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Seats in the nosebleed section for this weekend’s game against the Cardinals are averaging north of $150.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255009703-scaled-e1769191193398.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12070880\"/>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An aerial view of Levi’s Stadium on Dec.3, 2025, in Santa Clara, California. 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(Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kumar compares ticket prices on TickPick, SeatGeek and Ticketmaster. But what helps him a lot in the long run, he said, is buying tickets on sites that offer cash back rebates if he pays with his credit card.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sometimes there’ll be a 5% or 10% back on SeatGeek or Gametime,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Another site Kumar said he logs into is cash-back marketplace Rakuten, which scans partner sites like Ticketmaster for tickets. Once you make the purchase, Rakuten sends you a small portion of your ticket cost as cash, helping lower the total cost of your tickets.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>One more option to consider: your credit card’s rewards program. 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(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100691\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chad Oliver and his grandson Lorenzo pose for a portrait in front of his 1978 Cadillac Coupe DeVille at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Lowrider Council celebrated its 45th anniversary by hosting its lowrider parade on Saturday. The event, days after the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, came complete with a “King of the Streets” hopping competition along with a car show and an art exhibit.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Oliver’s grandson, Lorenzo, came with his parents in a pinstriped 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass they’ve had for about two years. Antonio Esparza, the boy’s father, said the parade is always “the best feeling you ever have.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I mean, if you ain’t got a car, jump in with someone,” said Esparza, who came from Sacramento for the event. “All these is family.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100693\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100693\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Esparza (left) and his wife Blanca Esparza (right) pose with children in their family at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100694\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100694\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children watch the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade from a parked car in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Attendees on Saturday often noted they made the ride to San Francisco’s event because shows across the state didn’t have the same vibe. David Gomez is a San Jose native who came out with his son Mateo, 12, in a dark blue 1994 Lincoln they’ve been building together. Gomez, who now lives in Redding, said they typically go to other shows where they live and in Northern California. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“But they don’t do nothing like they do out here in the Bay Area and Sacramento,” Gomez said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Drivers rode down streets in the neighborhood in carefully painted cars and motorcycles, blaring music and prominently displaying flags of Mexico and other countries. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100695\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100695\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A custom street sign that reads, “Frisco King of the Streets,” at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100696\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100696\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People gather for the hopper competition at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>David Peralta, though, was among Mission District natives who said the sight of the cars reminded him of how “the neighborhood used to be” before the displacement of some Latino neighbors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s just in my blood,” Peralta said. “With all the cars and all the Mexican people coming out. You know, some of them got moved out — but we’re back.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Peralta grew to love cars thanks to his older brothers and seeing them cruise back in the day. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100697\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100697\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Peralta poses with his car at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100698\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100698\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A “Homies” doll is mounted on a car with the Mexico flag at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100701\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100701\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parade participants fly the Mexico flag as they drive down Mission Street at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100702\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100702\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lidia Rioss wears makeup traditionally worn on Day of the Dead, a holiday celebrated in Mexico dedicated to honoring deceased family members, at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I knew when I got older, I was going to get me one,” Peralta said, adding that he’ll be passing his current car on to his 14-year-old son. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Molly Seret showed up in her red patina-painted 1963 Biscayne Wagon — the first car she ever got at 15 — and stood out among the drivers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13965353/duenas-all-womens-lowrider-club-silicon-valley-sunnyvale-angel-romero\">as one of the few women\u003c/a>. Her story was the same. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Growing up, my dad had a shop, so I spent a lot of time in a shop as a child,” Seret said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-18 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100699\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100699\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A biker rides his motorcycle as flames come out of his exhaust at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Chad Oliver said he’s embraced \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/lowriders\">lowriding \u003c/a>as a lifestyle since he was in high school. Now in his 50s, he holds his grandson with as much pride as when he talks about his cherry red 1978 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It’s a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11966254/california-lifts-decades-old-ban-on-lowrider-cruising\">historically criminalized\u003c/a> culture strained by decades of now-lifted cruising bans across California, which enthusiasts say targeted Mexican Americans. But through those like Oliver — and hundreds of others with lowriders on display at the annual Mission District parade — that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13987600/lowrider-stamp-new-unveiling-cars-san-francisco\">tradition still thrives\u003c/a> today.