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The first returns here in San Francisco are making us feel optimistic. But we do not need to know the final results to know what this city means to us,” Lurie told supporters from an election watch party on Tuesday night at the Chapel, a music venue in the Mission District. “We launched this campaign 13 months ago because we believe, strongly, it is time for accountable leadership in City Hall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Official race outcomes have not yet been finalized. However, results released late Tuesday night had Lurie in first place with 28% of first-choice votes, followed by incumbent Mayor London Breed with 24.4% of votes. Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin had 21.5% of first-choice votes, and former interim Mayor and Supervisor Mark Farrell had 18.4% of votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco uses ranked choice voting, where voters can list up to 10 candidates on their ballot. After accounting for ranked choice votes, Lurie and Breed led with 56.3% and 43.7% of votes, respectively.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie campaigned as an alternative to City Hall insiders. But without a track record in governing, it’s unclear exactly what his approach to leadership of a major city will actually look like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Founder of the anti-poverty nonprofit Tipping Point, Lurie has never held an elected office or a position in government before. 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Breed steered the city through the COVID-19 pandemic, but her opponents have attacked her for not doing enough to resolve issues around homelessness, public safety and drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We knew this would not be easy,” Lurie said. “We see it every day on our streets. We cannot solve today’s problems with yesterday’s solutions.”[aside label=\"Live 2024 Election Results\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/sanfrancisco,San Francisco: Stay informed with the latest results for elected leaders and measures passed' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/10/Aside-Results-Local-Elections-San-Francisco-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s mayoral race is one of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010904/whos-pouring-millions-into-san-franciscos-expensive-mayors-race\">the most expensive since the city adopted ranked choice voting in 2004\u003c/a>, largely due to Lurie, who has raised more than any other mayoral candidate before him. A pro-Lurie PAC totaling nearly $10 million includes $8.7 million from his own fortune.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At her election party on Tuesday night, Breed criticized Lurie’s wealth advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Francisco is not for sale,” she said, referring to Lurie’s record-breaking campaign fundraising. “It’s really unfortunate and pretty disgusting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The incumbent did not appear too swayed by Tuesday night’s early results. In 2018, Breed was similarly behind the leading candidate on the night of the election, she told supporters, “And you see me standing here right now as the mayor of San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed faced — and at times leaned into — “doom loop” narratives casting the city as stuck in perpetual economic and social crises during her tenure. But on the campaign trail, she became the cheerleader candidate, telling voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11999634/are-the-political-fortunes-of-mayor-london-breed-improving\">the city was finally on the upswing\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re still hopeful,” Breed said Tuesday. “It’s going to take time to count all of these votes. There are a lot of votes in the mail. There are a lot of provisional ballots.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12013002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12013002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-29-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-29-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-29-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-29-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-29-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-29-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONNIGHT-29-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Aaron Peskin speaks during an election night party at Bimbo’s in San Francisco on Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year’s mayoral race is one of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010904/whos-pouring-millions-into-san-franciscos-expensive-mayors-race\">the most expensive since the city adopted ranked choice voting in 2004\u003c/a>, largely due to Lurie, who has raised more than any other mayoral candidate before him. A pro-Lurie PAC totaling nearly $10 million includes $8.7 million from his own fortune. Breed’s campaign has raised $3.1 million, including $1.45 million from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and $850,000 from Chris Larsen, a cryptocurrency investor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012016/aaron-peskin-sees-boost-in-final-stretch-for-sf-mayor-can-he-keep-momentum-up\">Peskin’s campaign\u003c/a> meanwhile surged in polling in the last leg of the race, but he trailed Breed and Lurie on Tuesday night. His campaign has fundraised a modest amount compared to both opponents, nabbing big donations from labor unions and a broad base of small, individual contributions totaling around $2.5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farrell has received nearly $1 million from conservative donor William Oberndorf and $500,000 from real estate investor Thomas Coates. Meanwhile, billionaire venture capitalist Michael Moritz, who penned an op-ed in the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> attacking Peskin in October, has contributed nearly $3.1 million to Proposition D, a measure that would \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004606/commission-reform-clash-heres-how-mayoral-candidates-want-to-rewrite-san-franciscos-charter\">cut the number of city commissions in half\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farrell conceded the race at a watch party with supporters and his family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Obviously, early results are not what we want them to be in this mayoral race,” Farrell told supporters at Campus, a swanky Marina District bar. “Let’s make sure that as San Franciscans, whoever the next mayor is, we get behind him or her. It’s the right thing to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11837014/regresan-los-apagones-de-pge-aqui-lo-que-tiene-que-saber-sobre-los-cortes-de-energia\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a Red Flag Warning warning set to go into effect from midday Tuesday through Thursday morning for most of the Bay Area and the higher elevations of the Central Coast, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995060/california-fire-danger-could-cause-pge-power-outages-election-night\">PG&E says approximately 15,000 customers across 17 counties are likely to temporarily lose power\u003c/a> due to planned shutoffs starting at 7 p.m. on Election Day as high winds and low humidity create critical fire weather conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, PG&E says high-elevation areas in Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties are at risk of power outages. The Santa Cruz Mountains and other high wildfire-risk areas through Butte County could also see shut-offs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jump straight to:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#prepare\">How do I prepare my home for a power shutoff?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1950931/map-potential-pge-power-outage-wednesday\">Real-time PG&E power outage map (opens new page)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>During wildfire season, there are a few reasons your power might go out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unplanned outages are often caused by high winds affecting power lines — the kind of weather which contributes to the outbreak and spread of wildfires, especially when paired with very dry conditions, a combination which typically prompts the National Weather Service to \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/wrh/CAFW\">issue a Red Flag Warning\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Red Flag Warnings, especially when issued over large areas, can prompt utilities to enact planned power outages in an effort to keep damaged power lines from sparking fires. Such planned power outages will be determined by your utility company or power grid operator. Keep reading for how to find out the latest on any PG&E plans to shut off your power, and how you can prepare for life without electricity for several hours — or days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=science_1950931]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How will I know about a planned power outage in my area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Utilities are supposed to notify emergency responders of a potential power shutoff 48 to 72 hours in advance, and to notify regular customers who have signed up for alerts somewhere between 24 and 48 hours beforehand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sign up to get notifications direct from PG&E\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be notified of a planned shutoff in your area — what PG&E calls a “public safety power shutoff,” or PSPS — you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/your-account/account-management/manage-your-account/alerts-and-notifications/update-your-contact-information.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Update your contact information online\u003c/a> with PG&E, or call (866) 743-6589 to update your information by phone and request to receive notifications\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Visit \u003ca href=\"https://pge.com/myalerts\">pge.com/myalerts\u003c/a>, where you can also create an online PG&E account, or calll (800) 743-5000 or the California Relay Service at 711\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>PG&E says you can choose to receive alerts in one of 16 languages, including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Punjabi and Farsi. General notification messaging in American Sign Language is also available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the initial alert(s), PG&E should also send you follow-up messages a few hours before a shutoff begins, and again during the shutoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check for PG&E power shutoff information online\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t want to receive notifications, you can also proactively \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/public-safety-event.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check PG&E’s online shutoff information on their website,\u003c/a> to see the most recent updates about any planned outages near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"prepare\">\u003c/a>How can I prepare for a power shutoff?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After an alert about a potential power shutoff, PG&E says that the utility’s “goal is to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/assets/pge/docs/outages-and-safety/outage-preparedness-and-support/your-guide-to-public-safety-power-shutoffs.pdf\">restore power within 24 hours after dry, windy conditions have passed.\u003c/a>” But if a power shutoff affects a large number of customers, it can take multiple days for the utility to do safety checks and get the power turned back on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11833686\"]In some cases, if possible, you might consider staying with family or friends during the outage to pool resources. If you have medical needs that rely on power, consider planning which family members or friends you can stay with during a lengthy power outage. You might also talk to your doctor in advance about how to prepare with medications or mobility needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Preparing for an emergency takes time and money — something many of us have in short supply. If it’s something you feel you have the time and the budget for, you could consider buying two sets of the items listed below and coordinating with a neighbor in need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Things to have close at hand before a potential power outage:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Battery-powered flashlights, ideally one for every household member\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A supply of fresh batteries, including extras for any medical devices that require electricity\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Portable chargers or battery packs to keep your mobile phone charged\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>LED candles, instead of wax candles, are recommended by PG&E\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A battery-powered radio to hear updates on fire conditions and outages\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nonperishable food (think canned goods) and water: The state recommends having enough food and water for every member of your household for three days (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11833686/what-to-pack-in-your-emergency-bag-with-covid-19-in-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here’s what we suggest goes in an emergency bag\u003c/a> in case you have to evacuate your home because of wildfire)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A thermometer to make sure your food is safe to eat (more on that below)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A list of emergency contacts prepared\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Make sure you know exactly where these crucial items are, so you’re not scrambling to find them in the dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other things to do ahead of an outage, if you have time:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Fully charge your cellphone and any portable chargers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Get cash, as ATMs may not work during a power outage\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Top your vehicle up with a full tank of gas (similarly, gas stations may not be operational during an outage)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fill up plastic containers with water and store them in your freezer, which you can use later as ice substitutes to keep food fresh\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Additionally, make sure you and your household all know:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>How to manually open any door in your home or building that requires electricity (think garage doors, apartment complex doors that require key cards)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>How you’ll communicate in an emergency situation, and not depend on a phone that needs electricity\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>How you’ll operate a generator, if you have one — check ahead of time that the one you have works, and make sure you know \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/electrical-safety/electric-generator-safety/electric-generator-safety.page\">how to use it safely and eliminate the risk of carbon-monoxide poisoning\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Which of your neighbors might need extra assistance during a power shutoff, or even just appreciate you checking in\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Where can I find additional support during a power shutoff?