-after-the-rain\">Looking for newts, slugs or ladybugs\u003c/a>? These creatures are more active in the spring, but can be seen after any rainstorm at nearby parks like \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden\">Tilden Regional Park\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=546\">Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Spookyphotoshootopportunities\">\u003c/a>And finally… Get some good spooky photos\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just want to get an Instagram-worthy photo of the Bay Area in its prime during spooky season? Don’t worry, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049568/best-bay-area-hikes-for-cold-gloomy-weather\">we’ve got you covered\u003c/a>: We’ve got a roundup of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049568/best-bay-area-hikes-for-cold-gloomy-weather\">best-seen-in-the-gloom spots,\u003c/a> including the eerie abandoned boat rotting in Tomales Bay, the towering eucalyptus trees of Quarry Park in El Granada and the daring cliffsides of Devil’s Slide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not on the list, but still worth a visit for their atmospheric vibes: The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-cypress-tree-tunnel.htm\">Cypress Tree Tunnel \u003c/a>in Point Reyes and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/sutro-baths.htm\">ruins at Sutro Baths\u003c/a> — both of which are Bay Area outdoor highlights, no matter the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Throughout the night, Anjali Rimi held back tears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For six years, she has led Parivar Bay Area, an organization centered on and supporting \u003ca href=\"https://link.ucop.edu/2019/10/14/exploring-the-history-of-gender-expression/\">Hijrah and Kinnar \u003c/a>people in the United States and across the globe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 20, during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058893/happy-diwali-2025-events-san-francisco-bay-area-parties\">Diwali\u003c/a> and in a packed, brightly decorated office full of long-time friends, family and supporters, Rimi was able to cut the ribbon and officially open a physical space that Parivar can call home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m feeling very grateful,” she said to KQED. “We have tried many times to see if we can actually have a place where we can belong, we can be ourselves. And being in this physical space, it gives us that rooting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It also looks at our existence as one that is formidable when we are being erased as human beings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parivar \u003ca href=\"https://www.parivarbayarea.net/\">describes itself\u003c/a> as the nation’s first and only trans-led organization centering Indian, South Asian and Global South transgender, gender-diverse and intersex immigrants and asylees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060833\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parivar Bay Area, an organization centering Indian, South Asian and Global South transgender, gender-diverse and intersex immigrants and asylees, opens its doors in San Francisco on Oct. 20, during Diwali. \u003ccite>(Nisa Khan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The center aims to provide resources like legal assistance and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parivarbayarea.net/community-building\">leadership training\u003c/a>. Parivar’s long-term goal is to become an official nonprofit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parivar’s Director of Strategy Phanny Lun said it is “difficult for anyone right now to be transgender.” While right-leaning figures have been targeting transgender people for years, the Trump administration has intensified\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977169/transgender-history-bay-area-san-francisco-lgbtq-trans-bay\"> anti-trans policies\u003c/a> on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050945/dangerous-how-a-top-civil-rights-attorney-describes-attack-on-trans-health-care\">a federal level\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/\">an executive order\u003c/a> stating that it “is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.”[aside postID=news_12058893 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty1.jpg']It’s why — in the midst of a politically turbulent time — a space like Parivar is “refreshing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s knowing that there’s community and support. That’s a really big thing — and making sure that our community knows that there are services out there for us,” Lun said. “Not just doom and gloom, based on what the media and those who are anti-trans [are saying.]”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The conversation is very, ‘There’s nothing for you. There’s nothing.’ That’s not true … It’s very important for those who are immigrants and trans to know that they have a place and a group that will be of assistance to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new office is located near downtown San Francisco, close to City Hall, and its grand opening on Monday was attended by a host of public officials, like District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, director of the city’s Office of Transgender Initiatives, Honey Mahogany and representatives from the office of District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood and Mayor Daniel Lurie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Rimi has] always brought more depth to our board,” said Suzanne Ford, executive director of San Francisco Pride, at Parivar’s Diwali debut. “We’ve been in this fight together for a long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Addressing a broad need\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Rimi, who herself immigrated from India, emphasized that the center offers legal support for immigrants from any country — especially those who are in the gender minority and have had difficulty accessing culturally knowledgeable services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lack of translation services is a common challenge. But sometimes there is “the lawyer himself or herself or themselves having transphobia that’s inherent” that can prevent transgender immigrants from having their case “be presented powerfully and strongly for approvals.’\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060834\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12060834 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public officials participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Parivar’s grand opening in San Francisco on Oct. 20. \u003ccite>(Nisa Khan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Parivar strives to fill those gaps by centering a legal network of pro or low-bono services — like immigration-focused firm \u003ca href=\"https://okanlaw.com/\">Okan Law\u003c/a> — that can assist trans immigrants in citizenship, green card and work permit cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Literally two blocks from here, I was homeless for [3 to 4] months, and then I became stateless, and then I ended up leaving the country,” Rimi said. “I built myself up, and through legal immigration, I came back into the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rimi explained that her story proves that there is “a broad need for our transgender immigrants and asylees that is literally not met.”[aside postID=news_12058796 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00688_TV-KQED.jpg']The mission to center trans and gender-diverse immigrants especially resonated with J Jha, who was granted asylum in 2017. They said that San Francisco was their “city of refuge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t come to America as a trans person. America allowed me to blossom into my full, authentic self, and realized this imagination can be brought to reality because I am safe here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jha said it made them angry to see “any immigrant of any class or race being mistreated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The need for support is even greater, following the Trump administration’s ramped-up immigration enforcement in the country, which has especially targeted undocumented individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among his actions are announcing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058586/silicon-valley-dreams-at-risk-current-h-1bs-sidestep-trumps-100k-fee-for-now\">exorbitant fees on H1-B visa holders\u003c/a>, allowing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055606/how-ice-is-using-your-data-and-what-you-can-do-about-it\">data to be shared across agencies\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059894/alameda-county-approves-3-5-million-to-scale-up-immigrant-defense-amid-ice-surge\">bolstering the budget\u003c/a> of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE arrests have sparked a wildfire of fear across the country, especially with circulating reports of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060135/families-once-torn-apart-at-border-face-renewed-threat-of-separation\">families being torn apart\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058936/masking-bill-fuels-california-legal-battle-over-federal-immigration-agents\">masked officers\u003c/a>, potential due process \u003ca href=\"https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ice-memo-deportation-due-process-six-hours-rcna218745\">violations\u003c/a> and the detention of \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will\">U.S. citizens\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is really important that while we advocate for immigrant rights, we also look at immigrant care,” Jha said. “What happens when the battle for legal status is going on? How do we nourish our folks?