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We were able to acknowledge our firefighters [with this design] and do it in a very positive and fun way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also going to be completely dismantled shortly after the float’s big day on New Year’s morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I tell people it’s the biggest piñata you’ll ever build, that] needs to last for a day,” Kulhavy said. “We tear it down every year! The Rose Parade is the Olympics of float building.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the only parts not scrapped or sold off each year are the float’s engine and chassis. 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He pointed to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/06/us/fbi-agent-can-be-charged-in-idaho-siege-court-rules.html\">2001 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision\u003c/a> that allowed the case of a federal sniper who killed a woman during the 1992 Ruby Ridge, Idaho, standoff to go to trial.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It basically says that a federal officer can be criminally prosecuted for unreasonable actions,” Chemerinsky said. “Federal officers, by virtue of being federal officers, do not get immunity from all state civil and criminal laws.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Marvel, president of an organization that represents California police unions, said the law will make life harder for local cops and county sheriffs’ deputies. The organizations that represent police chiefs, sheriffs, agents in the Attorney General’s office and California Highway Patrol officers opposed the law, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the state has put us in a tenuous position with this battle they’re having with the Trump administration,” said Marvel of the Peace Officers Research Association of California. “We don’t want to be in the middle of this fight. But unfortunately, (with) the desire for higher name recognition and elections in 2026, they decided to create things that are much more political and not geared toward legitimate public safety issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marvel said another drawback of the law is giving “a false sense of hope to the immigrant community in California” that the law will force federal agents to leave the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles County supervisors have also \u003ca href=\"https://boyleheightsbeat.com/ice-banned-from-wearing-masks-in-unincorporated-l-a-county/\">approved a local mask ban\u003c/a> on law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the county, a measure that will go into effect in mid-January, unless a court decision comes sooner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gonzalez noted that masks have played a significant role in recent California history. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A series of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/immigration\">immigration\u003c/a> raids across California in 2025 had one thing in common: Most of the federal agents detaining people wore \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058936/masking-bill-fuels-california-legal-battle-over-federal-immigration-agents\">masks over their faces\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, the state of California and its largest county will ban law enforcement officers from covering their faces, with a few exceptions, putting local and state police at odds with masked immigration agents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb627\">The state law\u003c/a> gives law enforcement officers a choice: If they cover their faces, they lose the ability to assert \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/qualified-immunity\">“qualified immunity,”\u003c/a> the doctrine that \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/mental-health/2025/04/mental-health-crisis-california-police-response/\">protects officers from individual liability\u003c/a> for their actions. That means they can be sued for assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest or malicious prosecution, and the law adds a clause that says the minimum penalty for committing those offenses while wearing a mask is $10,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, said the issue may not be as cut-and-dried as one or two Supreme Court cases. He pointed to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/06/us/fbi-agent-can-be-charged-in-idaho-siege-court-rules.html\">2001 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision\u003c/a> that allowed the case of a federal sniper who killed a woman during the 1992 Ruby Ridge, Idaho, standoff to go to trial.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It basically says that a federal officer can be criminally prosecuted for unreasonable actions,” Chemerinsky said. “Federal officers, by virtue of being federal officers, do not get immunity from all state civil and criminal laws.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Marvel, president of an organization that represents California police unions, said the law will make life harder for local cops and county sheriffs’ deputies. The organizations that represent police chiefs, sheriffs, agents in the Attorney General’s office and California Highway Patrol officers opposed the law, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the state has put us in a tenuous position with this battle they’re having with the Trump administration,” said Marvel of the Peace Officers Research Association of California. “We don’t want to be in the middle of this fight. But unfortunately, (with) the desire for higher name recognition and elections in 2026, they decided to create things that are much more political and not geared toward legitimate public safety issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marvel said another drawback of the law is giving “a false sense of hope to the immigrant community in California” that the law will force federal agents to leave the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles County supervisors have also \u003ca href=\"https://boyleheightsbeat.com/ice-banned-from-wearing-masks-in-unincorporated-l-a-county/\">approved a local mask ban\u003c/a> on law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the county, a measure that will go into effect in mid-January, unless a court decision comes sooner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gonzalez noted that masks have played a significant role in recent California history. First,, during the pandemic \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/06/gavin-newsom-face-masks-california/\">California temporarily made masks mandatory\u003c/a> in public and at work. Then, a couple of years later, a rush of smash-and-grab robberies were harder to solve because \u003ca href=\"https://abc7.com/post/los-angeles-northridge-smash-and-grab-surveillance-video/13396886/\">the suspects all wore masks\u003c/a>. Now, California finds itself in its third back-and-forth over face coverings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law provides exemptions for N-95 or medical-grade masks to prevent infection transmission, and permits undercover operatives to wear a mask.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is specifically aimed to federal agents because we gotta combat these kidnappings somehow,” Gonzalez said, “and this was our way in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/12/immigration-mask-ban-new-law/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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The Santa Lucia and Santa Cruz Mountains could also be especially hard hit, with up to three inches of rain predicted in both areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merchant said the system will mean significant flooding risk for much of the Bay, especially as days of rainfall saturate the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, the Russian River at Geyserville has reached minor flood conditions, and in Sonoma County, the fire department reported Sunday that it had made its \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sonomacountyfd/\">first flood rescue\u003c/a> of the season after a driver in Santa Rosa was forced onto the roof of their car amid rising waters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Further north, Redding experienced major flooding after Sunday’s rainfall. City officials issued warnings to avoid multiple major roadways, and urged people to stay home and avoid driving when possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Redding Mayor Mike Littau, a person who was stuck as water entered their vehicle died after calling 9-1-1 Sunday night. Littau said the person’s phone died while they were making the emergency call.[aside postID=news_11937204 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/GettyImages-2013486739-1020x765-1.jpg']A “Redding Police Officer swam out into the water, broke the windows and pulled the victim to shore,” he wrote on Facebook Monday, adding that first responders performed CPR but the person did not survive. Their cause of death is under investigation, according to Littau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the heavy rains that fell on Redding were from a narrow but very intense band of cumulus clouds, what he described as “a persistent convergence line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, this convergence line was able to squeeze out a lot of that moisture on a recurring narrow axis,” he said. “This axis was only about five or six miles wide. It was very localized, but it happened to run right through the city of Redding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fire crews near Placer County also had to make a storm-related rescue Sunday, after residents in a home along the South Yuba River were unable to leave due to river swelling. No injuries from that incident have been reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the East Bay is under a flood watch through Monday evening, and water has pooled on streets throughout San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service and local fire departments are warning that in the coming days, flood conditions will intensify, potentially forcing evacuations and blocking road access as people likely gear up for Christmas travel. Scott Corn, the assistant chief for CalFire’s Shasta Trinity Unit said people should use caution when they see pooling rainfall, which could be deeper and stronger than expected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really important for people to know that six inches of flowing water can knock you off your feet and a foot of that flowing water can float most of our vehicles that we have,” he told KQED. “Two feet of rushing water over a roadway, that’s almost a guarantee that you’re going to get swept off that roadway.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the threat of flooding, Merchant said the back-to-back storms will also feature intense winds, which could down trees and power lines, likely causing travel delays and power outages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strongest winds will blow through the Bay Tuesday night. Gusts along the coast could hit up to 80 miles per hour. Further inland, wind speeds will be around 40 miles per hour, though Merchant said some of the highest peaks in San Francisco could see 70 mile gusts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of midday Monday, the National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch for much of Northern California and the Central Coast, meaning sustained, high winds are possible. To prepare, people should secure loose items outdoors and adjust plans in order to avoid getting caught outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merchant said that watch could be upgraded to a warning, depending on how the storm system evolves throughout Monday. During a warning — which means sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening — the NWS recommends that people seek shelter, and if driving, slow down and keep both hands on the wheel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merchant warned people to avoid the coast, where gusts will be strongest and most dangerous, during both Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s wind events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the second storm coming through on Christmas Eve likely won’t bring quite as high wind speeds, it will bring a higher possibility of thunderstorms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11893627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348808528-scaled-e1635196576145.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11893627\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348808528-scaled-e1635196576145.jpg\" alt=\"Cars drive through flooded a section of Highway 101 on October 24, 2021 in Corte Madera, California.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars drive through flooded a section of Highway 101 on Oct. 24, 2021 in Corte Madera, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With just between a 15 and 25% chance we’ll hear rumbles of thunder or see flashes of lightning, the weather service said the likelihood of “potentially severe” storms is increasing as the forecast becomes clearer. Most likely, any that do occur would be embedded in the main rain bands coming through Wednesday night, though conditions could allow for some thunder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All together, the conditions could make for a dangerous holiday week, and officials are warning those traveling throughout the area to expect delays and prepare for hazardous conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be tough, these are going to be some really difficult times to be traveling,” said Merchant. “People need to give themselves plenty of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calfire assistant chief Corn said people should get to know their travel route before embarking, and continue checking for updates on flooding and road conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Don’t drive into the areas that are flooded … don’t take the chance,” he said. “As a minimum, you may incur damage to your vehicle. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>A “Redding Police Officer swam out into the water, broke the windows and pulled the victim to shore,” he wrote on Facebook Monday, adding that first responders performed CPR but the person did not survive. Their cause of death is under investigation, according to Littau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the heavy rains that fell on Redding were from a narrow but very intense band of cumulus clouds, what he described as “a persistent convergence line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, this convergence line was able to squeeze out a lot of that moisture on a recurring narrow axis,” he said. “This axis was only about five or six miles wide. 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Scott Corn, the assistant chief for CalFire’s Shasta Trinity Unit said people should use caution when they see pooling rainfall, which could be deeper and stronger than expected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really important for people to know that six inches of flowing water can knock you off your feet and a foot of that flowing water can float most of our vehicles that we have,” he told KQED. “Two feet of rushing water over a roadway, that’s almost a guarantee that you’re going to get swept off that roadway.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the threat of flooding, Merchant said the back-to-back storms will also feature intense winds, which could down trees and power lines, likely causing travel delays and power outages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strongest winds will blow through the Bay Tuesday night. Gusts along the coast could hit up to 80 miles per hour. Further inland, wind speeds will be around 40 miles per hour, though Merchant said some of the highest peaks in San Francisco could see 70 mile gusts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of midday Monday, the National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch for much of Northern California and the Central Coast, meaning sustained, high winds are possible. To prepare, people should secure loose items outdoors and adjust plans in order to avoid getting caught outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merchant said that watch could be upgraded to a warning, depending on how the storm system evolves throughout Monday. During a warning — which means sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening — the NWS recommends that people seek shelter, and if driving, slow down and keep both hands on the wheel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merchant warned people to avoid the coast, where gusts will be strongest and most dangerous, during both Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s wind events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the second storm coming through on Christmas Eve likely won’t bring quite as high wind speeds, it will bring a higher possibility of thunderstorms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11893627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348808528-scaled-e1635196576145.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11893627\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348808528-scaled-e1635196576145.jpg\" alt=\"Cars drive through flooded a section of Highway 101 on October 24, 2021 in Corte Madera, California.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars drive through flooded a section of Highway 101 on Oct. 24, 2021 in Corte Madera, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With just between a 15 and 25% chance we’ll hear rumbles of thunder or see flashes of lightning, the weather service said the likelihood of “potentially severe” storms is increasing as the forecast becomes clearer. Most likely, any that do occur would be embedded in the main rain bands coming through Wednesday night, though conditions could allow for some thunder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All together, the conditions could make for a dangerous holiday week, and officials are warning those traveling throughout the area to expect delays and prepare for hazardous conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be tough, these are going to be some really difficult times to be traveling,” said Merchant. “People need to give themselves plenty of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calfire assistant chief Corn said people should get to know their travel route before embarking, and continue checking for updates on flooding and road conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Don’t drive into the areas that are flooded … don’t take the chance,” he said. “As a minimum, you may incur damage to your vehicle. 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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/lake-tahoe\">Lake Tahoe\u003c/a> region is one of the most beautiful places on earth, especially in winter. It’s no wonder that so many of us in the Bay Area want to drive up there at this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you are planning on heading up to Tahoe this week or next to enjoy the snow, it’s important to stay up-to-date with the weather, as the National Weather Service issued a \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ072&warncounty=CAC017&firewxzone=CAZ272&local_place1=South%20Lake%20Tahoe%20CA&product1=Winter+Storm+Watch&lat=38.9481&lon=-119.968\">winter storm watch\u003c/a> expected to last through Friday morning that could affect your travel plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office says that areas at and above 8,000 feet — including at Donner Summit near the Donner Pass area of I-80 — up to 10 inches of snow could accumulate on Monday alone. The NWS is also forecasting gusts of ridgetop wind up to 100 miles per hour and 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulation at lake level and 2 to 4 feet at high elevations by Friday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most importantly, the NWS is warning that now through Tuesday afternoon is the best window for safe travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://x.com/NWSSacramento/status/2003169874047275083\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This type of weather can increase the chances of slick and snow-covered roads, \u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">chain control \u003c/a>and downed tree branches. Conditions like these in the Sierra have not only frequently caused travel delays and road closures in the past but also impacted operations at Tahoe ski resorts (for example, high winds causing lift closures.) After heavy snowfall, it may also take many hours for roads to be plowed and for \u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">chain control to be lifted\u003c/a>, making travel potentially slow and difficult even after an active storm window has passed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to \u003ca href=\"#snowroadclosures\">where to find the up-to-date snow forecasts and road closures\u003c/a> in Tahoe, \u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">details on chain control\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"#canceltahoe\">advice for canceling or rescheduling a Tahoe trip.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937340\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11937340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Snow blanked road with a Hazardous Conditions Ahead sign.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow blankets South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 8, 2022, with a winter storm warning in effect for Lake Tahoe and the Nevada mountains. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even without weather events like this in the forecast, traveling in the mountains of Tahoe in winter is a serious business at the best of times — especially if you’ve never lived somewhere with frequent snowfall and don’t have a ton of experience with winter driving just yet. And nobody wants their trip marked by delays, car trouble, road closures or even a serious accident on these winter roads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to drive to the Lake Tahoe region this winter — \u003cem>after\u003c/em> this latest storm, that is — and want to make sure you’re as prepared as possible for a safe journey, keep reading for our guide on what to know about traveling to Tahoe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#snowroadclosures\">Most accurate ways to monitor snow forecasts and road closures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#canceltahoe\">When should I cancel my Tahoe trip?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">Does chain control apply to me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#rentalcarchains\">What to know about rental cars and chains in Tahoe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#safetodrivetahoe\">How to be a safer driver on winter mountain roads\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Why it’s so important to know how to drive safely to Tahoe\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips\">Caltrans’ own winter driving guidance\u003c/a> articulates just how variable winter mountain driving can be, noting that it can be “a pleasant adventure or it can be frustrating, tiring and sometimes even hazardous.” This is not an exaggeration, and driving to and around Tahoe during the winter should always be something you truly come prepared for, rather than hoping for the best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most folks in the Tahoe region completely understand why people from out of town want to visit this beautiful part of California in winter, says Steve Nelson, public information officer for Caltrans District 3, which covers the region. But “the No. 1 problem by far,” he says, “is that motorists head out the door without being prepared for the conditions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937339\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11937339 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A mostly white photo, of a two-lane road covered in white and gray snow, penned in by snowy embankments on both sides with conifers, and an orange truck with bright yellow headlights clearing the road on the left side, facing the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A snowplow is seen as snow blankets Route 237 in Stateline, Nevada, on Nov. 8, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And a storm in the Tahoe area is no joke, especially on roads at such high elevation — well over 7,000 feet on both the Donner Pass on Interstate 80 and Echo Summit on Highway 50. “And when you’re talking about 4 to 6 feet of snow, and people that have never driven in it before, it can get pretty, pretty gnarly,” says Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"snowroadclosures\">\u003c/a>How to check the weather and road conditions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Weather predictions can evolve and change on a dime, and a storm can suddenly switch gears and arrive sooner (or later) than first forecast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is why it’s important not just to \u003cem>keep\u003c/em> checking the weather forecast for the area of Tahoe you’re visiting, but to make sure you’re getting information that’s as reliable as possible. During periods of extreme weather, officials will urge you not to travel for any nonessential reasons, and stay off the roads whenever possible. You should always heed these advisories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Trust the experts (not a quick Google search)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service’s Reno office offers \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=CAZ072\">an online Lake Tahoe weather report\u003c/a> you can consult. The National Weather Service’s presences on X, formerly known as Twitter, are also frequently updated sources of information about Tahoe weather, and you don’t have to have an X account to see their tweets. Check:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSSacramento\">@NWSSacramento on X \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSReno\">@NWSReno on X\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Caltrans’ X accounts also provide frequent forecasts, warnings and updates specifically geared to road travel. Check:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CaltransDist3\">@CaltransDist3 on X \u003c/a>(serving Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CaltransDist10\">@CaltransDist10 on X\u003c/a> (serving Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Nelson says that while these X accounts are very frequently updated and get a lot of inquiries from the public, drivers need to remember that they’re “not a 24/7 resource” and should be realistic about using these accounts as a source of real-time help. (“A lot of times we’ll get messages in the middle of the night saying, ‘Hey, can I get up to Tahoe?,’ and we’re not monitoring [X] at three in the morning,” says Nelson.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CaltransDist3/status/1611459599516991488\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Highway Patrol Truckee provides updates on road travel around the I-80 corridor \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CHP_Truckee\">on X (@CHP_Truckee\u003c/a>) and\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chp_truckee/?hl=en\"> on Instagram (@chp_truckee)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Transportation also makes their network of road cameras available for you to monitor road conditions in real time. \u003ca href=\"https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/iframemap.htm\">Use the map to find the area you want, and click/tap on the camera icons to open the live road cam.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find subscription-only weather forecasting services as well, like \u003ca href=\"https://opensnow.com/\">Open Snow\u003c/a> (which offers a free seven-day trial). These paid services often promise to give a greater degree of granularity around forecasts and longer-range predictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re heading up to Tahoe for winter sports, consider also checking the website and social media of any resort you’re hoping to visit, as they will almost certainly be featuring weather reports and predictions. For example, Heavenly in South Lake Tahoe has an X account (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hvconditions?lang=en\">@HVconditions\u003c/a>), which gives status reports on mountain operations and weather forecasts — with a focus on when there’s a risk of wind holds for chairlifts and terrain closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: A resort warning you that weather might affect their operations is a good sign it’s the kind of weather you should take seriously when it comes to travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use Caltrans’ QuickMap \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson says that the best way to stay on top of current road conditions in the Tahoe area is to use \u003ca href=\"https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/\">Caltrans’ own QuickMap site\u003c/a>, or \u003ca href=\"https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/QM/app.htm\">the QuickMap app (available on the App Store and Google Play)\u003c/a>. If you prefer not to download the app, you can view a \u003ca href=\"http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/mindex.html\">mobile-friendly version of the QuickMap website\u003c/a> (and even add a shortcut to your mobile home screen).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This map uses Caltrans’ own data to show you the latest road conditions and travel information, so you can be prepared ahead of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937375\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11937375 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap.jpg\" alt='A screenshot of a graphical interface, with light green indicated earth, some blue indicating waterways, and a yellow line across it clustered with icons, as well as a blue-and-red award-shaped sign saying \"80\" to indicate the highway number.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caltrans’ QuickMap app, showing chain controls, snowplows and more. