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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060657/elecciones-2025-cometio-un-error-al-llenar-su-boleta-electoral-le-explicamos-como-corregirlo\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]E[/dropcap]lection Day — your last day to vote — is on Tuesday, Nov. 4. And if you’re a registered California voter, your ballot should arrive in your mailbox soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if you make a mistake on your ballot as you’re filling it out? Or are you just not sure how to fill it out in the first place?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot. Or jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">What are my Bay Area county’s rules on fixing ballot mistakes?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#signature-problem-ballot\">What happens if I messed up my signature on my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#date-on-ballot-envelope\">I’m worried I wrote the wrong date on my ballot’s envelope\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for information about what’s on your ballot, take a look at KQED’s guides to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which proposes redrawing California’s congressional district lines (for all California voters)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">Measure A,\u003c/a> which proposes Santa Clara County increases its sales tax to fund county services (for Santa Clara voters only.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(And if you want to make sure you’re actually registered to vote correctly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">read our 2024 guide to checking your voter registration \u003c/a>— including why you might need to re-register.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006905\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006905\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident fills out their mail-in ballot. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">\u003c/a>I messed up. How do I fix a mistake on my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First, don’t panic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People make mistakes on ballots, and they also find good ways to correct them. The job of county elections officials — once they’ve verified your signature — is to make sure your ballot can be read correctly. If that means that your corrections on your ballot have resulted in readability issues, officials working in teams of two will actually remake it for you according to the intent you’ve signaled with your corrections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main thing to know is that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to fixing a mistake on your ballot in California — how a voter corrects a goof is up to the county, and those instructions vary from place to place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your own county’s advice for how to fix a mistake on your ballot is almost certainly printed \u003cem>on\u003c/em> your ballot, so check there first. But here’s what each county’s registrar told KQED in 2024 about fixing a mistake, so scroll down to find your county or use the quick links below. If they sent us a visual guide, we’ve included that, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you have a specific question about your ballot that isn’t answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local county elections office for advice and instructions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11842571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident hands their mail-in ballot to a US Postal Service employee. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County’s ballot instructs voters to request a fresh ballot if they make a mistake, rather than try to correct it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">Jump straight to how you can get a new ballot\u003c/a>. You can also call the Alameda County Registrar of Voters at 510-267-8683 or 800-345-VOTE(8683) with questions about your individual ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you make a mistake, Contra Costa County Registrar Kristin Connelly told KQED that “A simple X through the oval of the incorrect choice and a filled-in oval on their correct choice is enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[A]s long as we can determine what the voter’s intent is, we can make sure we count their vote correctly,” Connelly said. But if you’re still worried about your vote, you can always \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">ask for a replacement ballot,\u003c/a> to either mail back or use to vote in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s totally up to the voter and what makes them comfortable and secure that their vote will be counted,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Tuteur, Napa County Registrar of Voters, said that if someone makes a mistake on their ballot, like marking Yes when they meant to mark No, “they should circle the correct choice and draw an arrow to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county’s vote-counting machines — technically known as “optical scanner ballot tabulators” — will automatically flag and forward any ballot that shows an “overvote” like this (i.e., when a race has more answers than is permitted) to staff who are trained to adjudicate these things, and work out what that voter intended with their correction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This process is all documented, Tuteur said, so elections staff always know which adjudicator reviewed which ballot and what they decided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Goltiao, associate communications officer with Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters, said you can “correct it by crossing out the wrong choice and filling out the correct oval as shown in the picture” below. You should not sign or initial the correction, Goltiao said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005425\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT-160x32.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Santa Clara County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(Santa Clara Department of Elections)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> by calling 408-299-VOTE (8683) or toll-free 866-430-VOTE(8683). “Voters may also use the Remote Accessible Vote by Mail System (RAVBM) to download a copy of the ballot that can be printed and returned by mail,” Goltiao said. \u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/vote-mail/how-mark-your-vote-mail-ballot\">Read more information for Santa Clara voters about marking and returning ballots.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[V]oters can \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request replacement ballots\u003c/a> if they make a mistake marking a selection,” San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz told KQED. You can request a new ballot in person at your polling place and, from the San Francisco elections office at City Hall, and by \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/departments/department-elections\">calling or emailing the Department of Election (scroll to the bottom of this link for contact details.) \u003c/a>You can also use their \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/portal/\">Voter Portal\u003c/a> online to request a replacement ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if a voter doesn’t want to — or can’t — request a replacement ballot, Arntz said, “We tell them they can also cross out the incorrect selection, fill in the correct oval, and note on the card they made a mistake.” The reason this is OK, Artnz said, is because the vote-counting machines will recognize and flag any ballot that contains more than the allowed number of votes for a particular race. The ballot is then “moved to manual review or adjudication,” and elections staffers will personally look at the ballot to work out what the voter meant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When voters indicate they made a mistake, our personnel will remedy the overvote to reflect the voters’ intent, and the card is then tabulated,” Artnz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006099\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006099\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-800x180.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1020x229.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-160x36.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1536x345.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How San Mateo County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(San Mateo County)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mark Church, San Mateo County’s assessor-county clerk-recorder and chief elections officer told KQED that “any additional markings a voter makes including an ‘X’ through a selection choice on the ballot” will cause the ballot to get flagged and placed in a “challenged” status. Then your ballot is sent to one of the county’s adjudication stations, where a staffer will determine how you meant to vote with your markings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thus, it is preferred that a voter \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> if they make a mistake in marking their ballot,” Church said — which you can do in person by \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">visiting one of the county’s 49 Vote Centers\u003c/a> or calling the Elections Office at 650-312-5222.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[L]ike lots of things, it kind of depends on the case and how close to election day it is,” Solano County Assistant Registrar of Voters John Gardner told KQED. But as a general rule, he encourages Solano voters to \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/registrar-voters\">“call our office and talk to staff so we can go through the options” or email them. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your options, which an elections staffer can go over with you, include writing notes on your ballot to make your intention clear (“i.e., add arrows to the correct choice and write ‘I want this one’ next to it or something like that,” Gardner said, so the human reviewing your ballot can understand it). You also will have ways to \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">receive a new ballot, \u003c/a>including requesting a totally fresh one, using a sample ballot or even printing a new one yourself from a secure site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[W]e do have a lot of options for voters, but it’s really best for them to get in touch with us to help them understand all the possibilities based on their situation and needs,” Gardner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters should put an X over the incorrect choice and mark the correct one,” said Deva Proto, clerk-recorder-assessor and registrar of voters of Sonoma County. “Voters can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a>, if they feel more comfortable with that, or go to any in-person location to vote or get a replacement ballot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, there’s \u003cem>always\u003c/em> this option …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin County voters “can X out the mistake and mark the correct vote,” Lynda Roberts, registrar of voters, told KQED. “As long as we can see their intent, we can count the vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin voters “should not initial or write their name next to the change, however, since ballots are to remain anonymous,” Roberts said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-get-new-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I just want a new ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’ve made a big mistake on your ballot — too big to fix — your best plan of action may be to focus on getting a new one. You can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call your county elections office and ask them to cancel that ballot and issue a new one to you\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to your county elections office with your spoiled ballot during business hours and vote right there at the counter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Take advantage of the early voting options available in many counties\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to a voting site on Election Day, turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new ballot\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also do this if you’ve accidentally damaged your ballot in some way (coffee spills happen.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843241\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident puts on an ‘I Voted!’ sticker after completing their mail-in ballot. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"signature-problem-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I have problems with my signature?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When you’re done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope (\u003cem>not\u003c/em> the ballot itself, as they are meant to stay anonymous.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a few big mistakes people can make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot envelope\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Accidentally signing the wrong ballot envelope in their household (i.e., mixing up your ballot with your partner’s or roommate’s ballot) or\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Making a signature that doesn’t match the signature they made when they registered to vote.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Why \u003cem>wouldn’t\u003c/em> your signature match the one on file? If you registered to vote at a young age, maybe your signature has changed over time. Or perhaps you registered to vote at the DMV and provided your signature on a screen with a stylus, which doesn’t quite replicate how you’d make your signature with a pen on paper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you registered this way, one simple way to avoid any signature problems is to take a quick glance at the signature that’s on your driver’s license or state ID — because that’s usually the one you want your ballot signature to match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you didn’t register at the DMV, that signature on your most recent license or state ID is still very likely the one to emulate. That’s because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV \u003cem>currently\u003c/em> has for you, and this information is regularly updated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To further set your mind at rest, know that California isn’t an “exact match” state and doesn’t demand voters’ signatures 100% replicate the signature that’s on file.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What if I just don’t know my ‘correct’ signature I’m registered to vote with?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re \u003cem>really\u003c/em> worried about the signature on your envelope not matching the signature you’re registered to vote with, there are two good solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: If it’s on or before Oct. 20, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">re-register to vote with your current signature\u003c/a> to be sure that the state now has your most recent one on file. If you are re-registering after Oct. 20, you’d need to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> process (also known as “conditional voting”) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two: In 2021, Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, told us there’s another solution if you’re worried about your signature: Go vote in person, if you’re able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because the signature only goes on your ballot’s \u003cem>envelope\u003c/em> — and if you’re voting in person, that ballot goes straight into the ballot box without needing an envelope at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So if you want that satisfaction of seeing your ballot drop in the box and know that it’s not going to get held up because of some signature issue, you can go and vote in person,” Alexander said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Thanks, KQED: I already mailed my ballot, but now I’m paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Rest assured: There’s a whole system in place to help you correct your mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your county’s election office detects a signature mismatch on your ballot, they’ll reach out to you via mail to verify and work with you to correct it so that your ballot can be counted after all. It’s called “curing” a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This system is also applied when it looks like a member of a voter’s family might have signed their ballot instead of the voter. This happens a \u003cem>surprising\u003c/em> amount when one household has several voters who all receive a ballot in the mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One way to get peace of mind: \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a>, and you’ll find out about any issues with your ballot or your signature quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"date-on-ballot-envelope\">\u003c/a>I think I put the wrong date on my envelope\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your date of birth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you’re worried you messed up the date, don’t worry. Elections officials said that the date they’re \u003cem>really\u003c/em> looking for is the date that the ballot is postmarked to make sure it was submitted on time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election officials will only truly scrutinize the date you’ve written if they receive your ballot \u003cem>after\u003c/em> Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you haven’t mailed your envelope yet, it’s an easy fix: Just clearly cross out the incorrect date on the envelope and write in the correct one above it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if I use assistive technology to complete forms?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Getting physical assistance with filling out your ballot from someone you trust is always fine, whether you’re voting at home or at a voting site. You just need to make sure your signature is your own and matches the one you’re registered to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled voters can also choose to use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail \u003c/a>system to vote privately and independently at home, using their usual assistive device on their home computer to fill out the ballot on their screen and then print and mail it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every voting location in California is also equipped with an accessible voting unit. Here, voters who are blind, have low vision or have a disability that affects their dexterity can use an assistive device of their choice to vote privately and independently.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I make sure my mail-in ballot gets there on time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember, one of the main reasons ballots are disqualified is because voters mail them too late — either after mailboxes have been collected on Election Day or after Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be counted in this election, your ballot must be postmarked on Nov. 4 at the latest. Your ballot has seven days — until Nov. 11 \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">— \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">to reach your county elections office.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So in this election, it’s more important than ever to make sure you have a plan to vote on time — and if you’re not voting in person, that means making sure your ballot is in a USPS mailbox, \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">a secure voting drop box, at a polling location\u003c/a> or your county elections office by the time polls close on Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re choosing to mail your ballot via USPS, keep in mind that the Postal Service must postmark your ballot envelope by the end of Election Day for your vote to count — and the last collection at many mailboxes is 5 p.m. So if it’s getting late on Nov. 4, consider using a county drop box instead of a USPS mailbox.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A few other common ballot mistakes to watch out for …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you use a black or blue pen:\u003c/strong> It reads better, and it doesn’t slow workers down when they have to check to see what voter intent was. (Don’t use a felt-tip or a Sharpie that bleeds through the paper and marks other pages on your ballot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t mail an empty envelope:\u003c/strong> It does happen. Keeping your envelope and your ballot together in your home might be a helpful way of avoiding this problem. And, of course, when you’re ready to mail your ballot, make sure it’s actually inside the envelope before you seal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t bother with a stamp:\u003c/strong> Your ballot envelope is postage-paid. You don’t need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>And again, make sure you’re filling out the ballot — and signing the envelope — with \u003cem>your\u003c/em> name on it:\u003c/strong> It’s common to see roommates or family members accidentally mix up their ballot materials on the kitchen counter. So make sure you’re filling out the ballot and signing the envelope that bears your name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11879395\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao holds her ‘I Voted’ sticker after voting in Oakland on Oct. 27, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>And remember, you don’t \u003cem>have\u003c/em> to vote by mail\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">every registered voter in California now receives a mail-in ballot by default \u003c/a>without having to request it as in previous years. But voting by mail is still one option open to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still absolutely vote in person, either at an early voting location before or on Election Day. If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma, Vote Centers in your county open on Oct. 25 (or earlier in some cases), where you can go in person. Assigned voting locations will open a little later in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano for those counties’ voters, although some early voting sites will be available in those counties — for example, at your county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">See where early voting will open in your county.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>Contact your county directly\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). You can also email elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/\">Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-565-6800 or toll-free at 800-750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bookmark \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/election-dates-and-resources\">the state’s full list of deadlines for the Nov. 4 election.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot. Or jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">What are my Bay Area county’s rules on fixing ballot mistakes?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#signature-problem-ballot\">What happens if I messed up my signature on my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#date-on-ballot-envelope\">I’m worried I wrote the wrong date on my ballot’s envelope\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for information about what’s on your ballot, take a look at KQED’s guides to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which proposes redrawing California’s congressional district lines (for all California voters)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">Measure A,\u003c/a> which proposes Santa Clara County increases its sales tax to fund county services (for Santa Clara voters only.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(And if you want to make sure you’re actually registered to vote correctly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">read our 2024 guide to checking your voter registration \u003c/a>— including why you might need to re-register.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006905\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006905\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident fills out their mail-in ballot. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">\u003c/a>I messed up. How do I fix a mistake on my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First, don’t panic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People make mistakes on ballots, and they also find good ways to correct them. The job of county elections officials — once they’ve verified your signature — is to make sure your ballot can be read correctly. If that means that your corrections on your ballot have resulted in readability issues, officials working in teams of two will actually remake it for you according to the intent you’ve signaled with your corrections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main thing to know is that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to fixing a mistake on your ballot in California — how a voter corrects a goof is up to the county, and those instructions vary from place to place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your own county’s advice for how to fix a mistake on your ballot is almost certainly printed \u003cem>on\u003c/em> your ballot, so check there first. But here’s what each county’s registrar told KQED in 2024 about fixing a mistake, so scroll down to find your county or use the quick links below. If they sent us a visual guide, we’ve included that, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you have a specific question about your ballot that isn’t answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local county elections office for advice and instructions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11842571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident hands their mail-in ballot to a US Postal Service employee. