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The event was emceed by local radio personality Sway Calloway, and featured performances from the Fremont High School drumline, speeches from local athletes like Steph Curry and a rendition of Liu’s free skate song, “MacArthur Park,” by a student from Liu’s alma mater, Oakland School of the Arts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans erupted in cheers when Liu took the stage just after noon, and Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee presented the figure skater with an oversized key to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I could not be more proud to represent Oakland,” Liu told the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is for y’all,” she said, holding up her gold medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12075740/at-her-home-rink-gold-medalist-alysa-liu-inspires-oakland-fans-to-pick-up-skates\">revered by Bay Area skaters for years\u003c/a>, but shot to global fame during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where she scored two gold medals, and won the U.S. its first in individual women’s figure skating since 2002.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kehlani, Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu, mayor Barbara Lee, Sway Calloway stand on stage during a celebration in Liu’s honor at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to her clean triple jumps, Liu captivated fans with her bubbly, relaxed demeanor, both on and off the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope I can be like her, have her overflow smiling, her confidence, her joy,” said Cynthia Lee, who was at the sold-out rally with her daughter, granddaughters and extended family on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu, who was born in Richmond and grew up training at the Oakland Ice Center, competed on the national stage at just seven years old. 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Oakland ice cream shop Fentons Creamery started scooping “Alysa’s Gold.” BART gave the “rider and local legend” a shoutout on social media and Lee praised her as a “hometown hero.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks later, that joy is still palpable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We watched [Alysa’s performance] probably three times in a row,” Cynthia’s daughter, Jennifer, said from Thursday’s rally. She told KQED she and her five- and eight-year-old daughters teared up during the program. “My family, my girls, all of us have been really, really inspired and encouraged by what Alysa has done and her story. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The skater made her Olympic debut at 16, and after placing seventh in the individual competition in Beijing in 2022, and third in the world championship later that year, announced her retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That hiatus was short-lived, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I took a whole new life path. I gained a lot of clarity and sense of self,” Liu said of the two-year period during a press conference inside Oakland City Hall Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She re-emerged in 2024, and skated to a world championship win in 2025 with a new approach, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12076055/alysa-lius-figure-skating-coach-from-san-francisco-says-her-next-lesson-is-fame\">focused on\u003c/a> sharing her artistry, rather than on the rigidity and rules often associated with the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa showed the world what it means to compete with heart,” Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, who trained at the same rink as Liu, said at the celebration. “She stepped out onto the ice with such confidence, joy and, most importantly, with her true self.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glenn Martin, the general manager at Oakland Ice Center, said Liu’s approach brought out a different side of other skaters, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You wouldn’t normally see them smiling and relaxing … Alysa just brings that out of everyone,” he told KQED earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during a celebration for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liu also gave a shoutout to Oakland, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Bay Area celebrated her success\u003c/a>. Oakland ice cream shop Fentons Creamery started scooping “Alysa’s Gold.” BART gave the “rider and local legend” a shoutout on social media and Lee praised her as a “hometown hero.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks later, that joy is still palpable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We watched [Alysa’s performance] probably three times in a row,” Cynthia’s daughter, Jennifer, said from Thursday’s rally. She told KQED she and her five- and eight-year-old daughters teared up during the program. “My family, my girls, all of us have been really, really inspired and encouraged by what Alysa has done and her story. 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They said as immigrants from Hong Kong, who came to the U.S. more than 20 years ago, they connected with Liu’s story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know that her father is an immigrant here, we are also immigrants here,” Karen said. Liu’s father Arthur immigrated to the U.S. from China’s Sichuan Province at 25. 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Their conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Watt:\u003c/strong> In what way did you notice a difference in Alysa Liu between pre- and post-retirement?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phillip DiGuglielmo:\u003c/strong> Before she retired, she was your little model athlete. She did exactly what every coach ever asked her to. She tried as hard as she could. She succeeded at almost everything she tried. But I don’t think that we ever got to see who Alysa Liu was.[aside postID=arts_13987431 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/alysia-liu.png']Now, when she’s come back, the magic about her is that you get to see who she is as the athlete. There were around 13,000 people in the [Milano Ice Skating Arena].\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those are the people she was performing for, but she was also performing for her family and for the millions of people watching on TV or Instagram or wherever they consume their media. She feels like she just wants to show her art, and it comes across in a different way than the other athletes that we have in our sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it about her style? She’s called the queen of the triple axels, but what else is she doing?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because she’s taken ownership of her sport, of her performances, of her training, it just comes from inside of her. It’s not about the coaches and not the training facility. It’s only about Alysa trying to do the best that she can, and all of our whole team supporting her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take us back to the Winter Olympics in Milan. What moment stands out to you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alyssa in this crazy gold sequined dress that looks like she just walked out of Studio 54 in 1978. Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park” is playing, and the whole crowd gets into that vibe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s like she is skating around, floating on the ice, doing these difficult triple combinations. The spins, the step sequences and the split jumps are all perfectly on the music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg0h9iZ1ZAg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The audience feels like they are part of it. At the end, she grabs her foot and pulls it above her head, and it turns into like a disco ball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She ends in this pose with her right arm up with her finger pointing straight up to the sky, No.1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Now that that has all happened, what are you hearing from her? She’s become a star known around the world. And I imagine that there’s more joy that comes with that, but also a lot of pressure.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She is worried for these next few months. Being recognized on the street, everywhere she goes. She’ll be able to handle it with time, but it’s going to be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s very busy, and she’s bringing a lot of attention to figure skating. Alysa has some new lessons to learn — how to balance this kind of attention. I don’t want to say “fame,” but maybe it is fame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Clarification: Alysa Liu has \u003c/i>\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVWjM5VEl1_/?img_index=2&igsh=ZjNiYTJpdjc3M28y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said on social media\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003ci> that her family moved around a lot to various places, including Richmond. Liu has said she spent most of her life in Oakland.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>On Tuesday afternoon, Mia Pace laced up her skates at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a> Ice Center. The 11-year-old figure skater was antsy to get on the ice and run her program to the Barbie version of \u003cem>Perfect Day\u003c/em> by Hoku.