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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bart\">BART\u003c/a>’s fare enforcement efforts have neither led to significant revenue recovery nor made riders feel all that much safer, according to a new report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://policingequity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CPE-BART-Report.pdf?utm_source=press&utm_medium=release&utm_campaign=bart\">report\u003c/a> published last week by the Center for Policing Equity, an found that the transit agency’s efforts to curb fare evasion have also disproportionately affected marginalized groups of riders, including people of color, unhoused people and those experiencing mental health challenges. It also recommends that BART expand its non-police responses to public nuisances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“BART’s focus on fare evasion recovers minimal revenue, may be addressing an overstated problem, and is not effective at curbing incidents that make riders feel uneasy in the system,” the analysis concluded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Findings from the BART-funded report, conducted in partnership with the agency and its police department, the Office of the Independent Police Auditor and several local nonprofits, is based on a trove of public safety and financial data, as well as short interviews with commuters at eight stations with the highest rates of fare evasion stops by BART police — including El Cerrito Plaza, Lake Merritt, Civic Center and West Oakland stations. The study’s authors also held focus groups with 95 riders from the five counties the transit agency serves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most riders shared similar safety concerns, ranging from quality-of-life issues to fear of serious violence, with the most commonly reported complaints being related to nonviolent nuisances and the presence of people who are unhoused or are suffering from mental illness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most riders, however, said BART’s heightened efforts to crack down on fare evasion have done little to improve public safety. That is backed by available data, despite the agency’s assertions to the contrary, the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958827\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-BART-TRAIN-GETTY-PC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A train car pulls into an outdoor station with several passengers waiting on the platform.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-BART-TRAIN-GETTY-PC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-BART-TRAIN-GETTY-PC-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-BART-TRAIN-GETTY-PC-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-BART-TRAIN-GETTY-PC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-BART-TRAIN-GETTY-PC-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-BART-TRAIN-GETTY-PC-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A train destined for Warm Springs arrives at the West Oakland BART station in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2018. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They suggest that their fare enforcement policies and practices will improve public safety,” said Price Nyland, CPE’s impact and engagement manager. “But within this report and the data we were given access to and did use, there was not a consistent or meaningful link between punitive fare enforcement and increased safety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers were also unable to verify the accuracy of BART’s estimate that fare evasion costs the financially struggling agency an estimated $25 million a year, the report said, arguing that the figure is likely overstated. It also noted that BART denied researchers access to data that could have been used to support that estimate and accused the agency of failing to clearly explain how its efforts would reduce crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report comes as BART faces significant financial challenges due, in large part, to significantly decreased ridership since the pandemic. The agency is grappling with ongoing structural deficits ranging from $350 million to $400 million per year beginning in fiscal year 2027, the agency \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/about/financials/crisis\">reported in a post\u003c/a> titled “BART is facing a fiscal cliff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART said its leadership had not been given sufficient time to read the report or weigh in on the findings, but the agency touted its efforts to install taller fare gates at 30 stations and uphold its code of conduct, including fare enforcement and “an increase in the visible safety presence in the system.”[aside postID=news_11985965 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240313-BART-CRISIS-INTERVENTION-UNIT-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“These strategies are improving the rider experience and are key to our 17% drop in crime last year,” BART spokesperson Christopher Filippi said in an email to KQED. He said BART riders are seeing “revitalized station environments,” better access for riders in wheelchairs, and a 1/3 drop in the number of riders who reported seeing fare evasion on their trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These new gates serve as a powerful deterrent against fare evasion and as a result will reduce the number of interactions between BART PD and would-be fare evaders,” Filippi said, adding that BART plans to install the new gates at all 50 stations by the end of this year, at a cost of \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate\">roughly $90 million\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Filippi also noted that the $25 million annual fare evasion cost estimate is a pre-pandemic figure that BART has not used in at least six years, and said CPE’s analysis was completed when the old, easy-to-hurdle orange slice gates were still in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We believe the findings are no longer valid as the BART station environment is now very different,” Filippi said, adding that fare inspectors are instructed to check every single person on a train to eliminate disparities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Filippi also said the agency has expanded the use of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985965/we-approach-in-peace-are-barts-outreach-efforts-to-help-people-in-crisis-working\">ambassadors and crisis intervention specialists\u003c/a>, and is budgeting to add more crisis intervention positions next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He disputed the assertion that BART withheld some data from the report’s authors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We provided all available data,” Filippi said. “We don’t know what they are referencing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11997867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11997867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/007_KQED_PublicTransit_03102020_6511_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/007_KQED_PublicTransit_03102020_6511_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/007_KQED_PublicTransit_03102020_6511_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/007_KQED_PublicTransit_03102020_6511_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/007_KQED_PublicTransit_03102020_6511_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/007_KQED_PublicTransit_03102020_6511_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/007_KQED_PublicTransit_03102020_6511_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BART’s new fare gates are up at Civic Center, the second station after West Oakland to get the gates. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the agency’s efforts to prevent fare evasion have furthered racial disparities, according to the report. Black people accounted for more than 43% of the nearly 21,000 fare evasion stops and nearly half of all citations issued from 2021 to 2023, despite making up only about 10% of BART’s ridership. And in the focus groups, many Black and brown participants said they felt racially profiled during fare checks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One study participant, a Black man in his late 30s, described two encounters that started as a “welfare check” because he had fallen asleep on BART after working a double shift, but quickly turned into a fare enforcement stop because he was asked to provide proof of payment and was subsequently searched, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report also found that BART police often used fare evasion checks to target unhoused people and escalated such stops into full ID checks and searches, frequently resulting in arrests for unrelated offenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The authors recommended that BART expand efforts, such as its transit ambassador and crisis intervention teams, which are largely based on non-punitive approaches to helping people who appear to be in distress. It further advocates for separating those programs from the BART Police Department to maintain full independence.[aside postID=news_12040042 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-002_qed-1020x680.jpg']Additional recommendations for BART include working closely with community-based social service providers to address the needs of vulnerable populations, improving access to discounted fares for eligible riders, and implementing data auditing procedures to ensure accurate and comprehensive recording of incidents. It also urges the agency to clearly articulate the rationale for its enforcement strategies to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“BART riders and Bay Area community residents deserve to see an evidence-based and a metrics-based plan” for their enforcement strategies, Nyland said. “It’s one thing to just implement something because it worked in another city, but you should have research to back your plan in your own community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CPE’s report follows its \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/CPE%20Report.pdf\">2020 analysis\u003c/a> examining the impact of policing throughout the BART system, which found significant issues related to racial equity and use of force. BART leadership accepted 12 specific recommendations from the report, its authors said, while also committing to analyzing the root causes of those disparities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nyland emphasized that this new report found multiple examples of BART taking positive steps to address disparities in its system, but she said the evidence makes clear that BART should adopt additional community-informed strategies that rely less on punitive fare enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that their decision to participate in this evaluation reflects a willingness to engage with the issues at hand. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Additional recommendations for BART include working closely with community-based social service providers to address the needs of vulnerable populations, improving access to discounted fares for eligible riders, and implementing data auditing procedures to ensure accurate and comprehensive recording of incidents. It also urges the agency to clearly articulate the rationale for its enforcement strategies to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“BART riders and Bay Area community residents deserve to see an evidence-based and a metrics-based plan” for their enforcement strategies, Nyland said. “It’s one thing to just implement something because it worked in another city, but you should have research to back your plan in your own community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CPE’s report follows its \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/CPE%20Report.pdf\">2020 analysis\u003c/a> examining the impact of policing throughout the BART system, which found significant issues related to racial equity and use of force. BART leadership accepted 12 specific recommendations from the report, its authors said, while also committing to analyzing the root causes of those disparities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nyland emphasized that this new report found multiple examples of BART taking positive steps to address disparities in its system, but she said the evidence makes clear that BART should adopt additional community-informed strategies that rely less on punitive fare enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that their decision to participate in this evaluation reflects a willingness to engage with the issues at hand. But the process is not without its challenges,” she said. “This is really intended to be a starting point for BART as an agency to better understand the range of experiences that its riders are having on the system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report, Nyland said, is meant to support the idea that the diverse experience of riders should be central to the approach that BART is taking in its enforcement efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Especially when you’re talking about the racial impacts, I mean, the realities are that these practices and these policies are disproportionately impacting Black riders, and the community deserves to know that,” she said. “BART has indicated in the past and continues to indicate an investment in addressing those types of issues. So we’re very hopeful that this report and these recommendations can empower the community and the agency itself to improve in those ways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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That’s just how I like to be as an educator, but I think students really respond to it that their teachers and educators and staff members and admin — everyone knows them as people first.