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County’s ballot instructs voters to request a fresh ballot if they make a mistake, rather than try to correct it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">Jump straight to how you can get a new ballot\u003c/a>. You can also call the Alameda County Registrar of Voters at 510-267-8683 or 800-345-VOTE(8683) with questions about your individual ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you make a mistake, Contra Costa County Registrar Kristin Connelly told KQED that “A simple X through the oval of the incorrect choice and a filled-in oval on their correct choice is enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[A]s long as we can determine what the voter’s intent is, we can make sure we count their vote correctly,” Connelly said. But if you’re still worried about your vote, you can always \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">ask for a replacement ballot,\u003c/a> to either mail back or use to vote in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s totally up to the voter and what makes them comfortable and secure that their vote will be counted,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Tuteur, Napa County Registrar of Voters, said that if someone makes a mistake on their ballot, like marking Yes when they meant to mark No, “they should circle the correct choice and draw an arrow to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county’s vote-counting machines — technically known as “optical scanner ballot tabulators” — will automatically flag and forward any ballot that shows an “overvote” like this (i.e., when a race has more answers than is permitted) to staff who are trained to adjudicate these things, and work out what that voter intended with their correction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This process is all documented, Tuteur said, so elections staff always know which adjudicator reviewed which ballot and what they decided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Goltiao, associate communications officer with Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters, said you can “correct it by crossing out the wrong choice and filling out the correct oval as shown in the picture” below. You should not sign or initial the correction, Goltiao said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005425\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT-160x32.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Santa Clara County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(Santa Clara Department of Elections)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> by calling 408-299-VOTE (8683) or toll-free 866-430-VOTE(8683). “Voters may also use the Remote Accessible Vote by Mail System (RAVBM) to download a copy of the ballot that can be printed and returned by mail,” Goltiao said. \u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/vote-mail/how-mark-your-vote-mail-ballot\">Read more information for Santa Clara voters about marking and returning ballots.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[V]oters can \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request replacement ballots\u003c/a> if they make a mistake marking a selection,” San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz told KQED. You can request a new ballot in person at your polling place and, from the San Francisco elections office at City Hall, and by \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/departments/department-elections\">calling or emailing the Department of Election (scroll to the bottom of this link for contact details.) \u003c/a>You can also use their \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/portal/\">Voter Portal\u003c/a> online to request a replacement ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if a voter doesn’t want to — or can’t — request a replacement ballot, Arntz said, “We tell them they can also cross out the incorrect selection, fill in the correct oval, and note on the card they made a mistake.” The reason this is OK, Artnz said, is because the vote-counting machines will recognize and flag any ballot that contains more than the allowed number of votes for a particular race. The ballot is then “moved to manual review or adjudication,” and elections staffers will personally look at the ballot to work out what the voter meant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When voters indicate they made a mistake, our personnel will remedy the overvote to reflect the voters’ intent, and the card is then tabulated,” Artnz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006099\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006099\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-800x180.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1020x229.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-160x36.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1536x345.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How San Mateo County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(San Mateo County)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mark Church, San Mateo County’s assessor-county clerk-recorder and chief elections officer told KQED that “any additional markings a voter makes including an ‘X’ through a selection choice on the ballot” will cause the ballot to get flagged and placed in a “challenged” status. Then your ballot is sent to one of the county’s adjudication stations, where a staffer will determine how you meant to vote with your markings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thus, it is preferred that a voter \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> if they make a mistake in marking their ballot,” Church said — which you can do in person by \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">visiting one of the county’s 49 Vote Centers\u003c/a> or calling the Elections Office at 650-312-5222.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[L]ike lots of things, it kind of depends on the case and how close to election day it is,” Solano County Assistant Registrar of Voters John Gardner told KQED. But as a general rule, he encourages Solano voters to \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/registrar-voters\">“call our office and talk to staff so we can go through the options” or email them. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your options, which an elections staffer can go over with you, include writing notes on your ballot to make your intention clear (“i.e., add arrows to the correct choice and write ‘I want this one’ next to it or something like that,” Gardner said, so the human reviewing your ballot can understand it). You also will have ways to \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">receive a new ballot, \u003c/a>including requesting a totally fresh one, using a sample ballot or even printing a new one yourself from a secure site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[W]e do have a lot of options for voters, but it’s really best for them to get in touch with us to help them understand all the possibilities based on their situation and needs,” Gardner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters should put an X over the incorrect choice and mark the correct one,” said Deva Proto, clerk-recorder-assessor and registrar of voters of Sonoma County. “Voters can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a>, if they feel more comfortable with that, or go to any in-person location to vote or get a replacement ballot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, there’s \u003cem>always\u003c/em> this option …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin County voters “can X out the mistake and mark the correct vote,” Lynda Roberts, registrar of voters, told KQED. “As long as we can see their intent, we can count the vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin voters “should not initial or write their name next to the change, however, since ballots are to remain anonymous,” Roberts said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-get-new-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I just want a new ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’ve made a big mistake on your ballot — too big to fix — your best plan of action may be to focus on getting a new one. You can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call your county elections office and ask them to cancel that ballot and issue a new one to you\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to your county elections office with your spoiled ballot during business hours and vote right there at the counter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Take advantage of the early voting options available in many counties\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to a voting site on Election Day, turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new ballot\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also do this if you’ve accidentally damaged your ballot in some way (coffee spills happen.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843241\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident puts on an ‘I Voted!’ sticker after completing their mail-in ballot. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"signature-problem-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I have problems with my signature?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When you’re done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope (\u003cem>not\u003c/em> the ballot itself, as they are meant to stay anonymous.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a few big mistakes people can make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot envelope\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Accidentally signing the wrong ballot envelope in their household (i.e., mixing up your ballot with your partner’s or roommate’s ballot) or\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Making a signature that doesn’t match the signature they made when they registered to vote.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Why \u003cem>wouldn’t\u003c/em> your signature match the one on file? If you registered to vote at a young age, maybe your signature has changed over time. Or perhaps you registered to vote at the DMV and provided your signature on a screen with a stylus, which doesn’t quite replicate how you’d make your signature with a pen on paper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you registered this way, one simple way to avoid any signature problems is to take a quick glance at the signature that’s on your driver’s license or state ID — because that’s usually the one you want your ballot signature to match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you didn’t register at the DMV, that signature on your most recent license or state ID is still very likely the one to emulate. That’s because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV \u003cem>currently\u003c/em> has for you, and this information is regularly updated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To further set your mind at rest, know that California isn’t an “exact match” state and doesn’t demand voters’ signatures 100% replicate the signature that’s on file.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What if I just don’t know my ‘correct’ signature I’m registered to vote with?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re \u003cem>really\u003c/em> worried about the signature on your envelope not matching the signature you’re registered to vote with, there are two good solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: If it’s on or before Oct. 20, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">re-register to vote with your current signature\u003c/a> to be sure that the state now has your most recent one on file. If you are re-registering after Oct. 20, you’d need to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> process (also known as “conditional voting”) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two: In 2021, Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, told us there’s another solution if you’re worried about your signature: Go vote in person, if you’re able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because the signature only goes on your ballot’s \u003cem>envelope\u003c/em> — and if you’re voting in person, that ballot goes straight into the ballot box without needing an envelope at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So if you want that satisfaction of seeing your ballot drop in the box and know that it’s not going to get held up because of some signature issue, you can go and vote in person,” Alexander said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Thanks, KQED: I already mailed my ballot, but now I’m paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Rest assured: There’s a whole system in place to help you correct your mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your county’s election office detects a signature mismatch on your ballot, they’ll reach out to you via mail to verify and work with you to correct it so that your ballot can be counted after all. It’s called “curing” a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This system is also applied when it looks like a member of a voter’s family might have signed their ballot instead of the voter. This happens a \u003cem>surprising\u003c/em> amount when one household has several voters who all receive a ballot in the mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One way to get peace of mind: \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a>, and you’ll find out about any issues with your ballot or your signature quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"date-on-ballot-envelope\">\u003c/a>I think I put the wrong date on my envelope\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your date of birth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you’re worried you messed up the date, don’t worry. Elections officials said that the date they’re \u003cem>really\u003c/em> looking for is the date that the ballot is postmarked to make sure it was submitted on time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election officials will only truly scrutinize the date you’ve written if they receive your ballot \u003cem>after\u003c/em> Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you haven’t mailed your envelope yet, it’s an easy fix: Just clearly cross out the incorrect date on the envelope and write in the correct one above it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if I use assistive technology to complete forms?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Getting physical assistance with filling out your ballot from someone you trust is always fine, whether you’re voting at home or at a voting site. You just need to make sure your signature is your own and matches the one you’re registered to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled voters can also choose to use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail \u003c/a>system to vote privately and independently at home, using their usual assistive device on their home computer to fill out the ballot on their screen and then print and mail it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every voting location in California is also equipped with an accessible voting unit. Here, voters who are blind, have low vision or have a disability that affects their dexterity can use an assistive device of their choice to vote privately and independently.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I make sure my mail-in ballot gets there on time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember, one of the main reasons ballots are disqualified is because voters mail them too late — either after mailboxes have been collected on Election Day or after Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be counted in this election, your ballot must be postmarked on Nov. 4 at the latest. Your ballot has seven days — until Nov. 11 \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">— \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">to reach your county elections office.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So in this election, it’s more important than ever to make sure you have a plan to vote on time — and if you’re not voting in person, that means making sure your ballot is in a USPS mailbox, \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">a secure voting drop box, at a polling location\u003c/a> or your county elections office by the time polls close on Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re choosing to mail your ballot via USPS, keep in mind that the Postal Service must postmark your ballot envelope by the end of Election Day for your vote to count — and the last collection at many mailboxes is 5 p.m. So if it’s getting late on Nov. 4, consider using a county drop box instead of a USPS mailbox.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A few other common ballot mistakes to watch out for …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you use a black or blue pen:\u003c/strong> It reads better, and it doesn’t slow workers down when they have to check to see what voter intent was. (Don’t use a felt-tip or a Sharpie that bleeds through the paper and marks other pages on your ballot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t mail an empty envelope:\u003c/strong> It does happen. Keeping your envelope and your ballot together in your home might be a helpful way of avoiding this problem. And, of course, when you’re ready to mail your ballot, make sure it’s actually inside the envelope before you seal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t bother with a stamp:\u003c/strong> Your ballot envelope is postage-paid. You don’t need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>And again, make sure you’re filling out the ballot — and signing the envelope — with \u003cem>your\u003c/em> name on it:\u003c/strong> It’s common to see roommates or family members accidentally mix up their ballot materials on the kitchen counter. So make sure you’re filling out the ballot and signing the envelope that bears your name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11879395\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao holds her ‘I Voted’ sticker after voting in Oakland on Oct. 27, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>And remember, you don’t \u003cem>have\u003c/em> to vote by mail\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">every registered voter in California now receives a mail-in ballot by default \u003c/a>without having to request it as in previous years. But voting by mail is still one option open to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still absolutely vote in person, either at an early voting location before or on Election Day. If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma, Vote Centers in your county open on Oct. 25 (or earlier in some cases), where you can go in person. Assigned voting locations will open a little later in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano for those counties’ voters, although some early voting sites will be available in those counties — for example, at your county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">See where early voting will open in your county.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>Contact your county directly\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). 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"content": "\u003cp>Travelers across the U.S. are feeling the effects \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057777/with-a-government-shutdown-looming-heres-how-the-bay-area-could-be-affected\">of the government shutdown\u003c/a> as air traffic controllers are calling out sick, said the nation’s top transportation official.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a Monday press conference, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there has already been a small uptick in controllers — essential federal employees who are required to work without pay throughout the shutdown — calling out sick in a few places.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hollywood Burbank Airport’s air traffic control tower sat empty on Monday evening, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/flight-delays-faa-shutdown.html\">reported the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. Flight management at Burbank was instead performed by workers at the Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control in San Diego, resulting in average incoming delays of around two and a half hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration reported more staffing issues at airports in Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Philadelphia, and at its air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Is our airspace unsafe? No, but if we think there’s issues with the airspace, we will shut it down – we will close it down, we will delay,” Duffy said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#Howtocheckwhatshappeningatyourairport\">How to check what’s happening at your airport\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>An FAA spokesperson confirmed “increased staffing shortages across the system” to KQED. In this event, “the FAA slows traffic into some airports to ensure safe operations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057833\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers walk into the Oakland International Airport in Oakland on April 12, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the last government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8rLnDwqO2k\">air traffic controllers calling in sick \u003c/a>caused \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/politics/ten-air-traffic-controllers-shutdown\">widespread flight delays and cancellations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This hasn’t played out in major Bay Area airports yet. On Monday, a spokesperson for San Francisco International Airport said it hadn’t “received any such reports locally” when it came to staffing issues. The spokesperson also attributed \u003ca href=\"https://nasstatus.faa.gov/\">any delays seen at SFO on Wednesday\u003c/a> to weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport spokesperson told KQED Monday the airport didn’t expect “any screening or air traffic control services to be interrupted” due to the shutdown. At San José Mineta International Airport, “it’s business as usual,” a spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for how to make sure you’re aware of any flight delays that might affect your upcoming journey — at either your point of departure or your destination — during the government shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Howtocheckwhatshappeningatyourairport\">\u003c/a>Check your airport with the FAA’s National Airspace System Status tool\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The FAA’s \u003ca href=\"https://nasstatus.faa.gov/\">National Airspace System Status\u003c/a> site allows passengers to see “active airport events” that might affect their flight — including staffing issues and weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12050041\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12050041\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/DeltaSFOGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/DeltaSFOGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/DeltaSFOGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/DeltaSFOGetty-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Delta Airlines plane lands at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, on July 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The tool only uses three-letter airport codes, so make sure you know the code for the airport you’re departing and arriving from (i.e., “SFO” for San Francisco International Airport).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use\u003ca href=\"https://nasstatus.faa.gov/map\"> the FAA’s map view\u003c/a> of affected airports.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Keep a watchful eye on your flight’s status\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t already, sign up for email or text alerts direct from your airline so you’re informed about possible delays or cancellations as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also check the status of your flight on each airport’s website. In the Bay Area, use:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/flight-info/flight-status\">SFO Flight Status \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.iflyoak.com/fly/flight-status/\">OAK Flight Status\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysanjose.com/flight-status\">SJC Flight Status\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Googling your flight number — for example, “UA246” for United flight 246 — will also show you a live flight tracker, using data from flight data company \u003ca href=\"http://oag.com\">OAG\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Check live TSA wait times (where you can)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>TSA employees are federal workers who, like air traffic controllers, are generally working without pay through the shutdown. A TSA spokesperson told KQED last week that around 61,000 of the agency’s 64,000 employees are considered essential, “and TSA will continue operations to keep the traveling public safe” — with the agency’s remaining employees temporarily furloughed.[aside postID=news_12058508 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty.jpg']“While TSA is prepared to continue screening about 2.5M passengers a day, an extended shutdown could mean longer wait times at airports,” warned the spokesperson. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962810/government-shutdown-from-national-parks-and-air-travel-to-immigration-how-california-could-be-affected\">As KQED has reported during previous shutdown threats\u003c/a>, this does raise the possibility that these staff may call in sick, potentially causing delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tsa.gov/mobile\">The TSA’s own MyTSA app \u003c/a>usually tracks wait times at airports around the United States. However, a message on the app’s homepage said that “this website will not be actively managed” during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While SFO, OAK and SJC don’t publish security wait times on their sites, some other airports do — for example, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.jfkairport.com/\">JFK International Airport\u003c/a> — so it’s worth checking your departure airport’s website before you fly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And a reminder that if you’re flying out of SFO, any long security lines you find yourself in won’t actually be due to the shutdown — because a\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/about/airport-operations/safety-security#:~:text=Security%20Screening,website%20for%20helpful%20travel%20tips.\"> private company under contract with TSA does SFO’s bagging and screening\u003c/a>, and these workers will continue to be paid during the shutdown.