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s always been in my life. It’s a lifestyle,” Oliver, of Manteca, said. “It’ll be in my family for as long as I’m around.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100692\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01090_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100692\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01090_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01090_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01090_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The front bumper of a 1978 Cadillac Coupe DeVille at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100691\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01079_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chad Oliver and his grandson Lorenzo pose for a portrait in front of his 1978 Cadillac Coupe DeVille at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Lowrider Council celebrated its 45th anniversary by hosting its lowrider parade on Saturday. The event, days after the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, came complete with a “King of the Streets” hopping competition along with a car show and an art exhibit.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Oliver’s grandson, Lorenzo, came with his parents in a pinstriped 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass they’ve had for about two years. Antonio Esparza, the boy’s father, said the parade is always “the best feeling you ever have.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I mean, if you ain’t got a car, jump in with someone,” said Esparza, who came from Sacramento for the event. “All these is family.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100693\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100693\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01110_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Esparza (left) and his wife Blanca Esparza (right) pose with children in their family at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100694\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100694\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01103_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children watch the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade from a parked car in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Attendees on Saturday often noted they made the ride to San Francisco’s event because shows across the state didn’t have the same vibe. David Gomez is a San Jose native who came out with his son Mateo, 12, in a dark blue 1994 Lincoln they’ve been building together. Gomez, who now lives in Redding, said they typically go to other shows where they live and in Northern California. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“But they don’t do nothing like they do out here in the Bay Area and Sacramento,” Gomez said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Drivers rode down streets in the neighborhood in carefully painted cars and motorcycles, blaring music and prominently displaying flags of Mexico and other countries. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100695\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100695\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01771_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A custom street sign that reads, “Frisco King of the Streets,” at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100696\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100696\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01557_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People gather for the hopper competition at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>David Peralta, though, was among Mission District natives who said the sight of the cars reminded him of how “the neighborhood used to be” before the displacement of some Latino neighbors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s just in my blood,” Peralta said. “With all the cars and all the Mexican people coming out. You know, some of them got moved out — but we’re back.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Peralta grew to love cars thanks to his older brothers and seeing them cruise back in the day. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100697\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100697\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01020_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Peralta poses with his car at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100698\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100698\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01674_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A “Homies” doll is mounted on a car with the Mexico flag at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100701\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100701\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01007_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parade participants fly the Mexico flag as they drive down Mission Street at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100702\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100702\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-01034_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lidia Rioss wears makeup traditionally worn on Day of the Dead, a holiday celebrated in Mexico dedicated to honoring deceased family members, at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I knew when I got older, I was going to get me one,” Peralta said, adding that he’ll be passing his current car on to his 14-year-old son. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Molly Seret showed up in her red patina-painted 1963 Biscayne Wagon — the first car she ever got at 15 — and stood out among the drivers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13965353/duenas-all-womens-lowrider-club-silicon-valley-sunnyvale-angel-romero\">as one of the few women\u003c/a>. Her story was the same. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Growing up, my dad had a shop, so I spent a lot of time in a shop as a child,” Seret said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-18 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100699\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100699\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00927_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A biker rides his motorcycle as flames come out of his exhaust at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100700\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00519_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00519_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00519_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260919-lowriderparade-00519_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A couple takes a selfie with parade participants in their car at the King of the Streets annual lowrider parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 19, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Julian Nunez, who came in his baby blue 1998 Lincoln town car, took an interest in cars too because his dad always had cars around him and the two worked on them together. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I just do it for the crowd,” Nunez said. “It’s fun being the center of attention sometimes.” \u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\n\u003cp>Thousands of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12099765/14000-security-guards-for-major-tech-companies-plan-to-strike\">security guards\u003c/a> across \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> walked off the job Friday, demanding a pathway to a $30 minimum wage and improved benefits. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West, a union that represents 14,000 security guards, announced the strike on Tuesday after months of negotiations with 15 private-security contractors and employers, including Allied Universal and Securitas, which staff some of the Bay Area’s largest businesses. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Workers, union leaders and their supporters rallied outside of the Salesforce headquarters in downtown San Francisco on Friday morning, where they called attention to inequality in the Bay Area and the guards’ critical role in protecting the city’s economic engines. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Here in San Francisco, we have extremely profitable companies, big tech companies, that are doing well,” Sanjay Garla, SEIU-USWW vice president, said. “There’s a whole host of service workers that help contribute to that success.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100575\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Security officers and supporters rally outside 555 California St., in San Francisco, on Sept. 18, 2026, during a strike over wages, benefits and working conditions. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12100571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100571\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260918-SECURITYSTRIKE-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman speaks at a rally with striking security officers and supporters outside 555 California St., in San Francisco, on Sept. 18, 2026. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The technology wasn’t covered through insurance, but Karrer Manley said she and her husband scraped around $5,000 to pay for the treatment. (She returned to work part time during treatment.) The cooling caps allowed her to keep 70% of her hair, she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Her vibrant complexion and beyond-shoulder-length hair belie the difficult journey of survival — and advocacy — she’s undertaken. Karrer Manley has since joined survivors, medical professionals and public health advocates calling for the passage of \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1682\">AB 1682\u003c/a>, which is currently on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, that aims to make automated mechanical scalp-cooling devices more accessible, beginning in 2027.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To move about the world during chemo treatment with your hair and not everybody realizing what’s going on with you or staring at you, I think that’s really meaningful and important, and it has such an impact on your mental health,” said Karrer Manley, sitting at her dining room table alongside Asa, the “chemo puppy” she adopted for treatment support. “You know, cancer takes so much from you, it really robs so much of you, but at least I had a little bit of hair.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At a June \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab1682\">hearing\u003c/a> in Sacramento, the bill’s co-author Assemblymember Gregg Hart of Santa Barbara said the measure – which resembles \u003ca href=\"https://rapunzelproject.org/\">similar\u003c/a> laws in five states (Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, New York and West Virginia) — would preserve “dignity, confidence and quality of life” for Californians fighting cancer, regardless of their ability to pay.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The amended proposal — which state legislators passed unanimously — applies to large group insurers and Medi-Cal plans.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In April, the California Health Benefits Review Program, a nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.chbrp.org/about\">group\u003c/a> tasked with responding to the state Legislature’s request for independent review of all proposed bills related to health benefits, reviewed an earlier, broader draft of AB 1682. The original legislation would have applied to \u003cem>all\u003c/em> state-regulated health insurance, but would have resulted in 680 additional enrollees receiving scalp cooling, for an additional $4 million in annual premiums paid by employers and enrollees.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Janet Coffman, a member of the benefits review program and a health policy expert with UCSF, said the technology has a relatively small fiscal impact (unlike, for example, proposed insurance \u003ca href=\"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Wellness/halle-berry-criticizes-gov-gavin-newsom-devaluing-women/story?id=128104843\">mandates\u003c/a> for pre- and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy that Newsom vetoed in 2025, calling it “too far-reaching”).\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s only for people who are actively undergoing cancer treatment. 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He is no stranger to the disease, as he has previously \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/04/gavin-newsom-assisted-suicide\">spoken\u003c/a> about being with his mother during her assisted suicide in 2002 after her yearslong battle with breast cancer.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Karrer Manley hopes that he will advocate for supportive cancer care for people who otherwise cannot afford it. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There are just too many people impacted by cancer, and yet the fiscal impact is so small,” she said.\u003c/p>\n",