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are “hugely important” aspects to keep in mind for people who are “fighting for their life … with immigration, with the society and with their own self.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Celebrating togetherness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Rimi, Parivar is rooted in Indian and South Asian culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You will see me in TL with my bindi, with my sari and all of that because I believe that’s how it can inspire others to be themselves,” Rimi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she couldn’t think of a better way to open the space than during Diwali — the Festival of Lights observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060835\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060835\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-DIWALI-PARIVAR-NK-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley resident Alfred Twu lights a candle during the Diwali celebration at Parivar Bay Area in San Francisco on Oct. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Nisa Khan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, California became \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058893/happy-diwali-2025-events-san-francisco-bay-area-parties\">the third state in the nation\u003c/a> to officially recognize Diwali as a state holiday. The bill, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would allow community colleges and public schools to close for the holiday. State employees can also take paid time off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A resolution is also being presented to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7697879&GUID=BCDDEC82-CFE1-4746-BCFD-D6872F944D1C\">celebrate Diwali\u003c/a> in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Diwali to me is togetherness,” Rimi said. “It is also devotion, rooted in connecting back to the feminine energy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is the energy that has helped us be ourselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061160/celebraciones-del-dia-de-muertos-2025-en-el-area-de-la-bahia\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bright petals of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/10/30/1050726374/why-marigolds-or-cempasuchil-are-the-iconic-flower-of-dia-de-los-muertos\">cempasúchil\u003c/a>. The candles that illuminate photographs of loved ones who have passed on. And the warmth that comes with eating delicious tamales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At home and in community spaces, the Bay Area is preparing for Día de los Muertos, traditionally celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2 — which this year falls on a weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For centuries, families in Mexico and several other Latin American countries have gathered at this time to honor the dead, from generations past to those recently lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Photos are placed on ofrendas: colorful handmade altars that hold the favorite food or drink of a late loved one, alongside carefully detailed sugar skulls and plenty of marigolds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to details of major events:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#OaklandDiadelosMuertosFestival\">Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#DayoftheDeadFestivalofAltarsinSanFrancisco\">Day of the Dead Festival of Altars in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#DayoftheDeadRitualProcessioninSanFrancisco\">Day of the Dead Ritual Procession in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Thanks to the Bay Area’s large Latino diaspora, there are multiple community celebrations for Día de los Muertos held across the region that are family-friendly and open to all — including those who are just starting to learn more about this tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that some events are high-energy celebrations with spaces for dancing and socializing, while others are more solemn occasions that include traditional blessings and spoken word.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"OaklandDiadelosMuertosFestival\">\u003c/a>Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In terms of attendance — and sheer scale of production — this is by far the biggest celebration for Día de los Muertos in the Bay Area. On Sunday, Nov. 2, nine blocks along International Boulevard in the city’s Fruitvale neighborhood will fill up with giant ofrendas created by local artists, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001199/the-provocative-and-flamboyant-origins-of-lowriding\">lowriders\u003c/a>, live music stages and dozens of booths from community groups as well as local government agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, \u003ca href=\"https://diaoakland.com/\">Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival\u003c/a> is known to be a place to dance to live banda for hours and reunite with friends you haven’t seen in years — as well as being an event that firmly defends public spaces for immigrant families. This year’s theme is “Aquí Estamos y No Nos Vamos”: “We are here and we are not leaving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1995px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060282\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1995\" height=\"998\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg 1995w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival on International Blvd.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"DayoftheDeadFestivalofAltarsinSanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>Day of the Dead Festival of Altars in San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more than 20 years, families have gathered in San Francisco’s Potrero Del Sol Park to install intricately decorated large-scale ofrendas. While honoring loved ones, many of these also address larger political and social questions — like the federal government’s immigration policy or Israel’s invasion of Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11894973\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11894973\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A collage of photos with pink, green, and yellow paper flowers stands next a small mortar that carries burning sage. A few candles are nearby.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An altar made by the Young Women’s Freedom Center for people lost to police brutality and gender violence, as well as people who passed through the program, at a Dia de los Muertos celebration in San Francisco’s Mission District on Nov. 2, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Installations will take place from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 2. You can enter the park through any entrance and walk through the space to observe the ofrendas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At noon, there will be a ceremony, and at 5 p.m., musical performances and poetry readings will begin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dayofthedeadsf.org/festival-of-altars/#honorsection\">You can also sign up to make your own ofrenda.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"DayoftheDeadRitualProcessioninSanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>Day of the Dead Ritual Procession in San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2 \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a block away from the ofrendas in Potrero Del Sol Park, musicians, artists and culture keepers will march down 24th Street, with thousands of families gathering on the sidewalk to watch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organized by the community group El Collectivo del Rescate Cultural de La Mission — or Collective to Rescue the Mission’s Culture —ofrendas, cempasúchil and vendors selling handmade crafts fill up almost every block at this event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11894972\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11894972\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wear face paint and flowers in their hair and look at the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariah Cativo (left) and Lucy Molina pause for a portrait as they walk along 24th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District during a Dia de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 2, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And while some parts of the procession are quieter and solemn, there will be live bands, dance groups and lowriders moving through too, with performances all over the Mission District through the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The procession begins at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 on the corner of 22nd and Bryant Street, then moves to 24th Street, where marchers will stay until they reach Mission Street. At each main intersection, Aztec dancers leading the procession will pause to perform a ritual dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"DiadelosMuertosattheChildrensDiscoveryMuseumofSanJose\">\u003c/a>Día de los Muertos at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San José\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Nov. 1\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 1, the Children’s Discovery Museum in downtown San José will host a family-friendly Día de los Muertos event from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be storytelling for children, sand painting, performances by giant skeleton puppets and a procession that interacts with museum installations, including its mammoth skeleton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://14945.blackbaudhosting.com/14945/page.aspx?pid=196&tab=2&txobjid=196b56dd-e8aa-4160-bb0e-66cae3f3ed91\">Tickets are $18 for both adults and children.