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s especially devastating, Williams said, for teachers and students who transferred into El Primero High School from Alum Rock High this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were able to absorb some of the teachers and some of the students and for them to have to go through this again… I teach juniors and seniors, so I have some students who have lost two schools in the span of their high school career,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 850 students will need to find new schools, which Royaltey-Quandt said the school has been supporting heavily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started having planning meetings with parents, with students through our curriculum advisory program. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For the first time in years, all 25 of Oakland’s fire stations will remain open at the same time as the city prepares for heightened wildfire risk, city leaders announced Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move, which went into effect Sunday, includes the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020393/2-oakland-fire-stations-close-amid-budget-crisis-more-could-follow\">reopening of two stations in the fire-prone hills\u003c/a> that have been closed since January. A station in the Grand Lake area that was taken offline for renovations in 2022 but remained closed due to the city’s ongoing budget woes will also reopen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reopenings are being funded by the Alameda Coliseum Joint Powers Authority, which brought in $2.5 million for the city this year, interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the first time in over two decades that we’ve had all of our firehouses open at once,” Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington said at a press conference outside Station 25 in the Oakland Hills. “So this really is a monumental and historic day. For the first time, going into wildland season, we have our full complement of engines and trucks and firefighters that are ready to respond to whatever call comes through the 911 center.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea that Measure A was going to reopen and keep these firehouses open is exactly how I personally helped pass this measure,” he said. “Oaklanders deserve fully staffed open fire houses all around the city, and it doesn’t look like that’s what the city is proposing right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Friday’s press conference, Olyer struck a decidedly different tone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is kind of how we get the job done from the labor side,” he said. “It’s constant pressure for what is right. And what is right are all of our fire stations open, all of our fire engines fully staffed and Oakland firefighters taken care of so they can do what they took a sworn oath to do, which is to serve the citizens of Oakland every day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just incredibly proud and ready to get to work Sunday morning,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, who represents District 4 in the hills near regional parks where fire risk is high, said the fire stations serve as a critical frontline defense against wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The opening of these fire stations is not just for the benefit of these hills residents in our district,” she said. “The effects go throughout the city for a variety of communities, for a variety of resources.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/a> contributed reporting.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Bay Area’s brand new WNBA team, the Golden State Valkyries, made history Friday with the second-largest crowd — a roaring 18,064 fans — of any team in their debut game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Chase Center, purple, or rather Valkyries violet, took over the regular blue and gold for the team’s home opener Friday night against the Los Angeles Sparks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040674\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries are introduced for their home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton (22) and Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson (2) tip-off during the 1st quarter (left), and a fan holds a Valkyries flag (right) at the Valkyries’ home opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Forward Kayla Thornton, formerly of the New York Liberty, recorded the first points in the game and the first points in franchise history with a 2 at the 9:36 mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For much of the game, it looked like the team might actually write a win in the record books for their first game, but the Valkyries gave the ball away 22 times, which led to 25 Sparks points from turnovers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040679\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries center Temi Fágbénlé (14) makes a basket during the first quarter. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040705\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries play against the Los Angeles Sparks as fans cheer them on. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040680\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer as the Golden State Valkyries score. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The star of the night was guard Julie Vanloo, who sank three 3-pointers in a row in the third quarter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We still have to learn how to play with each other,” Vanloo said of the loss. “It hasn’t even been two and a half weeks [playing as a team], so let’s be honest, it’s not easy. L.A. had a lot of people who have been playing with each other. We’re new. We’re going to work through it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040681\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040681\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1020x665.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1920x1252.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries guard Julie Vanloo (35) advances toward the basket. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040682\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer as the Golden State Valkyries score during their WNBA season opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040684\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during the Golden State Valkyries’ WNBA season opener against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the last buzzer, the score was 84–67.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the loss did not seem to discourage the fans looking to stand by the team through thick and thin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040685\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, 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srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mychal Threets (right) takes a photo with E-40 after the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040690\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1899px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040690\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1899\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed.jpg 1899w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-800x562.