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she’s working on perfecting her salchow, a jump from the back of one foot to the other, as she prepares for her first competition this summer. She’s been taking lessons multiple times a week at the East Bay rink for about a year and a half, ever since she was introduced to videos of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s\u003c/a> figure skating performances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Somebody told me about Alysa Liu and how she skates, and I was just amazed by it,” she said. “I started watching all of her performances, and I was like, ‘I need to do this.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she wanted to take lessons at Oakland Ice Center because of Liu. It has been the Olympic star’s home rink and main training ground since she first enrolled in its “Learn to Skate” group lessons more than 15 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace also started taking group lessons through the same program and was quickly hooked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I get on the ice, I feel like all my problems are gone for the day and I just am out there in my own world,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076107\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorabilia celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hangs inside the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just inside the rink’s front doors in downtown Oakland, columns leading to the front desk and skate rental booths are plastered with Liu’s photo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larger-than-life printouts of her face pop out from porthole windows around the lobby, and a series of banners highlighting milestones of her career are draped from the ceiling above the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is preparing to celebrate Liu’s homecoming from the Olympics, where she rose to global fame after earning the first gold in individual women’s skating for the U.S. since 2002, with a citywide rally expecting a turnout of 7,000 people. For the young skaters at Oakland Ice Center, though, she’s been a hometown hero for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa really inspires me,” said Haya Hayes, who has been taking lessons since she was four-and-a-half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Phillip DiGuglielmo watches Haya Marie Hayes practice on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hayes trains with Liu’s coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, through St. Moritz Ice Skating Club, which has been in the East Bay for almost a century, and has been based at Oakland Ice Center since 2006. Olympic and world champion Kristi Yamaguchi also rose through the club’s ranks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hayes said she wanted to start skating after her mom showed her videos of Liu, including her favorite: “Her program when she was eight years old,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, when she was also eight, Hayes said she got first place in her own competition, performing to \u003cem>Fix You \u003c/em>by Coldplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Liu skyrocketed to stardom in Milan earlier this year, making headlines with her bubbly demeanor, unique style and fun music choices, her influence has had ripples in the Bay Area’s ice skating community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Martin, general manager of the Oakland Ice Center, sits in his office on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. Martin oversees the rink where Olympic champion Alysa Liu trained as a child and continues to practice today. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pace said more people have been coming to skate at Oakland Ice Center, and the rink’s general manager, Glenn Martin, told KQED that there have been lots of fresh faces around, hoping to learn to skate or just catch a glimpse of Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just been fully excitement,” he said from his office, where the windowsill is lined with more blown-up printouts of Liu’s face, along with framed photos of her as a young skater and other memorabilia from her career.[aside postID=news_12074589 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty3.jpg']The enthusiasm isn’t unusual, he said. Every Olympic cycle, the center sees a boost of a couple of hundred people enrolling in its programs, from hockey and curling to ice skating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We did watch parties while she was there, and we had a room full of people watching it live on TV. It was a great time and that energy has just carried right on through,” he said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just after 5 p.m., the center geared up for its first Learn to Skate classes of the evening. The rink transformed from a quiet bustle of regulars taking private lessons and free skating to a lively flood of young athletes crowded around the lobby’s benches and floors, lacing up bright white skates and pulling on ear muffs and gloves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kids hobbled around on thin blades, greeting friends and impatiently clutching the walls of the rink, watching the Zamboni machine smooth over the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Figure skating definitely grows after the Olympics, because I feel that there’s people that get inspired after watching,” said Laura Lipetsky, who has been coaching group and private lessons at Oakland Ice Center since 1995. She taught Liu’s first group lessons in 2010 and worked with her in private lessons for a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banners celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hang above the rink on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liu, she said, “has been inspiring a lot of kids [to think] ‘Wow, it’s possible, and it’s someone that came from the Bay Area, the Oakland Ice Center.’” She said she’s had young students come to her and say, “I want to be a champion, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joyce Elangovan, 8, began skating two years ago in the same group lessons. Her mom had been a skater growing up in Minnesota, but said she had tried to keep that under wraps until Joyce started watching the sport on TV, and begged to take classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just figured I’d let her give it a shot and see if she liked it. And she has,” Kristen \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Odegaard\u003c/span> told KQED. “She’s really driven it herself. Like, despite my love for it, she really loves it herself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076102\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. The rink is where Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu trained for years as a young skater. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elangovan\u003c/span> also takes private lessons with Liu’s coach, DiGuglielmo, and has caught the competitive bug. Joyce grinned, remembering her last competition, when she ended her routine with a two-foot spin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It felt really good,” she said, to see her coaches and family excited for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elangovan\u003c/span> also loves getting to watch other skaters practicing at the rink — especially Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most skaters aren’t as positive as her on the ice,” she said. “She’s always so fun and happy, and she is never hiding herself. It feels really fun to watch.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she wanted to take lessons at Oakland Ice Center because of Liu. It has been the Olympic star’s home rink and main training ground since she first enrolled in its “Learn to Skate” group lessons more than 15 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace also started taking group lessons through the same program and was quickly hooked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I get on the ice, I feel like all my problems are gone for the day and I just am out there in my own world,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076107\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorabilia celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hangs inside the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just inside the rink’s front doors in downtown Oakland, columns leading to the front desk and skate rental booths are plastered with Liu’s photo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larger-than-life printouts of her face pop out from porthole windows around the lobby, and a series of banners highlighting milestones of her career are draped from the ceiling above the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is preparing to celebrate Liu’s homecoming from the Olympics, where she rose to global fame after earning the first gold in individual women’s skating for the U.S. since 2002, with a citywide rally expecting a turnout of 7,000 people. For the young skaters at Oakland Ice Center, though, she’s been a hometown hero for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa really inspires me,” said Haya Hayes, who has been taking lessons since she was four-and-a-half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Phillip DiGuglielmo watches Haya Marie Hayes practice on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hayes trains with Liu’s coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, through St. Moritz Ice Skating Club, which has been in the East Bay for almost a century, and has been based at Oakland Ice Center since 2006. Olympic and world champion Kristi Yamaguchi also rose through the club’s ranks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hayes said she wanted to start skating after her mom showed her videos of Liu, including her favorite: “Her program when she was eight years old,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, when she was also eight, Hayes said she got first place in her own competition, performing to \u003cem>Fix You \u003c/em>by Coldplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Liu skyrocketed to stardom in Milan earlier this year, making headlines with her bubbly demeanor, unique style and fun music choices, her influence has had ripples in the Bay Area’s ice skating community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Martin, general manager of the Oakland Ice Center, sits in his office on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. Martin oversees the rink where Olympic champion Alysa Liu trained as a child and continues to practice today. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pace said more people have been coming to skate at Oakland Ice Center, and the rink’s general manager, Glenn Martin, told KQED that there have been lots of fresh faces around, hoping to learn to skate or just catch a glimpse of Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just been fully excitement,” he said from his office, where the windowsill is lined with more blown-up printouts of Liu’s face, along with framed photos of her as a young skater and other memorabilia from her career.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"#Viewthefullepisodetranscript\">View the full episode transcript.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Dennis O’Neill was a kid growing up in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\"> San Francisco\u003c/a>, his world largely consisted of several blocks to either side of his home. In one direction was his school, Saint Cecilia’s, and in the other was Carl Larsen Park, which had all the usual fun and games plus something a little extra special — a real Navy jet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was fantastic, I have to say,” O’Neill said. “I still remember. I’m 64 years old. I remember specifically sitting in that cockpit and being a pilot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he’s certainly not the only one. Every time a picture of the Larsen Park plane gets posted to history groups on Facebook, the comments blow up with hundreds of people fondly remembering playing on the jet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was a meeting place, after school,” O’Neill remembered. “‘Meet at the airplane.’ That was common. And when you started getting girlfriends or hanging out with girls, that was a safe place to hang out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each kid who played in Larsen Park remembers \u003ca href=\"https://www.outsidelands.org/larsen_park_jets.php\">“their plane” clearly\u003c/a>, but over a period of 35 years, there were actually three different Navy jets in that park. The last one was placed in 1975 — and the nose of it was painted with shark’s teeth. It was there the longest and was known to many as “The Shark in the Park.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the plane our \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycurious.org\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> question asker, Aaron Van Lieu, played on when he was little.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s some of my earliest memories,” said Van Lieu, who thinks he was 5 for 6. “My brother, dad and I we [went] there in the late 80s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067017\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067017\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Van Lieu looks up at the Vought F-8 Crusader with Janet Doto at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Van Lieu remembers stopping at the park with his dad and brother as a treat after a Saturday morning spent going to open houses with his dad, who was a realtor. The jet was the kids’ reward for behaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Playing tag, but there’s a jet involved, and hide and seek,” Van Lieu reminisced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite these fond memories, Aaron also remembers watching the jet slowly fall apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067018\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067018 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Van Lieu looks at a display showing photos of the Vought F-8 Crusader from when it was located at Carl Larsen Park in San Francisco, and its removal from the park at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Little by little, the wings and parts of the jet just started falling off and disappearing,” Van Lieu said. “And then, eventually, it was kind of like this skeleton.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then one day it was gone. Aaron has spent the better part of 30 years wondering where it landed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He wants to know: “What happened to the jet and why did it get taken out — aside from being covered in graffiti? I just wanna know where it went from there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did a Navy jet end up in Larsen Park in the first place?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Larsen Park opened in 1926 after Danish immigrant and Tivoli Cafe owner Carl Larsen donated the land. At the time, the concept of a playground was fairly new. \u003ca href=\"https://savingplaces.org/stories/how-we-came-to-play-the-history-of-playgrounds/\">They came into fashion at the turn of the century \u003c/a>when people started to realize that children weren’t just mini adults, but developing beings that learned through play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Kids were getting into trouble because they didn’t have enough to do in off-hours of school,” said Christopher Pollock, historian in residence for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early days, every park had a Recreation Director who kept play equipment in their office, organized games and kept an eye on the kids when they were at the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076067\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076067\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED-1536x963.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children play on the first Larsen Park jet circa 1964. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Francisco History Center/San Francisco Public Library)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The first jet came to Larsen Park in 1958.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That period is called the jet age because we have rockets being developed,” Pollock said. “People want to go to the moon, and people started designing playground equipment to look like jet planes and rockets and things like that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pollock said even back then, San Francisco didn’t want to be like everywhere else. The general manager of Rec and Park at the time heard that there were surplus jets at \u003ca href=\"https://www.moffettfieldmuseum.org/\">Moffett Field \u003c/a>in Mountain View.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so that becomes our very first plaything in a playground, but it’s the real thing,” Pollock said. “Our kids were going to learn the real straight skinny on stuff, not some representation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They took the engine out of the jet, put it on a truck and dragged it up the freeway to the park with a California Highway Patrol escort. But once in the park, kids were hard on it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076061\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1387\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED-1536x1065.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The third and final Larsen Park jet, a 1956 F-8 Crusader, just before being removed from the park by Pacific Coast Air Museum volunteers. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pacific Coast Air Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“About every 10 years, these jets had to be replaced because the kids wore them down so much,” Pollock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The second jet in Larsen Park came from the Alameda Naval Base and was placed in the park in 1967. But the longest tenured jet — the “Shark in the Park” our question asker loved — arrived in dramatic fashion in 1975.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> article from Jan. 15, 1975, details its route:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A marine helicopter carrying a surplus Navy fighter in its sling, flew under the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday morning — after it had cruised under the Bay Bridge. The old F-8 Crusader was taken from Alameda Naval Air Station to the parking lot of the San Francisco Zoo. … The engineless plane will be used, as was its predecessor, as a giant toy in which San Francisco children may take flights of imagination.