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During planned shutoffs, PG&E opens daytime, drop-in \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/psps-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Resource Centers\u003c/a>, or CRCs, offering ADA-accessible restrooms and hand-washing stations, medical equipment and device charging, Wi-Fi, bottled water, snacks, air-conditioning or heating, seating and ice. \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/psps-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Search for a PG&E Community Resource Center in your county here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled and older people can \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/independent-living-centers.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">call 211\u003c/a> or text “PSPS” to 211211 to access local health and social services including medical support, shelter and food. Support is available in multiple languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en/account/billing-and-assistance/financial-assistance/portable-battery-program.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portable Battery Program\u003c/a> provides free backup portable batteries for those with life-assisting electric medical equipment who also are enrolled in their \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/longer-term-assistance/medical-condition-related/medical-baseline-allowance/medical-baseline-allowance.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medical Baseline Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/longer-term-assistance/care/care.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Alternate Rates for Energy\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/longer-term-assistance/care/care.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Electric Rate Assistance\u003c/a> programs, and who live in \u003ca href=\"https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/firemap/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high fire-threat districts\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Folks who rely on power to live independently can access portable backup batteries, hotel accommodations, accessible transportation and food vouchers through the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers’ \u003ca href=\"https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/get-services/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disability Disaster Access and Resources program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I do during a power shutoff?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once the power is off, keep in mind that emergency responders may be dealing with their own backup power needs and any emergency medical situations that come up. Do not call 911 unless it’s an emergency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, infrastructure such as traffic lights may be affected — so proceed with caution. In the past, San José has asked residents to avoid driving if the power is shut off and to stop at dark signals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Turn off (almost) all your appliances\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your power goes out, be sure to unplug or turn off any appliances and equipment to prevent damage from surges when the power is restored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E recommends keeping one lamp turned to the on position, to alert you when power has returned. You can then turn each appliance back on one by one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keep your food safe and edible during an outage\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once your power is out, be especially purposeful about when you open your freezer or your refrigerator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A refrigerator that loses power can keep food cold for about four hours, and a freezer for about 48 hours, \u003cem>if\u003c/em> they’re kept closed. Plan to rely on coolers with ice or any water-filled plastic containers you’ve frozen ahead of time (and remember: Ice is available free at your county’s \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/psps-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Resource Center\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state recommends that during an outage, you monitor food temperatures with a thermometer — and throw out any food that has a temperature of 40 degrees or higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re opting to use a camp stove or a grill in the absence of your oven or microwave, you should only use these appliances outdoors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re without power for more than 48 hours, you may qualify for compensation from PG&E. \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/current-outages/report-view-an-electric-outage/additional-resources/extended-outage-compensation/extended-outage-compensation.page\">Read more about the PG&E Safety Net program\u003c/a>, which offers these payments due to “severe events, like storms”, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11944877/power-outages-claim-lost-food\">get more information about claiming back the costs of spoiled food after an outage\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Power will be restored after the dangerous conditions have passed and once safety checks have been done for all the lines in that area. If there are a large number of people who have had their power shut off, then it may take multiple days before PG&E gets the power turned back on for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you experience a loss due to extended power outages — such as the food in your fridge going bad — you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/current-outages/report-view-an-electric-outage/additional-resources/extended-outage-compensation/extended-outage-compensation.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">file a claim\u003c/a> with the utility.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"why\">\u003c/a>Why are these PG&E public safety power shutoffs happening?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The deadliest wildfire in state history — the 2018 Camp Fire — swept through the community of Paradise and killed 85 people. That fire was ignited by PG&E power lines amid strong winds and tinder-dry conditions. To guard against similarly devastating new wildfires and new liability, in 2019 PG&E began preemptive power shutoffs when conditions are exceptionally dangerous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission \u003ca href=\"https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M339/K524/339524880.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved rules for how the state’s major utilities should preemptively shut off the power\u003c/a> during times of high fire danger. However, some utilities, such as San Diego Gas and Electric, had been shutting off the power to help prevent fires for years earlier.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How are shutoffs different from rolling blackouts?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sometimes Californians also lose power because of strains on the system. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.caiso.com/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Independent System Operator\u003c/a> (ISO) manages the delicate balance of power supply and demand on the state’s electrical grid and can order utilities to cut power to customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s one big interconnected system,” said John Phipps, an operations director with California ISO. “Energy being generated at one plant can feed homes completely on the other end of the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Phipps said, “if Diablo Canyon had problems in Northern California, that could impact San Diego.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story published on Sept. 8, 2020.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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If it’s something you feel you have the time and the budget for, you could consider buying two sets of the items listed below and coordinating with a neighbor in need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Things to have close at hand before a potential power outage:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Battery-powered flashlights, ideally one for every household member\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A supply of fresh batteries, including extras for any medical devices that require electricity\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Portable chargers or battery packs to keep your mobile phone charged\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>LED candles, instead of wax candles, are recommended by PG&E\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A battery-powered radio to hear updates on fire conditions and outages\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nonperishable food (think canned goods) and water: The state recommends having enough food and water for every member of your household for three days (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11833686/what-to-pack-in-your-emergency-bag-with-covid-19-in-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here’s what we suggest goes in an emergency bag\u003c/a> in case you have to evacuate your home because of wildfire)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A thermometer to make sure your food is safe to eat (more on that below)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A list of emergency contacts prepared\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Make sure you know exactly where these crucial items are, so you’re not scrambling to find them in the dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other things to do ahead of an outage, if you have time:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Fully charge your cellphone and any portable chargers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Get cash, as ATMs may not work during a power outage\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Top your vehicle up with a full tank of gas (similarly, gas stations may not be operational during an outage)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fill up plastic containers with water and store them in your freezer, which you can use later as ice substitutes to keep food fresh\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Additionally, make sure you and your household all know:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>How to manually open any door in your home or building that requires electricity (think garage doors, apartment complex doors that require key cards)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>How you’ll communicate in an emergency situation, and not depend on a phone that needs electricity\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>How you’ll operate a generator, if you have one — check ahead of time that the one you have works, and make sure you know \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/electrical-safety/electric-generator-safety/electric-generator-safety.page\">how to use it safely and eliminate the risk of carbon-monoxide poisoning\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Which of your neighbors might need extra assistance during a power shutoff, or even just appreciate you checking in\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Where can I find additional support during a power shutoff?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During planned shutoffs, PG&E opens daytime, drop-in \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/psps-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Resource Centers\u003c/a>, or CRCs, offering ADA-accessible restrooms and hand-washing stations, medical equipment and device charging, Wi-Fi, bottled water, snacks, air-conditioning or heating, seating and ice. \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/psps-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Search for a PG&E Community Resource Center in your county here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled and older people can \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/independent-living-centers.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">call 211\u003c/a> or text “PSPS” to 211211 to access local health and social services including medical support, shelter and food. Support is available in multiple languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en/account/billing-and-assistance/financial-assistance/portable-battery-program.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portable Battery Program\u003c/a> provides free backup portable batteries for those with life-assisting electric medical equipment who also are enrolled in their \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/longer-term-assistance/medical-condition-related/medical-baseline-allowance/medical-baseline-allowance.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medical Baseline Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/longer-term-assistance/care/care.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Alternate Rates for Energy\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/longer-term-assistance/care/care.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Electric Rate Assistance\u003c/a> programs, and who live in \u003ca href=\"https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/firemap/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high fire-threat districts\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Folks who rely on power to live independently can access portable backup batteries, hotel accommodations, accessible transportation and food vouchers through the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers’ \u003ca href=\"https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/get-services/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disability Disaster Access and Resources program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I do during a power shutoff?