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tenderloin Street Fair’s Dia de Muertos Celebration, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Nov. 1\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Tenderloin district is throwing \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">a free family street fair on Nov. 1 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Día de los Muertos\u003c/a>, which will offer ofrendas, face painting, Aztec dance, live music and local vendors,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’ll also be a “kids zone” with lucha libre matches, bounce houses and a petting zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tickets are free, but you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">RSVP to receive a free screenprint from Evolved SF\u003c/a> when you arrive (while supplies last.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Baile de los Muertos at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 31\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Known for its annual exhibition of ofrendas that runs for most of November, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3z59YgdAD/\">MCCLA is also throwing a dance party\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s Mission District, a block away from 24th Mission BART station, on Oct. 31 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This “perreo fest” will also include plenty of different contests, including competitions for best costume and catrina. Entrance is $5 for ages 16 and up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63cb3cd8c3f4173105d0917a/t/68f179aa46ba0625b4da642f/1760655789718/DOTD+-+All+Events+-+IG.jpg\">MCCLA will be hosting other Día de los Muertos programming\u003c/a> throughout October and November.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Redwood City’s Día de los Muertos Celebration\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://casacirculocultural.org/adult-initiative/dia-de-los-muertos/\">The biggest Día de los Muertos celebration in San Mateo County\u003c/a> takes place this year in Redwood City’s Courthouse Square on Nov. 2 from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dance and musical performances will fill the square, with a special emphasis placed this year on the traditions from the Mexican state of Puebla. Volunteers at the face-painting booth will be painting traditional skull designs on guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Mateo County History Museum will also be open at this time and families can step inside to decorate sugar skulls and make their own papel picado decorations.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Healdsburg’s Día de los Muertos Celebration\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 26\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community group Corazón Healdsburg will host \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/974029314866436\">a Día de los Muertos celebration\u003c/a> in the city’s main plaza on Oct. 26 from noon to 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Families are welcome to bring photos of loved ones to add to the communal ofrenda. There will be plenty of live music, dance performances and face painting throughout the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Photos are placed on ofrendas: colorful handmade altars that hold the favorite food or drink of a late loved one, alongside carefully detailed sugar skulls and plenty of marigolds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to details of major events:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#OaklandDiadelosMuertosFestival\">Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#DayoftheDeadFestivalofAltarsinSanFrancisco\">Day of the Dead Festival of Altars in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#DayoftheDeadRitualProcessioninSanFrancisco\">Day of the Dead Ritual Procession in San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Thanks to the Bay Area’s large Latino diaspora, there are multiple community celebrations for Día de los Muertos held across the region that are family-friendly and open to all — including those who are just starting to learn more about this tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that some events are high-energy celebrations with spaces for dancing and socializing, while others are more solemn occasions that include traditional blessings and spoken word.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"OaklandDiadelosMuertosFestival\">\u003c/a>Oakland Día de los Muertos Festival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In terms of attendance — and sheer scale of production — this is by far the biggest celebration for Día de los Muertos in the Bay Area. On Sunday, Nov. 2, nine blocks along International Boulevard in the city’s Fruitvale neighborhood will fill up with giant ofrendas created by local artists, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001199/the-provocative-and-flamboyant-origins-of-lowriding\">lowriders\u003c/a>, live music stages and dozens of booths from community groups as well as local government agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, \u003ca href=\"https://diaoakland.com/\">Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival\u003c/a> is known to be a place to dance to live banda for hours and reunite with friends you haven’t seen in years — as well as being an event that firmly defends public spaces for immigrant families. This year’s theme is “Aquí Estamos y No Nos Vamos”: “We are here and we are not leaving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1995px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060282\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1995\" height=\"998\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo.jpg 1995w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Dia_photo-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival on International Blvd.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"DayoftheDeadFestivalofAltarsinSanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>Day of the Dead Festival of Altars in San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more than 20 years, families have gathered in San Francisco’s Potrero Del Sol Park to install intricately decorated large-scale ofrendas. While honoring loved ones, many of these also address larger political and social questions — like the federal government’s immigration policy or Israel’s invasion of Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11894973\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11894973\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A collage of photos with pink, green, and yellow paper flowers stands next a small mortar that carries burning sage. A few candles are nearby.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52341_022_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An altar made by the Young Women’s Freedom Center for people lost to police brutality and gender violence, as well as people who passed through the program, at a Dia de los Muertos celebration in San Francisco’s Mission District on Nov. 2, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Installations will take place from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 2. You can enter the park through any entrance and walk through the space to observe the ofrendas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At noon, there will be a ceremony, and at 5 p.m., musical performances and poetry readings will begin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dayofthedeadsf.org/festival-of-altars/#honorsection\">You can also sign up to make your own ofrenda.