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Using small rural airports? Be especially vigilant for delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many small rural airports around the U.S. are subsidized by \u003ca href=\"https://www.transportation.gov/policy/aviation-policy/small-community-rural-air-service/essential-air-service\">the Essential Air Service program\u003c/a>, which supports airline service to small communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if the shutdown continues, “that money runs out this Sunday,” warned Secretary Duffy on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planes are parked at Newark Liberty International Airport. \u003ccite>(Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The program is especially important in Alaska, where flying is the only way to travel between many communities. In California,\u003ca href=\"https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-01/Current%20list%20of%20EAS-Eligible%20communities%20excl%20AK%20%20HI_Dec2021_0.pdf\"> these small airports include\u003c/a> Crescent City, El Centro and Merced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your journey relies on connections between smaller airports, be especially on the lookout for delays or cancellations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from The Associated Press and KQED’s Ted Goldberg.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“While TSA is prepared to continue screening about 2.5M passengers a day, an extended shutdown could mean longer wait times at airports,” warned the spokesperson. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962810/government-shutdown-from-national-parks-and-air-travel-to-immigration-how-california-could-be-affected\">As KQED has reported during previous shutdown threats\u003c/a>, this does raise the possibility that these staff may call in sick, potentially causing delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tsa.gov/mobile\">The TSA’s own MyTSA app \u003c/a>usually tracks wait times at airports around the United States. However, a message on the app’s homepage said that “this website will not be actively managed” during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While SFO, OAK and SJC don’t publish security wait times on their sites, some other airports do — for example, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.jfkairport.com/\">JFK International Airport\u003c/a> — so it’s worth checking your departure airport’s website before you fly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And a reminder that if you’re flying out of SFO, any long security lines you find yourself in won’t actually be due to the shutdown — because a\u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/about/airport-operations/safety-security#:~:text=Security%20Screening,website%20for%20helpful%20travel%20tips.\"> private company under contract with TSA does SFO’s bagging and screening\u003c/a>, and these workers will continue to be paid during the shutdown.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Using small rural airports? Be especially vigilant for delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many small rural airports around the U.S. are subsidized by \u003ca href=\"https://www.transportation.gov/policy/aviation-policy/small-community-rural-air-service/essential-air-service\">the Essential Air Service program\u003c/a>, which supports airline service to small communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if the shutdown continues, “that money runs out this Sunday,” warned Secretary Duffy on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planes are parked at Newark Liberty International Airport. \u003ccite>(Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The program is especially important in Alaska, where flying is the only way to travel between many communities. In California,\u003ca href=\"https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-01/Current%20list%20of%20EAS-Eligible%20communities%20excl%20AK%20%20HI_Dec2021_0.pdf\"> these small airports include\u003c/a> Crescent City, El Centro and Merced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your journey relies on connections between smaller airports, be especially on the lookout for delays or cancellations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from The Associated Press and KQED’s Ted Goldberg.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Alcatraz Island reopened to visitors on Friday after more than two days of closures during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058291/san-francisco-national-parks-government-shutdown-bay-area-muir-woods-redwoods-fort-point\">federal government shutdown\u003c/a>, but some tourists and the businesses that rely on them continued to be frustrated by the back-and-forth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the first day of the shutdown, which has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">shuttered several popular National Park Service sites\u003c/a>, including Muir Woods, \u003ca href=\"http://nps.gov\">NPS.gov\u003c/a> noted that Alcatraz would close for one day, Wednesday, due to a “planned project,” then reopen “for its regular schedule on Oct. 2 with all facilities OPEN.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Thursday morning, NPS said \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm\">Alcatraz Island was now “closed due to lapse in federal appropriations.”\u003c/a> The park service offered no timeframe for the closure and said any ticket purchases through the ferry company that operates boat service to the island, Alcatraz City Cruises, would be refunded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday,\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/tour-options/alcatraz-day-tour/\"> Alcatraz City Cruises’ website said tours to the island had finally resumed at 10:30 a.m.\u003c/a> The company did not respond to KQED’s queries about reopening on Friday, but a message on its website said, “All Alcatraz Tours are operating as scheduled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 10:30 a.m. opening meant the first four boat rides to Alcatraz Island — for which tickets had already been sold — were canceled, resulting in long lines at Pier 33’s Alcatraz Landing ferry dock. Rachel Giblett, visiting San Francisco from Australia, was one of those who discovered this firsthand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058259 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tourists wait around Pier 33 at the Alcatraz Ferry landing on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This was the second time her group’s Alcatraz tour had been rescheduled this week after they originally bought tickets for Thursday. The tour was pushed to 8:40 a.m. Friday, and they were only notified that the tickets were being moved again around 40 minutes before that, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has now pushed out our time in San Francisco, which means that our future plans are pushed out,” said Giblett, who was concerned about their plans to visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058508/yes-yosemite-is-open-during-the-shutdown-but-with-lots-of-changes-for-visitors\">Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> next. “It’s really unfortunate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two-day closure allowed NPS staff to work with the organizations that provide services to and on Alcatraz and finalize plans to keep the island open to the public, said Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.[aside postID=news_12058291 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GGBridgeGetty.jpg']“It just took some time to put in place the agreements that we can continue to do that work,” said Lehnertz, whose nonprofit membership organization supports parks within the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/park-status-during-2025-lapse.htm\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>. Considering the need for plans to move from the park to the regional NPS offices to the Department of the Interior, “frankly, it moved pretty quickly,” Lehnertz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conservancy confirmed Friday that, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058291/san-francisco-national-parks-government-shutdown-bay-area-muir-woods-redwoods-fort-point\">unlike other national parks\u003c/a>, the reopened Alcatraz will be “operating as normal” during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan for national park closures during the shutdown has meant that while some sites like Muir Woods and Fort Point have been completely closed, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058291/san-francisco-national-parks-government-shutdown-bay-area-muir-woods-redwoods-fort-point\">others remain open \u003c/a>but with parking lots blocked, bathrooms locked or staff greatly reduced. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058137/government-shutdown-2025-national-parks-planning-memo\">Advocates had previously expressed alarm \u003c/a>about the Interior Department’s last-minute shutdown contingency planning for national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sftravel.ent.box.com/s/n3xqgl7cnjxl9wwd3kodkxkooswrp2ca\">San Francisco received 23.3 million total visitors in 2024, \u003c/a>according to SF Travel. And with \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/central-to-visitor-access-stabilizing-1939-alcatraz-island-wharf.htm\">an estimated 1.6 million visitors per year\u003c/a>, Alcatraz remains one of the city’s biggest tourist draws. During the 2018–19 government shutdown,\u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/24/alcatraz-cancelled-shutdown-san-francisco-bay-area-muir-woods/\"> Alcatraz remained open, though night tours were canceled.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A government shutdown is hard on everybody who loves parks,” Lehnertz said. “It limits access for visitors. It certainly creates real hardships for National Park Service staff. And they’re the frontline stewards of these places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christine Lehnertz, president & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, stands in Muir Woods National Monument on Sept. 12, 2025. The park is home to some of the last remaining stands of old-growth coast redwoods in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And “there’s only so much that we can do as a nonprofit when parks are shuttered,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brendan David, owner of local tour company San Francisco Excursions, said local tour companies like his had been overwhelmed over the last few days trying to deal with the swift and often-changing closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The closures have meant 50% of his tour itinerary — which takes visitors around San Francisco, Muir Woods, Sausalito and Alcatraz — has been off the table for the last several days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s affecting us business-wise — like, really bad with cancellations [and] having to give 25% off,” David said.[aside postID=news_12058508 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty.jpg']Tour guides offering visits to Yosemite National Park have also reported \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-national-park-shutdown-21081255.php\">cancellations in recent days\u003c/a>. While Yosemite remains open during the shutdown, extremely reduced staffing means that entry gates are unmanned, with no fees being collected, and visitor centers are locked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>International visitors have often been outright confused by the idea of a government shutdown itself, David said. “Really, the worst part is just seeing the people coming [from] all around the world and the disappointment they have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re here to advertise San Francisco, the Bay Area, United States, and it’s really hard to do that right now,” he said. “And a lot of them just don’t understand how a country like ours is in such a mess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commenting on the shutdown and its impact, Australian tourist Giblett said she was “just concerned for the American people, really.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehnertz stressed that anyone planning to visit a national park during the shutdown should expect to “visit in a way that’s probably a little different than you might have planned” — and to consider themselves “acting park rangers right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Visitors are the people who can help to preserve and protect and steward these parks,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those connections to nature and each other are really important — and these disruptions are difficult,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Amanda Hernandez contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday,\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/tour-options/alcatraz-day-tour/\"> Alcatraz City Cruises’ website said tours to the island had finally resumed at 10:30 a.m.\u003c/a> The company did not respond to KQED’s queries about reopening on Friday, but a message on its website said, “All Alcatraz Tours are operating as scheduled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 10:30 a.m. opening meant the first four boat rides to Alcatraz Island — for which tickets had already been sold — were canceled, resulting in long lines at Pier 33’s Alcatraz Landing ferry dock. Rachel Giblett, visiting San Francisco from Australia, was one of those who discovered this firsthand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058259 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251001_PARKSSHUTDOWN_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tourists wait around Pier 33 at the Alcatraz Ferry landing on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This was the second time her group’s Alcatraz tour had been rescheduled this week after they originally bought tickets for Thursday. The tour was pushed to 8:40 a.m. Friday, and they were only notified that the tickets were being moved again around 40 minutes before that, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has now pushed out our time in San Francisco, which means that our future plans are pushed out,” said Giblett, who was concerned about their plans to visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058508/yes-yosemite-is-open-during-the-shutdown-but-with-lots-of-changes-for-visitors\">Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> next. “It’s really unfortunate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two-day closure allowed NPS staff to work with the organizations that provide services to and on Alcatraz and finalize plans to keep the island open to the public, said Christine Lehnertz, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It just took some time to put in place the agreements that we can continue to do that work,” said Lehnertz, whose nonprofit membership organization supports parks within the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/park-status-during-2025-lapse.htm\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>. Considering the need for plans to move from the park to the regional NPS offices to the Department of the Interior, “frankly, it moved pretty quickly,” Lehnertz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conservancy confirmed Friday that, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058291/san-francisco-national-parks-government-shutdown-bay-area-muir-woods-redwoods-fort-point\">unlike other national parks\u003c/a>, the reopened Alcatraz will be “operating as normal” during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan for national park closures during the shutdown has meant that while some sites like Muir Woods and Fort Point have been completely closed, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058291/san-francisco-national-parks-government-shutdown-bay-area-muir-woods-redwoods-fort-point\">others remain open \u003c/a>but with parking lots blocked, bathrooms locked or staff greatly reduced. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058137/government-shutdown-2025-national-parks-planning-memo\">Advocates had previously expressed alarm \u003c/a>about the Interior Department’s last-minute shutdown contingency planning for national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sftravel.ent.box.com/s/n3xqgl7cnjxl9wwd3kodkxkooswrp2ca\">San Francisco received 23.3 million total visitors in 2024, \u003c/a>according to SF Travel. And with \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/central-to-visitor-access-stabilizing-1939-alcatraz-island-wharf.htm\">an estimated 1.6 million visitors per year\u003c/a>, Alcatraz remains one of the city’s biggest tourist draws. During the 2018–19 government shutdown,\u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/24/alcatraz-cancelled-shutdown-san-francisco-bay-area-muir-woods/\"> Alcatraz remained open, though night tours were canceled.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A government shutdown is hard on everybody who loves parks,” Lehnertz said. “It limits access for visitors. It certainly creates real hardships for National Park Service staff. And they’re the frontline stewards of these places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christine Lehnertz, president & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, stands in Muir Woods National Monument on Sept. 12, 2025. The park is home to some of the last remaining stands of old-growth coast redwoods in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And “there’s only so much that we can do as a nonprofit when parks are shuttered,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brendan David, owner of local tour company San Francisco Excursions, said local tour companies like his had been overwhelmed over the last few days trying to deal with the swift and often-changing closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The closures have meant 50% of his tour itinerary — which takes visitors around San Francisco, Muir Woods, Sausalito and Alcatraz — has been off the table for the last several days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s affecting us business-wise — like, really bad with cancellations [and] having to give 25% off,” David said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Tour guides offering visits to Yosemite National Park have also reported \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-national-park-shutdown-21081255.php\">cancellations in recent days\u003c/a>. While Yosemite remains open during the shutdown, extremely reduced staffing means that entry gates are unmanned, with no fees being collected, and visitor centers are locked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>International visitors have often been outright confused by the idea of a government shutdown itself, David said. “Really, the worst part is just seeing the people coming [from] all around the world and the disappointment they have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re here to advertise San Francisco, the Bay Area, United States, and it’s really hard to do that right now,” he said. “And a lot of them just don’t understand how a country like ours is in such a mess.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commenting on the shutdown and its impact, Australian tourist Giblett said she was “just concerned for the American people, really.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehnertz stressed that anyone planning to visit a national park during the shutdown should expect to “visit in a way that’s probably a little different than you might have planned” — and to consider themselves “acting park rangers right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Visitors are the people who can help to preserve and protect and steward these parks,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those connections to nature and each other are really important — and these disruptions are difficult,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Amanda Hernandez contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057777\">The shutdown of the federal government\u003c/a> has brought \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058291/san-francisco-national-parks-government-shutdown-bay-area-muir-woods-redwoods-fort-point\">the full or partial closure of many National Park Service sites\u003c/a> across California — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">Muir Woods\u003c/a>, where visitors on Wednesday were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">met with locked gates\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm\">Alcatraz Island\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the closures have many people, especially curious about the state’s most visited national park, asking: “Is Yosemite National Park open right now?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The quick answer is \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/current-conditions/\">yes, Yosemite is still open to the public\u003c/a>. But because of the shutdown, many federal employees who staff the park aren’t working. That means many buildings, facilities and resources aren’t currently available in Yosemite, in a way that could have real consequences for a person’s visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Annual%20Park%20Recreation%20Visitation%20(1904%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)?Park=YOSE\">Over 4 million people visited Yosemite last year\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Monthly%20Public%20Use?Park=YOSE\">almost 12% of those made their trips in the month of October\u003c/a>. So if you’re one of those hoping to visit the park in the coming days, keep reading for what to know about visiting Yosemite National Park during the government shutdown — and how to stay safe doing so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Findingmapsandadvice\">Finding maps and advice\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Hotelandcampgroundreservations\">Hotel and campground reservations\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Wildernesspermits\">Wilderness permits\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>There will be no rangers at the gates to meet you — or collect your entry fee\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Instead of being stopped and greeted by a park staffer at the Yosemite gates, you’ll now drive straight through. This means there’s nobody in those booths to collect your entry fee (\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/fees.htm\">usually $35 per vehicle\u003c/a>) or to offer you guidance on your visit — including timely updates on weather conditions and any road closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such expert advice is helpful even for seasoned park-goers, and this is where the visitor centers \u003cem>outside\u003c/em> Yosemite really come in handy, said Kim Lawson, director of communications and content at the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11715469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11715469\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yosemite National Park. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What we’re recommending is visitors to stop in the gateway communities as they come through,” Lawson said, especially since the Yosemite Welcome Center in Yosemite Valley will be closed during the shutdown. Resources outside the park include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemitethisyear.com/\">\u003cstrong>Visit Yosemite Madera County: Oakhurst Visitor Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>40343 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phone: 559.683.4636\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/things-to-do/mariposa-county-visitor-center/\">\u003cstrong>Mariposa County Visitor Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>5158 California 140, Mariposa, CA 95338\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phone: 209.966.2456\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.visittuolumne.com/\">\u003cstrong>Visit Tuolumne County Visitor Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>193 S Washington St., Sonora, CA 95370\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phone: 800.446.1333 or 209.533.4420\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawson said visitors can also consult \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/current-conditions/\">the Yosemite shutdown information\u003c/a> on the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau’s website, which contains info taken from a call this week with Yosemite’s acting superintendent, Ray McPadden.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Findingmapsandadvice\">\u003c/a>You should bring your own maps into Yosemite (which has very little phone signal)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lawson recommends either \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/yosemite-mariposa-county-region/maps/\">downloading a map of the park on your phone\u003c/a> you can access offline, bringing a print-out from home or picking up a map at one of the visitor centers outside the park, “since they’re not handing them out at the gateway.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970738\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/GettyImages-1846156476-scaled-e1759449061670.jpg\" alt=\"state parks\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A welcome sign is seen at the Yosemite National Park on Dec. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid\">download Google Maps for offline GPS navigation\u003c/a>, although this navigation will not reflect live updates such as road closures or traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure you download any maps or information you need well ahead of entering Yosemite, where cellphone signal ranges from patchy to nonexistent. You might be able to find some signal in Yosemite Village itself, Lawson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>You’ll still be able to buy food in Yosemite\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The National Park Service’s concessionaire, \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemitethisyear.com/account/yosemite-hospitality-dining-lodging-attractions-in-yosemite\">Yosemite Hospitality\u003c/a>, will continue operating its food and lodging services within the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(If it’s your first time visiting Yosemite, prepare for higher-than-average prices at cafes and restaurants, given its location.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12058291 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GGBridgeGetty.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Hotelandcampgroundreservations\">\u003c/a>Hotel and campground reservations will be honored\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.travelyosemite.com/\">Yosemite Hospitality’s website confirms:\u003c/a> “If you have a reservation for lodging at The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley Lodge, Curry Village or Housekeeping Camp, your reservation will remain unchanged.