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once the power is off, keep in mind that emergency responders may be dealing with their own backup power needs and any emergency medical situations that come up. Do not call 911 unless it’s an emergency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, infrastructure such as traffic lights may be affected — so proceed with caution. In the past, San José has asked residents to avoid driving if the power is shut off and to stop at dark signals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Turn off (almost) all your appliances\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your power goes out, be sure to unplug or turn off any appliances and equipment to prevent damage from surges when the power is restored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E recommends keeping one lamp turned to the on position, to alert you when power has returned. You can then turn each appliance back on one by one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keep your food safe and edible during an outage\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once your power is out, be especially purposeful about when you open your freezer or your refrigerator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A refrigerator that loses power can keep food cold for about four hours, and a freezer for about 48 hours, \u003cem>if\u003c/em> they’re kept closed. Plan to rely on coolers with ice or any water-filled plastic containers you’ve frozen ahead of time (and remember: Ice is available free at your county’s \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/psps-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Resource Center\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state recommends that during an outage, you monitor food temperatures with a thermometer — and throw out any food that has a temperature of 40 degrees or higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re opting to use a camp stove or a grill in the absence of your oven or microwave, you should only use these appliances outdoors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re without power for more than 48 hours, you may qualify for compensation from PG&E. \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/current-outages/report-view-an-electric-outage/additional-resources/extended-outage-compensation/extended-outage-compensation.page\">Read more about the PG&E Safety Net program\u003c/a>, which offers these payments due to “severe events, like storms”, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11944877/power-outages-claim-lost-food\">get more information about claiming back the costs of spoiled food after an outage\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Power will be restored after the dangerous conditions have passed and once safety checks have been done for all the lines in that area. If there are a large number of people who have had their power shut off, then it may take multiple days before PG&E gets the power turned back on for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you experience a loss due to extended power outages — such as the food in your fridge going bad — you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/current-outages/report-view-an-electric-outage/additional-resources/extended-outage-compensation/extended-outage-compensation.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">file a claim\u003c/a> with the utility.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"why\">\u003c/a>Why are these PG&E public safety power shutoffs happening?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The deadliest wildfire in state history — the 2018 Camp Fire — swept through the community of Paradise and killed 85 people. That fire was ignited by PG&E power lines amid strong winds and tinder-dry conditions. To guard against similarly devastating new wildfires and new liability, in 2019 PG&E began preemptive power shutoffs when conditions are exceptionally dangerous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission \u003ca href=\"https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M339/K524/339524880.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved rules for how the state’s major utilities should preemptively shut off the power\u003c/a> during times of high fire danger. However, some utilities, such as San Diego Gas and Electric, had been shutting off the power to help prevent fires for years earlier.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How are shutoffs different from rolling blackouts?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sometimes Californians also lose power because of strains on the system. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.caiso.com/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Independent System Operator\u003c/a> (ISO) manages the delicate balance of power supply and demand on the state’s electrical grid and can order utilities to cut power to customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s one big interconnected system,” said John Phipps, an operations director with California ISO. “Energy being generated at one plant can feed homes completely on the other end of the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Phipps said, “if Diablo Canyon had problems in Northern California, that could impact San Diego.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story published on Sept. 8, 2020.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>From the glittery bling of its name, the golden mussel sounds like it could be California’s state bivalve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, the creature’s only connection to the Golden State is the fact that it is California’s most recently identified invasive species — and it’s a bad one, with the capacity to clog major water supply pipes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 17, the tiny freshwater mollusks, which have already laid siege to waterways of southern South America, were found at Rough and Ready Island, near Stockton. Since then, state officials said, it has been in at least one other location, O’Neill Forebay, in Merced County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Its appearance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the mussel’s first confirmed detection in North America, according to a news release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also very possibly just the beginning of a long battle ahead to slow its spread. The top concerns at the moment include potential impacts to the environment and to the Delta pumping stations that send water to 30 million people and millions of acres of farmland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unless it is contained and eliminated immediately, said UC Davis biologist Peter Moyle, there might be no getting rid of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we’re lucky, and we stage a real eradication effort in the area where it’s presently found, it might not be too costly and would be worth it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if such efforts fail, it could become a major problem for native species that the mussels outcompete for food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vWtkzwFnS0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Fish and Wildlife is already considering these worst-case outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The species poses a significant immediate threat to the ecological health of the Delta and all waters of the state, water conveyance systems, infrastructure and water quality,” staff officials wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Water Resources is already conducting vessel inspections in the hopes of preventing spread of the mussels. In the San Luis State Recreation Area, officials have been inspecting watercraft exiting O’Neill Forebay, San Luis Reservoir, and Los Banos Creek Reservoir, said Tanya Veldhuizen, the department’s special projects section manager. The inspections are to “ensure all water is drained from live wells and bilges to prevent spread of invasive species to other water bodies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department, she said, is also taking heightened measures to protect the State Water Project — the system of pumps, pipes, and canals that exports water south from the Delta. This enhanced vigilance to mitigate “mussel biofouling,” she said, requires more frequent inspections, as well as cleaning and flushing. The mussels, she said, are likely to build up in screens, strainers, and trash racks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7p_w4zE3s4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A native of China and Southeast Asia, \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/golden-mussels-devastating-south-american-rivers-amazon-may-be-next\">the golden mussel\u003c/a> — taxonomically \u003cem>Limnoperna fortunei \u003c/em>— fixes itself to underwater surfaces, forming thick “reefs” built of millions of the animals. They feed by filtering nutrients and plankton from the water and, by this passive action, can have devastating impacts. Essentially, they filter the nutrition out of the native food web. In Argentina and southern Brazil, where golden mussels appeared in the 1990s, they have pushed out other species and smothered river beaches and native vegetation. Scientists have watched them spread north as rapidly as 150 miles per year, and they fear the invaders will find their way into the world’s largest river system and the hottest hotspot of biodiversity on Earth, the Amazon basin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve also wreaked mayhem with underwater infrastructure, from hydroelectric plants to water supply systems. The mussels, for example, reportedly clogged the intake pipes of an urban water supply system in Brazil’s Lake Guaíba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one can be certain how the mussels got to California, but sources suspect they arrived the same way they are believed to have traveled to South America — in the bowels of commercial ships, where ballast water used to stabilize vessels at sea is often drained in the port of arrival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone is particularly surprised, either. Moyle, for one, said he’s been expecting the golden mussel to arrive in the state for years. The California Delta, he noted, has been described as one of the most invaded estuaries in the world. It has been colonized by \u003ca href=\"https://deltaconservancy.ca.gov/about-the-diisc/\">at least 185\u003c/a> foreign species, from Himalayan blackberries and fig trees to black bass, striped bass, and water hyacinth. According to one estimate, invasive species account for an astounding \u003ca href=\"https://www.watereducation.org/western-water/its-not-just-nutria-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-has-185-invasive-species-tracking#:~:text=Estimates%20are%20that%20at%20least%20185%20invasive%20plants,least%2095%20percent%20of%20the%20region%E2%80%99s%20total%20biomass.\">95% or more of the estuary’s total biomass\u003c/a>. The nutria — a large water-loving rodent from South America — has spread through the estuary in recent years amid concerns that it could, among other things, damage levees with its burrows.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11786254,news_12008422,news_11918450\"]There are even some Asian bivalves already living in the Bay and Delta. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbssocal.org/redefine/the-tiny-clams-that-ate-the-bay-delta#:~:text=The%20Amur%20River%20clam%20%28Corbula%20amurensis%29%20and%20Asian,the%20Bay%20Delta%27s%20aquatic%20ecosystem%20at%20its%20base\">Eurasian overbite clam\u003c/a>, for one, spread through the waterway \u003ca href=\"https://californiawaterblog.com/2022/05/29/the-failed-recovery-plan-for-the-delta-and-delta-smelt/\">in the 1980s\u003c/a>. Biologists say the species has likely played a role in the downfall of native fishes by absorbing the tiny food particles that they depend on. The failed recovery of the Delta smelt, for example, has been linked to the spread of these clams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, scientists fear the golden mussel could add to these pressures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not necessarily. Moyle said the Delta is so heavily impacted already, and its food resources already claimed, by other species — notably the filter-feeding clams — that there may be no room for the golden mussel to move in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The invasive clams take up a lot of niche space,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other hand, Moyle said, “it could be a super-invader” — an invasive species so adaptable and persistent that it replaces other invaders that came before it. The Delta’s average range of water temperatures and salinity, he said, are just right for the golden mussel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in such an \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2021/04/california-battle-invasive-species/\">ecologically ransacked\u003c/a> place as the Delta, not everyone is concerned about another bump in the road. Brett Baker, a water attorney with the Central Delta Water Agency and a sixth-generation resident on Sutter Island — and a former biology student of Moyle — isn’t fazed by the golden mussel’s appearance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve heard alarms all my life about quagga mussels, zebra mussels, mitten crabs, and nutria,” he said. “I just don’t think there’s enough slack in the system, or enough niche space, particularly for a species that isn’t evolved to live here. … I’m pretty sure we won’t be talking about the golden mussel in 20 years, but I could be wrong.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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The top concerns at the moment include potential impacts to the environment and to the Delta pumping stations that send water to 30 million people and millions of acres of farmland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unless it is contained and eliminated immediately, said UC Davis biologist Peter Moyle, there might be no getting rid of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we’re lucky, and we stage a real eradication effort in the area where it’s presently found, it might not be too costly and would be worth it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if such efforts fail, it could become a major problem for native species that the mussels outcompete for food.