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Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> released \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6b_p6TMduT8\">a cheery California tourism campaign\u003c/a> aimed at “our neighbors up north”: Canadians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909820/california-braces-for-decline-in-international-tourists\">Sure, you-know-who’s trying to stir things up back in D.C.\u003c/a>, but don’t let that ruin your beach plans,” Newsom proclaimed in the video, calling California “the ultimate playground — 2,000 miles from Washington and a world away in mindset.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1911936383784296813\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Canadians \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTTCDL2i_Rc\">were not convinced\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Online, a flood of comments pushed back against the commercial, fueled by headlines focusing on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034742/california-students-visa-cancellations-sue-trump-administration\">denials of visas to international students\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.the-independent.com/travel/news-and-advice/usa-travel-advice-visa-ice-b2737431.html\">detention of tourists to the U.S.\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-records-show-about-migrants-sent-to-salvadoran-prison-60-minutes-transcript/\">deportations of immigrants\u003c/a> — and even \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8yj2n33yo\">some U.S. citizens\u003c/a> — which have\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034703/what-should-international-students-on-visas-and-green-cards-know-right-now\"> more people feeling anxious\u003c/a> about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038914/what-can-you-do-if-cbp-asks-to-see-your-phone\">entering the United States under President Donald Trump’s second administration\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of particular national relevance to Canadians was the two-week detention of a Vancouver resident by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5341465/jasmine-mooney-canadian-actress-ice-detention\">made international news\u003c/a>. In her essay in \u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>Guardian, \u003c/em>Jasmine Mooney, who had been attempting to renew a U.S. work visa at the San Diego border, said she’d \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney\">“felt like I had been kidnapped.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Can you guarantee ICE won’t detain or jail a Canadian for their posts & comments on their phones or tablets?” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/definingf8/status/1912026226107039845?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">one user posted in reply to Newsom’s video\u003c/a> on social media platform X. “Bro sorry but it’s not worth risking getting ‘accidentally’ deported to an off country gulag just to be told ‘Too bad’ when ordered brought back by a judge,” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/darkcobrabws/status/1911977181598593485?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">another wrote\u003c/a>, in reference to the case of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/1245530806/alien-enemies-act-kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-constitutional-crisis\">Maryland resident\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/1245530806/alien-enemies-act-kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-constitutional-crisis\">Kilmar Ábrego García,\u003c/a> an immigrant who was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5364887/kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-court-order\">deported to an El Salvador megaprison\u003c/a> without due process in what the White House called an “administrative error.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=arts_13976000 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/3-images-1-1020x574.jpeg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love your state so much (and the fact it’s blue),” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/hellostephano/status/1911989652212597097?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">another social media post\u003c/a> read. “[B]ut there’s no chance I’m stepping foot in any part of America due to your president.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘Please still come down’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Visit California, a nonprofit organization that works closely with the state’s Office of Tourism, projects that there may be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038735/california-tourism-expected-to-fall-for-the-1st-time-since-the-pandemic\">a 9% decrease in international visitors\u003c/a> in 2025. The biggest expected declines come from Canadian and Mexican tourists, \u003ca href=\"https://assets.visitcalifornia.com/media/?mediaId=87E7742F-52F7-4B5C-B9096B03163245D7&viewType=grid\">who visit California \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://assets.visitcalifornia.com/media/?mediaId=6D8CEA36-1DEB-4D0D-A52DCEDCC0A3747C&viewType=grid\">more — and spend more here\u003c/a> — than other international visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On a personal level, I thought [Newsom’s] ad was quite refreshing,” said McKenzie McMillan, a travel adviser with The Travel Group, a Vancouver-based agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have obviously seen a significant amount of outreach from suppliers in the United States saying, ‘We love Canada and we love Canadians, please still come down,” McMillan said. “Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s going to move the needle that much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Percent change of international visitors to California\" aria-label=\"Interactive line chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-blJUf\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/blJUf/2/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" data-external=\"1\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909820/california-braces-for-decline-in-international-tourists\">KQED \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a> spoke with McMillan and other figures in the world of tourism about what they’re seeing on the ground — and the scale of the potential impact on California, especially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Canadians in California: How it started…\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>McMillan: \u003c/strong>We generally see a huge influx of travel to the U.S., especially between British Columbia and California, going into the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From Vancouver alone in the summer, we have around 30 \u003cem>daily \u003c/em>flights between five to six California destinations. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange County. Those are all places where we’re having multiple daily flights and those flights would be sold out … So this is a seismic shift in consumer patterns for California.[aside postID=news_12039912 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Also, for people in places like Vancouver, there is a feeling of sort of a shared cultural connection, and that extends to other coastal states — Oregon and Washington — as well. It’s a comfortable place, it’s a safe place for people to travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>… and how it’s going\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>McMillan: \u003c/strong>[The worry] really began in about February. We had started to kind of hear from travelers who were a little bit apprehensive about visiting the United States. And then … we saw a pretty much near-complete collapse of all future bookings to California and throughout the entire United States. We saw about 30% of our business cancel that had already been booked. And then about a 90% drop in all future bookings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re now starting to see both [AirCanada and WestJet, the country’s two largest airlines] either reducing service or dropping routes into the United States … The news just came out that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-suspends-nine-routes-1.7529746\">WestJet dropped nine of the routes they were anticipating for the summer. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s two main reasons that we’re hearing: The first reason is a general anger towards the U.S. government, towards \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5387465/trump-carney-canada-tariffs\">the comments about a 51st state\u003c/a>, about annexing Canada, as well as the tariff threat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What we’re seeing now is a lot more fear-based and a lot of clients are very concerned about just the act of crossing the border due to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038914/what-can-you-do-if-cbp-asks-to-see-your-phone\">increased scrutiny at the border at both airports and at the land crossings\u003c/a> for Canadians: either based on their immigration status … but also about their personal views towards the U.S. government and [if] that that could deem them inadmissible to the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That second reason is also causing a bit of a reduction in our corporate travel … being here in Vancouver, we have a huge amount of business between British Columbia and California, whether it’s the tech sector into the Bay Area or the entertainment sector into Los Angeles. And we’re starting to see now that many companies are choosing not to allow their employees to travel, due to the fear of issues that they could have at the border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hailey Branson-Potts, staff writer for the \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> There’s just kind of an international distaste right now for President Trump’s economic policies. Canada — they \u003ca href=\"https://www.cntraveler.com/story/which-countries-have-issued-travel-advisories-for-the-us-1\">actually updated their travel warnings\u003c/a> to visitors a couple [of] weeks ago. They warned that border agents have the ability to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038914/what-can-you-do-if-cbp-asks-to-see-your-phone\">search people’s personal devices, to request passwords. \u003c/a>[aside postID=news_12038914 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents.jpg']There’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5336792/european-countries-canada-travel-warnings-us\">been a lot of this concern in Germany as well\u003c/a>. Reports of people who’ve not been allowed to enter [the U.S.] despite having valid visas.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>The blow to California’s tourism industry\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Branson-Potts: \u003c/strong>[Visit California and the governor’s office] are predicting in 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038735/california-tourism-expected-to-fall-for-the-1st-time-since-the-pandemic\">a 9% decline in international visits compared with last year\u003c/a>. So that brings us down to about 15 million people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are still recovering from a big drop in international visitation and visitation overall since the pandemic. So this is a big blow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pete Hillan, spokesperson for the California Hotel and Lodging Association: \u003c/strong>It’s huge. There’s no doubt that it’s one of the key economic sectors for the state, and to some degree for the nation. We’re \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/04/23/california-is-now-the-4th-largest-economy-in-the-world/\">the fourth [largest] economic engine in the globe\u003c/a>. You look at that proportionally in what travel, tourism, hospitality really mean as a foundation for the state. It’s hugely significant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kenny Cassady, director of business development, Acme House Company in Palm Springs: \u003c/strong>We are experiencing [Canadian] guests who may have been coming to us … who may be coming to Palm Springs for years, decades even — we’re experiencing those folks not booking their return travel for next season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hillan\u003c/strong>: International travelers are far more desirable because they tend to stay longer and they tend to spend more. They’re traveling a longer distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[Domestic tourism] is likely not going to make up for that difference.[aside postID=news_12038735 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/039_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7340_qed-1020x680.jpg']During the pandemic, we were shut down for about 18 months. When you have that kind of impact, it doesn’t rebound overnight, and so we were just getting back to the level of tourism it was pre-pandemic … And now to have this sort of unforced error, if you will … It’s a significant hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>The local impact on the ground\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hillan: \u003c/strong>Hotels have what’s called a TOT tax, which stands for \u003ca href=\"https://sftreasurer.org/business/taxes-fees/transient-occupancy-tax-tot\">transient occupancy tax\u003c/a>. That goes only to the municipality — it is not shared like other taxes. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Also, for people in places like Vancouver, there is a feeling of sort of a shared cultural connection, and that extends to other coastal states — Oregon and Washington — as well. It’s a comfortable place, it’s a safe place for people to travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>… and how it’s going\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>McMillan: \u003c/strong>[The worry] really began in about February. We had started to kind of hear from travelers who were a little bit apprehensive about visiting the United States. And then … we saw a pretty much near-complete collapse of all future bookings to California and throughout the entire United States. We saw about 30% of our business cancel that had already been booked. And then about a 90% drop in all future bookings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re now starting to see both [AirCanada and WestJet, the country’s two largest airlines] either reducing service or dropping routes into the United States … The news just came out that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-suspends-nine-routes-1.7529746\">WestJet dropped nine of the routes they were anticipating for the summer. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s two main reasons that we’re hearing: The first reason is a general anger towards the U.S. government, towards \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5387465/trump-carney-canada-tariffs\">the comments about a 51st state\u003c/a>, about annexing Canada, as well as the tariff threat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What we’re seeing now is a lot more fear-based and a lot of clients are very concerned about just the act of crossing the border due to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038914/what-can-you-do-if-cbp-asks-to-see-your-phone\">increased scrutiny at the border at both airports and at the land crossings\u003c/a> for Canadians: either based on their immigration status … but also about their personal views towards the U.S. government and [if] that that could deem them inadmissible to the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That second reason is also causing a bit of a reduction in our corporate travel … being here in Vancouver, we have a huge amount of business between British Columbia and California, whether it’s the tech sector into the Bay Area or the entertainment sector into Los Angeles. And we’re starting to see now that many companies are choosing not to allow their employees to travel, due to the fear of issues that they could have at the border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hailey Branson-Potts, staff writer for the \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em>:\u003c/strong> There’s just kind of an international distaste right now for President Trump’s economic policies. Canada — they \u003ca href=\"https://www.cntraveler.com/story/which-countries-have-issued-travel-advisories-for-the-us-1\">actually updated their travel warnings\u003c/a> to visitors a couple [of] weeks ago. They warned that border agents have the ability to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038914/what-can-you-do-if-cbp-asks-to-see-your-phone\">search people’s personal devices, to request passwords. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Starting next week, the Education Department said \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/65437/trump-administration-to-resume-collections-on-student-loan-borrowers-in-default\">student loans that are in default will be referred for collections.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 5.3 million borrowers nationwide are in default on their \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/student-loan-repayment-trump-9fb6287fe52ed0be73719b53dd5bf90d\">federal student loans\u003c/a> and soon could be subject to having their wages garnished starting May 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Referrals for collection had been put on hold since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the U.S. government also paused federal student loan payments and interest accrual as a temporary relief measure. That grace period was extended multiple times by the Biden administration and ended in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#student-loan-default-what-to-do\">What to know if you’re a student loan borrower in default\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Amanda Kahn Fried, chief of policy and communications at the San Francisco Office of the Treasurer, said city officials are “deeply concerned” about the Trump administration’s decision to resume collection on defaulted student loans on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/what-cost-student-loan-debt-bay-area\">the most recent available figures\u003c/a> from March 2018, approximately 735,000 student loan borrowers in the nine-county Bay Area — over 12% of the region’s adult population — owed a collective $26.6 billion in student debt, with the average borrower owing a balance of over $36,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fried said that the Treasury’s Office of Financial Empowerment, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/StudentDebt\">works with residents around navigating their student debt\u003c/a>, is especially worried that “people don’t necessarily know that this change is coming and going into effect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our concern is that starting May 5, borrowers who are already on the brink could see their wages garnished, their tax refunds seized and even their social security checks docked, which is the opposite of what we need to build a stronger economy here in San Francisco and across the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12032461\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1173\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-800x521.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-1020x665.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-1536x1001.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The federal student loan portfolio — which manages about $1.6 trillion in loans for roughly 43 million borrowers — is currently overseen by the Education Department’s office of Federal Student Aid. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While the Bay Area’s student loan burden is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/what-cost-student-loan-debt-bay-area\">lower than the national level\u003c/a>, San Francisco officials say there are\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/what-cost-student-loan-debt-bay-area\"> “dramatic disparities” in who is most affected locally by this type of debt\u003c/a>, with “considerably higher delinquency and default” in lower-income communities and communities of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fried said she’s particularly concerned about the impact on residents who took out student loans but ultimately did not obtain a degree — people who “are particularly low income who may have taken a risk and tried to get a degree and not been able to complete that degree for a number of reasons, and that will find themselves in default and have a very, very hard time catching up,” because they “don’t actually have the earning power to be able to repay that debt.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we gut borrower protections, we don’t just hurt individuals with debt,” Fried said. “We actually make it harder for cities like San Francisco to hire nurses and public servants and teachers that our communities depend on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Education Department said it will soon begin sending notices on collection efforts, but there are options for borrowers to get out of default. Keep reading for what student loan borrowers need to know about this announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"student-loan-default-what-to-do\">\u003c/a>How will ‘involuntary collection’ on student loan debt work?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Beginning May 5, the department will begin “involuntary collection” through the Treasury Department’s offset program. Borrowers who have student loans in default will receive communication from Federal Student Aid in the upcoming weeks with information about their options, according to the Education Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Involuntary collection means the government can garnish wages, intercept tax refunds and seize portions of Social Security checks and other benefit payments to go toward paying back the loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=mindshift_65437 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2025/04/2025-02-26t000000z-1066384240-mt1abcpr937788032-rtrmadp-3-abaca-press-1020x728.jpeg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In general, the collections will start with a letter,” Fried said. “So, making sure that your contact information is up to date is also very important so that you’re not missing any notices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While “the first step typically isn’t having your wages garnished,” Fried acknowledged that “it’s very hard to predict in this environment if that’s what is going to happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a student loan borrower in default, this latest announcement is undoubtedly anxiety-provoking. But “the first piece of advice I would have is to obviously take a deep breath, and then to really approach this from a very organized fashion,” Fried recommended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a starting point, “take screenshots of your progress on your different loan websites: Go to the Federal Student Aid website, literally take a photo of everything you can find about your account today,” she said. “Download all of your payment history documents for your records, [and] just make sure you really capture a true picture of where you are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know if my student loans are in default — or if I’m delinquent?