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And one of the administration’s first \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directives-expanding-law-enforcement-and-ending-abuse\">orders\u003c/a> was to rescind a Biden-era rule that protected “sensitive locations” — places of worship, schools, hospitals and clinics — from immigration operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates who coordinate care for immigrant patients have reported seeing this hesitancy to access healthcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had over a thousand cases a few years ago,” said Laszlo Maderas, the chief medical officer of the Migrant Clinicians Network. “Now, we’re down to a few dozen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-americans-think-about-trumps-deportations-right-now\">polling\u003c/a> conducted by NPR with PBS and Marist, support for these mass deportations is split across party lines; a majority of polled Republicans believe these policies are making the country safer.[aside postID=news_12067803 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MigrantDayKQED.jpg']But health care and service providers in California who work with immigrants said they are concerned about the toll the Trump administration’s immigration policy is having on their patients — many of whom are avoiding medical treatment and social programs because they fear immigration arrests or raids. Clinicians and social workers said they are particularly concerned for older immigrants and those with chronic conditions, for whom routine medical care is more critical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For older patients, often dealing with cancer or chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, avoiding care can mean greater severity for someone already holding more disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While telehealth offers an alternative to a routine appointment, services like lab tests and vaccines require in-person visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That fear will outweigh the need to actually get care,” Wang said. “That’s the real human impact.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Alameda County did not provide data tracking the relation between immigrants avoiding care and adverse health outcomes, research suggests the two are correlated: \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/briefs/mitigating-health-impacts-exclusionary-immigration-policies-evidence-review\">studies\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4074451/\">literature reviews\u003c/a> show that fear of detainment leads to exacerbated stress and reluctance to obtain health services amongst both undocumented and legal migrant populations. Wang speculated that missed care may have already contributed to premature deaths, noting chronic disease — prevalent in older populations — is the leading cause of death in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t pay attention to it,” Wang warned, “you’re going to die early from something totally preventable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff at the Mission Neighborhood Centers’ Health Aging and Disability Program in San Francisco said that patient fears have led to a noticeable drop in attendance. 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Claudia Perez-Vaughan, who leads senior activities for the program, said the current situation reminds her of what many seniors were forced to endure during the COVID-19 lockdown. \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821456\">Studies\u003c/a> have shown a correlation between isolation and increased risk of mortality, dementia, and disability in older results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have this community center that is their second house, their second home,” she said. “We are like a family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The atmosphere has changed recently. Some seniors have limited their visits to once a month, said Cinthia Torres, the community services coordinator. Others come only for to-go meals. A few have disappeared entirely. She remembers clients who used to drop by to say hello or play bingo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t come anymore,” Torres said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José Sequaira, 77, and a naturalized citizen, still comes to the center for community activities like bingo, but it isn’t without trepidation. He’s upset by stories of people being ambushed by ICE officers and deported after building lives here. “I’m afraid because people with power, they treat them like nothing,” he said. “I don’t have any power, and how are they going to treat me?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seniors play bingo at the Mission Neighborhood Center, a civic center serving seniors in San Francisco, on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much of the fear stems from language barriers, Torres noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s say someone stops them and asks them something. They’re afraid they won’t be able to answer, and they’re going to be taken away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Torres reminds clients that Mission Neighborhood Centers isn’t a sanctuary, but staff will do everything they can to protect them — “even if we have to sleep here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citizenship can offer some protection against the threat. Jake Simons, associate director and naturalization program manager at Centro Latino de San Francisco, said there’s a push among clients to enroll in classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naturalization class enrollment applications have jumped from 250 to 400 in the past year at Centro Latino, a community center for older adults and people with disabilities. It’s normal to be nervous before citizenship exams, Simons said. Now he’s seeing students break down crying during one-on-one conversations with him, others are being prescribed anxiety medication. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the months passed, the home visitation program became more familiar to staff, who packed a van with fresh food and hygiene supplies to deliver through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjch.org/grocery-assistance\">clinic’s\u003c/a> Healthcare Without Fear program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oloye estimates 40% of her patients are over age 50 and often behind on screenings like mammograms or colonoscopies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One patient in his 50’s with a chronic condition was too scared to leave home, even for a walk or to go to work. “I can’t even go out to the park,” he told her. “This is no way to live.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066615\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shashi Dalal, 88, originally from Mumbai, India, center, eats a free lunch at Centro Latino de San Francisco, a civic center serving seniors and those with disabilities in San Francisco on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another patient waited too long to seek help for cellulitis in an infected toe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That could mean losing limbs or appendages,” Oloye said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deported over 527,000 people, with another 1.5 million who have self-deported, according to a recent announcement by the agency. And one of the administration’s first \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directives-expanding-law-enforcement-and-ending-abuse\">orders\u003c/a> was to rescind a Biden-era rule that protected “sensitive locations” — places of worship, schools, hospitals and clinics — from immigration operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates who coordinate care for immigrant patients have reported seeing this hesitancy to access healthcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had over a thousand cases a few years ago,” said Laszlo Maderas, the chief medical officer of the Migrant Clinicians Network. “Now, we’re down to a few dozen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-americans-think-about-trumps-deportations-right-now\">polling\u003c/a> conducted by NPR with PBS and Marist, support for these mass deportations is split across party lines; a majority of polled Republicans believe these policies are making the country safer.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But health care and service providers in California who work with immigrants said they are concerned about the toll the Trump administration’s immigration policy is having on their patients — many of whom are avoiding medical treatment and social programs because they fear immigration arrests or raids. Clinicians and social workers said they are particularly concerned for older immigrants and those with chronic conditions, for whom routine medical care is more critical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For older patients, often dealing with cancer or chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, avoiding care can mean greater severity for someone already holding more disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While telehealth offers an alternative to a routine appointment, services like lab tests and vaccines require in-person visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That fear will outweigh the need to actually get care,” Wang said. “That’s the real human impact.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Alameda County did not provide data tracking the relation between immigrants avoiding care and adverse health outcomes, research suggests the two are correlated: \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/briefs/mitigating-health-impacts-exclusionary-immigration-policies-evidence-review\">studies\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4074451/\">literature reviews\u003c/a> show that fear of detainment leads to exacerbated stress and reluctance to obtain health services amongst both undocumented and legal migrant populations. Wang speculated that missed care may have already contributed to premature deaths, noting chronic disease — prevalent in older populations — is the leading cause of death in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t pay attention to it,” Wang warned, “you’re going to die early from something totally preventable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff at the Mission Neighborhood Centers’ Health Aging and Disability Program in San Francisco said that patient fears have led to a noticeable drop in attendance. The center is located at the corner of 19th and Capp Street in the Mission District,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906012/latinos-in-la-mision-a-story-of-resistance-and-community\"> the heart of San Francisco’s Latino community\u003c/a>, which has attracted generations of immigrant families and more recent migrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandra Arena, 82, left, and Amalia Quintanilla, 80, right, play bingo at Mission Neighborhood Center, a civic center serving seniors in San Francisco on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fear for themselves or undocumented family and friends, combined with rumors, has pushed many into isolation. Claudia Perez-Vaughan, who leads senior activities for the program, said the current situation reminds her of what many seniors were forced to endure during the COVID-19 lockdown. \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821456\">Studies\u003c/a> have shown a correlation between isolation and increased risk of mortality, dementia, and disability in older results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have this community center that is their second house, their second home,” she said. “We are like a family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The atmosphere has changed recently. Some seniors have limited their visits to once a month, said Cinthia Torres, the community services coordinator. Others come only for to-go meals. A few have disappeared entirely. She remembers clients who used to drop by to say hello or play bingo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t come anymore,” Torres said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José Sequaira, 77, and a naturalized citizen, still comes to the center for community activities like bingo, but it isn’t without trepidation. He’s upset by stories of people being ambushed by ICE officers and deported after building lives here. “I’m afraid because people with power, they treat them like nothing,” he said. “I don’t have any power, and how are they going to treat me?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seniors play bingo at the Mission Neighborhood Center, a civic center serving seniors in San Francisco, on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much of the fear stems from language barriers, Torres noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s say someone stops them and asks them something. They’re afraid they won’t be able to answer, and they’re going to be taken away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Torres reminds clients that Mission Neighborhood Centers isn’t a sanctuary, but staff will do everything they can to protect them — “even if we have to sleep here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citizenship can offer some protection against the threat. Jake Simons, associate director and naturalization program manager at Centro Latino de San Francisco, said there’s a push among clients to enroll in classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naturalization class enrollment applications have jumped from 250 to 400 in the past year at Centro Latino, a community center for older adults and people with disabilities. It’s normal to be nervous before citizenship exams, Simons said. Now he’s seeing students break down crying during one-on-one conversations with him, others are being prescribed anxiety medication. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Julio Sifuentes, 67, who attends the naturalization classes, said a friend had a heart attack brought on by fear and stress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, undocumented, was rushed to the ER and now won’t leave his house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was scared,” Sifuentes said. “I also thought it could happen to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond medical appointments and social activities, some seniors are also choosing not to apply or recertify for CalFresh food benefits or Medi-Cal health insurance, said Centro Latino social worker Veronica Lacayo. She said the seniors worry that their information could be accessed by ICE — which had\u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/ice-access-medicaid-data/\"> access \u003c/a>to Medicaid data before being \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/use-medicaid-data-ice-blocked-20-states\">blocked\u003c/a> in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of [their] well-being is food, it’s medical assistance. If they won’t get those services, it’s devastating,” Lacayo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Centro Latino distributes hot meals, often drawing long lines. Now, it’s not unusual for clients to ask to wait indoors, afraid of being seen by immigration agents, Lacayo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others hide at home. Meal-delivery drivers have reported seniors not answering their doors. When Lacayo calls to follow up with clients, they tell her they thought ICE was knocking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For most, it’s the only meal they get all day,” she said. Now, she instructs drivers to loudly say “la comida,” announcing the meal, and to identify themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some clients have asked Lacayo for virtual programming, she said, and she urges them to return in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But this situation is really challenging,” she said. “Encourage them how, when they feel fear?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Hussain Khan is a reporter and Matthew Busch is a photographer with the Investigative Reporting Program at the \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://journalism.berkeley.edu/\">\u003cem>UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>. They covered this story through a grant from \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thescanfoundation.org/\">\u003cem>The SCAN Foundation\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Around 6:00 p.m. they had extinguished the fire and turned the building over to PG&E.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E said the damage to the substation was “ significant and extensive” and that repairs would be complex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fire officials said the fire’s connection to the outages remains unclear, with some of the outages starting as early as 9:00 a.m. Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The power outage snarled traffic and transit throughout the city Saturday evening. 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Mariano Elias, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department, said that the department responded to a fire that broke out at one of PG&E’s substations on 8th and Mission shortly after 2 p.m. today. But he couldn’t confirm if it was “the root cause” of the outage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elias said, as of 6:00p.m. Saturday, the fire in the four-story substation was extinguished, and SFFD crews had turned the building over to PG&E. There were no injuries reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The outage leaves some shoppers and businesses without power the weekend before Christmas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Stop lights in and around the area are out. Traffic is really bad in the area,” said Elias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some BART and SFMTA trains are bypassing stops because of the outage. 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The licenses of most of these drivers, 17,000, are now set to be rescinded on Jan. 5. Many of them are Sikh truckers, with roots in Punjab, India, who said they have valid work permits and the revocations threaten their livelihoods and families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are going to lose out. Most of these guys have homes, families, businesses,” said Rajinder Singh Tanda, president at Global Truck Permits near Stockton, who has heard from many concerned truckers who could lose their license. “This will be a disaster in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For weeks, several unions and other driver advocates pushed the state to allow eligible drivers to renew their licenses. This week, the DMV said it planned to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067557/california-plans-to-reissue-contested-drivers-licenses-to-thousands-of-immigrants\">begin reissuing\u003c/a> these documents on Dec. 17, as the agency believed it met all conditions to fix earlier problems. 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In a Nov. 13 letter to Steve Gordon, California DMV director, the agency warned it could penalize the state by withholding not just funding but also its authority to issue all commercial drivers’ licenses.[aside postID=news_12067557 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-5-KQED.jpg']About 700,000 drivers have commercial licenses in California to operate large vehicles such as school buses, garbage trucks and big rigs, according to the DMV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The back and forth comes as the Trump administration tried to exclude most asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants from holding non-domiciled CDLs through an interim rule it issued in September. 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"content": "\u003cp>Are you an exhausted passenger just getting off \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-international-airport\">your plane\u003c/a>? Are you hoping to stretch your legs, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/food\">grab a bite to eat\u003c/a>, and use a bathroom that isn’t the size of a coffin or inside an airport terminal?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is the airport that you landed at San Francisco International Airport, a.k.a. SFO?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve got good news: If you have a layover at SFO this travel season — and aren’t the kind of airline passenger that feels the need to be at their gate five hours early — you have several options for visiting San Francisco itself during your wait time. That’s thanks to BART, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system that provides direct trains between SFO and the city itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By using \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/schedules\">the SFO-San Francisco BART line as our guide point\u003c/a>, here are some places to jump off and explore around that station — with just a handful of suggestions to get you started. You can bring your luggage along, but you might be more comfortable\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/services/storage-facilities\"> stashing it at SFO during this time\u003c/a>. The round trip fare for these itineraries will cost you around $20 — \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/tickets/calculator\">use BART’s fare calculator tool to see exact ticket costs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11970461\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM.png\" alt=\"A map of BART service.\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1374\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM.png 1560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-800x705.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-1020x898.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-160x141.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-1536x1353.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>View \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/system-map\">BART’s system map\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And if you’re usually a cautious traveler who prefers to wait out a day-long layover in the terminal? Imagine it as a spur-of-the-moment, movie-like adventure before you get home or go on to your next adventure. Imagine it like \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZDbKhkLxTs\">Ferris Bueller traveling to Chicago for the day\u003c/a>. Imagine just eating a \u003ci>really \u003c/i>good burrito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else would you like a guide to right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>All this sounding a little too squeezed for time to you? If you’re in Terminal 1, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065083/traveling-through-sfo-airport-check-out-the-art-museum\">you can check out SFO’s own art museum\u003c/a>. KQED has also guides on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067167/sfo-airport-security-food-terminals-hacks-tips-san-francisco-international-service-animals\">SFO tips\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065518/where-to-eat-sfo-airport-restaurants-san-francisco-international\">places to eat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A quick primer on using BART\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>BART trains run both above ground and below ground around the Bay Area. The system runs 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. on weekdays, 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Sundays. \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/guide/holidays\">Holiday hours for BART service will also vary\u003c/a>.[aside postID='science_1985496,news_11959799,science_1985049' label='More Travel Tips From KQED']From SFO, the Red Line (last stop: Richmond) and the Yellow Line (last stop: Antioch) north will take you into San Francisco itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paper tickets are no longer sold for BART, but as of August 2025 visitors to San Francisco can\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052690/bart-fares-2025-credit-card-clipper-tap-and-ride-contactless\"> tap their credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay\u003c/a> at the BART turnstile to pay for their fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a transit enthusiast or want to live like a local, you can also purchase a $3 Clipper card at the SFO BART station to load and pay for your BART fare, which you’ll then tap at the turnstiles at each station. You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/\">download the Clipper app to your iPhone or Android\u003c/a> and load your fare that way, which saves on the $3 cost of a physical card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(A heads up: You may also see signs in San Francisco for Muni, the SFMTA’s transit network within the city itself. Muni is a separate system — that includes trains, buses, streetcars and SF’s iconic cable cars — but it uses many of the same stations as BART, and riders can transfer easily from BART to Muni this way with a Clipper card. The itineraries suggested below don’t use Muni, but there’s nothing to stop you from choosing your own adventure and hopping on Muni, too, if you’ve got more time.