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/4vWtkzwFnS0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/4vWtkzwFnS0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The Department of Fish and Wildlife is already considering these worst-case outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The species poses a significant immediate threat to the ecological health of the Delta and all waters of the state, water conveyance systems, infrastructure and water quality,” staff officials wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Water Resources is already conducting vessel inspections in the hopes of preventing spread of the mussels. In the San Luis State Recreation Area, officials have been inspecting watercraft exiting O’Neill Forebay, San Luis Reservoir, and Los Banos Creek Reservoir, said Tanya Veldhuizen, the department’s special projects section manager. The inspections are to “ensure all water is drained from live wells and bilges to prevent spread of invasive species to other water bodies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department, she said, is also taking heightened measures to protect the State Water Project — the system of pumps, pipes, and canals that exports water south from the Delta. This enhanced vigilance to mitigate “mussel biofouling,” she said, requires more frequent inspections, as well as cleaning and flushing. The mussels, she said, are likely to build up in screens, strainers, and trash racks.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/m7p_w4zE3s4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/m7p_w4zE3s4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A native of China and Southeast Asia, \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/golden-mussels-devastating-south-american-rivers-amazon-may-be-next\">the golden mussel\u003c/a> — taxonomically \u003cem>Limnoperna fortunei \u003c/em>— fixes itself to underwater surfaces, forming thick “reefs” built of millions of the animals. They feed by filtering nutrients and plankton from the water and, by this passive action, can have devastating impacts. Essentially, they filter the nutrition out of the native food web. In Argentina and southern Brazil, where golden mussels appeared in the 1990s, they have pushed out other species and smothered river beaches and native vegetation. Scientists have watched them spread north as rapidly as 150 miles per year, and they fear the invaders will find their way into the world’s largest river system and the hottest hotspot of biodiversity on Earth, the Amazon basin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve also wreaked mayhem with underwater infrastructure, from hydroelectric plants to water supply systems. The mussels, for example, reportedly clogged the intake pipes of an urban water supply system in Brazil’s Lake Guaíba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one can be certain how the mussels got to California, but sources suspect they arrived the same way they are believed to have traveled to South America — in the bowels of commercial ships, where ballast water used to stabilize vessels at sea is often drained in the port of arrival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone is particularly surprised, either. Moyle, for one, said he’s been expecting the golden mussel to arrive in the state for years. The California Delta, he noted, has been described as one of the most invaded estuaries in the world. It has been colonized by \u003ca href=\"https://deltaconservancy.ca.gov/about-the-diisc/\">at least 185\u003c/a> foreign species, from Himalayan blackberries and fig trees to black bass, striped bass, and water hyacinth. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>There are even some Asian bivalves already living in the Bay and Delta. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbssocal.org/redefine/the-tiny-clams-that-ate-the-bay-delta#:~:text=The%20Amur%20River%20clam%20%28Corbula%20amurensis%29%20and%20Asian,the%20Bay%20Delta%27s%20aquatic%20ecosystem%20at%20its%20base\">Eurasian overbite clam\u003c/a>, for one, spread through the waterway \u003ca href=\"https://californiawaterblog.com/2022/05/29/the-failed-recovery-plan-for-the-delta-and-delta-smelt/\">in the 1980s\u003c/a>. Biologists say the species has likely played a role in the downfall of native fishes by absorbing the tiny food particles that they depend on. The failed recovery of the Delta smelt, for example, has been linked to the spread of these clams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, scientists fear the golden mussel could add to these pressures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not necessarily. Moyle said the Delta is so heavily impacted already, and its food resources already claimed, by other species — notably the filter-feeding clams — that there may be no room for the golden mussel to move in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The invasive clams take up a lot of niche space,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other hand, Moyle said, “it could be a super-invader” — an invasive species so adaptable and persistent that it replaces other invaders that came before it. The Delta’s average range of water temperatures and salinity, he said, are just right for the golden mussel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in such an \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2021/04/california-battle-invasive-species/\">ecologically ransacked\u003c/a> place as the Delta, not everyone is concerned about another bump in the road. Brett Baker, a water attorney with the Central Delta Water Agency and a sixth-generation resident on Sutter Island — and a former biology student of Moyle — isn’t fazed by the golden mussel’s appearance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve heard alarms all my life about quagga mussels, zebra mussels, mitten crabs, and nutria,” he said. “I just don’t think there’s enough slack in the system, or enough niche space, particularly for a species that isn’t evolved to live here. … I’m pretty sure we won’t be talking about the golden mussel in 20 years, but I could be wrong.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 300,000 hens live on Weber Family Farms in Petaluma. Some are certified organic, meaning they eat organic food and roam cage-free through an old, wooden hen house, clucking in the fresh air. The rest are conventional hens and inhabit a dimly lit warehouse where they lay eggs once a day, which ultimately end up in supermarkets around the Bay Area and in southern California. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The farm has been in the Weber family for four generations. Mike Weber is the current co-owner, and while his farm is humane-certified — meaning a third-party animal welfare expert has visited and given their stamp of approval — he’s facing closure \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/sonoma/measures#measure-j\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">if Sonoma County voters approve Measure J\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“This is designed to put agricultural interests like ours out of business,” Weber said about the measure, which asks voters to ban certain large farms in the county in this November election.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12011472\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12011472 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-33-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-33-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-33-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-33-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-33-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-33-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-33-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Weber, farmer and co-owner of Weber Family Farms, poses for a photo at the farm in Petaluma on Oct. 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Measure J borrows the federal definition of a large concentrated animal feeding operation or CAFO. Under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/cafo_permitmanual_chapter2.pdf\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">defines a large CAFO (PDF) \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">by the number of animals it has — 700 or more cows, 82,000 or more laying hens, for example. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It’s not based on how well you manage your flocks, how well you take care of your animals and the level of animal welfare you have,” Weber said. “It’s all about a number. And if you exceed that number, you’re punished, and you’re shut down.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.endfactoryfarming.vote/cafos\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proponents of Measure J have identified 21 large CAFOs\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Sonoma County — including Weber’s — that fall under this CAFO definition and would be forced to downsize or shut down altogether if it passes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“This is a pretty drastic measure,” said Silvia Secchi, a professor who studies agriculture at the University of Iowa. “I think it’s really interesting because, finally, there are some stakes attached to this definition that have not been there before.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Secchi, this is the first attempt ever in the U.S. to ban large CAFOs outright. Other states, including North Carolina, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permitting/animal-feeding-operations/program-summary\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">have passed moratoria\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but this is the first time they would be eliminated altogether, and existing ones would have to shut down or be forced to move.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proponents of Measure J argue these kinds of large farms are inherently cruel to the animals. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mary Bull, a fruit and vegetable farmer in Sebastopol, plans to vote “yes” on J. She said she has seen photos of farms like Weber’s and doesn’t think they should exist in Sonoma County.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It’s just too crowded,” she said. “It’s just devastating, horrendous cruelty to the animals.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12011471\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12011471 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers package eggs in cartons at Weber Family Farms in Petaluma on Oct. 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.endfactoryfarming.vote/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coalition to End Factory Farming\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a group of animal rights and environmental organizations, put forward the measure. Another big sponsor is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.directactioneverywhere.com/campaigns/end-factory-farming-in-sonoma-county\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Direct Action Everywhere\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a Berkeley-based animal rights activist group known for its open rescue demonstrations. Last year, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/animal-activist-sentenced-in-conspiracy-case-involving-petaluma-poultry-far/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">the organization’s cofounder was jailed\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for breaking into Petaluma poultry farms — including Weber’s — as part of an animal welfare demonstration. \u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n[aside label=\"From the 2024 Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/sonoma,Sonoma County: Your Voter Guide to Navigate the Candidates and Issues on Your Ballot' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/02/Aside-Voter-Guide-Local-Elections-Sonoma-County-1200x1200-1.png]\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">All the large poultry and dairy farms in Sonoma County are \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2012/03/22/organic-101-what-usda-organic-label-means\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">certified organic\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — which addresses both the manner in which foods are grown and animals are raised.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As for the environmental concerns, CAFOs \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nrdc.org/resources/cafos-what-we-dont-know-hurting-us\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">are a major source\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of air and water pollution nationally. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.endfactoryfarming.vote/why-measure-j\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supporters of Measure J say\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> outlawing them in Sonoma County would benefit local waterways.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“They’re one of the most egregious trashers of the planet, and they’ve got to go,” Bull said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, according to the local water quality control board, animal agriculture does not pose an outsized threat to waterways in Sonoma County when compared to other land uses, including commercial vineyards and residential areas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s because of “very low herd densities on grazing lands, the predominance of pasture-based, organic dairies (which sharply contrasts with operations located in the Central Valley), and the ongoing implementation of the Regional Water Boards’ regulatory permitting programs for animal-based ag operations,” a spokesperson for the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote in an email to KQED. “These programs are designed to ensure that such operations do not cause or contribute to water quality impairments, and rates of compliance are relatively high.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12011473\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12011473\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ‘No on J’ sign is posted along Stony Point Road in Petaluma on Oct. 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Measure J’s opponents include the county board of supervisors, various city councils and both the Democratic and Republican parties of Sonoma County. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether it passes or not, Secchi said the measure could still have ripple effects outside of Sonoma County and even outside California. She points to other pieces of legislation that have passed via ballot measure in the state, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/AnimalCare/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">like Proposition 12\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which prohibits producing and selling meat in California from animals that were raised in “extreme confinement.” The measure faced intense backlash from the pork industry and even \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-468_5if6.pdf\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">went before the U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If a ban on large CAFOs went into effect across California, it could just displace livestock operations to places like Secchi’s home state of Iowa that have looser regulations for animal welfare, environmental pollution and even child labor laws. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“People need to also understand that depending on how you do things in California, you do have these indirect effects out of state and need to be mindful of that,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Still, she added, it’s important to keep scrutinizing the livestock industry. Most meat eaters in the U.S. don’t think hard enough about where their food comes from, she said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I do think that all this attention is a signal that people are thinking about these issues,” Secchi said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.endfactoryfarming.vote/cafos\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proponents of Measure J have identified 21 large CAFOs\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Sonoma County — including Weber’s — that fall under this CAFO definition and would be forced to downsize or shut down altogether if it passes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“This is a pretty drastic measure,” said Silvia Secchi, a professor who studies agriculture at the University of Iowa. “I think it’s really interesting because, finally, there are some stakes attached to this definition that have not been there before.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Secchi, this is the first attempt ever in the U.S. to ban large CAFOs outright. Other states, including North Carolina, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permitting/animal-feeding-operations/program-summary\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">have passed moratoria\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but this is the first time they would be eliminated altogether, and existing ones would have to shut down or be forced to move.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proponents of Measure J argue these kinds of large farms are inherently cruel to the animals. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mary Bull, a fruit and vegetable farmer in Sebastopol, plans to vote “yes” on J. She said she has seen photos of farms like Weber’s and doesn’t think they should exist in Sonoma County.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It’s just too crowded,” she said. “It’s just devastating, horrendous cruelty to the animals.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12011471\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12011471 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-31-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers package eggs in cartons at Weber Family Farms in Petaluma on Oct. 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.endfactoryfarming.vote/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coalition to End Factory Farming\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a group of animal rights and environmental organizations, put forward the measure. Another big sponsor is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.directactioneverywhere.com/campaigns/end-factory-farming-in-sonoma-county\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Direct Action Everywhere\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a Berkeley-based animal rights activist group known for its open rescue demonstrations. Last year, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/animal-activist-sentenced-in-conspiracy-case-involving-petaluma-poultry-far/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">the organization’s cofounder was jailed\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for breaking into Petaluma poultry farms — including Weber’s — as part of an animal welfare demonstration. \u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">All the large poultry and dairy farms in Sonoma County are \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2012/03/22/organic-101-what-usda-organic-label-means\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">certified organic\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — which addresses both the manner in which foods are grown and animals are raised.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As for the environmental concerns, CAFOs \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nrdc.org/resources/cafos-what-we-dont-know-hurting-us\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">are a major source\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of air and water pollution nationally. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.endfactoryfarming.vote/why-measure-j\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supporters of Measure J say\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> outlawing them in Sonoma County would benefit local waterways.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“They’re one of the most egregious trashers of the planet, and they’ve got to go,” Bull said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, according to the local water quality control board, animal agriculture does not pose an outsized threat to waterways in Sonoma County when compared to other land uses, including commercial vineyards and residential areas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s because of “very low herd densities on grazing lands, the predominance of pasture-based, organic dairies (which sharply contrasts with operations located in the Central Valley), and the ongoing implementation of the Regional Water Boards’ regulatory permitting programs for animal-based ag operations,” a spokesperson for the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote in an email to KQED. “These programs are designed to ensure that such operations do not cause or contribute to water quality impairments, and rates of compliance are relatively high.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12011473\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12011473\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20241028_MEASUREJ_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ‘No on J’ sign is posted along Stony Point Road in Petaluma on Oct. 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Measure J’s opponents include the county board of supervisors, various city councils and both the Democratic and Republican parties of Sonoma County. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether it passes or not, Secchi said the measure could still have ripple effects outside of Sonoma County and even outside California. She points to other pieces of legislation that have passed via ballot measure in the state, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/AnimalCare/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">like Proposition 12\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which prohibits producing and selling meat in California from animals that were raised in “extreme confinement.” The measure faced intense backlash from the pork industry and even \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-468_5if6.pdf\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">went before the U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If a ban on large CAFOs went into effect across California, it could just displace livestock operations to places like Secchi’s home state of Iowa that have looser regulations for animal welfare, environmental pollution and even child labor laws. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“People need to also understand that depending on how you do things in California, you do have these indirect effects out of state and need to be mindful of that,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Still, she added, it’s important to keep scrutinizing the livestock industry. 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Sick workers have reported \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/pages/Bird-Flu.aspx\">flu-like symptoms in addition to pink eye\u003c/a>. There have been no documented cases of human-to-human transmission, state health officials say, and the general public’s risk is low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current bird flu surveillance strategy places the majority of the responsibility on farmers to self-report disease among animals and employees, which is problematic, said Elizabeth Strater, a spokesperson for United Farm Workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Workers are actively avoiding testing, I can assure you,” Strater said. “We have heard directly from farmworker communities and veterinarians that they can see that there are workers out there who are sick.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers, who often have low income, can’t afford the 10-day isolation period with no pay if they are positive, Strater said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Millions of poultry have been slaughtered since the virus first took hold in California farms two years ago, and this year, the highly transmissible virus jumped to cattle, posing a new threat to those who work with the animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities have confirmed bird flu infections at 178 California dairies since it first emerged in August, according to the state Department of Food and Agriculture, and there is no sign of infections among cows slowing. The transmission from cows to humans is thought to occur through close and prolonged contact with sick animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The most concerning data we have is how little data we have,” Strater said. “Hundreds of herds have tested positive, and the number of people tested is in the dozens — that’s a problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Erica Pan, chief epidemiologist with the state health department, said about 20 to 30 people are screened weekly for various influenza variants, including bird flu, in the course of routine flu monitoring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The difference between testing for bird flu and COVID-19, which requires widespread surveillance, Pan said, is that the eye needs to be swabbed, which must be done by a clinician.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is about looking for symptoms and then testing for them instead of testing people without symptoms,” Pan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California distributes PPE for bird flu\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The state and local health departments are focusing on distributing protective gear and educating workers on how to use it, Pan said. More than 3.3 million pieces of PPE have been distributed to local health departments and farms, according to the state health department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state also deployed 5,000 doses of seasonal flu vaccine for farm workers. Although that vaccine won’t protect against bird flu, it reduces the chances of a severe coinfection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bird-flu-farmworkers-emails-tracking-human-cases-obstacles-california/\">KFF Health News\u003c/a> reported that farmers in other states have refused to cooperate with local health departments and disease investigators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tricia Stever Blattler, executive director of the Tulare County Farm Bureau, said she has not heard of any instances of local employers refusing to cooperate with authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://tchhsa.org/eng/public-health/avian-influenza-h5n1-bird-flu/\">Tulare County\u003c/a>, the nation’s largest milk producer, has been the epicenter of the outbreak among cattle and dairy workers, reporting the state’s first human cases in early October. Cases have since been reported in surrounding counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early in October, when temperatures soared above 100 degrees, it was difficult to get workers to don additional protective equipment, said Stever Blattler, but that concern has abated with cooling temperatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Dairies surprised by bird flu\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The severity of the disease for cattle and its rapid spread among herds caught the industry off-guard, Stever Blattler said, and has had “a huge economic ripple.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our dairies are really trying to fast-track their learning on the situation,” Stever Blattler said. “They’re trying to create an appropriate and safe workplace, and they’re also trying to increase the care and monitoring of the cattle itself.”[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12007854,news_11990735,news_11993547\"]Carrie Monteiro, a spokesperson for Tulare public health, said farmers in the county have cooperated with efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They really are reporting and making sure we’re getting the care to their workers and the medication to help their employees recover from this illness,” Monteiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county has increased its testing capacity to include 15 community doctors, although they are still relying on people with symptoms coming forward. If someone tests positive, they and their household are monitored for 10 days and given antiviral flu medication, Monteiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Strater said she’d like to see the state do more to assure farmworkers, who often work grueling jobs for low pay, that they will be compensated if they get sick on the job. Doing so would encourage workers to come forward if they are sick. The federal government has committed \u003ca href=\"https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/10/24/usda-hhs-fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-new-action-halt-spread-bird-flu-california-washington.html\">financial assistance to farmers\u003c/a> to help pay for lost milk, PPE and measures to prevent infection, but no such offerings have been made to workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the state Department of Industrial Relations, workers who get sick with bird flu qualify for workers’ compensation regardless of immigration status. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current bird flu surveillance strategy places the majority of the responsibility on farmers to self-report disease among animals and employees, which is problematic, said Elizabeth Strater, a spokesperson for United Farm Workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Workers are actively avoiding testing, I can assure you,” Strater said. “We have heard directly from farmworker communities and veterinarians that they can see that there are workers out there who are sick.