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A student loan becomes delinquent when a borrower doesn’t make a payment 90 days after its due date. If you continue to be delinquent on your loan for 270 days — or roughly nine months — then your loan goes into default.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While being delinquent affects your credit score, going into default has more serious consequences, such as wage garnishment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What happens when a loan goes into default?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When you fall behind on a loan by 270 days, the loan appears on your credit report as being in default.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once a loan is in default, the government will send the borrower into collections.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What can I do right now if my student loan is in default?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Education Department is recommending borrowers visit its \u003ca href=\"https://myeddebt.ed.gov/\">Default Resolution Group\u003c/a> to make a monthly payment, enroll in an income-driven repayment plan, or sign up for loan rehabilitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute for Student Loan Advisors, recommends loan rehabilitation as an option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=mindshift_65377 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2025/03/capossela-npr-book-education-v2-final-1020x680.jpeg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Borrowers in default must ask their loan servicer to be placed into such a program. Typically, servicers ask for proof of income and expenses to calculate a payment amount. Once a borrower has paid on time for nine months in a row, they are taken out of default, Mayotte said. A loan rehabilitation can only be done once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Fried said the best plan of action “if you absolutely can’t afford to make the payments” is to contact your student loan servicer, she also noted that “you need to be very cautious” about the option you choose, because of the interest these paths forward could add to your total amount owed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fried also recommended that anyone who lives, works or receives services in San Francisco can \u003ca href=\"http://sfgov.org/ofe/counseling\">book a free financial consultation with the city’s Office of Financial Empowerment\u003c/a> to discuss their student loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Student debt is a very complicated landscape and there are a lot of different types of loans,” she said. “And so it is really important to have somebody work with you on your particular issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What does ‘forbearance’ mean?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Student loan forbearance is a temporary pause on your student loan payments granted to borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulties. To apply for forbearance, borrowers must contact their loan servicer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Borrowers can be granted forbearance by their loan servicer for up to 12 months, but interest will continue to accrue during this period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forbearance is not an option for borrowers whose student loans are in default. However, they are an option if you are delinquent on your loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can a borrower find the status of their student loans?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Borrowers need to know the status of their student loans in order to find out if they are in default, said Kate Wood, student loans expert at NerdWallet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To find the status of a student loan and their loan servicer information, borrowers need to access their studentaid.gov account. Since the Education Department is going to send notices about involuntary collections through email, borrowers want to make sure all their personal information is updated, such as email and physical address, Wood recommended.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can involuntary collections affect my Supplemental Security Income?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, benefits from Social Security are considered income and can be affected by involuntary collections.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How does delinquency affect my credit score?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Borrowers who are delinquent on their student loans take a massive hit on their credit scores, Wood said. Those who are delinquent on their student loans might see a drop of 100 points or more to their credit score. A delinquency stays on your credit report for seven years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Credit scores are used in many aspects of people’s financial lives, such as access to credit cards, buying a house or renting an apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I apply to income-driven repayment plans?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12036573 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66293_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Income-driven repayment plans applications are currently open. These plans base your monthly student loan payment amount on your income and family size.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Biden administration’s SAVE program is no longer open for applications since it was challenged in court. However, those who got accepted into the SAVE program are currently in administrative forbearance, meaning they don’t have to make payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To review income-driven repayment plan options, you can \u003ca href=\"http://studentaid.gov\">check the loan simulator at studentaid.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where can I find information and guidance about my student loans?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During this unpredictable time, you may be wondering how you can stay on top of the latest news about your student loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayotte told KQED earlier this year that the best information comes straight from the source itself — \u003ca href=\"http://studentaid.gov\">studentaid.gov\u003c/a>. However, Californians also have \u003ca href=\"https://dfpi.ca.gov/consumers/student-loans/\">a student loan ombudsperson\u003c/a> that they can reach out to for questions or be reminded of \u003ca href=\"https://dfpi.ca.gov/consumers/student-loans/rights/\">their rights\u003c/a>. Questions can be sent to Celina.Damian@dfpi.ca.gov.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have an issue with your loan servicer, you can file a complaint with the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://dfpi.ca.gov/submit-a-complaint/\">Department of Financial Protection and Innovation\u003c/a>. You can also reach out to DPFI by email at ask.DFPI@dfpi.ca.gov and by phone at 866-275-2677.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other places to get updates on student loans include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.studentloanplanner.com/\">Student Loan Planner\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freestudentloanadvice.org/about_us/our-staff/\">The Institute of Student Loan Advisors\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.savingforcollege.com/authors/mark-kantrowitz\">Saving for College\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://minsky-law.com/\">Adam S. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/what-cost-student-loan-debt-bay-area\">the most recent available figures\u003c/a> from March 2018, approximately 735,000 student loan borrowers in the nine-county Bay Area — over 12% of the region’s adult population — owed a collective $26.6 billion in student debt, with the average borrower owing a balance of over $36,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fried said that the Treasury’s Office of Financial Empowerment, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/StudentDebt\">works with residents around navigating their student debt\u003c/a>, is especially worried that “people don’t necessarily know that this change is coming and going into effect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our concern is that starting May 5, borrowers who are already on the brink could see their wages garnished, their tax refunds seized and even their social security checks docked, which is the opposite of what we need to build a stronger economy here in San Francisco and across the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12032461\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1173\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-800x521.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-1020x665.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-8-1536x1001.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The federal student loan portfolio — which manages about $1.6 trillion in loans for roughly 43 million borrowers — is currently overseen by the Education Department’s office of Federal Student Aid. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While the Bay Area’s student loan burden is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/what-cost-student-loan-debt-bay-area\">lower than the national level\u003c/a>, San Francisco officials say there are\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgov.org/ofe/what-cost-student-loan-debt-bay-area\"> “dramatic disparities” in who is most affected locally by this type of debt\u003c/a>, with “considerably higher delinquency and default” in lower-income communities and communities of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fried said she’s particularly concerned about the impact on residents who took out student loans but ultimately did not obtain a degree — people who “are particularly low income who may have taken a risk and tried to get a degree and not been able to complete that degree for a number of reasons, and that will find themselves in default and have a very, very hard time catching up,” because they “don’t actually have the earning power to be able to repay that debt.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we gut borrower protections, we don’t just hurt individuals with debt,” Fried said. “We actually make it harder for cities like San Francisco to hire nurses and public servants and teachers that our communities depend on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Education Department said it will soon begin sending notices on collection efforts, but there are options for borrowers to get out of default. Keep reading for what student loan borrowers need to know about this announcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"student-loan-default-what-to-do\">\u003c/a>How will ‘involuntary collection’ on student loan debt work?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Beginning May 5, the department will begin “involuntary collection” through the Treasury Department’s offset program. Borrowers who have student loans in default will receive communication from Federal Student Aid in the upcoming weeks with information about their options, according to the Education Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Involuntary collection means the government can garnish wages, intercept tax refunds and seize portions of Social Security checks and other benefit payments to go toward paying back the loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 11 a.m. Monday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Service is a great way to close the gaps in perception and to understand better that we’re all part of this human experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s according to Lou Reda, executive director of the nonprofit organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.handsonbayarea.org/\">HandsOn Bay Area\u003c/a>. Reda said that a lot of people are responding to their feelings of being “demoralized by national news” by seeking out volunteer opportunities — as a way to feel rooted in their local communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Jump straight to: Tell us about your own volunteer story\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Over \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/11/civic-engagement-and-volunteerism.html#:~:text=New%20U.S.%20Census%20Bureau%20and,and%20informal%20helping%20is%20climbing\">28% of Americans report volunteering\u003c/a> through an organization, according to the most recent available numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau — figures that have rebounded after historic lows during the early COVID-19 pandemic. And more than half of the population give back in informal ways, helping or exchanging favors with neighbors, “such as house sitting, running errands, or lending tools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before you begin fantasizing about playing with cats at the local animal shelter, or organizing the best canned food drive your block has ever seen, there’s something the people who work full-time for nonprofits want you to know: while some rosters are overflowing with well-meaning volunteers, other crucial, lesser-known voluntary roles are going unfilled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how can you be as helpful as possible to organizations doing community aid work? To mark \u003ca href=\"https://www.pointsoflight.org/national-volunteer-week/\">National Volunteer Week\u003c/a>, we talked to Bay Area nonprofits about the volunteer help they truly need, the roles that don’t always make it onto a sign-up sheet and how you can make the most meaningful impact with your time — without accidentally adding to their workload.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#B\">Jump straight to: Where to find volunteer opportunities in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>It’s OK to start small — and try out different roles\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“There are so many opportunities out there,” Reda said. “It can be so overwhelming that people don’t want to volunteer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His organization, HandsOn Bay Area, works with \u003ca href=\"https://www.handsonbayarea.org/calendar\">hundreds of nonprofit organizations\u003c/a>, to connect them with eager volunteers for projects that require assistance. And for people just getting started on their volunteer journey, Reda suggests taking stock of your interests first — as well as your limitations. Got a 9-to-5 job? Consider looking for weekend or evening opportunities. Are you a parent of young children? Search for tasks you can do as a family, like cleaning up a park or volunteering with a community garden. Do you love working with young people, or have extra time to commit? Consider becoming a mentor to someone in foster care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12035871 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/012-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s OK if you’re unsure about which roles will feel the most fulfilling for you. “There’s a spark in all of us that’s waiting to come out,” Reda said. “You will find that by going to do a variety of things.” He recommends signing up for single-day volunteer commitments at first, while you search for the organization or cause that’s most meaningful to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are many ways to make an impact in just a few hours, said Cody Jang, senior associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">SF Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most shifts at the food bank are about two hours, and all you need are closed-toed shoes and a “willingness to work with others,” Jang said. Each shift is designed so that you can be trained within five to ten minutes and then be ready to go, so there’s no need to commit to hours of training first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: whether you find the perfect fit on day one or decide to sample other opportunities, every little bit of time helps these organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>If you want to volunteer with animals, consider looking beyond the shelter \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ryan Ericksen, the volunteer services manager at \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayspca.org/\">East Bay SPCA\u003c/a>, said the organization is always in need of volunteers to foster animals — and the commitment doesn’t have to be long-term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even short-term fostering can have an outsized impact, he said, and that “field trips” of a few hours — or even a weekend — can make a “huge difference” in how they allow animals to “decompress” from the many stimulating smells and sounds of a shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counterintuitively, Ericksen said, people often underestimate the sheer amount of education that’s required for hands-on roles volunteering with animals in the shelter environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Working with animals in the shelter setting is not as simple as working with animals in our home,” he said. “This work really requires a commitment to becoming educated regarding [animal] behavior.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this reason, volunteer roles at the East Bay SPCA’s shelters are among the most selective — requiring a 50-hour, six-month volunteering commitment. Shelter volunteers also go through a substantial amount of training, learning how to care for and train animals in a stressful environment. “We want to set people up for success in whatever role they take on,” Ericksen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t despair if the nearest animal shelter has reached its volunteer capacity, Reda said: “There are other organizations that work with animals that also need help.” HandsOn Bay Area’s past projects have ranged from horse and goat care to specialized roles training dogs to “smell if a person goes into diabetic shock.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Shih Tzu receives a check from veterinary technician Jason Dutra, a first-time volunteer with Vet SOS. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Be open to under-the-radar ways to help \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When people think about volunteering with an animal shelter, Ericksen said, many of them naturally think about volunteering with animals — but one of the “most overlooked” roles at the East Bay SPCA has to do with building repairs and upkeep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This may come as welcome news if you’re a professional contractor or electrician — but Ericksen emphasized that specialized skills aren’t required. Volunteers of every level are welcome to help with building improvements, even if your only experience is “changing out lightbulbs or painting around the house.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the next year, he added that the East Bay SPCA is “actually hoping to upgrade the lighting fixtures of several of our facilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other lesser-known volunteer opportunities at the SPCA include transporting animals to and from the spay and neuter clinic, and preparing pet food for the “pet pantry” program, which distributes to lower-income and unhoused pet owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the end of the day, the best way to improve the quality of life for our four-legged friends is to provide the resources, education and experiences that people need to grow skilled and competent working with animals,” Ericksen said. “The world becomes a better place for animals when we exhibit patience, compassion and active engagement with the \u003cem>people \u003c/em>in our community.”[aside postID=news_12030725 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241203-FresnoCampingBan-67-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']Over at the SF Marin Food Bank, one of the most critical needs is for volunteers with a valid driver’s license and their own vehicle to deliver food door-to-door through the home-delivered grocery program. The program helps seniors, parents of young children and other people with mobility limitations who “still want to live independently and cook with good food,” Jang said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also a great way for volunteers to spend time with a friend or family member, Jang said. He encourages drivers to bring a copilot along for the ride. “You get to spend time together with someone that [you] care about and deliver groceries,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another under-the-radar volunteer opportunity, Jang said, is to \u003ca href=\"https://volunteering.sfmfoodbank.org/agency/detail/?agency_id=120345&_gl=1*11glovp*_gcl_au*MTI0ODE2OTc0MC4xNzQzMDI4NDc0&_ga=2.76743383.390745529.1744140211-644128387.1743028475\">seek out your local neighborhood food pantry\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The food bank is much more of a warehouse,” he said. “We get the food, we build a menu each week, and then we push it out to partners. These can be schools, community centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, all kinds of different places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteering with one of these smaller pantries “helps with the chain of getting food to those in need” and is more likely to impact your literal neighbors, Jang said. Alongside their work serving unhoused communities, most food bank clients are actually “housed and employed,” he said, “It’s just really expensive and difficult to make ends meet in the Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11807401\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11807401\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers work to sort donated food at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood on Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Make use of your in-demand specialized skills \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many organizations have a “wish list” of projects to complete — and if you’re someone with \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOywn1qArI\">a very particular set of skills\u003c/a>, you might be able to help their dreams come true.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Ericksen said he’s always looking for SPCA volunteers with language translation or photography skills. (Hey, someone’s got to take profile pics for animals in search of their forever homes.