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"DayoftheDeadRitualProcessioninSanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>Day of the Dead Ritual Procession in San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2 \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a block away from the ofrendas in Potrero Del Sol Park, musicians, artists and culture keepers will march down 24th Street, with thousands of families gathering on the sidewalk to watch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organized by the community group El Collectivo del Rescate Cultural de La Mission — or Collective to Rescue the Mission’s Culture —ofrendas, cempasúchil and vendors selling handmade crafts fill up almost every block at this event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11894972\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11894972\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wear face paint and flowers in their hair and look at the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/RS52357_037_SanFrancisco_DiadelosMuertos_11022021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariah Cativo (left) and Lucy Molina pause for a portrait as they walk along 24th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District during a Dia de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 2, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And while some parts of the procession are quieter and solemn, there will be live bands, dance groups and lowriders moving through too, with performances all over the Mission District through the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The procession begins at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 on the corner of 22nd and Bryant Street, then moves to 24th Street, where marchers will stay until they reach Mission Street. At each main intersection, Aztec dancers leading the procession will pause to perform a ritual dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"DiadelosMuertosattheChildrensDiscoveryMuseumofSanJose\">\u003c/a>Día de los Muertos at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San José\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Nov. 1\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 1, the Children’s Discovery Museum in downtown San José will host a family-friendly Día de los Muertos event from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be storytelling for children, sand painting, performances by giant skeleton puppets and a procession that interacts with museum installations, including its mammoth skeleton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://14945.blackbaudhosting.com/14945/page.aspx?pid=196&tab=2&txobjid=196b56dd-e8aa-4160-bb0e-66cae3f3ed91\">Tickets are $18 for both adults and children.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tenderloin Street Fair’s Dia de Muertos Celebration, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Nov. 1\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Tenderloin district is throwing \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">a free family street fair on Nov. 1 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Día de los Muertos\u003c/a>, which will offer ofrendas, face painting, Aztec dance, live music and local vendors,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’ll also be a “kids zone” with lucha libre matches, bounce houses and a petting zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tickets are free, but you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenderloin-street-fair-presents-dia-de-muertos-celebration-2025-tickets-1712459505479?aff=oddtdtcreator\">RSVP to receive a free screenprint from Evolved SF\u003c/a> when you arrive (while supplies last.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Baile de los Muertos at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 31\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Known for its annual exhibition of ofrendas that runs for most of November, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3z59YgdAD/\">MCCLA is also throwing a dance party\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s Mission District, a block away from 24th Mission BART station, on Oct. 31 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This “perreo fest” will also include plenty of different contests, including competitions for best costume and catrina. 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The aquarium’s goal is $1.3 million. )\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Pleasanton resident Stephanie Haller settled in for a showing of \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/arts/tag/taylor-swift\">Taylor Swift’s\u003c/a> new movie, she didn’t expect to get hit with a wave of nostalgia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The movie featured behind-the-scenes footage of Swift directing a music video for a song off \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko70cExuzZM&list=RDko70cExuzZM&start_radio=1&pp=ygUWdGhlIGxpZmUgb2YgYSBzaG93Z2lybKAHAQ%3D%3D\">her new album \u003cem>The Life of a Showgirl\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, all while donning \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y7aKqgNMbpk\">a vintage otter T-shirt\u003c/a> from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a born-and-raised Bay Area kid, Haller immediately recognized the shirt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was taken back to the ’90s,” Haller said. “I’m pretty sure I had that shirt originally. I had to ask my mom, actually, and be like, ‘Did I have that?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans online became enamored with the shirt featuring an \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DPXzZ6zAJGU/\">illustration\u003c/a> of two otters floating in the water side-by-side, especially since it ties into Swift’s personal love for the animal, shared by her fiancé and Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All I use the Internet for is sourdough and when Travis sends videos of otters on his Instagram,” she recently said on \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eZH1orsrfJw\">Kelce’s podcast\u003c/a>\u003cem>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/whattaylorwears/status/1974241581898060082?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the viral shirt has a special connection in the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We also heard from a couple of friends that here, in some of the local movie theaters, people actually cheered when they saw that it was an aquarium shirt,” said Liz MacDonald, the director of content strategy at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MacDonald said after the movie premiered on Oct. 3, the aquarium started receiving a plethora of fan messages alerting them about Swift’s shirt and saw “a wave of $13 donations.” 13 is Swift’s favorite number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There definitely were some folks who were like, ‘Huh, what’s up with this?’” MacDonald said of the $13 donations. “But we do have enough Swifties on the team.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amid all of the love, MacDonald knew that Monterey Bay Aquarium had to find the shirt.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A scramble for otters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The movie — which earned \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-movie-33-million-box-office/\">$34 million\u003c/a> at the domestic box office — sparked a search for the artwork almost immediately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest hurdle, MacDonald said, was that the shirt was made in 1993 and the aquarium didn’t have the digital files to “pull up right away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It became sort of a huge team effort between both us at the aquarium and the Swifties online [who] were also doing a lot of their own sleuthing and pinging us about what they were finding,” she said. “Some of our long-term staff members were reaching out to former employees, former vendors. 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Eventually, he found the original invoices between the aquarium and the company that produced the shirt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company is now called \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/libertygraphicstees/\">Liberty Graphics\u003c/a>, based in Maine. Monterey Bay Aquarium successfully got in contact with them two days later, on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inspired by this search, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Liberty Graphics will be issuing a reprint of the otter T-shirts. MacDonald emphasized \u003ca href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/stories/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-an-easter-egg-hunt?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=organic_post&utm_campaign=otter_shirt&utm_term=&utm_content=_316\">the eco-friendly nature\u003c/a> of the shirts, which will use “water-based ink” and “100% cotton materials” that won’t “shed microplastics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A persons wrists wear eight different bracelets with letters and bright beads on them. The person also holds a carribeaner with dozens more bracelets.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan shows off her carabiner of friendship bracelets to trade while waiting in line for merch before seeing “Taylor Swift The Eras Tour” at AMC Kabuki in Japantown, San Francisco, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The way that these shirts are produced is also intended to be really long-lasting,” she said. “A lot of times when we talk about fast fashion, there are things that are produced very quickly that go in and out of style very quickly. And they kind of start to fall apart and can’t even be worn after a couple times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an opportunity, she said, for people to “think about how clothing is made.