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The bathrooms are open and maintenance services are continuing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During the last government shutdown in December 2018 and January 2019, visitors \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/national-parks-suffer-vandalism-overflowing-toilets-during-government-shutdown#:~:text=National%20parks%20suffer%20vandalism%2C%20overflowing,Wayne%20is%20your%20local%20station.\">reported overflowing bathrooms and unsanitary conditions \u003c/a>in Yosemite due to lack of staff. This time around, the National Park Service said that \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/current-conditions/\">“sanitation facilities” will remain open \u003c/a>and that staff will still be performing maintenance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But remember: Just because these services are technically continuing doesn’t mean they’ll necessarily be running at normal levels or on their regular service. You may consider packing extra hand sanitizer, soap and water just in case you encounter an unmaintained bathroom. If you bring wet wipes, remember to securely dispose of them or pack them out.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Emergency services will continue in Yosemite\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While emergency services — like medical attention — aren’t being stopped in Yosemite during the shutdown, \u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-09/doi-nps-lapse-plan2025930508.pdf\">the Department of the Interior’s contingency plan for parks \u003c/a>makes clear these services could be limited during this period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is especially important to bear in mind if you’re attempting anything athletic within Yosemite or planning to be in the backcountry. Make sure you’re even more prepared than usual to take care of yourself in all circumstances: Check the weather, make sure you’re adequately dressed for the elements, bring a first-aid kit and figure out your communications plan between group members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11997996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11997996\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upper Yosemite Fall is reflected in the Merced River at Swinging Bridge in Yosemite National Park on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Tracy Barbutes/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Wildernesspermits\">\u003c/a>Wilderness permits are still available but only on a self-serve basis\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/01/yosemite-government-shutdown-national-parks-00591258\"> Yosemite rangers were still personally handing out backcountry permits on Wednesday\u003c/a>, no new permits will be issued at this time, Lawson said — and a self-check-in system is now in place for existing permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many visitor centers within Yosemite, the park’s wilderness centers are closed. This means that anyone with an existing permit should pick it up at a self-registration station, which are located at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Big Oak Flat Information Station\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hill’s Studio in Wawona\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside the Welcome Center in Yosemite Valley.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You should pick up your permit at the station closest to your trailhead, Lawson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another thing to remember: There are no bear canister rentals available in Yosemite during the shutdown, meaning that anyone planning to enter the backcountry must come prepared with their own\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/containers.htm\"> approved bear canister\u003c/a>. You may also find bear canisters for sale outside the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If you’re going to visit right now, protect the landscape as much as you can\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Previous government shutdowns have been grueling on national parks, even when some staffing remains in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11740797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11740797\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Tree National Park. \u003ccite>(Ashley Urdang/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the 2018–19 government shutdown, unsupervised visitors caused serious damage to Joshua Tree National Park, where pounds of trash accumulated, vehicles went off-road and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/joshua-tree-shutdown.html\">iconic Joshua trees were cut down\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Yosemite this time around, “the staff is very, very limited,” stressed Lawson. “So it’s really helpful if guests come in aware and knowing, ‘Hey, I have an impact and how can I be a part of protecting this amazing, extraordinary place?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means: Leave no trace, pack out your trash and stay patient with the park rangers that are still working unpaid through the shutdown. “That’s for all of us,” Lawson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057777\">The shutdown of the federal government\u003c/a> has brought \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058291/san-francisco-national-parks-government-shutdown-bay-area-muir-woods-redwoods-fort-point\">the full or partial closure of many National Park Service sites\u003c/a> across California — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">Muir Woods\u003c/a>, where visitors on Wednesday were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">met with locked gates\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm\">Alcatraz Island\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the closures have many people, especially curious about the state’s most visited national park, asking: “Is Yosemite National Park open right now?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The quick answer is \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/current-conditions/\">yes, Yosemite is still open to the public\u003c/a>. But because of the shutdown, many federal employees who staff the park aren’t working. That means many buildings, facilities and resources aren’t currently available in Yosemite, in a way that could have real consequences for a person’s visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Annual%20Park%20Recreation%20Visitation%20(1904%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)?Park=YOSE\">Over 4 million people visited Yosemite last year\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Monthly%20Public%20Use?Park=YOSE\">almost 12% of those made their trips in the month of October\u003c/a>. So if you’re one of those hoping to visit the park in the coming days, keep reading for what to know about visiting Yosemite National Park during the government shutdown — and how to stay safe doing so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Findingmapsandadvice\">Finding maps and advice\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Hotelandcampgroundreservations\">Hotel and campground reservations\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Wildernesspermits\">Wilderness permits\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>There will be no rangers at the gates to meet you — or collect your entry fee\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Instead of being stopped and greeted by a park staffer at the Yosemite gates, you’ll now drive straight through. This means there’s nobody in those booths to collect your entry fee (\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/fees.htm\">usually $35 per vehicle\u003c/a>) or to offer you guidance on your visit — including timely updates on weather conditions and any road closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such expert advice is helpful even for seasoned park-goers, and this is where the visitor centers \u003cem>outside\u003c/em> Yosemite really come in handy, said Kim Lawson, director of communications and content at the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11715469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11715469\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-178312467-e1546294307457-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yosemite National Park. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What we’re recommending is visitors to stop in the gateway communities as they come through,” Lawson said, especially since the Yosemite Welcome Center in Yosemite Valley will be closed during the shutdown. Resources outside the park include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemitethisyear.com/\">\u003cstrong>Visit Yosemite Madera County: Oakhurst Visitor Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>40343 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phone: 559.683.4636\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/things-to-do/mariposa-county-visitor-center/\">\u003cstrong>Mariposa County Visitor Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>5158 California 140, Mariposa, CA 95338\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phone: 209.966.2456\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.visittuolumne.com/\">\u003cstrong>Visit Tuolumne County Visitor Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>193 S Washington St., Sonora, CA 95370\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phone: 800.446.1333 or 209.533.4420\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawson said visitors can also consult \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/current-conditions/\">the Yosemite shutdown information\u003c/a> on the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau’s website, which contains info taken from a call this week with Yosemite’s acting superintendent, Ray McPadden.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Findingmapsandadvice\">\u003c/a>You should bring your own maps into Yosemite (which has very little phone signal)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lawson recommends either \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/yosemite-mariposa-county-region/maps/\">downloading a map of the park on your phone\u003c/a> you can access offline, bringing a print-out from home or picking up a map at one of the visitor centers outside the park, “since they’re not handing them out at the gateway.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970738\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/GettyImages-1846156476-scaled-e1759449061670.jpg\" alt=\"state parks\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A welcome sign is seen at the Yosemite National Park on Dec. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid\">download Google Maps for offline GPS navigation\u003c/a>, although this navigation will not reflect live updates such as road closures or traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure you download any maps or information you need well ahead of entering Yosemite, where cellphone signal ranges from patchy to nonexistent. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Hotelandcampgroundreservations\">\u003c/a>Hotel and campground reservations will be honored\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.travelyosemite.com/\">Yosemite Hospitality’s website confirms:\u003c/a> “If you have a reservation for lodging at The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley Lodge, Curry Village or Housekeeping Camp, your reservation will remain unchanged.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The bathrooms are open and maintenance services are continuing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During the last government shutdown in December 2018 and January 2019, visitors \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/national-parks-suffer-vandalism-overflowing-toilets-during-government-shutdown#:~:text=National%20parks%20suffer%20vandalism%2C%20overflowing,Wayne%20is%20your%20local%20station.\">reported overflowing bathrooms and unsanitary conditions \u003c/a>in Yosemite due to lack of staff. This time around, the National Park Service said that \u003ca href=\"https://www.yosemite.com/current-conditions/\">“sanitation facilities” will remain open \u003c/a>and that staff will still be performing maintenance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But remember: Just because these services are technically continuing doesn’t mean they’ll necessarily be running at normal levels or on their regular service. You may consider packing extra hand sanitizer, soap and water just in case you encounter an unmaintained bathroom. If you bring wet wipes, remember to securely dispose of them or pack them out.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Emergency services will continue in Yosemite\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While emergency services — like medical attention — aren’t being stopped in Yosemite during the shutdown, \u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-09/doi-nps-lapse-plan2025930508.pdf\">the Department of the Interior’s contingency plan for parks \u003c/a>makes clear these services could be limited during this period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is especially important to bear in mind if you’re attempting anything athletic within Yosemite or planning to be in the backcountry. Make sure you’re even more prepared than usual to take care of yourself in all circumstances: Check the weather, make sure you’re adequately dressed for the elements, bring a first-aid kit and figure out your communications plan between group members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11997996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11997996\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/GETTYIMAGES-2021284785-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upper Yosemite Fall is reflected in the Merced River at Swinging Bridge in Yosemite National Park on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Tracy Barbutes/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Wildernesspermits\">\u003c/a>Wilderness permits are still available but only on a self-serve basis\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/01/yosemite-government-shutdown-national-parks-00591258\"> Yosemite rangers were still personally handing out backcountry permits on Wednesday\u003c/a>, no new permits will be issued at this time, Lawson said — and a self-check-in system is now in place for existing permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many visitor centers within Yosemite, the park’s wilderness centers are closed. This means that anyone with an existing permit should pick it up at a self-registration station, which are located at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Big Oak Flat Information Station\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hill’s Studio in Wawona\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside the Welcome Center in Yosemite Valley.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You should pick up your permit at the station closest to your trailhead, Lawson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another thing to remember: There are no bear canister rentals available in Yosemite during the shutdown, meaning that anyone planning to enter the backcountry must come prepared with their own\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/containers.htm\"> approved bear canister\u003c/a>. You may also find bear canisters for sale outside the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If you’re going to visit right now, protect the landscape as much as you can\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Previous government shutdowns have been grueling on national parks, even when some staffing remains in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11740797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11740797\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29765__FB-24-of-69-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Tree National Park. \u003ccite>(Ashley Urdang/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the 2018–19 government shutdown, unsupervised visitors caused serious damage to Joshua Tree National Park, where pounds of trash accumulated, vehicles went off-road and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/joshua-tree-shutdown.html\">iconic Joshua trees were cut down\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Yosemite this time around, “the staff is very, very limited,” stressed Lawson. “So it’s really helpful if guests come in aware and knowing, ‘Hey, I have an impact and how can I be a part of protecting this amazing, extraordinary place?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means: Leave no trace, pack out your trash and stay patient with the park rangers that are still working unpaid through the shutdown. “That’s for all of us,” Lawson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>If you’re hungry for good live music that doesn’t break the bank, you’re in luck. San Francisco’s free \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979075/hardly-strictly-lineup-2025-lucinda-williams-samara-joy-courtney-barnett-more\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\u003c/a> festival, often called Hardly Strictly or HSB, returns this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The long-running, all-ages music festival features a packed lineup of country, folk, jazz and bluegrass performers — with no tickets or RSVPs required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a free festival means big crowds, which can make for a hectic weekend in Golden Gate Park, especially with the \u003ca href=\"#bring\">bag checks that have been implemented in recent years. \u003c/a>Read more to learn how to best plan for attending Hardly Strictly this weekend, or jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#schedule\">What’s the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass schedule?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#parking\">Is parking possible at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#bring\">What food and drink can I still bring into Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (and what’s now banned)?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>When is Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025, and where is it in Golden Gate Park?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hardly Strictly will be held Oct. 3–5 at Hellman Hollow and Lindley and Marx meadows in Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Entrances will open at 11 a.m. on Friday and at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Performances end at 7 p.m. each day. \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/\">Attendees are asked to enter the festival through gates at\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive and Transverse Drive\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton Street and 30th Avenue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive and 36th Avenue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>South Polo Field (Middle Drive and Metson Road)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12055871\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/HSB2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1097\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/HSB2025.png 1097w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/HSB2025-160x113.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It gets \u003cem>crowded\u003c/em> at Hardly Strictly, so it’s good to get there early to claim your spot — although this might make stage-hopping hard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In past years, \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/\">waste management has also conducted s\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/\">weeps of the park\u003c/a> each night after performances end, so you can’t “save your place” with blankets and belongings the day before.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"schedule\">\u003c/a>What’s the Hardly Strictly schedule, and which artists are playing?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/\">entire lineup and schedule can be found on the Hardly Strictly website\u003c/a>. Highlights include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Guitarist Courtney Barnett\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jazz vocalist Samara Joy\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A comeback from Robert Earl Keen, who retired from touring\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jam band String Cheese Incident\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chuck Prophet.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"bring\">\u003c/a>What can I bring to Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Attendees at Hardly Strictly can expect a security presence, including body scanners and possible bag and cooler searches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t attended Hardly Strictly in a while, many security measures will be new, including fences and entry through the four main gates. The \u003ca href=\"https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/hardly-strictly-announces-new-security-measures-leave-your-cooler-at-home\">measures were implemented\u003c/a> in 2019 following a wave of mass shootings at large events across the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each person can bring a personal item and a bag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055945 aligncenter\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Items-for-EntryHSB2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Items-for-EntryHSB2025.png 480w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Items-for-EntryHSB2025-160x257.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clear bags are recommended for easier entry. Regular bags, such as non-transparent backpacks, must not exceed 6 inches by 8 inches by 3 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beer and wine are allowed but must be in non-glass containers. Blankets and tarps up to 5 feet by 7 feet, as well as low chairs, are also allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dogs are allowed to join you at HSB, but they must be on a leash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Items such as wagons, strollers, low-back chairs, non-clear medium backpacks, totes, and soft coolers are allowed but will be subject to \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">more thorough searches\u003c/a>, which may take longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You cannot bring:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Large or hard coolers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>High-backed chairs\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tables\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tents\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Umbrellas and shade structures\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tarps and blankets larger than 6 feet by 8 feet\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Items with an open flame, firearms, drones, fireworks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kegs, beverages for the purpose of vending\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Glass containers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Devices for amplified sound or any item that could cause damage or injury.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Smoking is also not allowed in any area in Golden Gate Park due to a San Francisco ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about food at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Guests are also allowed to bring their own food, just not in glass containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2025-food-and-drink/\">scope out the list of vendors on Hardly Strictly’s website\u003c/a>. Plan for things to be cashless. Vendors will be located on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Arrow Food Meadow\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Food Trucks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Flats\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Porch Stage Area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The Bluegrass General Store also allows attendees to pick up picnic supplies, clothing, ice, water and more. There’ll be free water refills available near the bathrooms between Banjo Stage and Arrow Meadow, as well as McClaren Pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the weather forecast for Hardly Strictly this year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Usually, Golden Gate Park is an area of San Francisco that you can rely on to bring the chill even on the balmiest days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s been getting hotter in the Bay Area as of late, so be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.769421&lon=-122.48621\">keep an eye on the weather forecast\u003c/a> and plan to bring the usual Golden Gate Park survival kit: water, sunscreen and layers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.769421&lon=-122.48621\">the National Weather Service’s forecast\u003c/a>, we can expect a mostly sunny weekend with cloudy evenings. The hotter days are Saturday and Sunday at 65 °F, with a low of 56 °F.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will there be a bus running in the park during Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The park service will be running its shuttle service during the music festival. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfrecpark.org/1617/Golden-Gate-Park-Free-Shuttle\">Get the shuttle hours and schedule.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12007196\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-800x303.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-800x303.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-1020x386.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-160x61.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024.png 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What does public transit look like during Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can consult\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/hardly-strictly-bluegrass-october-3-5-2025\"> SFMTA’s website\u003c/a> for the latest updates for Muni. There will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/hardly-strictly-bluegrass-october-3-5-2025#extra\">extra Muni services\u003c/a> throughout the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni routes affected will be N Judah, 5 Fulton, 5R Fulton Rapid, 7 Haight/Noriega, 18 46th Avenue, 28 19th Avenue, 29 Sunset and 44 O’Shaughnessy. Be sure to plan for extra travel time, because there will be traffic and big crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>N Judah, 7 Haight/Noriega, 28 19th Avenue, 29 Sunset and 44 O’Shaughnessy all serve areas of Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be no bike valet, so be careful when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101906075/bikes-stolen-in-the-bay-area-show-up-on-global-blackmarket\">parking and locking up your bike.