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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recount will begin on Thursday, April 24, at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We estimate the recount to last about a day or two,” said Michael Borja, associate communications officer with the registrar’s office. “We will have our staff counting manually, probably in different teams. They’ll be tallying by hand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Final election results will be certified on April 28.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036621\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14-800x267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14-1020x340.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14-2048x682.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/Copy-of-KQED-side-by-side-downpage-image-14-1920x640.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San José City Council District 3 candidates Anthony Tordillos (left) and Matthew Quevedo speak at a candidates forum at the San José Women’s Club in San José on March 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As of Friday morning, 18 voters had their ballots flagged because of issues with their ballot signatures. Borja said those voters have been contacted and will have until April 26 to “cure” their signature issue, so that their vote can be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The result of the election could have major implications for Mayor Matt Mahan’s ability to win support for his agenda at City Hall. Quevedo, Mahan’s former deputy chief of staff, was the only leading candidate to support the mayor’s vision for prioritizing city homelessness dollars for short-term housing and shelter, instead of permanent affordable housing.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We appreciate the diligent work from everyone working to ensure a fast and accurate count, and we appreciate everyone who voted and made their voice heard in this election, whether it was for our campaign for common sense or not,” Quevedo said in a statement. “We are seeing in real time how important it is that every vote is counted!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the short term, Mahan appears to have enough support on the council to pass his budget plan, which will be voted on in June before the runoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tordillos, chair of the San José Planning Commission, said he supported a balance of spending between short-term and permanent housing over time. He was critical of Mahan’s proposal to pursue trespassing charges against people experiencing homelessness who refuse three offers of shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Tordillos campaign spokesperson referred KQED to a previous statement in which Tordillos said he was “glad our substantive message resonated with District 3 voters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We must make sure every vote is counted,” Tordillos said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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At Thursday’s Recreation and Parks Commission meeting, Peterson said the pandas are expected to be on exhibit by this time next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She doesn’t seem to believe that Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035335/bay-area-bike-shops-raging-trade-war-brings-uncertain-future\">escalating trade war\u003c/a> with China will jeopardize the deal, which isn’t a sale but a flexing of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5272416/panda-diplomacy-china-dc-zoo\">“panda diplomacy”\u003c/a> — China’s longtime practice of giving or lending the endangered animals to foreign zoos in exchange for hefty fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s safe to say at this point, there’s no tariffs on endangered species,” Peterson told commissioners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandas will be on loan to the city from China for three years, with an annual fee believed to be about $1 million. 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This change basically shut down The New Wheel’s supply chain, Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of our suppliers stopped shipments to the United States,” said Thurber, whose company sells one bicycle that is made in China and imports most from the EU and Vietnam. “ The lack of product was the biggest concern.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036052\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036052\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-1-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brett Thurber, owner of The New Wheel, poses for a photo in the bike shop on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, a few days later, the Trump administration announced a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035188/trump-says-he-will-pause-tariffs-for-90-days-but-not-for-china\">90-day pause\u003c/a> on reciprocal tariffs on countries, except for China, but kept the 10% baseline tariff on all imports in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, The New Wheel’s suppliers have resumed shipments, Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ The confusion was beyond belief,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current tariff on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101909512/how-tariffs-and-a-trade-war-with-china-could-affect-ca-farmers\">imports from China\u003c/a> is particularly worrisome for bike shops, as more than half of all bicycles imported to the U.S. come from China.[aside postID=news_12036516 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']If the trade war persists, it could pose a serious threat to the viability of many neighborhood bike shops, according to Matt Moore, the policy counsel for People for Bikes, the trade association for the U.S. bicycle industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore said that 60% to 65% of all bicycles imported to the U.S. are made in China, and those bicycles are subject to a tariff as high as 181% because of a blanket 145% tariff on goods from China, plus additional pre-existing tariffs on bicycles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With tariffs that high, many small to midsize shops simply won’t have the money to purchase their inventory, Moore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure what those companies are going to do,” he added. “They’re not going to have inventory to sell. They won’t be making any money, and that’s not good for business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, The New Wheel can mostly rely on sales of bikes that are already in the country, Thurber said, but once that supply is used up, the company will need to import bikes — and possibly pay more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once that inventory is gone, then new prices might come into play,” Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An individual walks past The New Wheel in San Francisco on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, the tariffs have led shoppers to try to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035438/higher-prices-may-be-slow-to-come-down-even-if-tariffs-go-away-economists-say\">snag pre-tariff prices.\u003c/a> Thurber said business the first weekend after “Liberation Day,” when Trump announced the sweeping reciprocal tariffs, was 175% higher than the same weekend the year before — likely because prices for many of the shops’ bikes haven’t gone up yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kalvin Corbett, a San Francisco resident who works at Marin General Hospital, had been on the fence about buying a new e-bike. He wants to commute to work by bike, but news of rising tariffs — and the potential for higher prices — moved up his decision to start shopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent Thursday, he came to The New Wheel’s shop in Bernal Heights to test-ride e-bikes after the company sent out an email encouraging people to come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ They sent an email that was like, ‘Hey, you know, [prices] are probably going to go up, so if you’re going to be thinking about getting one, you should get on board right now,” Corbett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036056\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036056\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1329\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-15-KQED-1920x1276.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cyclist rides on Cortland Avenue in San Francisco on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He was looking at bikes priced between $5,000 and $10,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ So if it goes up 10%, that’s a huge chunk of money,” Corbett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the stated reasons for Trump’s trade war is to return manufacturing to the U.S. — a move that the national bike industry has also called for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, then-Rep. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If the trade war persists, it could pose a serious threat to the viability of many neighborhood bike shops, according to Matt Moore, the policy counsel for People for Bikes, the trade association for the U.S. bicycle industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore said that 60% to 65% of all bicycles imported to the U.S. are made in China, and those bicycles are subject to a tariff as high as 181% because of a blanket 145% tariff on goods from China, plus additional pre-existing tariffs on bicycles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With tariffs that high, many small to midsize shops simply won’t have the money to purchase their inventory, Moore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure what those companies are going to do,” he added. “They’re not going to have inventory to sell. They won’t be making any money, and that’s not good for business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, The New Wheel can mostly rely on sales of bikes that are already in the country, Thurber said, but once that supply is used up, the company will need to import bikes — and possibly pay more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once that inventory is gone, then new prices might come into play,” Thurber said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250415_BIKETARIFF_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An individual walks past The New Wheel in San Francisco on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, the tariffs have led shoppers to try to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035438/higher-prices-may-be-slow-to-come-down-even-if-tariffs-go-away-economists-say\">snag pre-tariff prices.