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shirts will be part of a campaign to support the \u003ca href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/sea-otter-program-timeline\">Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sea Otter Program\u003c/a>. Fans would have to donate $65.13 or more to the campaign to get the option to receive the shirt.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An important species\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s sea otters were nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1229808022/california-sea-otters-nearly-went-extinct-now-theyre-rescuing-their-coastal-habi\">hunted\u003c/a> to the brink of extinction in the 1800s due to a booming fur trade. In fact, they were considered to be extinct entirely until 1938, when around \u003ca href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/sea-otter\">50 sea otters \u003c/a>were found off the coast of Big Sur.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Restoration efforts have allowed sea otters to make something of a comeback, with many of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052889/healthy-otters-lead-to-a-happy-ecosystem-in-monterey-countys-elkhorn-slough\">California’s sea otters gathering at Elkhorn Slough\u003c/a>, a body of water between Santa Cruz and Monterey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sea otters are still considered an \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://iucn.org/sites/default/files/import/downloads/sea_otter_factsheet_29_07_2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://iucn.org/sites/default/files/import/downloads/sea_otter_factsheet_29_07_2011.pdf\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">endangered\u003c/a> species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with around \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/sea-otter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/sea-otter\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">3,000 southern sea otters in California\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12052889 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/9_Opt2-2000x1388.jpeg']“They’re a really important species,” MacDonald said. “They really help make kelp forests a healthier, more resilient forest. And that provides habitat to hundreds of other species of fish and invertebrates. It also really helps the coastline because when you have a healthy kelp forest off the coast, that’s protecting the coastline from storm surges.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sea otters are protected by federal law, which was established in the early ’70s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, those rules may be subject to change, as the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059633/proposed-change-to-endangered-species-act-threatens-californias-sea-otter-haven\">proposes a change\u003c/a> to the Endangered Species Act that would make it so that destroying an animal’s natural habitat would not be considered committing “harm” to the species. This would allow for things like mining, drilling and tree cutting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The support for the aquarium work sparked by the otter shirt was “probably the best part of this whole thing,” MacDonald said, especially since the aquarium had been taking care of baby sea otters before it even fully opened its doors in 1984. “The attention it’s bringing to sea otters and the aquarium’s work, restoring and recovering the southern sea otter as a species.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>But the viral shirt has a special connection in the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We also heard from a couple of friends that here, in some of the local movie theaters, people actually cheered when they saw that it was an aquarium shirt,” said Liz MacDonald, the director of content strategy at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MacDonald said after the movie premiered on Oct. 3, the aquarium started receiving a plethora of fan messages alerting them about Swift’s shirt and saw “a wave of $13 donations.” 13 is Swift’s favorite number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There definitely were some folks who were like, ‘Huh, what’s up with this?’” MacDonald said of the $13 donations. “But we do have enough Swifties on the team.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amid all of the love, MacDonald knew that Monterey Bay Aquarium had to find the shirt.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A scramble for otters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The movie — which earned \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-movie-33-million-box-office/\">$34 million\u003c/a> at the domestic box office — sparked a search for the artwork almost immediately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest hurdle, MacDonald said, was that the shirt was made in 1993 and the aquarium didn’t have the digital files to “pull up right away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It became sort of a huge team effort between both us at the aquarium and the Swifties online [who] were also doing a lot of their own sleuthing and pinging us about what they were finding,” she said. “Some of our long-term staff members were reaching out to former employees, former vendors. It really was anyone at the aquarium who had a lead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12050890\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12050890 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250804-BC-BIODIVERSITY-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Sea otter on a beach\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250804-BC-BIODIVERSITY-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250804-BC-BIODIVERSITY-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250804-BC-BIODIVERSITY-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A surrogate-reared otter, No. 696, is released back to the wild as part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sea Otter Research and Conservation study. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>MacDonald said the aquarium’s art director started going through physical file boxes to find leads on the artwork. Eventually, he found the original invoices between the aquarium and the company that produced the shirt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company is now called \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/libertygraphicstees/\">Liberty Graphics\u003c/a>, based in Maine. Monterey Bay Aquarium successfully got in contact with them two days later, on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inspired by this search, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Liberty Graphics will be issuing a reprint of the otter T-shirts. MacDonald emphasized \u003ca href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/stories/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-an-easter-egg-hunt?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=organic_post&utm_campaign=otter_shirt&utm_term=&utm_content=_316\">the eco-friendly nature\u003c/a> of the shirts, which will use “water-based ink” and “100% cotton materials” that won’t “shed microplastics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A persons wrists wear eight different bracelets with letters and bright beads on them. The person also holds a carribeaner with dozens more bracelets.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/20231013-Swifties-008-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan shows off her carabiner of friendship bracelets to trade while waiting in line for merch before seeing “Taylor Swift The Eras Tour” at AMC Kabuki in Japantown, San Francisco, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The way that these shirts are produced is also intended to be really long-lasting,” she said. “A lot of times when we talk about fast fashion, there are things that are produced very quickly that go in and out of style very quickly. And they kind of start to fall apart and can’t even be worn after a couple times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an opportunity, she said, for people to “think about how clothing is made.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shirts will be part of a campaign to support the \u003ca href=\"https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/sea-otter-program-timeline\">Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sea Otter Program\u003c/a>. Fans would have to donate $65.13 or more to the campaign to get the option to receive the shirt.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An important species\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s sea otters were nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1229808022/california-sea-otters-nearly-went-extinct-now-theyre-rescuing-their-coastal-habi\">hunted\u003c/a> to the brink of extinction in the 1800s due to a booming fur trade. 