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11962331\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11962331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"People on bikes and skateboards ride down a bike path in the middle of a city street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bicyclists ride on the Valencia Street bike lane in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 21, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Several San Francisco itineraries for an SFO layover\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Below is a compilation of suggestions from KQED staffers, allowing you to reach beautiful neighborhoods across the city in just a few hours. Please note that since the itineraries below are based around proximity to BART lines, you won’t see some iconic neighborhoods like Castro and Haight-Ashbury on this list — even though they’re definitely worth the visit on your next trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Closest: Get off at Glen Park (around 20 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Glen Park has long been regarded as one of the quieter neighborhoods in San Francisco, the area recently received a shoutout in \u003cem>TimeOut Magazine \u003c/em>for being one of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.timeout.com/travel/coolest-neighbourhoods-in-the-world-2025\"> “39 coolest neighborhoods in the world in 2025,”\u003c/a> with particular kudos for its local businesses and surrounding nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This reporter particularly recommends launching your layover from Glen Park if you’re a first-time visitor to the Bay Area, where the sight of sprawling houses over hills will take your breath away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Head to \u003ca href=\"https://birdbeckett.com/events/\">Bird & Beckett\u003c/a>, a bookstore near the station that hosts live poetry and jazz several times a week.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012729/the-explosive-history-hidden-in-glen-park-canyon\">Glen Canyon Park\u003c/a>, a 14-minute walk away from the BART station.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grab a drink at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/glen_park_station_bar/?hl=en\">Glen Park Station\u003c/a> (it’s a bar, not the actual BART stop.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craggy rocks dot the hills at Glen Canyon Park in San Francisco on Sept. 6, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Fairly close: Get off at 24th station in Mission (around 22 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mission Street and Valencia Street are some of the most bustling streets in San Francisco, with Valencia especially offering many stores to window-shop and peek in. (Like one \u003ca href=\"https://paxtongate.com/\">gift shop dedicated to taxidermy\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Get \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961178/what-is-a-mission-style-burrito-maybe-a-myth\">a Mission-style burrito\u003c/a>, which you can find at places like \u003ca href=\"https://www.taqueriaelbuensabor.com/\">Taqueria El Buen Sabor \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://lataqueriasf.net/\">La Taqueria\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Vegetarian pizza of the day at \u003ca href=\"https://arizmendibakery.com/\">Arizmendi Bakery\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Or \u003ca href=\"https://www.panchitaspupuseria.com/\">Panchita’s Pupusería & Restaurant\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.stonemillmatcha-us.com/\">Stonehill Matcha\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Or, for a bite that’s a bit fancier, \u003ca href=\"https://www.burmalove.co/\">Burma Love\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grab a dessert at \u003ca href=\"https://www.dandelionchocolate.com/pages/shop?tw_source=google&tw_adid=549746580406&tw_campaign=14850063739&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4NWrBhD-ARIsAFCKwWsk9DO4rZrNNoMyvGBDoi70Yc_ZJaz7K1JFU58B4RVm63e5XmGnuHMaAo_kEALw_wcB\">Dandelion Chocolate\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Mission-Dolores-Park-188\">walk in beautiful Dolores Park\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Francisco is a great spot for vintage shopping. Some spots in Mission include: \u003ca href=\"https://afterlifeboutique.com/\">Afterlife Boutique\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://buffaloexchange.com/\">Buffalo Exchange\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://empressvintage.com/\">Empress Vintage\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Support local, historic theaters like \u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/\">The Roxie\u003c/a>, which features some of the most unique films in the world.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Mission also has some excellent indie bookstores. \u003ca href=\"https://www.silversprocket.net/\">Silver Sprocket\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sourcherrycomics.com/\">Sour Cherry\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.needles-pens.com/\">Needles & Pen\u003c/a> are dedicated to graphic novels, comics, zines, table books, and art. For a classic bookstore, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.dogearedbooks.com/\">Dog Eared Books\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://medicinefornightmares.com/\">Medicine for Nightmares\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/adobe-books-san-francisco\">Adobe Books\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mcsweeneys.net/\">McSweeney’s\u003c/a> – the publishing house based in San Francisco – has \u003ca href=\"https://www.youthwriting.org/intl-library\">a shop dedicated to books\u003c/a> written by children and teens across the country. The storefront itself is pretty magical, with comfy seating and secret rooms.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961193\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961193\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236.jpg\" alt='Facade of a building in white stucco. A large red sign reads \"La Taqueria,\" and a smaller neon sign says \"La Taqueria. The best tacos and burritos in the whole world.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Taqueria, in San Francisco’s Mission District, is known for serving “the best burrito in America.” This local spot, which serves no-frills Mexican food, was included in Michelin’s 2025 guide. \u003ccite>(Todd Lappin/flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. A little further: Get off at Civic Center/UN Plaza (around 26 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Spend a couple of hours at \u003ca href=\"https://asianart.org/\">the lovely Asian Art Museum\u003c/a>, which almost always has a special display. This season, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/rave-into-the-future/\">“Rave to the Future,”\u003c/a> dedicated to the dance floor. Check out \u003ca href=\"https://about.asianart.org/plan-your-visit/?_gl=1*brriuv*_ga*MjEyMDk5NTE0My4xNzAyNTI0ODE2*_ga_ELLF5DBPKS*MTcwMjUyNDgxNi4xLjEuMTcwMjUyNDg1My4yMy4wLjA.&_ga=2.76301718.208975197.1702524817-2120995143.1702524816\">hours and timings on its website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Get a table at the excellent \u003ca href=\"https://frenchsoulfood.com/\">Brenda’s French Soul Food…\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>…or a super banh mi for under $5 at\u003ca href=\"https://saigonsandwich.net/menu\"> Saigon Sandwich\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Peek into City Hall, where you’ll see beautiful architecture, local politicians at work and – hopefully – several weddings in process (factor in a little extra time to go through the airport-style security)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stop by \u003ca href=\"https://philzcoffee.com/menu/coffee\">Philz to get the mint mojito coffee\u003c/a>, which this author craves every time they leave California.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11934149\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11934149\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Transamerica Pyramid seen from Montgomery Street in San Francisco on Nov. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. A little further yet: Get off at Montgomery (around 30 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>This is the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District (or FiDi) and a short few-minute walk to Chinatown’s\u003ca href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60713-d8660947-Reviews-Dragon_s_Gate-San_Francisco_California.html\"> Dragon Gate\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Y\u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-chinatown-dim-sum\">ou can grab an amazing meal in \u003c/a>Chinatown. KQED staffers recommend \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/r-and-g-lounge-san-francisco\">Peking Duck\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also head to this \u003ca href=\"https://www.onwaverly.com/\">gift shop\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/vital-tea-leaf-san-francisco\"> tea lounge\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/grand-opening-bakery-san-francisco\">Asian-fusion bakery\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/good-mong-kok-bakery-san-francisco\">Good Mong Kok Bakery\u003c/a>, all in Chinatown.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://chsa.org/\">Chinese Historical Society\u003c/a> has a small, intimate museum (although bear in mind it’ll be closed on Nov. 27 and 28.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you’ve got a little longer, stroll into North Beach and visit Vesuvio, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vesuviobarsf/?hl=en\">the cafe-bar where San Francisco’s beatnik poets once gathered\u003c/a>…\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>…then head next door to the famous \u003ca href=\"https://citylights.com/\">City Lights bookstore.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967706\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967706\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A woman waves through a window of a restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ying Huang, owner of House of Dim Sum, waves at Steven Lee and Beverly Yip as they lead a Chinatown walking tour for attendees of APEC in San Francisco on Wednesday evening. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Furthest: Get off at Embarcadero (around 32 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Check out the historic \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/\">San Francisco Ferry Building\u003c/a> – where there are cute \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/\">shops, places to eat, and a gorgeous view of the ocean\u003c/a>. It’s a huge building and can easily take up an afternoon.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Some KQED staffer favorites food spots include: \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/cholita-linda/\">Cholita Linda\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/peaches-patties/\">Peaches Patties\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/reems/\">Reem’s\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/el-porteno-empanadas/\">El Porteño‘s Empanadas.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/miette-patisserie/\">Miette Patisserie’s pastries \u003c/a>have little French desserts for sale.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Or grab a burrito from a local favorite, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/senor-sisig/\">Señor Sisig\u003c/a> (also in the Mission.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There are farmers markets at the Ferry Building on Tuesdays\u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers-market/\">, Thursdays and Saturdays.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A fifteen-minute walk from the station, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\">Exploratorium\u003c/a> is a hands-on science museum loved by kids and adults alike.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grab a waterfront bite at the historic \u003ca href=\"https://www.redsjavahouse.com/\">Red’s Java House\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Enjoy the beautiful city, grab photos and a gift or two! (And be sure to get back to SFO with enough time to clear security and make it to boarding on time.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">KQED’s Carly Severn, Marisol Medina-Cadena, Adrienne Lee Rik Panganiban, Josh Decolongon and Jen Chien contributed to this story.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By using \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/schedules\">the SFO-San Francisco BART line as our guide point\u003c/a>, here are some places to jump off and explore around that station — with just a handful of suggestions to get you started. You can bring your luggage along, but you might be more comfortable\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/services/storage-facilities\"> stashing it at SFO during this time\u003c/a>. The round trip fare for these itineraries will cost you around $20 — \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/tickets/calculator\">use BART’s fare calculator tool to see exact ticket costs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11970461\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM.png\" alt=\"A map of BART service.\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1374\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM.png 1560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-800x705.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-1020x898.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-160x141.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-19-at-1.46.27-PM-1536x1353.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>View \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/system-map\">BART’s system map\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And if you’re usually a cautious traveler who prefers to wait out a day-long layover in the terminal? Imagine it as a spur-of-the-moment, movie-like adventure before you get home or go on to your next adventure. Imagine it like \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZDbKhkLxTs\">Ferris Bueller traveling to Chicago for the day\u003c/a>. Imagine just eating a \u003ci>really \u003c/i>good burrito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else would you like a guide to right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>All this sounding a little too squeezed for time to you? If you’re in Terminal 1, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065083/traveling-through-sfo-airport-check-out-the-art-museum\">you can check out SFO’s own art museum\u003c/a>. KQED has also guides on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067167/sfo-airport-security-food-terminals-hacks-tips-san-francisco-international-service-animals\">SFO tips\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065518/where-to-eat-sfo-airport-restaurants-san-francisco-international\">places to eat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A quick primer on using BART\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>BART trains run both above ground and below ground around the Bay Area. The system runs 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. on weekdays, 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Sundays. \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/guide/holidays\">Holiday hours for BART service will also vary\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>From SFO, the Red Line (last stop: Richmond) and the Yellow Line (last stop: Antioch) north will take you into San Francisco itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paper tickets are no longer sold for BART, but as of August 2025 visitors to San Francisco can\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052690/bart-fares-2025-credit-card-clipper-tap-and-ride-contactless\"> tap their credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay\u003c/a> at the BART turnstile to pay for their fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a transit enthusiast or want to live like a local, you can also purchase a $3 Clipper card at the SFO BART station to load and pay for your BART fare, which you’ll then tap at the turnstiles at each station. You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/\">download the Clipper app to your iPhone or Android\u003c/a> and load your fare that way, which saves on the $3 cost of a physical card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(A heads up: You may also see signs in San Francisco for Muni, the SFMTA’s transit network within the city itself. Muni is a separate system — that includes trains, buses, streetcars and SF’s iconic cable cars — but it uses many of the same stations as BART, and riders can transfer easily from BART to Muni this way with a Clipper card. The itineraries suggested below don’t use Muni, but there’s nothing to stop you from choosing your own adventure and hopping on Muni, too, if you’ve got more time.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11962331\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11962331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"People on bikes and skateboards ride down a bike path in the middle of a city street.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/230921-ValenciaBikeway-015-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bicyclists ride on the Valencia Street bike lane in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 21, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Several San Francisco itineraries for an SFO layover\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Below is a compilation of suggestions from KQED staffers, allowing you to reach beautiful neighborhoods across the city in just a few hours. Please note that since the itineraries below are based around proximity to BART lines, you won’t see some iconic neighborhoods like Castro and Haight-Ashbury on this list — even though they’re definitely worth the visit on your next trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Closest: Get off at Glen Park (around 20 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Glen Park has long been regarded as one of the quieter neighborhoods in San Francisco, the area recently received a shoutout in \u003cem>TimeOut Magazine \u003c/em>for being one of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.timeout.com/travel/coolest-neighbourhoods-in-the-world-2025\"> “39 coolest neighborhoods in the world in 2025,”\u003c/a> with particular kudos for its local businesses and surrounding nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This reporter particularly recommends launching your layover from Glen Park if you’re a first-time visitor to the Bay Area, where the sight of sprawling houses over hills will take your breath away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Head to \u003ca href=\"https://birdbeckett.com/events/\">Bird & Beckett\u003c/a>, a bookstore near the station that hosts live poetry and jazz several times a week.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012729/the-explosive-history-hidden-in-glen-park-canyon\">Glen Canyon Park\u003c/a>, a 14-minute walk away from the BART station.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grab a drink at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/glen_park_station_bar/?hl=en\">Glen Park Station\u003c/a> (it’s a bar, not the actual BART stop.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240906-DYNAMITE-31-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craggy rocks dot the hills at Glen Canyon Park in San Francisco on Sept. 6, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Fairly close: Get off at 24th station in Mission (around 22 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mission Street and Valencia Street are some of the most bustling streets in San Francisco, with Valencia especially offering many stores to window-shop and peek in. (Like one \u003ca href=\"https://paxtongate.com/\">gift shop dedicated to taxidermy\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Get \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961178/what-is-a-mission-style-burrito-maybe-a-myth\">a Mission-style burrito\u003c/a>, which you can find at places like \u003ca href=\"https://www.taqueriaelbuensabor.com/\">Taqueria El Buen Sabor \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://lataqueriasf.net/\">La Taqueria\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Vegetarian pizza of the day at \u003ca href=\"https://arizmendibakery.com/\">Arizmendi Bakery\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Or \u003ca href=\"https://www.panchitaspupuseria.com/\">Panchita’s Pupusería & Restaurant\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.stonemillmatcha-us.com/\">Stonehill Matcha\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Or, for a bite that’s a bit fancier, \u003ca href=\"https://www.burmalove.co/\">Burma Love\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grab a dessert at \u003ca href=\"https://www.dandelionchocolate.com/pages/shop?tw_source=google&tw_adid=549746580406&tw_campaign=14850063739&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4NWrBhD-ARIsAFCKwWsk9DO4rZrNNoMyvGBDoi70Yc_ZJaz7K1JFU58B4RVm63e5XmGnuHMaAo_kEALw_wcB\">Dandelion Chocolate\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Mission-Dolores-Park-188\">walk in beautiful Dolores Park\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Francisco is a great spot for vintage shopping. Some spots in Mission include: \u003ca href=\"https://afterlifeboutique.com/\">Afterlife Boutique\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://buffaloexchange.com/\">Buffalo Exchange\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://empressvintage.com/\">Empress Vintage\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Support local, historic theaters like \u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/\">The Roxie\u003c/a>, which features some of the most unique films in the world.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Mission also has some excellent indie bookstores. \u003ca href=\"https://www.silversprocket.net/\">Silver Sprocket\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sourcherrycomics.com/\">Sour Cherry\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.needles-pens.com/\">Needles & Pen\u003c/a> are dedicated to graphic novels, comics, zines, table books, and art. For a classic bookstore, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.dogearedbooks.com/\">Dog Eared Books\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://medicinefornightmares.com/\">Medicine for Nightmares\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/adobe-books-san-francisco\">Adobe Books\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mcsweeneys.net/\">McSweeney’s\u003c/a> – the publishing house based in San Francisco – has \u003ca href=\"https://www.youthwriting.org/intl-library\">a shop dedicated to books\u003c/a> written by children and teens across the country. The storefront itself is pretty magical, with comfy seating and secret rooms.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961193\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961193\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236.jpg\" alt='Facade of a building in white stucco. A large red sign reads \"La Taqueria,\" and a smaller neon sign says \"La Taqueria. The best tacos and burritos in the whole world.