\u003c/a> Thurber said business the first weekend after “Liberation Day,” when Trump announced the sweeping reciprocal tariffs, was 175% higher than the same weekend the year before — likely because prices for many of the shops’ bikes haven’t gone up yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kalvin Corbett, a San Francisco resident who works at Marin General Hospital, had been on the fence about buying a new e-bike. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/daniel-lurie\">Daniel Lurie\u003c/a> delivered what he called a “\u003ca href=\"https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/Fact_Sheet_-_Mayor_Luries_100-Day_Progress_Report.pdf\">progress report\u003c/a>” on Thursday, ahead of his 100th day in office, touting the city’s gains in recent months on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030060/after-2-raids-sf-police-say-theyll-follow-drug-markets-from-block-to-block\">public safety\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031581/first-look-sf-mayor-luries-yearlong-plan-homelessness-response\">homelessness\u003c/a> and government efficiency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In brief remarks from the 10th floor of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Bowes Center overlooking City Hall, the mayor acknowledged the challenges facing San Francisco, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11966281/san-francisco-restaurants-bounce-back-but-downtown-retail-still-struggles\">has struggled to rebound\u003c/a> from pandemic office closures and the ensuing economic challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said a “safe, bustling” downtown is key to attracting businesses and visitors, creating jobs and generating revenue. And he promised to continue working toward his ambitious goals of increasing shelter beds and housing development, hiring police officers and improving Muni and BART.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are trending in the right direction: Street encampments are dropping and violent crime is down 15%,” Lurie said, adding that car break-ins, a persistent and challenging problem in the city, are at a 22-year low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie highlighted what he called a surge in convention center bookings and noted several businesses that are choosing to stay and expand in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036443\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036443\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-9-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie delivers remarks on a progress report of his first 100 days in office at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco on April 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People are betting on San Francisco again,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of his approach to the job involves being out in the city, talking to people, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I’ve learned in these first 100 days is you can’t solve what you can’t see. And I’m going to keep walking and talking to people each and every day, until public safety and public faith have been restored,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who ran as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001601/city-hall-outsider-daniel-lurie-wants-to-clean-up-local-government\">a City Hall outsider\u003c/a> who could bring needed change to city government, cited his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017698/lurie-unveils-major-shakeup-san-francisco-mayors-office\">restructuring of the mayor’s office\u003c/a> and collaboration with the Board of Supervisors on issues including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025495/luries-fentanyl-response-clears-san-francisco-board-of-supervisors\">declaring a fentanyl state of emergency\u003c/a> as proof that things are changing.[aside postID=news_12035273 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240108-LurieInaugurationDay-05-1020x680.jpg']But he acknowledged the challenges ahead: the city’s nearly $1 billion budget deficit; its persistent homelessness and behavioral health problems playing out on city streets; its ongoing housing shortage; and the continued work of bringing people — and businesses — back downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie has faced criticism that his more aggressive policing approach merely shifts street problems between neighborhoods rather than solving them. In his address, he vowed that he is working toward permanent solutions and defended his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034214/san-francisco-ends-health-programs-for-drug-users-not-active-in-treatment\">controversial policy\u003c/a> of requiring treatment for drug users to receive city-funded drug use supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will not shy away from making tough calls,” he said. “We have long agreed that fentanyl has changed the game on our streets, but until now, we have not changed our approach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor said the city expects to achieve his goal of adding 1,500 new shelter and treatment beds by this summer, and will open a new 24/7 police-friendly drop-off center on Geary Street by the end of the month, where law enforcement, paramedics and street outreach teams will be able to place people experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Earlier this year, the city opened \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026575/a-new-triage-center-opened-in-san-francisco-but-questions-remain\">a triage center\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood to direct people to treatment or shelter options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036444\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036444\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Board of Supervisors applaud Mayor Daniel Lurie’s remarks on a progress report of his first 100 days in office at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco on April 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie also expressed his support \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033966/sfs-single-family-home-neighborhoods-apartments-65-story-towers-downtown\">for zoning changes that will bring denser housing\u003c/a> to neighborhoods on the west side, as the city faces pressure to meet its \u003ca href=\"https://sfplanning.org/project/housing-element-update-2022\">state-mandated housing element\u003c/a> to plan for 82,000 new housing units by 2031. His backing of the zoning proposal has raised ire among some of his supporters in those neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t block housing, we must build it at all levels, or the state will do it for us, and that’s unacceptable,” he said. “But this isn’t just about meeting a state mandate. It’s about saying yes to the future of San Francisco. It’s about saying yes to becoming a city with space for more workers, more artists, more dreamers and more families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said he will introduce legislation next month to eliminate outdated permitting requirements that make it “too hard” to build housing and run small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Teachers shouldn’t have to wait seven years for the construction of a home that they can afford. Small businesses in Chinatown shouldn’t have to jump through a dozen hoops to add security gates or signs. And restaurants shouldn’t have to wade through weeks of approvals to put tables and chairs on the sidewalk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But he acknowledged the challenges ahead: the city’s nearly $1 billion budget deficit; its persistent homelessness and behavioral health problems playing out on city streets; its ongoing housing shortage; and the continued work of bringing people — and businesses — back downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie has faced criticism that his more aggressive policing approach merely shifts street problems between neighborhoods rather than solving them. In his address, he vowed that he is working toward permanent solutions and defended his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034214/san-francisco-ends-health-programs-for-drug-users-not-active-in-treatment\">controversial policy\u003c/a> of requiring treatment for drug users to receive city-funded drug use supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will not shy away from making tough calls,” he said. “We have long agreed that fentanyl has changed the game on our streets, but until now, we have not changed our approach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor said the city expects to achieve his goal of adding 1,500 new shelter and treatment beds by this summer, and will open a new 24/7 police-friendly drop-off center on Geary Street by the end of the month, where law enforcement, paramedics and street outreach teams will be able to place people experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Earlier this year, the city opened \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026575/a-new-triage-center-opened-in-san-francisco-but-questions-remain\">a triage center\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood to direct people to treatment or shelter options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036444\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036444\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250417_LURIE100DAYS_GC-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Board of Supervisors applaud Mayor Daniel Lurie’s remarks on a progress report of his first 100 days in office at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco on April 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie also expressed his support \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033966/sfs-single-family-home-neighborhoods-apartments-65-story-towers-downtown\">for zoning changes that will bring denser housing\u003c/a> to neighborhoods on the west side, as the city faces pressure to meet its \u003ca href=\"https://sfplanning.org/project/housing-element-update-2022\">state-mandated housing element\u003c/a> to plan for 82,000 new housing units by 2031. His backing of the zoning proposal has raised ire among some of his supporters in those neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t block housing, we must build it at all levels, or the state will do it for us, and that’s unacceptable,” he said. “But this isn’t just about meeting a state mandate. It’s about saying yes to the future of San Francisco. It’s