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"content": "\u003cp>The Lorde has risen, and she’s coming to Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/events/lorde-251019\">Greek Theatre\u003c/a> for one night on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pop star — best known for her raw, poetic ballads — is visiting the Bay Area on the Ultrasound Tour, which centers on her latest album \u003cem>Virgin\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Virgin \u003c/em>is Lorde’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/g-s1-74782/lorde-virgin-review\">most uninhibited work yet\u003c/a>, exploring the artist’s relationship to\u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lorde-body-image-issues-1235960209/\"> identity, gender and her body\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This album is a byproduct of that process of fully coming into my body and feeling the fullness of my power,” Lorde said \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentjournal.com/2025/05/the-magic-lives-close-to-the-edge-lorde-and-artist-martine-syms-on-the-beauty-of-the-self/\">in a recent interview\u003c/a>. “I’m not hiding from myself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you got tickets to this sold-out date on the Ultrasound Tour, they were likely \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/lorde/comments/1kno4d1/concert_ticket_megathread_share_your_gripes_and/\">hard-won\u003c/a>, especially considering the often-\u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ftc-sues-live-nation-ticketmaster-scalpers-1235430610/\">chaotic state\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/concert-tickets-arent-expensive-enough-actually-says-live-nation-ceo/\">concert ticket acquisition\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So you can just enjoy the music and not worry about logistics, keep reading for our guide to how to navigate the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, including the bag policy, parking and public transportation options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhattimeistheLordeUltrasoundshowonSunday\">What time is the Lorde Ultrasound show on Sunday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WherecanIfindparkingneartheGreekTheatre\">Where can I find parking near the Greek Theatre?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhatcantIbringintothevenue\">What can’t I bring into the venue?\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#CanIstillgetLordeUltrasoundticketsfortheBerkeleyshow\">Can I still get Lorde Ultrasound tickets for the Berkeley show?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What should I expect from a Lorde show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If this is your first Lorde show, or first concert ever, in this reporter’s humble opinion, you’re in for a very powerful performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there will be some excellent production and a few backup dancers, the real main attraction will be Lorde and her voice. Lorde throws herself into her performances, strutting on stage and cracking smiles during her most beloved choruses that the audience will be \u003cem>screaming \u003c/em>along to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonyhaynes9/video/7529668736639323414\" data-video-id=\"7529668736639323414\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@anthonyhaynes9\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonyhaynes9?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@anthonyhaynes9\u003c/a>\u003ca title=\"♬ David - Lorde\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/David-7520211959529179137?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ David – Lorde\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, Lorde is clearly having a good time during her shows, and this reporter thinks you should consider embracing that unbridled energy, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Ultrasound Tour will center around \u003cem>Virgin\u003c/em>, new and veteran fans can be assured that Lorde will be playing the hits from \u003cem>Melodrama \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Pure Heroine\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@noellemcdye/video/7552555166390668565\" data-video-id=\"7552555166390668565\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@noellemcdye\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@noellemcdye?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@noellemcdye\u003c/a> i’m obsessed🩻🩻🩻🩻 stay tuned for the outfit \u003ca title=\"lorde\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lorde?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#lorde\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Green Light - Lorde\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Green-Light-222446812845273088?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Green Light – Lorde\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even though her third album, \u003cem>Solar Power, \u003c/em>is a bit of an unloved child in the Lorde fandom, a few of those songs will make it through, too. If you don’t mind spoilers, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/lists/lorde-setlist-ultrasound-world-tour-songs-night-1/\">check out the entire Ultrasound set on \u003cem>Billboard’s website, \u003c/em>\u003c/a>although the setlist is always \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/lorde/comments/1njy3b2/ultrasound_tour_setlist/\">subject to change\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no real dress code for a Lorde concert, but many fans choose to embrace the artist’s own minimalist style of a plain white tee and jeans. Bonus points if you cut out \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7pE8AG1jjE\">ribs\u003c/a> in the back of the shirt. Alternatively, you can pick up \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DOt80ErjnH8/?hl=en&img_index=2\">merch at the concert itself\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhattimeistheLordeUltrasoundshowonSunday\">\u003c/a>What time is the Lorde show in Berkeley?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Doors are \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/events/lorde-251019\">slated to open\u003c/a> at 4:30 p.m., with the show starting at 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Lorde has two opening acts lined up for her Berkeley stop, The Japanese House and Empress Of, so she’ll likely arrive on stage closer to 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ultrasound show is around \u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/lorde-ultrasound-2025-tour-tickets-141727866.html\">two hours long\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhatcantIbringintothevenue\">\u003c/a>What is the bag policy at the Greek?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unlike some larger stadium venues, the Greek Theatre does allow you to bring a small personal bag and backpacks (and there are no specific dimension requirements, a representative for the venue confirmed to KQED by email). You \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/faq/\">can also bring\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Personal seat cushions (no legs)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small blankets under 40” x 60”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small food items (there is also \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/RESMap_MASTER_2025.v2.png\">food available at the theater\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sealed water bottles and empty refillable bottles (there are water refill stations in the theater)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12059663\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/faq/\">cannot bring items\u003c/a> like:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Structured stadium chairs and lawn furniture\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Strollers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Large backpacks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Flags\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tobacco products\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcohol\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Large banners or posters\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pets (excepting service animals)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There is \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/faq/\">no coat check\u003c/a> at the Greek Theater, so plan accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the weather be like in Berkeley?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Greek Theatre is \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/\">an open venue\u003c/a>, meaning it is exposed to the sky like an amphitheater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So you should keep your \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.86988000000008&lon=-122.27053999999998\">eye on the forecast\u003c/a> before going, and expect chilly October temperatures in the evening. The venue itself encourages fans to layer up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Greek’s website, the show will continue \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/faq/\">“rain or shine.”\u003c/a> And while their bag policy said you can’t bring umbrellas, you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> wear a waterproof poncho.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WherecanIfindparkingneartheGreekTheatre\">\u003c/a>What should I know about parking at the Greek Theatre for the Lorde show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parking at the Greek Theatre will be difficult, and \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">the venue “highly” recommends\u003c/a> the use of public transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are limited parking spots around the theater, so make sure you arrive early if you’re determined to drive.