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She needed to share the news with her two kids, then ages 6 and 11, to prepare them for her battle with the disease — six rounds of chemotherapy and their most recognizable side effect, hair loss. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“My son had just started a new school in sixth grade, and he sheepishly asked me, ‘So, Mom, are you still gonna come to pick up?’” Karrer Manley said. “[My daughter] just cried because she didn’t want Mommy to change\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Soon after her diagnosis, Karrer Manley joined a breast cancer patient support group, \u003ca href=\"https://bayareayoungsurvivors.org/\">Bay Area Young Survivors\u003c/a>, where she learned about scalp cooling, an FDA-cleared treatment that helps patients keep their hair through cooling caps, which can be worn before, during and after chemotherapy infusions. The technology helps restrict blood flow and reduce the amount of medication that reaches the hair follicles. The vast majority of people who use scalp cooling, like Karrer Manley, are battling breast cancer, according to \u003ca href=\"https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e18739\">research\u003c/a> presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology in 2021. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-46-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12099645\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-46-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-46-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-46-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ines (from left), Stacey Manley, Etienne, Anna Karrer Manley, and their chemo puppy, Asa, at their home in Oakland on Sept. 13, 2026. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12099642\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-27-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12099642\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-27-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-27-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-27-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anna Karrer Manley shows strands of her hair that grew back darker and curlier after falling out during chemotherapy. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12099641\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12099641\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-26-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-26-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-26-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anna Karrer Manley holds a photo of herself wearing a cold cap at her home in Oakland on Sept. 13, 2026. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The technology wasn’t covered through insurance, but Karrer Manley said she and her husband scraped around $5,000 to pay for the treatment. (She returned to work part time during treatment.) The cooling caps allowed her to keep 70% of her hair, she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Her vibrant complexion and beyond-shoulder-length hair belie the difficult journey of survival — and advocacy — she’s undertaken. Karrer Manley has since joined survivors, medical professionals and public health advocates calling for the passage of \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1682\">AB 1682\u003c/a>, which is currently on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, that aims to make automated mechanical scalp-cooling devices more accessible, beginning in 2027.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To move about the world during chemo treatment with your hair and not everybody realizing what’s going on with you or staring at you, I think that’s really meaningful and important, and it has such an impact on your mental health,” said Karrer Manley, sitting at her dining room table alongside Asa, the “chemo puppy” she adopted for treatment support. “You know, cancer takes so much from you, it really robs so much of you, but at least I had a little bit of hair.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At a June \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab1682\">hearing\u003c/a> in Sacramento, the bill’s co-author Assemblymember Gregg Hart of Santa Barbara said the measure – which resembles \u003ca href=\"https://rapunzelproject.org/\">similar\u003c/a> laws in five states (Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, New York and West Virginia) — would preserve “dignity, confidence and quality of life” for Californians fighting cancer, regardless of their ability to pay.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The amended proposal — which state legislators passed unanimously — applies to large group insurers and Medi-Cal plans.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In April, the California Health Benefits Review Program, a nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.chbrp.org/about\">group\u003c/a> tasked with responding to the state Legislature’s request for independent review of all proposed bills related to health benefits, reviewed an earlier, broader draft of AB 1682. The original legislation would have applied to \u003cem>all\u003c/em> state-regulated health insurance, but would have resulted in 680 additional enrollees receiving scalp cooling, for an additional $4 million in annual premiums paid by employers and enrollees.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Janet Coffman, a member of the benefits review program and a health policy expert with UCSF, said the technology has a relatively small fiscal impact (unlike, for example, proposed insurance \u003ca href=\"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Wellness/halle-berry-criticizes-gov-gavin-newsom-devaluing-women/story?id=128104843\">mandates\u003c/a> for pre- and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy that Newsom vetoed in 2025, calling it “too far-reaching”).\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s only for people who are actively undergoing cancer treatment. And they’re really only used with a subset of cancers,” Coffman said. “The marginal cost is pretty small.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-57-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12099646\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-57-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-57-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260913-CancerScalpTreatment-NG-57-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anna Karrer Manley (center) with her children Etienne (left) and Ines (right) at their home in Oakland on Sept. 13, 2026. 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