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Caltrans)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When first using QuickMap, be sure to hit “Options” on either the website or the app, and select all the options you want to see on the map, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Full closures\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>CHP incidents\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Highway information\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chain controls\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Snowplows\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve done this, you’ll be able to either select the location “Tahoe” under “Locations,” or swipe and zoom over to your desired area on the map, just as you would using Google Maps. You can then tap on the icons you see on the map, to learn more about what they mean. This is especially important when it comes to chain controls, which often apply to different kinds of vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Use QuickMap before setting off on your travels and — if it’s safe to do so — during your journey, as conditions and chain requirements can develop fast in the Tahoe area. Don’t let warm, sunny and dry conditions in the Bay Area lull you into a false sense of security about the weather you’ll encounter up in the mountains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"canceltahoe\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Know when it’s safe to travel — and be prepared to delay a trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s always frustrating when plans change. But delaying, postponing or even canceling a trip to Tahoe is often the safest thing to do when weather means you’ll be battling hazardous conditions to get there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson says that during the fierce storms over the New Year of 2023, “it was nonstop” for Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol, rescuing stranded motorists on Interstate 80 and Highway 50. He notes that often, it’s the fact that people have travel plans they don’t want to cancel or lose money on that convinces folks to attempt the drive to Tahoe despite bad weather, with little to no winter driving experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They desperately want to get up to Tahoe and they don’t really care what’s going on outside,” he says. “So that’s when we run into problems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, even if you’re secure in your own mountain driving abilities, not everyone on the road is — and bad weather can mean accidents between vehicles that can cause traffic jams, delays and even road closures. This is just another reason to consider delaying or canceling a planned Tahoe trip because of weather: Do you \u003cem>really\u003c/em> want to be stuck on I-80 for seven hours? At the least, you might consider delaying your travel until weather passes to have a better chance of a smoother journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937335\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11937335\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a road taken from inside a car, with banks of snow on either side, one car up ahead and a bright blue sky and pine trees.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Driving to Tahoe in winter is serious business, with weather and road conditions that can change quickly. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Gabe Farthing)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re traveling to Tahoe for winter sports, remember, too, that just because it’s snowing, or has recently snowed, a ski resort is not necessarily operational and does not necessarily have all their terrain open. High winds frequently mean that resort chairlifts can be placed on wind hold or closed for the day, especially on the upper mountain. Sometimes, strong storms mean loss of power to the resorts, and equipment like chairlifts can get iced over and become nonoperational. In short: You could battle the worst weather and road conditions to make it to the resort of your choice, only to find that the resort isn’t even \u003cem>able\u003c/em> to open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the worst happens, and you realize you need to change your trip, don’t assume you’ll lose all your money from postponing. While hotels and ski resorts often won’t let you outright \u003cem>cancel\u003c/em> your prepaid purchases due to weather, you might find you can change the date itself free of charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider calling the hotel or resort directly, being prepared to be patient and courteous (and mindful that you might be one of many folks making the same call) and ask them what’s possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"chaincontroltahoe\">\u003c/a>Chain control: Do I have the right vehicle for Tahoe?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know exactly what ‘chain control’ means\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chain control is a reality of traveling to and around the Tahoe region, and you shouldn’t travel to Tahoe without knowing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chains” is a catchall term for a traction device that’s fitted onto the tires of a vehicle’s drive wheels and gives that vehicle more traction on snowy and icy roads. These can look like link-type chains, or what’s called alternative traction devices (ATD), which can include cable chains, textile snow chains, wheel-hub-attached chains and automatic tire chains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different kinds of chains are best for different types of vehicles, and you can purchase your own chains for your vehicle or rent them for your trip. \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/documents/chainrequire-a11y.pdf\">Read more about the kinds of chains you can use on your vehicle (PDF).\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips/chain-controls\">California has three levels of chain requirements (“R”)\u003c/a>. R1 applies to the heaviest vehicles, like trucks. R2 is the chain requirement that applies most to drivers of passenger cars headed up to Tahoe. (R3 chain control requires chains on \u003cem>all\u003c/em> vehicles, even those with AWD and snow tires, although it’s more likely a road would be closed outright before R3 chain controls were implemented.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know if I need chains?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>R2 chain control means that unless your vehicle has all-wheel drive (AWD, also known as four-wheel drive) and snow-tread tires on all four wheels, you need to use chains on your vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you have AWD but no snow-tread tires, you need to install chains on your car in a chain control area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Less commonly, if you have snow-tread tires but no AWD, you also need to use chains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrans says that you’ll usually have “about a mile” between “Chains Required” signs and any chain control checkpoint to install your chains. You can be cited and fined by the California Highway Patrol for not observing chain controls in Tahoe. \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips/chain-controls\">Read more from Caltrans about chain control requirements.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t assume your AWD vehicle has the right tires\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All-wheel drive is useless if you don’t have the right tires,” says Nelson. So how do you know whether your vehicle has snow-tread tires?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ll say “mud and snow” on the tires themselves, usually marked as “M + S.” You might also see a snowflake symbol on the sidewall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937287\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11937287\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup photo of a car tire, with markings on it.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wondering if your car has snow-tread tires? Look for ‘M + S’ and the snowflake icon on your tire’s sidewall. \u003ccite>(Carly Severn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Even if you have AWD and snow-tread tires, you should still carry chains\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrans makes it clear: Even if you’re driving an AWD vehicle, you must still \u003cem>carry\u003c/em> chains in chain control areas. This is because \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips/chain-controls\">the highest R3 chain control requirement technically requires all vehicles, regardless of AWD or tires, to use chains\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may be asked to show these chains in your vehicle at a checkpoint. For that reason, it’s a good idea to have them clearly visible in your car so a Caltrans worker can see they’re present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"rentalcarchains\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Rental cars might not let you use chains\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s totally understandable to want to rent a vehicle to travel up to Tahoe — maybe you’re flying into a nearby airport like Sacramento or Reno, or you need a car that carries a larger party for your trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s one thing you absolutely must know about: Many rental car companies will not allow you to fit chains or other traction devices on the tires of your rental car. And if you’ve rented a car that doesn’t have mud and snow tires — even if it has AWD — and you hit an area where R2 chain control is in effect, a Caltrans chains checkpoint \u003cem>will\u003c/em> make you turn around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is something that happens “pretty frequently,” confirms Nelson, who says he and his Caltrans colleagues see drivers of rental cars without mud and snow tires “basically pleading, begging” to be allowed through a Tahoe chain control checkpoint without chains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not going to matter,” says Nelson. “We’re going to turn them around, because it’s a safety factor for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Always check directly with your rental car company about their chain installation policy. Some rental companies will also let you filter results for cars on their site by whether they have mud and snow tires, before you book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know whether chain control is in effect where I’m traveling?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If chain control is in effect in an area, you’ll see signs on the road indicating this. They’ll either look like permanent black signs on the side of the road, flipped around so they’re facing oncoming traffic, or illuminated signs over the highway. On lower-elevation areas of roads like I-80, Highway 50 and Highway 88, you may also see illuminated road signs giving you the heads-up about chain controls up ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can see chain control areas marked on \u003ca href=\"https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/\">Caltrans’ QuickMap site or app\u003c/a>, or call the Caltrans Highway Information Network at (800) 427-7623.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Certain roads may also have a Caltrans checkpoint at the start of a chain control area, staffed by Caltrans workers. At these checkpoints, Caltrans staff will manually verify whether you have the required vehicle and tires to go through the checkpoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have AWD and snow-tread tires, they’ll ask you to pull over or turn around to install chains on your vehicle. If you aren’t carrying chains, you \u003cem>will\u003c/em> be asked to turn around and leave the area the way you came.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if there’s no checkpoint, or road authority staff present in a chain control area, you still need to pull over safely and install your chains, if your vehicle needs them. You might hit a checkpoint further up the road, or have a Caltrans staffer or California Highway Patrol officer pull you over if you don’t have chains in a chain control area, where you can be fined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you’re having someone fit your chains for you, or installing them yourself, you must only pull over to the right and fit your chains in an area where it’s safe, which will almost certainly be in a designated chain installation area off the side of the road. You must not block the road to fit your chains, or risk your safety (or that of others) when installing your chains. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">Jump to more information about installing chains in chain control areas. \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CaltransDist3/status/1611399433434042371\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know which chains I should buy or rent for my vehicle?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check your vehicle’s manual for any information about which chain-style traction devices are recommended (or even prohibited, as with certain vehicles). The exact chains or other traction devices you buy will also depend on your tires’ size. You can find your tire size on the sidewall of your tires, which will start with a “P.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also find \u003ca href=\"https://www.etrailer.com/faq-snow-tire-chain-comparison.aspx\">guides like this online with advice on buying and fitting snow chains\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can buy chains up in the Tahoe region, and in fact you’ll see several businesses along major entry roads to the Lake Tahoe area advertising their chains. Buying chains in Tahoe when you need them might well be more expensive than purchasing them back in the Bay Area, especially during periods of strong weather and frequent chain control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Option 1 for chain installation: Pay someone to fit your chains for you\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At chain control checkpoints, you’ll very often see chain installers who can do it for you — for a price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These installers aren’t Caltrans employees, says Nelson, but they’re contracted and permitted through the agency. A usual price for this would be $40 to install chains, and $20 to remove them at the point where chain control ends, but “sometimes they’ll raise their rates depending on the need,” advises Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrans makes clear that these independent chain installers are not allowed to sell or rent chains to you — only fit or remove ones you already have. The agency also recommends that if you pay an installer to fit your chains, you should get a receipt and “jot the installer’s badge number on it,” which they say “may help with any misunderstandings later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But remember, not all areas where chain control is in effect will have contracted installers on hand to fit your chains for you. That’s why it’s a good idea to opt for the second option …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Option 2 for chain installation: Learn how to do it yourself (recommended)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can [fit your chains] yourself, you’re going to save some time and some money,” says Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+fit+snow+chains\">many YouTube video tutorials that demonstrate how to install your vehicle’s chains\u003c/a>. Installing chains is definitely easier with more than two people on hand, but it’s a very useful skill to know how to do it solo, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve never installed chains before, you \u003cem>will\u003c/em> find it tricky and time-consuming the first few times you practice. This is why it’s a really good idea to do several of these “practice rounds” at home on your own street or driveway. “You definitely don’t want your first time putting chains on to be actually up on the mountain,” warns Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, you could very well find yourself installing chains for real at a chain control checkpoint in the dark, or when it’s very cold, or actively snowing or raining. Consider packing a headlamp (or a flashlight for someone else to hold), and fingerless gloves to allow you to maneuver the chain links.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For true realism, also consider practicing installing your chains at home at night, or even when it’s raining — because that could well be the environment in which you’re doing this for real in the mountains, at much higher elevation and in the freezing cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937341\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11937341 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A peachy pink sky, with a low, blue line of clouds, taken from the side of a snowy road overlooking a valley full of conifers and snow.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise view as snow blankets South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 8, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"safetodrivetahoe\">\u003c/a>Advice for safer driving in Tahoe in the winter\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Preparing yourself and your vehicle for a winter journey\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll need to prepare more for a winter journey in Tahoe than you usually would for travel outside the mountains. In addition to making sure your vehicle’s in good working order (brakes, wipers, heater, etc.), you’ll need to carry chains (see above).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure you also have as much fuel as possible at all times. Not only could gas become more expensive as you approach the mountains, but you could be delayed or even held on the road, which will burn up the fuel in your tank. Gaining elevation as you ascend into the mountains will also use more gas. Running out of gas at the best of times is no fun — running out of gas at 7,000 feet of elevation in a freezing blizzard is way worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since winter travel brings with it the possibility of delays, or even being stuck on a road when it’s closed due to weather, it’s also a good idea to have the following items in your car:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Food and water\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Warm blankets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Extra clothing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A shovel, in case you need to dig your vehicle out of snow\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>An ice scraper\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t always follow Google Maps and co.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Strong weather can mean more traffic, and navigation apps like Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze can sometimes suggest alternative routes to save you time, or “shortcuts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the mountains, and especially during or just after bad weather, you should be very wary of taking these shortcuts. That’s because your navigation app very well might not account for weather or road conditions on the side roads it’s recommending, and you could find yourself on a steep, unplowed road that’s not safe for your particular vehicle to drive in winter conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If in doubt, stick to the main, plowed roads, even if there’s traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take it slow\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll see the words “Ice and snow, take it slow” on road signs in Tahoe, and you should heed the advice — especially in areas with chain control, which is in effect for a reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is tricky driving in snow and ice, but I’ll tell you, if people actually drove the speed limit in chain controls, they’d have no issues on Interstate 80,” says Nelson. “It’s 30 miles an hour. And on Highway 50, it’s 25 miles an hour in chain checkpoint areas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you adhere to the speed limits, says Nelson, “then you’re fine. It’s the people that still try to drive 55, 60 miles an hour in snow. That’s when problems start.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leave far more braking distance between you and the car ahead than you normally would. If cars behind you are clearly trying to go much faster than you, that’s their issue. Pull over only when it’s safe to do so, and let them pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11933784\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11933784\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of trucks driving through the snowy conditions on the road.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1230\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-800x513.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-1020x653.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-160x103.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-1536x984.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of trucks driving through the snowy conditions on Interstate 80 at Donner Summit on Dec. 1, 2022. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Caltrans)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know how to drive safer on winter mountain roads\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips\">Caltrans has a list of winter driving tips\u003c/a> you’d be wise to read before making your journey to Tahoe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to taking it slow and steady, be aware of the risk of ice in areas of the road that are shaded by the sun — and also on \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2017/12/19/the-science-of-why-bridges-ice-before-roads/?sh=194a49857cd0\">bridges, which freeze faster that the road before and after them\u003c/a> owing to the air underneath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssgAWdMfqz0\">Watch for the flashing amber lights of snow removal equipment\u003c/a> on the road, such as snowplows or salt brine trucks, and give them a wide berth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Know what you’d do if your vehicle did hit a patch of ice and go into a skid. There are \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+get+out+of+skid\">many video tutorials online demonstrating how to control and correct a skid\u003c/a>. It’s a good idea to watch a few of them so you can see what the advice for correcting a skid — \u003ca href=\"https://www.aarp.org/auto/driver-safety/the-car-skids-what-you-should-do/\">take your feet off the pedals and turn into the direction you want to go\u003c/a> — looks like in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember, when you finally reach the Tahoe area …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>… you might be glad you brought the shovel mentioned above if you wake up at your hotel or accommodation to find your car has accumulated several feet of snow overnight. (Hotels will often provide shovels, too, but they’ll be shared among many guests trying to do the same thing.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be sure to brush as much of the snow off the top of your vehicle as you can before leaving a parking lot. If you don’t, a large sheet of snow can later fall off your car — either blocking your own windshield, or falling onto the road (or the car) behind you and causing a potential hazard to other motorists. Caltrans suggests you could even bring a broom in your car for this purpose, if snow is forecast during your stay. At the very least, it’s a courtesy to your fellow motorists — at the most, you’ll avoid causing a potentially serious accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Finally, remember: You don’t have to \u003cem>drive\u003c/em> to go to Tahoe\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If all of this advice about winter driving is making you reconsider driving up to Tahoe, but you still really want to visit the mountains, you should know there are several public and private options for traveling to Tahoe other than driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://shop.sportsbasement.com/products/sbskibus\">The Sports Basement Ski Bus\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tahoeskitrips.net/browse-trips/teen-family\">Tahoe Ski Bus\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amtrak.com/stations/tru\">Amtrak to Truckee\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-stations-in-truckee\">Greyhound to Truckee\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Several hotels offer shuttles (sometimes free, sometimes paid) to the resorts, and many resorts also offer shuttles to different locations and parking lots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story was originally published on Nov. 22.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>This type of weather can increase the chances of slick and snow-covered roads, \u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">chain control \u003c/a>and downed tree branches. Conditions like these in the Sierra have not only frequently caused travel delays and road closures in the past but also impacted operations at Tahoe ski resorts (for example, high winds causing lift closures.) After heavy snowfall, it may also take many hours for roads to be plowed and for \u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">chain control to be lifted\u003c/a>, making travel potentially slow and difficult even after an active storm window has passed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to \u003ca href=\"#snowroadclosures\">where to find the up-to-date snow forecasts and road closures\u003c/a> in Tahoe, \u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">details on chain control\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"#canceltahoe\">advice for canceling or rescheduling a Tahoe trip.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937340\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11937340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Snow blanked road with a Hazardous Conditions Ahead sign.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61931_GettyImages-1244621387-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow blankets South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 8, 2022, with a winter storm warning in effect for Lake Tahoe and the Nevada mountains. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even without weather events like this in the forecast, traveling in the mountains of Tahoe in winter is a serious business at the best of times — especially if you’ve never lived somewhere with frequent snowfall and don’t have a ton of experience with winter driving just yet. And nobody wants their trip marked by delays, car trouble, road closures or even a serious accident on these winter roads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to drive to the Lake Tahoe region this winter — \u003cem>after\u003c/em> this latest storm, that is — and want to make sure you’re as prepared as possible for a safe journey, keep reading for our guide on what to know about traveling to Tahoe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#snowroadclosures\">Most accurate ways to monitor snow forecasts and road closures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#canceltahoe\">When should I cancel my Tahoe trip?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">Does chain control apply to me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#rentalcarchains\">What to know about rental cars and chains in Tahoe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#safetodrivetahoe\">How to be a safer driver on winter mountain roads\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Why it’s so important to know how to drive safely to Tahoe\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips\">Caltrans’ own winter driving guidance\u003c/a> articulates just how variable winter mountain driving can be, noting that it can be “a pleasant adventure or it can be frustrating, tiring and sometimes even hazardous.” This is not an exaggeration, and driving to and around Tahoe during the winter should always be something you truly come prepared for, rather than hoping for the best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most folks in the Tahoe region completely understand why people from out of town want to visit this beautiful part of California in winter, says Steve Nelson, public information officer for Caltrans District 3, which covers the region. But “the No. 1 problem by far,” he says, “is that motorists head out the door without being prepared for the conditions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937339\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11937339 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A mostly white photo, of a two-lane road covered in white and gray snow, penned in by snowy embankments on both sides with conifers, and an orange truck with bright yellow headlights clearing the road on the left side, facing the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61930_GettyImages-1244621487-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A snowplow is seen as snow blankets Route 237 in Stateline, Nevada, on Nov. 8, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And a storm in the Tahoe area is no joke, especially on roads at such high elevation — well over 7,000 feet on both the Donner Pass on Interstate 80 and Echo Summit on Highway 50. “And when you’re talking about 4 to 6 feet of snow, and people that have never driven in it before, it can get pretty, pretty gnarly,” says Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"snowroadclosures\">\u003c/a>How to check the weather and road conditions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Weather predictions can evolve and change on a dime, and a storm can suddenly switch gears and arrive sooner (or later) than first forecast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is why it’s important not just to \u003cem>keep\u003c/em> checking the weather forecast for the area of Tahoe you’re visiting, but to make sure you’re getting information that’s as reliable as possible. During periods of extreme weather, officials will urge you not to travel for any nonessential reasons, and stay off the roads whenever possible. You should always heed these advisories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Trust the experts (not a quick Google search)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service’s Reno office offers \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=CAZ072\">an online Lake Tahoe weather report\u003c/a> you can consult. The National Weather Service’s presences on X, formerly known as Twitter, are also frequently updated sources of information about Tahoe weather, and you don’t have to have an X account to see their tweets. Check:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSSacramento\">@NWSSacramento on X \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSReno\">@NWSReno on X\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Caltrans’ X accounts also provide frequent forecasts, warnings and updates specifically geared to road travel. Check:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CaltransDist3\">@CaltransDist3 on X \u003c/a>(serving Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CaltransDist10\">@CaltransDist10 on X\u003c/a> (serving Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Nelson says that while these X accounts are very frequently updated and get a lot of inquiries from the public, drivers need to remember that they’re “not a 24/7 resource” and should be realistic about using these accounts as a source of real-time help. (“A lot of times we’ll get messages in the middle of the night saying, ‘Hey, can I get up to Tahoe?,’ and we’re not monitoring [X] at three in the morning,” says Nelson.