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What roads will be closed around Golden Gate Park?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/547/Golden-Gate-Park-Road-Closures\">the park’s website\u003c/a>, these roads will be closed before and during the event:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Transverse Drive closed from Crossover Drive (25th Ave) to Martin Luther King Drive from 6:00a.m. Friday until 11:55p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive closed, between Stow Lake Circle and 36th Ave. from 8:00p.m. Thursday until 6:00 p.m. on Monday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>30th Ave closed from Fulton to JFK drive from 8:00 pm Thursday until Monday at 6:00p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>36th Ave from Fulton to the turnaround from 6:00a.m. Friday until 11 :55 p.m. on Sunday\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive closed from 36th Ave to Chain of Lakes Drive from 6 a.m. Friday until 11:55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Polo Fields parking area on both the north (stables) and south side of the Polo fields from 6 a.m. on Friday until 1 p.m. on Monday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Middle Drive West from Transverse to MLK from Friday at 6:00a.m. until 11:55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Overlook Drive from Transverse to Middle Drive West from Friday at 6:00a.m. until 11 :55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Metson Drive from Middle Drive West to MLK from Friday at 6:00a.m. until 11:55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"parking\">\u003c/a>What parking is available at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hardly Strictly encourages taking public transportation to the event. If you choose to drive, however, there may be paid parking on a first-come, first-served basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below are the paid parking lots that are usually available during this event. However, they are independently owned, so Hardly Strictly organizers \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">cannot guarantee they’ll remain exactly the same this year:\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>George Washington High School, at 600 32nd Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Argonne Elementary School, at 680 18th Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jefferson Elementary School, at 1725 Irving St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lawton Alternative School, at 1570 31st Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lafayette Elementary School, at 4545 Anza St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SFUSD Admin Campus, at 750 25th Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking is available along JFK, west of Chain of Lakes. There will be shuttle stops at JFK & Bernice Rodgers Way, JFK & Chain of Lakes, JFK near Gate 3 entry and GGP Senior Center, 6101 Fulton St.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, if you’re choosing to try to park near Hardly Strictly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959477/car-break-ins-bay-area-glass-repair-what-to-do\">break-ins are common in San Francisco\u003c/a> — so leave nothing visible in your vehicle, and if at all possible, leave your trunk exposed to show it’s empty. Don’t leave any electronics like laptops in your vehicle, even if you think they’re hidden. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">Read more about how to potentially reduce your risk of getting your car broken into.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How does rideshare pickup and drop-off work at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be taxi stands at Fulton from 22nd Avenue to 24th Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are pickups and drop-offs for rideshares like Lyft and Uber around “Washington High School on both 30th Avenue between Anza and Balboa and on Balboa between 30th and 31st [avenues],” according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info/\">Hardly Strictly website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are pickups on Irving between 25th Avenue and 27th Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Due to the large amounts of traffic coming to and from the park, ridesharing apps will only allow pin drops from the designated pickup area, so you should make your way to the drop-off/pickup location before calling for your ride,” the website notes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about accessibility at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">the website\u003c/a>, Golden Gate Park “covers a lot of space and encompasses many types of terrain, including grassy fields, sandy pathways, paved walkways, potholes” and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guests who seek \u003ca href=\"https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/faq-info\">accessible services can get a wristband\u003c/a>. The map below highlights the usual accessible services at Hardly Strictly, like entrances, viewing spots and accessible portable bathrooms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12058463\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/2025accessibilitymap2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/2025accessibilitymap2025.png 969w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/2025accessibilitymap2025-160x120.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">shuttles throughout the park. \u003c/a>The stops include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>JFK and Bernice Rodgers Way\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK and Chain of Lakes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK near the Gate 3 entry\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>GGP Senior Center at 6101 Fulton St.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking is available along JFK, west of Chain of Lakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Accessibility Ambassador tent is at “JFK and 36th Ave., adjacent to Gate 3,” according to their website. Here, you can get access to golf carts. Accessible golf-cart stops are along JFK:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Lloyd Lake (pedestrian path) for Banjo and Arrow.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Marx Meadow for Rooster.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>30th Avenue for Swan and Towers of Gold.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>36th Street and JFK Drive (the event’s entrance)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There will be a medical team at the festival, near Lindely Meadow. The nearest hospital is Health Connection Saint Mary’s Hospital & Medical Center at 450 Stanyan St.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I do in a crowd?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crowds can be overwhelming for some people. With \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/11/1054765905/what-went-wrong-at-astroworld-the-deadly-dynamics-of-crowd-surge\">past tragic incidents at other festivals\u003c/a>, it does not hurt to be cautious and prepared. Read \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">NPR’s full guide on what to do if you find yourself caught in a crowd crush\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Mehdi Moussaïd, a research scientist in Berlin who studies crowd behavior, rely on your instincts and senses if you feel like the crowd is getting too dense. If you get stuck in a crush, move with the crowd, put your arms out in front of your chest and hold them there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In this position, you would have some space, just a little bit, to push for half a centimeter or just 1 centimeter — enough for you to keep breathing,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">Moussaïd told NPR in 2022\u003c/a>. “It’s not going to be comfortable. You’re going to be feeling really bad, but at least you’ll survive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting by KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya\">Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmeline\">Gabe Meline\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#schedule\">What’s the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass schedule?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#parking\">Is parking possible at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#bring\">What food and drink can I still bring into Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (and what’s now banned)?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>When is Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025, and where is it in Golden Gate Park?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hardly Strictly will be held Oct. 3–5 at Hellman Hollow and Lindley and Marx meadows in Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Entrances will open at 11 a.m. on Friday and at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Performances end at 7 p.m. each day. \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/\">Attendees are asked to enter the festival through gates at\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive and Transverse Drive\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fulton Street and 30th Avenue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive and 36th Avenue\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>South Polo Field (Middle Drive and Metson Road)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12055871\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/HSB2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1097\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/HSB2025.png 1097w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/HSB2025-160x113.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It gets \u003cem>crowded\u003c/em> at Hardly Strictly, so it’s good to get there early to claim your spot — although this might make stage-hopping hard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In past years, \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/\">waste management has also conducted s\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/\">weeps of the park\u003c/a> each night after performances end, so you can’t “save your place” with blankets and belongings the day before.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"schedule\">\u003c/a>What’s the Hardly Strictly schedule, and which artists are playing?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/\">entire lineup and schedule can be found on the Hardly Strictly website\u003c/a>. Highlights include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Guitarist Courtney Barnett\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jazz vocalist Samara Joy\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A comeback from Robert Earl Keen, who retired from touring\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jam band String Cheese Incident\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chuck Prophet.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"bring\">\u003c/a>What can I bring to Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Attendees at Hardly Strictly can expect a security presence, including body scanners and possible bag and cooler searches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t attended Hardly Strictly in a while, many security measures will be new, including fences and entry through the four main gates. The \u003ca href=\"https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/hardly-strictly-announces-new-security-measures-leave-your-cooler-at-home\">measures were implemented\u003c/a> in 2019 following a wave of mass shootings at large events across the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each person can bring a personal item and a bag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055945 aligncenter\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Items-for-EntryHSB2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Items-for-EntryHSB2025.png 480w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Items-for-EntryHSB2025-160x257.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clear bags are recommended for easier entry. Regular bags, such as non-transparent backpacks, must not exceed 6 inches by 8 inches by 3 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beer and wine are allowed but must be in non-glass containers. Blankets and tarps up to 5 feet by 7 feet, as well as low chairs, are also allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dogs are allowed to join you at HSB, but they must be on a leash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Items such as wagons, strollers, low-back chairs, non-clear medium backpacks, totes, and soft coolers are allowed but will be subject to \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">more thorough searches\u003c/a>, which may take longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You cannot bring:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Large or hard coolers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>High-backed chairs\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tables\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tents\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Umbrellas and shade structures\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tarps and blankets larger than 6 feet by 8 feet\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Items with an open flame, firearms, drones, fireworks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kegs, beverages for the purpose of vending\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Glass containers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Devices for amplified sound or any item that could cause damage or injury.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Smoking is also not allowed in any area in Golden Gate Park due to a San Francisco ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about food at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Guests are also allowed to bring their own food, just not in glass containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2025-food-and-drink/\">scope out the list of vendors on Hardly Strictly’s website\u003c/a>. Plan for things to be cashless. Vendors will be located on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Arrow Food Meadow\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Food Trucks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Flats\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Porch Stage Area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The Bluegrass General Store also allows attendees to pick up picnic supplies, clothing, ice, water and more. There’ll be free water refills available near the bathrooms between Banjo Stage and Arrow Meadow, as well as McClaren Pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the weather forecast for Hardly Strictly this year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Usually, Golden Gate Park is an area of San Francisco that you can rely on to bring the chill even on the balmiest days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s been getting hotter in the Bay Area as of late, so be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.769421&lon=-122.48621\">keep an eye on the weather forecast\u003c/a> and plan to bring the usual Golden Gate Park survival kit: water, sunscreen and layers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.769421&lon=-122.48621\">the National Weather Service’s forecast\u003c/a>, we can expect a mostly sunny weekend with cloudy evenings. The hotter days are Saturday and Sunday at 65 °F, with a low of 56 °F.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will there be a bus running in the park during Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The park service will be running its shuttle service during the music festival. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfrecpark.org/1617/Golden-Gate-Park-Free-Shuttle\">Get the shuttle hours and schedule.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12007196\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-800x303.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-800x303.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-1020x386.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024-160x61.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Mapshuttle2024.png 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What does public transit look like during Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can consult\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/hardly-strictly-bluegrass-october-3-5-2025\"> SFMTA’s website\u003c/a> for the latest updates for Muni. There will also be \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/hardly-strictly-bluegrass-october-3-5-2025#extra\">extra Muni services\u003c/a> throughout the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni routes affected will be N Judah, 5 Fulton, 5R Fulton Rapid, 7 Haight/Noriega, 18 46th Avenue, 28 19th Avenue, 29 Sunset and 44 O’Shaughnessy. Be sure to plan for extra travel time, because there will be traffic and big crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>N Judah, 7 Haight/Noriega, 28 19th Avenue, 29 Sunset and 44 O’Shaughnessy all serve areas of Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be no bike valet, so be careful when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101906075/bikes-stolen-in-the-bay-area-show-up-on-global-blackmarket\">parking and locking up your bike.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What roads will be closed around Golden Gate Park?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/547/Golden-Gate-Park-Road-Closures\">the park’s website\u003c/a>, these roads will be closed before and during the event:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Transverse Drive closed from Crossover Drive (25th Ave) to Martin Luther King Drive from 6:00a.m. Friday until 11:55p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive closed, between Stow Lake Circle and 36th Ave. from 8:00p.m. Thursday until 6:00 p.m. on Monday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>30th Ave closed from Fulton to JFK drive from 8:00 pm Thursday until Monday at 6:00p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>36th Ave from Fulton to the turnaround from 6:00a.m. Friday until 11 :55 p.m. on Sunday\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK Drive closed from 36th Ave to Chain of Lakes Drive from 6 a.m. Friday until 11:55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Polo Fields parking area on both the north (stables) and south side of the Polo fields from 6 a.m. on Friday until 1 p.m. on Monday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Middle Drive West from Transverse to MLK from Friday at 6:00a.m. until 11:55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Overlook Drive from Transverse to Middle Drive West from Friday at 6:00a.m. until 11 :55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Metson Drive from Middle Drive West to MLK from Friday at 6:00a.m. until 11:55 p.m. on Sunday.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"parking\">\u003c/a>What parking is available at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hardly Strictly encourages taking public transportation to the event. If you choose to drive, however, there may be paid parking on a first-come, first-served basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below are the paid parking lots that are usually available during this event. However, they are independently owned, so Hardly Strictly organizers \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">cannot guarantee they’ll remain exactly the same this year:\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>George Washington High School, at 600 32nd Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Argonne Elementary School, at 680 18th Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Jefferson Elementary School, at 1725 Irving St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lawton Alternative School, at 1570 31st Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lafayette Elementary School, at 4545 Anza St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SFUSD Admin Campus, at 750 25th Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking is available along JFK, west of Chain of Lakes. There will be shuttle stops at JFK & Bernice Rodgers Way, JFK & Chain of Lakes, JFK near Gate 3 entry and GGP Senior Center, 6101 Fulton St.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, if you’re choosing to try to park near Hardly Strictly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959477/car-break-ins-bay-area-glass-repair-what-to-do\">break-ins are common in San Francisco\u003c/a> — so leave nothing visible in your vehicle, and if at all possible, leave your trunk exposed to show it’s empty. Don’t leave any electronics like laptops in your vehicle, even if you think they’re hidden. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">Read more about how to potentially reduce your risk of getting your car broken into.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How does rideshare pickup and drop-off work at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be taxi stands at Fulton from 22nd Avenue to 24th Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are pickups and drop-offs for rideshares like Lyft and Uber around “Washington High School on both 30th Avenue between Anza and Balboa and on Balboa between 30th and 31st [avenues],” according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info/\">Hardly Strictly website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are pickups on Irving between 25th Avenue and 27th Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Due to the large amounts of traffic coming to and from the park, ridesharing apps will only allow pin drops from the designated pickup area, so you should make your way to the drop-off/pickup location before calling for your ride,” the website notes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about accessibility at Hardly Strictly?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">the website\u003c/a>, Golden Gate Park “covers a lot of space and encompasses many types of terrain, including grassy fields, sandy pathways, paved walkways, potholes” and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guests who seek \u003ca href=\"https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/faq-info\">accessible services can get a wristband\u003c/a>. The map below highlights the usual accessible services at Hardly Strictly, like entrances, viewing spots and accessible portable bathrooms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12058463\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/2025accessibilitymap2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/2025accessibilitymap2025.png 969w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/2025accessibilitymap2025-160x120.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also \u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/info-faq-2025/#venue\">shuttles throughout the park. \u003c/a>The stops include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>JFK and Bernice Rodgers Way\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK and Chain of Lakes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>JFK near the Gate 3 entry\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>GGP Senior Center at 6101 Fulton St.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking is available along JFK, west of Chain of Lakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Accessibility Ambassador tent is at “JFK and 36th Ave., adjacent to Gate 3,” according to their website. Here, you can get access to golf carts. Accessible golf-cart stops are along JFK:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Lloyd Lake (pedestrian path) for Banjo and Arrow.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Marx Meadow for Rooster.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>30th Avenue for Swan and Towers of Gold.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>36th Street and JFK Drive (the event’s entrance)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There will be a medical team at the festival, near Lindely Meadow. The nearest hospital is Health Connection Saint Mary’s Hospital & Medical Center at 450 Stanyan St.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I do in a crowd?