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After landing at the Zoo, workers towed the jet two and a half miles northeast, going up Sloat Boulevard and down 19th Avenue to Larsen Park. And there it stayed for 18 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But by the early 1990s, the F-8 Crusader had seen better days, and city leaders were learning more about the hazards to kids that it posed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12070945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The jet play structure that replaced the Vought F-8 Crusader at Carl Larsen Park in San Francisco on Jan. 23, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When this first started, people weren’t thinking so much about safety,” Pollock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But as the years went by, safety became a much bigger issue. It was found that the paint on these jets was lead-based, and it was being discovered in later years that this was toxic to children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1993, city leaders had the Navy take the jet back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larsen Park was without a jet for 22 years. In 2015, Larsen Park playground got a makeover, and community leaders insisted that the new play structure look like a jet plane. It’s no longer the real deal, but kids still like it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So, what happened to the Shark in the Park?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jim Mattison used to commute from Santa Rosa to a job in Daly City. When he was idling in traffic on 19th Avenue, he’d look over at Larsen Park and see the plane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I look over there, and I say, ‘What’s the city gonna do to that piece of junk? That looks terrible,’” Mattison remembered. “And it’s just the irony that 30 years later, guess what I’m doing?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Retired from the workforce now, and an Air Force veteran, Mattison is a volunteer at the \u003ca href=\"https://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/\">Pacific Coast Air Museum (PCAM)\u003c/a>, where the Shark in the Park ended up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067090\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067090\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Mattison, the Pacific Coast Air Museum volunteer responsible for restoring the Vought F-8 Crusader, talks to Aaron Van Lieu about the restoration process at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The way he tells it, San Francisco leaders were bugging the Navy to take the plane away because it was hazardous. Then, the Navy basically begged the museum to take the F-8 Crusader off their hands, promising that if they did, more aircraft might come the museum’s way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like to say this was the catalyst,” Mattison said. “This started our association with the Navy. We developed a really close association because we started getting more and more assets. So that’s how we wound up becoming a museum, because we took this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the museum has an impressive set of aircraft to visit at its open-air site. Some planes flew during War War II, Korea and Vietnam. They have a plane that was one of the first responders to the 9/11 attacks in New York City in 2001. Each volunteer has their favorites — often related to the branch of the military where they served.[aside postID=news_12074947 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260221-SUNNYSIDECONSERVATORY00252_TV-KQED.jpg']“We are not a velvet rope air museum,” Mattison said. “We encourage people to touch them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the F-8 Crusader first arrived at the museum in 1993, a crew did a ton of work to reverse some of the things San Francisco Rec and Park had done to make the plane safer for kids. Park workers had filled the body of the plane with concrete to prevent kids from crawling through it — the PCAM crew had to jackhammer it out. And, the body of the plane had been buried in the sand — another safety measure to soften the landing when kids fell off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The entire section of the fuselage where the engine and all the internal components were was filled with sand,” said Guy Crow, a PCAM volunteer who worked on the plane when it first arrived. “About seven yards of sand we scraped, swept, shoveled, vacuumed. And it took us a couple of weeks to get it all out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That original team got the plane looking presentable and painted it with the telltale shark mouth for which it was known. They even had T-shirts made up with “Shark in the Park” on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after more than two decades on display in the field at the museum, the weather had taken its toll on the F-8. Museum staff removed it from the display in 2012 and started revamping it once again in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We treat [them like] they’re full-size model airplanes,” Mattison said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mattison’s team removed still more sand, fixed the rudder and reskinned the wings and flaps, patched the fuselage and gave it a new paint job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067024\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067024\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Museum visitor Michael Wilkins reads about the F-5E Tiger II at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I chose to paint it in the Marine Corps colors,” Mattison said. “That was the last squadron it flew out of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The F-8 Crusader was built in 1956 as a “supersonic dayfighter. It was fast. I think it was [one of] the first Navy aircraft that achieved a thousand miles an hour. It’s very maneuverable, and the pilots loved flying it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our question asker, Aaron Van Lieu, accompanied me on the trip to the museum. He remembered the jet immediately, although he said it looked bigger than he remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a rush and flush of emotions and memories,” he said. “I’m on top of the world, being able to see it again. ‘Cause I’ve always wondered what happened to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Pacific Coast Air Museum is open \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/visit-us/#hours_admin\">\u003cem>Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> It’s\u003c/em> \u003cem>located at the Charles M Schulz — Sonoma County Airport, off Airport Boulevard on the corner of N. Laughlin Road. and Becker Boulevard.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Viewthefullepisodetranscript\">\u003c/a>Episode transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Things were different for San Francisco kids back in the 1960s and ’70s. For one, there was a lot more freedom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>In those days, there were no cars parked on the street for the most part. And there were kids everywhere. You know, there were six or seven kids on my block. My name’s Dennis O’Neill. I grew up on 18th Avenue from about 1963 to 1980.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>Dennis and the other neighborhood kids spent a lot of time at nearby Larsen Park. It’s right on busy 19th Avenue at Vicente Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>We were seven or eight. And our parents, you know, allowed us to cross 19th Avenue, the highway, on a green light and go to the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>Back then, every city park had a park director. They would organize games, keep an eye on the kids and maintain play equipment. But Larsen Park also had something that made it extra special. A real Navy jet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>It felt like an actual jet landed in Larsen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>And wow, was that jet beloved by the neighborhood kids!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>It was fantastic, I have to say. I still remember. I’m 64 years old. I remember specifically sitting in that cockpit and being a pilot, you know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olivia Allen-Price: Our question asker this week, Aaron Van Lieu, also spent a lot of time at the plane in Larsen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu:\u003c/strong> It’s some of my earliest memories. My brother, dad and I were going there in the late ’80s, like ’88-’89. So I was like 4, 5, 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>Over a period of 35 years, there were actually three different Navy jets in that park. The last one was placed in 1975, and the nose of it was painted with shark’s teeth. It was there the longest and was known to many as “The Shark in the Park.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the plane Aaron remembers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Playing tag, but there’s a jet involved. And hide and seek and you know, just running around it. My dad, you know, trying to explain what certain things were because for a long time the canopy was there, and you could see inside of it, and it had all the gauges and stuff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>But Aaron also remembers how the jet slowly started falling apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Little by little, the wings and parts of the jet just started falling off and going and disappearing. So, and then eventually it was like kind of like this, like skeleton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>And then, one day, it was gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aaron has spent decades wondering what happened to that jet that he loved so much. He even credits it, in small part, with his love of aviation and a short stint as a flight attendant. He wants to know:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>What happened to the jet, and why did it get taken out, aside from being covered in graffiti? So I just wanna know where it went from there, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>And, I want to know who thought a jet in a playground was a good idea in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Bay Curious editor and producer, Katrina Schwartz, always the pragmatic one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>A real fighter jet has to be one of the most expensive pieces of playground equipment ever!