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>California Highway Patrol Truckee provides updates on road travel around the I-80 corridor \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CHP_Truckee\">on X (@CHP_Truckee\u003c/a>) and\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chp_truckee/?hl=en\"> on Instagram (@chp_truckee)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Transportation also makes their network of road cameras available for you to monitor road conditions in real time. \u003ca href=\"https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/iframemap.htm\">Use the map to find the area you want, and click/tap on the camera icons to open the live road cam.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find subscription-only weather forecasting services as well, like \u003ca href=\"https://opensnow.com/\">Open Snow\u003c/a> (which offers a free seven-day trial). These paid services often promise to give a greater degree of granularity around forecasts and longer-range predictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re heading up to Tahoe for winter sports, consider also checking the website and social media of any resort you’re hoping to visit, as they will almost certainly be featuring weather reports and predictions. For example, Heavenly in South Lake Tahoe has an X account (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hvconditions?lang=en\">@HVconditions\u003c/a>), which gives status reports on mountain operations and weather forecasts — with a focus on when there’s a risk of wind holds for chairlifts and terrain closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: A resort warning you that weather might affect their operations is a good sign it’s the kind of weather you should take seriously when it comes to travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use Caltrans’ QuickMap \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson says that the best way to stay on top of current road conditions in the Tahoe area is to use \u003ca href=\"https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/\">Caltrans’ own QuickMap site\u003c/a>, or \u003ca href=\"https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/QM/app.htm\">the QuickMap app (available on the App Store and Google Play)\u003c/a>. If you prefer not to download the app, you can view a \u003ca href=\"http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/mindex.html\">mobile-friendly version of the QuickMap website\u003c/a> (and even add a shortcut to your mobile home screen).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This map uses Caltrans’ own data to show you the latest road conditions and travel information, so you can be prepared ahead of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937375\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11937375 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap.jpg\" alt='A screenshot of a graphical interface, with light green indicated earth, some blue indicating waterways, and a yellow line across it clustered with icons, as well as a blue-and-red award-shaped sign saying \"80\" to indicate the highway number.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/QuickMap-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caltrans’ QuickMap app, showing chain controls, snowplows and more. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Caltrans)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When first using QuickMap, be sure to hit “Options” on either the website or the app, and select all the options you want to see on the map, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Full closures\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>CHP incidents\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Highway information\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chain controls\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Snowplows\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve done this, you’ll be able to either select the location “Tahoe” under “Locations,” or swipe and zoom over to your desired area on the map, just as you would using Google Maps. You can then tap on the icons you see on the map, to learn more about what they mean. This is especially important when it comes to chain controls, which often apply to different kinds of vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Use QuickMap before setting off on your travels and — if it’s safe to do so — during your journey, as conditions and chain requirements can develop fast in the Tahoe area. Don’t let warm, sunny and dry conditions in the Bay Area lull you into a false sense of security about the weather you’ll encounter up in the mountains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"canceltahoe\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Know when it’s safe to travel — and be prepared to delay a trip\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s always frustrating when plans change. But delaying, postponing or even canceling a trip to Tahoe is often the safest thing to do when weather means you’ll be battling hazardous conditions to get there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson says that during the fierce storms over the New Year of 2023, “it was nonstop” for Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol, rescuing stranded motorists on Interstate 80 and Highway 50. He notes that often, it’s the fact that people have travel plans they don’t want to cancel or lose money on that convinces folks to attempt the drive to Tahoe despite bad weather, with little to no winter driving experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They desperately want to get up to Tahoe and they don’t really care what’s going on outside,” he says. “So that’s when we run into problems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, even if you’re secure in your own mountain driving abilities, not everyone on the road is — and bad weather can mean accidents between vehicles that can cause traffic jams, delays and even road closures. This is just another reason to consider delaying or canceling a planned Tahoe trip because of weather: Do you \u003cem>really\u003c/em> want to be stuck on I-80 for seven hours? At the least, you might consider delaying your travel until weather passes to have a better chance of a smoother journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937335\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11937335\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a road taken from inside a car, with banks of snow on either side, one car up ahead and a bright blue sky and pine trees.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/TAHOEDRIVING.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Driving to Tahoe in winter is serious business, with weather and road conditions that can change quickly. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Gabe Farthing)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re traveling to Tahoe for winter sports, remember, too, that just because it’s snowing, or has recently snowed, a ski resort is not necessarily operational and does not necessarily have all their terrain open. High winds frequently mean that resort chairlifts can be placed on wind hold or closed for the day, especially on the upper mountain. Sometimes, strong storms mean loss of power to the resorts, and equipment like chairlifts can get iced over and become nonoperational. In short: You could battle the worst weather and road conditions to make it to the resort of your choice, only to find that the resort isn’t even \u003cem>able\u003c/em> to open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the worst happens, and you realize you need to change your trip, don’t assume you’ll lose all your money from postponing. While hotels and ski resorts often won’t let you outright \u003cem>cancel\u003c/em> your prepaid purchases due to weather, you might find you can change the date itself free of charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider calling the hotel or resort directly, being prepared to be patient and courteous (and mindful that you might be one of many folks making the same call) and ask them what’s possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"chaincontroltahoe\">\u003c/a>Chain control: Do I have the right vehicle for Tahoe?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know exactly what ‘chain control’ means\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chain control is a reality of traveling to and around the Tahoe region, and you shouldn’t travel to Tahoe without knowing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chains” is a catchall term for a traction device that’s fitted onto the tires of a vehicle’s drive wheels and gives that vehicle more traction on snowy and icy roads. These can look like link-type chains, or what’s called alternative traction devices (ATD), which can include cable chains, textile snow chains, wheel-hub-attached chains and automatic tire chains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different kinds of chains are best for different types of vehicles, and you can purchase your own chains for your vehicle or rent them for your trip. \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/documents/chainrequire-a11y.pdf\">Read more about the kinds of chains you can use on your vehicle (PDF).\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips/chain-controls\">California has three levels of chain requirements (“R”)\u003c/a>. R1 applies to the heaviest vehicles, like trucks. R2 is the chain requirement that applies most to drivers of passenger cars headed up to Tahoe. (R3 chain control requires chains on \u003cem>all\u003c/em> vehicles, even those with AWD and snow tires, although it’s more likely a road would be closed outright before R3 chain controls were implemented.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know if I need chains?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>R2 chain control means that unless your vehicle has all-wheel drive (AWD, also known as four-wheel drive) and snow-tread tires on all four wheels, you need to use chains on your vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you have AWD but no snow-tread tires, you need to install chains on your car in a chain control area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Less commonly, if you have snow-tread tires but no AWD, you also need to use chains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrans says that you’ll usually have “about a mile” between “Chains Required” signs and any chain control checkpoint to install your chains. You can be cited and fined by the California Highway Patrol for not observing chain controls in Tahoe. \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips/chain-controls\">Read more from Caltrans about chain control requirements.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t assume your AWD vehicle has the right tires\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All-wheel drive is useless if you don’t have the right tires,” says Nelson. So how do you know whether your vehicle has snow-tread tires?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ll say “mud and snow” on the tires themselves, usually marked as “M + S.” You might also see a snowflake symbol on the sidewall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937287\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11937287\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup photo of a car tire, with markings on it.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/M-and-S-tires-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wondering if your car has snow-tread tires? Look for ‘M + S’ and the snowflake icon on your tire’s sidewall. \u003ccite>(Carly Severn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Even if you have AWD and snow-tread tires, you should still carry chains\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrans makes it clear: Even if you’re driving an AWD vehicle, you must still \u003cem>carry\u003c/em> chains in chain control areas. This is because \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips/chain-controls\">the highest R3 chain control requirement technically requires all vehicles, regardless of AWD or tires, to use chains\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may be asked to show these chains in your vehicle at a checkpoint. For that reason, it’s a good idea to have them clearly visible in your car so a Caltrans worker can see they’re present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"rentalcarchains\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Rental cars might not let you use chains\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s totally understandable to want to rent a vehicle to travel up to Tahoe — maybe you’re flying into a nearby airport like Sacramento or Reno, or you need a car that carries a larger party for your trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s one thing you absolutely must know about: Many rental car companies will not allow you to fit chains or other traction devices on the tires of your rental car. And if you’ve rented a car that doesn’t have mud and snow tires — even if it has AWD — and you hit an area where R2 chain control is in effect, a Caltrans chains checkpoint \u003cem>will\u003c/em> make you turn around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is something that happens “pretty frequently,” confirms Nelson, who says he and his Caltrans colleagues see drivers of rental cars without mud and snow tires “basically pleading, begging” to be allowed through a Tahoe chain control checkpoint without chains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not going to matter,” says Nelson. “We’re going to turn them around, because it’s a safety factor for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Always check directly with your rental car company about their chain installation policy. Some rental companies will also let you filter results for cars on their site by whether they have mud and snow tires, before you book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know whether chain control is in effect where I’m traveling?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If chain control is in effect in an area, you’ll see signs on the road indicating this. They’ll either look like permanent black signs on the side of the road, flipped around so they’re facing oncoming traffic, or illuminated signs over the highway. On lower-elevation areas of roads like I-80, Highway 50 and Highway 88, you may also see illuminated road signs giving you the heads-up about chain controls up ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can see chain control areas marked on \u003ca href=\"https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/\">Caltrans’ QuickMap site or app\u003c/a>, or call the Caltrans Highway Information Network at (800) 427-7623.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Certain roads may also have a Caltrans checkpoint at the start of a chain control area, staffed by Caltrans workers. At these checkpoints, Caltrans staff will manually verify whether you have the required vehicle and tires to go through the checkpoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have AWD and snow-tread tires, they’ll ask you to pull over or turn around to install chains on your vehicle. If you aren’t carrying chains, you \u003cem>will\u003c/em> be asked to turn around and leave the area the way you came.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if there’s no checkpoint, or road authority staff present in a chain control area, you still need to pull over safely and install your chains, if your vehicle needs them. You might hit a checkpoint further up the road, or have a Caltrans staffer or California Highway Patrol officer pull you over if you don’t have chains in a chain control area, where you can be fined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you’re having someone fit your chains for you, or installing them yourself, you must only pull over to the right and fit your chains in an area where it’s safe, which will almost certainly be in a designated chain installation area off the side of the road. You must not block the road to fit your chains, or risk your safety (or that of others) when installing your chains. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#chaincontroltahoe\">Jump to more information about installing chains in chain control areas. \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know which chains I should buy or rent for my vehicle?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check your vehicle’s manual for any information about which chain-style traction devices are recommended (or even prohibited, as with certain vehicles). The exact chains or other traction devices you buy will also depend on your tires’ size. You can find your tire size on the sidewall of your tires, which will start with a “P.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also find \u003ca href=\"https://www.etrailer.com/faq-snow-tire-chain-comparison.aspx\">guides like this online with advice on buying and fitting snow chains\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can buy chains up in the Tahoe region, and in fact you’ll see several businesses along major entry roads to the Lake Tahoe area advertising their chains. Buying chains in Tahoe when you need them might well be more expensive than purchasing them back in the Bay Area, especially during periods of strong weather and frequent chain control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Option 1 for chain installation: Pay someone to fit your chains for you\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At chain control checkpoints, you’ll very often see chain installers who can do it for you — for a price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These installers aren’t Caltrans employees, says Nelson, but they’re contracted and permitted through the agency. A usual price for this would be $40 to install chains, and $20 to remove them at the point where chain control ends, but “sometimes they’ll raise their rates depending on the need,” advises Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrans makes clear that these independent chain installers are not allowed to sell or rent chains to you — only fit or remove ones you already have. The agency also recommends that if you pay an installer to fit your chains, you should get a receipt and “jot the installer’s badge number on it,” which they say “may help with any misunderstandings later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But remember, not all areas where chain control is in effect will have contracted installers on hand to fit your chains for you. That’s why it’s a good idea to opt for the second option …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Option 2 for chain installation: Learn how to do it yourself (recommended)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can [fit your chains] yourself, you’re going to save some time and some money,” says Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+fit+snow+chains\">many YouTube video tutorials that demonstrate how to install your vehicle’s chains\u003c/a>. Installing chains is definitely easier with more than two people on hand, but it’s a very useful skill to know how to do it solo, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve never installed chains before, you \u003cem>will\u003c/em> find it tricky and time-consuming the first few times you practice. This is why it’s a really good idea to do several of these “practice rounds” at home on your own street or driveway. “You definitely don’t want your first time putting chains on to be actually up on the mountain,” warns Nelson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, you could very well find yourself installing chains for real at a chain control checkpoint in the dark, or when it’s very cold, or actively snowing or raining. Consider packing a headlamp (or a flashlight for someone else to hold), and fingerless gloves to allow you to maneuver the chain links.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For true realism, also consider practicing installing your chains at home at night, or even when it’s raining — because that could well be the environment in which you’re doing this for real in the mountains, at much higher elevation and in the freezing cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11937341\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11937341 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A peachy pink sky, with a low, blue line of clouds, taken from the side of a snowy road overlooking a valley full of conifers and snow.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS61932_GettyImages-1244611410-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise view as snow blankets South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 8, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"safetodrivetahoe\">\u003c/a>Advice for safer driving in Tahoe in the winter\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Preparing yourself and your vehicle for a winter journey\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll need to prepare more for a winter journey in Tahoe than you usually would for travel outside the mountains. In addition to making sure your vehicle’s in good working order (brakes, wipers, heater, etc.), you’ll need to carry chains (see above).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure you also have as much fuel as possible at all times. Not only could gas become more expensive as you approach the mountains, but you could be delayed or even held on the road, which will burn up the fuel in your tank. Gaining elevation as you ascend into the mountains will also use more gas. Running out of gas at the best of times is no fun — running out of gas at 7,000 feet of elevation in a freezing blizzard is way worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since winter travel brings with it the possibility of delays, or even being stuck on a road when it’s closed due to weather, it’s also a good idea to have the following items in your car:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Food and water\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Warm blankets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Extra clothing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A shovel, in case you need to dig your vehicle out of snow\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>An ice scraper\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t always follow Google Maps and co.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Strong weather can mean more traffic, and navigation apps like Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze can sometimes suggest alternative routes to save you time, or “shortcuts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the mountains, and especially during or just after bad weather, you should be very wary of taking these shortcuts. That’s because your navigation app very well might not account for weather or road conditions on the side roads it’s recommending, and you could find yourself on a steep, unplowed road that’s not safe for your particular vehicle to drive in winter conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If in doubt, stick to the main, plowed roads, even if there’s traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take it slow\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll see the words “Ice and snow, take it slow” on road signs in Tahoe, and you should heed the advice — especially in areas with chain control, which is in effect for a reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is tricky driving in snow and ice, but I’ll tell you, if people actually drove the speed limit in chain controls, they’d have no issues on Interstate 80,” says Nelson. “It’s 30 miles an hour. And on Highway 50, it’s 25 miles an hour in chain checkpoint areas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you adhere to the speed limits, says Nelson, “then you’re fine. It’s the people that still try to drive 55, 60 miles an hour in snow. That’s when problems start.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leave far more braking distance between you and the car ahead than you normally would. If cars behind you are clearly trying to go much faster than you, that’s their issue. Pull over only when it’s safe to do so, and let them pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11933784\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11933784\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of trucks driving through the snowy conditions on the road.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1230\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-800x513.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-1020x653.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-160x103.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/Tahoe-screenshot-1536x984.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of trucks driving through the snowy conditions on Interstate 80 at Donner Summit on Dec. 1, 2022. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Caltrans)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know how to drive safer on winter mountain roads\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/travel/winter-driving-tips\">Caltrans has a list of winter driving tips\u003c/a> you’d be wise to read before making your journey to Tahoe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to taking it slow and steady, be aware of the risk of ice in areas of the road that are shaded by the sun — and also on \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2017/12/19/the-science-of-why-bridges-ice-before-roads/?sh=194a49857cd0\">bridges, which freeze faster that the road before and after them\u003c/a> owing to the air underneath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssgAWdMfqz0\">Watch for the flashing amber lights of snow removal equipment\u003c/a> on the road, such as snowplows or salt brine trucks, and give them a wide berth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Know what you’d do if your vehicle did hit a patch of ice and go into a skid. There are \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+get+out+of+skid\">many video tutorials online demonstrating how to control and correct a skid\u003c/a>. It’s a good idea to watch a few of them so you can see what the advice for correcting a skid — \u003ca href=\"https://www.aarp.org/auto/driver-safety/the-car-skids-what-you-should-do/\">take your feet off the pedals and turn into the direction you want to go\u003c/a> — looks like in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember, when you finally reach the Tahoe area …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>… you might be glad you brought the shovel mentioned above if you wake up at your hotel or accommodation to find your car has accumulated several feet of snow overnight. (Hotels will often provide shovels, too, but they’ll be shared among many guests trying to do the same thing.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be sure to brush as much of the snow off the top of your vehicle as you can before leaving a parking lot. If you don’t, a large sheet of snow can later fall off your car — either blocking your own windshield, or falling onto the road (or the car) behind you and causing a potential hazard to other motorists. Caltrans suggests you could even bring a broom in your car for this purpose, if snow is forecast during your stay. At the very least, it’s a courtesy to your fellow motorists — at the most, you’ll avoid causing a potentially serious accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Finally, remember: You don’t have to \u003cem>drive\u003c/em> to go to Tahoe\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If all of this advice about winter driving is making you reconsider driving up to Tahoe, but you still really want to visit the mountains, you should know there are several public and private options for traveling to Tahoe other than driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://shop.sportsbasement.com/products/sbskibus\">The Sports Basement Ski Bus\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tahoeskitrips.net/browse-trips/teen-family\">Tahoe Ski Bus\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amtrak.com/stations/tru\">Amtrak to Truckee\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-stations-in-truckee\">Greyhound to Truckee\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Several hotels offer shuttles (sometimes free, sometimes paid) to the resorts, and many resorts also offer shuttles to different locations and parking lots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story was originally published on Nov. 22.