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other highly valuable skills include tax, finance or legal expertise, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every nonprofit “needs someone who understands money,” Reda said. He even encouraged folks with professional leadership experience to consider joining an organization’s board of directors, where they can have a tremendous impact. Board members help with operational issues and governance of the nonprofit and are a “great way to get further involved” once you’ve found a meaningful cause, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long- and short-term administrative help is also welcome, said Jang, who noted that volunteers who are willing to support the food bank’s development team are always a boon. Even simple tasks like writing thank you notes to donors are crucial, he said — so reach out if you’re someone who has “really nice handwriting,” he joked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craig Hermes, volunteer at Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, inside of the facility in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Consider volunteering at less popular times \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>All the nonprofit leaders KQED spoke with agreed: there are times when their volunteer cups runneth over. Volunteer shifts in November and December, for example, fill up as many helpers find themselves in the holiday spirit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then in January and February it takes a nosedive, and volunteer numbers drop steeply — but we serve the same number of people,” Jang said. This means that late summer, “right around Labor Day,” is another great opportunity to volunteer, he said, when many regular volunteers are taking a summer vacation and you’ll be truly filling a need in their absence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for time of day, it’s no surprise that weekends and evenings are popular shifts among volunteers with 9-to-5 office jobs, meaning weekday and morning shifts are much harder to fill, Ericksen said. So if you have availability during those hours, you’re more likely to snag a volunteer coordinator’s attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just don’t get so hung up about scheduling that you lose sight of the mission, Reda said. The need for community support is never-ending, he said, and ultimately, “it doesn’t matter \u003cem>when \u003c/em>you can give back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just important to do it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"B\">\u003c/a>Ready to get started with volunteering in the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Search \u003ca href=\"https://www.handsonbayarea.org/calendar\">HandsOn Bay Area’s\u003c/a> calendar of volunteer projects.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Find your local Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) chapter:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://eastbayspca.org/how-to-help/become-volunteer-foster/volunteer\">East Bay SPCA\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfspca.org/join-our-community/volunteer/\">San Francisco SPCA\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hsnb.org/volunteer/\">Humane Society of the North Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hssv.org/volunteer/\">Humane Society Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://phs-spca.org/volunteer/\">Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Volunteer with \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">the SF Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> or find a \u003ca href=\"https://volunteering.sfmfoodbank.org/agency/detail/?agency_id=120345&_gl=1*11glovp*_gcl_au*MTI0ODE2OTc0MC4xNzQzMDI4NDc0&_ga=2.76743383.390745529.1744140211-644128387.1743028475\">partner pantry near you\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Browse for additional opportunities on \u003ca href=\"https://www.volunteermatch.org/search\">VolunteerMatch\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11922965\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11922965\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student volunteers (from left) Laurel Halvorson, Alecia Harger and Brandon Mendoza help serve food at People’s Park in Berkeley on Feb. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>Tell us: How is volunteering a part of your life?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>We want to hear from you: If you’re already a volunteer, what do you do? And which organizations in your area do you want to hype up — and recommend others consider volunteering there too?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could tell us about:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Your own volunteer experience — where you volunteer, how you got started and what you do.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A nonprofit organization or community group (or even an individual) that does great work in your area and that might need more volunteers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Any tips you might have for how to make volunteering work with your schedule or your circumstances — for example, how can you volunteer as a family?\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can use the form below to share your thoughts with us, and what you tell us could be shared in a future KQED story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a chance we may use any contact information you provide to get in touch with you to ask a few follow-up questions, but we’ll never share your information outside of KQED without your permission. We won’t be able to reply to everyone who submits a question, but what you tell us will make our reporting stronger on KQED.org, KQED Public Radio and our social media channels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that you can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/support/volunteer\">volunteer at KQED\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZg6GChneQr0qyjVwdxGhsVBfgWW5jl27i2l56iA9VDS62fw/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated to correctly attribute two quotes to Ryan Ericksen, which had been previously attributed to Lou Reda.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But before you begin fantasizing about playing with cats at the local animal shelter, or organizing the best canned food drive your block has ever seen, there’s something the people who work full-time for nonprofits want you to know: while some rosters are overflowing with well-meaning volunteers, other crucial, lesser-known voluntary roles are going unfilled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how can you be as helpful as possible to organizations doing community aid work? To mark \u003ca href=\"https://www.pointsoflight.org/national-volunteer-week/\">National Volunteer Week\u003c/a>, we talked to Bay Area nonprofits about the volunteer help they truly need, the roles that don’t always make it onto a sign-up sheet and how you can make the most meaningful impact with your time — without accidentally adding to their workload.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#B\">Jump straight to: Where to find volunteer opportunities in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>It’s OK to start small — and try out different roles\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“There are so many opportunities out there,” Reda said. “It can be so overwhelming that people don’t want to volunteer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His organization, HandsOn Bay Area, works with \u003ca href=\"https://www.handsonbayarea.org/calendar\">hundreds of nonprofit organizations\u003c/a>, to connect them with eager volunteers for projects that require assistance. And for people just getting started on their volunteer journey, Reda suggests taking stock of your interests first — as well as your limitations. Got a 9-to-5 job? Consider looking for weekend or evening opportunities. Are you a parent of young children? Search for tasks you can do as a family, like cleaning up a park or volunteering with a community garden. Do you love working with young people, or have extra time to commit? Consider becoming a mentor to someone in foster care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s OK if you’re unsure about which roles will feel the most fulfilling for you. “There’s a spark in all of us that’s waiting to come out,” Reda said. “You will find that by going to do a variety of things.” He recommends signing up for single-day volunteer commitments at first, while you search for the organization or cause that’s most meaningful to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are many ways to make an impact in just a few hours, said Cody Jang, senior associate director of community engagement at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">SF Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most shifts at the food bank are about two hours, and all you need are closed-toed shoes and a “willingness to work with others,” Jang said. Each shift is designed so that you can be trained within five to ten minutes and then be ready to go, so there’s no need to commit to hours of training first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: whether you find the perfect fit on day one or decide to sample other opportunities, every little bit of time helps these organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>If you want to volunteer with animals, consider looking beyond the shelter \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ryan Ericksen, the volunteer services manager at \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayspca.org/\">East Bay SPCA\u003c/a>, said the organization is always in need of volunteers to foster animals — and the commitment doesn’t have to be long-term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even short-term fostering can have an outsized impact, he said, and that “field trips” of a few hours — or even a weekend — can make a “huge difference” in how they allow animals to “decompress” from the many stimulating smells and sounds of a shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counterintuitively, Ericksen said, people often underestimate the sheer amount of education that’s required for hands-on roles volunteering with animals in the shelter environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Working with animals in the shelter setting is not as simple as working with animals in our home,” he said. “This work really requires a commitment to becoming educated regarding [animal] behavior.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this reason, volunteer roles at the East Bay SPCA’s shelters are among the most selective — requiring a 50-hour, six-month volunteering commitment. Shelter volunteers also go through a substantial amount of training, learning how to care for and train animals in a stressful environment. “We want to set people up for success in whatever role they take on,” Ericksen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t despair if the nearest animal shelter has reached its volunteer capacity, Reda said: “There are other organizations that work with animals that also need help.” HandsOn Bay Area’s past projects have ranged from horse and goat care to specialized roles training dogs to “smell if a person goes into diabetic shock.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/161116_VetSOS_bhs10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Shih Tzu receives a check from veterinary technician Jason Dutra, a first-time volunteer with Vet SOS. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Be open to under-the-radar ways to help \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When people think about volunteering with an animal shelter, Ericksen said, many of them naturally think about volunteering with animals — but one of the “most overlooked” roles at the East Bay SPCA has to do with building repairs and upkeep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This may come as welcome news if you’re a professional contractor or electrician — but Ericksen emphasized that specialized skills aren’t required. Volunteers of every level are welcome to help with building improvements, even if your only experience is “changing out lightbulbs or painting around the house.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the next year, he added that the East Bay SPCA is “actually hoping to upgrade the lighting fixtures of several of our facilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other lesser-known volunteer opportunities at the SPCA include transporting animals to and from the spay and neuter clinic, and preparing pet food for the “pet pantry” program, which distributes to lower-income and unhoused pet owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the end of the day, the best way to improve the quality of life for our four-legged friends is to provide the resources, education and experiences that people need to grow skilled and competent working with animals,” Ericksen said. “The world becomes a better place for animals when we exhibit patience, compassion and active engagement with the \u003cem>people \u003c/em>in our community.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Over at the SF Marin Food Bank, one of the most critical needs is for volunteers with a valid driver’s license and their own vehicle to deliver food door-to-door through the home-delivered grocery program. The program helps seniors, parents of young children and other people with mobility limitations who “still want to live independently and cook with good food,” Jang said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also a great way for volunteers to spend time with a friend or family member, Jang said. He encourages drivers to bring a copilot along for the ride. “You get to spend time together with someone that [you] care about and deliver groceries,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another under-the-radar volunteer opportunity, Jang said, is to \u003ca href=\"https://volunteering.sfmfoodbank.org/agency/detail/?agency_id=120345&_gl=1*11glovp*_gcl_au*MTI0ODE2OTc0MC4xNzQzMDI4NDc0&_ga=2.76743383.390745529.1744140211-644128387.1743028475\">seek out your local neighborhood food pantry\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The food bank is much more of a warehouse,” he said. “We get the food, we build a menu each week, and then we push it out to partners. These can be schools, community centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, all kinds of different places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteering with one of these smaller pantries “helps with the chain of getting food to those in need” and is more likely to impact your literal neighbors, Jang said. Alongside their work serving unhoused communities, most food bank clients are actually “housed and employed,” he said, “It’s just really expensive and difficult to make ends meet in the Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11807401\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11807401\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/RS42178_012_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers work to sort donated food at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood on Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Make use of your in-demand specialized skills \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many organizations have a “wish list” of projects to complete — and if you’re someone with \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOywn1qArI\">a very particular set of skills\u003c/a>, you might be able to help their dreams come true.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Ericksen said he’s always looking for SPCA volunteers with language translation or photography skills. (Hey, someone’s got to take profile pics for animals in search of their forever homes.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other highly valuable skills include tax, finance or legal expertise, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every nonprofit “needs someone who understands money,” Reda said. He even encouraged folks with professional leadership experience to consider joining an organization’s board of directors, where they can have a tremendous impact. Board members help with operational issues and governance of the nonprofit and are a “great way to get further involved” once you’ve found a meaningful cause, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long- and short-term administrative help is also welcome, said Jang, who noted that volunteers who are willing to support the food bank’s development team are always a boon. Even simple tasks like writing thank you notes to donors are crucial, he said — so reach out if you’re someone who has “really nice handwriting,” he joked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250116_FireAnimalShelter-25_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craig Hermes, volunteer at Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, inside of the facility in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Consider volunteering at less popular times \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>All the nonprofit leaders KQED spoke with agreed: there are times when their volunteer cups runneth over. Volunteer shifts in November and December, for example, fill up as many helpers find themselves in the holiday spirit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then in January and February it takes a nosedive, and volunteer numbers drop steeply — but we serve the same number of people,” Jang said. This means that late summer, “right around Labor Day,” is another great opportunity to volunteer, he said, when many regular volunteers are taking a summer vacation and you’ll be truly filling a need in their absence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for time of day, it’s no surprise that weekends and evenings are popular shifts among volunteers with 9-to-5 office jobs, meaning weekday and morning shifts are much harder to fill, Ericksen said. So if you have availability during those hours, you’re more likely to snag a volunteer coordinator’s attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just don’t get so hung up about scheduling that you lose sight of the mission, Reda said. The need for community support is never-ending, he said, and ultimately, “it doesn’t matter \u003cem>when \u003c/em>you can give back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just important to do it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"B\">\u003c/a>Ready to get started with volunteering in the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Search \u003ca href=\"https://www.handsonbayarea.org/calendar\">HandsOn Bay Area’s\u003c/a> calendar of volunteer projects.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Find your local Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) chapter:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://eastbayspca.org/how-to-help/become-volunteer-foster/volunteer\">East Bay SPCA\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfspca.org/join-our-community/volunteer/\">San Francisco SPCA\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hsnb.org/volunteer/\">Humane Society of the North Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hssv.org/volunteer/\">Humane Society Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://phs-spca.org/volunteer/\">Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Volunteer with \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">the SF Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> or find a \u003ca href=\"https://volunteering.sfmfoodbank.org/agency/detail/?agency_id=120345&_gl=1*11glovp*_gcl_au*MTI0ODE2OTc0MC4xNzQzMDI4NDc0&_ga=2.76743383.390745529.1744140211-644128387.1743028475\">partner pantry near you\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Browse for additional opportunities on \u003ca href=\"https://www.volunteermatch.org/search\">VolunteerMatch\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11922965\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11922965\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS47367_033_Berkeley_PeoplesPark_02192021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student volunteers (from left) Laurel Halvorson, Alecia Harger and Brandon Mendoza help serve food at People’s Park in Berkeley on Feb. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>Tell us: How is volunteering a part of your life?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>We want to hear from you: If you’re already a volunteer, what do you do? And which organizations in your area do you want to hype up — and recommend others consider volunteering there too?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could tell us about:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Your own volunteer experience — where you volunteer, how you got started and what you do.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A nonprofit organization or community group (or even an individual) that does great work in your area and that might need more volunteers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Any tips you might have for how to make volunteering work with your schedule or your circumstances — for example, how can you volunteer as a family?\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can use the form below to share your thoughts with us, and what you tell us could be shared in a future KQED story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a chance we may use any contact information you provide to get in touch with you to ask a few follow-up questions, but we’ll never share your information outside of KQED without your permission. We won’t be able to reply to everyone who submits a question, but what you tell us will make our reporting stronger on KQED.org, KQED Public Radio and our social media channels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that you can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/support/volunteer\">volunteer at KQED\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe\n src='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZg6GChneQr0qyjVwdxGhsVBfgWW5jl27i2l56iA9VDS62fw/viewform?embedded=true?embedded=true'\n title='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZg6GChneQr0qyjVwdxGhsVBfgWW5jl27i2l56iA9VDS62fw/viewform?embedded=true'\n width='760' height='500'\n frameborder='0'\n marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated to correctly attribute two quotes to Ryan Ericksen, which had been previously attributed to Lou Reda.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/chulbolpandey/status/1909127476988481650\">Formal wear at the club\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8j6UFKc/\">Lady Gaga’s pivot back to pop music\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/confusionm8trix/status/1909064622059016334\">The resurgence of the ‘flash mob.’\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/botticellibimbo/status/1527390388167659528\">Dwindling attendance at strip clubs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even before the markets were plunged into chaos by \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5349403/trump-unveils-10-tariff-on-all-imports-and-reciprocal-tariffs-dozens-of-economies\">President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement \u003c/a>at the start of the month, a certain genre of meme was spreading across social media: posts labeling a comically wide variety of observations and situations like these as “recession indicators.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As uncertainty grows in every corner of the U.S. economy — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034730/trump-tariffs-shake-world-economy-rattling-silicon-valley\">Silicon Valley\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/business/trump-tariffs-cars-auto-industry.html\">manufacturing\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/trump-s-tariffs-are-expected-to-raise-new-home-20258385.php\">housing\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5352901/tariffs-trump-asian-grocery-stores\">retail\u003c/a>, to name a few — internet users who might not even have lived through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great-recession-of-200709\">Great Recession of the late 2000s\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/recession-of-1981-82\">recession of 1981\u003c/a> see signs of imminent recession almost everywhere. Supposed indicators include people \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHlQ55GxXSk/\">exiting the job market in favor of law school\u003c/a>, saving money by \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@djgoss1p/video/7490713864733232430?