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-1020x716.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-1536x1078.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1899px) 100vw, 1899px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jhunehl Fortaleza, left, dressed as a Valkyrie, dances outside of Chase Center, following the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Los Angeles Sparks on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I was out of my chair a lot and cheering really, really loudly, even though obviously the ending didn’t go as we wanted,” said season ticket holder Erin Ng. “I think the energy is still just so supportive of this team and how we just want to show up for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And show up they did. Fans started arriving at Chase Center hours before tip-off, sporting Valkyries violet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040699\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040699\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dennis Aguiling (left) and Riley, 11, (right) pose for photos ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ home opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For some, it was about more than the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want her to see women on a platform, celebrated in sports,” said Beth MacNulty, tears falling down her face as she spoke about why she brought her 5-year-old daughter, Clara, to the game. “I’m hoping this inspires her to love basketball as much as I have loved basketball and it’ll just be a fun time to see this through her eyes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1873px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1873\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg 1873w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-800x569.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1020x726.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1536x1093.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1873px) 100vw, 1873px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans pose for a photo outside of Chase Center, following the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Los Angeles Sparks on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>MacNulty played basketball growing up, as did fellow Valkyries fan, Corinne Cueva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Back in the day when I was in high school, I was a point guard and I was like ‘I want to be in the WNBA’ but then, you know, I’m Filipino and I’m short,” she said. “So this is the closest I’m gonna get to being in the WNBA, is being a superfan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s basketball that brought her and her husband, Cesar Cueva, together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040688\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Couple Cesar and Corrine Cueva pose for a photo, holding a sign that Cesar made, ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“One of our first few dates is just like us going to a basketball court and shooting it around,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krista Juli has planned her vacation schedule to make every single Valkyries game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re getting the opportunity to see just amazing basketball,” she said. “And it’s not just about the Valkyries, but we’re gonna see the [Indiana] Fever, we’re going to see the [New York] Liberty, we’re going to see amazing players across the league. … And then just being able to cheer on our own team while all of that is happening is just an added bonus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gloria Challenger came all the way from Florida to see the Valkyries’ first game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I support the women. The men get all the support. the women don’t get much support, so I go out and support the women.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1954px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040689\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed.jpg 1954w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-1020x696.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-1920x1310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1954px) 100vw, 1954px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gloria Challenger of Florida poses for a photo ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ home opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Over the years, she’s traveled to see the first games of WNBA expansions in San Antonio, and most recently in Miami in 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Valkyries’ arrival was highly-anticipated among Bay Area basketball fans. The team is the first WNBA expansion team in 17 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040692\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1243\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-800x497.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1020x634.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1920x1193.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries at their home opener at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for the season ahead?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just excited to see them get to know each other better, get better with every game,” said Leigha Bartley, who drove in from Eureka with her mom and 10-year-old daughter. “And, hey, maybe they will bring home that championship in the first five years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Golden State hosts the Washington Mystics on Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Bay Area’s brand new WNBA team, the Golden State Valkyries, made history Friday with the second-largest crowd — a roaring 18,064 fans — of any team in their debut game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Chase Center, purple, or rather Valkyries violet, took over the regular blue and gold for the team’s home opener Friday night against the Los Angeles Sparks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040674\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-22_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries are introduced for their home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-5-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton (22) and Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson (2) tip-off during the 1st quarter (left), and a fan holds a Valkyries flag (right) at the Valkyries’ home opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Forward Kayla Thornton, formerly of the New York Liberty, recorded the first points in the game and the first points in franchise history with a 2 at the 9:36 mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For much of the game, it looked like the team might actually write a win in the record books for their first game, but the Valkyries gave the ball away 22 times, which led to 25 Sparks points from turnovers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040679\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-80_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries center Temi Fágbénlé (14) makes a basket during the first quarter. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040705\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-6-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries play against the Los Angeles Sparks as fans cheer them on. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040680\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-47_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer as the Golden State Valkyries score. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The star of the night was guard Julie Vanloo, who sank three 3-pointers in a row in the third quarter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We still have to learn how to play with each other,” Vanloo said of the loss. “It hasn’t even been two and a half weeks [playing as a team], so let’s be honest, it’s not easy. L.A. had a lot of people who have been playing with each other. We’re new. We’re going to work through it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040681\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040681\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1020x665.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1920x1252.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries guard Julie Vanloo (35) advances toward the basket. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040682\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-44_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer as the Golden State Valkyries score during their WNBA season opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040684\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-29_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during the Golden State Valkyries’ WNBA season opener against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the last buzzer, the score was 84–67.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the loss did not seem to discourage the fans looking to stand by the team through thick and thin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040685\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan cheers after the Golden State Valkyries scored during their home opener at Chase Center. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040686\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-36_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mychal Threets (right) takes a photo with E-40 after the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040690\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1899px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040690\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1899\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed.jpg 1899w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-800x562.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-1020x716.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-1536x1078.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1899px) 100vw, 1899px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jhunehl Fortaleza, left, dressed as a Valkyrie, dances outside of Chase Center, following the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Los Angeles Sparks on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I was out of my chair a lot and cheering really, really loudly, even though obviously the ending didn’t go as we wanted,” said season ticket holder Erin Ng. “I think the energy is still just so supportive of this team and how we just want to show up for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And show up they did. Fans started arriving at Chase Center hours before tip-off, sporting Valkyries violet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040699\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040699\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/Side-by-side-Downpage-4-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dennis Aguiling (left) and Riley, 11, (right) pose for photos ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ home opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For some, it was about more than the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want her to see women on a platform, celebrated in sports,” said Beth MacNulty, tears falling down her face as she spoke about why she brought her 5-year-old daughter, Clara, to the game. “I’m hoping this inspires her to love basketball as much as I have loved basketball and it’ll just be a fun time to see this through her eyes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1873px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1873\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg 1873w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-800x569.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1020x726.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1536x1093.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1873px) 100vw, 1873px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans pose for a photo outside of Chase Center, following the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Los Angeles Sparks on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>MacNulty played basketball growing up, as did fellow Valkyries fan, Corinne Cueva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Back in the day when I was in high school, I was a point guard and I was like ‘I want to be in the WNBA’ but then, you know, I’m Filipino and I’m short,” she said. “So this is the closest I’m gonna get to being in the WNBA, is being a superfan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s basketball that brought her and her husband, Cesar Cueva, together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040688\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Couple Cesar and Corrine Cueva pose for a photo, holding a sign that Cesar made, ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“One of our first few dates is just like us going to a basketball court and shooting it around,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Krista Juli has planned her vacation schedule to make every single Valkyries game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re getting the opportunity to see just amazing basketball,” she said. “And it’s not just about the Valkyries, but we’re gonna see the [Indiana] Fever, we’re going to see the [New York] Liberty, we’re going to see amazing players across the league. … And then just being able to cheer on our own team while all of that is happening is just an added bonus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gloria Challenger came all the way from Florida to see the Valkyries’ first game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I support the women. The men get all the support. the women don’t get much support, so I go out and support the women.