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> So, I did a little math, and the plane cost about 2 million to build originally, which is nearly $24 million today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sounds of pickleball\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Our modern obsessions on display at the park are a little more mundane … and a lot less expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pickleball sounds\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The near constant pop and thwack of the very popular pickleball courts has been the soundtrack to Larsen Park since they opened in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I visited with Christopher Pollock, historian in residence for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, to learn a little more about this park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>So Carl L Larsen is a Danish immigrant who was a cafe owner in downtown San Francisco. He owned the Tivoli Cafe and he was quite a large landowner in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Larsen gave the city a parcel of land to create a park before this west side neighborhood was even fully built. The park opened in 1926. Bisected by Vicente Street, one side had tennis courts and playground equipment and the other side had an open field and a swimming pool, now called Sava Pool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>He, as a developer, certainly had the vision that San Francisco was going to grow and that things would grow to be what they are today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>At this point, playgrounds were a fairly new idea. They only came into fashion in the early 1900s as a tool to keep kids off the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>Kids were getting into trouble because they didn’t have enough to do in off hours of school. Yeah, they had their playgrounds within the schools, but those were closed when school was not open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The first Navy jet came to Larsen Park in 1958. It was during the Cold War and people were obsessed with going to the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Archival video 1: \u003c/strong>In October 1957, the world entered the Space Age. At that time, a multistage rocket took off from Russia – Sputnik 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Archival video 2: \u003c/strong>More and more teenagers are giving up rock and roll for Rocket Rolls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>People want to go to the moon, and so it becomes a very popular kind of thing that people started designing playground equipment to look like jet planes and rockets and things like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Space exploration was a national obsession. But you know, San Francisco, it had to approach the trend a little differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>There was surplus jet down at Moffat Field in Mountain View and that it could be had for a song. It just had to be brought to San Francisco. So that becomes our very first plaything in a playground, but it’s the real thing. Our kids were going to learn, you know, the real straight skinny on stuff, not some representation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>It’s easy to forget that back then, San Francisco was a Navy town. The city was surrounded by Naval stations and there were jets like this one in playgrounds in Bayview, Sunnyvale and San Leandro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as any parent knows, kids are hard on stuff. Even military grade materials were no match for their grubby little hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>About every 10 years these jets had to be replaced because the kids wore them down so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The \u003cem>second\u003c/em> jet in Larsen Park came from the Alameda Naval Base and was placed in the park in 1967. But the longest tenured jet — the “shark in the park” our question asker loved — arrived in dramatic fashion eight years later, in 1975.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newspaper read: \u003c/strong>A marine helicopter carrying a surplus Navy fighter in its sling, flew under the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday morning — after it had cruised under the Bay Bridge. The old F-8 Crusader was taken from Alameda Naval Air Station to the parking lot of the San Francisco Zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>They then towed the jet two and a half miles northeast … going up Sloat Boulevard and down 19th Avenue to Larsen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newspaper read: \u003c/strong>The engineless plane will be used, as was its predecessor, as a giant toy in which San Francisco children may take flights of imagination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>And there it stayed, delighting generations of children … for 18 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock:\u003c/strong> When this first started, people weren’t thinking so much about safety, but as the years went by, safety became a much bigger issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The first two planes were propped up, with ladders to climb into the cockpits. Kids would crawl on the wings, fall off and break arms and legs. And, the metal was sharp — many a kid got a nasty gash playing on the jets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>Not only that but it was found that the paint on these jets was lead-based and it was being discovered in later years that this was toxic to children. It was decided in 1993 to remove the last of the three jets. And so we were without a jet for a very long time in this park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>After 22 jetless years, Larsen Park got an all new playground in 2015, one complete with a play structure that looks like a jet. It may not be the \u003cem>real\u003c/em> thing, but kids still like it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time the shark in the park was removed, it was a hunk of junk. The wings were gone, the nose ripped off and it was covered in graffiti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>My last memory of it is being like a skeleton. So I would hope that it was maybe fixed a little bit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>It was in that forlorn state that Aaron, our question asker, last saw the plane. Until I met up with him at the Pacific Coast Air Museum to show him what had become of it. That’s coming up, after this short break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sponsor Message\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Aaron Van Lieu has always wondered what happened to the jet in San Francisco’s Larsen Park that made such an impression on him as a child. And it turns out, its new home isn’t too far away, at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>OK, we ready?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>I guess so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>All right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Aaron and I meet up at the museum and hop in a golf cart for a quick tour with Janet Doto, an Airforce veteran and volunteer here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>These are the two top gun aircraft, the F-14 Tomcat and then the F-18 Viper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>The Tomcat was one of my favorite jets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Dotto:\u003c/strong> Oh, it’s a beautiful jet. My favorite’s the F4, but yeah, I’m partial. 23 years in the Air Force, you can’t love a navy aircraft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The museum is a small but mighty operation. Almost all outdoors, they have 37 restored aircraft. One plane fought in WWII, another was a first responder to the 911 attacks and of course, parked out on the tarmac they’ve got the Shark in the Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>And there she is, the F-8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>This one right here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>That’s the one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Whoa!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Is it how you remember it looking?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Yeah, very much. Yeah, the canopy, it actually looks bigger than I remember.