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Crowds can be overwhelming for some people. With \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/11/1054765905/what-went-wrong-at-astroworld-the-deadly-dynamics-of-crowd-surge\">past tragic incidents at other festivals\u003c/a>, it does not hurt to be cautious and prepared. Read \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">NPR’s full guide on what to do if you find yourself caught in a crowd crush\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Mehdi Moussaïd, a research scientist in Berlin who studies crowd behavior, rely on your instincts and senses if you feel like the crowd is getting too dense. If you get stuck in a crush, move with the crowd, put your arms out in front of your chest and hold them there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In this position, you would have some space, just a little bit, to push for half a centimeter or just 1 centimeter — enough for you to keep breathing,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">Moussaïd told NPR in 2022\u003c/a>. “It’s not going to be comfortable. You’re going to be feeling really bad, but at least you’ll survive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting by KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya\">Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmeline\">Gabe Meline\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As visitors arrived at the entrance to Muir Woods National Monument on Wednesday morning, they were greeted by a sign: “Closed due to a lapse in appropriations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057777\">federal government had shut down\u003c/a> at 12:01 that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A National Park Service ranger greeted people by the closed gate, explaining the closure and recommending alternatives such as \u003ca href=\"https://parks.marincounty.gov/parkspreserves/preserves/roys-redwoods\">Roy’s Redwoods Preserve\u003c/a>, about 45 minutes north, and hikes around \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mt. Tamalpais\u003c/a> — a California state park that remains open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shutdown has left Bay Area parks in mixed states. Muir Woods is fully closed. Alcatraz Island is slated to stay open. Other sites like Point Reyes National Seashore and Fort Point have partial closures, with some parking lots blocked or bathrooms locked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even park staff said they \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058137/government-shutdown-2025-national-parks-planning-memo\">didn’t learn the plan\u003c/a> until Tuesday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One NPS superintendent, who was on a call with parks leadership on Tuesday, spoke to KQED on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation and losing their job, said this didn’t take place until 3 p.m. that afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058343\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058343\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-03-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-03-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-03-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-03-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visitor takes a photos of a sign indicating that Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, CA is closed as a consequence of the government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The NPS had submitted a closure plan last week, but staff didn’t get direction from the Department of the Interior until the last minute. KQED has reached out to NPS and DOI for comment, and has not yet received a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The superintendent told KQED they were told to report on Wednesday and submit their closure plan, which included making a formal request for any essential employees they believed needed to continue working — and to then instruct everyone else to set out-of-office notifications on their emails and phones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, “I’ll finalize any time sheets and lock the doors,” they said on Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Muir Woods, tourists like Amelia Lei Cabatit expressed confusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I thought I was being clever when I Googled and it said yesterday night that parks would remain open,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cabatit came to California all the way from Hong Kong. Muir Woods was at the top of her list, she said, along with Yosemite, where she has reservations next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm\">Yosemite remains partially open\u003c/a> with \u003ca href=\"https://www.mariposagazette.com/articles/yosemite-remains-open-but-with-limited-visitor-services/\">reports of reduced staffing\u003c/a>, but Cabatit fears it’s unlikely the shutdown will be resolved in time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Honestly, I’m heartbroken,” she said. “I’ve been everywhere from Africa to the Galapagos to Costa Rica. 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His group was one of those that helped maintain and clean up the park during and after the shutdown, and had urged NPS leaders to close Joshua Tree for the duration of any shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, Haroutunian said, the park’s “partial opening” will once again “require some of the community to step up … to support the skeleton crew that’s likely to be in place for the foreseeable future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The longer-term picture for parks\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Russell Galipeau, former superintendent of Channel Islands National Park, said focusing only on human impacts of the shutdown misses another major issue: the consequences for research across NPS land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While they’re not considered “essential” under a government shutdown, staff like wildlife biologists who help manage bear populations and monitor ecosystems are just as important — and their work, too, will get shut down, Galipeau warned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10898045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10898045\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/channeleagles.jpg\" alt=\"A breeding pair of bald eagles atop their nest in Channel Islands National Park.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1121\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/channeleagles.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/channeleagles-400x234.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/channeleagles-800x467.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/channeleagles-1180x689.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/channeleagles-960x561.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A breeding pair of bald eagles atop their nest in Channel Islands National Park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy National Park Service)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We forget that these parks, these natural areas, they don’t manage themselves,” he said. “Sometimes, intervention is necessary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Channel Islands, that means 40 years of data monitoring the health of the kelp forest or local populations of pinnipeds will now have a shutdown-sized hole — along with monitoring of fish populations to help inform fishing policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All those programs get shut down, and so we no longer have that canary in the coal mine that’s giving us an indicator of the health of not just the park, not just the ecosystem, but the place we live,” Galipeau said.[aside postID=news_12058137 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TrumpsSignageOrder-36-BL_qed.jpg']Galipeau said he was especially worried about smaller or less-visited parks like Manzanar National Historic Site — concerns echoed by that park’s former superintendent, Bernadette Johnson. Manzanar’s remote location in the Eastern Sierra doesn’t have onsite worker housing, and the park was already only open four days a week due to lack of staffing and budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Small parks like Manzanar really can’t afford to lose any other bodies at all,” Johnson said. “It’s already been bare bones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She noted that it’s not just the parks that will lose income, including entrance fees, during the shutdown: Bookstores, coffee shops, and even nearby towns will all lose out on dollars while parks are closed. 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After going into work to set an out-of-office email response and cancel all upcoming appointments on her calendar, she said, she was no longer permitted to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the NLRB, which ensures that private sector workers are able to unionize in line with the National Labor Relations Act, the shutdown means all pending votes and negotiations for workers going through the unionization process in San Francisco will be put on hold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238026667-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058315\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238026667-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238026667-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238026667-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238026667-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238026667-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238026667-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maintenance workers are seen just after midnight at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The government shut down early Wednesday after Congress failed to reach a funding deal. \u003ccite>(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All of the workers right now who have come to the National Labor Relations Board and said, ‘Hey, we want to have an election, we want to vote on whether or not to have the union’ — none of those elections can happen,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, any local workers who believe that their employer has violated the NLRA won’t be able to request an investigation and support from the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a worker says, ‘I was fired for unionizing,’ they come to us … they file a complaint and then the board investigates and can get a remedy for them, can ensure that their rights are upheld,” she said. “There is no other place for them to go if we’re shut down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many other agencies halted operations that weren’t deemed “essential,” in line with contingency plans they all have for lapses in federal appropriations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058137/government-shutdown-2025-national-parks-planning-memo\">national parks\u003c/a> that can be blocked from public access, such as Muir Woods, are closed, and 9,000 parks employees have been furloughed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alcatraz and Fort Point are open, while some bathrooms are locked. Ocean, Stinson and Muir beaches — all part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area — are accessible and have open bathrooms, but their public parking lots are shuttered.[aside postID=news_12019327 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/Government-ShutdownAP-1020x679.jpg']NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View has also ceased most operations, according to Jonas Dino, president of the Ames Federal Employees Union, though certain employees are exempt and will continue working, including those in safety, cybersecurity and any mission-critical operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are trying to provide our members with as much [information] for resources like shutdown assistance loans with the SRI Federal Credit Union and union activities,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Air National Guard facility at Moffett Field remains open and “fully operational,” according to Jeffrey Nelan, deputy communications director for the California Military Department. He noted that personnel continue to carry out duties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the Moffett Field Museum is privately funded and also remains open, confusion over the government shutdown is likely to hurt business, executive director Jeff Wasel said. In previous shutdowns, people have assumed the museum was closed, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Shutdowns [are] kind of double-edged swords in that sense,” he said. “We do, at the beginning, suffer a little bit of a downturn, but sometimes that downturn [has been] made up by government employees that have spare time to come in and visit the museum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is expecting a 20% to 30% decline in revenues while the shutdown is in effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12029189\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/NOAAGetty-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. \u003ccite>(Byunghwan Lim/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service will continue weather forecasting, emergency responses and some satellite operations, but tours, most research and other services deemed unessential, like fishery monitoring, survey work and stock assessment, will cease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NOAA said it also won’t regularly update its social media pages, which people often check during weather emergencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“NOAA is unable to respond to emails or voicemails that are not mission-critical,” the communications office said Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-09/epa-contingency-plan-9_29_25.pdf\">Environmental Protection Agency is operating similarly\u003c/a>, pausing most research and issuance of new grants, permits, guidance and regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the effects of paused “non-essential” work might not be felt right away, they could become more obvious if the shutdown drags on, which Rep. Mark DeSaulnier said is likely.[aside postID=news_12058260 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-903911876-2000x1333.jpg']Speaking on KQED’s \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> on Wednesday morning, the East Bay Democrat said he was\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911415/federal-government-shutdown-looms-large-ahead-of-midnight-deadline\"> prepared for a shutdown that rivaled\u003c/a> the record 35-day lapse in appropriations during President Trump’s first term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be painful,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depending on just how long it lasts, more services that are still operating as of Oct. 1 could also face disruptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalFresh, California’s iteration of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, has enough funding to continue providing food stamps to residents who qualify for about a month, according to DeSaulnier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal courts have enough money to continue paying for operations for \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2025/10/01/judiciary-still-operating-shutdown-starts\">a little over two weeks\u003c/a>, according to the judiciary. After that, they will continue to operate under the Anti-Deficiency Act, but like all federal employees deemed “essential,” court workers won’t be paid until the shutdown ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the shutdown drags on, government agencies that remain open under the Anti-Deficiency Act — including the U.S. Postal Service, the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration — could fall into chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2019, travel at LaGuardia Airport in New York \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/politics/ten-air-traffic-controllers-shutdown\">was temporarily paused\u003c/a> and other major airports experienced significant delays after unpaid air traffic controllers called in sick to work on the 35th day of that federal shutdown. \u003cem>SFGate\u003c/em> reported at the time that Bay Area airports \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/California-airports-unaffected-by-government-13533315.php\">were largely unaffected\u003c/a>. TSA workers at SFO are not federal employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-2000x1379.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-2048x1412.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, (L) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, deliver remarks following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The Democratic leaders met with President Trump to negotiate funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown. \u003ccite>(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Not long after the air traffic controllers’ sickout, Trump backed a stopgap spending bill to end that shutdown amid mounting pressure. It’s hard to know how long this one could last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite Republican control of Congress and the White House, federal agency websites are blaming Democrats for the disruption. On the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s homepage, a banner reads: “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats refused to sign a Republican-led spending plan for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 in order to try to force the restoration of health care subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at the end of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, both Democrat and Republican-based stopgap funding plans \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/g-s1-91217/government-shutdown-midnight\">failed in the Senate\u003c/a>, and DeSaulnier said last-ditch negotiations in the House were unproductive after Republican members didn’t show up to negotiate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear if and when that might change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re not talking to us. They’re being told by the president not to talk to us,” DeSaulnier said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a handful of other Democrats broke with the party to pass a Republican spending bill and avoid a government shutdown — inviting\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/us/politics/absolutely-ridiculous-democrats-seethe-at-schumer-for-backing-gop-spending-bill.html\"> pushback from leaders\u003c/a> like Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D–N.Y.).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it appears that now, the party is more united behind the idea that a shutdown is a rare bargaining chip with the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the way [Trump] negotiates,” DeSaulnier said Wednesday. “And we’re not having it because every time we try, he wants more. The cost is to the American public and in this instance to the health of this country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/abandlamudi\">\u003cem>Adhiti Bandlamudi\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> and \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/bwatt\">\u003cem>Brian Watt\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Speaking on KQED’s \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> on Wednesday morning, the East Bay Democrat said he was\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911415/federal-government-shutdown-looms-large-ahead-of-midnight-deadline\"> prepared for a shutdown that rivaled\u003c/a> the record 35-day lapse in appropriations during President Trump’s first term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be painful,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depending on just how long it lasts, more services that are still operating as of Oct. 1 could also face disruptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalFresh, California’s iteration of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, has enough funding to continue providing food stamps to residents who qualify for about a month, according to DeSaulnier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal courts have enough money to continue paying for operations for \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2025/10/01/judiciary-still-operating-shutdown-starts\">a little over two weeks\u003c/a>, according to the judiciary. After that, they will continue to operate under the Anti-Deficiency Act, but like all federal employees deemed “essential,” court workers won’t be paid until the shutdown ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the shutdown drags on, government agencies that remain open under the Anti-Deficiency Act — including the U.S. Postal Service, the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration — could fall into chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2019, travel at LaGuardia Airport in New York \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/politics/ten-air-traffic-controllers-shutdown\">was temporarily paused\u003c/a> and other major airports experienced significant delays after unpaid air traffic controllers called in sick to work on the 35th day of that federal shutdown. \u003cem>SFGate\u003c/em> reported at the time that Bay Area airports \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/California-airports-unaffected-by-government-13533315.php\">were largely unaffected\u003c/a>. TSA workers at SFO are not federal employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1765\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-2000x1379.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-2238159587-2048x1412.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, (L) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, deliver remarks following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The Democratic leaders met with President Trump to negotiate funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown. \u003ccite>(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Not long after the air traffic controllers’ sickout, Trump backed a stopgap spending bill to end that shutdown amid mounting pressure. It’s hard to know how long this one could last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite Republican control of Congress and the White House, federal agency websites are blaming Democrats for the disruption. On the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s homepage, a banner reads: “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats refused to sign a Republican-led spending plan for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 in order to try to force the restoration of health care subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at the end of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, both Democrat and Republican-based stopgap funding plans \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/g-s1-91217/government-shutdown-midnight\">failed in the Senate\u003c/a>, and DeSaulnier said last-ditch negotiations in the House were unproductive after Republican members didn’t show up to negotiate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear if and when that might change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re not talking to us. They’re being told by the president not to talk to us,” DeSaulnier said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a handful of other Democrats broke with the party to pass a Republican spending bill and avoid a government shutdown — inviting\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/us/politics/absolutely-ridiculous-democrats-seethe-at-schumer-for-backing-gop-spending-bill.html\"> pushback from leaders\u003c/a> like Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D–N.Y.).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it appears that now, the party is more united behind the idea that a shutdown is a rare bargaining chip with the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the way [Trump] negotiates,” DeSaulnier said Wednesday. “And we’re not having it because every time we try, he wants more. The cost is to the American public and in this instance to the health of this country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/abandlamudi\">\u003cem>Adhiti Bandlamudi\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> and \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/bwatt\">\u003cem>Brian Watt\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s official: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911415/federal-government-shutdown-looms-large-ahead-of-midnight-deadline\">The federal government shut down\u003c/a> at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday after Congress failed to pass a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">stopgap funding bill\u003c/a> by Tuesday’s deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for how we know local agencies were preparing for the shutdown — and how life in the Bay Area could be impacted this week. We’ll keep updating this guide with more information when we have it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to how a shutdown will affect:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Social\">Social services\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Air\">Air travel\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Parks\">National parks\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#government-shutdown-courts\">Court dates\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#government-shutdown-fleet-week-sf\">Fleet Week\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>The impact on federal workers in California and the Bay Area\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A report based on 2024 estimates by the \u003ca href=\"https://democrats-budget.house.gov/legislation/MAGAshutdown\">House Budget Committee\u003c/a> found that the federal government employs more than 187,000 Californians, making up about 1% of the state’s total workforce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That ratio is roughly the same in the Bay Area, said Jeff Bellisario, executive director for the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. “The federal government’s reach into the state of California is one that’s already relatively limited,” he said. “I don’t necessarily see this [shutdown] as being a huge impact there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to other experts, the scale of a shutdown’s impact will rely heavily on how President Donald Trump’s administration handles the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12019327 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/Government-ShutdownAP-1020x679.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government decides which federal workers are designated essential — “which means they are expected to continue to work at their job despite the fact that they’re not going to get paid,” said Christopher Thornberg, the founding partner of economic research firm Beacon Economics. “Much of it depends on exactly what [jobs] Trump decides to call essential versus non-essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usually, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget determines that distinction. Last week, OMB Director Russell Vought released a \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000199-7e8f-ddde-a199-fedf6c5d0000\">memo\u003c/a> threatening mass layoffs for federal employees working in programs that are “not consistent with the president’s priorities,” should a shutdown occur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when it comes to federal workers who \u003cem>aren’t \u003c/em>laid off but who still have their paychecks stopped, many families around the state will be financially affected.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"Social\">\u003c/a>Social services during a shutdown\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://endhomelessness.org/blog/potential-government-shutdown-what-you-need-to-know/\">National Alliance to End Homelessness\u003c/a>, people receiving health care coverage through Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act can expect regular service, even during a shutdown. Social Security payments will likely still be issued. And those awarded homeless assistance grants through the Department of Housing and Urban Development can expect to continue receiving assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But other programs could be in jeopardy, depending on how long the shutdown lasts. Steve Berg, the nonprofit’s chief policy officer, said any other social service programs that require attention from federal officials might be impacted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If nonprofits are trying to get grants or yearly contracts renewed while the government is shut down, those programs could also be halted, said Berg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the people who you go back and forth with about doing that aren’t in the office,” he said, an organization’s funding “could be delayed as a result of the shutdown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1998px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057897\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1998\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3.jpg 1998w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lester Johnson (left), a restaurant owner in Richmond, Virginia, stands next to a sign that reads “Affordable Care Act Premiums Will Rise More Than 75%” during a news conference to call on Republicans to pass Affordable Care Act tax breaks on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the first Trump administration, the United States experienced the longest government shutdown in history, clocking in at 35 days. Officials working for Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-10) told KQED that in the event of another shutdown of this length, 5 million Californians who are beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could eventually lose access to their funds. WIC, another nutrition program geared toward women, infants and children — which serves more than 972,400 Californians — could also be impacted in that scenario.