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/La-Taqueria-e1694719808236-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Taqueria, in San Francisco’s Mission District, is known for serving “the best burrito in America.” This local spot, which serves no-frills Mexican food, was included in Michelin’s 2025 guide. \u003ccite>(Todd Lappin/flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. A little further: Get off at Civic Center/UN Plaza (around 26 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Spend a couple of hours at \u003ca href=\"https://asianart.org/\">the lovely Asian Art Museum\u003c/a>, which almost always has a special display. This season, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/rave-into-the-future/\">“Rave to the Future,”\u003c/a> dedicated to the dance floor. Check out \u003ca href=\"https://about.asianart.org/plan-your-visit/?_gl=1*brriuv*_ga*MjEyMDk5NTE0My4xNzAyNTI0ODE2*_ga_ELLF5DBPKS*MTcwMjUyNDgxNi4xLjEuMTcwMjUyNDg1My4yMy4wLjA.&_ga=2.76301718.208975197.1702524817-2120995143.1702524816\">hours and timings on its website\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Get a table at the excellent \u003ca href=\"https://frenchsoulfood.com/\">Brenda’s French Soul Food…\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>…or a super banh mi for under $5 at\u003ca href=\"https://saigonsandwich.net/menu\"> Saigon Sandwich\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Peek into City Hall, where you’ll see beautiful architecture, local politicians at work and – hopefully – several weddings in process (factor in a little extra time to go through the airport-style security)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stop by \u003ca href=\"https://philzcoffee.com/menu/coffee\">Philz to get the mint mojito coffee\u003c/a>, which this author craves every time they leave California.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11934149\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11934149\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS61494_026_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11302022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Transamerica Pyramid seen from Montgomery Street in San Francisco on Nov. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. A little further yet: Get off at Montgomery (around 30 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>This is the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District (or FiDi) and a short few-minute walk to Chinatown’s\u003ca href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60713-d8660947-Reviews-Dragon_s_Gate-San_Francisco_California.html\"> Dragon Gate\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Y\u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-chinatown-dim-sum\">ou can grab an amazing meal in \u003c/a>Chinatown. KQED staffers recommend \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/r-and-g-lounge-san-francisco\">Peking Duck\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also head to this \u003ca href=\"https://www.onwaverly.com/\">gift shop\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/vital-tea-leaf-san-francisco\"> tea lounge\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/grand-opening-bakery-san-francisco\">Asian-fusion bakery\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/good-mong-kok-bakery-san-francisco\">Good Mong Kok Bakery\u003c/a>, all in Chinatown.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://chsa.org/\">Chinese Historical Society\u003c/a> has a small, intimate museum (although bear in mind it’ll be closed on Nov. 27 and 28.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you’ve got a little longer, stroll into North Beach and visit Vesuvio, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vesuviobarsf/?hl=en\">the cafe-bar where San Francisco’s beatnik poets once gathered\u003c/a>…\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>…then head next door to the famous \u003ca href=\"https://citylights.com/\">City Lights bookstore.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967706\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967706\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A woman waves through a window of a restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231115-APECWalkingTour-44-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ying Huang, owner of House of Dim Sum, waves at Steven Lee and Beverly Yip as they lead a Chinatown walking tour for attendees of APEC in San Francisco on Wednesday evening. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Furthest: Get off at Embarcadero (around 32 minutes from SFO)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Check out the historic \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/\">San Francisco Ferry Building\u003c/a> – where there are cute \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/\">shops, places to eat, and a gorgeous view of the ocean\u003c/a>. It’s a huge building and can easily take up an afternoon.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Some KQED staffer favorites food spots include: \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/cholita-linda/\">Cholita Linda\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/peaches-patties/\">Peaches Patties\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/reems/\">Reem’s\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/el-porteno-empanadas/\">El Porteño‘s Empanadas.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/miette-patisserie/\">Miette Patisserie’s pastries \u003c/a>have little French desserts for sale.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Or grab a burrito from a local favorite, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/shops/senor-sisig/\">Señor Sisig\u003c/a> (also in the Mission.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There are farmers markets at the Ferry Building on Tuesdays\u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers-market/\">, Thursdays and Saturdays.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A fifteen-minute walk from the station, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\">Exploratorium\u003c/a> is a hands-on science museum loved by kids and adults alike.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grab a waterfront bite at the historic \u003ca href=\"https://www.redsjavahouse.com/\">Red’s Java House\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Enjoy the beautiful city, grab photos and a gift or two! (And be sure to get back to SFO with enough time to clear security and make it to boarding on time.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">KQED’s Carly Severn, Marisol Medina-Cadena, Adrienne Lee Rik Panganiban, Josh Decolongon and Jen Chien contributed to this story.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>For more than ten years, I’ve been traveling all over the state, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lmorehouse\">reporting stories\u003c/a> about food and farming from every county in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">the state\u003c/a>. Now, for the 58th and very last story in the series, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/californiafoodways\">California Foodways,\u003c/a> I went back to where I grew up — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/santa-clara-county\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>, to a special-occasion restaurant from my childhood: Chef Chu’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the restaurant opened in 1970, it was a small family business, and the area around it was a relatively sleepy suburb. Now, it’s at the heart of Silicon Valley — but they don’t deliver, and there’s no online ordering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Chef Chu’s is an institution. It’s been visited by luminaries in entertainment, politics and business. Throughout all of the change in the last 55 years, Chef Chu’s has adapted and held on, and remained true to its identity as a family business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, I met my cousin Billy and his family here — his wife Kimberly, teenagers Will and Guinevere and toddler Imogen. They’re regulars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even early on a weeknight, the lobby at Chef Chu’s was bustling. One whole wall is a glass window, looking into the kitchen where 82-year-old Chef Lawrence Chu and his cooks work. At the bar, a staff member took phone orders, and waiters in crisp white shirts and bow ties moved efficiently from room to room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067137\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00667_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067137\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00667_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00667_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00667_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00667_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers dine at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on December 11, 2025. Chef Chu’s is a family run business, owned by Lawrence Chu, which has been operating since 1970 and is known for not only the food, but also for hosting celebrities and tech innovators. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As we waited for our table we checked out a long wall of celebrity photos including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chef Chu’s opened the year I was born, and while I went there as a kid, I hadn’t eaten there in decades. For a white girl raised in the suburbs in the ‘70s and ‘80s, this was one of the few Chinese restaurants around. If I didn’t learn to eat with chopsticks at Chef Chu’s, I certainly practiced there, and I have a vague memory of my late grandma teaching me to spin a lazy Susan in the dining room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That just made it more special when Will, who has heard a lot of my stories in the car with his parents, suggested I do a story on Chef Chu’s. I asked him to co-report it with me, and many of the best questions in our interviews were his.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither of us had met \u003cem>the\u003c/em> Chef Chu before, in spite of eating there countless times. We met him in a private dining room where he made us feel comfortable by pouring some tea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout our time with Lawrence Chu, it was a little hard to see the differences between the man, the job, the restaurant and the brand. He’s been at this a long time.\u003cbr />\n[aside postID=news_12065744 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-45-BL-KQED.jpg']He was just 26 years old when he opened Chef Chu’s. His wife — girlfriend at the time — was only 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I told her ‘I have a dream. I want to open a fast food Chinese joint in every corner of America. That sounds so terrific.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She disagreed. She said, he recalled, that if he found one good location, and opened one restaurant, she would join him. He said he’s followed her advice ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But why open a restaurant?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I liked to eat. I liked to talk. I liked cooking things. Making things a little different. And I liked to be the boss. I liked running things,” he said, which was evident in the large kitchen. The scene was fast-paced but very controlled, with 17 cooks prepping food, each at a different station: chopping vegetables, working the fryer, making soup. The cooks assigned to stir fry with huge woks had tidy prep stations at waist height, filled with ingredients from fresh ginger to chili paste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before the waiters carried the dishes — Mongolian beef, Kung Pau tofu, chicken salad — into the dining room, Chef Chu gave them a once-over. On one plate, he adjusted a chili pepper so the plate looked exactly how he wanted it to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chef Chu stepped away from the kitchen to do something he’s known for: taking a turn around the dining room, stopping to talk with customers. He asked each how their meals were, what they were eating and thanked them for coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One set of customers even told me that they were here on the day Chef Chu’s opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Except for the location, the restaurant didn’t look anything like Chef Chu’s does today. Chu said he started with just twelve items.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067805\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Chu, son of owner Lawrence Chu, sets a table at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on December 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tam Vu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>His oldest son, Larry, and the restaurant’s general manager, was born in 1973, a few years after the restaurant opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All these customers come in and say, ‘Oh yeah, you were sitting in a baby bassinet, underneath the air conditioner, which was dripping, while your dad was stir-frying and your mom was doing everything in the front: cashier, waitress, take-out,’” he remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were in a small space at the intersection of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road in Los Altos, in a strip mall shared with a hairdresser, a sewing machine and vacuum repair shop and accounting offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was a small Chinese takeout place with one door and a countertop, like at a diner, and you could sit at the counter, maybe five stools,” Larry recalled. “You could look right into the kitchen where they were stir-frying. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first, everything looked like it was going great, the elder Chu said. But after six months, business was down. When they asked customers, they heard that they wanted more choices, and a dining room where their kids could throw rice and be messy. Chef Chu’s had to expand. When the sewing repair shop’s lease was up, they opened a dining room there, and kept growing until they bought the whole building complex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also expanded the menu. To appeal to a wider customer base, Chef Chu started making food from four different regions of China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-e1766084498689.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067766\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-e1766084498689.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"666\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The original Chef Chu’s, next door to the current location at the intersection of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road in Los Altos. Right: A family portrait of the Chus. Chu said his mother wanted the family to be the “Asian Kennedys.” \u003ccite>(Jon M. Chu)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And the family also grew — to five children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We pretty much lived here,” said Larry. “If we wanted to see my dad, we had to come to Chef Chu’s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant grew in parallel with the community around it. Larry remembers this area — which is totally developed now — looking really different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This area here in Los Altos was known for their apricot orchards. So, a lot of the houses of my friends that I grew up with — they had apricot trees growing in their backyards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I remembered this, too, growing up in Cupertino, but 16-year-old Will hasn’t ever seen an orchard in Santa Clara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 1970s, the term “Silicon Valley” wasn’t popular — yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had a number of friends whose parents had companies that were building these chips that were going into these computers,” Larry said.[aside postID=news_12058556 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251002_REDWOODEMPIRE_GC-28-KQED.jpg']He saw computers change from monstrosities that filled whole rooms, to desktops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chef Chu saw all of that develop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many Silicon Valley pioneers became Chef Chu’s regulars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mr. Tramiel was the founder of Atari, Chuck Geshke who founded Adobe, Gordon Moore, Paul Allen, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs — when he was just a kid — all these people from Silicon Valley ate at Chef Chu’s,” Larry remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though they were in different businesses, his dad shared a certain approach with some of these customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Silicon Valley people are very quick to adapt to change,” Larry said. “They’re not scared of trying new things. And that’s just part of the community that is around you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After college, Larry moved to Hong Kong and worked in sports marketing for years. And the youngest of the kids, Jon Chu, tried his luck as a Hollywood director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeah, Jon M. Chu — the director of\u003cem> Crazy Rich Asians\u003c/em>, \u003cem>In the Heights\u003c/em> and the \u003cem>Wicked\u003c/em> movies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we reached out to him, Jon was on a world-wide press tour promoting \u003cem>Wicked: For Good\u003c/em>, but he sent us some voice memos from Brazil in response to our questions about growing up in Silicon Valley in the ‘80s and ‘90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067135\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067135\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on December 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Everywhere I turned, people were thinking of new ways of how to change the world,” Jon told us. “What tomorrow looked like was on everybody’s mind. The engineer was revered. This was before they were on the cover of magazines or drove fancy cars. It was all about work and discovery and invention and innovation there,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, like his brother Larry already told us, many of those people converged at the restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sharing stories, sharing space, sharing ideas was such a central part to Chef Chu’s itself. Now going into a fairly selfish business, the entertainment business, I think that that sense of ‘What does tomorrow look like?’ still stays in me in the stories that I tell.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His family’s dedication and hard work has also stayed with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw my dad and my mom work their butts off in the kitchen, out in the front. I saw many sides to it. There was the side that no one saw, which is the grind, the deboning the chicken, getting the deliveries in the back, my grandma doing the books with her abacus,” Jon remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he saw his parents act as the ultimate hosts: “Being the ambassadors to people who may or may not have ever met a Chinese family, whoever have had or not had Chinese food, introducing them to new flavors.”[aside postID=news_12047368 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250702-OaklandProduceMarket-13-BL_qed.jpg']There are a lot of similarities between running a restaurant and making a movie, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone knows the red carpet and when the movie’s out, but they don’t see how hard it is to begin. They don’t know how hard it is in the messy middle. They don’t know the pressures before anyone ever sees it sort of nicely colored and presented.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though he can’t visit as often as he likes, Jon said that Chef Chu’s will always be home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been the place that I return to to get grounded. It’s a place I return to get fed physically but also emotionally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Especially with his five kids in tow. His movie posters are on the walls, but he really likes having customers catch him up on all their family stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a connection point [between] what I’m doing out in Los Angeles or out in the world. The thread pulls all the way back home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s a world in which this story could have gone really differently, with Chef Chu’s closing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early 2000s when Jon was trying to get a foothold in Hollywood and Larry was in Hong Kong, their dad was starting to feel the strain of running the restaurant for more than 30 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067138\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Chu’s is located in Los Altos on December 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I was burned out at the time,” said Lawrence Chu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He had business collaborations, and cookbooks, but the pressure had built up over the years. Plus, his beloved wife, Ruth, had breast cancer. He knew he couldn’t run the restaurant alone forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He spoke with Larry about his future plans, a conversation Larry remembers well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I could never imagine Los Altos without a Chef Chu’s there. What if when I have kids, I won’t have a Chef Chu’s to bring my kids to and eat? That’s when I decided: “Yes, Dad, I’ll come back and join the family business.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s how it was meant to be, Jon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were all very proud to have Larry come back. It felt like the legacy was continuing,” the director said. “There were a lot of hopes and dreams pinned on him. Coming back was like the return of the king, or the return of the prince, is a better way to say it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his father, when Larry joined the restaurant, he gave him a shot in the arm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He let me feel that this is \u003cem>a life —\u003c/em> the restaurant business — instead of work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067812\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu (right) greets David Huff (left) at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on December 11, 2025.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When he gets tired, he said, Larry reminds him of one of Chef Chu’s own mantras that’s carried him all these years: “Treat every day like opening day,” with the same energy and drive the family felt back in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As much as Silicon Valley and Chef Chu’s have grown in parallel, Larry explained that he and his dad decided to take a deliberate path away from today’s tech climate of scaling up. They have one location, and no franchises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you walk into a restaurant where the chef comes out and talks to you, you can feel that this restaurant’s got a little soul to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because their customers keep coming back, Larry said, “that makes us feel like what we’re doing is worthwhile. We didn’t have to scale. Maybe enough is enough. Maybe you could be happy with what you have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As our interviews wrapped up, and Will and I were about to leave, he had one more question for Larry: What’s the future of Chef Chu’s?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the question Larry asked himself 20 years ago, and now, he has a very sure answer: “You don’t have to worry about that. When my kids have their kids, there will be a Chef Chu’s here.”\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He was just 26 years old when he opened Chef Chu’s. His wife — girlfriend at the time — was only 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I told her ‘I have a dream. I want to open a fast food Chinese joint in every corner of America. That sounds so terrific.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She disagreed. She said, he recalled, that if he found one good location, and opened one restaurant, she would join him. He said he’s followed her advice ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But why open a restaurant?