about saying yes to becoming a city with space for more workers, more artists, more dreamers and more families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said he will introduce legislation next month to eliminate outdated permitting requirements that make it “too hard” to build housing and run small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Teachers shouldn’t have to wait seven years for the construction of a home that they can afford. Small businesses in Chinatown shouldn’t have to jump through a dozen hoops to add security gates or signs. And restaurants shouldn’t have to wade through weeks of approvals to put tables and chairs on the sidewalk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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OUSD’s response to those requests has been delayed,” union president Kampala Taiz-Rancifer said. “They have cut members’ jobs, and we have to … understand what are the resources in the school district, along with whether or not the job losses are actually necessary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said that union leaders’ recent discussions with the county superintendent and OUSD’s chief business officer seeking answers to budget questions have been unproductive and contributed to the call for a strike authorization vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12029338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-026_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-026_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-026_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-026_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-026_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-026_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20241211-OUSDMergerVote-JY-026_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Unified School District Board listens to public comment during a meeting at La Escuelita Elementary School in Oakland, California, on Dec. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After the meetings, Taiz-Rancifer said the union was given “data dumps” that were difficult to understand and parse through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those are meant to confuse, meant to delay,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district said it is committed to transparency and open communication with the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hopeful that we can work together to find solutions and ensure a strong finish to the school year for all Oakland students,” a spokesperson said in a statement.[aside postID=news_12035005 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS26222_IMG_2896-qut-1180x787.jpg']The move comes after Oakland’s school board certified a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027158/how-oakland-and-sf-ended-up-among-7-ca-school-districts-who-cant-pay-their-bills\">negative budget\u003c/a> — meaning it doesn’t have the funds to pay its bills over the next two years — but quickly reversed course last month. The union has called the move misleading and accused the district of “manufacturing” a $95 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“OUSD has a pattern of saying that they do not have resources, and then at the end of the school year, they are operating with a surplus,” Taiz-Rancifer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its second interim report released last month, the district’s deficit shrank to $12 million, and it pulled back the negative status. The significant improvement followed the school board’s approval of a laundry list of “budget balancing solutions” in December and hundreds of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029001/oakland-school-board-approves-over-100-layoffs-a-day-after-similar-vote-in-sf\">possible layoffs\u003c/a> in February, which could cost about 100 full-time positions and exclude some summer work for even more — resulting in a pay loss for many employees, according to union leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the union does strike, it will be the fourth time since 2019. Just two years ago, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11949458/oakland-teachers-strike-ends-as-union-reaches-agreement-with-school-district\">work stoppage paused instruction\u003c/a> for more than a week, only ending after the district agreed to a retroactive 10% raise and continued salary increase between 11% and 23% for staffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11726890\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11726890\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland teachers march during an unsanctioned 'sick out' on Jan. 18, 2019. On Saturday, the teachers union announced that the teachers would go on strike starting Thursday, Jan. 21.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland teachers march during an unsanctioned “sickout” on Jan. 18, 2019. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In recent budget conversations, the district has cited those costs as part of the reason for its current financial struggle. The raises were paid for in part with one-time COVID-19 relief funds that have now dried up, and OUSD has been hesitant to make cuts elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Separately, Oakland educators — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025440/schools-face-cuts-california-teachers-unions-band-together-demands\">in alignment with unions across the state\u003c/a> — kicked off contract negotiations with the district in February, demanding smaller class sizes, more resources and better wages and benefits for teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Union members will have until April 25 to vote on the strike authorization, after which the organization will decide whether to stage a walkout. Labor leaders say they are continuing to bargain with OUSD and hope to avoid a strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That can only happen if there is a transparent and accountable relationship between the District and teachers, students, families, and our community,” Taiz-Rancifer said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The move comes after Oakland’s school board certified a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027158/how-oakland-and-sf-ended-up-among-7-ca-school-districts-who-cant-pay-their-bills\">negative budget\u003c/a> — meaning it doesn’t have the funds to pay its bills over the next two years — but quickly reversed course last month. The union has called the move misleading and accused the district of “manufacturing” a $95 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“OUSD has a pattern of saying that they do not have resources, and then at the end of the school year, they are operating with a surplus,” Taiz-Rancifer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its second interim report released last month, the district’s deficit shrank to $12 million, and it pulled back the negative status. The significant improvement followed the school board’s approval of a laundry list of “budget balancing solutions” in December and hundreds of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029001/oakland-school-board-approves-over-100-layoffs-a-day-after-similar-vote-in-sf\">possible layoffs\u003c/a> in February, which could cost about 100 full-time positions and exclude some summer work for even more — resulting in a pay loss for many employees, according to union leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the union does strike, it will be the fourth time since 2019. Just two years ago, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11949458/oakland-teachers-strike-ends-as-union-reaches-agreement-with-school-district\">work stoppage paused instruction\u003c/a> for more than a week, only ending after the district agreed to a retroactive 10% raise and continued salary increase between 11% and 23% for staffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11726890\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11726890\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland teachers march during an unsanctioned 'sick out' on Jan. 18, 2019. On Saturday, the teachers union announced that the teachers would go on strike starting Thursday, Jan. 21.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS34714_20190118-30-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland teachers march during an unsanctioned “sickout” on Jan. 18, 2019. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In recent budget conversations, the district has cited those costs as part of the reason for its current financial struggle. The raises were paid for in part with one-time COVID-19 relief funds that have now dried up, and OUSD has been hesitant to make cuts elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Separately, Oakland educators — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025440/schools-face-cuts-california-teachers-unions-band-together-demands\">in alignment with unions across the state\u003c/a> — kicked off contract negotiations with the district in February, demanding smaller class sizes, more resources and better wages and benefits for teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Union members will have until April 25 to vote on the strike authorization, after which the organization will decide whether to stage a walkout. Labor leaders say they are continuing to bargain with OUSD and hope to avoid a strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That can only happen if there is a transparent and accountable relationship between the District and teachers, students, families, and our community,” Taiz-Rancifer said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As part of efforts to treat the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033622/sf-is-moving-away-from-harm-reduction-in-its-drug-crackdown-doctors-are-concerned\">city’s drug crisis\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s Department of Public Health is expanding a program for unhoused people that combines a shelter bed with opioid addiction treatment under one roof.