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1954px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040689\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed.jpg 1954w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-1020x696.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-9_qed-1920x1310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1954px) 100vw, 1954px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gloria Challenger of Florida poses for a photo ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ home opener. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Over the years, she’s traveled to see the first games of WNBA expansions in San Antonio, and most recently in Miami in 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Valkyries’ arrival was highly-anticipated among Bay Area basketball fans. The team is the first WNBA expansion team in 17 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040692\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1243\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-800x497.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1020x634.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1920x1193.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries at their home opener at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for the season ahead?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just excited to see them get to know each other better, get better with every game,” said Leigha Bartley, who drove in from Eureka with her mom and 10-year-old daughter. “And, hey, maybe they will bring home that championship in the first five years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Golden State hosts the Washington Mystics on Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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However, this is incorrect for several important reasons,” the message from Bouchot reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bouchot said that while Dunn did send some board members communication late last year discussing a possible “transition in leadership,” she never sent any resignation to Peterson, as required by the organization’s bylaws, and later followed up with a “clear decision to remain as chair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peterson’s spokesperson said Bouchot was hired by Dunn hired and does not work for the zoo.[aside postID=news_12036582 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/PandaGetty-1020x764.jpg']Dunn declined to comment on whether or not there is a vote next week, citing an employment matter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Hallman said the vote is coming. Since hearing of the meeting, he said, current and former employees and community organizations have begun a “grassroots movement” asking the board to remove Peterson after a few rough years for her and the zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors requested an audit of the facility following a scathing report produced by the Animal Control and Welfare Commission, which found that it was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101907448/sf-zoo-is-unsafe-for-visitors-and-animals-according-to-city-report\">“unsafe for visitors and animals.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April 2024, the union took a vote of no confidence in Peterson, passed by 93% of voting members, after news that a grizzly bear had briefly chased a zookeeper raised alarms in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the controversy, Peterson has been leading the charge to bring a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco in an effort to revive the zoo’s declining attendance and profitability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989335/sf-mayors-bid-to-raise-25-million-for-pandas-spurs-skepticism-amid-budget-crunch\">Launched\u003c/a> in partnership with then-Mayor London Breed last year, the $25 million plan to borrow the pair of pandas from China for three years is not a done deal, even though they’re expected to be on exhibit by next spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Daniel Lurie has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036582/sf-zoo-says-on-track-pandas-no-tariffs-endangered-species\">hesitant to promise their arrival\u003c/a> since his election, and increasingly tense relations between the federal government and China could mean reversing course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the pandas arrive in San Francisco or whether Peterson will be around to welcome them is unknown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just hopeful that the board makes the right decision,” Hallman told KQED. 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Neighbors say they’ve found about 50 dead birds in recent weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark Hoehner says he’s seen three fall from the tallest power line above.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sound was “like an electronic crack,” Hoehner says, “and it was most definitely — I don’t know why people want to think it’s a shooter from way down there — because the sound is absolutely coming from up there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040387\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12040387 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250515_RICHMONDDEADBIRDS_GC-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250515_RICHMONDDEADBIRDS_GC-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250515_RICHMONDDEADBIRDS_GC-8-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250515_RICHMONDDEADBIRDS_GC-8-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250515_RICHMONDDEADBIRDS_GC-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250515_RICHMONDDEADBIRDS_GC-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250515_RICHMONDDEADBIRDS_GC-8-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Bolling stands at the 6100 block of Bernhard Ave, where neighbors have reported dead birds, in Richmond on May 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>PG&E sent two of the dead birds, a mourning dove and a European starling, to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which says its necropsies showed signs of trauma but not electrocution. Though the exact cause of death could not be determined, officials say a BB gun or a slingshot could have caused the injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, neighbors aren’t buying it. They have a healthy dose of skepticism for PG&E; some say they’ve heard the power lines sizzle when the air is moist, such as in the morning fog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That raises worries about more than just the local avian wildlife.