_r=1&_t=ZP-8vMxodNOD8h\">cooking at home\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/lilgrapefruits/status/1907260849594798085\">streaming years-old episodes of \u003cem>American Idol\u003c/em>.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/lilgrapefruits/status/1907260849594798085\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the recession indicator trope is not new — \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/botticellibimbo/status/1527390388167659528\">the viral tweet from a dancer linking declining strip club attendance and U.S. economic health\u003c/a> was posted in 2022 — the 2025 meme strain specifically focuses on the apparent resurgence of 2000s pop culture as a sign of the economic times, with an increasingly absurdist twist. This is how we get the recession indicator of British singer-songwriter \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/PopCrave/status/1906028446028820689\">Ed Sheeran, whose debut album was released in 2011, being “cool” again\u003c/a> — or \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/BivouacChillin/status/1907609632001958122\">a rare public sighting of a child star from TV’s Malcolm in the Middle\u003c/a> (which debuted in 2000: the same year that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/23/397113284/15-years-after-the-dot-com-bust-nasdaq-closes-at-new-record\">the dot-com bubble burst in U.S. stock markets\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1906028446028820689\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in other posts, “throwback” leanings \u003cem>are \u003c/em>directly linked to financial behavior — the idea that 2010s formal wear-at-the-club style is making a comeback precisely because it \u003ca href=\"https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/fashion/why-is-everything-in-fashion-suddenly-a-recession-indicator\">allows the wearer to save money by reusing office clothing\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/chulbolpandey/status/1909127476988481650\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As purposefully goofy as many of these observations are, there’s a serious question here: What can recession indicator memes actually tell us — or even predict — about the national economy? And what do online trends like this communicate about how regular people experience economic uncertainty?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>On the hunt for signs of a recession\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At the time of writing, the U.S. is \u003cem>not \u003c/em>currently in a recession, although \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5354927/recession-trump-tariffs\">experts have warned that the uncertainty stoked by Trump’s tariffs could accelerate one\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/basics/recess.htm#:~:text=Most%20commentators%20and%20analysts%20use,and%20services%20a%20country%20produces.\">The “rule of thumb” definition of a recession\u003c/a> is when a country experiences two consecutive quarters of decline in its gross domestic product, or the total value of all goods and services a country produces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, for many economists and financial analysts, just looking at GDP \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2022/7/28/23280969/gdp-report-recession-economy-climate-change-happiness\">is not enough to identify a recession\u003c/a>. GDP is “a very high level” signal of economic activity, said Julian Vogel, assistant professor of finance at San José State University and \u003ca href=\"https://career.rady.ucsd.edu/blog/2023/01/24/what-is-a-chartered-financial-analyst-cfa/\">chartered financial analyst\u003c/a>. Since \u003ca href=\"https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product\">the U.S. Department of Commerce only reports this data once the quarter has concluded\u003c/a>, it’s also a “lagging indicator,” he said. And by the time economists are reporting six months’ worth of declining GDP and proclaiming a recession, “most people will be like, ‘Yeah, no kidding — I was there, I felt it,’” Vogel said. (They may even have already posted about it.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/_cingraham/status/1912889427338076414\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, economists and analysts \u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/research/business-cycle-dating\">look at multiple metrics at once\u003c/a>, which could include employment levels, income levels or investment in industrial production, among others. One piece of data that is key for Vogel is “\u003ca href=\"https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/april-2003/consumer-confidence-surveys-do-they-boost-forecasters-confidence\">consumer confidence\u003c/a>”: how individual consumers, like you, \u003cem>feel\u003c/em> about the overall state of the economy and the direction it’s heading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And according to the business research group \u003ca href=\"https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence\">Conference Board\u003c/a>, short-term expectations about the economy among Americans last month fell to their lowest levels in 12 years, with consumer confidence \u003ca href=\"https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence\">falling across all income brackets\u003c/a> except for households earning more than $125,000 a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If people are less confident about the future, they’re going to cut back in some shape or form,” Vogel said. “They’re going to either stop certain types of spending … or they are going to substitute [certain goods] for a cheaper product.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, the stuff of recession indicator memes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Lipstick: the original ‘recession indicator’ meme?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.britannica.com/topic/substitution-effect\">“substitution effect”\u003c/a> is one way economists measure how consumers feel about the future: if folks want to cut back on expenses, they will replace certain goods with more affordable substitutes. This phenomenon gives us one of the most pervasive “recession indicator” memes from the days of the early internet: the so-called \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/what-lipstick-index-economic-recession-predictor-1917082\">“lipstick index.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This theory, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/investing/markets-lookahead-lipstick-indicator/index.html\">proposed by Estée Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder\u003c/a> amid the post-9/11 downturn, assumes that consumers purchase cheaper products like lipstick as a way to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214804319304884\">“treat themselves”\u003c/a> when they can’t afford more expensive items like clothing or jewelry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/iiiitsandrea/status/1909989407110619511\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Economists \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/what-lipstick-index-economic-recession-predictor-1917082\">are still researching the accuracy of the “lipstick index.”\u003c/a> However, relatable and informal measurements, like falling \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-11/recession-indicator-us-hairstylists-report-clients-cut-spending\">hair salon profits\u003c/a>, stick around in the popular imagination and paved the way for recession indicator memes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/kennykeil/status/1910527218364871026\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For its part, the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcYJxJezXkI\">argues that sinking consumer confidence doesn’t necessarily mean the economy itself is slowing down\u003c/a> — contradicting what \u003ca href=\"https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2024/jan/what-behind-recent-slump-consumer-sentiment\">most economists think\u003c/a>. And because consumption is deeply intertwined with production in the U.S. economy, noted San José State’s Vogel, the kind of reduced spending that comes with low consumer confidence can impact how much manufacturers order from their suppliers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are entering a kind of self-reinforcing cycle where less demand leads to less need for workers, which leads to \u003ca href=\"https://kqed.org/layoffs\">layoffs\u003c/a>,” Vogel said. “That leads to less money being available, which leads to less demand, and so on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Don’t discount the memes \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The recession indicator meme shows no signs of slowing down right now, finding dark humor in any sign of consumers spending less or \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7276586/recession-pop-benefits-essay/\">dabbling in “recession pop.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But ultimately, the recession indicator trend might be less about the \u003cem>accuracy \u003c/em>of these alleged recession indicators — \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/WTFJXR63/status/1908219374311203144\">Kourtney Kardashian spotted in Bushwick\u003c/a>, anyone? — and more about how they reflect the anxieties of consumers trying to process \u003ca href=\"https://news.sky.com/story/tariffs-latest-trumps-worldwide-tariffs-come-into-effect-with-china-facing-104-levy-13209921?postid=9419597\">an ever-changing economic reality\u003c/a> in real-time, said Ellen Evers, associate professor of marketing at UC Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/N_Sportelli/status/1912230520655687745\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The way the economy works is not necessarily similar to the way consumers \u003cem>experience \u003c/em>the economy,” said Evers, whose research focuses on understanding how humans make decisions. “As a consumer, what you see are the very concrete things: ‘Is my rent going up? Is my salary going up? How much is a gallon of milk?’” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Decades of research \u003ca href=\"https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/what-is-behavioral-economics#tversky\">show that most humans depend on information that they can easily recall\u003c/a> — the price of eggs, for example, or what trends were popular the last time \u003cem>they \u003c/em>witnessed an economic crisis. Being able to then “report” these observations on social media, however humorously, in the form of recession indicator memes, is just another part of talking about what we see in front of us, Evers said. “You choose your own network,” she said. “And if you want to believe a thing, you choose people in your network that also believe those things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/HKesvani/status/1904161124389437822\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of which might explain how a complicated economic idea like “a drop in GDP” can now be represented through something much more familiar, like \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/JordanMeehan/status/1909632675947610226\">a shuttered downtown Dunkin Donuts location\u003c/a> — because “the recession indicator memes are just much easier to understand than any of the fundamental economics,” Evers said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/iiiitsandrea/status/1910342795002364104\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She did caution that these memes \u003cem>could \u003c/em>prompt people to feel even more jittery about the economy and adjust their spending accordingly, giving us “a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.” But San José State’s Vogel, on the other hand, noted the deep economic uncertainty COVID wrought, from price hikes to supply chain disruptions, has left many people “quite scarred” — and memers could be \u003ca href=\"https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-of-fandom/202403/how-memes-help-us-cope\">processing their last bout of financial panic by joking\u003c/a> that the next one might be around the corner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sounds like it’s time to add a lesson on memes to the Economics 101 syllabus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>With only a few days left before \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909786/how-to-find-free-tax-help-near-you-and-prepare-everything-you-need-for-your-appointment\">Tuesday’s filing deadline\u003c/a>, the Internal Revenue Service made a major change in how President Donald Trump’s administration can use the tax records of certain undocumented immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 7, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent signed \u003ca href=\"https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/25889274-mou-0408/\">a memorandum of understanding\u003c/a> with the Department of Homeland Security, on behalf of the IRS, allowing for the agency to share personal tax information of undocumented immigrants who are “under criminal investigation.” This is the first time the IRS has entered into this kind of agreement as part of an immigration enforcement mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Jump straight to: What are lawyers and advocates advising people who haven’t filed their taxes yet to do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/25889274-mou-0408/\">15-page document\u003c/a> — still partially redacted — lays out the details of this agreement between the IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the primary federal agency tasked with carrying out deportations. According to the document, ICE can now request the information of noncitizens that the immigration agency is \u003ca href=\"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1253&num=0&edition=prelim\">investigating for specific federal crimes\u003c/a>, including staying in the country after receiving a final order of removal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For months, different media outlets \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/10/irs-immigration-ice-raids/\">had reported that Trump administration officials were in talks with the IRS\u003c/a> to access the tax data of undocumented immigrants, but it was unclear what exactly was on the table. Now that the agreement is widely available, immigrant advocacy groups \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/immigrant-legal-resource-center-denounces-irs-agreement-cooperate-ice-sharing-sensitive-data\">are criticizing the IRS for accepting these terms\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This represents a broken promise to immigrants across the country who have relied on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030564/who-can-see-my-tax-information-when-i-file\">the representation of the IRS that their information will not be shared with immigration enforcement\u003c/a>,” said Josh Rosenthal, who leads the workers’ rights program at the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030564/who-can-see-my-tax-information-when-i-file\">previously reported\u003c/a> that Bay Area community tax clinics have consistently heard concerns this year from families worried that the IRS would share their tax information with other government agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Attempting to transform the tax system into an immigration enforcement tool is not just illegal and immoral, it’s also destructive economic policy,” said Kelly Batson, chief community impact officer for \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area\u003c/a>, which works with free tax sites all over the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Attacks on immigrant communities push vulnerable families further into the shadows and deeper into poverty,” she said, adding that she is “beyond dismayed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to legal experts familiar with the IRS document to better understand who it impacts — and what this could mean for the tax data privacy of undocumented immigrants and the overall U.S. population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035741\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035741\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GettyImages-2209419978.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GettyImages-2209419978.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GettyImages-2209419978-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GettyImages-2209419978-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GettyImages-2209419978-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What is the objective of the IRS-ICE agreement?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/25889274-mou-0408/\">agreement\u003c/a> states that the Department of Homeland Security “has identified numerous aliens illegally present in the United States” who have received a final order of removal.” These individuals, DHS claims, are “under criminal investigation” for violating federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law in question is \u003ca href=\"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1253&num=0&edition=prelim\">a section in the U.S. Code\u003c/a> that establishes that noncitizens could be in violation of the law if they do not leave the U.S. within 90 days of receiving a final order of removal. The IRS-ICE memorandum of understanding also agrees that the federal government can request data if a person is in violation of “another specifically designated Federal criminal statute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11909786 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668869.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does the agreement include every undocumented immigrant in the country? At the moment, according to Rosenthal, the document only allows the IRS and ICE to share data “in the limited circumstance of investigating a federal crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is not a crime in itself to be undocumented,” Rosenthal said. “That’s a civil violation, and that is not a valid reason for the IRS to share information.” Instead, he explained that the federal crime the Trump administration identified is “staying in the country past a final order of removal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to data from the \u003ca href=\"https://tracreports.org/phptools/immigration/closure/\">Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse\u003c/a>, a research organization that makes government data available, federal immigration judges \u003ca href=\"https://tracreports.org/phptools/immigration/closure/\">issued 162,514 removal orders in the first two months of this year\u003c/a>. By contrast, around \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/\">11 million undocumented people live in the U.S.\u003c/a>, according to 2022 data from the Pew Research Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration law experts \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014436/undocumented-what-to-know-before-a-second-trump-term\">have previously told KQED\u003c/a> that just because someone is in the U.S. without proper documentation, this does not necessarily mean they have a removal order against them. If you are currently in an active removal proceeding, you should have previously received a letter from the Executive Office of Immigration Review, which manages federal immigration courts.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Why does the IRS have the personal information of undocumented immigrants in the first place?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Individuals without a legal immigration status can pay taxes thanks to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/tin/itin/individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin\">individual taxpayer identification number\u003c/a> (ITIN) granted by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a 2024 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants \u003ca href=\"https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/\">paid $96.7 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12030564 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed-1020x682.jpg']The IRS started issuing ITINs in 1996 in order to improve tax collection among people without a Social Security number. Many people who use an ITIN to file are undocumented, although other groups — including the spouses of workers legally authorized to work in the U.S. and international students — use an ITIN as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal law blocks undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicare or Social Security retirement benefits — despite this group contributing massively to these programs — but many still do so in order to potentially \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/04/17/523634144/tax-filings-seen-dipping-amid-trump-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration\">improve their chances of obtaining legal immigration status\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Requesting an ITIN from the IRS \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/tin/itin/how-to-apply-for-an-itin\">can be a complicated process\u003c/a> that requires applicants to send their foreign passports, along with other personal information, to the tax agency. And for decades, millions of undocumented immigrants \u003ca href=\"https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/\">shared their personal information with the IRS\u003c/a> under the assumption that only the agency would have access to this data.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Is the IRS-ICE agreement legal?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a statement to NPR, the Treasury Department, which oversees the IRS, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/g-s1-59056/irs-dhs-information-sharing-deal-immigrants-tax-records\">insisted that the agreement with ICE\u003c/a> is based on “longstanding authorities granted by Congress, which serve to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans while streamlining the ability to pursue criminals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But legal experts KQED spoke to were critical of the government’s argument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agreement “doesn’t seem to truly meet the requirements of the law,” said Rosenthal from Asian Law Caucus. He points to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103\">Internal Revenue Code (IRC)\u003c/a>, a set of laws established by Congress that the IRS must follow, including a section on how the agency must handle personal taxpayer data.