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RESTORE — which stands for Rapid Engagement Shelter and Treatment for Opioid Recovery — currently operates 35 beds at the Adante Hotel on Geary Street in Lower Nob Hill. Officials will soon double the number of beds, with the hope of operating up to 200 across the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expansion comes as the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released its latest \u003ca href=\"https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/2025_04_OCME_Overdose_Report.pdf\">data \u003c/a>showing 65 accidental overdose deaths in March 2025, including 52 cases involving fentanyl. Public Health Director Daniel Tsai said the goal of RESTORE is to initiate treatment as soon as someone is off the streets to better transition them to long-term care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can think of very few interventions that we have from a public health standpoint where we’re getting people plugged into a bed and initiating treatment literally immediately,” Tsai said at a press conference on Wednesday. “We will do telehealth prescribing to start someone on medications for opioid use disorder that same day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Potential clients will be required to engage with a case manager daily and agree to an opioid or mental health treatment plan to secure their stay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RESTORE started as a pilot program over the past 12 months and saw success rates “unlike anything we have ever seen,” Tsai added, although he did not disclose the specific numbers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021632\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/SFDepartmentPublicHealth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/SFDepartmentPublicHealth.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/SFDepartmentPublicHealth-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/SFDepartmentPublicHealth-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/SFDepartmentPublicHealth-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/SFDepartmentPublicHealth-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/SFDepartmentPublicHealth-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Department of Public Health on Feb. 6, 2014. \u003ccite>(Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When you talk to our teams on the street, they will tell you that the availability of a RESTORE bed completely changes the type of discussion they can have with a client,” Tsai said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shelter beds offered in the program are non-congregate and stays are short-term: usually between one and two weeks. These factors lower the barrier of entry for unhoused people, Tsai said. Additionally, the combination of a bed and treatment plan means that clients don’t have to coordinate the two themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The brief stay is meant to stabilize clients and put them on the path to recovery, which varies significantly from person to person.[aside postID=news_12035625 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/023_KQED_OBICBuprenorphineClinic_03292023_qut-1020x680.jpg']Keith Humphreys, a Stanford University professor and addiction policy researcher, said even one or two weeks could provide a “time-out” that is long enough to get people back on their feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a period of stability where they can stop taking any substances that they’re taking, start taking any medications they should be taking for their mental illness or for their addiction and have a sort of headspace to make good decisions about their future,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tsai said the biggest problem is capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of our biggest barriers is we only have 35 beds, and there are people on the street who are willing to start treatment in this sort of setting,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in light of the upcoming expansion, Humphreys noted that scaling services like those offered through RESTORE can quickly run into quality issues, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pointed to HealthRIGHT 360, the city’s largest, publicly-funded addiction treatment provider, which saw five \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/healthright-360-drug-overdoses-19897492.php\">fatal overdoses\u003c/a> in 13 months. Wesley Saver, director of policy & public affairs for HealthRIGHT 360, said in a statement that it is “encouraging” to see the Department of Public Health scale programs like RESTORE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11995962\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11995962\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A harm reduction program representative speaks with people on a popular alleyway in the Tenderloin neighborhood to hand out Narcan, fentanyl detection packets and tinfoil to those who need them as a part of drug addiction outreach in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Nick Otto/Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A lot of life, particularly street life, is lived in five-minute intervals,” Humphreys said. “Just to have the time-out to say, OK, you’re stable, you’re safe, you don’t have to survive, you’ve got food, you’ve got shelter. Let’s talk about where you want to be in a month or six months, as opposed to where you want to be in five minutes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expansion of RESTORE follows a slight decrease in accidental overdose deaths, down from 68 overdose deaths in February, breaking a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031847/sf-sees-decline-in-overdose-deaths-but-fentanyl-remains-a-major-threat\">trend of monthly increases since October\u003c/a>. Of the 192 total deaths from January through March of this year, the vast majority are fentanyl-related.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That translates to an average of at least two deaths per day, Tsai noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every overdose death we have here in the city and county of San Francisco is preventable, and it’s unacceptable, and it’s tragic,” Tsai said. “The current approach of what we’ve done historically here has not delivered the results that we need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Keith Humphreys, a Stanford University professor and addiction policy researcher, said even one or two weeks could provide a “time-out” that is long enough to get people back on their feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a period of stability where they can stop taking any substances that they’re taking, start taking any medications they should be taking for their mental illness or for their addiction and have a sort of headspace to make good decisions about their future,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tsai said the biggest problem is capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of our biggest barriers is we only have 35 beds, and there are people on the street who are willing to start treatment in this sort of setting,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in light of the upcoming expansion, Humphreys noted that scaling services like those offered through RESTORE can quickly run into quality issues, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pointed to HealthRIGHT 360, the city’s largest, publicly-funded addiction treatment provider, which saw five \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/healthright-360-drug-overdoses-19897492.php\">fatal overdoses\u003c/a> in 13 months. Wesley Saver, director of policy & public affairs for HealthRIGHT 360, said in a statement that it is “encouraging” to see the Department of Public Health scale programs like RESTORE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11995962\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11995962\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFOverdoseDeathDecline-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A harm reduction program representative speaks with people on a popular alleyway in the Tenderloin neighborhood to hand out Narcan, fentanyl detection packets and tinfoil to those who need them as a part of drug addiction outreach in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Nick Otto/Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A lot of life, particularly street life, is lived in five-minute intervals,” Humphreys said. “Just to have the time-out to say, OK, you’re stable, you’re safe, you don’t have to survive, you’ve got food, you’ve got shelter. Let’s talk about where you want to be in a month or six months, as opposed to where you want to be in five minutes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expansion of RESTORE follows a slight decrease in accidental overdose deaths, down from 68 overdose deaths in February, breaking a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031847/sf-sees-decline-in-overdose-deaths-but-fentanyl-remains-a-major-threat\">trend of monthly increases since October\u003c/a>. Of the 192 total deaths from January through March of this year, the vast majority are fentanyl-related.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That translates to an average of at least two deaths per day, Tsai noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every overdose death we have here in the city and county of San Francisco is preventable, and it’s unacceptable, and it’s tragic,” Tsai said. “The current approach of what we’ve done historically here has not delivered the results that we need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 5:35 p.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Energy giant \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/valero\">Valero\u003c/a> on Wednesday announced plans to cease operations at its Benicia oil refinery, which has been consistently hindered by malfunctions and unintended toxic releases in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Texas-based company said it had submitted notice of its intent to the California Energy Commission to “idle, restructure, or cease operations” at the refinery by the end of April 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move to shutter the sprawling North Bay refinery comes six months after regional and state air regulators fined the company a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011785/bay-area-air-district-hits-valeros-benicia-refinery-with-historic-82-million-fine\">record $82 million\u003c/a> for exceeding toxic emissions standards for more than a decade before regulators found out. And last month, the city imposed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029845/benicia-moves-toward-tougher-oversight-of-valero-refinery\">new safety regulations\u003c/a> on the facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We woke up to a big surprise this morning. It is some shocking news,” said Benicia Councilmember Kari Birdseye, who spearheaded the new safety regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The timing is unfortunate because we just passed the local ordinance a couple of weeks ago. But I don’t think that the decision is related,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valero has long been one of the city’s biggest employers: More than 400 people work at the Benicia refinery, which is \u003ca href=\"https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/californias-petroleum-market/californias-oil-refineries\">the sixth largest in the state\u003c/a> and can process as much as 170,000 barrels of oil a day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1777px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1777\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed.jpg 1777w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1777px) 100vw, 1777px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Valero Benicia refinery on July 25, 2013. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We understand the impact that this may have on our employees, business partners, and community, and will continue to work with them through this period,” Valero CEO Lane Riggs said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city, which stands to take a major financial hit from the possible refinery closure, said it intended to work with the company to “seek clarity around the timeline and scope” of the proposed changes and pledged to keep residents informed about any “potential economic impacts and challenges this may present.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My reaction remains surprise, concern for what it means to the community and a dedication to try to get through this in terms of trying to deal with the impacts it’s going to have on our city,” Benicia Mayor Steve Young told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young said the city will work with Valero, regional partners and state agencies “to better understand the path ahead,” with the hope that a deal can be reached with the company to keep the refinery in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would certainly be preferable to them leaving altogether. That that serves nobody’s interest,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12011785 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/Refinery-1920x1440.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond the significant economic hit to the city’s tax base, he said the closure would have a major impact on the community, including the hundreds of residents who work there and the many local businesses that depend on those workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not going to sugarcoat it and say that we’re just going to power through and it won’t have any effect,” he said. “It’s going to have an effect for sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kristine Roselius, a spokesperson for the Bay Area Air District, told KQED in an email that the agency would work with the refinery on any closure plans “to ensure that emissions are minimized and that air quality and public health are protected during this process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valero has owned and operated the Benicia refinery since 2000. The refinery was originally built in 1968 for Humble Oil, later called Exxon, and began operations the following year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The facility’s imminent closure would mark a dramatic transition that the city will be “working on for years to come,” Birdseye said. City leaders, she added, planned to seek advice from other former refinery towns that have experienced similar situations, and would also be working with the state to figure out “how we can be part of the clean energy future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Birdseye noted that the closure announcement comes with a bright silver lining.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solano County has some of the highest respiratory disease rates in California. Nearly 15% of residents suffer from asthma, a rate roughly 70% higher than the statewide average, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/EHIB/CPE/Pages/CaliforniaBreathingCountyAsthmaProfiles.aspx\">state health data from 2020\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1777px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1979_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1777\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1979_qed.jpg 1777w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1979_qed-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1979_qed-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1979_qed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1979_qed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1777px) 100vw, 1777px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Valero refinery worker at the site in Benicia on July 25, 2013. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“So we will be resilient and we will figure out who we want to bring to our town,” she said, “and make sure that whoever comes isn’t going to increase our asthma rates.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Severin Borenstein, a UC Berkeley energy economist, said Valero’s announcement suggests the company has been reading the tea leaves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is phasing out its gasoline consumption and refiners see that coming,” Borenstein said, noting that the Benicia refinery’s many production and emissions problems would likely require significant, costly upgrades to address.[aside postID=news_12031389 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/20250203_MartinezRefineryFolo_GC-7-1020x680.jpg']“So I think they looked at that and said, ‘Is it worth making that investment?’ and decided it probably isn’t,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Borenstein suggested that the company, which owns another refinery in Southern California, may also have calculated that shuttering production at its Benicia facility would raise gasoline prices statewide, helping its other refinery make more money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The announcement comes amid a growing exodus of traditional oil refiners in California, a state with some of the strictest environmental regulations in the nation. \u003ca href=\"https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/phillips-66-rodeo-conversion-project-to-begin-operations-in-q1\">Phillips 66’s refinery in Rodeo\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/marathon-martinez-biorefinery-to-reach-full-capacity-by-year-end\">Marathon’s facility in Martinez \u003c/a>both recently converted operations to biofuel production. Phillips 66 also \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-10-16/phillips-66-will-shut-historic-wilmington-refinery\">plans to close\u003c/a> its Los Angeles-area refinery — the seventh largest in the state — later this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it is a harbinger of the larger issues that California faces,” Borenstein said. “We should be seriously concerned about how all that gasoline supply is going to get replaced.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state Assembly Republican Caucus on Wednesday was quick to blame Gov. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We woke up to a big surprise this morning. It is some shocking news,” said Benicia Councilmember Kari Birdseye, who spearheaded the new safety regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The timing is unfortunate because we just passed the local ordinance a couple of weeks ago. But I don’t think that the decision is related,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valero has long been one of the city’s biggest employers: More than 400 people work at the Benicia refinery, which is \u003ca href=\"https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/californias-petroleum-market/californias-oil-refineries\">the sixth largest in the state\u003c/a> and can process as much as 170,000 barrels of oil a day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1777px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1777\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed.jpg 1777w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/IMG_1985_qed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1777px) 100vw, 1777px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Valero Benicia refinery on July 25, 2013. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We understand the impact that this may have on our employees, business partners, and community, and will continue to work with them through this period,” Valero CEO Lane Riggs said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city, which stands to take a major financial hit from the possible refinery closure, said it intended to work with the company to “seek clarity around the timeline and scope” of the proposed changes and pledged to keep residents informed about any “potential economic impacts and challenges this may present.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My reaction remains surprise, concern for what it means to the community and a dedication to try to get through this in terms of trying to deal with the impacts it’s going to have on our city,” Benicia Mayor Steve Young told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young said the city will work with Valero, regional partners and state agencies “to better understand the path ahead,” with the hope that a deal can be reached with the company to keep the refinery in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would certainly be preferable to them leaving altogether. That that serves nobody’s interest,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:05 a.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former Oakland City Councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/loren-taylor\">Loren Taylor\u003c/a> holds a narrow lead over former U.S. Rep. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/barbara-lee\">Barbara Lee\u003c/a> in initial results from Tuesday’s special election for Oakland mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor is ahead of Lee, 48%-46% in first-choice votes. When voters’ additional choices were included in a ranked-choice runoff, Taylor gained a 51%-49% advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those results will hold until at least Friday, when the Alameda County Registrar of Voters is expected to release its next update.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor’s early lead mirrors the one he had in the 2022 mayor’s race, which he ultimately lost to Sheng Thao once all the votes were counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a speech to supporters, Taylor called his run against Lee, who represented the East Bay in Congress for nearly three decades, “a true David and Goliath story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor takes a photo with a supporter at his campaign’s election results party in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We may not know the outcome of this race tonight, we may not know this week,” Taylor said. “But what we do know is that it is important that we count every vote, that everyone’s voice is heard. Democracy must prevail in Oakland and beyond.