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>That’s probably because there’s more of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Laughter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>This F-8 jet is the very one that generations of San Francisco kids played on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>Aaron, okay, I’m Jim Mattison. I’m the crew chief. And I’m proud to say I’m responsible for how this came out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Jim is also an Air Force veteran and volunteer. But his memories of the Shark in the Park go way back to when he used to be stuck in traffic on 19th Avenue, commuting to Daly City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>I look over there, and I say, What’s the city gonna do to that piece of junk? That looks terrible. And it’s just the irony that 30 years later, guess what I’m doing?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Jim and his team have lovingly restored this 1956 F-8. The paint scheme is mostly gray with accents of red and navy blue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>I chose to paint it in the Marine Corps colors. Why? Because that was the last squadron it flew out of. And this was such an amazing paint scheme, I saw that and thought, I know what I want to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The Navy basically begged the museum to take the plane. San Francisco officials wanted the dangerous eyesore gone, especially because by the 90s, the Navy’s presence in the Bay Area had waned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>They got a big crane and a low boy truck. Dug it out of the sand, took it apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>And like so many jets before it, put it on a truck and drove it up to Santa Rosa\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>And then just like a model airplane, put it all back together. My teammate, he was working on the belly. And every once in a while, he’s busy banging and drilling holes. He’d get a face full of Larson Park sand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The museum initially didn’t want to take this plane, but now, it’s one of the most popular attractions. Many visitors who remember playing on the F-8 as kids never knew much about what the jet did before it became playground equipment. That history is something Jim is passionate about sharing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>This was designed as a supersonic day fighter for the Navy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>It would land on incredibly short runways … just 500 feet … on floating aircraft carriers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>And it was fast. Very maneuverable and the pilots loved flying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz in scene: \u003c/strong>I’m curious, Aaron, what do you think now that you’ve seen it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>There’s been a rush and flush of emotions and and memories, you know. I’m on top of the world being able to see it again, really. ‘Cause I’ve always wondered what happened to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>And if you remember playing on this jet and have always wondered what happened to it … the Pacific Coast Air Museum is waiting for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>That was Bay Curious editor and producer, Katrina Schwartz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still play on some real Navy equipment if you go to Lincoln and 45th Avenue Playground in Golden Gate Park. There’s a blue boat there that was donated by the Navy … and it’s the real deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are you loving having more Bay Curious episodes in your podcast feed? If so, you can get even more Bay Curious in your life via the Bay Curious newsletter! Head to our website to sign up. As always, at \u003ca href=\"http://baycurious.org\">BayCurious.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BC is made in SF at member-supported KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our show is made by Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale and me, Olivia Allen Price.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Extra support from Maha Sanad, Katie Sprenger, Jen Chien, Ethan Toven-Lindsey and everyone at team KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco, Northern California local.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m Olivia Allen-Price. Cleared for takeoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each kid who played in Larsen Park remembers \u003ca href=\"https://www.outsidelands.org/larsen_park_jets.php\">“their plane” clearly\u003c/a>, but over a period of 35 years, there were actually three different Navy jets in that park. The last one was placed in 1975 — and the nose of it was painted with shark’s teeth. It was there the longest and was known to many as “The Shark in the Park.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the plane our \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycurious.org\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> question asker, Aaron Van Lieu, played on when he was little.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s some of my earliest memories,” said Van Lieu, who thinks he was 5 for 6. “My brother, dad and I we [went] there in the late 80s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067017\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067017\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-02-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Van Lieu looks up at the Vought F-8 Crusader with Janet Doto at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Van Lieu remembers stopping at the park with his dad and brother as a treat after a Saturday morning spent going to open houses with his dad, who was a realtor. The jet was the kids’ reward for behaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Playing tag, but there’s a jet involved, and hide and seek,” Van Lieu reminisced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite these fond memories, Aaron also remembers watching the jet slowly fall apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067018\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067018 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Van Lieu looks at a display showing photos of the Vought F-8 Crusader from when it was located at Carl Larsen Park in San Francisco, and its removal from the park at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Little by little, the wings and parts of the jet just started falling off and disappearing,” Van Lieu said. “And then, eventually, it was kind of like this skeleton.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then one day it was gone. Aaron has spent the better part of 30 years wondering where it landed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He wants to know: “What happened to the jet and why did it get taken out — aside from being covered in graffiti? I just wanna know where it went from there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did a Navy jet end up in Larsen Park in the first place?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Larsen Park opened in 1926 after Danish immigrant and Tivoli Cafe owner Carl Larsen donated the land. At the time, the concept of a playground was fairly new. \u003ca href=\"https://savingplaces.org/stories/how-we-came-to-play-the-history-of-playgrounds/\">They came into fashion at the turn of the century \u003c/a>when people started to realize that children weren’t just mini adults, but developing beings that learned through play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Kids were getting into trouble because they didn’t have enough to do in off-hours of school,” said Christopher Pollock, historian in residence for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early days, every park had a Recreation Director who kept play equipment in their office, organized games and kept an eye on the kids when they were at the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076067\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076067\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-03-KQED-1536x963.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children play on the first Larsen Park jet circa 1964. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of San Francisco History Center/San Francisco Public Library)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The first jet came to Larsen Park in 1958.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That period is called the jet age because we have rockets being developed,” Pollock said. “People want to go to the moon, and people started designing playground equipment to look like jet planes and rockets and things like that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pollock said even back then, San Francisco didn’t want to be like everywhere else. The general manager of Rec and Park at the time heard that there were surplus jets at \u003ca href=\"https://www.moffettfieldmuseum.org/\">Moffett Field \u003c/a>in Mountain View.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so that becomes our very first plaything in a playground, but it’s the real thing,” Pollock said. “Our kids were going to learn the real straight skinny on stuff, not some representation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They took the engine out of the jet, put it on a truck and dragged it up the freeway to the park with a California Highway Patrol escort. But once in the park, kids were hard on it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076061\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1387\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260311-Jet-Playground-Archival-01-KQED-1536x1065.