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I liked to eat. I liked to talk. I liked cooking things. Making things a little different. And I liked to be the boss. I liked running things,” he said, which was evident in the large kitchen. The scene was fast-paced but very controlled, with 17 cooks prepping food, each at a different station: chopping vegetables, working the fryer, making soup. The cooks assigned to stir fry with huge woks had tidy prep stations at waist height, filled with ingredients from fresh ginger to chili paste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before the waiters carried the dishes — Mongolian beef, Kung Pau tofu, chicken salad — into the dining room, Chef Chu gave them a once-over. On one plate, he adjusted a chili pepper so the plate looked exactly how he wanted it to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chef Chu stepped away from the kitchen to do something he’s known for: taking a turn around the dining room, stopping to talk with customers. He asked each how their meals were, what they were eating and thanked them for coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One set of customers even told me that they were here on the day Chef Chu’s opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Except for the location, the restaurant didn’t look anything like Chef Chu’s does today. Chu said he started with just twelve items.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067805\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00588_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Chu, son of owner Lawrence Chu, sets a table at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on December 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tam Vu/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>His oldest son, Larry, and the restaurant’s general manager, was born in 1973, a few years after the restaurant opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All these customers come in and say, ‘Oh yeah, you were sitting in a baby bassinet, underneath the air conditioner, which was dripping, while your dad was stir-frying and your mom was doing everything in the front: cashier, waitress, take-out,’” he remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were in a small space at the intersection of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road in Los Altos, in a strip mall shared with a hairdresser, a sewing machine and vacuum repair shop and accounting offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was a small Chinese takeout place with one door and a countertop, like at a diner, and you could sit at the counter, maybe five stools,” Larry recalled. “You could look right into the kitchen where they were stir-frying. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first, everything looked like it was going great, the elder Chu said. But after six months, business was down. When they asked customers, they heard that they wanted more choices, and a dining room where their kids could throw rice and be messy. Chef Chu’s had to expand. When the sewing repair shop’s lease was up, they opened a dining room there, and kept growing until they bought the whole building complex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also expanded the menu. 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Chu)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And the family also grew — to five children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We pretty much lived here,” said Larry. “If we wanted to see my dad, we had to come to Chef Chu’s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant grew in parallel with the community around it. Larry remembers this area — which is totally developed now — looking really different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This area here in Los Altos was known for their apricot orchards. So, a lot of the houses of my friends that I grew up with — they had apricot trees growing in their backyards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I remembered this, too, growing up in Cupertino, but 16-year-old Will hasn’t ever seen an orchard in Santa Clara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 1970s, the term “Silicon Valley” wasn’t popular — yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had a number of friends whose parents had companies that were building these chips that were going into these computers,” Larry said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He saw computers change from monstrosities that filled whole rooms, to desktops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chef Chu saw all of that develop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many Silicon Valley pioneers became Chef Chu’s regulars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mr. Tramiel was the founder of Atari, Chuck Geshke who founded Adobe, Gordon Moore, Paul Allen, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs — when he was just a kid — all these people from Silicon Valley ate at Chef Chu’s,” Larry remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though they were in different businesses, his dad shared a certain approach with some of these customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Silicon Valley people are very quick to adapt to change,” Larry said. “They’re not scared of trying new things. And that’s just part of the community that is around you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After college, Larry moved to Hong Kong and worked in sports marketing for years. And the youngest of the kids, Jon Chu, tried his luck as a Hollywood director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeah, Jon M. Chu — the director of\u003cem> Crazy Rich Asians\u003c/em>, \u003cem>In the Heights\u003c/em> and the \u003cem>Wicked\u003c/em> movies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we reached out to him, Jon was on a world-wide press tour promoting \u003cem>Wicked: For Good\u003c/em>, but he sent us some voice memos from Brazil in response to our questions about growing up in Silicon Valley in the ‘80s and ‘90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067135\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067135\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00508_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on December 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Everywhere I turned, people were thinking of new ways of how to change the world,” Jon told us. “What tomorrow looked like was on everybody’s mind. The engineer was revered. This was before they were on the cover of magazines or drove fancy cars. It was all about work and discovery and invention and innovation there,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, like his brother Larry already told us, many of those people converged at the restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sharing stories, sharing space, sharing ideas was such a central part to Chef Chu’s itself. Now going into a fairly selfish business, the entertainment business, I think that that sense of ‘What does tomorrow look like?’ still stays in me in the stories that I tell.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His family’s dedication and hard work has also stayed with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw my dad and my mom work their butts off in the kitchen, out in the front. I saw many sides to it. There was the side that no one saw, which is the grind, the deboning the chicken, getting the deliveries in the back, my grandma doing the books with her abacus,” Jon remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he saw his parents act as the ultimate hosts: “Being the ambassadors to people who may or may not have ever met a Chinese family, whoever have had or not had Chinese food, introducing them to new flavors.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>There are a lot of similarities between running a restaurant and making a movie, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone knows the red carpet and when the movie’s out, but they don’t see how hard it is to begin. They don’t know how hard it is in the messy middle. They don’t know the pressures before anyone ever sees it sort of nicely colored and presented.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though he can’t visit as often as he likes, Jon said that Chef Chu’s will always be home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been the place that I return to to get grounded. It’s a place I return to get fed physically but also emotionally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Especially with his five kids in tow. His movie posters are on the walls, but he really likes having customers catch him up on all their family stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a connection point [between] what I’m doing out in Los Angeles or out in the world. The thread pulls all the way back home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s a world in which this story could have gone really differently, with Chef Chu’s closing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early 2000s when Jon was trying to get a foothold in Hollywood and Larry was in Hong Kong, their dad was starting to feel the strain of running the restaurant for more than 30 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067138\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00689_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Chu’s is located in Los Altos on December 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I was burned out at the time,” said Lawrence Chu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He had business collaborations, and cookbooks, but the pressure had built up over the years. Plus, his beloved wife, Ruth, had breast cancer. He knew he couldn’t run the restaurant alone forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He spoke with Larry about his future plans, a conversation Larry remembers well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I could never imagine Los Altos without a Chef Chu’s there. What if when I have kids, I won’t have a Chef Chu’s to bring my kids to and eat? That’s when I decided: “Yes, Dad, I’ll come back and join the family business.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s how it was meant to be, Jon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were all very proud to have Larry come back. It felt like the legacy was continuing,” the director said. “There were a lot of hopes and dreams pinned on him. Coming back was like the return of the king, or the return of the prince, is a better way to say it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his father, when Larry joined the restaurant, he gave him a shot in the arm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He let me feel that this is \u003cem>a life —\u003c/em> the restaurant business — instead of work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067812\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-chefchu00496_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu (right) greets David Huff (left) at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on December 11, 2025.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When he gets tired, he said, Larry reminds him of one of Chef Chu’s own mantras that’s carried him all these years: “Treat every day like opening day,” with the same energy and drive the family felt back in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As much as Silicon Valley and Chef Chu’s have grown in parallel, Larry explained that he and his dad decided to take a deliberate path away from today’s tech climate of scaling up. They have one location, and no franchises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you walk into a restaurant where the chef comes out and talks to you, you can feel that this restaurant’s got a little soul to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because their customers keep coming back, Larry said, “that makes us feel like what we’re doing is worthwhile. We didn’t have to scale. Maybe enough is enough. Maybe you could be happy with what you have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As our interviews wrapped up, and Will and I were about to leave, he had one more question for Larry: What’s the future of Chef Chu’s?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the question Larry asked himself 20 years ago, and now, he has a very sure answer: “You don’t have to worry about that. When my kids have their kids, there will be a Chef Chu’s here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In commemoration of International Migrants Day, dozens of faith leaders, activists and residents marched through \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose\">San José\u003c/a> on Thursday to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies and pressure the city to bolster investments in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/immigration\">immigration\u003c/a> legal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Participants from the nonprofit Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network and the multi-faith group PACT reenacted “La Posada,” a Latin American tradition dramatizing a scene in the Bible where Mary and Joseph seek shelter but are repeatedly turned away — a metaphor for the U.S.’s treatment of asylum seekers today, advocates said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joanna Becerra, a community leader with Amigos de Guadalupe, spoke through an interpreter about the critical need for legal representation. She cited the administration’s expanded funding for enforcement — an estimated $\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910650/ices-budget-just-tripled-whats-next\">170 billion federal budget for ICE\u003c/a> — as a direct threat to families in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Trump administration has put together a massive machine to deport millions of people,” Becerra said. “When people facing deportation have access to legal representation, they have a way better chance at a positive outcome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coalition, which includes the South Bay Labor Council and Amigos de Guadalupe, is demanding that the San José City Council allocate an additional $500,000 toward the legal defense of immigrant communities. This would bring the city’s total commitment to roughly $1.5 million for legal services and rapid response networks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060896\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PeterOrtizKQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PeterOrtizKQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PeterOrtizKQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PeterOrtizKQED-1536x1156.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">District 5 San José City Councilmember Peter Ortiz speaks during a protest against ICE in South San José on June 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The push follows similar moves in neighboring \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059894/alameda-county-approves-3-5-million-to-scale-up-immigrant-defense-amid-ice-surge\">Alameda County\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061844/after-trump-surge-scare-sf-supervisors-race-to-fund-immigrant-legal-defense\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, where officials recently increased their own funding for immigrant legal defense in anticipation of federal policy changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With President Donald Trump’s mass deportation program recently expanding to include attacks on naturalized citizens and challenges to birthright citizenship in the Supreme Court, San José leaders are racing to fortify local protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council moved forward with measures to establish “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060893/south-bay-leaders-aim-to-create-ice-free-zones\">ICE-free zones\u003c/a>” on city property—barring federal agents from using city parking lots or facilities for operations—and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058155/san-jose-city-council-supports-ice-mask-ban-after-plainclothes-arrest\">banned federal immigration officers\u003c/a> from concealing their identities with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059900/san-jose-could-soon-ban-ice-from-wearing-masks\">masks\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re on the offense,” said San José Councilmember Peter Ortiz, who led both of those initiatives, and who joined the march. “I was watching what happened in Chicago and Los Angeles … so I took those test cases and started doing what those legislators were doing.”[aside postID=news_12066314 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251203-SJPRIESTIMMIGRATION00043_TV-KQED.jpg']Ortiz acknowledged that the city faces a budget shortfall, meaning difficult choices lie ahead during the mid-year budget review. He stressed that funding legal defense might require cuts to other programs or outreach to philanthropy, but argued inaction is not an option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The threat of raids has already rippled through the local economy in East San José, Ortiz said. La Perla Taqueria, a small business in his district, recently announced it would close. He attributed the struggle, in part, to a drop in clientele as fear grips the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve spoken to businesses who have seen a 40%-50% decrease in their customers,” Ortiz said. “They’re scared to go to their local restaurants … and it’s impacting our entire ecosystem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The march made strategic stops to deliver their demands, including at the office of U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San José). While \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066314/as-immigration-enforcement-escalates-how-one-south-bay-priest-is-pushing-back\">Father Jon Pedigo\u003c/a>, executive director of PACT, praised Lofgren as a longstanding ally in Congress, the group asked federal lawmakers to act with greater urgency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pedigo noted that while the Posada is traditionally a celebration of hope, the mood this year has shifted toward vigilance against rising “intolerance” and “white Christian nationalism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see the light getting darker,” Pedigo said. “We’re knocking on doors. 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Father Pedigo, who worked with immigrant communities affected by ICE raids and deportations, left his full-time job as a priest to be a full-time organizer. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The coalition’s demands also highlighted the intersection of immigration status and housing, calling for services that specifically include unhoused residents in their planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paul Fong of the South Bay Labor Council emphasized that the fight for immigrant rights is inextricably linked to labor rights in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our unions are negotiating right now for strong contracts, fair wages and safe working conditions,” Fong said. “The work succeeds when the broader community stands with us, especially as immigrant workers are targeted and exploited to weaken labor standards for everyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking to the crowd, Huy Tran, SIREN’s executive director, reflected on his own family’s journey as refugees from Vietnam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I knew that all of us came here for the same reasons: Safety. 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Sala Burton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 85-year-old Democrat leaves behind a historic record of accomplishment — from the power she achieved as a caucus leader and Speaker to delivering significant legislative victories, including passage of the Affordable Care Act, and her unparalleled ability to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11897132\">criticize President Donald Trump.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>Nancy Pelosi was the most effective speaker of the modern era, a legendary political thinker and strategist,” said Brian Hanlon, co-founder and CEO of California YIMBY, a pro-housing group. “And San Francisco punches way above its weight in terms of both national and state politics. So, who is San Francisco going to put in this seat?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, three very different candidates have emerged as the top contenders to represent Pelosi’s district, which encompasses most of the city, except a southern slice that includes the Excelsior, Visitacion Valley and Oceanview neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The leading candidates\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Connie Chan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco supervisor, District 1\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 47-year-old Democrat represents the northern section of San Francisco, including the Richmond District. Chan, who was born in Hong Kong and came to the U.S. as a teenager, is leaning into her biography as the basis of her candidacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062094\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan speaks at a press event in front of San Francisco City Hall on Oct. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“As a first-generation immigrant, I have the lived experience, understanding the challenges that immigrant community faces, and most definitely during this time, when we see the Trump administration sending ICE agents to our streets and also in courtroom, firing our immigration court judges so that they can detain our immigrants illegally,” Chan told KQED. “That is, first and foremost, one of our top priorities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in her second term on the Board of Supervisors, Chan, who once worked as an aide to former Supervisor Aaron Peskin, opposed Mayor Daniel Lurie’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065708/san-francisco-supervisors-pass-rezoning-plan-making-way-for-taller-denser-housing\">Family Zoning Plan\u003c/a>, which allows denser housing in neighborhoods like the Richmond, where single-family homes dominate. She also opposed a voter-approved ballot measure to close part of the Great Highway and create a public park, and supports sending the issue back to voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Scott Wiener\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>State senator \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in his eighth year in Sacramento, Wiener has championed landmark \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059533/newsom-signs-ambitious-bill-to-boost-housing-density-near-public-transit\">legislation\u003c/a> to facilitate — even mandate — more housing construction in California, a position that has won him both support and criticism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060885\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060885\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Scott Wiener poses for a portrait at the KQED offices in San Francisco on Oct. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>By any standard, Wiener, 55, is a prolific legislator. This year alone, 12 of his bills were passed and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. In an evaluation of state lawmakers across the country, Wiener was \u003ca href=\"https://thelawmakers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Highlights-from-the-2023-2024-California-Legislative-Session.pdf\">ranked\u003c/a> as the most effective member of the California State Senate by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking, a project of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener, who is openly gay, said it is “definitely time” for the city’s LGBTQ+ community to elect one of its own to Congress. He would be the first openly gay representative from San Francisco in the House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Saikat Chakrabarti\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Software engineer and political activist\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti, 39, jumped into the race before Pelosi announced her retirement, saying it was time for a new generation of leaders for the Democratic Party. Wiener also entered the race before Pelosi made her plans public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033166\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saikat Chakrabarti in the KQED offices in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After making millions of dollars as one of the first software engineers at the payment processing company Stripe, Chakrabarti worked on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and later became chief of staff to progressive icon Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think I’m the only one willing to challenge the Democratic party establishment,” Chakrabarti told KQED this week. “People know that the Democratic party needs a new direction, it needs new ideas and it needs solutions that are as big as the problems that we face. And that’s what I’m offering the voters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What voters care about\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Affordability” is the mantra for Democratic candidates across the country, and this race will be no different. Chan, who criticizes Wiener’s “Sacramento version of affordable housing” in her campaign \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGpCFi8spU4&t=6s\">announcement video\u003c/a>, will emphasize affordability as it relates to housing, but also in health care and child care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti, who said he is more pro-housing than Chan, supports the controversial plan to build 800 units of housing above a Safeway in the Marina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062182\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062182\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction is underway on an affordable housing apartment building at 2550 Irving St. in San Francisco’s Sunset District on May 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As expected, all three candidates promise strong opposition to Trump’s policies, including ICE raids, mass deportations and federal budget cuts. Wiener, who authored a new law \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058936/masking-bill-fuels-california-legal-battle-over-federal-immigration-agents\">banning ICE agents from wearing face coverings\u003c/a> and bills supporting trans students, is a frequent target of right-wing hatred. He wears it like a badge of honor, and even has a “\u003ca href=\"https://www.scottwiener.com/scotts-maga-fan-club\">Scott’s MAGA Fan Club\u003c/a>” section on his campaign site highlighting attacks by Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene and other conservatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While housing is largely a local issue, defense spending is not — and U.S. funding for Israel could become a contentious topic. Wiener, who is Jewish, has been outspoken about antisemitism while trying to strike a balance between Israel’s right to exist and opposing its war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti has made Palestinian rights a centerpiece of his campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m opposed to military funding in Israel as long as the genocide continues,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan has also said she would not support sending “weapons of war” to Israel, calling the situation in Gaza a human rights violation that she believes meets the legal definition of genocide.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Money, endorsements — and Pelosi’s shadow\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The success or failure of a campaign depends on many factors, including name recognition, their record, voter enthusiasm, endorsements and resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti is the least well-known of the candidates, but he has access to enormous personal wealth to self-fund his campaign. Since this is his first run for office, he mostly points to his work behind the scenes, including his role in helping promote the \u003ca href=\"https://thesolutionsproject.org/info/what-is-the-green-new-deal-proposal-summary-guide/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22908644141&gbraid=0AAAAADGA3AQIqpOqnv0B1w7vIqS8iFOHI&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxonKBhC1ARIsAIHq_ltRspqkYYq6Z9znMHTXhg-Kd_eKvBlT9u3Uq4iJvdj1FNJYYu6RF28aAhcJEALw_wcB\">Green New Deal\u003c/a>, which he said helped center climate change as the key environmental issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033173\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saikat Chakrabarti in the KQED offices in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to take a movement of candidates and people to make this happen,” he said. “But I think that’s what’s possible right now, and that’s why I’m running.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan, who is running for the first time outside a relatively small district, could face fundraising challenges. But her relationships with local unions, such as Unite Here Local 2, which represents workers in the hospitality industry, could help with campaign cash and volunteers.[aside postID=news_12063498 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/GettyImages-2244433247-2000x1334.jpg']Wiener has been raising money for a potential congressional run since 2023, reporting more than $1 million raised through September, according to federal campaign finance data. He said fundraising accelerated significantly after Pelosi announced her retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear if Pelosi herself will put her thumb on the scale for one of her would-be successors. Among the candidates, she seems most aligned with Chan, who has appeared alongside her at recent public events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An endorsement from the San Francisco Democratic Party could provide a major boost. But that’s a significant hurdle, as it requires support from 60% of local delegates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local party chair Nancy Tung, a leader of the party’s more moderate wing, thinks only one candidate could conceivably win an endorsement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s within the realm of possibility that Scott Wiener would actually get the endorsement,” Tung told KQED this week. “I think he’s probably got the best chance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the June primary, voters will decide which two candidates will advance to the November general election in the race for this solid Democratic seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The leading candidates\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Connie Chan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco supervisor, District 1\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 47-year-old Democrat represents the northern section of San Francisco, including the Richmond District. Chan, who was born in Hong Kong and came to the U.S. as a teenager, is leaning into her biography as the basis of her candidacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062094\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062094\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan speaks at a press event in front of San Francisco City Hall on Oct. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“As a first-generation immigrant, I have the lived experience, understanding the challenges that immigrant community faces, and most definitely during this time, when we see the Trump administration sending ICE agents to our streets and also in courtroom, firing our immigration court judges so that they can detain our immigrants illegally,” Chan told KQED. “That is, first and foremost, one of our top priorities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in her second term on the Board of Supervisors, Chan, who once worked as an aide to former Supervisor Aaron Peskin, opposed Mayor Daniel Lurie’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065708/san-francisco-supervisors-pass-rezoning-plan-making-way-for-taller-denser-housing\">Family Zoning Plan\u003c/a>, which allows denser housing in neighborhoods like the Richmond, where single-family homes dominate. She also opposed a voter-approved ballot measure to close part of the Great Highway and create a public park, and supports sending the issue back to voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Scott Wiener\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>State senator \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in his eighth year in Sacramento, Wiener has championed landmark \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059533/newsom-signs-ambitious-bill-to-boost-housing-density-near-public-transit\">legislation\u003c/a> to facilitate — even mandate — more housing construction in California, a position that has won him both support and criticism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060885\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060885\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251021-SCOTTWIENER-09-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Scott Wiener poses for a portrait at the KQED offices in San Francisco on Oct. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>By any standard, Wiener, 55, is a prolific legislator. This year alone, 12 of his bills were passed and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. In an evaluation of state lawmakers across the country, Wiener was \u003ca href=\"https://thelawmakers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Highlights-from-the-2023-2024-California-Legislative-Session.pdf\">ranked\u003c/a> as the most effective member of the California State Senate by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking, a project of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener, who is openly gay, said it is “definitely time” for the city’s LGBTQ+ community to elect one of its own to Congress. He would be the first openly gay representative from San Francisco in the House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Saikat Chakrabarti\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Software engineer and political activist\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti, 39, jumped into the race before Pelosi announced her retirement, saying it was time for a new generation of leaders for the Democratic Party. Wiener also entered the race before Pelosi made her plans public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033166\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saikat Chakrabarti in the KQED offices in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After making millions of dollars as one of the first software engineers at the payment processing company Stripe, Chakrabarti worked on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and later became chief of staff to progressive icon Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think I’m the only one willing to challenge the Democratic party establishment,” Chakrabarti told KQED this week. “People know that the Democratic party needs a new direction, it needs new ideas and it needs solutions that are as big as the problems that we face. And that’s what I’m offering the voters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What voters care about\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Affordability” is the mantra for Democratic candidates across the country, and this race will be no different. Chan, who criticizes Wiener’s “Sacramento version of affordable housing” in her campaign \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGpCFi8spU4&t=6s\">announcement video\u003c/a>, will emphasize affordability as it relates to housing, but also in health care and child care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti, who said he is more pro-housing than Chan, supports the controversial plan to build 800 units of housing above a Safeway in the Marina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12062182\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12062182\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250519-AffordableHousingFile-13-BL_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction is underway on an affordable housing apartment building at 2550 Irving St. in San Francisco’s Sunset District on May 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As expected, all three candidates promise strong opposition to Trump’s policies, including ICE raids, mass deportations and federal budget cuts. Wiener, who authored a new law \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058936/masking-bill-fuels-california-legal-battle-over-federal-immigration-agents\">banning ICE agents from wearing face coverings\u003c/a> and bills supporting trans students, is a frequent target of right-wing hatred. He wears it like a badge of honor, and even has a “\u003ca href=\"https://www.scottwiener.com/scotts-maga-fan-club\">Scott’s MAGA Fan Club\u003c/a>” section on his campaign site highlighting attacks by Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene and other conservatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While housing is largely a local issue, defense spending is not — and U.S. funding for Israel could become a contentious topic. Wiener, who is Jewish, has been outspoken about antisemitism while trying to strike a balance between Israel’s right to exist and opposing its war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti has made Palestinian rights a centerpiece of his campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m opposed to military funding in Israel as long as the genocide continues,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan has also said she would not support sending “weapons of war” to Israel, calling the situation in Gaza a human rights violation that she believes meets the legal definition of genocide.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Money, endorsements — and Pelosi’s shadow\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The success or failure of a campaign depends on many factors, including name recognition, their record, voter enthusiasm, endorsements and resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti is the least well-known of the candidates, but he has access to enormous personal wealth to self-fund his campaign. Since this is his first run for office, he mostly points to his work behind the scenes, including his role in helping promote the \u003ca href=\"https://thesolutionsproject.org/info/what-is-the-green-new-deal-proposal-summary-guide/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22908644141&gbraid=0AAAAADGA3AQIqpOqnv0B1w7vIqS8iFOHI&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxonKBhC1ARIsAIHq_ltRspqkYYq6Z9znMHTXhg-Kd_eKvBlT9u3Uq4iJvdj1FNJYYu6RF28aAhcJEALw_wcB\">Green New Deal\u003c/a>, which he said helped center climate change as the key environmental issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033173\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250326-SAIKAT-CHAKRABARTI-ON-PB-MD-01-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saikat Chakrabarti in the KQED offices in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to take a movement of candidates and people to make this happen,” he said. “But I think that’s what’s possible right now, and that’s why I’m running.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan, who is running for the first time outside a relatively small district, could face fundraising challenges. 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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">Trump\u003c/a> administration has virtually stopped releasing children without permanent legal status who are in federal custody to their parents and other relatives. That’s according to data obtained by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, immigration attorneys around the country and officials inside the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), the agency tasked with caring for those children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Administration for Children and Families, which oversees ORR, said via email that earlier this year, it put in place “enhanced vetting policies” for adults who will care for the children after their release. The goal, it said, was to better protect children from harm. But it said the office “has not issued a moratorium” on releases to those adults.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, sources with knowledge of the office’s directives contradict that claim, saying ORR leadership began issuing verbal orders to staff in early November to stop releasing kids to their relatives until further notice.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what we know right now:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who are the children stuck in federal custody?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These are kids without legal immigration status — from toddlers to teenagers — who were apprehended crossing the border without a parent or legal guardian or were separated from them \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-detentions-immigrant-kids-family-separations\">during arrests\u003c/a> by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The children are then handed over to ORR, which usually places them at shelters it oversees around the country. There are about 2,400 kids in ORR custody right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067900 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colombian asylum-seekers walk through the desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Sept. 22, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, California. \u003ccite>(John Moore/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Here in California, there are about 30 shelters with more than 300 kids altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of these children came to the U.S. to join their parents or other family members, who immigration officials call sponsors. ORR must vet those adults before the kids can be released to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys say many of these kids are fleeing violence, persecution or abuse in their home countries, and they plan to apply for an immigration status that protects them from being deported back to those situations.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s happening to them now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to eight officials at ORR, who asked not to be named because they fear losing their jobs, the government largely stopped releasing children to sponsors in early November, even those who had cleared the vetting process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight immigration attorneys across the country — in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. — said that since early November, they have not been able to get kids with cleared sponsors out of ORR custody in most cases, even after sending letters to ORR demanding they be released and threatening litigation. The attorneys said the government has not explained why it won’t let the kids go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator’s silhouette is cast beneath an American flag during the No Kings National Day of Action in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to recent ORR data obtained by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, the government released about four children per day to sponsors throughout the month of October, before releases were all but stopped. That’s a little over 100 children for the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last month and a half, ORR has released only four kids \u003cem>total\u003c/em> to sponsors, according to the data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear why the four were released, and no other children were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ORR continues to discharge children to vetted sponsors when all statutory and safety requirements are fully met and when release is assessed to be appropriate given the child’s individual needs and circumstances,” the Administration for Children and Families told the California Newsroom. “Each case is evaluated individually, and decisions are made based on child welfare best practices.”[aside postID=news_12065240 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/IMG_4486-1020x765.jpeg']But three ORR officials with knowledge of the office’s release process told the California Newsroom that in early November, agency leadership ordered a hold on releasing children to sponsors until further notice, even if the sponsors have been cleared to receive them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sources said the order was not put in writing, but issued verbally to field officers across the country who are charged with signing off on releases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many cases are absolutely ready to go, but because releases aren’t being allowed, they are in limbo,” a field officer who received the order said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neha Desai, who leads the National Center for Youth Law’s work on behalf of immigrant children, pushed back on the agency’s explanation for the stalled releases, citing research that shows prolonged detention is \u003ca href=\"https://acaciajustice.org/two-new-reports-reveal-harms-of-prolonged-custody-for-unaccompanied-children/\">detrimental to children’s health\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are currently many children in custody who are very predictably experiencing a severe mental health decline,” she said. “The premise that kids are necessarily safer while in government custody than they are in the homes of their families is fundamentally flawed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marion “Mickey” Donovan-Kaloust, legal services director at Immigrant Defenders Law Center in L.A., said that, whatever the reason for the vanishingly few sponsor releases, it’s taking a toll on kids. “Children are very tearful, expressing difficulty sleeping,” she said. “No one can tell them, ‘Well, just wait a little longer, only this step is missing.’ We have no idea why they’re still detained.“\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Has this ever happened before?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Child welfare experts inside and outside ORR who work with migrant children told the California Newsroom they’ve never seen reunifications at a virtual standstill, the way they have since early November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting this spring, the Trump administration began adding new vetting requirements for sponsors — for example, all adult members of a household have to be fingerprinted, and sponsors claiming to be related to the child must take DNA tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Earlier this year ORR enhanced its sponsor vetting policies — since the previous administration’s policies prioritized speed over safety and put children in danger — to address common categories of sponsor fraud and to establish clear protocols for detecting, documenting, and preventing criminals from exploiting children,” the Administration for Children and Families said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060144\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060144\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1403\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-1536x1078.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters stand outside the James A. Musick Facility, a detention center that houses immigrants lacking permanent legal status, to protest President Trump’s immigration policies and demand that children be reunited with their families in Irvine on June 30, 2018. \u003ccite>(Kevin Sullivan/Orange County Register via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The requirements added earlier this year \u003ca href=\"https://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/ncyl_the-unraveling-of-orr_sept2025_final.pdf\">ground vetting to a crawl\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Across the board, we are seeing prolonged detention and extreme delays in the reunification process,” said Alexa Sendukas, an attorney at the Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kids who would have spent only a few weeks in ORR custody are now \u003ca href=\"https://acaciajustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Acacia-Dismantling-Protections-2025-09.pdf\">stuck there for months\u003c/a>, advocates said. Prior to November, they were at least trickling out of custody on a daily basis, according to the ORR data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACF did not specify whether yet another vetting process has been put in place since early November.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are advocates doing about it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In addition to sending letters to ORR demanding the government release children in its care, attorneys are also preparing to file habeas corpus petitions — in other words, they’ll be asking federal courts to force the government to release kids based on the claim that it has no legal reason to detain them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of those attorneys are now having to learn the mechanics of a habeas petition, which, until recently, has rarely been necessary for children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Habeas is really starting to feel like the only way to help a child get to their family,” Donovan-Kaloust said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why isn’t the administration releasing kids now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sources within ORR said the office’s leadership is keeping a tight lid on why reunifications have been halted, and when or whether they will return to previous levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys have said that an increasing number of children are deciding that waiting to be released to their sponsors isn’t worth it. Instead, they’re choosing to get out of U.S. custody by leaving the country.