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers, who often have low income, can’t afford the 10-day isolation period with no pay if they are positive, Strater said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Millions of poultry have been slaughtered since the virus first took hold in California farms two years ago, and this year, the highly transmissible virus jumped to cattle, posing a new threat to those who work with the animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities have confirmed bird flu infections at 178 California dairies since it first emerged in August, according to the state Department of Food and Agriculture, and there is no sign of infections among cows slowing. The transmission from cows to humans is thought to occur through close and prolonged contact with sick animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The most concerning data we have is how little data we have,” Strater said. “Hundreds of herds have tested positive, and the number of people tested is in the dozens — that’s a problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Erica Pan, chief epidemiologist with the state health department, said about 20 to 30 people are screened weekly for various influenza variants, including bird flu, in the course of routine flu monitoring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The difference between testing for bird flu and COVID-19, which requires widespread surveillance, Pan said, is that the eye needs to be swabbed, which must be done by a clinician.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is about looking for symptoms and then testing for them instead of testing people without symptoms,” Pan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California distributes PPE for bird flu\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The state and local health departments are focusing on distributing protective gear and educating workers on how to use it, Pan said. More than 3.3 million pieces of PPE have been distributed to local health departments and farms, according to the state health department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state also deployed 5,000 doses of seasonal flu vaccine for farm workers. Although that vaccine won’t protect against bird flu, it reduces the chances of a severe coinfection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bird-flu-farmworkers-emails-tracking-human-cases-obstacles-california/\">KFF Health News\u003c/a> reported that farmers in other states have refused to cooperate with local health departments and disease investigators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tricia Stever Blattler, executive director of the Tulare County Farm Bureau, said she has not heard of any instances of local employers refusing to cooperate with authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://tchhsa.org/eng/public-health/avian-influenza-h5n1-bird-flu/\">Tulare County\u003c/a>, the nation’s largest milk producer, has been the epicenter of the outbreak among cattle and dairy workers, reporting the state’s first human cases in early October. Cases have since been reported in surrounding counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early in October, when temperatures soared above 100 degrees, it was difficult to get workers to don additional protective equipment, said Stever Blattler, but that concern has abated with cooling temperatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Dairies surprised by bird flu\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The severity of the disease for cattle and its rapid spread among herds caught the industry off-guard, Stever Blattler said, and has had “a huge economic ripple.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our dairies are really trying to fast-track their learning on the situation,” Stever Blattler said. “They’re trying to create an appropriate and safe workplace, and they’re also trying to increase the care and monitoring of the cattle itself.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s been about a year since Angela Vergara anxiously opened an email in her Oakland Tech guidance counselor’s office that would change her life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was venting to her counselor about the stress of waiting for college decisions when the message from Northeastern University Oakland arrived in her inbox — she had gotten into a new partner program between the university and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland-unified-school-district\">Oakland Unified School District\u003c/a> offering admission and funding for four years of college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I cried when I saw it. I had to take a lap around the school; I could not believe it,” Vergara said this week, walking past her dorm room and the grassy, secluded campus’ mental health center. “I called my mom right away, like, ‘Mom, you won’t believe it,’ and she also cried — we all cried. It was just a really, really amazing opportunity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vergara, who moved to Oakland from the Philippines in middle school, is one of seven OUSD students who started at Northeastern’s Bay Area campus this fall through the Oakland Opportunity Scholarship Program. They are the first class to enroll in the scholarship program since Northeastern University opened on the former site of Mills College in 2022 after the two merged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vergara applied to many schools, but she was considering going to a community college for two years to lessen the financial burden on her parents, who are already putting her two sisters — all of them first-generation college students — through school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the Oakland Opportunity Scholarship Program, she will be able to graduate without debt or straining her parents’ finances. Students — who must qualify for a Pell Grant, which is awarded to students with \u003ca href=\"https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/pell\">great financial need\u003c/a> — receive free tuition, room and board for four years of education, which comes out to more than $340,000 each, according to OUSD spokesperson John Sasaki.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12011589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12011589\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241029-OAKLANDSCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS-26-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241029-OAKLANDSCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS-26-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241029-OAKLANDSCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS-26-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241029-OAKLANDSCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS-26-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241029-OAKLANDSCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS-26-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241029-OAKLANDSCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS-26-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241029-OAKLANDSCHOLARSHIPSTUDENTS-26-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The campus of Northeastern University, formerly Mills College, on Oct. 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The program is an extension of a similar one on Northeastern University’s Boston campus. Officials hope to expand the Oakland program from seven to 10 students in future years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It seemed natural when we came to Oakland to bring that kind of program here, where we’re equally invested in growing and supporting the greater Oakland community,” Northeastern Oakland Dean Daniel Sachs told KQED. “One of those ways, of course, is by supporting the youth and the students in the public school system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland public schools have had more than their share of problems. Amid steadily declining enrollment, the district faces a huge budget deficit that could lead to a proposal to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011731/oakland-school-closures-are-back-on-the-table-less-than-2-years-after-plan-was-axed\">shutter some campuses\u003c/a>, and a persistent lead contamination issue plaguing many of its schools is likely to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007326/lead-problems-in-oakland-schools-drinking-water-could-cost-over-50-million-to-fix\">cost tens of millions of dollars to fix\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many students who come up through the embattled Oakland school district don’t end up in college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2020, only about 44% of OUSD graduates enrolled in a four-year university or community college. That’s far below the 72% of Bay Area graduates who went to college that year, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12011731 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/GettyImages-1382772776.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year’s figures showed improvement, with about 35% of OUSD’s graduating seniors enrolling in four-year universities and 20% more in two-year programs, but Oakland is still behind the curve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A scholarship model like the Oakland Opportunity program, though, helps students not only get into college but earn a degree, said Tolani Britton, a professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of what the research tells us is that it’s not simply that students need more information to get to and through college. They need wraparound services,” she said. “Students are actually guaranteed housing, food, tuition and fees so that they can put their energies in many ways towards succeeding in that environment as opposed to trying to figure out how they stay there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scholarship students applied through the general Northeastern application and selected the Oakland campus as their top choice for their first year. Most were nominated by a counselor or another staff member at their high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the OUSD students complete their first year in Oakland, they can choose to stay in the Bay Area or transfer to any of Northeastern’s 13 campuses in three countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If more local students attend college close to home and potentially join the workforce there after they graduate, it benefits the whole community economically, Britton said. But whether they stay in the area or not, it can also affect future generations of students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In addition to the resources you’re bringing after you graduate to your family, there’s also, I absolutely believe, a role model factor, particularly if you’re still local,” Britton said. “You may have that younger cousin who didn’t necessarily see four-year college as a possibility. That younger cousin then sees you graduate and the opportunity that you had. 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Vergara isn’t 100% sure what she wants to pursue after graduation, but she said she hopes to explore law during her co-op semester.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The campus is in the heart of Boston, which opens you up to so many opportunities,” she said. “There’s lots of law firms there that [Northeastern] has connections with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she’s in Oakland, though, she’s already taking full advantage of the school’s resources. She’s a part of the campus’ Trailblazer Program, which connects first-generation students before they begin their first year and provides them with additional advising and monthly meetings to learn about campus resources.[aside postID=news_12007326 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240827-OUSD-LEAD-FOLO-MD-03-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vergara took a school-sponsored trip to Lake Tahoe this fall and has joined clubs on campus, like the Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship, whose tech networking event she was headed to with her roommate Tuesday afternoon. 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"content": "\u003cp>Standing at the banks of the North Fork Eel River in a remote section of Mendocino County, Michelle Merrifield dipped her feet into the cool, clear water. It may have been the first time an Indigenous person accessed this section of the river in over 150 years. This particular stretch of water has long been held privately by ranchers until it passed into the hands of \u003ca href=\"https://wildlandsconservancy.org/\">The Wildlands Conservancy\u003c/a>, a conservation group, in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Theresa’s ancestors called this river Xa-Cho. “That river is the blood pumping through Mother Earth to give it life,” she said. “And that’s in our DNA, that river. We are river people and salmon people. And that’s what we used to survive for generations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the state of California is laying the groundwork to build a 307-mile hiking trail that would run alongside this river. \u003ca href=\"https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/\">The Great Redwood Trail \u003c/a>(GRT) would begin in Marin County and continue north through Sonoma, Mendocino, and Trinity counties, concluding in northern Humboldt County. It would follow the tracks of the now-defunct Northwestern Pacific Railroad, and if completed, it would become the longest rail trail in the nation. But the creation of the trail is unearthing painful memories for local Indigenous tribes who once called this land home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12009348 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05.jpg\" alt=\"A rusted metal crane with a yellow tip in a grassy landscape.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abandoned heavy machinery like this crane, found near Dos Rios in Mendocino, would have to be removed by the Great Redwood Trail Agency. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since time immemorial, Indigenous tribes like the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone (collectively known as The Eel River Athapaskans) lived in hundreds of villages scattered along the banks of the Xa-Cho and its many tributaries. They cultivated thriving populations of salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey. They also built dugout canoes from redwood trees, using them to travel up and down the river for commerce and ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the 1850s, these tribes were forcibly displaced by white colonizers and state militias, who massacred Indigenous people and razed villages along the Xa-Cho, which they re-named the Eel River (mistaking local lampreys for eels). This violence was funded and supported by the state and federal governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colonizers engaged in gold mining and cattle ranching, then timber logging, which became the dominant economic engine of the region by the late 1800s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12009342 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup of a railroad track in a forest landscape.