[aside postID=news_12014436 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/GettyImages-1217922027_edited-1020x678.png']The IRC “imposed pretty stark requirements for information to be shared and even how that information can be used once it is shared,” Rosenthal said. Both \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/internal-revenue-service-immigrant-tax-data-ice/\">the IRS commissioner and the agency’s chief privacy officer have resigned\u003c/a> since news of the ICE deal emerged, which Rosenthal sees as “indications of just how radical this move is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weeks before the IRS and ICE reached an agreement, immigrant advocacy groups in the Chicago area \u003ca href=\"https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/1-Complaint-10.pdf\">sued the Trump administration in order to prevent this type of data-sharing\u003c/a>. “We think that this is illegal and unlawful,” said Michael Kirkpatrick, an attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group, the legal aid organization that represents the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the IRS was just going to do what they’ve always done, which is share information on a very individualized case-by-case basis, they wouldn’t need this new memorandum of understanding,” he said, adding that his team has already heard from tax clinics that fewer people are filing taxes with an ITIN this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The government is not going to get the benefit of that revenue, including the revenue that goes to Social Security and Medicare,” Rosenthal said. “The repercussions are going to be felt not just in the immigrant community, but by all of us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>What are lawyers and advocates advising people who haven’t filed their taxes yet to do?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since several sections of the memorandum of understanding are redacted, there are still parts of the IRS-ICE agreement that remain unclear. For example, advocates remain unsure of how far back ICE would be able to request existing tax records for undocumented immigrants since the part of the agreement that relates to this “taxable period or periods” contains a redaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>United Way Bay Area, for its part, has issued a stark message of caution: “Given the current and evolving circumstances, including the potential risks involved, consider your own situation before proceeding with an ITIN application or tax filing,” Batson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of senators, including Alex Padilla of California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/legislative-documents/congressional-tax-correspondence/senators-seek-investigation-ice-access-taxpayer-info/7rys7\">have requested a federal investigation into the IRS-ICE agreement\u003c/a>. “Voluntary tax compliance depends on taxpayers having faith that their confidential information will not be used for anything other than tax administration,” reads \u003ca href=\"https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/legislative-documents/congressional-tax-correspondence/senators-seek-investigation-ice-access-taxpayer-info/7rys7\">the letter from lawmakers to the Inspector General’s Office\u003c/a>, which conducts independent investigations of government operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosenthal said that anyone concerned about how the agreement could affect them should continue to monitor how this action from Congress progresses, \u003ca href=\"https://www.citizen.org/news/groups-sue-to-stop-irs-from-disclosing-personal-tax-data-in-service-of-trumps-mass-deportation-plan/\">along with the multiple lawsuits against the IRS over the deal\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the short term, one option that is available to individuals who haven’t filed yet is to file an extension by Tuesday, if “they’re trying to decide what to do,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that if you owe money this year to the IRS, you will still have to pay a certain amount \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/filing/get-an-extension-to-file-your-tax-return\">when requesting an extension\u003c/a>, which usually gives filers an additional six months. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does the agreement include every undocumented immigrant in the country? At the moment, according to Rosenthal, the document only allows the IRS and ICE to share data “in the limited circumstance of investigating a federal crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is not a crime in itself to be undocumented,” Rosenthal said. “That’s a civil violation, and that is not a valid reason for the IRS to share information.” Instead, he explained that the federal crime the Trump administration identified is “staying in the country past a final order of removal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to data from the \u003ca href=\"https://tracreports.org/phptools/immigration/closure/\">Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse\u003c/a>, a research organization that makes government data available, federal immigration judges \u003ca href=\"https://tracreports.org/phptools/immigration/closure/\">issued 162,514 removal orders in the first two months of this year\u003c/a>. By contrast, around \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/\">11 million undocumented people live in the U.S.\u003c/a>, according to 2022 data from the Pew Research Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration law experts \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014436/undocumented-what-to-know-before-a-second-trump-term\">have previously told KQED\u003c/a> that just because someone is in the U.S. without proper documentation, this does not necessarily mean they have a removal order against them. If you are currently in an active removal proceeding, you should have previously received a letter from the Executive Office of Immigration Review, which manages federal immigration courts.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Why does the IRS have the personal information of undocumented immigrants in the first place?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Individuals without a legal immigration status can pay taxes thanks to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/tin/itin/individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin\">individual taxpayer identification number\u003c/a> (ITIN) granted by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a 2024 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants \u003ca href=\"https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/\">paid $96.7 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The IRS started issuing ITINs in 1996 in order to improve tax collection among people without a Social Security number. Many people who use an ITIN to file are undocumented, although other groups — including the spouses of workers legally authorized to work in the U.S. and international students — use an ITIN as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal law blocks undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicare or Social Security retirement benefits — despite this group contributing massively to these programs — but many still do so in order to potentially \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/04/17/523634144/tax-filings-seen-dipping-amid-trump-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration\">improve their chances of obtaining legal immigration status\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Requesting an ITIN from the IRS \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/tin/itin/how-to-apply-for-an-itin\">can be a complicated process\u003c/a> that requires applicants to send their foreign passports, along with other personal information, to the tax agency. And for decades, millions of undocumented immigrants \u003ca href=\"https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/\">shared their personal information with the IRS\u003c/a> under the assumption that only the agency would have access to this data.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Is the IRS-ICE agreement legal?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a statement to NPR, the Treasury Department, which oversees the IRS, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/g-s1-59056/irs-dhs-information-sharing-deal-immigrants-tax-records\">insisted that the agreement with ICE\u003c/a> is based on “longstanding authorities granted by Congress, which serve to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans while streamlining the ability to pursue criminals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But legal experts KQED spoke to were critical of the government’s argument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agreement “doesn’t seem to truly meet the requirements of the law,” said Rosenthal from Asian Law Caucus. He points to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103\">Internal Revenue Code (IRC)\u003c/a>, a set of laws established by Congress that the IRS must follow, including a section on how the agency must handle personal taxpayer data.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The IRC “imposed pretty stark requirements for information to be shared and even how that information can be used once it is shared,” Rosenthal said. Both \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/internal-revenue-service-immigrant-tax-data-ice/\">the IRS commissioner and the agency’s chief privacy officer have resigned\u003c/a> since news of the ICE deal emerged, which Rosenthal sees as “indications of just how radical this move is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weeks before the IRS and ICE reached an agreement, immigrant advocacy groups in the Chicago area \u003ca href=\"https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/1-Complaint-10.pdf\">sued the Trump administration in order to prevent this type of data-sharing\u003c/a>. “We think that this is illegal and unlawful,” said Michael Kirkpatrick, an attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group, the legal aid organization that represents the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the IRS was just going to do what they’ve always done, which is share information on a very individualized case-by-case basis, they wouldn’t need this new memorandum of understanding,” he said, adding that his team has already heard from tax clinics that fewer people are filing taxes with an ITIN this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The government is not going to get the benefit of that revenue, including the revenue that goes to Social Security and Medicare,” Rosenthal said. “The repercussions are going to be felt not just in the immigrant community, but by all of us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>What are lawyers and advocates advising people who haven’t filed their taxes yet to do?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since several sections of the memorandum of understanding are redacted, there are still parts of the IRS-ICE agreement that remain unclear. For example, advocates remain unsure of how far back ICE would be able to request existing tax records for undocumented immigrants since the part of the agreement that relates to this “taxable period or periods” contains a redaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>United Way Bay Area, for its part, has issued a stark message of caution: “Given the current and evolving circumstances, including the potential risks involved, consider your own situation before proceeding with an ITIN application or tax filing,” Batson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of senators, including Alex Padilla of California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/legislative-documents/congressional-tax-correspondence/senators-seek-investigation-ice-access-taxpayer-info/7rys7\">have requested a federal investigation into the IRS-ICE agreement\u003c/a>. “Voluntary tax compliance depends on taxpayers having faith that their confidential information will not be used for anything other than tax administration,” reads \u003ca href=\"https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/legislative-documents/congressional-tax-correspondence/senators-seek-investigation-ice-access-taxpayer-info/7rys7\">the letter from lawmakers to the Inspector General’s Office\u003c/a>, which conducts independent investigations of government operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosenthal said that anyone concerned about how the agreement could affect them should continue to monitor how this action from Congress progresses, \u003ca href=\"https://www.citizen.org/news/groups-sue-to-stop-irs-from-disclosing-personal-tax-data-in-service-of-trumps-mass-deportation-plan/\">along with the multiple lawsuits against the IRS over the deal\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the short term, one option that is available to individuals who haven’t filed yet is to file an extension by Tuesday, if “they’re trying to decide what to do,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that if you owe money this year to the IRS, you will still have to pay a certain amount \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/filing/get-an-extension-to-file-your-tax-return\">when requesting an extension\u003c/a>, which usually gives filers an additional six months. Nonetheless, “that’s an option that’s available to folks who just want to see how this concerning situation plays out,” Rosenthal said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amid this uncertainty, if you are still anxious that filing taxes may complicate your immigration situation, the tax experts KQED spoke to recommend that you reach out to a legal services organization or a lawyer with whom you can discuss your situation and make a decision that is best for you and your family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.craft.cloud/5cd1c590-65ba-4ad2-a52c-b55e67f8f04b/assets/media/Programs/Workers-Rights/Filing-Taxes-with-an-ITIN.pdf\">\u003cstrong>more information from the Asian Law Caucus for individuals filing their taxes with an ITIN.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from NPR.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Coe State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Castle Rock State Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Largely in Santa Cruz County, Castle Rock State Park also extends into portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and connects with other regional open space preserves.[aside postID=news_11910495 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55017_GettyImages-1387412608-qut.jpg']This state park is famous for its sandstone outcroppings, including its namesake Castle Rock, and offers a superb place for rock climbing, as well as 34 miles of trails among forests filled with evergreens and black oaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park offers over 20 primitive camping sites with water and pit toilets to trail hikers at the Castle Rock trail camp. But unlike other state parks, you can’t make a reservation through \u003ca href=\"http://reservecalifornia.com\">ReserveCalifornia.com\u003c/a> and should instead use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26658\">Backcountry Trail Camp Request Form\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A quick note about reserving camping sites: For both Santa Clara County Parks and State Parks, reservations typically open six months in advance. You can reserve county park sites at \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov\">parks.santaclaracounty.gov\u003c/a>, and state parks at \u003ca href=\"http://reservecalifornia.com\">ReserveCalifornia.com\u003c/a> (apart from \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26658\">Castle Rock State Park, which uses a different system\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953853/how-to-find-a-camping-spot-in-california-when-they-always-seem-to-be-fully-booked\">read more tips and tricks for successfully securing a camping spot in California\u003c/a>, especially when they always seem to be booked.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Joseph D. Grant County Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At just under 11,000 acres, Joseph D. Grant is the largest park of 28 in the Santa Clara County Park system, just east of the San José foothills off Mount Hamilton Road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The park has room for all kinds of visitors, with around 120 campsites offering spaces for tents, RVs, horse trailers and group camping. Mount Madonna is also the only park in the county system to offer \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/things-do/camp/yurts\">a small — but very popular — selection of yurts for camping\u003c/a>, which include bunk beds and futons, depending on size.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An added bonus: During the summer, when temperatures are peaking across the region, the dense forests of the Santa Cruz Mountain range help make the park \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1984306/best-bay-area-hikes-fall-cool-temperatures\">a slightly cooler respite\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://gooutsideandplay.org/reservation/camping/index.asp\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Mount Madonna County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Henry W. Coe State Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Henry W. Coe State Park is actually the largest state park in Northern California, sprawling across nearly 90,000 acres in the Diablo Mountain Range. Offering canyons, creeks and miles of trails, this rugged terrain is particularly beautiful in springtime, when it fills with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996323/where-to-see-wildflowers-near-you-in-the-bay-area\">wildflowers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The huge park offers \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25829\">traditional 20 drive-in campsites,\u003c/a> including “primitive” campsites, as well as hike-in group camping spots — along with plenty of activities like fishing, mountain biking and backpacking by permit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://reservecalifornia.com/Web/Default.aspx#!park/656\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Henry W. Coe State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Castle Rock State Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Largely in Santa Cruz County, Castle Rock State Park also extends into portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and connects with other regional open space preserves.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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That’s because the federal government looked at tax returns in order to determine how many people lived in that household and, therefore, how big their payment should be. For example, if you and your spouse filed jointly and listed two children as dependents, your home would have received a stimulus check for $5,600 — $1,400 times four — in 2021.[aside postID=news_12030564 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed-1020x682.jpg']If a household hadn’t filed their taxes for 2019 or 2020 at the time the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was cutting the stimulus checks, they missed out on getting that money. 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But if dealing with the IRS seems challenging or intimidating, Spivey reminds folks that they aren’t alone in this process — and that if you’re finding the paperwork challenging or have been denied the Recovery Rebate Credit even after filing your 2021 taxes, you can contact \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909786/how-to-find-free-tax-help-near-you-and-prepare-everything-you-need-for-your-appointment\">a free or low-cost tax clinic like UC’s Law’s\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If there are any problems,” she said, “a low-income taxpayer clinic might be able to help [you] obtain those funds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030754/tax-day-2025-is-your-last-chance-to-claim-a-3rd-stimulus-check\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para algunos de nosotros, el 2021 se siente como si fuera ayer, en lugar de hace cuatro años. En el segundo año de la pandemia, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11856006/cuando-y-donde-puede-vacunarse-contra-covid-19-en-el-area-de-la-bahia-aqui-tiene-las-respuestas\">millones de personas recibieron su vacuna contra el COVID-19\u003c/a> y el gobierno federal aprobó el \u003ca href=\"https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/blog/2021/03/10/the-american-rescue-plan-passed-now-what/\">Plan de Rescate Estadounidense\u003c/a>, que incluía una \u003ca href=\"https://www.pandemicoversight.gov/data-interactive-tools/data-stories/update-three-rounds-stimulus-checks-see-how-many-went-out-and\">tercera ronda de cheques de estímulo\u003c/a>: mil 400 dólares para la mayoría de los contribuyentes en EE. UU., junto con mil 400 dólares adicionales para cada uno de sus dependientes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El gobierno federal comenzó a distribuir estos cheques de estímulo en marzo de 2021, y para recibir estos fondos, un hogar tendría que haber presentado su declaración de impuestos en 2020 o 2019. Esto se debe a que el gobierno federal analizó las declaraciones de impuestos para determinar cuántas personas vivían en ese hogar y, por lo tanto, cuál debería ser el monto de su pago. Por ejemplo, si usted y su cónyuge presentaron una declaración conjunta e incluyeron a dos hijos como dependientes, su hogar habría recibido un cheque de estímulo de 5 mil 600 dólares (lo que equivale a mil 400 dólares multiplicado por cuatro) en 2021.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nSi un hogar no presentó su declaración de impuestos de 2019 o 2020 en el momento en que el Servicio de Rentas Internas (o IRS por sus siglas en inglés) estaba emitiendo los cheques de estímulo, no recibió ese dinero. Sin embargo, el IRS creó el \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments\">Crédito de recuperación de reembolso\u003c/a> para que esas mismas personas puedan reclamar estos fondos, con el requisito siendo que presenten sus impuestos de 2021 si aún no lo habían hecho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, la fecha límite para presentar los impuestos de 2021 y reclamar este dinero del Crédito de Recuperación de Descuento se acerca rápidamente: el 15 de abril. El IRS estima que, a partir del 11 de marzo, \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/newsroom/taxpayers-should-act-now-to-claim-more-than-1-billion-in-refunds-for-tax-year-2021-with-the-april-15-deadline-fast-approaching\">más de 116 mil californianos tienen reembolsos no reclamados correspondientes al año tributario 2021\u003c/a>, lo que representa millones de dólares en fondos no reclamados.[aside label='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']“Hemos hablado con muchas personas que no han presentado la declaración y no sabían que esto seguía siendo una opción”, dijo Amy Spivey, profesora de la Facultad de Derecho en la Universidad de California en San Francisco. “Así que si no ha presentado la declaración de 2021 y aún no ha recibido los mil 400 dólares, presente la declaración antes del 15 de abril para conservar su derecho a recibir ese reembolso”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para saber qué debe hacer para presentar su declaración de impuestos de 2021 si aún no lo ha hecho y cómo podría ayudarle a obtener el Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso. Tenga en cuenta que la situación fiscal de cada persona es diferente y que siempre es una buena idea buscar asesoramiento profesional si tiene dudas. \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/es/\">Vea dónde encontrar servicios de preparación de impuestos gratuitos o de bajo costo cerca de usted\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Cómo es posible que un crédito tributario de 2021 siga disponible en 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>La fecha límite original para presentar la declaración de impuestos de 2021 fue el 18 de abril de 2022. Sin embargo, todavía existe una prórroga para quienes aún no han cumplido con esta responsabilidad de cada contribuyente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esta última prórroga es el 15 de abril, 2025. Esto es posible porque las normas del IRS dan a los contribuyentes tres años para presentar sus impuestos a partir de la fecha de vencimiento original para reclamar cualquier reembolso o crédito de ese año.