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>From civil unrest and joyful resistance in the face of national political attacks, to major natural disasters and consequential local elections, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/photography\">KQED photographers\u003c/a> spent the year capturing the biggest stories affecting the Bay Area and California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The year started with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026093/they-want-to-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire-but-first-comes-the-struggle-to-survive\">deadly fires\u003c/a> ripping through parts of Los Angeles and neighboring Altadena in January, burning 16,000 structures and killing 30 people, and sending hundreds of Northern California fire crews to the southern part of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the Bay, political winds shifted as Mayor Daniel Lurie \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020425/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-celebrates-new-administration-chinatown-party\">took the helm of San Francisco\u003c/a>, making big changes to the city’s strategy on homelessness and the fentanyl crisis, and ushering a new class of moderate politicians into City Hall. Across the Bay, Oakland \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036919/barbara-lee-pledges-to-unite-oakland-in-first-remarks-as-mayor-elect\">elected former Rep. Barbara Lee\u003c/a> to lead the city in the wake of former Mayor Sheng Thao’s recall, with goals to bring stability and trust back to a city shaken by an ongoing federal corruption probe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump’s second inauguration also drew thousands of Bay Area residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023056/thousands-rally-in-sf-to-protest-trump-ahead-of-inauguration-day\">out in protest\u003c/a> in January, kicking off a year of political unrest. Trump’s immediate focus on expanding and intensifying immigration enforcement has been met \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">with consistent opposition\u003c/a> — from faith leaders bearing witness at San Francisco’s immigration office, to protesters interrupting arrests on the streets of downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, people flooded streets across the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">crying “No Kings”\u003c/a> in response to Trump’s military parade, and months later, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">crowds took to city centers\u003c/a> again as Californians prepared to vote on special redistricting maps favoring Democrats and endured the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal parks \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">shut down\u003c/a> for weeks, hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed, and even Fleet Week fell victim to disruptions as legislators in Washington remained at a standstill. Cities across the Bay Area stepped up to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">gaps in food stamp spending\u003c/a>, as thousands of people who rely on federal food assistance went weeks without electronic benefit transfers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, through a difficult year, the Bay Area found ways to come together: cheering on the inaugural season for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984639/valkyries-wnba-2025-in-review\">the Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>, honoring the queer community with drag shows from August Hall in San Francisco to Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland, and celebrating the diverse cultures deeply rooted here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Text by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">\u003cem>Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>; photo editing by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mdonascimento\">\u003cem>Martin do Nascimento\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>January\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067187 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Thomas, father of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020128/shooting-san-francisco-home-leaves-man-dead-woman-seriously-injured\">Antoine Thomas, who died in an early morning shooting\u003c/a>, hugs his 4-year-old grandson Adon in San Francisco on Jan. 2, 2025. The shooting, at the 1000 block of Tompkins Avenue, left one victim pronounced dead at the scene and another transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor-elect \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020422/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-launches-political-career-cable-cars-chinatown-market-prayer\">Daniel Lurie receives a communal blessing\u003c/a> during an Interfaith Ceremony at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025, the evening before his inauguration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021777/reporters-notebook\">Destruction in downtown Altadena\u003c/a>, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altadena resident Taylor Williams, 17, goes through pieces of her teacup collection from the home she shared with her family after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067188\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi, 91, holds a photo of her parents, Juninhi Nimura and Shizuko Nimura, at her home in Berkeley on Jan. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">Kashiwagi was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp\u003c/a> at the age of 9, where she lived with her family for four years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067189 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Northart, with the Department of Water Resources’ Statewide Monitoring Network Unit, and a participant of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995954/at-hidden-tahoe-lab-scientists-learn-the-art-of-measuring-snow\">Snow Science School\u003c/a>, uses a magnification lens to measure the size of snow granules from the snowpack in a field outing near Soda Springs on Jan. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regular Timotha Doane sits at a table at Wild Side West in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2025. Founded in 1962, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029551/san-franciscos-oldest-lesbian-bar-has-been-a-safe-space-for-more-than-60-years\">Wild Side West is a historic lesbian bar\u003c/a> that began in Oakland before relocating to San Francisco, where it became a gathering space known for its eclectic decor, lush garden, and deep roots in the LGBTQ+ community. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Kimberly Lopez, a senior at UC Berkeley, speaks to hundreds of students and supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024593/uc-berkeley-students-march-for-undocumented-classmates-say-school-isnt-doing-enough\">rallying in solidarity with their undocumented classmates\u003c/a> as the Trump administration begins to carry out nation-wide mass deportations, at Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. Right: Maya Gill, center, holds up a sign that reads, “Jesus told us to love our neighbor not to deport them.” \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(left) Student Nicole Nuñez Rivera gets emotional and hugs DACA recipient Ana Rivera, right, during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>February\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067198\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine (left), 9, and Nikki, 9, sit together at the start of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027348/san-francisco-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-iconic-chinatown-parade\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067205\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Artist Miko Lee looks out the window at the Walking Stories exhibit at the Edge on the Square gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Feb. 19, 2025. Right: Alistair Monroe stands outside the Oakland Cannery building, where his studio is located in Oakland, on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067200\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s art is on display in his son Alistair Monroe’s studio and home at the Oakland Cannery building in Oakland on Feb. 20, 2025. The Oakland Cannery is a historic live-work space in East Oakland where Arthur Monroe lived and produced art for decades. The building’s owners are seeking to turn the building into a pot-growing facility. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067202\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Th’ Losin Streaks play at the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Feb. 22, 2025, during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972528/noise-pop-festival-san-francisco-2025-review\">Noise Pop Festival\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067209\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Dawn Richard performs at the Independent, as part of the Noise Pop festival, in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. Right: Dam-Funk performs at the Noise Pop opening night party at the California Academy of Sciences on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geographer performs at August Hall in San Francisco as part of Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067204 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees Local 9119 and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028446/tens-of-thousands-uc-workers-strike-disrupting-campuses-hospitals-labs\">strike at the UC Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco\u003c/a> on Feb. 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers place their hands on Giovanna Sales’ head during a rehearsal for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972949/robert-moses-kin-30th-anniversary-the-kennings\">Robert Moses’ latest work, The Kennings\u003c/a>, at ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The show explores themes of race, gender, war and human rights, while blending dance, theatre and music. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea and Milo Ronquillo stand outside the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The Ronquillos attended a workshop hosted by Alexis Levy about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029428/how-californians-can-start-changing-names-and-gender-markers-on-government-ids\">changing the name and gender marker on official government documents\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>March\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030313/uc-berkeley-scientists-protest-trump-administrations-cuts-to-research-funding\">national Stand Up for Science day of action\u003c/a> in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marchers hold up signs including one that reads “Science is political” and march through the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067262\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067262 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029568/in-san-mateo-county-this-market-is-a-community-destination-for-food-faith-and-ramadan-staples\">Besan’s International Market is a halal butcher, deli, and Middle Eastern market\u003c/a> in San Bruno. Year-round, it’s a go-to spot for the Arab, North African and Middle Eastern folks in this community. During Ramadan, customers come in and out for their groceries for iftar meals when they break fast during Ramadan. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067253\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Aquino and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030935/our-education-matters-richmond-high-schoolers-rally-against-teacher-layoffs\">students from Richmond’s John F. Kennedy High School stage a walkout and march\u003c/a> to the West Contra Costa Unified School District Offices to protest impending layoffs as part of cuts to the district’s budget in Richmond on March 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eugene Tssui sketches in a notebook at his exhibition at the Rotten City Cultural District in Emeryville on March 17, 2025. The gallery featured his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973365/eugene-tssui-emeryville-residency-bay-street-architecture-fashion\">nature-inspired architectural designs, including photos of the renowned “Fish House,” along with his clothing designs and art.\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Ro Khanna holds a town hall meeting at the MLK Community Center in Bakersfield on March 23, 2025. In three such events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032718/frustrated-democrats-push-wartime-leaders-bakersfield-town-hall\">Khanna urged residents of Republican-held congressional districts in California to organize\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid and the wider social safety net. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A line of people waiting to enter the town hall meeting with Rep. Ro Khanna. Right: Audrey Chavez and others listen at as Rep. Ro Khanna speaks. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067263\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana “Twinks” Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks offered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033501/the-sf-barber-that-welcomes-all-trans-people-into-his-shop\">free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aslan Scardina lies in a patch of stinging nettle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034277/stories-of-las-zorthian-ranch-a-portal-to-a-different-way-of-life-damaged-in-eaton-fire\">Zorthian Ranch\u003c/a> on March 28 in Altadena. Scardina was living on the Ranch before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire. “I didn’t love plants until I met nettle,” she says. \u003ccite>(Stella Kalinina for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Lohf waves an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033818/lgbtq-activists-rally-at-newsoms-home-demand-stronger-trans-rights-commitment\">Activists and community members marched\u003c/a> in the Marin County community where Gov. Gavin Newsom recently purchased a home as part of International Transgender Day of Visibility, which highlights discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>April\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067272 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tashenia Pearson stands beside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036599/wall-war-vet-fight-land-one-familys-50-year-battle-livermore\">the wall separating her property from her neighbors’\u003c/a> in Livermore on April 9, 2025. Pearson’s parents bought the property in Livermore in 1971, only to discover the illegally built wall, which effectively gives 740 square feet of Pearson’s property to their neighbor. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067277\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R-Evolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974401/r-evolution-marco-cochrane-embarcadero-plaza-nude-woman-sculpture\">a 45-foot metal sculpture of a giant naked woman\u003c/a> that is meant to symbolize feminine strength and liberation, by artist Marco Cochrane, at the Embarcadero Plaza on April 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Stone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977595/sandy-stone-olivia-records-jimi-hendrix-girl-island-documentary\">88-year-old legendary audio engineer and trans woman\u003c/a> who worked with rock ’n’ roll greats and was the in-house engineer at feminist label Olivia Records in the 1970s, in her home in Aptos on April 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036555/barbara-lee-takes-decisive-lead-over-loren-taylor-in-oakland-mayoral-election\">Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee dance\u003c/a> to a live band on election night in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067275\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birders Daniela Sanchez (left) and Christopher Henry \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974906/teen-birders-bird-watching-ebird\">look for birds\u003c/a> at Crissy Field in San Francisco and the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, respectively, on April 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067278\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067278\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby examines a pigeon walking with a limp at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond on April 16, 2025. Cosby has been birding for 4 years and is a member of the California Young Birders’ Club. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067274\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Liang weighs medical herbs at his shop, Run Feng Hai Wei Chinese Herbal Inc., in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Business owners in San Francisco’s Chinatown said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036939/san-francisco-chinatown-businesses-survival-mode-trade-war\">struggling to stay afloat, facing declining sales and an uncertain future\u003c/a>, in the face of the U.S.-China trade war. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Imported items fill the wall at Beijing Shopping Center in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Right: Kiki Krunch, left, and Kalypso pose for a photo at the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. The 2024 and ’23 winners of the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance drag pageant led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976447/chinatown-pride-san-francisco-lgbtq-chinese-culture-center\">2025 Chinatown Pride\u003c/a> procession, visiting landmarks such as the Grant Street nightlife district, home in the 1930s and ’40s to underground queer speakeasies and tourist-y Chinese American nightclubs that featured “female impersonation” shows. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067279\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1288\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-1536x989.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Krunch (left) takes a photo with Fontaine Hu, 81, in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>May\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067284\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067284\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horetencia M. (left) and Maria E. chant and play buckets as drums as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038481/may-day-thousands-bay-area-take-streets-immigrant-worker-rights\">Oakland Sin Fronteras May Day March\u003c/a> for Labor & Immigrants in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067285\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039501/wnbas-newest-team-golden-state-valkyries-kick-off-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>’ Monique Billings practices during training camp held at the Sephora Performance Center in Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067292 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Golden State Valkyries take to the court for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040665/the-bay-areas-newest-basketball-team-makes-history\">first-ever home opener\u003c/a> against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. Right: Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) drives to the hoop against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067286\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benicia mayor Steve Young drives by the Valero Benicia Refinery in Benicia on May 8, 2025, which processes up to 170,000 barrels of oil a day, making gasoline, diesel, and other fuels for California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039505/a-bay-area-refinery-town-contemplates-future-without-big-oil\">Valero planned to shut down the Benicia refinery\u003c/a> by April 2026, citing high costs and strict environmental rules. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067290\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Nests of California gull eggs are tucked in the grass near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. Right: A team led by Nathan Van Schmidt (right), science director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and Amy Parsons, lead biologist, conducts a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051964/are-seagulls-native-or-invasive-to-the-bay-area-maybe-both\">California gull nest survey\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067287\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 113 in Solano County outside of Suisun City on May 13, 2025. The California Forever project is seeking to have Suisun City \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059985/california-forever-clears-first-hurdle-in-suisun-city-annexation\">annex the land where the company has proposed building a new city\u003c/a> in order to move forward with its plans, nearly a year after pulling an initiative seeking voter approval for the project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Resident Letty Guzman sits on her bed with her dog Pappa in her room at Horizon Community Village at the Capri Motel on University Avenue in Berkeley on May 20, 2025. The site, operated by Dorothy Day House, provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043516/rv-encampments-are-notoriously-hard-to-close-this-city-found-something-that-works\">transitional housing and supportive services for unhoused individuals\u003c/a> in Berkeley. Right: Maximo Hernandez Perez stands in front of his home in Stockton on May 22, 2025. Perez and his daughter, Celina, then 14 years old, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040537/some-families-separated-at-the-border-got-free-legal-aid-the-us-just-cut-that-contract\">detained and separated after crossing the border\u003c/a> in 2017. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067289\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Stone, 14, gets ready for a school dance with the help of her mother, a correctional officer, at their home in the mobile home community next to the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, on May 30, 2025. When FCI Dublin abruptly shut down after years of turmoil, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043352/fci-dublin-staff-bought-homes-on-site-then-the-prison-shut-down\">residents of the community were given eviction notices\u003c/a> and were ordered to remove their homes from the government’s land by September, according to a union representative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067293 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-1536x1038.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fearful of what he’d face if forced to leave the encampment, Travis Smith gets emotional at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041966/berkeley-residents-homeless-advocates-battle-over-fate-of-ohlone-park-encampment\">homeless encampment at Ohlone Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley on May 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>June\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067301\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayvon Wilson (center) rallies alongside students, staff, and supporters outside the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042895/san-francisco-job-corps-students-face-uncertain-future\">Treasure Island Job Corps Center\u003c/a> in San Francisco on June 5, 2025, protesting the facility’s closure, which they say could leave at-risk youth homeless. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067302\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Garcia, who performs as Churro Nomi, co-director of Detour Productions and producer of the monthly queer cabaret Clutch The Pearls, poses for a photo at the Make Out Room in San Francisco on June 6, 2025. “This isn’t just about money, it’s about controlling narrative, visibility and power,” says Garcia, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">arts organizations that have abandoned their DEI programming\u003c/a> and reconfigured or erased their websites’ DEI commitments. “We’re witnessing a deliberate effort to police not only what stories are told, but who is allowed to tell them.” \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067303\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors march in the Mission District in San Francisco i\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">n opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy\u003c/a> and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067306\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Daniella holds up a Mexican flag during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">No Kings Day protest\u003c/a> in San José on June 14, 2025. Right: Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067304\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters cheer from their cars as protesters march down Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067308\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: People fill the courtyard at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044959/hella-juneteenth-in-photos-black-joy-and-community-in-oakland\">Hella Juneteenth festival\u003c/a> on June 19, 2025. Right: Festivalgoers dance at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067309 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordyn Johnson, 9, gets the continent of Africa painted on her face at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>July\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Designer Marisela Ginestra at the Levi’s offices in San Francisco on July 1, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045274/levis-denim-gets-a-fresh-look-thanks-to-a-latinx-designer\">Ginestra takes inspiration from her grandparents\u003c/a> who worked harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Central Valley in the 1960s and who would dry their jeans in the sun, giving them a distinctive faded look. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radha Weaver repairs a tutu dress for a mother and daughter during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052092/fix-a-zipper-and-save-the-planet-at-san-franciscos-free-clothing-repair-clinics\">Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop\u003c/a> at the Glen Park Branch Library in San Francisco on July 16, 2025. During the workshop, teachers offer hands-on fixes and mending tips. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067318\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sewing supplies sit in bins at the Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop. Right: Mira Musank works with a clinic participant to repair her sweater. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067305\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979195/the-furious-tits-queer-climate-punk-band-san-francisco-oakland\">The Furious Tits\u003c/a> perform live in San Francisco at the Castro Night Market on Friday, July 18, 2025. The band says they see punk as a perfect place to mouth off about human-caused climate change. \u003ccite>(Brian Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067313 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder and leader of Urban Jazz Dance Company, Antoine Hunter (center), watches dancers practice choreography at a rehearsal at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley on July 20, 2025. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979516/international-deaf-dance-festival-antoine-hunter-urban-jazz-dance\">Urban Jazz Dance Company performed at the International Deaf Dance Festival\u003c/a>, from Aug. 8–10 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067314\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050357/how-did-fremont-come-to-be-known-as-little-kabul\">Hasib Sepand plays the sitar at Sepand Studios\u003c/a> in Fremont on July 21, 2025, where his music academy offers instruction in sitar, tabla, harmonium, and other instruments, and he composes and produces music. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067315\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagbir Kang looks out of a window at her home in Fremont on July 25, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053210/in-the-face-of-abuse-she-chose-survival-and-now-helps-others-do-the-same\">Kang is a survivor of domestic violence\u003c/a> who now advocates on behalf of other survivors. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lei stands on Spofford Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown on July 29, 2025, at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050233/how-a-chinese-laundryman-shaped-us-civil-rights-from-san-francisco\">the historical site of the Chinese Laundry Association\u003c/a>, once located at 33 Spofford Street. A longtime resident and community historian, Lei has worked to preserve Chinatown’s cultural and educational legacy. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067319\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050105/sf-kindness-crawl-spreads-joy-on-market-street-ahead-of-grateful-dead-weekend\">Kindness Crawl\u003c/a> organizer Scott Keneally (left) shares an embrace with a passerby near City Hall in San Francisco on July 31, 2025. Right: A Kindness Crawl volunteer beams while handing roses and flowers to two people inside a van in a moment of street-side joy. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vintage VW bus filled with Kindness Crawl flower recipients drives past Alamo Square Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067320 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees dance at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050844/where-past-meets-possible-black-futures-ball-illuminates-dreams-in-oakland\">Black Futures Ball\u003c/a> hosted by The East Oakland Youth Development Center at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Charlene Richardson (left) and Charlette Richardson, also known as The LoveLove Twins, pose for a photo at the Black Futures Ball. Right: Selena Wilson, CEO of the EOYDC, speaks at the Black Futures Ball. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067322\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francesca Thomas, a Hayward native and great-granddaughter of Leona Alves, owner of Ideal Dining and Miss Alves, a restaurant and nightclub in Russell City, holds a photograph of five generations of her family, from her mother to great-great-great-grandmother, in Hayward on Aug. 6, 2025. Thomas is involved in\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&newwindow=1&sca_esv=2719a2d50b2c4d54&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1182US1182&udm=2&biw=1870&bih=1054&ei=49BFacPCObzC0PEPwJq_EA&ved=0ahUKEwiDwKj12MqRAxU8ITQIHUDNDwIQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIVS1FFRCBGcmFuY2VzY2EgVGhvbWFzSKoUUM0SWM0ScAJ4AJABAJgBhQGgAYUBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoActsgcAuAcAwgcAyAcAgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-img#sv=CAMSVhoyKhBlLXAxQlFTSHREUFo2d3hNMg5wMUJRU0h0RFBaNnd4TToOR25xa3o5aWNXdTA5eE0gBCocCgZtb3NhaWMSEGUtcDFCUVNIdERQWjZ3eE0YADABGAcggZS_5QQwAkoKCAIQAhgCIAIoAg\"> efforts to preserve the community’s history\u003c/a> through the Russell City Reparative Justice Project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067321 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors hold a banner reading “Stop AI” outside of Scale AI’s San Francisco headquarters on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051183/protesters-against-ai-militarization-rally-at-scale-ai-in-san-francisco\">Demonstrators oppose the company’s involvement in AI-driven warfare and surveillance\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067323\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cows graze on the hills of Máyyan ‘Ooyákma, Coyote Ridge, a preserve owned by Open Space Authority, in Morgan Hill on Aug. 8, 2025.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055329/invasion-of-the-grub-snatchers-how-one-rich-guys-russian-boars-colonized-california\"> Wild Boars are an invasive species\u003c/a> that endanger native plants, water sources and agriculture in the area. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Forestr volunteer picks apples from a Honeycrisp orchard on private property in Martinez on Aug. 12, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13980694/contra-costa-county-fruit-rescue-gleaning-picking-pears-apples-peaches-volunteer\">The volunteers harvest surplus cherries, peaches, apples and pears\u003c/a> — whatever’s in season — from backyard orchards throughout Contra Costa County, donating the rescued fruit to local food pantries and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Lowe watches as workers clear RVs from Irene Street at Columbus Park in San José on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052645/san-jose-begins-clearing-columbus-park-the-citys-biggest-homeless-encampment\">The city removed RVs and tents from Columbus Park\u003c/a> in North San José, where hundreds of unhoused people have lived for years. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Shawn Spencer relocates his belongings from the Columbus Park encampment. Right: Fernando Alcantara watches as his RV is towed at Columbus Park in San José. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Wade, a formerly homeless veteran who was housed through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, poses for a portrait at the Laguna Commons supportive housing in Fremont on Aug. 20, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054270/trumps-tectonic-shift-on-homelessness-could-have-dire-impacts-in-california\">California’s embrace of Housing First principles has become a liability\u003c/a> after the president directed federal agencies to stop funding that approach to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks walks with her son Zyon, 2, near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. Burks is among one in three California parents of young kids who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051850/as-californias-electricity-rates-rise-parents-struggle-to-pay-their-bills\">struggle to afford their utility bills\u003c/a>, according to a statewide survey, which found that when parents have trouble making ends meet, their children’s well-being and development suffer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>September\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Stray Dog’ Oak Holden delivers a high knee to Sancho Dimera during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981646/full-queer-pro-wrestling-oakland\">Full Queer Wrestling showcase\u003c/a> at Fluid510 in Oakland on Sept. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy, a volunteer who monitors ICE activity on busy streets near day laborer corners, patrols International Boulevard in front of a U-Haul in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. A nonprofit called “Adopt a Day Laborer Corner” has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055084/california-volunteers-stand-guard-at-day-laborer-corners-amid-ice-sweeps\">inspired Californians to volunteer their time to accompany day laborers\u003c/a> who are at risk of deportation at highly visible intersections and monitor for immigration sweeps. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Alexander Ybarra, an 11th grader at Coliseum College Prep Academy, leads classmates in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054838/oakland-walkout\">walkout against gun violence\u003c/a> in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. Right: Posters made by students at Coliseum College Prep Academy read “Students Are Not Targets” and “Protect Students, Protect the Future” among others. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimisha Jadav demonstrates to a customer how to wear a garment at her home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Jadav, known as Nimisha Aunty, runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058796/need-a-gorgeous-diwali-outfit-nimisha-aunty-will-take-care-of-you\">creating a vibrant hub for South Asians\u003c/a> in the South Bay. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Vargas and other\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056337/fast-food-workers-protest-alleged-wage-theft-and-poor-work-conditions-at-san-jose-chain\"> fast food workers protest in front of an El Pollo Loco\u003c/a> restaurant in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">The California Fast Food Workers Union filed complaints on behalf of a mother and daughter who said they were fired from the restaurant for speaking up about working conditions there.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056563/better-than-i-ever-dreamed-valkyries-fans-reflect-on-historic-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries play the Minnesota Lynx\u003c/a> during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs at the SAP Center in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Golden State Valkyries fans cheer during Game 2 of the Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx WNBA playoff game. Right: Golden State Valkyries team member Monique Billings applauds the crowd after losing to the Minnesota Lynx. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festival-goers dance inside the Despacio Tent on the first day of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981607/portola-festival-2025-pier-80-san-francisco-review-photos\">Portola Festival at Pier 80\u003c/a> in San Francisco, on Sept. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Christina Aguilera performs on the Pier Stage at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2025. Right: Ty Dowe (left) and Matt Lebowitz pose for a photo at the Pier Stage during the second day of Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin is interviewed by the media during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057180/middle-school-students-celebrate-betty-reid-soskin-the-nations-oldest-park-ranger-at-104\">104th birthday celebration\u003c/a> at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Viramontes, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, holds a candle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055641/after-kirks-death-trump-targets-critics-in-expanding-free-speech-fight\">a candlelight at a vigil for Charlie Kirk \u003c/a>hosted by the San Francisco State University chapter of Turning Point USA at Fort Funston in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>October\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visitor looks past a barrier at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\"> closed as a consequence of the government shutdown\u003c/a> on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sarah Spillane stands outside the entrance to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059460/bay-area-cities-expand-homeless-shelters-winning-over-neighbors-is-the-hard-part\">DignityMoves tiny home cabins\u003c/a> in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2025. Right: Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062057/historic-west-oakland-blues-clubs-restoration-reveals-layers-of-hidden-history\">Esther’s Orbit Room\u003c/a> on 7th Street in West Oakland on Oct. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067346 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell sits in the vanity room at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood on Oct. 8, 2025. She performs as the club’s current “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063643/the-girl-in-the-fishbowl-the-secret-behind-san-franciscos-quirkiest-nightclub-act\">Girl in the Fishbowl\u003c/a>,” an act that has been a distinctive part of the venue since it opened in 1931. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell performs as the “Girl in the Fishbowl” at Bimbo’s 365 Club on Oct. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067347\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Estuary Institute members Sarah Pearce (left) and Emma Sevier conduct an assessment at a new wetland restoration site at Point Pinole Regional Park in Pinole on Oct. 9, 2025. A recent report found that restored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998966/rising-tides-drive-a-bay-area-push-to-bring-back-vanished-marshlands\">tidal wetlands in San Francisco Bay nearly quadrupled\u003c/a> from 2000 to 2025, going against the global trend of wetland loss. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows look out onto the Bay Bridge from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065901/theres-a-grand-historic-house-hiding-under-the-bay-bridge\">the Nimitz House on Yerba Buena Island\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2025. Built around 1900 as part of the Naval Training Station, the home later served as the residence of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz during the final years of his life. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A demonstrator carries an American flag during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">No Kings National Day of Action\u003c/a> in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. Right: Protestors at the No Kings National Day of Action burn an American flag in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067966\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car at a No Kings Day of Action rally in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067349 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family enjoys Filipino street food during the celebratory Late Night DJ party for Filipino American heritage month hosted at Seafood City in Daly City on Oct. 18, 2025. Seafood City, a Filipino chain night market, celebrated Filipino American heritage month by throwing\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983119/seafood-city-filipino-supermarket-dj-dance-party-daly-city\"> late-night DJ parties\u003c/a> across American chains. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067350 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian, an Armenian musician, stands in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060906/meet-the-duduk-whisperer-a-bay-area-armenian-folk-musician-revives-centuries-of-soul\">Khatchadourian, plays the Duduk\u003c/a>, and uses his music to work through hardships and is coming out with his sixth album titled, “Breath.” \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tour guide William Fontana points visitors to climbers on El Capitan during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062476/at-yosemite-youd-barely-know-a-shutdown-was-happening-why-advocates-say-that-matters\">a tour of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Oct. 28, 2025. During the month-long government shutdown, Yosemite remained open, but with a drastically reduced federal workforce. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers sort fresh produce into boxes at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062577/bay-area-counties-pour-millions-into-food-aid-assistance-as-clock-runs-out-on-snap\">San Francisco‑Marin Food Bank warehouse\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2025. With the federal government shutdown, Bay Area officials anticipated surges in demand at food banks as thousands stood to loose CalFresh benefits. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>November\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference in support of Proposition 50 at the IBEW Local 6 offices in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. The former House Speaker, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for 38 years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">announced on Nov. 6 that she will not seek reelection\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067366 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Maidu tribe of Butte County, Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, take part in a CAL-TREX prescribed burn, training in the application of fire to their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak trees stand on the plot of land in Cloverdale that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059557/esmeralda-courts-locals-as-it-tries-to-learn-from-california-forevers-mistakes\">Esmeralda Land Company is proposing to develop\u003c/a> in Sonoma County on Nov. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Police arrest a Turning Point USA supporter who engaged in a fight ahead of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063406/uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event-draws-protests-after-charlie-kirks-death\">Turning Point USA’s last college stop\u003c/a> of the “American Comeback Tour” in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Nov. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Lopez sits on his bed in his home in Pittsburg on Nov. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064693/california-doctors-urge-ban-on-engineered-stone-as-silicosis-cases-surge\">California stoneworkers like Lopez are becoming severely ill\u003c/a> from silica dust exposure from cutting engineered stone, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and workplace safety experts. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Trozalla Smith looks out the window of a BART train as she travels to the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">The government shutdown has delayed the distribution of SNAP benefits\u003c/a> to recipients such as Smith, who have had to turn to food pantries as an alternative. Right: Trozalla Smith rides the 96 bus while holding a loaf of bread in Alameda. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trozalla Smith looks at advertisements for CalFresh as she holds her groceries from the Alameda Food Bank while waiting for her train at the 12th Street BART Station in Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carin Lenk-Sloan, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999325/we-cant-afford-to-stay-californians-weigh-drastic-moves-as-health-premiums-rise\">facing a hike in her family’s health insurance\u003c/a>, sits outside her practice in Davis on Tuesday 18, 2025. As the lapsing of federal subsidies are poised to cause health insurance premiums to increase, some Californians like Lenk-Sloan are having to decide on whether to forgo coverage or move. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students stage \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064511/after-back-to-back-school-shootings-in-oakland-skyline-high-students-walk-out-of-class\">a walkout at Skyline High School\u003c/a> calling for the school and district to do more to counter gun violence in on Nov. 18, 2025. The walkout came less than a week after a student was injured in a shooting on the Oakland campus. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles “CJ” Evans prepares an order at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065744/richmonds-minister-of-food-serves-the-bay-area-southern-bbq-california-style\">CJ’s BBQ and Fish\u003c/a>, which serves barbecue, seafood and Southern-style comfort food, in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>December\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066054/after-west-contra-costa-teachers-launch-strike-both-sides-will-return-to-the-table\">strike at Marina Bay Park\u003c/a> in Richmond on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Nagano poses with the California Theatre’s 1928 Wurlitzer lobby organ in San José on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984931/jerry-nagano-great-theater-organist-stanford-california-pizza-joynt\">Nagano, a veteran theatre-organ performer\u003c/a> and retired Stanford systems engineer, has been a fixture in California’s organ community for decades. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A holiday display sits in front of a home on Christmas Tree Lane on the 3200 block of Thompson Avenue in Alameda on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067283/get-in-the-holiday-spirit-by-visiting-these-bay-area-christmas-tree-lanes\">The tradition of holiday displays here\u003c/a> dates back to the early 1930s. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Holiday lights cover a home on Christmas Tree Lane. Right: Michael Martin sits with his handmade Wrap-o-Matic holiday display in front of his home on Christmas Tree Lane. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067747/chef-chus-the-family-owned-chinese-restaurant-that-grew-up-with-silicon-valley\">Chef Chu’s is a family-run business\u003c/a>, owned by Lawrence Chu, which has been operating since 1970 and is known not only for its food but also as a favorite for celebrities and tech innovators. Right: Jzhuang Qingqiang (left) and Kevin Ho prepare meals in the kitchen at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067860 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu, also known as Chef Chu, garnishes a plate of sweet and sour pork at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067861 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Epps (center) embraces his children Kamia (left) and Kamari at the Superior Court of San Francisco after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066917/sf-filmmaker-kevin-epps-convicted-of-manslaughter-not-murder-in-2016-shooting\">a jury found him not guilty of the murder of his former brother-in-law\u003c/a>, Marcus Polk, in San Francisco on Dec. 15, 2025. The jury found Epps not guilty of the murder but did find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faith leaders and immigrant advocates block the entrance to the ICE field offices in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">Demonstrators chained themselves to the ICE office’s doors\u003c/a>, blocked intersections and vehicle access, and sang hymns. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Homeland Security officers detain demonstrators outside of the ICE field offices in San Francisco. At least 20 people were handcuffed. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silvia Matias and her daughter Maria wait for their bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067737/clipper-2-0-leaves-ac-transit-cash-riders-behind\">Transit advocates are calling attention to recent updates to Clipper\u003c/a> that fail to extend savings to people who pay with cash to ride AC Transit. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump’s second inauguration also drew thousands of Bay Area residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023056/thousands-rally-in-sf-to-protest-trump-ahead-of-inauguration-day\">out in protest\u003c/a> in January, kicking off a year of political unrest. Trump’s immediate focus on expanding and intensifying immigration enforcement has been met \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">with consistent opposition\u003c/a> — from faith leaders bearing witness at San Francisco’s immigration office, to protesters interrupting arrests on the streets of downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, people flooded streets across the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">crying “No Kings”\u003c/a> in response to Trump’s military parade, and months later, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">crowds took to city centers\u003c/a> again as Californians prepared to vote on special redistricting maps favoring Democrats and endured the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal parks \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">shut down\u003c/a> for weeks, hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed, and even Fleet Week fell victim to disruptions as legislators in Washington remained at a standstill. Cities across the Bay Area stepped up to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">gaps in food stamp spending\u003c/a>, as thousands of people who rely on federal food assistance went weeks without electronic benefit transfers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, through a difficult year, the Bay Area found ways to come together: cheering on the inaugural season for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984639/valkyries-wnba-2025-in-review\">the Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>, honoring the queer community with drag shows from August Hall in San Francisco to Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland, and celebrating the diverse cultures deeply rooted here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Text by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">\u003cem>Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>; photo editing by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mdonascimento\">\u003cem>Martin do Nascimento\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>January\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067187 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Thomas, father of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020128/shooting-san-francisco-home-leaves-man-dead-woman-seriously-injured\">Antoine Thomas, who died in an early morning shooting\u003c/a>, hugs his 4-year-old grandson Adon in San Francisco on Jan. 2, 2025. The shooting, at the 1000 block of Tompkins Avenue, left one victim pronounced dead at the scene and another transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor-elect \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020422/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-launches-political-career-cable-cars-chinatown-market-prayer\">Daniel Lurie receives a communal blessing\u003c/a> during an Interfaith Ceremony at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025, the evening before his inauguration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021777/reporters-notebook\">Destruction in downtown Altadena\u003c/a>, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altadena resident Taylor Williams, 17, goes through pieces of her teacup collection from the home she shared with her family after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067188\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi, 91, holds a photo of her parents, Juninhi Nimura and Shizuko Nimura, at her home in Berkeley on Jan. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">Kashiwagi was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp\u003c/a> at the age of 9, where she lived with her family for four years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067189 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Northart, with the Department of Water Resources’ Statewide Monitoring Network Unit, and a participant of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995954/at-hidden-tahoe-lab-scientists-learn-the-art-of-measuring-snow\">Snow Science School\u003c/a>, uses a magnification lens to measure the size of snow granules from the snowpack in a field outing near Soda Springs on Jan. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regular Timotha Doane sits at a table at Wild Side West in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2025. Founded in 1962, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029551/san-franciscos-oldest-lesbian-bar-has-been-a-safe-space-for-more-than-60-years\">Wild Side West is a historic lesbian bar\u003c/a> that began in Oakland before relocating to San Francisco, where it became a gathering space known for its eclectic decor, lush garden, and deep roots in the LGBTQ+ community. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Kimberly Lopez, a senior at UC Berkeley, speaks to hundreds of students and supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024593/uc-berkeley-students-march-for-undocumented-classmates-say-school-isnt-doing-enough\">rallying in solidarity with their undocumented classmates\u003c/a> as the Trump administration begins to carry out nation-wide mass deportations, at Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. Right: Maya Gill, center, holds up a sign that reads, “Jesus told us to love our neighbor not to deport them.” \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(left) Student Nicole Nuñez Rivera gets emotional and hugs DACA recipient Ana Rivera, right, during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>February\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067198\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine (left), 9, and Nikki, 9, sit together at the start of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027348/san-francisco-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-iconic-chinatown-parade\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067205\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Artist Miko Lee looks out the window at the Walking Stories exhibit at the Edge on the Square gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Feb. 19, 2025. Right: Alistair Monroe stands outside the Oakland Cannery building, where his studio is located in Oakland, on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067200\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s art is on display in his son Alistair Monroe’s studio and home at the Oakland Cannery building in Oakland on Feb. 20, 2025. The Oakland Cannery is a historic live-work space in East Oakland where Arthur Monroe lived and produced art for decades. The building’s owners are seeking to turn the building into a pot-growing facility. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067202\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Th’ Losin Streaks play at the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Feb. 22, 2025, during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972528/noise-pop-festival-san-francisco-2025-review\">Noise Pop Festival\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067209\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Dawn Richard performs at the Independent, as part of the Noise Pop festival, in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. Right: Dam-Funk performs at the Noise Pop opening night party at the California Academy of Sciences on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geographer performs at August Hall in San Francisco as part of Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067204 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees Local 9119 and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028446/tens-of-thousands-uc-workers-strike-disrupting-campuses-hospitals-labs\">strike at the UC Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco\u003c/a> on Feb. 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers place their hands on Giovanna Sales’ head during a rehearsal for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972949/robert-moses-kin-30th-anniversary-the-kennings\">Robert Moses’ latest work, The Kennings\u003c/a>, at ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The show explores themes of race, gender, war and human rights, while blending dance, theatre and music. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea and Milo Ronquillo stand outside the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The Ronquillos attended a workshop hosted by Alexis Levy about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029428/how-californians-can-start-changing-names-and-gender-markers-on-government-ids\">changing the name and gender marker on official government documents\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>March\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030313/uc-berkeley-scientists-protest-trump-administrations-cuts-to-research-funding\">national Stand Up for Science day of action\u003c/a> in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marchers hold up signs including one that reads “Science is political” and march through the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067262\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067262 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029568/in-san-mateo-county-this-market-is-a-community-destination-for-food-faith-and-ramadan-staples\">Besan’s International Market is a halal butcher, deli, and Middle Eastern market\u003c/a> in San Bruno. Year-round, it’s a go-to spot for the Arab, North African and Middle Eastern folks in this community. During Ramadan, customers come in and out for their groceries for iftar meals when they break fast during Ramadan. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067253\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Aquino and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030935/our-education-matters-richmond-high-schoolers-rally-against-teacher-layoffs\">students from Richmond’s John F. Kennedy High School stage a walkout and march\u003c/a> to the West Contra Costa Unified School District Offices to protest impending layoffs as part of cuts to the district’s budget in Richmond on March 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eugene Tssui sketches in a notebook at his exhibition at the Rotten City Cultural District in Emeryville on March 17, 2025. The gallery featured his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973365/eugene-tssui-emeryville-residency-bay-street-architecture-fashion\">nature-inspired architectural designs, including photos of the renowned “Fish House,” along with his clothing designs and art.\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Ro Khanna holds a town hall meeting at the MLK Community Center in Bakersfield on March 23, 2025. In three such events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032718/frustrated-democrats-push-wartime-leaders-bakersfield-town-hall\">Khanna urged residents of Republican-held congressional districts in California to organize\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid and the wider social safety net. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A line of people waiting to enter the town hall meeting with Rep. Ro Khanna. Right: Audrey Chavez and others listen at as Rep. Ro Khanna speaks. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067263\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana “Twinks” Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks offered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033501/the-sf-barber-that-welcomes-all-trans-people-into-his-shop\">free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aslan Scardina lies in a patch of stinging nettle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034277/stories-of-las-zorthian-ranch-a-portal-to-a-different-way-of-life-damaged-in-eaton-fire\">Zorthian Ranch\u003c/a> on March 28 in Altadena. Scardina was living on the Ranch before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire. “I didn’t love plants until I met nettle,” she says. \u003ccite>(Stella Kalinina for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Lohf waves an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033818/lgbtq-activists-rally-at-newsoms-home-demand-stronger-trans-rights-commitment\">Activists and community members marched\u003c/a> in the Marin County community where Gov. Gavin Newsom recently purchased a home as part of International Transgender Day of Visibility, which highlights discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>April\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067272 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tashenia Pearson stands beside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036599/wall-war-vet-fight-land-one-familys-50-year-battle-livermore\">the wall separating her property from her neighbors’\u003c/a> in Livermore on April 9, 2025. Pearson’s parents bought the property in Livermore in 1971, only to discover the illegally built wall, which effectively gives 740 square feet of Pearson’s property to their neighbor. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067277\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R-Evolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974401/r-evolution-marco-cochrane-embarcadero-plaza-nude-woman-sculpture\">a 45-foot metal sculpture of a giant naked woman\u003c/a> that is meant to symbolize feminine strength and liberation, by artist Marco Cochrane, at the Embarcadero Plaza on April 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Stone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977595/sandy-stone-olivia-records-jimi-hendrix-girl-island-documentary\">88-year-old legendary audio engineer and trans woman\u003c/a> who worked with rock ’n’ roll greats and was the in-house engineer at feminist label Olivia Records in the 1970s, in her home in Aptos on April 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036555/barbara-lee-takes-decisive-lead-over-loren-taylor-in-oakland-mayoral-election\">Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee dance\u003c/a> to a live band on election night in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067275\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birders Daniela Sanchez (left) and Christopher Henry \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974906/teen-birders-bird-watching-ebird\">look for birds\u003c/a> at Crissy Field in San Francisco and the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, respectively, on April 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067278\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067278\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby examines a pigeon walking with a limp at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond on April 16, 2025. Cosby has been birding for 4 years and is a member of the California Young Birders’ Club. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067274\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Liang weighs medical herbs at his shop, Run Feng Hai Wei Chinese Herbal Inc., in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Business owners in San Francisco’s Chinatown said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036939/san-francisco-chinatown-businesses-survival-mode-trade-war\">struggling to stay afloat, facing declining sales and an uncertain future\u003c/a>, in the face of the U.S.-China trade war. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Imported items fill the wall at Beijing Shopping Center in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Right: Kiki Krunch, left, and Kalypso pose for a photo at the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. The 2024 and ’23 winners of the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance drag pageant led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976447/chinatown-pride-san-francisco-lgbtq-chinese-culture-center\">2025 Chinatown Pride\u003c/a> procession, visiting landmarks such as the Grant Street nightlife district, home in the 1930s and ’40s to underground queer speakeasies and tourist-y Chinese American nightclubs that featured “female impersonation” shows. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067279\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1288\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-1536x989.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Krunch (left) takes a photo with Fontaine Hu, 81, in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>May\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067284\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067284\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horetencia M. (left) and Maria E. chant and play buckets as drums as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038481/may-day-thousands-bay-area-take-streets-immigrant-worker-rights\">Oakland Sin Fronteras May Day March\u003c/a> for Labor & Immigrants in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067285\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039501/wnbas-newest-team-golden-state-valkyries-kick-off-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>’ Monique Billings practices during training camp held at the Sephora Performance Center in Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067292 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Golden State Valkyries take to the court for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040665/the-bay-areas-newest-basketball-team-makes-history\">first-ever home opener\u003c/a> against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. Right: Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) drives to the hoop against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067286\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benicia mayor Steve Young drives by the Valero Benicia Refinery in Benicia on May 8, 2025, which processes up to 170,000 barrels of oil a day, making gasoline, diesel, and other fuels for California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039505/a-bay-area-refinery-town-contemplates-future-without-big-oil\">Valero planned to shut down the Benicia refinery\u003c/a> by April 2026, citing high costs and strict environmental rules. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067290\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Nests of California gull eggs are tucked in the grass near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. Right: A team led by Nathan Van Schmidt (right), science director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and Amy Parsons, lead biologist, conducts a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051964/are-seagulls-native-or-invasive-to-the-bay-area-maybe-both\">California gull nest survey\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067287\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 113 in Solano County outside of Suisun City on May 13, 2025. The California Forever project is seeking to have Suisun City \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059985/california-forever-clears-first-hurdle-in-suisun-city-annexation\">annex the land where the company has proposed building a new city\u003c/a> in order to move forward with its plans, nearly a year after pulling an initiative seeking voter approval for the project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Resident Letty Guzman sits on her bed with her dog Pappa in her room at Horizon Community Village at the Capri Motel on University Avenue in Berkeley on May 20, 2025. The site, operated by Dorothy Day House, provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043516/rv-encampments-are-notoriously-hard-to-close-this-city-found-something-that-works\">transitional housing and supportive services for unhoused individuals\u003c/a> in Berkeley. Right: Maximo Hernandez Perez stands in front of his home in Stockton on May 22, 2025. Perez and his daughter, Celina, then 14 years old, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040537/some-families-separated-at-the-border-got-free-legal-aid-the-us-just-cut-that-contract\">detained and separated after crossing the border\u003c/a> in 2017. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067289\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Stone, 14, gets ready for a school dance with the help of her mother, a correctional officer, at their home in the mobile home community next to the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, on May 30, 2025. When FCI Dublin abruptly shut down after years of turmoil, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043352/fci-dublin-staff-bought-homes-on-site-then-the-prison-shut-down\">residents of the community were given eviction notices\u003c/a> and were ordered to remove their homes from the government’s land by September, according to a union representative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067293 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-1536x1038.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fearful of what he’d face if forced to leave the encampment, Travis Smith gets emotional at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041966/berkeley-residents-homeless-advocates-battle-over-fate-of-ohlone-park-encampment\">homeless encampment at Ohlone Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley on May 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>June\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067301\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayvon Wilson (center) rallies alongside students, staff, and supporters outside the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042895/san-francisco-job-corps-students-face-uncertain-future\">Treasure Island Job Corps Center\u003c/a> in San Francisco on June 5, 2025, protesting the facility’s closure, which they say could leave at-risk youth homeless. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067302\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Garcia, who performs as Churro Nomi, co-director of Detour Productions and producer of the monthly queer cabaret Clutch The Pearls, poses for a photo at the Make Out Room in San Francisco on June 6, 2025. “This isn’t just about money, it’s about controlling narrative, visibility and power,” says Garcia, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">arts organizations that have abandoned their DEI programming\u003c/a> and reconfigured or erased their websites’ DEI commitments. “We’re witnessing a deliberate effort to police not only what stories are told, but who is allowed to tell them.” \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067303\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors march in the Mission District in San Francisco i\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">n opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy\u003c/a> and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067306\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Daniella holds up a Mexican flag during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">No Kings Day protest\u003c/a> in San José on June 14, 2025. Right: Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067304\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters cheer from their cars as protesters march down Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067308\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: People fill the courtyard at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044959/hella-juneteenth-in-photos-black-joy-and-community-in-oakland\">Hella Juneteenth festival\u003c/a> on June 19, 2025. Right: Festivalgoers dance at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067309 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordyn Johnson, 9, gets the continent of Africa painted on her face at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>July\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Designer Marisela Ginestra at the Levi’s offices in San Francisco on July 1, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045274/levis-denim-gets-a-fresh-look-thanks-to-a-latinx-designer\">Ginestra takes inspiration from her grandparents\u003c/a> who worked harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Central Valley in the 1960s and who would dry their jeans in the sun, giving them a distinctive faded look. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radha Weaver repairs a tutu dress for a mother and daughter during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052092/fix-a-zipper-and-save-the-planet-at-san-franciscos-free-clothing-repair-clinics\">Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop\u003c/a> at the Glen Park Branch Library in San Francisco on July 16, 2025. During the workshop, teachers offer hands-on fixes and mending tips. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067318\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sewing supplies sit in bins at the Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop. Right: Mira Musank works with a clinic participant to repair her sweater. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067305\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979195/the-furious-tits-queer-climate-punk-band-san-francisco-oakland\">The Furious Tits\u003c/a> perform live in San Francisco at the Castro Night Market on Friday, July 18, 2025. The band says they see punk as a perfect place to mouth off about human-caused climate change. \u003ccite>(Brian Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067313 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder and leader of Urban Jazz Dance Company, Antoine Hunter (center), watches dancers practice choreography at a rehearsal at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley on July 20, 2025. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979516/international-deaf-dance-festival-antoine-hunter-urban-jazz-dance\">Urban Jazz Dance Company performed at the International Deaf Dance Festival\u003c/a>, from Aug. 8–10 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067314\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050357/how-did-fremont-come-to-be-known-as-little-kabul\">Hasib Sepand plays the sitar at Sepand Studios\u003c/a> in Fremont on July 21, 2025, where his music academy offers instruction in sitar, tabla, harmonium, and other instruments, and he composes and produces music. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067315\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagbir Kang looks out of a window at her home in Fremont on July 25, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053210/in-the-face-of-abuse-she-chose-survival-and-now-helps-others-do-the-same\">Kang is a survivor of domestic violence\u003c/a> who now advocates on behalf of other survivors. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lei stands on Spofford Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown on July 29, 2025, at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050233/how-a-chinese-laundryman-shaped-us-civil-rights-from-san-francisco\">the historical site of the Chinese Laundry Association\u003c/a>, once located at 33 Spofford Street. A longtime resident and community historian, Lei has worked to preserve Chinatown’s cultural and educational legacy. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067319\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050105/sf-kindness-crawl-spreads-joy-on-market-street-ahead-of-grateful-dead-weekend\">Kindness Crawl\u003c/a> organizer Scott Keneally (left) shares an embrace with a passerby near City Hall in San Francisco on July 31, 2025. Right: A Kindness Crawl volunteer beams while handing roses and flowers to two people inside a van in a moment of street-side joy. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vintage VW bus filled with Kindness Crawl flower recipients drives past Alamo Square Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067320 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees dance at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050844/where-past-meets-possible-black-futures-ball-illuminates-dreams-in-oakland\">Black Futures Ball\u003c/a> hosted by The East Oakland Youth Development Center at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Charlene Richardson (left) and Charlette Richardson, also known as The LoveLove Twins, pose for a photo at the Black Futures Ball. Right: Selena Wilson, CEO of the EOYDC, speaks at the Black Futures Ball. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067322\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francesca Thomas, a Hayward native and great-granddaughter of Leona Alves, owner of Ideal Dining and Miss Alves, a restaurant and nightclub in Russell City, holds a photograph of five generations of her family, from her mother to great-great-great-grandmother, in Hayward on Aug. 6, 2025. Thomas is involved in\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&newwindow=1&sca_esv=2719a2d50b2c4d54&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1182US1182&udm=2&biw=1870&bih=1054&ei=49BFacPCObzC0PEPwJq_EA&ved=0ahUKEwiDwKj12MqRAxU8ITQIHUDNDwIQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIVS1FFRCBGcmFuY2VzY2EgVGhvbWFzSKoUUM0SWM0ScAJ4AJABAJgBhQGgAYUBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoActsgcAuAcAwgcAyAcAgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-img#sv=CAMSVhoyKhBlLXAxQlFTSHREUFo2d3hNMg5wMUJRU0h0RFBaNnd4TToOR25xa3o5aWNXdTA5eE0gBCocCgZtb3NhaWMSEGUtcDFCUVNIdERQWjZ3eE0YADABGAcggZS_5QQwAkoKCAIQAhgCIAIoAg\"> efforts to preserve the community’s history\u003c/a> through the Russell City Reparative Justice Project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067321 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors hold a banner reading “Stop AI” outside of Scale AI’s San Francisco headquarters on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051183/protesters-against-ai-militarization-rally-at-scale-ai-in-san-francisco\">Demonstrators oppose the company’s involvement in AI-driven warfare and surveillance\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067323\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cows graze on the hills of Máyyan ‘Ooyákma, Coyote Ridge, a preserve owned by Open Space Authority, in Morgan Hill on Aug. 8, 2025.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055329/invasion-of-the-grub-snatchers-how-one-rich-guys-russian-boars-colonized-california\"> Wild Boars are an invasive species\u003c/a> that endanger native plants, water sources and agriculture in the area. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Forestr volunteer picks apples from a Honeycrisp orchard on private property in Martinez on Aug. 12, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13980694/contra-costa-county-fruit-rescue-gleaning-picking-pears-apples-peaches-volunteer\">The volunteers harvest surplus cherries, peaches, apples and pears\u003c/a> — whatever’s in season — from backyard orchards throughout Contra Costa County, donating the rescued fruit to local food pantries and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Lowe watches as workers clear RVs from Irene Street at Columbus Park in San José on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052645/san-jose-begins-clearing-columbus-park-the-citys-biggest-homeless-encampment\">The city removed RVs and tents from Columbus Park\u003c/a> in North San José, where hundreds of unhoused people have lived for years. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Shawn Spencer relocates his belongings from the Columbus Park encampment. Right: Fernando Alcantara watches as his RV is towed at Columbus Park in San José. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Wade, a formerly homeless veteran who was housed through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, poses for a portrait at the Laguna Commons supportive housing in Fremont on Aug. 20, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054270/trumps-tectonic-shift-on-homelessness-could-have-dire-impacts-in-california\">California’s embrace of Housing First principles has become a liability\u003c/a> after the president directed federal agencies to stop funding that approach to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks walks with her son Zyon, 2, near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. Burks is among one in three California parents of young kids who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051850/as-californias-electricity-rates-rise-parents-struggle-to-pay-their-bills\">struggle to afford their utility bills\u003c/a>, according to a statewide survey, which found that when parents have trouble making ends meet, their children’s well-being and development suffer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>September\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Stray Dog’ Oak Holden delivers a high knee to Sancho Dimera during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981646/full-queer-pro-wrestling-oakland\">Full Queer Wrestling showcase\u003c/a> at Fluid510 in Oakland on Sept. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy, a volunteer who monitors ICE activity on busy streets near day laborer corners, patrols International Boulevard in front of a U-Haul in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. A nonprofit called “Adopt a Day Laborer Corner” has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055084/california-volunteers-stand-guard-at-day-laborer-corners-amid-ice-sweeps\">inspired Californians to volunteer their time to accompany day laborers\u003c/a> who are at risk of deportation at highly visible intersections and monitor for immigration sweeps. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Alexander Ybarra, an 11th grader at Coliseum College Prep Academy, leads classmates in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054838/oakland-walkout\">walkout against gun violence\u003c/a> in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. Right: Posters made by students at Coliseum College Prep Academy read “Students Are Not Targets” and “Protect Students, Protect the Future” among others. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimisha Jadav demonstrates to a customer how to wear a garment at her home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Jadav, known as Nimisha Aunty, runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058796/need-a-gorgeous-diwali-outfit-nimisha-aunty-will-take-care-of-you\">creating a vibrant hub for South Asians\u003c/a> in the South Bay. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Vargas and other\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056337/fast-food-workers-protest-alleged-wage-theft-and-poor-work-conditions-at-san-jose-chain\"> fast food workers protest in front of an El Pollo Loco\u003c/a> restaurant in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">The California Fast Food Workers Union filed complaints on behalf of a mother and daughter who said they were fired from the restaurant for speaking up about working conditions there.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056563/better-than-i-ever-dreamed-valkyries-fans-reflect-on-historic-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries play the Minnesota Lynx\u003c/a> during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs at the SAP Center in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Golden State Valkyries fans cheer during Game 2 of the Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx WNBA playoff game. Right: Golden State Valkyries team member Monique Billings applauds the crowd after losing to the Minnesota Lynx. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festival-goers dance inside the Despacio Tent on the first day of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981607/portola-festival-2025-pier-80-san-francisco-review-photos\">Portola Festival at Pier 80\u003c/a> in San Francisco, on Sept. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Christina Aguilera performs on the Pier Stage at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2025. Right: Ty Dowe (left) and Matt Lebowitz pose for a photo at the Pier Stage during the second day of Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin is interviewed by the media during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057180/middle-school-students-celebrate-betty-reid-soskin-the-nations-oldest-park-ranger-at-104\">104th birthday celebration\u003c/a> at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Viramontes, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, holds a candle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055641/after-kirks-death-trump-targets-critics-in-expanding-free-speech-fight\">a candlelight at a vigil for Charlie Kirk \u003c/a>hosted by the San Francisco State University chapter of Turning Point USA at Fort Funston in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>October\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visitor looks past a barrier at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\"> closed as a consequence of the government shutdown\u003c/a> on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sarah Spillane stands outside the entrance to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059460/bay-area-cities-expand-homeless-shelters-winning-over-neighbors-is-the-hard-part\">DignityMoves tiny home cabins\u003c/a> in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2025. Right: Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062057/historic-west-oakland-blues-clubs-restoration-reveals-layers-of-hidden-history\">Esther’s Orbit Room\u003c/a> on 7th Street in West Oakland on Oct. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067346 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell sits in the vanity room at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood on Oct. 8, 2025. She performs as the club’s current “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063643/the-girl-in-the-fishbowl-the-secret-behind-san-franciscos-quirkiest-nightclub-act\">Girl in the Fishbowl\u003c/a>,” an act that has been a distinctive part of the venue since it opened in 1931. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell performs as the “Girl in the Fishbowl” at Bimbo’s 365 Club on Oct. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067347\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Estuary Institute members Sarah Pearce (left) and Emma Sevier conduct an assessment at a new wetland restoration site at Point Pinole Regional Park in Pinole on Oct. 9, 2025. A recent report found that restored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998966/rising-tides-drive-a-bay-area-push-to-bring-back-vanished-marshlands\">tidal wetlands in San Francisco Bay nearly quadrupled\u003c/a> from 2000 to 2025, going against the global trend of wetland loss. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows look out onto the Bay Bridge from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065901/theres-a-grand-historic-house-hiding-under-the-bay-bridge\">the Nimitz House on Yerba Buena Island\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2025. Built around 1900 as part of the Naval Training Station, the home later served as the residence of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz during the final years of his life. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A demonstrator carries an American flag during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">No Kings National Day of Action\u003c/a> in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. Right: Protestors at the No Kings National Day of Action burn an American flag in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067966\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car at a No Kings Day of Action rally in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067349 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family enjoys Filipino street food during the celebratory Late Night DJ party for Filipino American heritage month hosted at Seafood City in Daly City on Oct. 18, 2025. Seafood City, a Filipino chain night market, celebrated Filipino American heritage month by throwing\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983119/seafood-city-filipino-supermarket-dj-dance-party-daly-city\"> late-night DJ parties\u003c/a> across American chains. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067350 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian, an Armenian musician, stands in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060906/meet-the-duduk-whisperer-a-bay-area-armenian-folk-musician-revives-centuries-of-soul\">Khatchadourian, plays the Duduk\u003c/a>, and uses his music to work through hardships and is coming out with his sixth album titled, “Breath.” \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tour guide William Fontana points visitors to climbers on El Capitan during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062476/at-yosemite-youd-barely-know-a-shutdown-was-happening-why-advocates-say-that-matters\">a tour of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Oct. 28, 2025. During the month-long government shutdown, Yosemite remained open, but with a drastically reduced federal workforce. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers sort fresh produce into boxes at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062577/bay-area-counties-pour-millions-into-food-aid-assistance-as-clock-runs-out-on-snap\">San Francisco‑Marin Food Bank warehouse\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2025. With the federal government shutdown, Bay Area officials anticipated surges in demand at food banks as thousands stood to loose CalFresh benefits. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>November\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference in support of Proposition 50 at the IBEW Local 6 offices in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. The former House Speaker, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for 38 years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">announced on Nov. 6 that she will not seek reelection\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067366 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Maidu tribe of Butte County, Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, take part in a CAL-TREX prescribed burn, training in the application of fire to their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak trees stand on the plot of land in Cloverdale that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059557/esmeralda-courts-locals-as-it-tries-to-learn-from-california-forevers-mistakes\">Esmeralda Land Company is proposing to develop\u003c/a> in Sonoma County on Nov. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Police arrest a Turning Point USA supporter who engaged in a fight ahead of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063406/uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event-draws-protests-after-charlie-kirks-death\">Turning Point USA’s last college stop\u003c/a> of the “American Comeback Tour” in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Nov. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Lopez sits on his bed in his home in Pittsburg on Nov. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064693/california-doctors-urge-ban-on-engineered-stone-as-silicosis-cases-surge\">California stoneworkers like Lopez are becoming severely ill\u003c/a> from silica dust exposure from cutting engineered stone, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and workplace safety experts. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Trozalla Smith looks out the window of a BART train as she travels to the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">The government shutdown has delayed the distribution of SNAP benefits\u003c/a> to recipients such as Smith, who have had to turn to food pantries as an alternative. Right: Trozalla Smith rides the 96 bus while holding a loaf of bread in Alameda. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trozalla Smith looks at advertisements for CalFresh as she holds her groceries from the Alameda Food Bank while waiting for her train at the 12th Street BART Station in Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carin Lenk-Sloan, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999325/we-cant-afford-to-stay-californians-weigh-drastic-moves-as-health-premiums-rise\">facing a hike in her family’s health insurance\u003c/a>, sits outside her practice in Davis on Tuesday 18, 2025. As the lapsing of federal subsidies are poised to cause health insurance premiums to increase, some Californians like Lenk-Sloan are having to decide on whether to forgo coverage or move. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students stage \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064511/after-back-to-back-school-shootings-in-oakland-skyline-high-students-walk-out-of-class\">a walkout at Skyline High School\u003c/a> calling for the school and district to do more to counter gun violence in on Nov. 18, 2025. The walkout came less than a week after a student was injured in a shooting on the Oakland campus. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles “CJ” Evans prepares an order at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065744/richmonds-minister-of-food-serves-the-bay-area-southern-bbq-california-style\">CJ’s BBQ and Fish\u003c/a>, which serves barbecue, seafood and Southern-style comfort food, in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>December\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066054/after-west-contra-costa-teachers-launch-strike-both-sides-will-return-to-the-table\">strike at Marina Bay Park\u003c/a> in Richmond on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Nagano poses with the California Theatre’s 1928 Wurlitzer lobby organ in San José on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984931/jerry-nagano-great-theater-organist-stanford-california-pizza-joynt\">Nagano, a veteran theatre-organ performer\u003c/a> and retired Stanford systems engineer, has been a fixture in California’s organ community for decades. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A holiday display sits in front of a home on Christmas Tree Lane on the 3200 block of Thompson Avenue in Alameda on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067283/get-in-the-holiday-spirit-by-visiting-these-bay-area-christmas-tree-lanes\">The tradition of holiday displays here\u003c/a> dates back to the early 1930s. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Holiday lights cover a home on Christmas Tree Lane. Right: Michael Martin sits with his handmade Wrap-o-Matic holiday display in front of his home on Christmas Tree Lane. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067747/chef-chus-the-family-owned-chinese-restaurant-that-grew-up-with-silicon-valley\">Chef Chu’s is a family-run business\u003c/a>, owned by Lawrence Chu, which has been operating since 1970 and is known not only for its food but also as a favorite for celebrities and tech innovators. Right: Jzhuang Qingqiang (left) and Kevin Ho prepare meals in the kitchen at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067860 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu, also known as Chef Chu, garnishes a plate of sweet and sour pork at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067861 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Epps (center) embraces his children Kamia (left) and Kamari at the Superior Court of San Francisco after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066917/sf-filmmaker-kevin-epps-convicted-of-manslaughter-not-murder-in-2016-shooting\">a jury found him not guilty of the murder of his former brother-in-law\u003c/a>, Marcus Polk, in San Francisco on Dec. 15, 2025. The jury found Epps not guilty of the murder but did find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faith leaders and immigrant advocates block the entrance to the ICE field offices in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">Demonstrators chained themselves to the ICE office’s doors\u003c/a>, blocked intersections and vehicle access, and sang hymns. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Homeland Security officers detain demonstrators outside of the ICE field offices in San Francisco. At least 20 people were handcuffed. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silvia Matias and her daughter Maria wait for their bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067737/clipper-2-0-leaves-ac-transit-cash-riders-behind\">Transit advocates are calling attention to recent updates to Clipper\u003c/a> that fail to extend savings to people who pay with cash to ride AC Transit. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"title": "Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104",
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"content": "\u003cp>Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest park ranger when she \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910061/betty-reid-soskin-americas-oldest-park-ranger-retires-at-100\">retired in 2022 at age 100\u003c/a>, and a trailblazer in preserving the history of Black Americans and women, died Dec. 21. She was 104.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin devoted her life to telling stories that might otherwise have gone untold, highlighting the contributions of marginalized communities and ensuring that forgotten voices were brought to the forefront of American history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit on Sept. 22, 1921, Soskin spent her early years in New Orleans with her Creole family. She survived the devastating Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, an event that displaced her family and prompted their move to Oakland. Her childhood experiences shaped her understanding of race, resilience and community, laying the foundation for her lifelong commitment to advocacy and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1086px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068222\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg 1086w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed-160x196.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses for a photograph in the 1940s. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During World War II, Soskin worked as a file clerk for the U.S. Air Force but resigned after discovering that her employers had hired her under the assumption that she was white. This pivotal moment illuminated the systemic racism of the era and fueled her passion for equity and truth-telling. She later worked in a segregated unit of the Boilermakers union, where she witnessed firsthand the discrimination faced by Black workers in the wartime industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1101px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068221\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1101\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg 1101w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed-160x194.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin sits in a music circle in the Asilomar area of Monterey Bay in the 1960s, reflecting her lifelong connection to music, community and cultural activism. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 1945, she and her first husband, Mel Reid, \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2019/02/05/reids-records-californias-oldest-record-shop-to-close-in-the-fall\">founded Reid’s Records\u003c/a> in Berkeley, one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. For nearly 75 years, the store served as a community hub, providing music and resources to South Berkeley’s Black community. It was also a space for activism and cultural exchange, reflecting Soskin’s enduring dedication to uplifting marginalized voices.[aside postID=news_11914312 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/BETTYREIDSOSKIN.jpg']Soskin’s advocacy took on new dimensions later in life when she became a prominent voice at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond. Starting as a temporary employee at the age of 84, she became a permanent National Park Service ranger in 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next 15 years, she shared her personal experiences and those of African American workers during the war, shedding light on the racial segregation and systemic challenges of the era. Her storytelling drew large audiences, captivated by her firsthand accounts and her insistence on an inclusive historical narrative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What gets remembered is a function of who’s in the room doing the remembering,” Soskin often said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worked tirelessly to ensure that the contributions of women and Black Americans during World War II were not overshadowed in the broader historical narrative. Her efforts were instrumental in shaping the park’s mission and its dedication to uncovering overlooked histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s impact extended far beyond the park. She was honored as California Woman of the Year in 1995 and received numerous accolades throughout her life, including a presidential coin from President Barack Obama in 2015 after she lit the National Christmas Tree at the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889541\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Reid Soskin, smiling, sits in a wheelchair and holds a bright bouquet of flowers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses beneath a sign for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante during a student-led renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday, Sept. 22, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, on the day of her 100th birthday, the West Contra Costa Unified School District \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renamed Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante\u003c/a> in her honor, celebrating her legacy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local leaders, students and her family. The renaming process was driven by students and teachers who sought to honor a local figure dedicated to equity and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the ceremony, Soskin was showered with flowers and presented with a birthday cake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know what one might do to justify a long life,” she said. “I think that you have pretty much got it made.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renaming of Betty Reid Soskin Middle School\u003c/a> was the culmination of a student-led movement to honor a local figure whose legacy stood for truth and justice. The students researched their former namesake, Juan Crespi, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, and learned about the mission system’s exploitation of Indigenous peoples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889544\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg\" alt=\"Masked students hold up signs thanking Betty Reid Soskin.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students wait to present gifts to Betty Reid Soskin during a school renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday at the renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante. Students and teachers led the effort to rename the school in her honor, citing her lifelong advocacy for racial justice, equity and inclusive history. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Inspired by the social justice movements of the COVID-19 pandemic, they sought to rename the school for someone who embodied resilience and advocacy.[aside postID=news_11889493 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51596_041_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg']“I learned a lot these past couple of months, being on the naming committee and doing the project in general,” said Anaya Zenad, a former student who helped lead the renaming effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who attended the renaming ceremony, grew emotional as he spoke about Soskin’s impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have someone who has fought for civil rights, for women’s rights, for racial justice, and our children deserve to have someone to look up to,” he said at the ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her personal resilience was as remarkable as her professional achievements. In 2016, at the age of 94, she survived a violent home invasion, during which she was assaulted and robbed. Despite the trauma, Soskin returned to work weeks later, demonstrating her unyielding strength and dedication to her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The four performers portraying Betty Reid Soskin in the stage play Sign My Name to Freedom — from left, Cathleen Riddley, Aidaa Peerzada, Lucca Troutman and Tierra Allen — each represent a different period of Soskin’s life, drawn from her memoir and lifelong work documenting Black history, music and activism. \u003ccite>(Photo by Alexa 'LexMex' Treviño)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s life and work were chronicled in her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955108/betty-reid-soskin-stage-play-z-space-sign-my-name-to-freedom-review\">inspired both a stage play\u003c/a> and a documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952570/betty-reid-soskin-music-documentary-sign-my-name-to-freedom\">\u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, directed by Bryan Gibel, explores her life through the lens of her music, activism, and reflections on systemic racism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Betty’s life story is a testament to the resilience and strength of those who face systemic challenges yet refuse to be defined by them,” Gibel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1008px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068220\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg 1008w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin listens to recordings of her own music as film director Bryan Gibel watches during the making of the documentary Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Gibel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The film captures intimate moments from her life, including her rediscovery of old recordings and her performance at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s dedication to justice and education was evident in her involvement with the civil rights movement and her work for former state Assemblymembers Dion Aroner and Loni Hancock. She fought for fair housing and educational opportunities for marginalized communities, emphasizing the need for systemic change in policies that disproportionately affected Black and low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her tireless advocacy and presence at legislative meetings ensured that equity remained a focus in California politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after retiring at age 100, Soskin continued to inspire through public appearances and reflections on her life, a powerful reminder of the importance of storytelling and preserving the full scope of history.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Betty Reid Soskin: A Life of Advocacy and Storytelling\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>1921 : Born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit, Michigan.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1927: Survives the Great Mississippi Flood, prompting her family’s move to Oakland, California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1942: Works for the U.S. Air Force as a file clerk but resigns after discovering she was hired under the assumption that she was white.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1945: Co-founds Reid’s Records in Berkeley with her first husband, Mel Reid, making it one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. The store remains a community hub for nearly 75 years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1960s-1970s: Becomes active in the civil rights movement and fights for fair housing and educational opportunities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1995: Named California Woman of the Year for her contributions to advocacy and community empowerment.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2000: Plays a key role in planning the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, ensuring the inclusion of Black workers’ experiences in its historical narrative.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2004: Begins working with the National Park Service as a temporary interpretive ranger at the age of 84.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2011: Becomes a permanent National Park Service ranger at the age of 89.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2015: Lights the National Christmas Tree at the White House and receives a presidential coin from President Barack Obama.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2016: Survives a violent home invasion at 94 but returns to work just weeks later.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2018: Performs at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir, showcasing her musical activism.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2019: Her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, is published, chronicling her life and advocacy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2021: Documentary \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em> begins production.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2022: Retires at age 100 from the National Park Service. On the same day, the West Contra Costa Unified School District renamed Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante as Betty Reid Soskin Middle School.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit on Sept. 22, 1921, Soskin spent her early years in New Orleans with her Creole family. She survived the devastating Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, an event that displaced her family and prompted their move to Oakland. Her childhood experiences shaped her understanding of race, resilience and community, laying the foundation for her lifelong commitment to advocacy and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1086px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068222\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1086\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed.jpg 1086w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/BettyYoungWomanPortrait1-1-scaled_qed-160x196.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses for a photograph in the 1940s. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During World War II, Soskin worked as a file clerk for the U.S. Air Force but resigned after discovering that her employers had hired her under the assumption that she was white. This pivotal moment illuminated the systemic racism of the era and fueled her passion for equity and truth-telling. She later worked in a segregated unit of the Boilermakers union, where she witnessed firsthand the discrimination faced by Black workers in the wartime industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1101px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068221\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1101\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed.jpg 1101w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Betty-in-60s-Asilomar-in-music-circle-1_qed-160x194.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin sits in a music circle in the Asilomar area of Monterey Bay in the 1960s, reflecting her lifelong connection to music, community and cultural activism. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Reid Soskin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 1945, she and her first husband, Mel Reid, \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2019/02/05/reids-records-californias-oldest-record-shop-to-close-in-the-fall\">founded Reid’s Records\u003c/a> in Berkeley, one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. For nearly 75 years, the store served as a community hub, providing music and resources to South Berkeley’s Black community. It was also a space for activism and cultural exchange, reflecting Soskin’s enduring dedication to uplifting marginalized voices.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Soskin’s advocacy took on new dimensions later in life when she became a prominent voice at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond. Starting as a temporary employee at the age of 84, she became a permanent National Park Service ranger in 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next 15 years, she shared her personal experiences and those of African American workers during the war, shedding light on the racial segregation and systemic challenges of the era. Her storytelling drew large audiences, captivated by her firsthand accounts and her insistence on an inclusive historical narrative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What gets remembered is a function of who’s in the room doing the remembering,” Soskin often said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worked tirelessly to ensure that the contributions of women and Black Americans during World War II were not overshadowed in the broader historical narrative. Her efforts were instrumental in shaping the park’s mission and its dedication to uncovering overlooked histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s impact extended far beyond the park. She was honored as California Woman of the Year in 1995 and received numerous accolades throughout her life, including a presidential coin from President Barack Obama in 2015 after she lit the National Christmas Tree at the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889541\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Reid Soskin, smiling, sits in a wheelchair and holds a bright bouquet of flowers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS51635_081_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin poses beneath a sign for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante during a student-led renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday, Sept. 22, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, on the day of her 100th birthday, the West Contra Costa Unified School District \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renamed Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante\u003c/a> in her honor, celebrating her legacy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local leaders, students and her family. The renaming process was driven by students and teachers who sought to honor a local figure dedicated to equity and justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the ceremony, Soskin was showered with flowers and presented with a birthday cake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know what one might do to justify a long life,” she said. “I think that you have pretty much got it made.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889493/east-bay-middle-school-renamed-for-pioneering-park-ranger-betty-reid-soskin-on-her-100th-birthday\">renaming of Betty Reid Soskin Middle School\u003c/a> was the culmination of a student-led movement to honor a local figure whose legacy stood for truth and justice. The students researched their former namesake, Juan Crespi, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, and learned about the mission system’s exploitation of Indigenous peoples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889544\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg\" alt=\"Masked students hold up signs thanking Betty Reid Soskin.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/028_ElSobrante_BettyReidSoskinMiddleSchool_09222021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students wait to present gifts to Betty Reid Soskin during a school renaming ceremony on her 100th birthday at the renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I learned a lot these past couple of months, being on the naming committee and doing the project in general,” said Anaya Zenad, a former student who helped lead the renaming effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who attended the renaming ceremony, grew emotional as he spoke about Soskin’s impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have someone who has fought for civil rights, for women’s rights, for racial justice, and our children deserve to have someone to look up to,” he said at the ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her personal resilience was as remarkable as her professional achievements. In 2016, at the age of 94, she survived a violent home invasion, during which she was assaulted and robbed. Despite the trauma, Soskin returned to work weeks later, demonstrating her unyielding strength and dedication to her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF-LexMexArt-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The four performers portraying Betty Reid Soskin in the stage play Sign My Name to Freedom — from left, Cathleen Riddley, Aidaa Peerzada, Lucca Troutman and Tierra Allen — each represent a different period of Soskin’s life, drawn from her memoir and lifelong work documenting Black history, music and activism. \u003ccite>(Photo by Alexa 'LexMex' Treviño)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s life and work were chronicled in her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955108/betty-reid-soskin-stage-play-z-space-sign-my-name-to-freedom-review\">inspired both a stage play\u003c/a> and a documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952570/betty-reid-soskin-music-documentary-sign-my-name-to-freedom\">\u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, directed by Bryan Gibel, explores her life through the lens of her music, activism, and reflections on systemic racism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Betty’s life story is a testament to the resilience and strength of those who face systemic challenges yet refuse to be defined by them,” Gibel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1008px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068220\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2.jpg 1008w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/SMNTF_STILL2-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin listens to recordings of her own music as film director Bryan Gibel watches during the making of the documentary Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bryan Gibel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The film captures intimate moments from her life, including her rediscovery of old recordings and her performance at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soskin’s dedication to justice and education was evident in her involvement with the civil rights movement and her work for former state Assemblymembers Dion Aroner and Loni Hancock. She fought for fair housing and educational opportunities for marginalized communities, emphasizing the need for systemic change in policies that disproportionately affected Black and low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her tireless advocacy and presence at legislative meetings ensured that equity remained a focus in California politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after retiring at age 100, Soskin continued to inspire through public appearances and reflections on her life, a powerful reminder of the importance of storytelling and preserving the full scope of history.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Betty Reid Soskin: A Life of Advocacy and Storytelling\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>1921 : Born Betty Charbonnet in Detroit, Michigan.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1927: Survives the Great Mississippi Flood, prompting her family’s move to Oakland, California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1942: Works for the U.S. Air Force as a file clerk but resigns after discovering she was hired under the assumption that she was white.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1945: Co-founds Reid’s Records in Berkeley with her first husband, Mel Reid, making it one of the first Black-owned record stores in the Bay Area. The store remains a community hub for nearly 75 years.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1960s-1970s: Becomes active in the civil rights movement and fights for fair housing and educational opportunities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1995: Named California Woman of the Year for her contributions to advocacy and community empowerment.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2000: Plays a key role in planning the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, ensuring the inclusion of Black workers’ experiences in its historical narrative.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2004: Begins working with the National Park Service as a temporary interpretive ranger at the age of 84.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2011: Becomes a permanent National Park Service ranger at the age of 89.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2015: Lights the National Christmas Tree at the White House and receives a presidential coin from President Barack Obama.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2016: Survives a violent home invasion at 94 but returns to work just weeks later.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2018: Performs at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with the Oakland Symphony and a 200-person choir, showcasing her musical activism.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2019: Her memoir, \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom\u003c/em>, is published, chronicling her life and advocacy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2021: Documentary \u003cem>Sign My Name to Freedom: The Lost Music of Betty Reid Soskin\u003c/em> begins production.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>2022: Retires at age 100 from the National Park Service. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a California State Senate committee hearing this year, the director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/caltrans\">CalTrans\u003c/a>, Tony Tavares, showed a simple chart that might have caused the assembled lawmakers some alarm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a series of black bars representing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063749/californias-lax-dui-laws-lead-to-spike-in-alcohol-related-roadway-deaths\">death toll on California’s roads\u003c/a> in each of the past 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fatalities had been falling until 2010, when the bars started getting longer and longer. A blood-red arrow shot up over the growing lines, charting their rise, as if to make sure nobody could miss the more than 60% increase in deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are working to reverse the overall trend,” Tavares said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No legislators asked about the chart. No one asked the director what, exactly, his agency was doing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next three hours, the Senate Transportation Committee members asked instead about homeless encampments along roads, gas tax revenue, gender identity on ID’s and planning for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068087\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 779px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068087\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg 779w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01-160x91.