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Great Redwood Trail would be built alongside the railroad tracks, allowing public access to some remote areas of Northern California for the first time. The train tracks would be preserved through rail-banking, which allows for future railroad use. \u003ccite>(Anthony Wells)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To capitalize off of an increasingly productive lumber trade, a railroad was carved into the rugged landscape starting in 1905. The Northwestern Pacific traversed a wide variety of terrain, from rolling hills and plains to redwood forests to rocky northern coasts. However, the most difficult-to-build section of the railroad was a 75-mile stretch known as the Eel River Canyon. This steep-walled area is geologically unstable and prone to massive landslides and washouts. Despite the difficulty of the terrain, the railroad persevered, completing construction in 1915.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ironically, the “golden spike ceremony” planned to celebrate the railroad’s completion was delayed by a landslide. And it wouldn’t be the last time natural forces disrupted this rail line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At many times, it was the most expensive line in the entire nation to maintain, just because of all the landslides,” explained Alicia Haman, executive director of the non-profit \u003ca href=\"https://eelriver.org/\">Friends of the Eel River\u003c/a>. “There were a lot of fatal incidents, with rail cars ending up in the river, and so it just became a huge burden.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, kayakers often navigate from the headwaters in Mendocino National Forest to the river’s end in Humboldt Bay. Along the way, they have to dodge twisted rail lines, collapsed culverts, and entire train cars submerged in the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not just boaters who are impacted by these hazards. According to Haman, this industrial waste is wreaking havoc on the environment, leaching toxic chemicals into the water and impacting fish habitat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are lots and lots of small tributaries to the main stem that have been blocked off. The fish can’t get up there to access the habitat that exists,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03.jpg\" alt=\"A view of a train bridge and tunnel going into a mountain.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A train bridge near the meeting point of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity Counties. Train tunnels provide a challenge to the GRT because they are frequently filled with debris and have also become habitats for wild animals like bats, which the government would have to relocate. \u003ccite>(Anthony Wells)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For these reasons, Haman’s organization supports the idea of building the Great Redwood Trail. That’s because the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), the government agency responsible for building the trail, would also be mandated to clean up the river.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Absent the trail project, much of this [debris] would never be cleaned up, and it would just stay here,” Haman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The GRTA would also perform fish habitat remediation, which could increase salmon and steelhead trout populations, a priority for environmentalists, who have a \u003ca href=\"https://www.themomentum.com/story-a/indigenous-voices-sustaining-californias-past-and-future\">long legacy in the region\u003c/a> fighting to protect native fish, redwood trees, and other vulnerable natural resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local Indigenous tribes have been at the center of many battles – past and present – to protect natural resources. And while cleaning up the Xa-Cho is a priority for the tribes with ancestral ties to the river, a serious debate is unfolding over whether a hiking trail is the best way to accomplish that goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tribal people are no longer in that area, or haven’t been in over 100 years, because we were herded like cattle out of that area for landowners, loggers, and miners,” said Michelle Merrifield, a Wailacki descendent and member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08.jpg\" alt=\"An indigenous woman wearing a turquoise shirt stands outside in nature.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wailacki activist Michelle Merrifield stands at a viewpoint overlooking a remote stretch of the Eel River in Mendocino County. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michelle is leading a \u003ca href=\"https://mendofever.com/2024/06/02/leave-the-wildyou-already-took-enough-land-native-voices-challenge-the-great-redwood-trail/\">coalition of Native people\u003c/a> to stop the Great Redwood Trail from being built. At the core of their argument is frustration over not having access to their ancestral lands for over 100 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, over 50% of the Xa-Cho or Eel River is privately owned, according to Friends of the Eel River. In the more remote Eel River Canyon, there are few sections of riverfront that are accessible to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the Eel River watershed, there are hundreds of former Indigenous villages, burial grounds, and ceremonial sites. Many of them are located along the old Northwestern Pacific railroad tracks that have since become the GRT right-of-way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the demise of the Northwestern Pacific, the land was acquired by the state, which at one point tried to maintain the railroad tracks but failed to do so. The idea of a rail trail gained momentum, and in 2022, the state began a process known as railbanking, by which railroad tracks and other key infrastructure were preserved for future use, but alternative uses – like a hiking trail – would be allowed in the interim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, if the GRT were to be built, there is no guarantee it would remain a trail forever because the land could revert back to railroad use in the future. However, public officials said this is highly unlikely due to the cost and risk associated with maintaining the Northwestern Pacific line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12009347 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04.jpg\" alt=\"An upward view of redwood trees in a forest.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Humboldt County is famous for its Redwood trees, many of which were cut down for lumber during the 20th century and transported via the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If built, the Great Redwood Trail would open up vast sections of the Xa-Cho or Eel River to the public for the first time. Indigenous cultural sites along the path could also be exposed to foot traffic. The GRTA said it will protect these sites with proper signage and interpretative sites, but tribal members said this does not go far enough to ensure that sensitive Native areas are protected from destruction and looting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GRT proponents imagine hikers, horseback riders, bicyclists, and others enjoying this land for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for the Indigenous people who were forcibly displaced from their ancestral land after years of violent colonialism, prioritizing public access over tribal access resurfaces old wounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s people that are feeling threatened by being plowed over by this force that’s plowed over us in the past,” said Perry Lincoln, Wailacki descendant and leader of the Kinesté Coalition, a Native community group. “Now, it’s kind of a different situation, but in one sense, it’s the same situation. The Great Redwood Trail… it’s not a good idea.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking at a local community meeting where tribal members came together with property owners and government officials, Lincoln told the story of his grandfather, a Native leader named Lassik, who led a fierce resistance to colonial encroachment. Lassik was eventually killed by colonizers in the same area where the meeting was being held, a place the colonizers named Fort Seward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indigenous people have found common ground with white property owners, who are also wary of the impact the public trail will have on lands they have long controlled and kept private.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community meetings organized around the Great Redwood Trail are facilitating some of the first face-to-face conversations between Native people and white landowners in decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peggy Satterly is a local property owner whose parents bought a ranch along the Eel River over 80 years ago. She was visibly moved after hearing Perry Lincoln speak about the violent history of Fort Seward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought of owning the land as pushing you off the land,” Satterly said. I’m bitter and protective of this land. As I know that you guys are, too. And I’ll do anything to help you to protect your sites and your places. The river is your river. It’s not my river.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landowners said they are concerned about fire danger and littering, while Indigenous people emphasize the risk to important cultural areas that contain grave sites and priceless artifacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want people to work together,” Lincoln continued. “We don’t want there to be some division between native and non-native. Reviving our culture means land access. It means working with landowners that have a longstanding interest in the land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For its part, the GRTA said it is committed to speaking and working with Native tribes throughout the process of developing the trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an email, executive director of the GRTA Elaine Hogan wrote, “Over the past 2+ years, we have been in contact with about 40 California Native American Tribes and tribal organizations (which includes ‘unrecognized’ tribes). That doesn’t just mean sending a letter or email, but following up via phone and in-person visits, presentations at tribal council meetings, and meetings with tribal government staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009349\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06.jpg\" alt=\"A view of a river with large rocks around the grassy landscape.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Eel River from Route 162 on the way to the Round Valley Reservation where Michelle Merrifield lives. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michelle Merrifield, a Round Valley tribal member who is leading the opposition to the trail, disputes this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve written some letters to the Great Redwood Trail back in November and December [2023], and we didn’t get any answers back,” she said. “We went to some meetings that the GRTA had in Ukiah and Eureka and were given three minutes to voice our opinion and comments on the trail. And to me, that’s not sufficient consultation with the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Xa-Cho or Eel River Canyon is the most contentious segment of the trail, other segments have already been built or are presently under construction. Much of the GRT would involve constructing new trails, but other sections involve simply connecting pre-existing trails and paths. This includes sections of a paved multi-use trail in Ukiah, and the Humboldt Bay Trail between Eureka and Arcata.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The segment of trail that would traverse the Eel River Canyon is still several years away from construction, if it gets built at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Mike McGuire, a key supporter of the GRT, said that paved multi-use sections that could accommodate pedestrians, bicycles, and other uses could cost up to $900,000 per mile of trail, while more rugged backcountry sections would cost closer to around $300,000 per mile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even in remote, backcountry sections like the Eel River Canyon, infrastructure projects like parking lots, public restrooms, camping areas and day-use sites could potentially transform the landscape, along with the daily lives of those who live alongside the trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://greatredwoodtrailplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Great-Redwood-Trail-Draft-Master-Plan_Accessible-compressed.pdf\">Draft Master Plan\u003c/a> published by the GRTA claims the trail would generate $169,000 per day in revenue and that small towns and communities that have struggled due to the collapse of cannabis prices would benefit the most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the Round Valley Reservation in Covelo, Michelle Merrifield reflected back on her experience touching that remote section of the Eel River for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was so breathtaking. It’s awesome. I would love to share that. But I just can’t trust people would treat it the way I would treat it. These trees are talking to us, the river is talking to us, the rocks are talking to us. Everything comes alive to me out there. And it sickens me that they’re going to have people just traipsing up and down there who are just hikers or thrill seekers.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Standing at the banks of the North Fork Eel River in a remote section of Mendocino County, Michelle Merrifield dipped her feet into the cool, clear water. It may have been the first time an Indigenous person accessed this section of the river in over 150 years. This particular stretch of water has long been held privately by ranchers until it passed into the hands of \u003ca href=\"https://wildlandsconservancy.org/\">The Wildlands Conservancy\u003c/a>, a conservation group, in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Theresa’s ancestors called this river Xa-Cho. “That river is the blood pumping through Mother Earth to give it life,” she said. “And that’s in our DNA, that river. We are river people and salmon people. And that’s what we used to survive for generations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the state of California is laying the groundwork to build a 307-mile hiking trail that would run alongside this river. \u003ca href=\"https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/\">The Great Redwood Trail \u003c/a>(GRT) would begin in Marin County and continue north through Sonoma, Mendocino, and Trinity counties, concluding in northern Humboldt County. It would follow the tracks of the now-defunct Northwestern Pacific Railroad, and if completed, it would become the longest rail trail in the nation. But the creation of the trail is unearthing painful memories for local Indigenous tribes who once called this land home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12009348 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05.jpg\" alt=\"A rusted metal crane with a yellow tip in a grassy landscape.