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berg said that if you’re receiving assistance from federal programs, you should reach out to your local office for more clarity on what to expect.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"government-shutdown-courts\">\u003c/a>Court dates during a possible shutdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/gkvlaeeydpb/09242025shutdown.pdf\">memo\u003c/a> released last week by Judge Robert Conrad, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Judiciary could sustain operations only through Friday, relying on fee balances and appropriations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11720740\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11720740\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS13793_Waiting-at-Court-e1548365526566.png\" alt=\"Young immigrants wait to enter a San Francisco courtroom for a hearing in 2014.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young immigrants wait to enter a San Francisco courtroom for a hearing in 2014. \u003ccite>(Jeremy Raff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In previous shutdowns, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aila.org/library/government-shuts-down\">American Immigration Lawyers Association\u003c/a> has encouraged people to check with local lawyers and legal groups, particularly regarding ICE enforcement, hearings and removal operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has previously reported that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962810/government-shutdown-from-national-parks-and-air-travel-to-immigration-how-california-could-be-affected\">courts already have a backlog\u003c/a> of immigration cases nationally. When case hearings have to be rescheduled, it only furthers that backlog and could impact an immigrant’s ability to mount a successful defense against deportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"Air\">\u003c/a>Air travel during a possible shutdown\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A TSA spokesperson told KQED Wednesday that around around 61,000 of the agency’s 64,000 employees “are considered excepted or exempt and TSA will continue operations to keep the travelling public safe” — with the agency’s remaining employees temporarily furloughed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While TSA is prepared to continue screening about 2.5M passengers a day, an extended shutdown could mean longer wait times at airports,” warned the spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials at the Bay Area’s major airports said they are relying on distinctions made during previous shutdowns. Doug Yakel, a spokesperson for the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), told KQED last week that federal workers within the airport like air traffic controllers and customs agents — as well as health workers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation — would be considered “essential” and would have to continue working without pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As KQED has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962810/government-shutdown-from-national-parks-and-air-travel-to-immigration-how-california-could-be-affected\">reported during previous shutdown threats\u003c/a>, this does raise the possibility that these staff may call in sick, potentially causing delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057833\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240412-OAKAirport-027-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers walk in to the Oakland International Airport in Oakland on April 12, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Because SFO’s bagging and screening is done by \u003ca href=\"https://www.flysfo.com/about/airport-operations/safety-security#:~:text=Security%20Screening,website%20for%20helpful%20travel%20tips.\">a private company under contract with TSA, \u003c/a>those workers will continue to be paid during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) is following similar guidelines. “We don’t expect any screening or air traffic control services to be interrupted,” OAK spokesperson David DeWitt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) spokesperson Julie Jarrett told KQED that the airport currently had “no information indicating that SJC will be impacted by a potential government shutdown,” but that staff were “staying in close contact with our local partners and monitoring the situation closely as it unfolds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Federal Aviation Agency, field training of air traffic controllers, random drug testing, financial operations and other activities would halt during a government shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"Parks\">\u003c/a>Visiting national parks during a shutdown\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, hours ahead of a possible shutdown, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058137/government-shutdown-2025-national-parks-planning-memo\">the National Park Service informed staff of its contingency plans\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to an internal NPS memo by email obtained by KQED, national park sites that \u003cem>can\u003c/em> be made physically inaccessible to the public will be closed, while sites with roads and trails that are accessible to the public will remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-09/doi-nps-lapse-plan2025930508.pdf\">An expanded version of the NPS plan\u003c/a> posted online Tuesday estimated more than 9,000 of the agency’s 14,500 employees are expected to be furloughed in the event of a shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which manages many of the Bay Area’s national park sites, has released a list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/park-status-during-2025-lapse.htm\">which parks are closed as of Wednesday and which will remain open.\u003c/a> They include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Muir Woods National Monument: Closed\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcatraz Island: Temporarily closed Wednesday but “reopening for its regular schedule on October 2 with all facilities OPEN”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fort Point: Interior, parking lot and Long Avenue and Marine Drive closed, with restrooms open\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>China Beach: Closed\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ocean Beach: Sloat Blvd parking lot closed, with bathrooms open\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stinson Beach: Parking lot closed, with bathrooms open\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muir Beach and Muir Beach Overlook: Parking lot closed, with bathrooms open.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Point Reyes National Seashore is open but with \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/conditions.htm\">certain bathroom closures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the Presidio, which is financially independent from NPS, said that site would remain fully open to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for America’s national parks have expressed alarm at the last-minute nature of this planning for park closures. Superintendents were only informed during a meeting late Tuesday afternoon about which sites would remain open — followed by the email memo shortly after — according to Jesse Chakrin, executive director of the Fund for People in Parks, an advocacy group that works with small or lesser-known parks in the West.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrin said this is the tightest turnaround for shutdown planning he’s seen by a large margin. “They’re asking for each park unit to make a plan, including staffing numbers and associated costs for a shutdown, which is happening in hours,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1998px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057891\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1998\" height=\"1329\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image1.jpg 1998w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image1-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Park Rangers stand at the closed gate to Joshua Tree National Park, in Joshua Tree, California, on Oct. 2, 2013, the second day of a US government shutdown. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Emily Thompson, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://protectnps.org/\">Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks\u003c/a>, said she and other advocates were concerned the Trump administration would try to keep all parks open through any 2025 shutdown. That prompted the group to \u003ca href=\"https://protectnps.org/2025/09/25/former-nps-superintendents-urge-secretary-burgum-to-close-national-parks-if-government-shuts-down/\">author a letter,\u003c/a> signed by 40 former National Park superintendents, calling for parks to be closed.[aside postID=news_12019327 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/Government-ShutdownAP-1020x679.jpg']“Leaving national parks open without National Park staff to help protect visitors and resources is not only irresponsible — it’s dangerous,” Thompson wrote in a statement to KQED. “We don’t leave museums open without curators, or airports without air traffic controllers and we should not leave our National Parks open without NPS employees.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Without adequate staff, if somebody gets in trouble in the backcountry, for instance, it’s going to take a lot longer to get to them and deal with it,” said Bill Wade, executive director of the Association of National Park Rangers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With NPS \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/trump-cuts-national-parks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU8.ZRdY.Ld_Yk_s1WCA6&smid=url-share\">staffing already down by an estimated 24% at parks\u003c/a>, the likelihood of poaching and vandalism would rise even further in the event of an unstaffed shutdown, said Wade, pointing to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/joshua-tree-shutdown.html\">destruction of trees at Joshua Tree National Park\u003c/a> during the 2019 shutdown. Wade said he’s also worried that parks staff won’t just get furloughed, but are also at risk of being fired outright, after Trump directed agencies to\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909\"> prepare for mass firings\u003c/a> should the shutdown occur.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"government-shutdown-fleet-week-sf\">\u003c/a>Attending Fleet Week during a shutdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058113/government-shutdown-could-stop-blue-angels-from-flying-in-sf-fleet-week\">San Francisco’s Fleet Week celebration — scheduled to start Sunday — will go on during the shutdown\u003c/a>. But it could lose some of its premier guests: the Blue Angels, as well as visiting Navy and Marine Corps officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the shutdown continues into the weekend, military participation in the annual event would be paused according to the U.S. Navy, which was supposed to celebrate its 250th anniversary at Fleet Week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said his office is “monitoring” the shutdown and remains in contact with federal leaders on any updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the shutdown is quickly resolved, the Navy said its service members might still make the event. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government decides which federal workers are designated essential — “which means they are expected to continue to work at their job despite the fact that they’re not going to get paid,” said Christopher Thornberg, the founding partner of economic research firm Beacon Economics. “Much of it depends on exactly what [jobs] Trump decides to call essential versus non-essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usually, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget determines that distinction. Last week, OMB Director Russell Vought released a \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000199-7e8f-ddde-a199-fedf6c5d0000\">memo\u003c/a> threatening mass layoffs for federal employees working in programs that are “not consistent with the president’s priorities,” should a shutdown occur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when it comes to federal workers who \u003cem>aren’t \u003c/em>laid off but who still have their paychecks stopped, many families around the state will be financially affected.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"Social\">\u003c/a>Social services during a shutdown\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://endhomelessness.org/blog/potential-government-shutdown-what-you-need-to-know/\">National Alliance to End Homelessness\u003c/a>, people receiving health care coverage through Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act can expect regular service, even during a shutdown. Social Security payments will likely still be issued. And those awarded homeless assistance grants through the Department of Housing and Urban Development can expect to continue receiving assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But other programs could be in jeopardy, depending on how long the shutdown lasts. Steve Berg, the nonprofit’s chief policy officer, said any other social service programs that require attention from federal officials might be impacted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If nonprofits are trying to get grants or yearly contracts renewed while the government is shut down, those programs could also be halted, said Berg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the people who you go back and forth with about doing that aren’t in the office,” he said, an organization’s funding “could be delayed as a result of the shutdown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1998px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057897\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1998\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3.jpg 1998w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/image3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lester Johnson (left), a restaurant owner in Richmond, Virginia, stands next to a sign that reads “Affordable Care Act Premiums Will Rise More Than 75%” during a news conference to call on Republicans to pass Affordable Care Act tax breaks on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the first Trump administration, the United States experienced the longest government shutdown in history, clocking in at 35 days. Officials working for Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-10) told KQED that in the event of another shutdown of this length, 5 million Californians who are beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could eventually lose access to their funds. WIC, another nutrition program geared toward women, infants and children — which serves more than 972,400 Californians — could also be impacted in that scenario.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berg said that if you’re receiving assistance from federal programs, you should reach out to your local office for more clarity on what to expect.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"government-shutdown-courts\">\u003c/a>Court dates during a possible shutdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/gkvlaeeydpb/09242025shutdown.pdf\">memo\u003c/a> released last week by Judge Robert Conrad, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Judiciary could sustain operations only through Friday, relying on fee balances and appropriations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11720740\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11720740\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS13793_Waiting-at-Court-e1548365526566.png\" alt=\"Young immigrants wait to enter a San Francisco courtroom for a hearing in 2014.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young immigrants wait to enter a San Francisco courtroom for a hearing in 2014. \u003ccite>(Jeremy Raff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In previous shutdowns, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aila.org/library/government-shuts-down\">American Immigration Lawyers Association\u003c/a> has encouraged people to check with local lawyers and legal groups, particularly regarding ICE enforcement, hearings and removal operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has previously reported that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962810/government-shutdown-from-national-parks-and-air-travel-to-immigration-how-california-could-be-affected\">courts already have a backlog\u003c/a> of immigration cases nationally. When case hearings have to be rescheduled, it only furthers that backlog and could impact an immigrant’s ability to mount a successful defense against deportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"Air\">\u003c/a>Air travel during a possible shutdown\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A TSA spokesperson told KQED Wednesday that around around 61,000 of the agency’s 64,000 employees “are considered excepted or exempt and TSA will continue operations to keep the travelling public safe” — with the agency’s remaining employees temporarily furloughed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While TSA is prepared to continue screening about 2.5M passengers a day, an extended shutdown could mean longer wait times at airports,” warned the spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials at the Bay Area’s major airports said they are relying on distinctions made during previous shutdowns. Doug Yakel, a spokesperson for the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), told KQED last week that federal workers within the airport like air traffic controllers and customs agents — as well as health workers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation — would be considered “essential” and would have to continue working without pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As KQED has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962810/government-shutdown-from-national-parks-and-air-travel-to-immigration-how-california-could-be-affected\">reported during previous shutdown threats\u003c/a>, this does raise the possibility that these staff may call in sick, potentially causing delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057833\" 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911415/federal-government-shutdown-looms-large-ahead-of-midnight-deadline\">The federal government shut down\u003c/a> at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, after Congress failed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">pass stop-gap government funding\u003c/a> by Tuesday’s deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And with hours to go, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/national-parks-service\">National Park Service\u003c/a> shared a last-minute contingency plan that would keep many park sites open but without full staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to an internal NPS memo obtained by KQED, national park sites that \u003cem>can\u003c/em> be made physically inaccessible to the public will be closed off. But all other NPS sites, including those with roads and trails that are accessible to the public, will now remain open according to the memo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#national-park-closures-bay-area\">What national parks will be closed in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-09/doi-nps-lapse-plan2025930508.pdf\">An expanded version of the NPS plan\u003c/a> was posted online later Tuesday, with an estimate that over 9,000 staff nationwide — out of a total NPS workforce of 14,500 — are expected to be furloughed in the event of a shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shutdown will see federal workers around the country — including NPS staff — go without pay, with those employees deemed “essential” required to work through the period regardless. Under \u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-09/doi-nps-lapse-plan2025930508.pdf\">the NPS shutdown plan posted online\u003c/a>, just over 5,000 NPS staff would be categorized as essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for America’s national parks have expressed alarm at the last-minute nature of this planning for park closures. Superintendents were only informed during a meeting late Tuesday afternoon about which sites would remain open — followed by the email memo shortly after — according to Jesse Chakrin, executive director of the Fund for People in Parks, an advocacy group that works with small or lesser-known parks in the West.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrin said this is the tightest turnaround for shutdown planning he’s seen by a large margin. “They’re asking for each park unit to make a plan, including staffing numbers and associated costs for a shutdown, which is happening in hours,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12029489\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A volunteer for the National Park Service welcomes visitors at the Exploration Center in Yosemite Valley, at Yosemite National Park on March 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon/AFP via Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This would have been something that would have taken at least all hands, weeks to prepare for in any other administration,” Chakrin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"national-park-closures-bay-area\">\u003c/a>National park closures in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which manages many of the Bay Area’s national park sites, has released a list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/park-status-during-2025-lapse.htm\">which parks are closed as of Wednesday and which will remain open.\u003c/a> They include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Muir Woods National Monument: Closed\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcatraz Island: Temporarily closed on Wednesday, but “reopening for its regular schedule on October 2 with all facilities OPEN”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fort Point: Interior, parking lot and Long Avenue and Marine Drive closed, with restrooms open\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>China Beach: Closed\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ocean Beach: Sloat Blvd parking lot closed, with bathrooms open\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stinson Beach: Parking lot closed, with bathrooms open\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muir Beach and Muir Beach Overlook: Parking lot closed, with bathrooms open.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Point Reyes National Seashore is open, but with \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/conditions.htm\">certain bathroom closures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the Presidio, which is financially independent from NPS, said that site would remain fully open to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Morale is already rock bottom’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The NPS’s email memo to staff “sounds to me like it will be a mixture of open and closed with as much open as possible,” Chakrin said. But he expressed concern about the “haphazard” nature of the planning and confusing language contained in the memo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It looks like a lot of this was cut and pasted from different plans,” he said, calling the memo “not very well thought out.” KQED has contacted NPS to request comment on its shutdown planning.[aside postID=news_12057777 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/GETTYIMAGES-2236770685-KQED_1.jpg']The memo states that parks that collect entrance fees will be staying open to do what they can to collect those fees and use them to run the park during the shutdown, Chakrin explained. Those that don’t collect fees may be able to pull from those same pots of cash to keep extremely limited services going.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While peak summer tourism season is over, fall is still a busy time for parks in the Bay Area and across the country. NPS \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/visitor-use-statistics-dashboard.htm#:~:text=The%20National%20Park%20Service%20reported,2%25\">data\u003c/a> shows nearly 30 million people visited parks in October of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As federal staff, NPS employees will have to wait for backpay after a shutdown ends, while some will be required to work unpaid through the period as “essential” staff. Parks staff have grown increasingly worried, however, that they will be the \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909\">target of firings Trump has proposed\u003c/a> — on top of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">reported 24% reduction in staff \u003c/a>that parks have already seen this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11691329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11691329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Point Reyes National Seashore. \u003ccite>(Carly Severn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Morale is already rock bottom with park staff,” said Don Neubacher, former park superintendent for Yosemite and Point Reyes national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parks advocates warn that keeping parks open with such skeletal resources is a bad idea for both the parks and the people who visit them. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The memo states that parks that collect entrance fees will be staying open to do what they can to collect those fees and use them to run the park during the shutdown, Chakrin explained. Those that don’t collect fees may be able to pull from those same pots of cash to keep extremely limited services going.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While peak summer tourism season is over, fall is still a busy time for parks in the Bay Area and across the country. NPS \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/visitor-use-statistics-dashboard.htm#:~:text=The%20National%20Park%20Service%20reported,2%25\">data\u003c/a> shows nearly 30 million people visited parks in October of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As federal staff, NPS employees will have to wait for backpay after a shutdown ends, while some will be required to work unpaid through the period as “essential” staff. Parks staff have grown increasingly worried, however, that they will be the \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909\">target of firings Trump has proposed\u003c/a> — on top of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">reported 24% reduction in staff \u003c/a>that parks have already seen this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11691329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11691329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/RS30208_DSC_1071-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Point Reyes National Seashore. \u003ccite>(Carly Severn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Morale is already rock bottom with park staff,” said Don Neubacher, former park superintendent for Yosemite and Point Reyes national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parks advocates warn that keeping parks open with such skeletal resources is a bad idea for both the parks and the people who visit them. Late last week, a group of more than 40 former park superintendents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057777/with-a-government-shutdown-looming-heres-how-the-bay-area-could-be-affected\">signed a letter\u003c/a> calling on the administration to close parks to avoid damage to fragile ecosystems and harm to visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last government shutdown over the winter of 2018–19 lasted 35 days, and resulted in vandalism, garbage and long-term damage by visitors to California’s Joshua Tree National Park while most of its park rangers were furloughed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This type of both open and closed type of situation is really confusing,” Chakrin said. “It’s confusing for the folks that are trying to manage parks responsibly and for the public trying to visit them responsibly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it is going to be chaos,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/abandlamudi\">Adhiti Bandlamudi\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>For more than two decades, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California’s\u003c/a> Clean Air Vehicle Decal Program has allowed certain hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered cars to use the carpool lane — even when they didn’t meet the passenger minimum that other cars are subject to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/end-californias-clean-air-vehicle-decal-program\">CAV comes to an end\u003c/a>, and drivers who would have otherwise qualified for the program will no longer be able to use the HOV lane if driving without passengers, regardless of whether they have a valid clean-air sticker on their vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the California Highway Patrol has confirmed to KQED that drivers will have a 60-day grace period beginning Oct. 1, “during which drivers with a valid clean-air decal will not be cited for driving alone in the carpool lane.” But CHP added that officers could still pull over drivers during this period for a variety of reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Nov. 30 — once 60 days have passed — CHP confirmed that driving without passengers in the carpool lane will result in a citation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Why is the CAV Decal Program ending?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California officials originally launched CAV in 1999 to encourage drivers to buy low-emission vehicles. But Congress \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-ending-electric-vehicle-carpool-lane-access-program-2025-09-10/\">did not approve\u003c/a> an extension of CAV to enable the program to keep running. “The state needs approval to operate [the program] on federal roadways throughout the state,” said Lindsay Buckley, director of communications of the California Air Resources Board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#HowcanIkeepusingthecarpoollane\">How can I keep using the carpool lane?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“We’re really disappointed in the federal government’s inaction,” added Buckley. “It’s a really smart, cost-effective thing that has played an important role here in driving adoption of clean air vehicles and making Californians aware that these vehicles even exist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/end-californias-clean-air-vehicle-decal-program\">state data\u003c/a>, this change will affect around half a million vehicles that currently have the CAV sticker. 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And misusing the carpool lane could cost you a fine of at least $490.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But CHP recently updated KQED that drivers will have a 60-day grace period starting Oct. 1 where the law enforcement agency will be educating residents about this change. During this 60-day window, however, CHP could still pull over a car with a decal, if officers believe there’s something else the driver is doing wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/end-californias-clean-air-vehicle-decal-program\">You don’t have to remove your decal \u003c/a>if you don’t want to.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Does this impact all CAV decal colors?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the past, the California Department of Motor Vehicles would send out decals with different colors depending on the year. 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Zarna Joshi, a U.S. citizen on the flight, said passengers had “already been onboard for two hours, and there were no updates — just more people leaving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/\">Trump’s executive order \u003c/a>had demanded companies pay $100,000 to supplement a single H-1B visa — a type of temporary visa category that allows employers to hire foreign workers in \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/h1b-visa-program-fact-sheet/\">“specialty occupations”\u003c/a> that usually require at least a bachelor’s degree. Previously, companies usually paid around \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-100000-fee-h1b-visa/\">$2,000 to $5,000\u003c/a> per H-1B visa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Companies like Microsoft began \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/read-memos-sent-big-tech-trump-h-1b-changes-2025-9\">sending urgent memos to their employees\u003c/a>, recommending H-1B visa holders cancel any upcoming international travel and remain in the United States, or return immediately if they were currently abroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took a day for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/20/nx-s1-5548568/h1b-visa-fee-trump-tech\">the White House to clarify\u003c/a> that the $100,000 fee only applied to new visas, and would not actually affect current visa holders or renewals.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Confusion, concern and $100,000\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The White House claimed the measures would address what it called a “large-scale replacement of American workers through systemic abuse” of the H-1B program, which “has undermined both our economic and national security.” Many economists have historically pushed back on this claim, emphasizing that visa restrictions actually encourage companies to \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/h1b-visa-program-fact-sheet/\">expand operations\u003c/a> in other countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nevertheless, Trump’s order is another part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/immigration\">anti-immigration policies\u003c/a> enacted since his inauguration in January.[aside postID=news_12057638 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/AP25069706250720-1020x680.jpg']The H-1B visa system is \u003ca href=\"https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/the-h-1b-visa-explained/\">notoriously difficult\u003c/a> for applicants to navigate. There is also a limit to the number of visas given out in a year, resulting in long waits and a major backlog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The executive order has already had a major impact in California, a state with the most visa approvals at nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub\">62,000 visa beneficiaries\u003c/a> in the current fiscal year. According to the \u003cem>Wall Street Journal, \u003c/em>nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/h1b-visas-workers-charts-cb81493c\">two-thirds of visa holders\u003c/a> work in tech companies like Amazon and Google — with Amazon alone approving over \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub\">10,000 visa beneficiaries\u003c/a> in the current fiscal year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A vast majority of visa holders also come from India. In 2024, \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/h1b-visas-workers-charts-cb81493c\">71% of approved H-1B visa petitions\u003c/a> were for people born in India. In comparison, people from China made up almost 12% of approved applicants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand how communities in the Bay are reacting, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911349/trump-dropped-a-100000-fee-on-h-1b-visas-and-sent-silicon-valley-spinning\">KQED \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a> spoke with lawyer Emily Neumann and journalists Pranav Dixit and Tanay Gokhale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The scale and scope of the H-1B program\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emily Neumann:\u003c/strong> We’re talking about 85,000 visas per year. Every year, that’s the cap: We have 65,000 for regular or bachelor’s degree holders and an extra 20,000 for master’s degree holders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, we do have a larger population than that, because these visas are granted for three-year increments and can be extended for a total of six years. So we have six years’ worth of people in the country on this visa.[aside postID=news_12057368 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS24077_Courthouse-closeup-qut-1180x664.jpg']On top of that, because of green card problems [and] backlogs, because there’s a \u003cem>per-country\u003c/em> cap, we have certain countries where H-1B holders can extend beyond that six-year limit because they’re waiting for their green card. And that is a very large population. There are hundreds of thousands of people in that situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s where it seems like there are so many H-1B holders out there, even though we only give out 85,000 a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pranav Dixit:\u003c/strong> There are certain rules that even the H-1Bs are subject to. It’s not just “hire whoever you want on an H-1B.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>H-1B workers still have to be paid what is known as a prevailing wage. They can’t be paid way less than anybody else in that field makes. So there are already checks and balances in the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The central argument that tech companies have always made is: “This kind of visa gives us the freedom to hire for roles that we just cannot find American workers for.” Some of that has been challenged in the last couple of years with the thousands of layoffs across the tech industry. There are certainly lots of Americans who are out of jobs in the tech industry. But [there] has always been the central argument that these visas are used to fill roles that there’s just not enough STEM talent in this country for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tanay Gokhale\u003c/strong>: There \u003cem>are \u003c/em>legitimate problems with the H-1B visa system: the way the lottery is run, the way outsourcing has become a bigger problem over the past few years. In fact, before the current administration’s attack on H-1B started, Bernie Sanders wrote about it in \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/sensanders/status/1874918027982172626?s=46\">a Senate report\u003c/a> in February, speaking about the same issues that the current administration is speaking about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11848802\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1130785257_1_1920x.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11848802\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1130785257_1_1920x.jpg\" alt=\"Biometric passport with visa stamp for United States\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1130785257_1_1920x.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1130785257_1_1920x-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1130785257_1_1920x-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1130785257_1_1920x-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1130785257_1_1920x-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An H-1B visa issued Nov. 30, 2010. KQED’s Forum spoke to experts about how H-1B visa holders in the Bay Area are reacting to the latest White House order. \u003ccite>(iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But on the flip side … if there really is a shortage of domestic workers — and I’ve been hearing that in some cases there is — [it’s] really a sort of supply issue. [If] tomorrow, you just cut off all foreign workers [from] being able to work in these tech companies, these companies will have a hard time. It is really a bigger issue for firms that do not have the resources of the really big tech companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I understand that there are legitimate concerns. But the sheer volume of workers that are staffing firms in the US, the volume of foreign workers … it just demands a little more thought and a little bit more concerted policy changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How the H-1B executive order unfolded\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dixit:\u003c/strong> It definitely came as a big shock, right when everyone was trying to wrap up their week and get ready for the weekend. I think the initial chaos stemmed from the way the proclamation was written originally. Everyone felt that even current visa holders might be banned from reentry unless their employers paid $100,000. It was effectively a travel ban for anybody on an H-1B.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-clarifies-100k-h-1b-visa-fee-wont-apply-to-existing-holders-as-trump-stirs-anxiety\">Within a day\u003c/a>, the White House clarified that the fee doesn’t apply to anyone with an existing visa or anybody who’s renewing a visa, and then things calmed down a little.[aside postID=news_12055606 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/USImmigrationCustomsEnforcementHQGetty.jpg']\u003cstrong>Neumann:\u003c/strong> The first email I got was from an HR director saying, “Hey, our CEO is hearing something about a $100,000 fee. How is this going to impact us? Is this true?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so then we’re scrambling to find out what is going to be in this executive order. We’re listening live, as he’s signing this order, and we have someone saying that this is going to apply to everyone, every H-1B, every year. And \u003cem>then \u003c/em>a few minutes later, we get the actual text of it, which sounds quite different, but also sounds like it applies to everyone. And \u003cem>then \u003c/em>we start getting these clarifications, coming on Twitter of all places, rather than anything official.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003cem>then \u003c/em>we have three different agencies posting fact sheets and FAQs, and still we have questions. But at least we know: People who are outside the U.S. could still travel back in. And those that were in the U.S., leaving, were still safe to go out and come back in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In my mind, what [Trump’s] done just now is just the beginning. This is not the only restriction they have planned. We’ve got more coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Silicon Valley’s reaction\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dixit:\u003c/strong> I thought that \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/reedhastings/status/1969828972688248953\">Reed Hastings’ comment\u003c/a> was really interesting, but I feel like he may also have been a bit of an outlier. [The Netflix chairman and co-founder called the $100,000 fee \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/reedhastings/status/1969828972688248953\">“a great solution”\u003c/a> and said that H-1B will be “used just for very high value jobs.”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>H-1B visas are central to the way that most tech companies have hired international workers for more than three decades at this point, for roles that they say they just can’t fill with American workers alone.[aside postID=news_12056762 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250715-ImmigrationCourtProtests-16-BL_qed.jpg']Most H-1B visas are used by the big tech companies: the Microsofts, the Googles, the Apples, and the Amazons. But also a large chunk of them go to the IT consulting and outsourcing firms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot of sentiment in the Valley that, “Hey, there are genuine problems with this program right now.” But in the long term, if this fee sticks, it is going to impact the ability of almost everyone to hire for roles that they may not find American workers for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Neumann:\u003c/strong> The companies I work with constantly talk about how we have these positions that are going unfilled. Not necessarily the big tech companies, but small, mid-sized companies. They do hire engineers, not just in tech, and all the time we hear about, “We can’t find someone to do this work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The process itself, the fact that we’re choosing people based on a lottery … because we have these caps that were set before the internet even existed. We also have this green card backlog that impacts the H-1B, because people are stuck on an H-1B for years and years and years based on their country of birth. There are a lot of problems with the program, but I think companies are not happy about this $100,000 fee for sure. I don’t know of any company I’ve come across that is willing to pay it. I think they will hopefully be looking for an exemption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otherwise, they will look at only sponsoring individuals who are in the U.S., who we think would not be subject to this fee.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The H-1B impact on health care in the US — and who might be exempt\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Neumann:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trumps-h-1b-visa-fee-increase-raises-us-doctor-shortage-concerns-2025-09-24/\">Universities, hospitals, medical facilities tend to sponsor people\u003c/a> who are outside the U.S. Because most of these are cap-exempt institutions, they can file all year round. They don’t have to worry about this lottery in March and filing in April. And so they do bring a lot of people in [who] are outside the country.[aside postID=news_12055552 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/kvcr-mental-health-68c2d0da5f736.jpg']This $100,000 fee applies to \u003cem>any \u003c/em>petition being filed for someone who’s outside the county. The only filings happening right now are going to be these cap-exempt institutions. Which are for our doctors, for our nurses, for our researchers. So it’s really shooting us in the foot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dixit:\u003c/strong> I did hear about an exemption for people like doctors. I think this stuff is changing so rapidly at this point that it’s really hard to tell. I think it’s a wait-and-watch at this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Neumann:\u003c/strong> The Secretary of Homeland Security will get to decide whether an individual is going to be in the national interest, or a particular company, or a particular industry. We have zero information on what factors they will consider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We have a little bit of prior experience with these national interest exemptions from the previous travel ban, but we don’t know if they’re going to be the same. We don’t know if maybe the companies that are liking this provision have already been told behind the scenes that they’re going to get an exemption. We don’t know what the factors are going to be, and there’s no guidance yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The legalities — and possible long-term impacts — of the executive order\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Neumann:\u003c/strong> [Trump’s] authority comes from \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/understanding-ina-section-212f-president-authority-suspend-entry-migrants/\">the Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 212F\u003c/a>. That’s an entry ban. He can block anyone from entering if he feels it’s in the national interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He does \u003cem>not \u003c/em>have the ability to impose a $100,000 fee. Fees are set by Congress. And they can be adjusted based on inflation through the regulatory process, but it’s not something the president can unilaterally impose. There’s going to be litigation on that for sure.[aside postID=news_12057569 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/healthcare-68d54870be6a1.jpg']We’re also going to have to see how these exemptions work. If they allow for a lot of exemptions where this isn’t that big of an issue for most U.S. companies, it might be workable. But it definitely impacts the overall path for people who are currently in the U.S., as well as those who might be considering the U.S. as a destination. We saw, during the previous Trump administration, that people were looking to Canada, looking to other countries to make their home because of such uncertainty with the H-1B and the path to the green card. So I think we’re going to see that again, we’re going to start losing talent if we continue these types of restrictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dixit:\u003c/strong> I think people who would have looked at immigrating as a complete no-brainer are increasingly rethinking that decision. They’re increasingly choosing to spend their lives in Canada or Mexico or India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tech companies are responding to that. We’ve seen lots of offshoring to these countries in the last few years. I remember it was 2023, when Canada opened a special visa for 10,000 U.S. H-1B workers, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27lj39e99o\">it filled up in [24] hours\u003c/a>. People are increasingly getting tired of the constant instability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this sticks — and I think there is a big “if” [around] this $100,000 fee, with litigation and everything — I think companies are going to rethink hiring in the U.S. More than hiring locally, it’s going to lead to an offshoring of jobs to Canada, Mexico, India and maybe other places around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The effect on Bay Area communities\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Gokhale: \u003c/strong>In the short term, there was obviously panic among visa holders who are outside the country or planning to travel outside the country. And even after the clarification — though there was some amount of relief that “we are not in immediate danger” — the big emotion that has emerged from this is uncertainty and confusion among international workers, [and also] international students, many of whom hope to apply next year for the H-1B.[aside postID=news_12057384 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00805_TV-KQED.jpg']There is definitely concern about, “Even if they haven’t come for us right now, will they eventually come for us in the next few months, in the next year?” It’s thrown a lot of things into a tailspin for a lot of people who have planned to live their life here, to set up a family, to set up a career in this country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve had conversations in the past few days that signaled to me that there’s a sense of disillusionment with the “H-1B, green card, citizenship” pipeline of the American dream. There just seems to be a massive reevaluation of whether the United States is still a good option to invest your future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I definitely see a lot of anti-Indian hate in general on social media. Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, any social media channel of your choice. There’s a lot of new, sometimes really wild, disturbing stuff coming out about Indians, Indian stereotypes — which I thought were on the way out — are suddenly making a resurgence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve personally covered hate crimes where there’s some \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/ca-v-hate-crime-racism-islamophobia-homphobia/\">pretty graphic anti-H-1B graffiti on a public park bathroom\u003c/a>, which is something that I think can only happen in Silicon Valley or in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t think the U.S. is the only place where this is happening. We’re seeing an anti-immigrant sort of sentiment in Australia, specifically targeted toward South Asians, in \u003ca href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/northern-ireland/2025/06/irelands-anti-immigrant-rage-will-not-go-away\">Ireland\u003c/a>, in \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-12-12/housing-crisis-economic-woes-and-trump-how-canada-turned-against-immigrants\">Canada\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a global trend that we’re seeing: \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/27/anti-immigration-mood-sweeping-eu-capitals-puts-strain-on-blocs-unity\">anti-immigrant sentiment\u003c/a> in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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