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ese período de prórroga de tres años para presentar la declaración “expira el 15 de abril de 2025”, dijo Spivey. “Así que, siempre que se haya enviado por correo antes del 15 de abril de 2025 … habrá conservado su derecho a reclamar ese crédito”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Quién califica para el Crédito de recuperación de reembolso en 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Según el IRS, \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/newsroom/2021-recovery-rebate-credit-topic-c-eligibility-for-claiming-a-recovery-rebate-credit-on-a-2021-tax-return\">usted es elegible para el Crédito de recuperación de reembolso si\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Usted era ciudadano estadounidense o extranjero residente en EE. UU. durante el año fiscal 2021\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Usted no fue reclamado como dependiente de otro contribuyente en 2021\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tiene un número de Seguro Social (o SSN por sus siglas en inglés) válido o presenta la declaración de forma conjunta con un cónyuge que lo tiene, o declara a un dependiente que tiene un SSN válido o un número de identificación fiscal de adopción.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Incluso si no tuvo ingresos en 2021 o recibió prestaciones por desempleo durante la mayor parte de ese año, puede seguir teniendo derecho a este crédito, pero tendrá que presentar la declaración de impuestos de 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/newsroom/2021-recovery-rebate-credit-topic-c-eligibility-for-claiming-a-recovery-rebate-credit-on-a-2021-tax-return\">hay algunas cosas que le descalificarían para recibir el crédito\u003c/a>, entre ellas:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Residencia\u003c/strong>: Actualmente es un extranjero no residente sin un SSN (y presenta sus impuestos utilizando un Número de Identificación Personal del Contribuyente, o ITIN)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Límites de ingresos\u003c/strong>: si es soltero y su ingreso bruto ajustado (o AGI por sus siglas en inglés) en 2021 fue superior a 80 mil dólares, no recibirá el crédito. El límite de AGI para las parejas casadas que presentan una declaración conjunta es de 160 mil dólares, y para aquellos que presentan una declaración como cabeza de familia, el limite es de 112 quinientos dólares.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1020px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033936\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM.jpg\" alt=\"Un formulario para presentar impuestos 1040 sobre una mesa, y a lado un bolígrafo.\" width=\"1020\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ese período de prórroga de tres años para presentar la declaración vence el 15 de abril de 2025. \u003ccite>(Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>¿Tendré que pagar una multa si presento mis impuestos de 2021 en 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eso depende. El IRS solo le cobrará una multa por presentar tarde si sus declaraciones de 2021 muestran que les debe dinero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si le deben un reembolso, dijo Spivey de UC Law, “no se le cobra una multa por la presentación tardía de las declaraciones de impuestos”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Por ejemplo, si no debe ningún impuesto, simplemente está reclamando su cheque de estímulo y va a recibir un reembolso de mil 400 dólares, entonces no habría ninguna multa asociada a eso”, añadió.[aside label='Guías en inglés' tag='audience-news']Sin embargo, supongamos que sí debe dinero al IRS en sus impuestos. Por ejemplo, supongamos que usted trabajó en 2021 y pidió a su empleador que no dedujera los impuestos federales de su nómina mensual. Debido a esta decisión, se espera que usted pague un porcentaje de esos ingresos de 2021 al presentar sus impuestos de ese año, y si usted está presentando esos impuestos ahora, todavía le debe al IRS ese porcentaje en 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Una multa por presentar tarde] sería un porcentaje de cuánto se debía en la parte inferior de su reembolso”, dijo Spivey. Pero ella dijo que “todavía podría valer la pena” presentar su declaración de impuestos de 2021 antes del 15 de abril, incluso si debe dinero “porque todavía obtendrá crédito por esos mil 400 dólares … para reducir cuánto debe en esa declaración de impuestos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otra cosa a tener en cuenta: el IRS advierte que los contribuyentes que soliciten su devolución de impuestos de 2021 podrían no recibirla \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/newsroom/taxpayers-should-act-now-to-claim-more-than-1-billion-in-refunds-for-tax-year-2021-with-the-april-15-deadline-fast-approaching\">si aún no han presentado sus declaraciones de impuestos de 2022 y 2023\u003c/a>. Pero si hacer trámites con el IRS parece difícil o intimidante, Spivey recuerda a la gente que no está sola en este proceso, y que si el papeleo le resulta complicado o le han denegado el Crédito de recuperación de reembolso incluso después de presentar sus impuestos de 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/es/\">puede ponerse en contacto con un centro de asesoramiento fiscal gratuito\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Si hay algún problema”, dijo, “una clínica de contribuyentes de bajos ingresos podría ayudarle a obtener esos fondos”.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y esa traducción fue editada por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Tenga en cuenta que la situación fiscal de cada persona es diferente y que siempre es una buena idea buscar asesoramiento profesional si tiene dudas. \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/es/\">Vea dónde encontrar servicios de preparación de impuestos gratuitos o de bajo costo cerca de usted\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Cómo es posible que un crédito tributario de 2021 siga disponible en 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>La fecha límite original para presentar la declaración de impuestos de 2021 fue el 18 de abril de 2022. Sin embargo, todavía existe una prórroga para quienes aún no han cumplido con esta responsabilidad de cada contribuyente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esta última prórroga es el 15 de abril, 2025. 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El límite de AGI para las parejas casadas que presentan una declaración conjunta es de 160 mil dólares, y para aquellos que presentan una declaración como cabeza de familia, el limite es de 112 quinientos dólares.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1020px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033936\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM.jpg\" alt=\"Un formulario para presentar impuestos 1040 sobre una mesa, y a lado un bolígrafo.\" width=\"1020\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/1040-TAX-FORM-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ese período de prórroga de tres años para presentar la declaración vence el 15 de abril de 2025. \u003ccite>(Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>¿Tendré que pagar una multa si presento mis impuestos de 2021 en 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eso depende. 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"content": "\u003cp>Five years ago this month, millions of Americans began\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101876368/working-from-home-in-the-coronavirus-era\"> working from home\u003c/a> as companies adapted to the sudden realities of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200312-coronavirus-covid-19-update-work-from-home-in-a-pandemic\"> COVID-19 pandemic\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the coronavirus spread nationwide, individual states — \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/03/california-essential-worker-coronavirus-lockdown/\">including California\u003c/a> — ordered residents to stay in their homes to minimize infections. And while some exceptions were made for workers considered “essential,” by April 2020, a Gallup poll found that 62% of employed Americans had begun \u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/306695/workers-discovering-affinity-remote-work.aspx\">working from home\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Tell us: How has a return-to-office mandate affected you?\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>However, even as remote work swiftly became a new normal for many employees, the shift to widespread “working from home” was not permanent. As soon as the strictest\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11874669/californias-june-15-reopening-will-scrap-social-distancing-and-capacity-requirements\"> public health restrictions \u003c/a>were lifted, some companies around the country began calling their employees back to the office, while others instituted hybrid schedules where staff could mix in-office work with remote work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now, in recent months, several major employers are changing or abandoning those hybrid schedules completely — with companies like Meta, Amazon, Salesforce and JPMorgan ordering their staff to increase their\u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/01/back-to-work-office-companies\"> in-office attendance\u003c/a>. On March 3, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RTO-EO-3.3.25_-GGN-signed.pdf\">executive order (PDF)\u003c/a> ordering most state employees to work in-person at least four days a week starting July 1, stating that “When we work together, collaboration improves, innovation thrives, and accountability increases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, going into the office more often can be a major adjustment for many reasons. These include the length — and expense — of commuting and losing flexibility that remote work can afford people with personal responsibilities like raising a child, taking care of a loved one or dealing with their own health issues. This flexibility, advocates say, has allowed working mothers to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/business/women-work-remote-flexible-careers.html\">more involved in their careers \u003c/a>while they balance child-raising and granted more job opportunities to folks living with\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/30/return-to-office-inequity/\"> disabilities and chronic health conditions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if your employer suddenly demands that you increase your in-office hours, what can you do — and what rights do employees even have when it comes to return-to-office mandates? We spoke to several legal experts who focus on employment law to understand what options remote or hybrid employees have in 2025 if they are asked to come to the office more — and how to best advocate for your particular needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When it comes to return-to-office mandates, your employer has the upper hand\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The employer always has the right to set the terms and conditions of employment,” said Christine Long, partner at Berliner Cohen, a San José-based law firm that provides employers with legal representation — “as long as the employee is given notice in advance of those things.” Adequate notice, Long said, “is usually considered a pay period in advance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you moved to another region — or even another state — during the pandemic, your employer can still require that you come into the office any number of days during the week. And if you were hired during the pandemic \u003cem>while\u003c/em> you were living in another state, it’s likely your employer can also ask for you to move to California. The employer usually has the right to change the terms of employment, Long told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=forum_2010101909031 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/02/GettyImages-2197268386-1-1020x574.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ella Zheng, managing partner at the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight — a firm that offers legal services to workers — agrees that businesses have the upper hand here. Ultimately, “the employer has the discretion to set how many days they require their employees to go back to work,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zheng acknowledges that going to the office more could absolutely make it harder for employees to maintain a work-life balance — particularly caregivers. “If they’re raising a child, especially a young child,” she said, “If the employee is caring for an elder at home potentially with medical conditions, they would have concerns about returning to work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, at the state level, there is still no law in place that requires employers to set up hybrid work schedules for parents or caregivers. During the pandemic, Long said, “there was no order that said ‘you must work from home.’ The order was that you are not to be out unless you’re performing essential services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is one state law that does allow employees to request accommodations, including working from home in very specific circumstances. In 1959, California passed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\">Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)\u003c/a>, which states that employers cannot discriminate against employees based on several factors, including a medical condition or a physical or mental disability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being a parent or a caregiver, however, is not one of these factors — and “just getting your kid to and from school or needing child care in the afternoon, those are not accommodations,” Long said. (In San Francisco, however, employees who are parents or caregivers \u003cem>are \u003c/em>afforded some additional protections thanks to the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--family-friendly-workplace-ordinance\">Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance [FFWO]\u003c/a> — more on that in the next section.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do plan to request certain accommodations from your employer due to your health or disability, keep in mind that while your employer is not allowed to ask for a diagnosis, they can ask you for a medical note from your healthcare provider confirming that you have a disability and listing the ways in which it limits you. You can contact\u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\"> California’s Department of Rehabilitation \u003c/a>to better understand which disabilities and health conditions are included under FEHA\u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\">.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are granted accommodations under FEHA, Zheng said that your employer needs to make sure you will not be adversely impacted in the workplace as a result. Employees, she said, “should not get excluded from important projects or assignments and not be retaliated against because they have this reasonable accommodation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1989px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034008\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1989\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg 1989w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1920x1287.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1989px) 100vw, 1989px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters stand on the platform as a train pulls into the Powell Street station in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>If you work in San Francisco, you may have more ability to push back against return-to-work mandates\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2022, San Francisco expanded its \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--family-friendly-workplace-ordinance\">Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance\u003c/a> (FFWO), which sets up rules for SF-based employers with 20 or more employees. “The ordinance allows people to make requests of their employer to help them with parenting, family caregiving or caring for an older adult in their family,” said Katherine Wutchiett, senior staff attorney at Legal Aid at Work, a San Francisco-based legal aid office that offers services across California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People can request things like adjusting their schedule to make it possible to do daycare pickup, or requesting to be on projects that have more predictable hours,” she said. “There’s not a set list of what people can ask for, but it’s just changes that would allow them to be able to take care of their family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To qualify for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/Family%20Friendly%20Workplace%20Poster%202022_0.pdf\">accommodations under FFWO\u003c/a>, you must:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>work in San Francisco, or be assigned to your employer’s San Francisco office (you don’t need to live in San Francisco);\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>work for a company that has at least 20 or more employees;\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>work with this employer at least eight hours per week on a regular basis, for at least six months;\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>be responsible for the care of either a child (your own or a child you’re a guardian of), a family member with a serious health condition, or a family member 65 or older.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You must submit the FFWO request for accommodations to your employer in writing. If you’re unsure how to get started, San Francisco city officials have created \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/FFWO%20Sample%20Request%20Form%20-%20August%202022%20%28English%29.pdf\">a sample FFWO form (PDF) \u003c/a>that you can complete yourself and submit to your employer.[aside postID=news_12030376 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/M6A0745_qed-1020x680.jpg']“Using the [sample] form can be a great way to make the request because there are some employers that don’t know that this law exists,” Wutchiett said. “It educates the employer that this is actually a San Francisco city ordinance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An employer \u003cem>can\u003c/em> deny your request, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/Family%20Friendly%20Workplace%20Poster%202022_0.pdf\">according to city notices (PDF)\u003c/a>, your employer can only deny your request once they have met with you to discuss alternatives — and they must also show that accommodating your request would cause them \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/reports--may-2023--reasonable-accommodation-policy\">“undue hardship.”\u003c/a> Your employer must provide you an explanation in writing and you have the right to file a complaint with the city’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you believe that your employer has ignored your request — or is not following the terms of the FFWO — \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--contact-office-labor-standards-enforcement\">you can contact OLSE directly\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>You can still try to advocate for yourself in the face of an employer’s return-to-office announcement\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t work in San Francisco and aren’t therefore covered by the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--family-friendly-workplace-ordinance\">Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance\u003c/a>, you frankly have fewer options available to push back against an employer who’s demanding that you come into the office more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even though it’s possible to still talk to your employer to propose alternatives, the legal experts KQED spoke to recommend that you exercise a degree of caution when trying this — to make sure you don’t accidentally jeopardize your job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People can certainly talk to their employer about standards and ask questions,” said Wutchiett from Legal Aid at Work. But, “they should be careful knowing that if they say to their employer, ‘I absolutely cannot come to work more than two days a week in person,’ and their employer wants to set a four day in-person requirement, that might make it difficult for them to continue in their job,” she warned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You also want to be proactive in initiating any conversation like this with your employer, recommended Zheng from Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight. “As soon as [employees] learn about the change in the in-office workday policy, they should start thinking about raising the accommodation request with the employer, and they need to do that as soon as possible,” she said. “They can’t be sitting on the policy for a long time and not say anything until the last minute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure you know the right person to talk about your company’s policies, Zheng adds — whether that’s your direct supervisor or the human resources department — and then communicate with that person in writing, whether that’s email or text. If you end up having an in-person conversation, make sure to send an email or another type of written message to who you met — confirming what you discussed and potentially agreed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That way it’s very clear as to who said what, and it’s really the best way for employees to protect themselves,” Zheng said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When talking to your employer, Wutchiett also suggests highlighting how remote working or a hybrid schedule has helped you become a more productive worker — ideally with concrete examples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One thing we learned from the pandemic is that a lot of people are able to work really successfully from home,” she said. “Think through the ways that you’ve been successful over the last couple of years, how you’ve been able to accomplish your employer’s needs while still working from your home and being able to point out that in the ways it benefits both the employer and yourself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That can be a way to have a friendlier conversation about what that transition to go back might look like,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re planning to request for an accommodation under California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\">Fair Employment and Housing Act\u003c/a> (FEHA), remember that there is a process both you and your employer must follow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once you make that [FEHA] request, your employer has an obligation to engage in a good faith interactive process with you, to determine how they can accommodate you,” Wutchiett said. Employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations that would allow you to fulfill your essential functions at work, she explained, unless they can show that it would cause them “an undue hardship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If you’re part of a union, check in with them about your employer’s return-to-office mandate ASAP\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to 2023 data from UC Berkeley’s Labor Center, 16.2% of working Californians form \u003ca href=\"https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/California-Union-Membership-and-Coverage-2023-Chartboook.pdf\">part of a labor union (PDF)\u003c/a>. If you’re one of them, your union could well be an additional resource when talking with your employer about returning to the office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is always important to seek out your shop steward, your union leadership, and try to get the help that they can provide for you,” said Lorena Gonzalez, president of the California Labor Federation. She adds that union leadership can walk you through the finer details of the collective bargaining agreement that exists between workers, the union and the employer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you have a collective bargaining agreement with your employer, it’s really important to know the conditions of it,” she said. “Some things were bargained for during and after COVID that have to be taken into consideration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unions and employers re-negotiate their collective bargaining agreements every few years and if negotiations are coming up at your workplace, remote working options could be something you tell your union that you’re interested in being considered for negotiations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Returning to the office “absolutely something that could be collectively bargained,” Gonzalez said. “It’s usually up to the union and the membership of the union what the priorities are at the bargaining table.