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chart presented by then-CalTrans Director Tony Tavares at the Senate Transportation Committee hearing on March 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The committee chair said it was the legislature’s first informational hearing on the state’s transportation system in more than a decade. Yet only two senators — both Republicans with little legislative power in a state controlled by Democrats — even asked about dangerous driving, one following up with questions about a deadly stretch of road in her district and the other about a small California Highway Patrol program to target egregious behavior behind the wheel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past decade, nearly 40,000 people have died and more than 2 million have been injured on California roads. As an \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/series/license-to-kill/\">ongoing CalMatters investigation\u003c/a> has shown this year, time and again those crashes were caused by repeat drunk drivers, chronic speeders and motorists with well-documented histories of recklessness behind the wheel. Year after year, officials with the power to do something about it — the governor, legislators, the courts, the Department of Motor Vehicles — have failed to act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The silence, in the face of a threat that endangers nearly every Californian, is damning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has some of \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/10/california-dui-failure/\">the weakest DUI laws in the nation\u003c/a>. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country. But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to speeding — one of the biggest causes of fatal crashes — again the legislature has done little. For two years in a row, bills that would have required the use of speed-limiting technology on vehicles have failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers did pass legislation a couple years ago that allows the use of speed cameras. But it’s just a pilot project in a handful of jurisdictions.[aside postID=news_12067175 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250418-SFPDFile-46-BL_qed.jpg']Marc T. Vukcevich, director of state policy for advocacy group Streets For All, considers it a win — but a modest one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This shit is not enough to deal with the size and severity and the complexity of the problem we have when it comes to violence on our roadways,” Vukcevich said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom declined an interview request. Last year, he vetoed a bill that would have required technology that alerts drivers when they’re speeding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state DMV, which is under his authority, has wide latitude to take dangerous drivers off the road. But it \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/04/license-to-kill/\">routinely allows drivers with extreme histories\u003c/a> of dangerous driving to continue to operate on our roadways, where many go on to kill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Gordon, whom Newsom chose to run the agency in 2019, won’t talk about it. He has declined or ignored CalMatters requests for an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency simply released a statement from him in March, after our first interview request, touting modernization efforts that reflect an “ongoing commitment to enhancing accountability and transparency while continually refining our processes to ensure California’s roads are safer for everyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Newsom nor Gordon has announced any major changes since then.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How a bill to fight DUIs fails in Sacramento\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a brief moment earlier this year, Colin Campbell thought the state might finally do something about the scourge that changed his life one night in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A repeat drunk driver slammed into his Prius on the way to the family’s new home in Joshua Tree, killing his 17-year-old daughter, Ruby, and 14-year-old son, Hart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/111625-Traffic-Vigil-FG-CM-25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"On the steps of a building at night, two people hug beside a microphone, while rows of small orange traffic cones and string lights line the stairs, each cone paired with a photo of a person, creating a memorial-like display.\">\u003cfigcaption>Erika Pringle, at right, embraces Allison Lyman, whose son died in a collision, during a candlelight vigil as part of The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Campbell, a writer and director from Los Angeles, began advocating for California to join most other states and create a law requiring in-car breathalyzers for anyone convicted of a DUI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first he was encouraged when the bill coasted through two legislative committees. But then came the roadblocks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACLU opposed the measure, calling it “a form of racialized wealth extraction,” according to a Senate Public Safety Committee report from July. In California, people forced to use the devices have to pay about $100 a month to a private company to rent them, though there’s supposed to be a sliding fee scale based on income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the DMV\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB366\"> told lawmakers\u003c/a> that it could not “complete the necessary programming” for the law, citing possible technology delays and costs of $15 million or more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill was gutted. California couldn’t do something that nearly three dozen other states could.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campbell called the sudden reversal a shameful example of forsaking public safety for bureaucracy.[aside postID=news_12058605 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40878_001_KQED_MarketStCarFree_01232020_8469-qut-1020x680.jpg']“Our lives were destroyed that night,” he said. “If these people’s children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the law had passed, DMV data suggests that California judges would have mostly ignored it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State law says judges have to require in-car breathalyzers for people convicted of repeat DUIs. Last month, the DMV issued a report reinforcing what a similar report laid out two years earlier. Judges across the state ordered the devices just one-third of the time for repeat offenders. In 14 counties, they ordered the devices less than 10% of the time for second-time DUI offenders. The counties are: Alameda, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Plumas, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Tulare and Yuba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DMV officials did not answer questions about what, if anything, the agency was doing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We reached out to all 14 counties’ courts. Only eight responded to questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Ruhl, executive officer for the Glenn County Superior Court, said the court is looking at local changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the light CalMatters is bringing to this issue … the Glenn Court will review its current DUI sentencing practices,” according to a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glenn was one of a number of counties — including LA, Alameda and San Luis Obispo — that also suggested it wasn’t their judges’ responsibility to issue a court order. They said they only needed to notify the DMV of the convictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the law is clear: It’s the judge’s job to order the offender to use the device, said Jerry Hill, the retired Bay Area Democrat who wrote the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he worked in the Capitol, Hill said he also saw little urgency to rein in intoxicated driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you ask any legislator, they are going to say it’s a terrible, terrible thing,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said committee chairs and staff members who set the tone and write analyses often shied away from increasing criminal penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s where we see a lack of understanding, in my view, of the devastating effect of drunk driving in California,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lawmakers say next session could bring change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A number of lawmakers said they are aware of the carnage on our roadways and plan to do something about it this coming legislative session, maybe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. Bob Archuleta, a Democrat from Norwalk who sits on the Transportation Committee, lost his granddaughter to a drunk driver just before Christmas last year. He said he recently met with representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and is considering possible bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/111625-Traffic-Vigil-FG-CM-27-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"People stand on the steps of a building during a nighttime vigil, holding candles and a large framed portrait of a young woman. Orange cones and small memorial photos line the stairs, illuminated by string lights, while a speaker reads from a phone and others face the crowd.\">\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/111625-Traffic-Vigil-FG-CM-06-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a memorial hoodie stands behind a table covered with framed photos, candles, and keepsakes honoring a young person. Other people nearby hold large portrait posters during a nighttime vigil outside a government building, with trees and lit windows in the background.\">\u003c/figure>\u003cfigcaption>\u003cstrong>First: \u003c/strong>At far right, Fumiko Torres speaks about losing Rayanna Diaz while standing alongside other family members during a candlelight vigil as part of The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. \u003cstrong>Last: \u003c/strong>Allison Lyman stands at a table honoring her son Connor, who was killed in a traffic collision, before the start of a candlelight vigil as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. Photos by Fred Greaves for CalMatters\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is not a Republican issue, a Democrat issue, an independent issue — or political issue. This is a life-saving issue,” he said. “We should all take it as seriously as the family that lost a loved one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic Assemblymember Nick Schultz of Burbank said he is considering introducing at least one measure next year to address loopholes and weaknesses in state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schultz, who started his career prosecuting DUI cases in Oregon and now chairs the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee, said he is weighing several potential measures that would address issues CalMatters highlighted in its reporting this year, including lengthening license suspensions after fatal crashes, lowering the bar to charge repeat drunk drivers with a felony, strengthening breathalyzer requirements and making sure vehicular manslaughter convictions get reported to the DMV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>People are tired of seeing the needless loss of life on our roadways,” Schultz said. “There’s no way to legislatively make someone make the right choice. But what we can do is create an incentive structure where there are consequences for bad decisions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the absence of more leadership at the state level, road safety advocates — many of whom joined the cause after losing a loved one to a preventable car crash — are taking it on themselves to try to force change. They’re meeting with lawmakers and officials, holding public events, telling their stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Levi started working with MADD after her son, Braun, was killed in May while he was out walking with friends in Manhattan Beach. She said they’d only recently relocated to the area after the family home burned down in the Palisades fire, destroying “all of Braun’s pictures, videos from when he was born.”[aside postID=news_12020559 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-26-1020x680.jpg']The driver who killed her son was allegedly intoxicated and had a prior DUI arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The worst day of my life is now my life’s work. I will not stop until California changes,” Levi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the months since her son’s death, Levi said, she’s met with any officials or influential people she could — current and former lawmakers, district attorneys, local council members, a lobbyist, and members of the media. Among the changes she wants: to make it easier to charge repeat DUI offenders with murder when they kill someone, to make fatal DUIs a violent felony and to increase penalties for hit-and-run fatalities. As CalMatters reported in October, California law often treats drunken vehicular manslaughter as a nonviolent crime with minimal time behind bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi calls her push to reform the system “Braun’s Bill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many grieving families share a similar goal: for those they lost to be remembered by a state and society that seem indifferent. That desire was on display last month during an event in Sacramento to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a cold Sunday evening in mid-November, after a break in the rain, dozens of relatives of people killed in car crashes gathered on the dark steps of the state Capitol for a candlelight vigil. They fought to keep photos on posterboards upright in the gale-force winds. Family by family, they ascended the steps, stood above a display of orange cones lit with strands of white lights and addressed the onlookers, talking about their loved ones and what was lost — children left without their mother, mothers without their children, a wife left without the love of her life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every day I live and I wake up and I pretend like I’m happy. Every day I wish my stairs would make noise. I miss being called mom,” said Angel Dela Cruz, whose 17-year-old son Edward Alvidrez Jr. was hit by a truck while riding a dirt bike in Madera County in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope we all get justice,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event ended with a moment of quiet reflection and a prayer before the families put away their pictures and walked off, the Capitol behind them locked, silent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/12/california-roadway-deaths-inaction/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are working to reverse the overall trend,” Tavares said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No legislators asked about the chart. No one asked the director what, exactly, his agency was doing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next three hours, the Senate Transportation Committee members asked instead about homeless encampments along roads, gas tax revenue, gender identity on ID’s and planning for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068087\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 779px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068087\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01.jpeg 779w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/120425-Senate-Standing-Committee-on-Transportation-CM-01-160x91.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chart presented by then-CalTrans Director Tony Tavares at the Senate Transportation Committee hearing on March 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The committee chair said it was the legislature’s first informational hearing on the state’s transportation system in more than a decade. Yet only two senators — both Republicans with little legislative power in a state controlled by Democrats — even asked about dangerous driving, one following up with questions about a deadly stretch of road in her district and the other about a small California Highway Patrol program to target egregious behavior behind the wheel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past decade, nearly 40,000 people have died and more than 2 million have been injured on California roads. As an \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/series/license-to-kill/\">ongoing CalMatters investigation\u003c/a> has shown this year, time and again those crashes were caused by repeat drunk drivers, chronic speeders and motorists with well-documented histories of recklessness behind the wheel. Year after year, officials with the power to do something about it — the governor, legislators, the courts, the Department of Motor Vehicles — have failed to act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The silence, in the face of a threat that endangers nearly every Californian, is damning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has some of \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/10/california-dui-failure/\">the weakest DUI laws in the nation\u003c/a>. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country. But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to speeding — one of the biggest causes of fatal crashes — again the legislature has done little. For two years in a row, bills that would have required the use of speed-limiting technology on vehicles have failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers did pass legislation a couple years ago that allows the use of speed cameras. But it’s just a pilot project in a handful of jurisdictions.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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The counties are: Alameda, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Plumas, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Tulare and Yuba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DMV officials did not answer questions about what, if anything, the agency was doing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We reached out to all 14 counties’ courts. Only eight responded to questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Ruhl, executive officer for the Glenn County Superior Court, said the court is looking at local changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the light CalMatters is bringing to this issue … the Glenn Court will review its current DUI sentencing practices,” according to a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glenn was one of a number of counties — including LA, Alameda and San Luis Obispo — that also suggested it wasn’t their judges’ responsibility to issue a court order. They said they only needed to notify the DMV of the convictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the law is clear: It’s the judge’s job to order the offender to use the device, said Jerry Hill, the retired Bay Area Democrat who wrote the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he worked in the Capitol, Hill said he also saw little urgency to rein in intoxicated driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you ask any legislator, they are going to say it’s a terrible, terrible thing,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said committee chairs and staff members who set the tone and write analyses often shied away from increasing criminal penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s where we see a lack of understanding, in my view, of the devastating effect of drunk driving in California,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lawmakers say next session could bring change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A number of lawmakers said they are aware of the carnage on our roadways and plan to do something about it this coming legislative session, maybe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. 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Other people nearby hold large portrait posters during a nighttime vigil outside a government building, with trees and lit windows in the background.\">\u003c/figure>\u003cfigcaption>\u003cstrong>First: \u003c/strong>At far right, Fumiko Torres speaks about losing Rayanna Diaz while standing alongside other family members during a candlelight vigil as part of The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. \u003cstrong>Last: \u003c/strong>Allison Lyman stands at a table honoring her son Connor, who was killed in a traffic collision, before the start of a candlelight vigil as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 16, 2025. Photos by Fred Greaves for CalMatters\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is not a Republican issue, a Democrat issue, an independent issue — or political issue. 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"content": "\u003cp>Half a dozen immigration judges are departing the Northern California immigration courts this month, leaving just a handful of judges to handle a massive case backlog, as the Trump administration continues \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065240/after-trump-fires-5-more-sf-immigration-judges-legal-scholars-fear-a-more-partisan-system\">an unprecedented push\u003c/a> to remake the court system by eliminating judges who are more likely to grant asylum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two immigration judges were fired late Friday: \u003ca href=\"https://tracreports.org/immigration/reports/judgereports/00540SFR/index.html\">Arwen Swink\u003c/a>, who has served nearly nine years on the San Francisco bench, and \u003ca href=\"https://tracreports.org/immigration/reports/judgereports/01035SMO/index.html\">Denise Hunter\u003c/a>, who was appointed to the Sacramento bench in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, four San Francisco judges are taking retirements that some told attorneys they were pressured into. They are Howard Davis, Charles Greene, Patrick O’Brien and Joseph Park, according to Milli Atkinson, director of the Immigrant Legal Defense Program at the Bar Association of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The exodus comes on top of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054620/despite-a-growing-case-backlog-trump-fires-6th-san-francisco-immigration-judge\">previous firings\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065240/after-trump-fires-5-more-sf-immigration-judges-legal-scholars-fear-a-more-partisan-system\">12 San Francisco immigration judges\u003c/a> this year. Nationwide, more than 100 immigration judges have been forced out of their jobs, leaving roughly 600 adjudicators to handle 3.4 million cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s court, which had 21 judges earlier this year, will now have four. It is one of the nation’s busiest, with a backlog of more than 120,000 cases. Along with the historically smaller courts in Concord and Sacramento, it handles all the asylum and other deportation cases from Bakersfield to the Oregon border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sacramento bench, which has been reduced to three judges from six, is responsible for 30,000 cases. The Concord court, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11975904/new-bay-area-immigration-court-opens-aims-to-tackle-deportation-backlog\">which opened last year\u003c/a> with a promise to hire 21 judges, currently has seven judges and 60,000 cases on its docket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys and former judges say the hollowing out of the court is wreaking havoc on the ability of asylum seekers and other immigrants to receive a fair hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s devastating,” said Elizabeth Young, who served as deputy chief immigration judge for the Western United States before she was forced out earlier this year. “It undermines the credibility of the entire system.”[aside postID=news_12065240 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/iStock-1155523595-e1561227391685.jpg']The whittling down of the bench means hearings are frequently canceled and rescheduled, often years into the future. It also comes as the Trump administration is employing other measures that advocates say are intended to pressure people into giving up their cases and leaving the country, even if they came to the United States fleeing persecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent months, federal officers have been arresting people in the halls of immigration courthouses. For the past month, immigration prosecutors have also moved to close asylum cases and \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1416811/dl?inline\">send immigrants\u003c/a> to “third countries” that have agreed to accept some deportees, including Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Uganda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Rosa immigration attorney Nicole Gorney says all of that is affecting her clients, leaving them in a state of constant anxiety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re talking about people who’ve been here for years, waiting for their hearing. And the goalpost is literally moved as they’re playing the game,” she said. “But these are people’s lives. It’s not a game. It should be a lawful process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gorney was one of several attorneys who said that retiring San Francisco judges had told them their departures were not voluntary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was in front of Judge O’Brien last week, and I mentioned to him that I heard he was retiring,” Gorney said. “He told me that it wasn’t his choice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, the Executive Office of Immigration Review, the formal name of the immigration court system, said it declines to comment on personnel matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement said the agency is “restoring integrity” after what it described as the Biden administration’s “de facto amnesty for hundreds of thousands of aliens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All judges have a legal, ethical, and professional obligation to be impartial and neutral in adjudicating cases,” the statement said. “If a judge violates that obligation by demonstrating a systematic bias in favor of or against either party, EOIR is obligated to take action to preserve the integrity of its system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EOIR is a quasi-judicial entity within the Department of Justice, not an independent court in the judicial branch. Immigration judges serve at the pleasure of the U.S. Attorney General, who is appointed by the president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency has been recruiting new judges, including a \u003ca href=\"https://join.justice.gov/\">posting\u003c/a> advertising for “deportation judges,” a term Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also used in a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fnotifications\">post\u003c/a> on the social media platform X last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration has also sought to \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/immigration-judges-military-lawyers-deportation-9f9d42869469e42240ef0720c25fc681\">assign military lawyers\u003c/a>, known as judge advocates general, to the immigration bench on a temporary basis, though they are unlikely to have specialized knowledge of immigration law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hollowing out of the San Francisco bench has led some court watchers to speculate that EOIR may be planning to close one of the city’s two immigration court locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government owns a building at 630 Sansome St. that houses several courtrooms, along with Homeland Security offices and short-term immigration detention cells. But rented space in a downtown office building at 100 Montgomery St. carries a $6.7 million annual price tag, and EOIR has historically been on the lookout for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gsa.gov/system/files/FY%202024%20San%20Francisco%20CA%20Department%20of%20Justice%20%26%20Department%20of%20Homeland%20Security%20Lease.pdf\">lower-cost alternatives\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young, the former court administrator, said it wouldn’t surprise her if, with only a skeleton crew of judges remaining, the agency vacates the Montgomery Street building when the lease expires in early 2027, or sooner, to save costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the administration decides to downsize and go to Sansome or move everybody to Concord, then it would signal that potentially they’re not looking for long-term judges in San Francisco,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young said that could mean either “they intend on allowing this huge backlog to continue on the shoulders of very few judges,” or EOIR might supplement the bench with temporary military judges and immigration judges in other jurisdictions who hear cases remotely by video.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s ridiculous to think that that would give a fair hearing,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The forced departure of so many immigration judges, combined with the uncertainty about the court’s future, is having “a chilling effect” on the fair adjudication of cases, said Atkinson, who runs the San Francisco Bar Association’s Attorney of the Day program, which offers free legal help to unrepresented immigrants when they appear in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would be very difficult for a lot of people to have to travel farther for court or not to be able to have hearings in person if there was no court in San Francisco,” she said. “But as long as our clients here in San Francisco need representation, we will represent them regardless of where their hearings are held.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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