[aside postID=news_12060135 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty1.jpg']Scott Bassett, managing attorney for the children’s program at Amica Center for Immigrant Rights in Washington, D.C., said the delay in getting kids released has turned ORR shelters into “pressure cookers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to expanding the vetting requirements for sponsors, Bassett listed off the other ways the Trump administration has twisted the screws on unaccompanied minors: \u003ca href=\"https://nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/big-beauitful-bill-immigrant-children-fine\">fining them thousands of dollars\u003c/a> for entering the U.S. without authorization, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/ice-arrested-immigrants-sponsor-children/index.html\">arresting family members\u003c/a> who come to claim them and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/unaccompanied-minors-self-deport-payment\">offering them money to leave the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, attorneys have to tell children there’s no way to know how long they could be in federal custody.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s definitely contributing to these decisions to take voluntary departure,” Bassett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a recent visit to an ORR shelter, Bassett said he was wrapping up a know-your-rights training when a teenage girl raised her hand and asked a simple question: “Why do they keep doing this to us?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/californianewsroom\">\u003cem>The California Newsroom\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> is a collaboration of public media outlets throughout the state, with NPR as its national partner. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who are the children stuck in federal custody?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These are kids without legal immigration status — from toddlers to teenagers — who were apprehended crossing the border without a parent or legal guardian or were separated from them \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-detentions-immigrant-kids-family-separations\">during arrests\u003c/a> by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The children are then handed over to ORR, which usually places them at shelters it oversees around the country. There are about 2,400 kids in ORR custody right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067900 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MexicoBorderChildrenGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colombian asylum-seekers walk through the desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Sept. 22, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, California. \u003ccite>(John Moore/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Here in California, there are about 30 shelters with more than 300 kids altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of these children came to the U.S. to join their parents or other family members, who immigration officials call sponsors. ORR must vet those adults before the kids can be released to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys say many of these kids are fleeing violence, persecution or abuse in their home countries, and they plan to apply for an immigration status that protects them from being deported back to those situations.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s happening to them now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to eight officials at ORR, who asked not to be named because they fear losing their jobs, the government largely stopped releasing children to sponsors in early November, even those who had cleared the vetting process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight immigration attorneys across the country — in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. — said that since early November, they have not been able to get kids with cleared sponsors out of ORR custody in most cases, even after sending letters to ORR demanding they be released and threatening litigation. The attorneys said the government has not explained why it won’t let the kids go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator’s silhouette is cast beneath an American flag during the No Kings National Day of Action in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to recent ORR data obtained by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, the government released about four children per day to sponsors throughout the month of October, before releases were all but stopped. That’s a little over 100 children for the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last month and a half, ORR has released only four kids \u003cem>total\u003c/em> to sponsors, according to the data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear why the four were released, and no other children were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ORR continues to discharge children to vetted sponsors when all statutory and safety requirements are fully met and when release is assessed to be appropriate given the child’s individual needs and circumstances,” the Administration for Children and Families told the California Newsroom. “Each case is evaluated individually, and decisions are made based on child welfare best practices.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But three ORR officials with knowledge of the office’s release process told the California Newsroom that in early November, agency leadership ordered a hold on releasing children to sponsors until further notice, even if the sponsors have been cleared to receive them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sources said the order was not put in writing, but issued verbally to field officers across the country who are charged with signing off on releases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many cases are absolutely ready to go, but because releases aren’t being allowed, they are in limbo,” a field officer who received the order said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neha Desai, who leads the National Center for Youth Law’s work on behalf of immigrant children, pushed back on the agency’s explanation for the stalled releases, citing research that shows prolonged detention is \u003ca href=\"https://acaciajustice.org/two-new-reports-reveal-harms-of-prolonged-custody-for-unaccompanied-children/\">detrimental to children’s health\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are currently many children in custody who are very predictably experiencing a severe mental health decline,” she said. “The premise that kids are necessarily safer while in government custody than they are in the homes of their families is fundamentally flawed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marion “Mickey” Donovan-Kaloust, legal services director at Immigrant Defenders Law Center in L.A., said that, whatever the reason for the vanishingly few sponsor releases, it’s taking a toll on kids. “Children are very tearful, expressing difficulty sleeping,” she said. “No one can tell them, ‘Well, just wait a little longer, only this step is missing.’ We have no idea why they’re still detained.“\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Has this ever happened before?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Child welfare experts inside and outside ORR who work with migrant children told the California Newsroom they’ve never seen reunifications at a virtual standstill, the way they have since early November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting this spring, the Trump administration began adding new vetting requirements for sponsors — for example, all adult members of a household have to be fingerprinted, and sponsors claiming to be related to the child must take DNA tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Earlier this year ORR enhanced its sponsor vetting policies — since the previous administration’s policies prioritized speed over safety and put children in danger — to address common categories of sponsor fraud and to establish clear protocols for detecting, documenting, and preventing criminals from exploiting children,” the Administration for Children and Families said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060144\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060144\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1403\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-1536x1078.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters stand outside the James A. 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"content": "\u003cp>After families were informed last month that Sutter Health planned to join a growing list of health care providers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065480/its-just-cruel-bay-area-parents-say-sutter-health-is-set-to-halt-trans-youth-care\">limiting gender-affirming care for minors\u003c/a>, some say the Northern California-based network is reversing course, despite mounting pressure from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the temporary reprieve is shaky, according to East Bay mother Nikki, whose 14-year-old son relies on a Sutter doctor for frequent, steady care. The Trump administration on Thursday announced funding restrictions that could effectively \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5647789/transgender-gender-affirming-care-rfk-jr-dr-oz-trump\">halt all pediatric gender-affirming care\u003c/a>, and Nikki worries the move could push Sutter to backtrack — and make it nearly impossible to find a provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying really hard to hold on to the victory of this last week and a half or so that this care has not stopped,” she told KQED. “But that unforeseeable future weighs heavily on my husband and I. We do our best to shelter our children, but this is the world intruding upon our lives and the government trying to make decisions for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Nikki, who asked to be identified by only her first name for fear of retribution against her and her son’s caregiver, was informed that his care would be discontinued just weeks later, on Dec. 10. Several other families with transgender children said their doctors had relayed similar messages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last week, according to Nikki, her son’s doctor said the hospital network appeared to reverse course and would no longer stop offering treatments on that date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Sutter said it was working to ensure compliance with recent federal actions affecting gender-affirming care for patients under 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11980957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11980957\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sutter Health CPMC Davies Campus in San Francisco on Feb. 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Sutter-aligned physicians are engaging directly with their patients to have open and thoughtful conversations and to determine individual care plans that will meet anticipated requirements,” the nonprofit hospital network said, adding that gender-affirming surgeries for young patients had previously ceased. “We continue to support careful, patient-centered discussions with appropriate resources and guidance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nikki said she’s still waiting for her son’s future appointments to be rescheduled after they were canceled last month, but she’s heard from other families that they’ve been able to get back on their caregivers’ calendars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, she said, the last few weeks have been extremely nerve-wracking as she and other families awaited pending federal policy moves that would essentially ban gender-affirming care for youth, even in states where it’s legal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That came Thursday morning, when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced two new rules.[aside postID=news_12065480 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-1_qed.jpg']The first would prevent hospitals and doctors from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming care for children. Medicaid offers health coverage to millions of low-income Americans. The second would go further, blocking all funding from Medicaid and Medicare, which covers older people and those with disabilities, for medical centers that provide gender-affirming care to youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hospitals rely heavily on Medicaid and Medicare funding to operate — combined, the two federal programs covered about 45% of spending on hospital care in 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/health-costs/key-facts-about-hospitals/?entry=national-hospital-spending-spending-by-payer\">according to the health policy research organization KFF\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed rules have to go through a 60-day period during which the public can weigh in, and they are likely to face legal challenges; the American Civil Liberties Union has already said it plans to sue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If they’re finalized, though, Nikki worries that it will become nearly impossible to find a doctor who offers the care her son needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then what am I going to do to find a physician? Who are those physicians?” Nikki asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because other major networks have already moved to limit gender-affirming care in light of the Trump administration’s crackdown. In June, Stanford Medicine paused gender-affirming surgeries and stopped providing prescriptions for puberty blockers to young people, and Kaiser Permanente halted surgical care in July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049926\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calder Storm waves a transgender flag at a rally and vigil, honoring transgender patients affected by Kaiser’s decision to halt gender-affirming care to minors, outside of Kaiser Permanente on July 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nikki called the president’s efforts to withhold funding from caregivers who provide gender affirming care “financial sabotage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s terrifying,” she said. “It feels completely helpless and hopeless.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s been searching for a new provider who doesn’t rely on federal funding since the initial word last month from her Sutter doctor, but she hasn’t found one yet. The threat that her son’s care could be stopped with just days or weeks of notice is especially worrisome, she said, because of how time sensitive it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He takes a weekly testosterone shot, which has to be picked up one dose at a time, and re-prescribed every six months, due to their insurance coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, he’s out of refills. He’s still within his normal dose cycle, Nikki said, but if he’s unable to get a new prescription within days and falls behind, the effects will be pretty immediately noticeable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she thinks he’ll be able to see his Sutter caregiver for a prescription this time, if that option goes away in the future, “I’m, for lack of a word, shit out of luck,” Nikki said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nnavarro\">\u003cem>Natalia Navarro\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After families were informed last month that Sutter Health planned to join a growing list of health care providers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065480/its-just-cruel-bay-area-parents-say-sutter-health-is-set-to-halt-trans-youth-care\">limiting gender-affirming care for minors\u003c/a>, some say the Northern California-based network is reversing course, despite mounting pressure from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the temporary reprieve is shaky, according to East Bay mother Nikki, whose 14-year-old son relies on a Sutter doctor for frequent, steady care. The Trump administration on Thursday announced funding restrictions that could effectively \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5647789/transgender-gender-affirming-care-rfk-jr-dr-oz-trump\">halt all pediatric gender-affirming care\u003c/a>, and Nikki worries the move could push Sutter to backtrack — and make it nearly impossible to find a provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying really hard to hold on to the victory of this last week and a half or so that this care has not stopped,” she told KQED. “But that unforeseeable future weighs heavily on my husband and I. We do our best to shelter our children, but this is the world intruding upon our lives and the government trying to make decisions for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Nikki, who asked to be identified by only her first name for fear of retribution against her and her son’s caregiver, was informed that his care would be discontinued just weeks later, on Dec. 10. Several other families with transgender children said their doctors had relayed similar messages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last week, according to Nikki, her son’s doctor said the hospital network appeared to reverse course and would no longer stop offering treatments on that date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Sutter said it was working to ensure compliance with recent federal actions affecting gender-affirming care for patients under 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11980957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11980957\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240208-HospitalViolence-11-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sutter Health CPMC Davies Campus in San Francisco on Feb. 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Sutter-aligned physicians are engaging directly with their patients to have open and thoughtful conversations and to determine individual care plans that will meet anticipated requirements,” the nonprofit hospital network said, adding that gender-affirming surgeries for young patients had previously ceased. “We continue to support careful, patient-centered discussions with appropriate resources and guidance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nikki said she’s still waiting for her son’s future appointments to be rescheduled after they were canceled last month, but she’s heard from other families that they’ve been able to get back on their caregivers’ calendars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, she said, the last few weeks have been extremely nerve-wracking as she and other families awaited pending federal policy moves that would essentially ban gender-affirming care for youth, even in states where it’s legal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That came Thursday morning, when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced two new rules.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The first would prevent hospitals and doctors from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming care for children. Medicaid offers health coverage to millions of low-income Americans. The second would go further, blocking all funding from Medicaid and Medicare, which covers older people and those with disabilities, for medical centers that provide gender-affirming care to youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hospitals rely heavily on Medicaid and Medicare funding to operate — combined, the two federal programs covered about 45% of spending on hospital care in 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/health-costs/key-facts-about-hospitals/?entry=national-hospital-spending-spending-by-payer\">according to the health policy research organization KFF\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed rules have to go through a 60-day period during which the public can weigh in, and they are likely to face legal challenges; the American Civil Liberties Union has already said it plans to sue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If they’re finalized, though, Nikki worries that it will become nearly impossible to find a doctor who offers the care her son needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then what am I going to do to find a physician? Who are those physicians?” Nikki asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because other major networks have already moved to limit gender-affirming care in light of the Trump administration’s crackdown. In June, Stanford Medicine paused gender-affirming surgeries and stopped providing prescriptions for puberty blockers to young people, and Kaiser Permanente halted surgical care in July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049926\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250725_KaiserTransProtest_GC-31_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calder Storm waves a transgender flag at a rally and vigil, honoring transgender patients affected by Kaiser’s decision to halt gender-affirming care to minors, outside of Kaiser Permanente on July 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nikki called the president’s efforts to withhold funding from caregivers who provide gender affirming care “financial sabotage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s terrifying,” she said. “It feels completely helpless and hopeless.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s been searching for a new provider who doesn’t rely on federal funding since the initial word last month from her Sutter doctor, but she hasn’t found one yet. The threat that her son’s care could be stopped with just days or weeks of notice is especially worrisome, she said, because of how time sensitive it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He takes a weekly testosterone shot, which has to be picked up one dose at a time, and re-prescribed every six months, due to their insurance coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, he’s out of refills. He’s still within his normal dose cycle, Nikki said, but if he’s unable to get a new prescription within days and falls behind, the effects will be pretty immediately noticeable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she thinks he’ll be able to see his Sutter caregiver for a prescription this time, if that option goes away in the future, “I’m, for lack of a word, shit out of luck,” Nikki said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nnavarro\">\u003cem>Natalia Navarro\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Airport meals aren’t \u003cem>usually \u003c/em>known for being your best dining experience in a city. But as \u003ca href=\"https://www.world-airport-codes.com/us-top-40-airports.html\">one of the busiest airports\u003c/a> in the country, San Francisco International Airport has an array of diverse restaurants to visit before your flight — including the outposts of several popular restaurants in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for our list of where to eat in SFO, arranged by terminal and generally after security — with ideas for\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?location=All&gate_area=All&security=All&service_tags=All&content_type=All&sort_by=random&_gl=1*1vm1f27*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDk3MTYwODguMTc2NDEwNTA3Mw..*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDUwNzMkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjQxMDUzNzMkajE1JGwwJGgxMzE2OTgxNjU5\"> what else to do to kill time before your flight\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you live here already and are flying out of SFO for the holidays, this may be a reason to get to the airport early and enjoy a good meal, or just draw breath before the intensity of visiting family begins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HarveyMilk\">Where to eat in SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WheretoeatinSFOTerminal2\">Where to eat in SFO Terminal 2\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WheretoeatinSFOTerminal3\">Where to eat in SFO Terminal 3\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WheretoeatintheSFOInternationalTerminal\">Where to eat in the SFO International Terminal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(Visiting San Francisco and landing late? \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/early-dinner-time-sf-19724057.php\">Many restaurants in the city close somewhat earlier than you may be used to\u003c/a>, so you may want to grab a bite to eat at the airport anyway. But keep in mind that even though SFO is a 24/7 airport, some restaurants also close here at around 11 p.m. or so.