[aside postID=news_12040111 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/GettyImages-2105332696-1020x687.jpg']“We are in a fire danger [area]; the canyon is right there,” Cindy Kupka says. “Why can’t they just come out and fix it? … Yeah, it seems to me like they’re just lying about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on Wednesday, PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian said the utility does not believe that there is an issue with its electrical equipment, adding that “the pole at issue is compliant with avian safe guidance, as established by the Avian Powerline Interaction Committee.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If there is one thing that \u003cem>has\u003c/em> spread like wildfire so far, it’s the story itself, a provincial whodunnit that was \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/post/exploding-birds-plague-richmond-california-neighborhood-residents-plea-pge-fix/16389172/\">first covered by ABC7\u003c/a> and has since garnered write-ups in national outposts like People and Newsweek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of it makes me feel like they’re laughing at California,” says Bolling. His neighbors quickly console him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think people that care about animals do not think that,” says neighbor Sharon Anderson, who recalls her own disturbing experience. 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And boom, out of the sky, this bird fell off the wire,” she says. “And I saw the sheriff run over to the bird, and I remember her saying it was eviscerated\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deputy collected the bird, but neighbors say they don’t know whether it was analyzed. 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And boom, out of the sky, this bird fell off the wire,” she says. “And I saw the sheriff run over to the bird, and I remember her saying it was eviscerated\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deputy collected the bird, but neighbors say they don’t know whether it was analyzed. 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Its “best and final” offer for AFSCME in April included raises of 5% in 2025, 4% in 2026 and 3% in 2027, 2028 and 2029.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While university officials said earlier this month that they have attempted to negotiate “mutually beneficial contracts” with both unions repeatedly, the unions have said the proposals are insufficient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They want these workers to accept a permanent wage cut, higher healthcare costs, continued desperate under-staffing, no assistance with housing, even though they’re giving all the assistance in the world to their wealthiest executives who clearly don’t need it,” said Todd Steinhaus, a spokesperson for AFSCME. The union’s stance is that meager wage increases are outpaced by inflation, netting a loss of income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers are also pushing for increased staffing at medical sites, like UCSF, that they say are chronically understaffed, contributing to employee burnout and poor patient care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12039972 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/DSC06624_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UPTE said UCSF’s social workers are paid 32% less than hospital-based workers, compounding staffing shortages within the school’s citywide case management programs through San Francisco’s public-private partnership with Tipping Point Community, Mayor Daniel Lurie’s anti-poverty nonprofit, that offers housing-focused services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, the school enacted a \u003ca href=\"https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/president-drake-on-the-university-of-california-financial-outlook/\">systemwide hiring freeze\u003c/a> in response to the Trump administration’s threats to university funding, prompting complaints with state workforce regulators alleging that the UC failed to notify them of the hiring freeze or to allow bargaining over it ahead of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the arrests on Wednesday, hundreds of union members marched through the campus, holding signs that read “Safe Staffing Now” and “Fair Contract Now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the continued threats to federal funding, the University is grateful it has been able to provide its UPTE and AFSCME-represented employees with fair and reasonable wage and health care offers,” the UC statement said. It said that AFSCME has only provided one counteroffer, and UPTE has yet to provide a counteroffer to its deal proposed late last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Strater, the national vice president of United Farm Workers, was among the crowd gathered to oppose UC leaders. She said the wider labor movement in the state is watching to see how the school system handles its contract negotiations with workers moving forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The whole of the California labor movement has got their eyes on UC right now,” she told KQED at the meeting. “We’ve been watching people really try to get some justice for these frontline workers for a long period of time, and I think we’re at a point right now where we’re not asking anymore. 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"content": "\u003cp>Nearly two months after San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032036/sf-speed-cameras-first-in-state-turn-on-today-heres-where-they-are\">installed the first\u003c/a> of 33 speed safety cameras throughout the city, city transit officials told KQED there is no expected date for all the cameras to be made fully operational.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means that the cameras will continue to issue $0 warning citations, instead of fines, for the foreseeable future, according to Shannon Hake, the Speed Safety Camera program manager for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a bid to make streets safer, San Francisco is attempting a five-year pilot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/projects/speed-safety-cameras\">speed safety cameras\u003c/a> after a 2023 bill — AB 645 — authorized six cities in the state to install cameras that automatically ticket drivers for speeding. Transit safety advocates have hailed the program as an effective tool to help reduce collisions on city streets. But delays are frustrating those same advocates who say there’s no time to waste in making streets safer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hake said the reason for the project’s uncertain completion date is due to a new permit process the city is undertaking with PG&E to hook up the new cameras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ This is the first time that any city in California is connecting speed cameras to an overall system. We’re excited, but that also means there’s no clear process for how to do this,” Hake said. “We’ve been working with PG&E very closely for months now to develop