[aside postID=news_12052690 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20241204-BART-JY-023_qed.jpg']The two closest parking lots to the theater are \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lower+Hearst+Parking+Structure,+2451+Hearst+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94709/@37.8757097,-122.2577096,127m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80857c210bb41b1b:0x2a15b3fe4c02b880!8m2!3d37.8751922!4d-122.2614698!16s%2Fg%2F12hkr37x6?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Lower Hearst\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/2701+Hearst+Ave+Upper+Hearst+Parking+Structure,+Berkeley,+CA+94709/@37.8757097,-122.2571624,127m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80857c23a1428b99:0x65311ec13ec2a7e0!8m2!3d37.8757097!4d-122.2571624!16s%2Fg%2F12hp6vpzq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Upper Hearst\u003c/a>, both of which don’t open until 5 p.m., according to \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">the venue’s website\u003c/a>. There is accessible parking available in the Upper Hearst lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=17p2WVqgjYvDBX5kql3qgM036TkzfVs8&ll=37.86722259999998%2C-122.2594535&z=16\">parking locations \u003c/a>include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The Telegraph/Channing Garage (2450 Durant Ave.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Underground parking (2580 Bancroft Way and 2308 Bowditch St.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Oxford Parking Garage (Oxford Street between Allston Way & Kittredge Street)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Standard parking (2020 Kittredge St.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also check out \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/destination/oakland/berkeley-parking\">third-party parking websites like SpotHero\u003c/a> if you’d like to buy a spot ahead of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the venue \u003ca href=\"https://app.hive.co/email/489263/view/public?hash=9507b07cfde40b2\">warns\u003c/a> that “Stubhub or third-party parking passes are not valid and we can’t assist in any refunds or facilitating communications with these companies, unfortunately.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the best way to take public transit to the Ultrasound show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">plan your trip using BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.511.org/\">use 511\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">closest BART station\u003c/a> to the Greek Theatre is the Downtown Berkeley stop, located at Center and Shattuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11932691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/BART-train-san-francisco-background.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train stops at an above ground station with San Francisco looming in the background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/BART-train-san-francisco-background.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/BART-train-san-francisco-background-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/BART-train-san-francisco-background-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/BART-train-san-francisco-background-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/BART-train-san-francisco-background-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train pulls away from the Rockridge station on Aug. 2, 2013, in Oakland, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">See the Greek Theatre’s advice for connecting \u003c/a>between BART and AC transit to reach the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The theater is part of UC Berkeley, so a walkable campus surrounds it and is about a 25-minute trek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">bike racks\u003c/a> in front of the theater, if you want to bike to the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about accessibility for the Lorde show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There is accessible parking available \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">a block away from the Greek Theatre\u003c/a> in Upper Hearst, which is at the corner of Hearst Ave and Gayley Road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Please note that there is a curbside drop-off area on Gayley Road just north of the Greek Theatre entrance for passengers with mobility disabilities who prefer to minimize the travel distance to the Greek Theatre,” the website reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The venue also \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/ada-accessibility/\">encourages\u003c/a> people to reach out directly to “make requests for special accommodations or needs for any event at any venue we present.” You can reach out through 1-510-548-3010 or email contact@anotherplanetent.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"CanIstillgetLordeUltrasoundticketsfortheBerkeleyshow\">\u003c/a>Can I still get tickets for Lorde’s Berkeley show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sorry: According to Ticketmaster, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/lorde-berkeley-california-10-19-2025/event/1C0062A7A2B12817\">the show is sold out\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could try your luck with resale websites like \u003ca href=\"https://www.stubhub.com/lorde-berkeley-tickets-10-19-2025/event/158207355/\">StubHub\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/lorde-tickets/berkeley-california-the-greek-theatre-at-u-c-berkeley-2025-10-19-6-pm/concert/17514929\">SeatGeek\u003c/a>, with the costs starting at a cool $339.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans also often try to sell or trade tickets on social media, and sometimes this method does work out. However, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11956083/taylor-swift-levis-stadium-eras-santa-clara-tickets#taylorswifttickets\">Better Business Bureau issued a warning\u003c/a> about resale scams during Taylor Swift’s \u003cem>Eras \u003c/em>tour, with many people discovering after sending the money through apps like Venmo or Zelle that these “tickets” never existed. So, check out the person’s profile and their past posting history to see if it seems real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you do choose to buy a resale, use your credit card, the BBB said. This at least provides some protection for you if the deal was fake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you got tickets to this sold-out date on the Ultrasound Tour, they were likely \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/lorde/comments/1kno4d1/concert_ticket_megathread_share_your_gripes_and/\">hard-won\u003c/a>, especially considering the often-\u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ftc-sues-live-nation-ticketmaster-scalpers-1235430610/\">chaotic state\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/concert-tickets-arent-expensive-enough-actually-says-live-nation-ceo/\">concert ticket acquisition\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So you can just enjoy the music and not worry about logistics, keep reading for our guide to how to navigate the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, including the bag policy, parking and public transportation options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhattimeistheLordeUltrasoundshowonSunday\">What time is the Lorde Ultrasound show on Sunday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WherecanIfindparkingneartheGreekTheatre\">Where can I find parking near the Greek Theatre?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhatcantIbringintothevenue\">What can’t I bring into the venue?\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#CanIstillgetLordeUltrasoundticketsfortheBerkeleyshow\">Can I still get Lorde Ultrasound tickets for the Berkeley show?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What should I expect from a Lorde show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If this is your first Lorde show, or first concert ever, in this reporter’s humble opinion, you’re in for a very powerful performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there will be some excellent production and a few backup dancers, the real main attraction will be Lorde and her voice. Lorde throws herself into her performances, strutting on stage and cracking smiles during her most beloved choruses that the audience will be \u003cem>screaming \u003c/em>along to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonyhaynes9/video/7529668736639323414\" data-video-id=\"7529668736639323414\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@anthonyhaynes9\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonyhaynes9?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@anthonyhaynes9\u003c/a>\u003ca title=\"♬ David - Lorde\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/David-7520211959529179137?