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even if contract negotiations are not scheduled for the near future, she stressed the support that a union can offer its members in these kinds of labor matters. She points to the organizing and legal efforts led by SEIU Local 1000, which represents tens of thousands of state employees, \u003ca href=\"https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/state-workers-protest-newsom-return-to-office-order/103-29575fa6-02d2-4d35-959c-872e2b8e05ec#:~:text=SACRAMENTO%2C%20Calif.,they%20call%20an%20unfair%20mandate.\">as they push back \u003c/a>against Gov. 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What positive effects, if any, has returning to the office had for you, personally or professionally? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, if you feel like you’ve finally made in-person work for you again, we’d like to hear your advice. How would you recommend others adapt to the shift away from remote work and back to the office? And if you worked out an understanding with your employer concerning a return-to-office mandate, what strategies worked for you?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can use the form below to share your thoughts with us, and what you tell us could be shared in a future KQED story. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Five years ago this month, millions of Americans began\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101876368/working-from-home-in-the-coronavirus-era\"> working from home\u003c/a> as companies adapted to the sudden realities of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200312-coronavirus-covid-19-update-work-from-home-in-a-pandemic\"> COVID-19 pandemic\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the coronavirus spread nationwide, individual states — \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/03/california-essential-worker-coronavirus-lockdown/\">including California\u003c/a> — ordered residents to stay in their homes to minimize infections. And while some exceptions were made for workers considered “essential,” by April 2020, a Gallup poll found that 62% of employed Americans had begun \u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/306695/workers-discovering-affinity-remote-work.aspx\">working from home\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Tell us: How has a return-to-office mandate affected you?\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>However, even as remote work swiftly became a new normal for many employees, the shift to widespread “working from home” was not permanent. As soon as the strictest\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11874669/californias-june-15-reopening-will-scrap-social-distancing-and-capacity-requirements\"> public health restrictions \u003c/a>were lifted, some companies around the country began calling their employees back to the office, while others instituted hybrid schedules where staff could mix in-office work with remote work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now, in recent months, several major employers are changing or abandoning those hybrid schedules completely — with companies like Meta, Amazon, Salesforce and JPMorgan ordering their staff to increase their\u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/01/back-to-work-office-companies\"> in-office attendance\u003c/a>. On March 3, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RTO-EO-3.3.25_-GGN-signed.pdf\">executive order (PDF)\u003c/a> ordering most state employees to work in-person at least four days a week starting July 1, stating that “When we work together, collaboration improves, innovation thrives, and accountability increases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, going into the office more often can be a major adjustment for many reasons. These include the length — and expense — of commuting and losing flexibility that remote work can afford people with personal responsibilities like raising a child, taking care of a loved one or dealing with their own health issues. This flexibility, advocates say, has allowed working mothers to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/business/women-work-remote-flexible-careers.html\">more involved in their careers \u003c/a>while they balance child-raising and granted more job opportunities to folks living with\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/30/return-to-office-inequity/\"> disabilities and chronic health conditions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if your employer suddenly demands that you increase your in-office hours, what can you do — and what rights do employees even have when it comes to return-to-office mandates? We spoke to several legal experts who focus on employment law to understand what options remote or hybrid employees have in 2025 if they are asked to come to the office more — and how to best advocate for your particular needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When it comes to return-to-office mandates, your employer has the upper hand\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The employer always has the right to set the terms and conditions of employment,” said Christine Long, partner at Berliner Cohen, a San José-based law firm that provides employers with legal representation — “as long as the employee is given notice in advance of those things.” Adequate notice, Long said, “is usually considered a pay period in advance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you moved to another region — or even another state — during the pandemic, your employer can still require that you come into the office any number of days during the week. And if you were hired during the pandemic \u003cem>while\u003c/em> you were living in another state, it’s likely your employer can also ask for you to move to California. The employer usually has the right to change the terms of employment, Long told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ella Zheng, managing partner at the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight — a firm that offers legal services to workers — agrees that businesses have the upper hand here. Ultimately, “the employer has the discretion to set how many days they require their employees to go back to work,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zheng acknowledges that going to the office more could absolutely make it harder for employees to maintain a work-life balance — particularly caregivers. “If they’re raising a child, especially a young child,” she said, “If the employee is caring for an elder at home potentially with medical conditions, they would have concerns about returning to work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, at the state level, there is still no law in place that requires employers to set up hybrid work schedules for parents or caregivers. During the pandemic, Long said, “there was no order that said ‘you must work from home.’ The order was that you are not to be out unless you’re performing essential services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is one state law that does allow employees to request accommodations, including working from home in very specific circumstances. In 1959, California passed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\">Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)\u003c/a>, which states that employers cannot discriminate against employees based on several factors, including a medical condition or a physical or mental disability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being a parent or a caregiver, however, is not one of these factors — and “just getting your kid to and from school or needing child care in the afternoon, those are not accommodations,” Long said. (In San Francisco, however, employees who are parents or caregivers \u003cem>are \u003c/em>afforded some additional protections thanks to the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--family-friendly-workplace-ordinance\">Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance [FFWO]\u003c/a> — more on that in the next section.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do plan to request certain accommodations from your employer due to your health or disability, keep in mind that while your employer is not allowed to ask for a diagnosis, they can ask you for a medical note from your healthcare provider confirming that you have a disability and listing the ways in which it limits you. You can contact\u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\"> California’s Department of Rehabilitation \u003c/a>to better understand which disabilities and health conditions are included under FEHA\u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\">.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are granted accommodations under FEHA, Zheng said that your employer needs to make sure you will not be adversely impacted in the workplace as a result. Employees, she said, “should not get excluded from important projects or assignments and not be retaliated against because they have this reasonable accommodation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1989px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034008\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1989\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg 1989w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1920x1287.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1989px) 100vw, 1989px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters stand on the platform as a train pulls into the Powell Street station in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>If you work in San Francisco, you may have more ability to push back against return-to-work mandates\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2022, San Francisco expanded its \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--family-friendly-workplace-ordinance\">Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance\u003c/a> (FFWO), which sets up rules for SF-based employers with 20 or more employees. “The ordinance allows people to make requests of their employer to help them with parenting, family caregiving or caring for an older adult in their family,” said Katherine Wutchiett, senior staff attorney at Legal Aid at Work, a San Francisco-based legal aid office that offers services across California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People can request things like adjusting their schedule to make it possible to do daycare pickup, or requesting to be on projects that have more predictable hours,” she said. “There’s not a set list of what people can ask for, but it’s just changes that would allow them to be able to take care of their family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To qualify for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/Family%20Friendly%20Workplace%20Poster%202022_0.pdf\">accommodations under FFWO\u003c/a>, you must:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>work in San Francisco, or be assigned to your employer’s San Francisco office (you don’t need to live in San Francisco);\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>work for a company that has at least 20 or more employees;\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>work with this employer at least eight hours per week on a regular basis, for at least six months;\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>be responsible for the care of either a child (your own or a child you’re a guardian of), a family member with a serious health condition, or a family member 65 or older.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You must submit the FFWO request for accommodations to your employer in writing. If you’re unsure how to get started, San Francisco city officials have created \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/FFWO%20Sample%20Request%20Form%20-%20August%202022%20%28English%29.pdf\">a sample FFWO form (PDF) \u003c/a>that you can complete yourself and submit to your employer.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Using the [sample] form can be a great way to make the request because there are some employers that don’t know that this law exists,” Wutchiett said. “It educates the employer that this is actually a San Francisco city ordinance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An employer \u003cem>can\u003c/em> deny your request, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/Family%20Friendly%20Workplace%20Poster%202022_0.pdf\">according to city notices (PDF)\u003c/a>, your employer can only deny your request once they have met with you to discuss alternatives — and they must also show that accommodating your request would cause them \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/reports--may-2023--reasonable-accommodation-policy\">“undue hardship.”\u003c/a> Your employer must provide you an explanation in writing and you have the right to file a complaint with the city’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you believe that your employer has ignored your request — or is not following the terms of the FFWO — \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--contact-office-labor-standards-enforcement\">you can contact OLSE directly\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>You can still try to advocate for yourself in the face of an employer’s return-to-office announcement\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t work in San Francisco and aren’t therefore covered by the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/information--family-friendly-workplace-ordinance\">Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance\u003c/a>, you frankly have fewer options available to push back against an employer who’s demanding that you come into the office more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even though it’s possible to still talk to your employer to propose alternatives, the legal experts KQED spoke to recommend that you exercise a degree of caution when trying this — to make sure you don’t accidentally jeopardize your job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People can certainly talk to their employer about standards and ask questions,” said Wutchiett from Legal Aid at Work. But, “they should be careful knowing that if they say to their employer, ‘I absolutely cannot come to work more than two days a week in person,’ and their employer wants to set a four day in-person requirement, that might make it difficult for them to continue in their job,” she warned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You also want to be proactive in initiating any conversation like this with your employer, recommended Zheng from Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight. “As soon as [employees] learn about the change in the in-office workday policy, they should start thinking about raising the accommodation request with the employer, and they need to do that as soon as possible,” she said. “They can’t be sitting on the policy for a long time and not say anything until the last minute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure you know the right person to talk about your company’s policies, Zheng adds — whether that’s your direct supervisor or the human resources department — and then communicate with that person in writing, whether that’s email or text. If you end up having an in-person conversation, make sure to send an email or another type of written message to who you met — confirming what you discussed and potentially agreed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That way it’s very clear as to who said what, and it’s really the best way for employees to protect themselves,” Zheng said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When talking to your employer, Wutchiett also suggests highlighting how remote working or a hybrid schedule has helped you become a more productive worker — ideally with concrete examples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One thing we learned from the pandemic is that a lot of people are able to work really successfully from home,” she said. “Think through the ways that you’ve been successful over the last couple of years, how you’ve been able to accomplish your employer’s needs while still working from your home and being able to point out that in the ways it benefits both the employer and yourself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That can be a way to have a friendlier conversation about what that transition to go back might look like,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re planning to request for an accommodation under California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/FairEmploymentAct\">Fair Employment and Housing Act\u003c/a> (FEHA), remember that there is a process both you and your employer must follow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once you make that [FEHA] request, your employer has an obligation to engage in a good faith interactive process with you, to determine how they can accommodate you,” Wutchiett said. Employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations that would allow you to fulfill your essential functions at work, she explained, unless they can show that it would cause them “an undue hardship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If you’re part of a union, check in with them about your employer’s return-to-office mandate ASAP\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to 2023 data from UC Berkeley’s Labor Center, 16.2% of working Californians form \u003ca href=\"https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/California-Union-Membership-and-Coverage-2023-Chartboook.pdf\">part of a labor union (PDF)\u003c/a>. If you’re one of them, your union could well be an additional resource when talking with your employer about returning to the office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is always important to seek out your shop steward, your union leadership, and try to get the help that they can provide for you,” said Lorena Gonzalez, president of the California Labor Federation. She adds that union leadership can walk you through the finer details of the collective bargaining agreement that exists between workers, the union and the employer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you have a collective bargaining agreement with your employer, it’s really important to know the conditions of it,” she said. “Some things were bargained for during and after COVID that have to be taken into consideration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unions and employers re-negotiate their collective bargaining agreements every few years and if negotiations are coming up at your workplace, remote working options could be something you tell your union that you’re interested in being considered for negotiations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Returning to the office “absolutely something that could be collectively bargained,” Gonzalez said. “It’s usually up to the union and the membership of the union what the priorities are at the bargaining table.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even if contract negotiations are not scheduled for the near future, she stressed the support that a union can offer its members in these kinds of labor matters. She points to the organizing and legal efforts led by SEIU Local 1000, which represents tens of thousands of state employees, \u003ca href=\"https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/state-workers-protest-newsom-return-to-office-order/103-29575fa6-02d2-4d35-959c-872e2b8e05ec#:~:text=SACRAMENTO%2C%20Calif.,they%20call%20an%20unfair%20mandate.\">as they push back \u003c/a>against Gov. 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"content": "\u003cp>“Oh my God — look at this cut!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As soon as he opened his eyes and saw his reflection in the barbershop mirror in front of him, Angel Filimoehala couldn’t help declaring his happiness with the finished result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turning his head to see his new haircut from different angles, Filimoehala’s grin only kept growing. “I look good,” he said. “I \u003cem>feel\u003c/em> good!