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065539\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1910\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1-160x153.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1-1536x1467.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of San Francisco International’s connected terminals. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of FlySFO.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A primer on exploring between terminals\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At SFO, if you’ve gone through security and have enough time before your flight, you can walk between terminals to find the restaurant or amenities of your choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a major perk that guests can take advantage of, said Francis Tsang, from SFO’s communications team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re trying to be adventurous, you should wander around these different terminals,” Tsang said. “There’s something for everyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067757\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers walk past a flight board in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, if you’re planning to explore between terminals after security, “make sure that you have time so that you don’t miss your flight,” Tsang added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How long does it take to walk between terminals at SFO?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The approximate walk times between SFO terminals post-security, as measured in person by this reporter:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 1 to Terminal 2: \u003c/strong>Around a 3-minute walk\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 1 to International Terminal A: \u003c/strong>Less than a minute’s walk\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 2 to Terminal 3: \u003c/strong>Around a 2-minute walk\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 3 to International Terminal G: \u003c/strong>Around a 6-minute walk\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Pre-security, SFO also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/ground-transportation/getting-around-sfo\">a free, 24-hour Airtrain\u003c/a> running across the terminals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to explore between terminals, check out the airport’s own \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/ground-transportation/getting-around-sfo\">guide to navigating its terminals first\u003c/a> — and make sure you don’t accidentally exit security.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HarveyMilk\">\u003c/a>Eating at Harvey Milk Terminal 1\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067052\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067052\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An employee holds a sandwich at the restaurant Bun Mee in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. The menu features Vietnamese bánh mì sandwiches, rice bowls and salads. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bunmee.co/san-francisco-international-airport-terminal-1\">Bun Mee\u003c/a> has Vietnamese cuisine, including pho, banh mi sandwiches and egg rolls (\u003ca href=\"https://bunmee.co/sandwiches\">menu\u003c/a>). “This is my favorite place,” Tsang said. “The pho is really good.” Bun Mee appears twice in the airport and was recently recognized by Bloomberg as \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/sfo-sandwich-best-airport-meals-world-20250864.php\">one of the best airport restaurants in the world\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://parkcafelife.com/locations/dolores-park-cafe-sfo/\">Dolores Park Cafe\u003c/a> is one of this reporter’s favorite restaurants in San Francisco, and having an airport brunch is the perfect way to mark a flight out of the city if you missed stopping by its Mission District location (\u003ca href=\"https://parkcafelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dolores-Park-Cafe-Menu.pdf\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://dogpatchsfo.com/\">Dogpatch Bakehouse & Caffè\u003c/a> offers coffee and treats\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ritualcoffee.com/location/sfo/\">Ritual Coffee\u003c/a> is another popular San Francisco chain\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://theminagroup.com/restaurants/bourbon-pub-sfo/#menu\">Bourbon Pub\u003c/a>: Unlike other airports, you won’t find as many fast food chains at SFO, but you can get a reliable burger here (although, as you’ll see on the \u003ca href=\"https://mx.michaelmina.net/recipe-exchange/download/?file_id=36864&nodl=true\">menu\u003c/a>, expect to pay much more than at your average McDonald’s or Burger King)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.starbirdchicken.com/location-info/san-francisco-ca-coming-soon-2\">Starbird\u003c/a> has crispy chicken sandwiches and tenders, in a similar vein (\u003ca href=\"https://www.starbirdchicken.com/starbird-chicken-menu\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/little-skillet\">Little Skillet\u003c/a> offers a soul food fix (\u003ca href=\"https://www.littleskilletsf.com/menu\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/mamagos-sfo-t1\">Mama Go’s Filipino Cuisine\u003c/a> has creamy ube lattes, which are a particular favorite of this reporter, along with snacks like Philippine Dried Mango (\u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/mamagos-sfo-t1\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/napa-farms-market?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Napa Farms Market\u003c/a> is one of the most popular spots by sales in the airport, according to an SFO spokesperson\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067048\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sandwich at the restaurant Starbird in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025, which serves fried chicken sandwiches, salads and sides. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://greenapplebooks.com/green-apple-books-sfo\">Green Apple Books\u003c/a> is a beloved local San Francisco bookstore and is fairly large for an airport storefront\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Let kids tire themselves out before a flight at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/kids-spot-2?_gl=1*1c89feq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">two playgrounds\u003c/a> available at Terminal 1 …\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>… or take them to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/lego?_gl=1*1c89feq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">LEGO\u003c/a> storefront, which is a fun stop for LEGO enthusiasts of any age (but remember that \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1l39u98/came_across_a_lego_store_at_san_francisco_airport/\">this branch is more expensive\u003c/a> than other LEGO stores)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/services/sensory-room\">sensory room\u003c/a> — a quiet place to escape the hustle of the airport — is open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There’s also a large \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/mac-hmt1?_gl=1*1c89feq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">MAC\u003c/a> store in Terminal 1, in case you’re inspired to try the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@shakeel.murtaza/video/7554463432796359958\">facemask on\u003c/a> the airplane” trend you’ve seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bambidoesbeauty/video/7447965990148640032?lang=en\">on TikTok\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>View the permanent installation dedicated to the life of the late \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065083/traveling-through-sfo-airport-check-out-the-art-museum\">Harvey Milk\u003c/a>, and remember: SFO has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/\">several curated art exhibits \u003c/a>across its domestic and international terminals, most of which are located \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/sites/default/files/sfo-maps/sfo-museum-gallery-map-0325.pdf\">post-security\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067765\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An exhibit about Afrofuturism in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheretoeatinSFOTerminal2\">\u003c/a>Eating at SFO Terminal 2\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/sites/default/files/2022-06/Lark%20Creek%20Grill_Menu.pdf\">Lark Creek Grill\u003c/a> is one of SFO’s most popular eating spots for travelers, according to an airport spokesperson — and was named \u003ca href=\"https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-09-23/photos-the-best-airport-food-in-the-world\">one of the best airport food spots in the world\u003c/a> by Condé Nast in 2014 (\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/sites/default/files/2022-06/Lark%20Creek%20Grill_Menu.pdf\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/burger-joint\">Burger Joint\u003c/a>, which serves flame-broiled hamburger patties\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/cat-cora?_gl=1*16btsza*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTYwOTYxNDkzMS4xNzY1NDM3OTAx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjU0Mzc5MDAkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjU0Mzc5MDkkajUxJGwwJGg1NzAyODY4NzE.\">Cat Cora\u003c/a>, the restaurant of an Iron Chef featured on the popular television series of the same name\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/peets-coffee-0?_gl=1*1nxgjtb*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Peet’s Coffee\u003c/a> is a popular Bay Area-based coffee chain\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/napa-farms-market?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Napa Farms Market\u003c/a> offers a wide variety of dishes and quick meals\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067061\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burgers on the grill at Burger Joint in Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in SFO Terminal 2:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Books+Inc./@37.6170311,-122.3852383,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f779391088e85:0x72ed99a27c04fb96!4m6!3m5!1s0x808f778fd4ffffff:0xa184ff19ee081d6c!8m2!3d37.6170311!4d-122.3826634!16s%2Fg%2F1tmgcntq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Book Inc.\u003c/a> for books and magazines\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/skyterrace?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Terminal 2’s outdoor terrace\u003c/a>, \u003cem>before \u003c/em>security, is a place to grab some fresh air before your flight.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheretoeatinSFOTerminal3\">\u003c/a>Eating at SFO Terminal 3\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sidewalkjuice.com/locations/sfo-international-airport/\">Sidewalk Juice\u003c/a> has acai bowls and blueberry almond smoothies that this reporter is somewhat in love with (\u003ca href=\"https://sidewalkjuice.com/menu/\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bunmee.co/san-francisco-international-airport-terminal-1\">Bun Mee\u003c/a>, for Vietnamese food, has a Terminal 3 location in addition to its Terminal 1 spot\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/burger-king?_gl=1*qv8pn0*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Burger King\u003c/a>, one of SFO’s few fast food chain options, has cheap(er) bites with a side of onion rings\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://dogpatchsfo.com/\">Dogpatch Bakehouse & Caffè\u003c/a>, another spot also found in Terminal 1, has coffee and baked goods\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/kleins-deli-san-francisco-3\">Klein’s Deli and Coffee Bar\u003c/a> for quick sandwiches\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/peets-coffee-0?_gl=1*1nxgjtb*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Peet’s Coffee\u003c/a> for your caffeine boost and speedy bites\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in Terminal 3:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Grad a good read at \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/compass-books-san-francisco-2\">Compass Books\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Let kids run around in the terminal’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/kids-spot-5?_gl=1*1qjm32z*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjYwOTM3MTA1LjE3NjQxMTc5NzY.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMTc5NzYkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjQxMTc5NzkkajU3JGwwJGg5MTE4MjY5MjA.\">play areas\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067043\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067043\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lia, part of SFO’s Wag Brigade animal-assisted therapy program, sits near passengers at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheretoeatintheSFOInternationalTerminal\">\u003c/a>Where to eat in the SFO International Terminal\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In International Terminal A:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://order.boudinbakery.com/menu/boudin-sf-sfo-international\">Boudin Bakery\u003c/a> for San Francisco sourdough bread and sandwiches. As a born-and-raised San Franciscan, Tsang emphasized trying the sourdough bread before leaving the Bay if you’re a visitor\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/gotts-hffsfo\">Gott’s Roadside\u003c/a> has classic, hearty burgers and fries (and you can \u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/gotts-hffsfo\">order online to save time\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boudin restaurant at the A Gates in the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In International Terminal G:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mustards-bar-grill.res-menu.com/\">Mustards Bar Grill\u003c/a> is another of SFO’s most popular spots by sales, according to an airport spokesperson (\u003ca href=\"https://mustards-bar-grill.res-menu.com/menu\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.asianbox.com/location/san-francisco-international-airport-terminal-g/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22406583026&gbraid=0AAAAADm-pAJtFn3Iooc1MqOQ51IiQFenx&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxJXJBhD_ARIsAH_JGjhydCsh3LZf-QO46TQdGRlUS5pBRl0fucVx3WGkAhaUe1neMtHL4m4aAuH1EALw_wcB\">Asian Box\u003c/a> has easy-to-go meals and boba tea (\u003ca href=\"https://www.asianbox.com/menus/\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/joe-juice?_gl=1*1pi242v*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Joe & The Juice\u003c/a> offers fresh smoothies, juices and sandwiches\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/napa-farms-market?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Napa Farms Market\u003c/a> is also available at the International Terminal\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067783\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items on display at Napa Farms Market in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in the International Terminal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>For some high-end shopping, you’ll find storefronts like Hermes and Saint Laurent in International Terminal A …\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>… and swanky shopping options like \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?location=1659&gate_area=All&security=All&service_tags=All&content_type=All&https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?https://www_flysfo_com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?https://www_flysfo_com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?location=2&sort_by=random&_gl=1*1vm1f27*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDk3MTYwODguMTc2NDEwNTA3Mw..*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDUwNzMkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjQxMDUzNzMkajE1JGwwJGgxMzE2OTgxNjU5\">Gucci and Burberry\u003c/a> in International Terminal G\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Finally: Early for your international flight or dropping someone off? What you’ll find pre-security in the International Terminal:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you’re hoping for something more familiar and cheap(er) when it comes to food, you’ll find more fast-food joints available in this area, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/wendys?_gl=1*1mpkku3*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Wendy’s\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/panda-express?_gl=1*1mpkku3*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Panda Express\u003c/a> — as well as small plates at \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/tapas-and-taps?_gl=1*si3bcs*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Tapas and Taps\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also get some fresh air on \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/outdoor-terrace?_gl=1*1pi242v*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">the pre-security outdoor terrace\u003c/a> here, with a view of the airfield, check out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/aviation-museum-library/hours-directions\">Aviation Museum & Library \u003c/a>and visit SFO’s museum to watch \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/programs/video-arts\">documentaries and short films\u003c/a>\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>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HarveyMilk\">Where to eat in SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WheretoeatinSFOTerminal2\">Where to eat in SFO Terminal 2\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WheretoeatinSFOTerminal3\">Where to eat in SFO Terminal 3\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WheretoeatintheSFOInternationalTerminal\">Where to eat in the SFO International Terminal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(Visiting San Francisco and landing late? \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/early-dinner-time-sf-19724057.php\">Many restaurants in the city close somewhat earlier than you may be used to\u003c/a>, so you may want to grab a bite to eat at the airport anyway. But keep in mind that even though SFO is a 24/7 airport, some restaurants also close here at around 11 p.m. or so.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065539\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1910\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1-160x153.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/SFO-Map-1-1536x1467.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of San Francisco International’s connected terminals. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of FlySFO.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A primer on exploring between terminals\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At SFO, if you’ve gone through security and have enough time before your flight, you can walk between terminals to find the restaurant or amenities of your choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a major perk that guests can take advantage of, said Francis Tsang, from SFO’s communications team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re trying to be adventurous, you should wander around these different terminals,” Tsang said. “There’s something for everyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067757\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers walk past a flight board in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, if you’re planning to explore between terminals after security, “make sure that you have time so that you don’t miss your flight,” Tsang added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How long does it take to walk between terminals at SFO?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The approximate walk times between SFO terminals post-security, as measured in person by this reporter:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 1 to Terminal 2: \u003c/strong>Around a 3-minute walk\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 1 to International Terminal A: \u003c/strong>Less than a minute’s walk\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 2 to Terminal 3: \u003c/strong>Around a 2-minute walk\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>From Terminal 3 to International Terminal G: \u003c/strong>Around a 6-minute walk\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Pre-security, SFO also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/ground-transportation/getting-around-sfo\">a free, 24-hour Airtrain\u003c/a> running across the terminals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to explore between terminals, check out the airport’s own \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/ground-transportation/getting-around-sfo\">guide to navigating its terminals first\u003c/a> — and make sure you don’t accidentally exit security.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HarveyMilk\">\u003c/a>Eating at Harvey Milk Terminal 1\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067052\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067052\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An employee holds a sandwich at the restaurant Bun Mee in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. The menu features Vietnamese bánh mì sandwiches, rice bowls and salads. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bunmee.co/san-francisco-international-airport-terminal-1\">Bun Mee\u003c/a> has Vietnamese cuisine, including pho, banh mi sandwiches and egg rolls (\u003ca href=\"https://bunmee.co/sandwiches\">menu\u003c/a>). “This is my favorite place,” Tsang said. “The pho is really good.” Bun Mee appears twice in the airport and was recently recognized by Bloomberg as \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/sfo-sandwich-best-airport-meals-world-20250864.php\">one of the best airport restaurants in the world\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://parkcafelife.com/locations/dolores-park-cafe-sfo/\">Dolores Park Cafe\u003c/a> is one of this reporter’s favorite restaurants in San Francisco, and having an airport brunch is the perfect way to mark a flight out of the city if you missed stopping by its Mission District location (\u003ca href=\"https://parkcafelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dolores-Park-Cafe-Menu.pdf\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://dogpatchsfo.com/\">Dogpatch Bakehouse & Caffè\u003c/a> offers coffee and treats\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ritualcoffee.com/location/sfo/\">Ritual Coffee\u003c/a> is another popular San Francisco chain\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://theminagroup.com/restaurants/bourbon-pub-sfo/#menu\">Bourbon Pub\u003c/a>: Unlike other airports, you won’t find as many fast food chains at SFO, but you can get a reliable burger here (although, as you’ll see on the \u003ca href=\"https://mx.michaelmina.net/recipe-exchange/download/?file_id=36864&nodl=true\">menu\u003c/a>, expect to pay much more than at your average McDonald’s or Burger King)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.starbirdchicken.com/location-info/san-francisco-ca-coming-soon-2\">Starbird\u003c/a> has crispy chicken sandwiches and tenders, in a similar vein (\u003ca href=\"https://www.starbirdchicken.com/starbird-chicken-menu\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/little-skillet\">Little Skillet\u003c/a> offers a soul food fix (\u003ca href=\"https://www.littleskilletsf.com/menu\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/mamagos-sfo-t1\">Mama Go’s Filipino Cuisine\u003c/a> has creamy ube lattes, which are a particular favorite of this reporter, along with snacks like Philippine Dried Mango (\u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/mamagos-sfo-t1\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/napa-farms-market?