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-05-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abandoned heavy machinery like this crane, found near Dos Rios in Mendocino, would have to be removed by the Great Redwood Trail Agency. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since time immemorial, Indigenous tribes like the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone (collectively known as The Eel River Athapaskans) lived in hundreds of villages scattered along the banks of the Xa-Cho and its many tributaries. They cultivated thriving populations of salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey. They also built dugout canoes from redwood trees, using them to travel up and down the river for commerce and ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the 1850s, these tribes were forcibly displaced by white colonizers and state militias, who massacred Indigenous people and razed villages along the Xa-Cho, which they re-named the Eel River (mistaking local lampreys for eels). This violence was funded and supported by the state and federal governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colonizers engaged in gold mining and cattle ranching, then timber logging, which became the dominant economic engine of the region by the late 1800s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12009342 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup of a railroad track in a forest landscape.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-02-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Great Redwood Trail would be built alongside the railroad tracks, allowing public access to some remote areas of Northern California for the first time. The train tracks would be preserved through rail-banking, which allows for future railroad use. \u003ccite>(Anthony Wells)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To capitalize off of an increasingly productive lumber trade, a railroad was carved into the rugged landscape starting in 1905. The Northwestern Pacific traversed a wide variety of terrain, from rolling hills and plains to redwood forests to rocky northern coasts. However, the most difficult-to-build section of the railroad was a 75-mile stretch known as the Eel River Canyon. This steep-walled area is geologically unstable and prone to massive landslides and washouts. Despite the difficulty of the terrain, the railroad persevered, completing construction in 1915.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ironically, the “golden spike ceremony” planned to celebrate the railroad’s completion was delayed by a landslide. And it wouldn’t be the last time natural forces disrupted this rail line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At many times, it was the most expensive line in the entire nation to maintain, just because of all the landslides,” explained Alicia Haman, executive director of the non-profit \u003ca href=\"https://eelriver.org/\">Friends of the Eel River\u003c/a>. “There were a lot of fatal incidents, with rail cars ending up in the river, and so it just became a huge burden.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, kayakers often navigate from the headwaters in Mendocino National Forest to the river’s end in Humboldt Bay. Along the way, they have to dodge twisted rail lines, collapsed culverts, and entire train cars submerged in the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not just boaters who are impacted by these hazards. According to Haman, this industrial waste is wreaking havoc on the environment, leaching toxic chemicals into the water and impacting fish habitat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are lots and lots of small tributaries to the main stem that have been blocked off. The fish can’t get up there to access the habitat that exists,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03.jpg\" alt=\"A view of a train bridge and tunnel going into a mountain.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-AW-03-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A train bridge near the meeting point of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity Counties. Train tunnels provide a challenge to the GRT because they are frequently filled with debris and have also become habitats for wild animals like bats, which the government would have to relocate. \u003ccite>(Anthony Wells)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For these reasons, Haman’s organization supports the idea of building the Great Redwood Trail. That’s because the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), the government agency responsible for building the trail, would also be mandated to clean up the river.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Absent the trail project, much of this [debris] would never be cleaned up, and it would just stay here,” Haman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The GRTA would also perform fish habitat remediation, which could increase salmon and steelhead trout populations, a priority for environmentalists, who have a \u003ca href=\"https://www.themomentum.com/story-a/indigenous-voices-sustaining-californias-past-and-future\">long legacy in the region\u003c/a> fighting to protect native fish, redwood trees, and other vulnerable natural resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local Indigenous tribes have been at the center of many battles – past and present – to protect natural resources. And while cleaning up the Xa-Cho is a priority for the tribes with ancestral ties to the river, a serious debate is unfolding over whether a hiking trail is the best way to accomplish that goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tribal people are no longer in that area, or haven’t been in over 100 years, because we were herded like cattle out of that area for landowners, loggers, and miners,” said Michelle Merrifield, a Wailacki descendent and member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08.jpg\" alt=\"An indigenous woman wearing a turquoise shirt stands outside in nature.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-08-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wailacki activist Michelle Merrifield stands at a viewpoint overlooking a remote stretch of the Eel River in Mendocino County. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michelle is leading a \u003ca href=\"https://mendofever.com/2024/06/02/leave-the-wildyou-already-took-enough-land-native-voices-challenge-the-great-redwood-trail/\">coalition of Native people\u003c/a> to stop the Great Redwood Trail from being built. At the core of their argument is frustration over not having access to their ancestral lands for over 100 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, over 50% of the Xa-Cho or Eel River is privately owned, according to Friends of the Eel River. In the more remote Eel River Canyon, there are few sections of riverfront that are accessible to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the Eel River watershed, there are hundreds of former Indigenous villages, burial grounds, and ceremonial sites. Many of them are located along the old Northwestern Pacific railroad tracks that have since become the GRT right-of-way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the demise of the Northwestern Pacific, the land was acquired by the state, which at one point tried to maintain the railroad tracks but failed to do so. The idea of a rail trail gained momentum, and in 2022, the state began a process known as railbanking, by which railroad tracks and other key infrastructure were preserved for future use, but alternative uses – like a hiking trail – would be allowed in the interim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, if the GRT were to be built, there is no guarantee it would remain a trail forever because the land could revert back to railroad use in the future. However, public officials said this is highly unlikely due to the cost and risk associated with maintaining the Northwestern Pacific line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12009347 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04.jpg\" alt=\"An upward view of redwood trees in a forest.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-04-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Humboldt County is famous for its Redwood trees, many of which were cut down for lumber during the 20th century and transported via the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If built, the Great Redwood Trail would open up vast sections of the Xa-Cho or Eel River to the public for the first time. Indigenous cultural sites along the path could also be exposed to foot traffic. The GRTA said it will protect these sites with proper signage and interpretative sites, but tribal members said this does not go far enough to ensure that sensitive Native areas are protected from destruction and looting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GRT proponents imagine hikers, horseback riders, bicyclists, and others enjoying this land for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for the Indigenous people who were forcibly displaced from their ancestral land after years of violent colonialism, prioritizing public access over tribal access resurfaces old wounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s people that are feeling threatened by being plowed over by this force that’s plowed over us in the past,” said Perry Lincoln, Wailacki descendant and leader of the Kinesté Coalition, a Native community group. “Now, it’s kind of a different situation, but in one sense, it’s the same situation. The Great Redwood Trail… it’s not a good idea.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking at a local community meeting where tribal members came together with property owners and government officials, Lincoln told the story of his grandfather, a Native leader named Lassik, who led a fierce resistance to colonial encroachment. Lassik was eventually killed by colonizers in the same area where the meeting was being held, a place the colonizers named Fort Seward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indigenous people have found common ground with white property owners, who are also wary of the impact the public trail will have on lands they have long controlled and kept private.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community meetings organized around the Great Redwood Trail are facilitating some of the first face-to-face conversations between Native people and white landowners in decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peggy Satterly is a local property owner whose parents bought a ranch along the Eel River over 80 years ago. She was visibly moved after hearing Perry Lincoln speak about the violent history of Fort Seward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought of owning the land as pushing you off the land,” Satterly said. I’m bitter and protective of this land. As I know that you guys are, too. And I’ll do anything to help you to protect your sites and your places. The river is your river. It’s not my river.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landowners said they are concerned about fire danger and littering, while Indigenous people emphasize the risk to important cultural areas that contain grave sites and priceless artifacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want people to work together,” Lincoln continued. “We don’t want there to be some division between native and non-native. Reviving our culture means land access. It means working with landowners that have a longstanding interest in the land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For its part, the GRTA said it is committed to speaking and working with Native tribes throughout the process of developing the trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an email, executive director of the GRTA Elaine Hogan wrote, “Over the past 2+ years, we have been in contact with about 40 California Native American Tribes and tribal organizations (which includes ‘unrecognized’ tribes). That doesn’t just mean sending a letter or email, but following up via phone and in-person visits, presentations at tribal council meetings, and meetings with tribal government staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009349\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06.jpg\" alt=\"A view of a river with large rocks around the grassy landscape.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241014-GREAT-REDWOOD-TRAIL-SA-06-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Eel River from Route 162 on the way to the Round Valley Reservation where Michelle Merrifield lives. \u003ccite>(Sam Anderson for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michelle Merrifield, a Round Valley tribal member who is leading the opposition to the trail, disputes this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve written some letters to the Great Redwood Trail back in November and December [2023], and we didn’t get any answers back,” she said. “We went to some meetings that the GRTA had in Ukiah and Eureka and were given three minutes to voice our opinion and comments on the trail. And to me, that’s not sufficient consultation with the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Xa-Cho or Eel River Canyon is the most contentious segment of the trail, other segments have already been built or are presently under construction. Much of the GRT would involve constructing new trails, but other sections involve simply connecting pre-existing trails and paths. This includes sections of a paved multi-use trail in Ukiah, and the Humboldt Bay Trail between Eureka and Arcata.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The segment of trail that would traverse the Eel River Canyon is still several years away from construction, if it gets built at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Mike McGuire, a key supporter of the GRT, said that paved multi-use sections that could accommodate pedestrians, bicycles, and other uses could cost up to $900,000 per mile of trail, while more rugged backcountry sections would cost closer to around $300,000 per mile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even in remote, backcountry sections like the Eel River Canyon, infrastructure projects like parking lots, public restrooms, camping areas and day-use sites could potentially transform the landscape, along with the daily lives of those who live alongside the trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://greatredwoodtrailplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Great-Redwood-Trail-Draft-Master-Plan_Accessible-compressed.pdf\">Draft Master Plan\u003c/a> published by the GRTA claims the trail would generate $169,000 per day in revenue and that small towns and communities that have struggled due to the collapse of cannabis prices would benefit the most.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the Round Valley Reservation in Covelo, Michelle Merrifield reflected back on her experience touching that remote section of the Eel River for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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