a process that makes sure that our cameras won’t overload their system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022122\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022122\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/006_KQED_CarFreeMarketSt_01222020_8373_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/006_KQED_CarFreeMarketSt_01222020_8373_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/006_KQED_CarFreeMarketSt_01222020_8373_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/006_KQED_CarFreeMarketSt_01222020_8373_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/006_KQED_CarFreeMarketSt_01222020_8373_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/006_KQED_CarFreeMarketSt_01222020_8373_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/006_KQED_CarFreeMarketSt_01222020_8373_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting in March, speed cameras will be installed at different locations around San Francisco. Advocates hope it’ll make San Francisco streets safer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>PG&E spokesperson Megan McFarland said that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is requesting to install the cameras under a “\u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/assets/pge/docs/about/doing-business-with-pge/wd-tariff.pdf\">wholesale distribution tariff\u003c/a>,” as opposed to under retail service, and that requires extra steps to “ensure community safety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These types of connections are not allowed under the wholesale distribution tariff. PG&E agreed to provide SFPUC with an exception to the wholesale tariff and allow SFPUC to apply for wholesale service for the speed cameras — while PG&E negotiates an agreement to expedite this process in the future,” McFarland said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to McFarland, PG&E has provided the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission with a list of requirements for the safe installation of cameras, including “submitting requests through their online portal and providing a badge number for which speed cameras will be installed on which assets.”[aside postID=news_12032036 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250319-SF-SPEED-CAMERAS-MD-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“Once we have this information, PG&E looks forward to proceeding with this project safely and efficiently,” McFarland said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AB 645 mandates that newly installed cameras must give out $0 warning citations for at least 60 days before they begin to issue citations. Currently, just 18 of the system’s total 33 cameras are operational. The system launched on March 20 with 12 cameras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hake said the agency will wait until all 33 of the cameras pass the 60-day warning period before issuing citations to avoid potential confusion among drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ Our intent from the beginning of the program has always been to have one moment when every camera switches from the warning period to the citation period,” Hake said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFMTA has said that speed is the\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/media/39052/download?inline\"> leading cause of death\u003c/a> and serious injury on San Francisco’s streets, and that speed safety cameras are a “proven tool to address excessive speeding and reduce severe and fatal injury traffic collisions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Six pedestrians have been killed in San Francisco so far this year. One was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in the city’s Bayview neighborhood this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022941\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022941\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-15_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-15_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-15_qed-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-15_qed-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-15_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-15_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-15_qed-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A memorial sign hangs at the site of San Francisco’s first pedestrian fatality of 2025 at the intersection of Colby Street and Silver Avenue in the Portola neighborhood of San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since 2014, San Francisco has had a goal of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010882/tragic-sf-pedestrian-death-raises-question-vision-zero-failure\">zero traffic deaths\u003c/a> in the city, but 2024 was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020559/can-san-francisco-stop-traffic-violence-so-far-efforts-failing\">the deadliest year on city streets\u003c/a> for nearly 2 decades, with the city recording 42 traffic fatalities that year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every day these aren’t fully activated is painful because we know how high the stakes are,” said Jodie Medeiros, the executive director of Walk SF, “Speed kills. We desperately need speed cameras to start doing their job in reducing dangerous driver behavior and saving lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hake said the cameras are currently recording about 1,000 warnings a day.[aside postID=news_12020559 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250107-PedestrianDeathStepback-26-1020x680.jpg']“ The overall goal here is changing behavior. We’re not trying to issue citations,” Hake said. “So we see this warning period as an opportunity to just continue to spread the word,”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once all cameras begin issuing citations, motorists caught driving 11 miles per hour to 15 miles per hour over the posted speed limit will receive a $50 citation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citations can reach up to $500 if a motorist is caught driving over 100 mph. In October of last year, SFMTA contracted Verra Mobility, a smart transportation company based in Mesa, Arizona, to install and maintain the cameras, as well as process the tickets issued by the cameras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hake said SFMTA is making progress towards getting all the cameras online. She said over the past week, the agency installed four additional cameras, and that they have preliminary approvals for eight more. Those should be up by the end of May, leaving the remaining cameras left to be installed in the single digits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We know that this is life-saving technology and that every time we have a speed camera activated, it’s making the street around it much safer,” Hake said. “So we want all of our cameras to be online as quickly as we can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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