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Napa Farms Market\u003c/a> is one of the most popular spots by sales in the airport, according to an SFO spokesperson\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067048\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-41-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sandwich at the restaurant Starbird in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025, which serves fried chicken sandwiches, salads and sides. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://greenapplebooks.com/green-apple-books-sfo\">Green Apple Books\u003c/a> is a beloved local San Francisco bookstore and is fairly large for an airport storefront\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Let kids tire themselves out before a flight at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/kids-spot-2?_gl=1*1c89feq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">two playgrounds\u003c/a> available at Terminal 1 …\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>… or take them to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/lego?_gl=1*1c89feq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">LEGO\u003c/a> storefront, which is a fun stop for LEGO enthusiasts of any age (but remember that \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1l39u98/came_across_a_lego_store_at_san_francisco_airport/\">this branch is more expensive\u003c/a> than other LEGO stores)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/services/sensory-room\">sensory room\u003c/a> — a quiet place to escape the hustle of the airport — is open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There’s also a large \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/mac-hmt1?_gl=1*1c89feq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">MAC\u003c/a> store in Terminal 1, in case you’re inspired to try the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@shakeel.murtaza/video/7554463432796359958\">facemask on\u003c/a> the airplane” trend you’ve seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bambidoesbeauty/video/7447965990148640032?lang=en\">on TikTok\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>View the permanent installation dedicated to the life of the late \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065083/traveling-through-sfo-airport-check-out-the-art-museum\">Harvey Milk\u003c/a>, and remember: SFO has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/\">several curated art exhibits \u003c/a>across its domestic and international terminals, most of which are located \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/sites/default/files/sfo-maps/sfo-museum-gallery-map-0325.pdf\">post-security\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067765\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-57-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An exhibit about Afrofuturism in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheretoeatinSFOTerminal2\">\u003c/a>Eating at SFO Terminal 2\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/sites/default/files/2022-06/Lark%20Creek%20Grill_Menu.pdf\">Lark Creek Grill\u003c/a> is one of SFO’s most popular eating spots for travelers, according to an airport spokesperson — and was named \u003ca href=\"https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-09-23/photos-the-best-airport-food-in-the-world\">one of the best airport food spots in the world\u003c/a> by Condé Nast in 2014 (\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/sites/default/files/2022-06/Lark%20Creek%20Grill_Menu.pdf\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/burger-joint\">Burger Joint\u003c/a>, which serves flame-broiled hamburger patties\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/cat-cora?_gl=1*16btsza*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTYwOTYxNDkzMS4xNzY1NDM3OTAx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjU0Mzc5MDAkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjU0Mzc5MDkkajUxJGwwJGg1NzAyODY4NzE.\">Cat Cora\u003c/a>, the restaurant of an Iron Chef featured on the popular television series of the same name\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/peets-coffee-0?_gl=1*1nxgjtb*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Peet’s Coffee\u003c/a> is a popular Bay Area-based coffee chain\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/napa-farms-market?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Napa Farms Market\u003c/a> offers a wide variety of dishes and quick meals\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067061\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-81-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burgers on the grill at Burger Joint in Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in SFO Terminal 2:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Books+Inc./@37.6170311,-122.3852383,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f779391088e85:0x72ed99a27c04fb96!4m6!3m5!1s0x808f778fd4ffffff:0xa184ff19ee081d6c!8m2!3d37.6170311!4d-122.3826634!16s%2Fg%2F1tmgcntq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Book Inc.\u003c/a> for books and magazines\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/skyterrace?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Terminal 2’s outdoor terrace\u003c/a>, \u003cem>before \u003c/em>security, is a place to grab some fresh air before your flight.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheretoeatinSFOTerminal3\">\u003c/a>Eating at SFO Terminal 3\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sidewalkjuice.com/locations/sfo-international-airport/\">Sidewalk Juice\u003c/a> has acai bowls and blueberry almond smoothies that this reporter is somewhat in love with (\u003ca href=\"https://sidewalkjuice.com/menu/\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bunmee.co/san-francisco-international-airport-terminal-1\">Bun Mee\u003c/a>, for Vietnamese food, has a Terminal 3 location in addition to its Terminal 1 spot\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/burger-king?_gl=1*qv8pn0*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Burger King\u003c/a>, one of SFO’s few fast food chain options, has cheap(er) bites with a side of onion rings\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://dogpatchsfo.com/\">Dogpatch Bakehouse & Caffè\u003c/a>, another spot also found in Terminal 1, has coffee and baked goods\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/kleins-deli-san-francisco-3\">Klein’s Deli and Coffee Bar\u003c/a> for quick sandwiches\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/peets-coffee-0?_gl=1*1nxgjtb*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Peet’s Coffee\u003c/a> for your caffeine boost and speedy bites\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in Terminal 3:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Grad a good read at \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/compass-books-san-francisco-2\">Compass Books\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Let kids run around in the terminal’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/kids-spot-5?_gl=1*1qjm32z*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjYwOTM3MTA1LjE3NjQxMTc5NzY.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMTc5NzYkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjQxMTc5NzkkajU3JGwwJGg5MTE4MjY5MjA.\">play areas\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067043\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067043\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lia, part of SFO’s Wag Brigade animal-assisted therapy program, sits near passengers at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WheretoeatintheSFOInternationalTerminal\">\u003c/a>Where to eat in the SFO International Terminal\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In International Terminal A:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://order.boudinbakery.com/menu/boudin-sf-sfo-international\">Boudin Bakery\u003c/a> for San Francisco sourdough bread and sandwiches. As a born-and-raised San Franciscan, Tsang emphasized trying the sourdough bread before leaving the Bay if you’re a visitor\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/gotts-hffsfo\">Gott’s Roadside\u003c/a> has classic, hearty burgers and fries (and you can \u003ca href=\"https://order.toasttab.com/online/gotts-hffsfo\">order online to save time\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-SFOEATING-71-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boudin restaurant at the A Gates in the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In International Terminal G:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mustards-bar-grill.res-menu.com/\">Mustards Bar Grill\u003c/a> is another of SFO’s most popular spots by sales, according to an airport spokesperson (\u003ca href=\"https://mustards-bar-grill.res-menu.com/menu\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.asianbox.com/location/san-francisco-international-airport-terminal-g/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22406583026&gbraid=0AAAAADm-pAJtFn3Iooc1MqOQ51IiQFenx&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxJXJBhD_ARIsAH_JGjhydCsh3LZf-QO46TQdGRlUS5pBRl0fucVx3WGkAhaUe1neMtHL4m4aAuH1EALw_wcB\">Asian Box\u003c/a> has easy-to-go meals and boba tea (\u003ca href=\"https://www.asianbox.com/menus/\">menu\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/joe-juice?_gl=1*1pi242v*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Joe & The Juice\u003c/a> offers fresh smoothies, juices and sandwiches\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/napa-farms-market?_gl=1*18xnkm6*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDM3ODg2OTM0LjE3NjQxMDkwMjM.*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDkwMjIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDkwMjIkajYwJGwwJGgxMjc1NjEyMTU5\">Napa Farms Market\u003c/a> is also available at the International Terminal\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067783\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251210-SFOEating-29-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items on display at Napa Farms Market in Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to do in the International Terminal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>For some high-end shopping, you’ll find storefronts like Hermes and Saint Laurent in International Terminal A …\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>… and swanky shopping options like \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?location=1659&gate_area=All&security=All&service_tags=All&content_type=All&https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?https://www_flysfo_com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?https://www_flysfo_com/passengers/shop-dine-relax?location=2&sort_by=random&_gl=1*1vm1f27*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDk3MTYwODguMTc2NDEwNTA3Mw..*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDUwNzMkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjQxMDUzNzMkajE1JGwwJGgxMzE2OTgxNjU5\">Gucci and Burberry\u003c/a> in International Terminal G\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Finally: Early for your international flight or dropping someone off? What you’ll find pre-security in the International Terminal:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you’re hoping for something more familiar and cheap(er) when it comes to food, you’ll find more fast-food joints available in this area, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/wendys?_gl=1*1mpkku3*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Wendy’s\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/panda-express?_gl=1*1mpkku3*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Panda Express\u003c/a> — as well as small plates at \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/tapas-and-taps?_gl=1*si3bcs*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">Tapas and Taps\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also get some fresh air on \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/shop-dine-relax/outdoor-terrace?_gl=1*1pi242v*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDYzODE2OS4xNzY0MTA1ODQx*_ga_2WFVGT9RS1*czE3NjQxMDU4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQxMDU4NDAkajYwJGwwJGg5OTg0OTQ3NzM.\">the pre-security outdoor terrace\u003c/a> here, with a view of the airfield, check out the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/aviation-museum-library/hours-directions\">Aviation Museum & Library \u003c/a>and visit SFO’s museum to watch \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfomuseum.org/programs/video-arts\">documentaries and short films\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Over the past decade, automated license-plate readers have quietly become a standard tool for law enforcement across \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12005347/the-east-bay-has-hundreds-of-new-surveillance-cameras-and-more-are-on-the-way\">adopted\u003c/a> by more than 200 city police departments, sheriff’s departments and other agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s despite a series of media reports \u003ca href=\"https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/\">demonstrating\u003c/a> local AI-enabled ALPR databases are \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd\">feeding\u003c/a> a federal surveillance system used by the Trump administration against immigrants and others. While a short list of municipalities in other states, including in Texas and Oregon, have responded by canceling contracts, most California officials appear to be digging their heels in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tensions at the heart of the debate were on full view at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday night. More than three hours of public comment preceded the City Council’s 7-1 vote to renew and expand the Oakland Police Department’s \u003ca href=\"https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7778357&GUID=BC9ADFD5-2714-4303-BEA4-70DF1AD489D1&Options=&Search=\">contract with Flock Safety\u003c/a>, the fastest-growing surveillance product vendor in California, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?location=California&sort=city_asc&technologies%5B%5D=automated-license-plate-readers&utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Electronic Frontier Foundation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of residents spoke in favor of the $2.25 million, two-year contract, including local homeowners association representatives and small business owners. Stephanie Tran, president of Oakland’s Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, told the city council that the chamber operates more than 50 Flock cameras in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These community-led systems have supported over 100 cases of investigations, from robberies to arson, car accidents, theft, break-ins and homicide,” Tran said. As part of the contract approved by the city council, the chamber will be able to continue sharing its Flock system data with the police department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Oakland residents argued that the federal government’s data-enabled immigration crackdown trumps local crime concerns. “This surveillance technology has already caused harm in our communities, and all over the country,” said Alberto Parra of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.acceaction.org\">Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Action\u003c/a>, speaking in Spanish. “Oakland residents should not fear driving to work, church, or school, knowing that this data is going to be fed to a national system that’s accessible to ICE.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066779\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066779\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1504\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-License-Plate-Readers-02-KQED-1536x1155.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement agencies across California have widely adopted automated license-plate readers to fight crime, but civil-rights advocates warn these surveillance networks also serve as data troves that can be accessed far beyond state borders. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Flock Safety)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Civil liberties advocates have sued both Oakland and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064587/civil-liberties-groups-sue-san-jose-over-license-plate-reader-use\">San José\u003c/a>, alleging their use of automated license plate readers amounts to a “deeply invasive” mass surveillance system that violates residents’ rights to privacy in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ALPRs, operating at the scale that they’re operating now, with the kind of vendors that are running these systems now, are posing a direct public safety threat,” said Sarah Hamid, director of strategic campaigns at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re living in a political climate where undocumented community members are being kidnapped off the street in broad daylight, where people’s healthcare is being criminalized, people’s political speech is being criminalized, and having this much location data information about everyone who drives in this country, and where they go, and when they go there, is fundamentally unsafe,” Hamid said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Automated License Plate Readers are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze millions of images, including vehicle location, date, time, as well as make, model, color, and details like dents and bumper stickers.[aside postID=news_12067461 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OAKLAND-CITY-HALL-FILE-MD-02_qed-1020x680.jpg']OPD has a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/View-Attachment-A-7.pdf\">policy\u003c/a> outlining steps to follow when an outside agency seeks access to Oakland license plate data. Tuesday night, the council adopted a series of amendments to mollify data privacy concerns, including a “two-key” approval system requiring both the city’s Chief Privacy Officer and the OPD Information Technology Director to authorize any new data-sharing relationships, as well as quarterly independent compliance audits to be overseen by the City Auditor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Communities are in full control of who they share with,” said Trevor Chandler, director of public affairs for Flock. “Some communities choose to share with no one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/18/oakland-police-lawsuit-license-plate-camera-flock-safety/\">recent lawsuit\u003c/a> filed against OPD, privacy advocate Brian Hofer claimed the department violated its own rules, alleging there are records of millions of external searches of Oakland’s system. Hofer recently stepped down from Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066924/oaklands-license-plate-camera-contract-is-back-up-for-a-vote-critics-are-crying-foul\">voted against\u003c/a> reupping with Flock earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who advises cities and counties across California, points out that more than 80 California cities have adopted \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sanctuary-cities\">sanctuary laws\u003c/a> limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. But those policies, he argues, often stop short of governing how police departments collect, share and audit license plate reader data, a gap he said leaves agencies vulnerable to violating state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under SB 34, California law enforcement agencies are required to adopt detailed usage and privacy policies governing ALPR data, restrict access to authorized purposes, and regularly audit searches to prevent misuse. Hofer calls many local approaches “performative,” arguing that city councils and city attorneys frequently approve surveillance programs without providing effective oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His concerns echo findings by the California \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-advises-california-law-enforcement-legal-uses-and\">Attorney General’s office\u003c/a> two years ago, after a state audit found “the majority of California law enforcement agencies collect and use images captured by ALPR cameras, but few have appropriate usage and privacy policies in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12051143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12051143\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250806-RICHMOND-POLICE-FILE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Richmond Police Department in Richmond on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even if they do, federal laws supersede state laws. “If we get a federal court warrant, we’re still going to have to respond to it. We’re gonna still have to turn over the data,” Hofer said. “That’s why privacy folks like me are, like, don’t collect the data in the first place. Any data collected is data at risk,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That risk is not hypothetical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Richmond’s new police chief, Tim Simmons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/richmondpolicecali/posts/pfbid02DLgEZwDpaCE6ZEXMyYboDY4EFiQFq8axkX2SG9YE6oQFUdgQDVuHMdPwx8xzXbpel\">shut down\u003c/a> its automated license plate reader system after Flock notified the police department of a configuration error that could have allowed outside law enforcement agencies to run searches of the city’s data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the police department wrote in a Facebook post that it has no evidence any outside agency actually viewed Richmond’s data, Chief Simmons told\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/12/09/richmond-license-plate-reader-data-breach/\"> \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, “The fact that it was made available was outside the scope of what we’ve been telling people and what has been told to us. So that was enough for me to shut the whole system down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frichmondpolicecali%2Fposts%2Fpfbid09K5X682FuFQ3nYULeSRsezaJXJbVde1TPy4BfFEXyjQfwCZ7mqf1g9s1NWFpZq4Wl&show_text=true&width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chandler from Flock said the company has shut off out-of-state access to camera data from California law enforcement agencies. “We’re working in as proactive a way as possible to ensure that these agencies have default compliance,” he said, noting that the customers contractually own the data. Each law enforcement agency also decides how long data is stored before being deleted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Richmond officials are not alone in harboring misgivings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Santa Cruz officials decided to \u003ca href=\"https://lookout.co/city-of-santa-cruz-pauses-statewide-license-plate-data-sharing-citing-flock-safetys-violation-of-california-law/story\">temporarily limit\u003c/a> outside agencies’ access to the city’s license plate reader data and to review its agreement with Flock. The move followed testimony from Santa Cruz Police Chief Bernie Escalante, who told the city council that Flock disclosed earlier this year that it had allowed out-of-state law enforcement agencies to use a national search tool to access license plate data collected by California agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the summer, the \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/14/oakland-san-francisco-ice-license-plate-readers/\">San Francisco Standard\u003c/a> reported that OPD shared data from its camera systems with federal agencies. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/\">CalMatters reported\u003c/a> that law enforcement agencies in Southern California have shared information from automated license plate readers with federal agents as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a recent analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock’s servers, EFF discovered more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies — including some in California — ran hundreds of searches in connection with \u003ca href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists\">political protests\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hofer, who has sued Oakland twice over surveillance practices, said his frustration is not with Flock or its competitors in the industry. It’s with local elected officials. “They’re not connecting the dots. We are building these systems for Donald Trump. We are harvesting data for Donald Trump,” Hofer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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