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Standing behind him in the Steel & Strand Barbershop in San Francisco’s Mission District was Santana Vasquez — a barber known professionally as Twinkie or Twinks 415 who’s been cutting Filimoehala’s hair for several years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like a haircut affirms exactly how I want to look,” Filimoehala said. “As a queer person, it is kind of intimidating stepping into spaces like a barbershop. But with Santana, I know I’m good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Jump to: Tips for finding gender-affirming haircuts and grooming\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Finishing Filimoehala’s hair with a spray of coconut oil, Vasquez gently brushed the remaining hair from his shoulders. “A lot of my clients, I feel like they’re my family, to be honest,” Vasquez said. “They sit in my chair, and we talk about what’s going on with them in their day-to-day. I’m not going to stay quiet through the whole haircut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Vasquez, his barber chair is a safe space for queer people — especially for transgender men like him, who’ve felt anxious or uncomfortable getting their haircut at other barbershops. Earlier in March, he published \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/twinks415/\">a flyer on his Instagram page\u003c/a> offering free haircuts all month long to trans men. Within a week, the post had already been shared hundreds of times, with dozens of people commenting messages of support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033467\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana ‘Twinks’ Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I wanted to open this up for younger trans men that are facing homelessness, that are in the shelter, that don’t have the resources to be able to afford a haircut in San Francisco because prices are super high,” he said, adding that since he published the flyer, people from all over the country — and even abroad — have reached out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I honestly did not expect the flyer to reach so many people,” he admitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘Kind of like community work’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Vasquez, who grew up in the Mission District, it wasn’t always easy to find a place he felt good getting a haircut himself. Beauty salons often weren’t the best option for finding the styles he wanted. Meanwhile, barber shops were usually spaces taken up by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/14/nyregion/art-a-meditation-on-masculinity-wrapped-up-in-a-barbershop.html\">cisgender Latino men\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Damn, you feel like Tupac — ‘all eyes on me,’” he laughed. “It’s scary to walk in such a male-dominated area … you feel that testosterone walking in and everybody’s looking at you, sizing you up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, “they might misgender you,” Vasquez said. “They probably don’t know what [wording] to use.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a teen, Vasquez would occasionally cut family members’ hair, but it was after he lost a close friend in 2017 that he decided to formally train as a barber. He wanted to become what he never saw growing up: a trans barber of color serving other trans people of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033469\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33.jpg\" alt=\"A transgender client at a barber shop gets a beard trim, closeup.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana ‘Twinks’ Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s beard at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks has been offering free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is your appearance — this is what will make you feel comfortable in your body,” he said. “This haircut can be a haircut for a job interview that you’re trying to get … It can be what helps you get out of the shelter if you’re experiencing homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Growing up, Vasquez was heavily involved in youth intervention programs like \u003ca href=\"https://mncsf.org/mission-girls-2/\">Mission Girls\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://mncsf.org/precita-valley-community-center-and-family-resource-center/\">Precita Valley Community Center\u003c/a>. “Doing a lot of community work and coming from the juvenile system helped me shift and form how I am now,” he explained. “I feel like cutting hair is still kind of like community work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘Find each other and stick together’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By offering free haircuts, Vasquez has met dozens of transgender men living all over the Bay Area and other parts of California. They’ve shared their personal situations and asked to hear about his own experience transitioning. From his barber chair, he’s been able to form a network of support, where he connects transgender men seeking friends and community with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Filimoehala is one of these men. “For a really long time, especially with my own transition, I felt really alone,” he said. As someone of mixed Pacific Islander and Latino descent, he said he’s always found it rare to meet another trans person who shared his background and traditions. But he’s met several people through Vasquez, which prompted him to form the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pasifikatransmen_network/\">Pasifika Trans Men Network\u003c/a>, a group for trans masc and trans men in the Pacific Islander community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a big need for us to find each other and stick together because we don’t really know what the next steps are in terms of what the federal government\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029428/how-californians-can-start-changing-names-and-gender-markers-on-government-ids\"> is going to do\u003c/a>,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033470\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-35.jpg\" alt=\"A transgender client at a barber shop gets ready for a haircut with a barber preparing for work.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-35.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-35-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-35-1020x1275.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-35-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-35-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angel Filimoehala checks out his new haircut at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the past few months, President Donald \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/6-ways-trumps-executive-orders-are-targeting-transgender-people\">Trump’s administration has targeted \u003c/a>the needs and rights of transgender and nonbinary people nationwide. On his first day back in the White House, Trump signed an\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/\"> executive order\u003c/a> that declares the federal government will only “recognize two sexes, male and female,” and has threatened to cut funding for universities and hospitals that provide gender affirming care to trans minors. The Department of Education has also launched investigations into universities that allow transgender athletes to compete with the team that matches their gender identity — including\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025974/federal-officials-investigate-san-jose-state-under-trumps-order-trans-athletes\"> San José State University\u003c/a> in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re trying really hard\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032067/here-are-all-the-ways-people-are-disappearing-from-government-websites\"> to erase us\u003c/a>,” Filimoehala said. “To me, that’s crazy because I feel there’s more problems in our country than us being trans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Vasquez is still getting messages from folks looking for a free haircut. While he also has to make time for paying customers, he’s now looking at ways he can further extend his services for free in the future. “Money can’t buy community. Money can’t buy real connections with your people,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is about getting to know other black and brown trans men and building community in my chair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033466\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-7.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-7-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana ‘Twinks’ Vasquez poses for a photo at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>Tips from Vasquez on finding gender-affirming haircuts and grooming\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do some research…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before going to a barbershop, Vasquez recommended you spend some time on social media looking for the haircut style you want to go for. It’s helpful to know different terms like a fade or taper haircut, he said, but also …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t be afraid to lean on your barber, too\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you go to a barber and are upfront about what you want, but you don’t know how to describe it … your barber will understand and probably think: ‘Let me give them grace, because at least they’re coming in and they’re trying,’” Vasquez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Be upfront about what you want to keep (or lose)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you’re first growing out your beard, it comes out like peach fuzz,” said Vasquez. “Tell your barber or hairdresser, ‘Hey, I’m trying to keep this on the side. Please don’t cut it off.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Be upfront because, as barbers, we don’t know if you’re letting it grow out because it’s been a long time since you got a haircut,” he said.\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=\"#A\">Jump to: Tips for finding gender-affirming haircuts and grooming\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Finishing Filimoehala’s hair with a spray of coconut oil, Vasquez gently brushed the remaining hair from his shoulders. “A lot of my clients, I feel like they’re my family, to be honest,” Vasquez said. “They sit in my chair, and we talk about what’s going on with them in their day-to-day. I’m not going to stay quiet through the whole haircut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Vasquez, his barber chair is a safe space for queer people — especially for transgender men like him, who’ve felt anxious or uncomfortable getting their haircut at other barbershops. Earlier in March, he published \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/twinks415/\">a flyer on his Instagram page\u003c/a> offering free haircuts all month long to trans men. Within a week, the post had already been shared hundreds of times, with dozens of people commenting messages of support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033467\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana ‘Twinks’ Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I wanted to open this up for younger trans men that are facing homelessness, that are in the shelter, that don’t have the resources to be able to afford a haircut in San Francisco because prices are super high,” he said, adding that since he published the flyer, people from all over the country — and even abroad — have reached out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I honestly did not expect the flyer to reach so many people,” he admitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘Kind of like community work’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Vasquez, who grew up in the Mission District, it wasn’t always easy to find a place he felt good getting a haircut himself. Beauty salons often weren’t the best option for finding the styles he wanted. Meanwhile, barber shops were usually spaces taken up by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/14/nyregion/art-a-meditation-on-masculinity-wrapped-up-in-a-barbershop.html\">cisgender Latino men\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Damn, you feel like Tupac — ‘all eyes on me,’” he laughed. “It’s scary to walk in such a male-dominated area … you feel that testosterone walking in and everybody’s looking at you, sizing you up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, “they might misgender you,” Vasquez said. “They probably don’t know what [wording] to use.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a teen, Vasquez would occasionally cut family members’ hair, but it was after he lost a close friend in 2017 that he decided to formally train as a barber. He wanted to become what he never saw growing up: a trans barber of color serving other trans people of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033469\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33.jpg\" alt=\"A transgender client at a barber shop gets a beard trim, closeup.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250326_SFBarber_GC-33-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana ‘Twinks’ Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s beard at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks has been offering free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is your appearance — this is what will make you feel comfortable in your body,” he said. “This haircut can be a haircut for a job interview that you’re trying to get … It can be what helps you get out of the shelter if you’re experiencing homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Growing up, Vasquez was heavily involved in youth intervention programs like \u003ca href=\"https://mncsf.org/mission-girls-2/\">Mission Girls\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://mncsf.org/precita-valley-community-center-and-family-resource-center/\">Precita Valley Community Center\u003c/a>. “Doing a lot of community work and coming from the juvenile system helped me shift and form how I am now,” he explained. “I feel like cutting hair is still kind of like community work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘Find each other and stick together’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By offering free haircuts, Vasquez has met dozens of transgender men living all over the Bay Area and other parts of California. They’ve shared their personal situations and asked to hear about his own experience transitioning. From his barber chair, he’s been able to form a network of support, where he connects transgender men seeking friends and community with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Filimoehala is one of these men. “For a really long time, especially with my own transition, I felt really alone,” he said. As someone of mixed Pacific Islander and Latino descent, he said he’s always found it rare to meet another trans person who shared his background and traditions. 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The Department of Education has also launched investigations into universities that allow transgender athletes to compete with the team that matches their gender identity — including\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025974/federal-officials-investigate-san-jose-state-under-trumps-order-trans-athletes\"> San José State University\u003c/a> in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re trying really hard\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032067/here-are-all-the-ways-people-are-disappearing-from-government-websites\"> to erase us\u003c/a>,” Filimoehala said. “To me, that’s crazy because I feel there’s more problems in our country than us being trans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Vasquez is still getting messages from folks looking for a free haircut. While he also has to make time for paying customers, he’s now looking at ways he can further extend his services for free in the future. “Money can’t buy community. 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"content": "\u003cp>Traveling or returning to the U.S. from abroad has become increasingly risky for some — even for people with valid visas and green cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent weeks, international tourists, visa holders and lawful permanent residents — also known as green-card holders — have been facing tougher scrutiny at airports and border crossings. The change comes amid a broader crackdown by the Trump administration to reduce both legal and illegal immigration to the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as spring break trips and summer vacations draw near, stories of green-card and visa holders being detained have sparked new concerns about traveling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, for example, Brown University \u003ca href=\"https://today.brown.edu/announcements/193542\">urged\u003c/a> its international staff and students to postpone any plans to travel outside the U.S. “out of an abundance of caution.” Canada, along with several countries in Europe, including Denmark, Ireland and Germany, have also \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5336792/european-countries-canada-travel-warnings-us\">updated their travel guidance\u003c/a> for the U.S., urging their citizens to strictly adhere to U.S. entry rules or risk detention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to NPR, Hilton Beckham, assistant commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said, “Green card holders who have not broken any U.S. laws, committed application fraud, or failed to apply for a re-entry permit after a long period of travel have nothing to fear about entering and exiting the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration attorneys told NPR the riskiness of traveling abroad will be different for individual travelers, making it important for them to understand their rights and privileges before making travel plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Get up to speed on your rights based on your status\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are generally three kinds of travelers who enter the U.S., according to Stephanie Gee, senior director of U.S. legal services at the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12032046 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/DonaldTrumpEOGetty-1020x664.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. citizens have guaranteed access to the country, Gee said. Green-card holders have procedural rights, meaning only an immigration judge can revoke their green card status. That means U.S. citizens and green-card holders can choose to not answer CBP officers’ questions or let them search their electronic devices, though refusing to do so can result in a delay in entry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other hand, travelers with a temporary visa, which is common among students and tourists, have the “fewest rights,” Gee said. CBP officers have the final say on whether these travelers can enter the country, and can simply deny entry if a visa holder refuses to answer officers’ questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephen Yale-Loehr, a retired immigration law professor from Cornell Law School, recommends that green-card and visa holders double check their immigration documents before they fly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Make sure everything is in order, their visa hasn’t expired or they don’t have a renewal application pending,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Assess your risk level, preferably with an immigration attorney\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are additional factors that could raise a traveler’s risk level. Yale-Loehr pointed to a draft list of 43 countries that could be hit with a new travel ban, as reported by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html\">\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> earlier this month. (NPR has not independently confirmed the reporting.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though there’s not a list that’s currently in effect, Yale-Loehr advised that travelers from the 11 countries in the proposed “red” category — places where travel to the U.S. would be banned outright — should think twice before flying here. These countries include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.[aside postID=news_12026273 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-1277623147-1020x680.jpg']Yale-Loehr added that typically, visa holders who are denied entry are simply put on the next plane back to their home country. But some people have recently been taken into custody and detained for days and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/18/british-tourist-rebecca-burke-held-by-us-over-visa-released-from-detention-says-family\">weeks on end\u003c/a>. “ It’s a seemingly a growing problem,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For green-card holders, factors like a long trip abroad can raise suspicion at the airport. Lately, some immigration attorneys have also been warning that green-card holders with a criminal record, no matter how minor, should avoid leaving the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent case earlier this month, 34-year-old electrical engineer Fabian Schmidt, a green-card holder originally from Germany, was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5329818/2-cases-boston-focus-immigration-crackdown\">taken to immigration detention\u003c/a> from Logan International Airport in Boston over a decade-old misdemeanor charge for marijuana possession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee from IRAP said the best practice is for green-card and visa holders to consult an immigration attorney and get tailored advice on their personal situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if this is not something you would’ve considered doing and you’ve traveled routinely before,” she said. “Just because its clear that immigration enforcement at airports is picking up in a way that it has not in the past.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Know that customs officers are allowed to search your electronic devices\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>CBP officers can ask travelers to unlock their cell phones, give laptop passwords or hand over digital cameras. U.S. citizens and green-card holders can’t be turned away simply because they refuse, but visa holders can, according to Yale-Loehr.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said during an electronic search, CBP officers often look for material that would suggest non-citizens are ineligible to enter the U.S. That includes criminal convictions, domestic violence and support of terrorism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s wide discretion at the border in terms of who to admit to the United States, even if you have a valid visa,” Yale-Loehr said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a traveler’s electronic device gets confiscated, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-us-airports-and-ports-entry\">American Civil Liberties Union\u003c/a> suggests asking for the officers’ names, badge numbers and which agency they work for. It also advises that travelers should call the agency to request a receipt documenting that a personal item was taken away.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Alert a trusted friend if things go awry\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-when-encountering-law-enforcement-airports-and-other-ports-entry-us#do-i-have-to-provide-my-laptop-passwords-or-unlock-my-mobile-phone-for-law-enforcement-officers-at-the-border\">ACLU\u003c/a>, travelers who are asked to undergo further inspection at the airport are not entitled to an attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yale-Loehr said it’s still useful to have an immigration attorney’s contact information on hand. He also suggests travelers to have a friend who can be quickly reached if there’s trouble entering the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So if it looks like you’re going to be questioned by the border people, you can text a friend saying, ‘I’m being pulled into secondary inspection, contact my immigration lawyer,’ ” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee from IRAP added that travelers can also ask for an interpreter if they need language assistance during inspections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s really important actually because the questions you’re being asked and your answers to them are really going to determine — a lot of times — the outcome of that situation,” she said. “So you should not be shy about saying, ‘I don’t understand. 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