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vote-counting will continue for weeks, and another update is not expected from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters until Friday. Any ballot postmarked by Tuesday and received by the Registrar of Voters before April 22 can be counted. Election officials will also spend the next few weeks confirming the eligibility of voters who registered on Election Day, and others whose ballot signature did not match their registration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010512/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work\">city’s ranked choice system\u003c/a>, voters were able to rank up to five candidates in order of preference. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated in an instant runoff, and votes are redistributed until one candidate reaches a majority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Taylor’s election night gathering at a former Kaiser Permanente office tower downtown, more than a hundred supporters cheered and hugged when they learned of the initial results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12036210 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee takes the stage during her election night party on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just blocks away, Lee supporters swayed underneath a disco ball as a band played on a stage adorned by yellow and green balloons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee urged supporters to enjoy themselves as they await further results from what she described as a “tough campaign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is going to be a long week, but we’re doing very well,” Lee said. “We have to really be very vigilant right now with these votes as they come in, because we know that people just mailed them today, yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12033381 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00156_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The winner of the mayoral election will finish out the remainder of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s term after she was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012357/sheng-thao-accepts-defeat-in-contentious-oakland-mayoral-recall\">recalled last year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an election for the District 2 City Council seat, Charlene Wang leads Kara Murray-Badal, 50%–26% in first-choice votes and 66% – 34% in the ranked-choice runoff. The seat, which includes neighborhoods around Lake Merritt, was vacated after Nikki Fortunato Bas was elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters appeared to embrace a sales tax increase, Measure A. Both Taylor and Lee agreed that Measure A would be crucial to fixing Oakland’s structural budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure A was passing with 64% of the vote in initial returns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a key component that anybody who is going to expect to do anything in the city is going to need going forward,” said Seth Olyer, president of the Oakland Firefighters union, Local 55.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036211\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters clap for Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee during an election night party on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since Thao was recalled, Oakland has had two interim mayors. City Council President Kevin Jenkins has served in the role since January, but he did not throw his hat in the ring to stay in the job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor, who in 2022 lost to Thao by less than 700 votes, ran a campaign focused on fixing “broken” Oakland, pitching himself to voters as a professional problem solver. He laid out ideas for tackling Oakland’s financial crisis at a granular level, while calling for a course correction from the decisions of the previous administration under Thao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San José Mayor Matt Mahan came out in support of Taylor, as did organizers of the recalls of Thao and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014858/alameda-county-da-pamela-price-concedes-recall-defeat-after-long-holdout\">former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price\u003c/a>, several members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and other current and former local elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020556/barbara-lee-launches-campaign-for-oakland-mayor-after-contentious-recall\">entered the race\u003c/a> in early January after weeks of speculation and after a group of elected officials, business owners and other community leaders \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@oaklandneedsbarbaralee/oakland-needs-barbara-lee-1ee21c4e3ae6\">urged her to run\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12031370 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250311_Oakland-Budget_DMB_00061-1020x680.jpg']She ran on a platform of unity. Touting her track record of \u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/677831d7ee817b16ccf67e54/t/67bf802dc7f7d80e6d1f5116/1740603438063/BillionsFactSheet.BLEE.2.25.pdf\">bringing billions in federal funding\u003c/a> to Oakland during her years in Congress, Lee told voters she would unite the city’s fractured sectors and use her experience and contacts to attract outside investment through public-private partnerships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee earned the endorsement of several of the city’s major labor unions and nearly all members of the Oakland City Council, leading some to predict she would be better positioned than Taylor to execute her agenda as mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Lee also faced questions about her decision to oppose the Thao recall and whether her experience in Congress would easily translate to that of mayor, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021907/can-barbara-lee-avoid-mentors-missteps-run-oakland-mayor\">comparing her to the late Ron Dellums\u003c/a>, who was also urged to run for Oakland mayor after a storied career in Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor’s campaign spent nearly $400,000 through March 29, while Lee’s campaign spent slightly less, around $372,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests mingle at Loren Taylor’s election results party in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Political groups operating independently from the campaigns also spent big money on mailers and online ads attacking each of the candidates, along with billboards and other campaign materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of April 11, Taylor had benefited from $517,300 in outside spending from four groups — including a committee funded by fast-food franchise owners and another receiving money from Revitalize East Bay, which last year was a major backer of the recall of Price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other contributions came from Science Corporation CEO Max Hodak ($70,000), Lafayette real estate developer Ronald Nahas ($50,000) and Marty Glick, an advisor to the Golden State Warriors ($20,000).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside spending for Lee totalled $379,507 through April 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Nurses Association PAC contributed $200,000 to independent groups supporting Lee, with other major donations coming from the CEO of Kaiser Permanente and union-sponsored PACs like IFPTE Local 21 TJ Anthony PAC Fund, SEIU Local 1021 Candidate PAC and International Association of Firefighters Local 55 Political Action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036213\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-05-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-05-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee participates in a media interview during her election party in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A week and a half after Lee announced her candidacy in January, federal prosecutors announced that Thao, her boyfriend Andre Jones, David Duong, the CEO of Oakland’s recycling contractor, California Waste Solutions, and his son, Andy Duong, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022900/oakland-officials-react-to-indictment-of-former-mayor-thao-in-corruption-case\">indicted on bribery and fraud charges\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scandal, coupled with the city’s looming financial troubles, hung like a cloud over the race, with both Taylor and Lee distancing themselves from Thao and proposing transparency and accountability reforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both candidates said they would order an audit of the city’s finances. Lee also proposed launching a public portal displaying city contracts, while Taylor advocated for requiring nonprofits to register with the city when lobbying city officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor’s early lead mirrors the one he had in the 2022 mayor’s race, which he ultimately lost to Sheng Thao once all the votes were counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a speech to supporters, Taylor called his run against Lee, who represented the East Bay in Congress for nearly three decades, “a true David and Goliath story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-02-KQED-3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor takes a photo with a supporter at his campaign’s election results party in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We may not know the outcome of this race tonight, we may not know this week,” Taylor said. “But what we do know is that it is important that we count every vote, that everyone’s voice is heard. Democracy must prevail in Oakland and beyond.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vote-counting will continue for weeks, and another update is not expected from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters until Friday. Any ballot postmarked by Tuesday and received by the Registrar of Voters before April 22 can be counted. Election officials will also spend the next few weeks confirming the eligibility of voters who registered on Election Day, and others whose ballot signature did not match their registration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010512/how-does-ranked-choice-voting-work\">city’s ranked choice system\u003c/a>, voters were able to rank up to five candidates in order of preference. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated in an instant runoff, and votes are redistributed until one candidate reaches a majority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Taylor’s election night gathering at a former Kaiser Permanente office tower downtown, more than a hundred supporters cheered and hugged when they learned of the initial results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12036210 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-02-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee takes the stage during her election night party on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just blocks away, Lee supporters swayed underneath a disco ball as a band played on a stage adorned by yellow and green balloons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee urged supporters to enjoy themselves as they await further results from what she described as a “tough campaign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is going to be a long week, but we’re doing very well,” Lee said. “We have to really be very vigilant right now with these votes as they come in, because we know that people just mailed them today, yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The winner of the mayoral election will finish out the remainder of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s term after she was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012357/sheng-thao-accepts-defeat-in-contentious-oakland-mayoral-recall\">recalled last year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an election for the District 2 City Council seat, Charlene Wang leads Kara Murray-Badal, 50%–26% in first-choice votes and 66% – 34% in the ranked-choice runoff. The seat, which includes neighborhoods around Lake Merritt, was vacated after Nikki Fortunato Bas was elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters appeared to embrace a sales tax increase, Measure A. Both Taylor and Lee agreed that Measure A would be crucial to fixing Oakland’s structural budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure A was passing with 64% of the vote in initial returns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a key component that anybody who is going to expect to do anything in the city is going to need going forward,” said Seth Olyer, president of the Oakland Firefighters union, Local 55.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036211\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-AC-03-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters clap for Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee during an election night party on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since Thao was recalled, Oakland has had two interim mayors. City Council President Kevin Jenkins has served in the role since January, but he did not throw his hat in the ring to stay in the job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor, who in 2022 lost to Thao by less than 700 votes, ran a campaign focused on fixing “broken” Oakland, pitching himself to voters as a professional problem solver. He laid out ideas for tackling Oakland’s financial crisis at a granular level, while calling for a course correction from the decisions of the previous administration under Thao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San José Mayor Matt Mahan came out in support of Taylor, as did organizers of the recalls of Thao and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014858/alameda-county-da-pamela-price-concedes-recall-defeat-after-long-holdout\">former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price\u003c/a>, several members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and other current and former local elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020556/barbara-lee-launches-campaign-for-oakland-mayor-after-contentious-recall\">entered the race\u003c/a> in early January after weeks of speculation and after a group of elected officials, business owners and other community leaders \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@oaklandneedsbarbaralee/oakland-needs-barbara-lee-1ee21c4e3ae6\">urged her to run\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>She ran on a platform of unity. Touting her track record of \u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/677831d7ee817b16ccf67e54/t/67bf802dc7f7d80e6d1f5116/1740603438063/BillionsFactSheet.BLEE.2.25.pdf\">bringing billions in federal funding\u003c/a> to Oakland during her years in Congress, Lee told voters she would unite the city’s fractured sectors and use her experience and contacts to attract outside investment through public-private partnerships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee earned the endorsement of several of the city’s major labor unions and nearly all members of the Oakland City Council, leading some to predict she would be better positioned than Taylor to execute her agenda as mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Lee also faced questions about her decision to oppose the Thao recall and whether her experience in Congress would easily translate to that of mayor, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021907/can-barbara-lee-avoid-mentors-missteps-run-oakland-mayor\">comparing her to the late Ron Dellums\u003c/a>, who was also urged to run for Oakland mayor after a storied career in Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor’s campaign spent nearly $400,000 through March 29, while Lee’s campaign spent slightly less, around $372,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-RESULTS-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests mingle at Loren Taylor’s election results party in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Political groups operating independently from the campaigns also spent big money on mailers and online ads attacking each of the candidates, along with billboards and other campaign materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of April 11, Taylor had benefited from $517,300 in outside spending from four groups — including a committee funded by fast-food franchise owners and another receiving money from Revitalize East Bay, which last year was a major backer of the recall of Price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other contributions came from Science Corporation CEO Max Hodak ($70,000), Lafayette real estate developer Ronald Nahas ($50,000) and Marty Glick, an advisor to the Golden State Warriors ($20,000).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside spending for Lee totalled $379,507 through April 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Nurses Association PAC contributed $200,000 to independent groups supporting Lee, with other major donations coming from the CEO of Kaiser Permanente and union-sponsored PACs like IFPTE Local 21 TJ Anthony PAC Fund, SEIU Local 1021 Candidate PAC and International Association of Firefighters Local 55 Political Action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036213\" 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participates in a media interview during her election party in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A week and a half after Lee announced her candidacy in January, federal prosecutors announced that Thao, her boyfriend Andre Jones, David Duong, the CEO of Oakland’s recycling contractor, California Waste Solutions, and his son, Andy Duong, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022900/oakland-officials-react-to-indictment-of-former-mayor-thao-in-corruption-case\">indicted on bribery and fraud charges\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scandal, coupled with the city’s looming financial troubles, hung like a cloud over the race, with both Taylor and Lee distancing themselves from Thao and proposing transparency and accountability reforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both candidates said they would order an audit of the city’s finances. 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"content": "\u003cp>Los Alegres del Barranco will likely have to cancel its U.S. tour, including a performance in Morgan Hill, after the State Department revoked the popular Mexican band’s visas for “glorifying [a] drug kingpin.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The band — known for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904539/idolo-why-singer-chalino-sanchez-is-still-a-legend-30-years-after-his-unsolved-murder\">“narco ballads” or narcocorridos\u003c/a> — drew attention from both the U.S. and Mexican governments after projecting an image of a Sinaloa drug cartel leader onto a screen at a recent concert in Mexico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, from the Mexican state of Sinaloa, was scheduled to perform at the rodeo grounds of Rancho Grande de Morgan Hill on April 27. The concert promoter has not officially confirmed the cancellation and did not respond to KQED’s request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m a firm believer in freedom of expression, but that doesn’t mean that expression should be free of consequences,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau wrote in a \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/DeputySecState/status/1907273733573660813\">post on X\u003c/a>. “In the Trump Administration, we take seriously our responsibility over foreigners’ access to our country. The last thing we need is a welcome mat for people who extol criminals and terrorists.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During its March 29 show in Guadalajara, the band projected the image of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Ramos of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of the most feared transnational drug trafficking groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The concert took place just weeks after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328058/mexico-disappeared-jalisco-cartel\">remains of dozens of missing people\u003c/a> were found at a remote ranch in the state of Jalisco, an incident that was linked to the cartel.[aside postID=news_12034651 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/005_KQEDARTS_ALAMEDA_LADONA_07202021-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CJNG is one of eight criminal groups the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.state.gov/designation-of-international-cartels/\">recently declared\u003c/a> “foreign terrorist organizations” as part of its bid to “ensure the total elimination” of these groups in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was a lack of taste to say the least,” said Juan Carlos Ramirez Pimienta, a professor of border studies at San Diego State University, noting that Mexican leaders, including its president, were quick to publicly condemn the band.