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The third and final Larsen Park jet, a 1956 F-8 Crusader, just before being removed from the park by Pacific Coast Air Museum volunteers. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pacific Coast Air Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“About every 10 years, these jets had to be replaced because the kids wore them down so much,” Pollock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The second jet in Larsen Park came from the Alameda Naval Base and was placed in the park in 1967. But the longest tenured jet — the “Shark in the Park” our question asker loved — arrived in dramatic fashion in 1975.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> article from Jan. 15, 1975, details its route:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A marine helicopter carrying a surplus Navy fighter in its sling, flew under the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday morning — after it had cruised under the Bay Bridge. The old F-8 Crusader was taken from Alameda Naval Air Station to the parking lot of the San Francisco Zoo. … The engineless plane will be used, as was its predecessor, as a giant toy in which San Francisco children may take flights of imagination.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After landing at the Zoo, workers towed the jet two and a half miles northeast, going up Sloat Boulevard and down 19th Avenue to Larsen Park. And there it stayed for 18 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But by the early 1990s, the F-8 Crusader had seen better days, and city leaders were learning more about the hazards to kids that it posed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12070945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260123-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The jet play structure that replaced the Vought F-8 Crusader at Carl Larsen Park in San Francisco on Jan. 23, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When this first started, people weren’t thinking so much about safety,” Pollock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But as the years went by, safety became a much bigger issue. It was found that the paint on these jets was lead-based, and it was being discovered in later years that this was toxic to children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1993, city leaders had the Navy take the jet back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larsen Park was without a jet for 22 years. In 2015, Larsen Park playground got a makeover, and community leaders insisted that the new play structure look like a jet plane. It’s no longer the real deal, but kids still like it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So, what happened to the Shark in the Park?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jim Mattison used to commute from Santa Rosa to a job in Daly City. When he was idling in traffic on 19th Avenue, he’d look over at Larsen Park and see the plane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I look over there, and I say, ‘What’s the city gonna do to that piece of junk? That looks terrible,’” Mattison remembered. “And it’s just the irony that 30 years later, guess what I’m doing?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Retired from the workforce now, and an Air Force veteran, Mattison is a volunteer at the \u003ca href=\"https://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/\">Pacific Coast Air Museum (PCAM)\u003c/a>, where the Shark in the Park ended up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067090\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067090\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-04-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Mattison, the Pacific Coast Air Museum volunteer responsible for restoring the Vought F-8 Crusader, talks to Aaron Van Lieu about the restoration process at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The way he tells it, San Francisco leaders were bugging the Navy to take the plane away because it was hazardous. Then, the Navy basically begged the museum to take the F-8 Crusader off their hands, promising that if they did, more aircraft might come the museum’s way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like to say this was the catalyst,” Mattison said. “This started our association with the Navy. We developed a really close association because we started getting more and more assets. So that’s how we wound up becoming a museum, because we took this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the museum has an impressive set of aircraft to visit at its open-air site. Some planes flew during War War II, Korea and Vietnam. They have a plane that was one of the first responders to the 9/11 attacks in New York City in 2001. Each volunteer has their favorites — often related to the branch of the military where they served.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We are not a velvet rope air museum,” Mattison said. “We encourage people to touch them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the F-8 Crusader first arrived at the museum in 1993, a crew did a ton of work to reverse some of the things San Francisco Rec and Park had done to make the plane safer for kids. Park workers had filled the body of the plane with concrete to prevent kids from crawling through it — the PCAM crew had to jackhammer it out. And, the body of the plane had been buried in the sand — another safety measure to soften the landing when kids fell off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The entire section of the fuselage where the engine and all the internal components were was filled with sand,” said Guy Crow, a PCAM volunteer who worked on the plane when it first arrived. “About seven yards of sand we scraped, swept, shoveled, vacuumed. And it took us a couple of weeks to get it all out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That original team got the plane looking presentable and painted it with the telltale shark mouth for which it was known. They even had T-shirts made up with “Shark in the Park” on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after more than two decades on display in the field at the museum, the weather had taken its toll on the F-8. Museum staff removed it from the display in 2012 and started revamping it once again in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We treat [them like] they’re full-size model airplanes,” Mattison said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mattison’s team removed still more sand, fixed the rudder and reskinned the wings and flaps, patched the fuselage and gave it a new paint job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067024\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067024\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251212-JET-PLAYGROUND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Museum visitor Michael Wilkins reads about the F-5E Tiger II at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa on Dec. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I chose to paint it in the Marine Corps colors,” Mattison said. “That was the last squadron it flew out of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The F-8 Crusader was built in 1956 as a “supersonic dayfighter. It was fast. I think it was [one of] the first Navy aircraft that achieved a thousand miles an hour. It’s very maneuverable, and the pilots loved flying it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our question asker, Aaron Van Lieu, accompanied me on the trip to the museum. He remembered the jet immediately, although he said it looked bigger than he remembered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a rush and flush of emotions and memories,” he said. “I’m on top of the world, being able to see it again. ‘Cause I’ve always wondered what happened to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Pacific Coast Air Museum is open \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://pacificcoastairmuseum.org/visit-us/#hours_admin\">\u003cem>Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> It’s\u003c/em> \u003cem>located at the Charles M Schulz — Sonoma County Airport, off Airport Boulevard on the corner of N. Laughlin Road. and Becker Boulevard.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Viewthefullepisodetranscript\">\u003c/a>Episode transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Things were different for San Francisco kids back in the 1960s and ’70s. For one, there was a lot more freedom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>In those days, there were no cars parked on the street for the most part. And there were kids everywhere. You know, there were six or seven kids on my block. My name’s Dennis O’Neill. I grew up on 18th Avenue from about 1963 to 1980.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>Dennis and the other neighborhood kids spent a lot of time at nearby Larsen Park. It’s right on busy 19th Avenue at Vicente Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>We were seven or eight. And our parents, you know, allowed us to cross 19th Avenue, the highway, on a green light and go to the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>Back then, every city park had a park director. They would organize games, keep an eye on the kids and maintain play equipment. But Larsen Park also had something that made it extra special. A real Navy jet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>It felt like an actual jet landed in Larsen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>And wow, was that jet beloved by the neighborhood kids!