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ David – Lorde\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, Lorde is clearly having a good time during her shows, and this reporter thinks you should consider embracing that unbridled energy, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Ultrasound Tour will center around \u003cem>Virgin\u003c/em>, new and veteran fans can be assured that Lorde will be playing the hits from \u003cem>Melodrama \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Pure Heroine\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@noellemcdye/video/7552555166390668565\" data-video-id=\"7552555166390668565\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@noellemcdye\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@noellemcdye?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@noellemcdye\u003c/a> i’m obsessed🩻🩻🩻🩻 stay tuned for the outfit \u003ca title=\"lorde\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lorde?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#lorde\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ Green Light - Lorde\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/Green-Light-222446812845273088?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ Green Light – Lorde\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even though her third album, \u003cem>Solar Power, \u003c/em>is a bit of an unloved child in the Lorde fandom, a few of those songs will make it through, too. If you don’t mind spoilers, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/lists/lorde-setlist-ultrasound-world-tour-songs-night-1/\">check out the entire Ultrasound set on \u003cem>Billboard’s website, \u003c/em>\u003c/a>although the setlist is always \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/lorde/comments/1njy3b2/ultrasound_tour_setlist/\">subject to change\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no real dress code for a Lorde concert, but many fans choose to embrace the artist’s own minimalist style of a plain white tee and jeans. Bonus points if you cut out \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7pE8AG1jjE\">ribs\u003c/a> in the back of the shirt. Alternatively, you can pick up \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DOt80ErjnH8/?hl=en&img_index=2\">merch at the concert itself\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhattimeistheLordeUltrasoundshowonSunday\">\u003c/a>What time is the Lorde show in Berkeley?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Doors are \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/events/lorde-251019\">slated to open\u003c/a> at 4:30 p.m., with the show starting at 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Lorde has two opening acts lined up for her Berkeley stop, The Japanese House and Empress Of, so she’ll likely arrive on stage closer to 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ultrasound show is around \u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/lorde-ultrasound-2025-tour-tickets-141727866.html\">two hours long\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhatcantIbringintothevenue\">\u003c/a>What is the bag policy at the Greek?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unlike some larger stadium venues, the Greek Theatre does allow you to bring a small personal bag and backpacks (and there are no specific dimension requirements, a representative for the venue confirmed to KQED by email). You \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/faq/\">can also bring\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Personal seat cushions (no legs)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small blankets under 40” x 60”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Small food items (there is also \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/RESMap_MASTER_2025.v2.png\">food available at the theater\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sealed water bottles and empty refillable bottles (there are water refill stations in the theater)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12059663\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GreekTheatreLF-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/faq/\">cannot bring items\u003c/a> like:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Structured stadium chairs and lawn furniture\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Strollers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Large backpacks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Flags\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tobacco products\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcohol\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Large banners or posters\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pets (excepting service animals)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There is \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/faq/\">no coat check\u003c/a> at the Greek Theater, so plan accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the weather be like in Berkeley?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Greek Theatre is \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/\">an open venue\u003c/a>, meaning it is exposed to the sky like an amphitheater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So you should keep your \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.86988000000008&lon=-122.27053999999998\">eye on the forecast\u003c/a> before going, and expect chilly October temperatures in the evening. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The two closest parking lots to the theater are \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lower+Hearst+Parking+Structure,+2451+Hearst+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94709/@37.8757097,-122.2577096,127m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80857c210bb41b1b:0x2a15b3fe4c02b880!8m2!3d37.8751922!4d-122.2614698!16s%2Fg%2F12hkr37x6?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Lower Hearst\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/2701+Hearst+Ave+Upper+Hearst+Parking+Structure,+Berkeley,+CA+94709/@37.8757097,-122.2571624,127m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80857c23a1428b99:0x65311ec13ec2a7e0!8m2!3d37.8757097!4d-122.2571624!16s%2Fg%2F12hp6vpzq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Upper Hearst\u003c/a>, both of which don’t open until 5 p.m., according to \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">the venue’s website\u003c/a>. There is accessible parking available in the Upper Hearst lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=17p2WVqgjYvDBX5kql3qgM036TkzfVs8&ll=37.86722259999998%2C-122.2594535&z=16\">parking locations \u003c/a>include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The Telegraph/Channing Garage (2450 Durant Ave.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Underground parking (2580 Bancroft Way and 2308 Bowditch St.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Oxford Parking Garage (Oxford Street between Allston Way & Kittredge Street)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Standard parking (2020 Kittredge St.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also check out \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/destination/oakland/berkeley-parking\">third-party parking websites like SpotHero\u003c/a> if you’d like to buy a spot ahead of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the venue \u003ca href=\"https://app.hive.co/email/489263/view/public?hash=9507b07cfde40b2\">warns\u003c/a> that “Stubhub or third-party parking passes are not valid and we can’t assist in any refunds or facilitating communications with these companies, unfortunately.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the best way to take public transit to the Ultrasound show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">plan your trip using BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.511.org/\">use 511\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/venue-info/parking-and-directions/\">closest BART station\u003c/a> to the Greek Theatre is the Downtown Berkeley stop, located at Center and Shattuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11932691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/BART-train-san-francisco-background.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train stops at an above ground station with San Francisco looming in the background\" width=\"1920\" 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\u003ca href=\"https://thegreekberkeley.com/ada-accessibility/\">encourages\u003c/a> people to reach out directly to “make requests for special accommodations or needs for any event at any venue we present.” You can reach out through 1-510-548-3010 or email contact@anotherplanetent.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"CanIstillgetLordeUltrasoundticketsfortheBerkeleyshow\">\u003c/a>Can I still get tickets for Lorde’s Berkeley show?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sorry: According to Ticketmaster, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/lorde-berkeley-california-10-19-2025/event/1C0062A7A2B12817\">the show is sold out\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could try your luck with resale websites like \u003ca href=\"https://www.stubhub.com/lorde-berkeley-tickets-10-19-2025/event/158207355/\">StubHub\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/lorde-tickets/berkeley-california-the-greek-theatre-at-u-c-berkeley-2025-10-19-6-pm/concert/17514929\">SeatGeek\u003c/a>, with the costs starting at a cool 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