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1193322902157094&set=a.579115136911210\">statement\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stories/losalegresdelbarranco1/3602310590094574725/\">video\u003c/a> posted in Spanish on social media several days later, the group apologized, claiming “it was never our intention to create controversy, much less cause offense.” The band promised to “take stricter measures” in choosing their visual and narrative content during performances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the group, which performs regional Mexican music, also emphasized that its corridos — or ballads — are firmly rooted in Mexican culture and folklore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We reaffirm that our music is inspired by telling popular stories within Mexican music,” the group wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036153\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036153\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231013_PesoPluma_EG-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231013_PesoPluma_EG-59.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231013_PesoPluma_EG-59-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231013_PesoPluma_EG-59-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231013_PesoPluma_EG-59-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231013_PesoPluma_EG-59-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peso Pluma performs at the SAP Center on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The backlash against the band may have an impact on other Mexican performers in the U.S. Junior H, a Mexican singer known for his corridos tumbados — a blend of traditional music with trap and hip-hop elements — avoided performing explicit corridos during his highly anticipated Coachella set last weekend, a year after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936406/peso-pluma-photos-fans-san-jose\">Peso Pluma\u003c/a> delivered multiple narcocorridos at the same festival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramirez Pimienta said he’s not surprised that the U.S. government revoked the band’s work and tourism visas after such a controversial incident. However, he said there also seems to be another, more concerning element at play, given the Trump administration’s broader efforts to crack down on immigration and distance itself from neighboring countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do perceive another element — a political, ideological attack on Mexican-ness, Mexican identity,” he said. “The Mexican population perceives itself as being under siege — under attack — and I think they do so correctly, especially in these times. So that’s part of that whole scenario.”[aside postID=news_11904539 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Chalino-master.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although corridos and the bands that perform them have become a major industry in Mexico and are often associated with stories about drug cartels, the genre has humble origins, presenting “counternarratives” from common people struggling to survive, said Ramirez Pimienta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At least at the beginning, before it was a huge industry, they were tales from the underdog in order to make sense of what is happening in their lives,” he said, noting the corridos about migrants mistreated by Texas Rangers in the early 1900s. “I like to emphasize that corridos as a musical genre do not have a set ideology. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032765/lgbtq-nonprofits-fear-targeted-attacks-sf-will-consider-easing-disclosure-rules\">easing financial reporting requirements\u003c/a> for city-funded nonprofits after some raised concerns that making such information public could put their staffers at risk of harassment, threats or attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The requirements were initially meant to increase transparency around nonprofits’ expenses, leaving one government ethics expert worried that rolling back the disclosures could make the city more vulnerable to financial mismanagement — an issue that has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004947/sf-mayor-breed-pushes-back-against-corruption-criticism-from-opponents\">plagued its departments and nonprofits\u003c/a> for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to approve the changes, which are intended to protect employees at nonprofits, particularly those who serve the LGBTQIA+ community and survivors of domestic violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As the mood of the country changed and particularly queer organizations found themselves under increasing and often violent threat, folks approached me about amending [the] legislation to provide some protection for those organizations,” Board President Rafael Mandelman said when introducing the amendment to the Rules Committee in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2023 reporting protocol requires a list of the names of executive directors or employees with managerial responsibilities, as well as the names of the nonprofit’s board members or officers and any other boards they serve on. The changes passed Tuesday remove more than half of the information that’s required to be disclosed, expand how much data can be redacted and raise the funding threshold that requires a report at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036118\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036118\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/230905-TheStudReopening-33-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Rafael Mandelman speaks during a press conference to announce a new location of The Stud, a longtime LGBTQ+ venue, on Folsom Street in the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District in San Francisco on Sept. 5, 2023, after its closure at its former site in 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rocio Molina, the director of San Francisco’s Human Services Network, said people could be dissuaded from choosing to serve on boards at some nonprofits if it meant their personal information would be shared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of them reflect the communities they serve, and they bring true value to the work and the information that our nonprofits are able to collect and put together,” Molina said. “Losing them can be a real loss to the sector.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Sean McMorris, a program manager at the government transparency nonprofit Common Cause California, said not disclosing that data could compromise government accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I understand their concern; I just don’t know if how they’ve done this is the right way to go about addressing that concern because it appears to be addressing one problem by ignoring another, which is the public’s right to transparency,” he said.[aside postID=news_12033818 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250331-Trans-Newsom-Rally-AC-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Multiple city-funded nonprofits have been mired in scandal for misusing city funds or unfairly awarding grants to agencies with which they have personal ties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF SAFE, which was tasked with many of the Police Department’s community-oriented initiatives, was disbanded last January over ethics concerns. Its leader, Kyra Worthy, was later \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997977/former-head-of-sfpd-linked-nonprofit-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-700000\">arrested on fraud charges\u003c/a> over allegations that she misused $700,000 in city money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the fall, former Mayor London Breed’s trademark “Dream Keeper” initiative also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004687/mayor-breed-taps-new-sf-human-rights-director-as-misspending-scrutiny-intensifies\">came under fire\u003c/a> after reports that then-Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis awarded $1.5 million to the nonprofit Collective Impact, whose chief she shared a home with. Davis was also accused of frivolous company spending on a Martha’s Vineyard vacation rental for interns and overpaying another nonprofit, the Homeless Children’s Network, by $40,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McMorris said that knowing who is leading the organizations that benefit from city funds is important information — for the press and voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to politicians’ family members and friends, he said that “boards of directors are often prominent people who have interest within the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998021\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"Reflection of a building in a window.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-22-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco City Hall on Aug. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Whether they’re developers or lawyers or in the tech industry, they’re typically going to have [legislation] before the Board of Supervisors that affect their interest and their bottom line,” he said. “It’s really about accountability. There’s a lot of things that are legal and are forms of government but not necessarily appropriate or ethical. That’s where transparency comes in and allows us to hold our public officials accountable based on what they do, even if it’s legal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the state allows employees’ addresses and other contact information to be redacted when there is a viable threat, but he has concerns that the city’s ordinance is too broad, comparing its language on redactions to writing a “blank check.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t say what the reasonable basis to believe that harm could occur would be, so it’s kind of an open-ended thing,” he told KQED. “I think an agency can say, ‘Well, we essentially have this concern,’ and frankly, why wouldn’t an agency say that, just to be safe?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amended legislation also cuts the reporting of some other IRS documents and a program-by-program description of all funds expended or budgeted. Only nonprofits receiving more than $1 million in city funds will have to file the statements at all, a ten-fold increase from the $100,000 minimum in the original legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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