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dennis O’Neill: \u003c/strong>It was fantastic, I have to say. I still remember. I’m 64 years old. I remember specifically sitting in that cockpit and being a pilot, you know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olivia Allen-Price: Our question asker this week, Aaron Van Lieu, also spent a lot of time at the plane in Larsen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu:\u003c/strong> It’s some of my earliest memories. My brother, dad and I were going there in the late ’80s, like ’88-’89. So I was like 4, 5, 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>Over a period of 35 years, there were actually three different Navy jets in that park. The last one was placed in 1975, and the nose of it was painted with shark’s teeth. It was there the longest and was known to many as “The Shark in the Park.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the plane Aaron remembers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Playing tag, but there’s a jet involved. And hide and seek and you know, just running around it. My dad, you know, trying to explain what certain things were because for a long time the canopy was there, and you could see inside of it, and it had all the gauges and stuff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>But Aaron also remembers how the jet slowly started falling apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Little by little, the wings and parts of the jet just started falling off and going and disappearing. So, and then eventually it was like kind of like this, like skeleton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>And then, one day, it was gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aaron has spent decades wondering what happened to that jet that he loved so much. He even credits it, in small part, with his love of aviation and a short stint as a flight attendant. He wants to know:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>What happened to the jet, and why did it get taken out, aside from being covered in graffiti? So I just wanna know where it went from there, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>And, I want to know who thought a jet in a playground was a good idea in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Bay Curious editor and producer, Katrina Schwartz, always the pragmatic one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>A real fighter jet has to be one of the most expensive pieces of playground equipment ever!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> So, I did a little math, and the plane cost about 2 million to build originally, which is nearly $24 million today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sounds of pickleball\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Our modern obsessions on display at the park are a little more mundane … and a lot less expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pickleball sounds\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The near constant pop and thwack of the very popular pickleball courts has been the soundtrack to Larsen Park since they opened in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I visited with Christopher Pollock, historian in residence for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, to learn a little more about this park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>So Carl L Larsen is a Danish immigrant who was a cafe owner in downtown San Francisco. He owned the Tivoli Cafe and he was quite a large landowner in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Larsen gave the city a parcel of land to create a park before this west side neighborhood was even fully built. The park opened in 1926. Bisected by Vicente Street, one side had tennis courts and playground equipment and the other side had an open field and a swimming pool, now called Sava Pool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>He, as a developer, certainly had the vision that San Francisco was going to grow and that things would grow to be what they are today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>At this point, playgrounds were a fairly new idea. They only came into fashion in the early 1900s as a tool to keep kids off the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>Kids were getting into trouble because they didn’t have enough to do in off hours of school. Yeah, they had their playgrounds within the schools, but those were closed when school was not open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The first Navy jet came to Larsen Park in 1958. It was during the Cold War and people were obsessed with going to the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Archival video 1: \u003c/strong>In October 1957, the world entered the Space Age. At that time, a multistage rocket took off from Russia – Sputnik 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Archival video 2: \u003c/strong>More and more teenagers are giving up rock and roll for Rocket Rolls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>People want to go to the moon, and so it becomes a very popular kind of thing that people started designing playground equipment to look like jet planes and rockets and things like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Space exploration was a national obsession. But you know, San Francisco, it had to approach the trend a little differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>There was surplus jet down at Moffat Field in Mountain View and that it could be had for a song. It just had to be brought to San Francisco. So that becomes our very first plaything in a playground, but it’s the real thing. Our kids were going to learn, you know, the real straight skinny on stuff, not some representation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>It’s easy to forget that back then, San Francisco was a Navy town. The city was surrounded by Naval stations and there were jets like this one in playgrounds in Bayview, Sunnyvale and San Leandro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as any parent knows, kids are hard on stuff. Even military grade materials were no match for their grubby little hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>About every 10 years these jets had to be replaced because the kids wore them down so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The \u003cem>second\u003c/em> jet in Larsen Park came from the Alameda Naval Base and was placed in the park in 1967. But the longest tenured jet — the “shark in the park” our question asker loved — arrived in dramatic fashion eight years later, in 1975.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newspaper read: \u003c/strong>A marine helicopter carrying a surplus Navy fighter in its sling, flew under the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday morning — after it had cruised under the Bay Bridge. The old F-8 Crusader was taken from Alameda Naval Air Station to the parking lot of the San Francisco Zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>They then towed the jet two and a half miles northeast … going up Sloat Boulevard and down 19th Avenue to Larsen Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Newspaper read: \u003c/strong>The engineless plane will be used, as was its predecessor, as a giant toy in which San Francisco children may take flights of imagination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>And there it stayed, delighting generations of children … for 18 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock:\u003c/strong> When this first started, people weren’t thinking so much about safety, but as the years went by, safety became a much bigger issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The first two planes were propped up, with ladders to climb into the cockpits. Kids would crawl on the wings, fall off and break arms and legs. And, the metal was sharp — many a kid got a nasty gash playing on the jets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Christopher Pollock: \u003c/strong>Not only that but it was found that the paint on these jets was lead-based and it was being discovered in later years that this was toxic to children. It was decided in 1993 to remove the last of the three jets. And so we were without a jet for a very long time in this park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>After 22 jetless years, Larsen Park got an all new playground in 2015, one complete with a play structure that looks like a jet. It may not be the \u003cem>real\u003c/em> thing, but kids still like it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time the shark in the park was removed, it was a hunk of junk. The wings were gone, the nose ripped off and it was covered in graffiti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>My last memory of it is being like a skeleton. So I would hope that it was maybe fixed a little bit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>It was in that forlorn state that Aaron, our question asker, last saw the plane. Until I met up with him at the Pacific Coast Air Museum to show him what had become of it. That’s coming up, after this short break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sponsor Message\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Aaron Van Lieu has always wondered what happened to the jet in San Francisco’s Larsen Park that made such an impression on him as a child. And it turns out, its new home isn’t too far away, at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>OK, we ready?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>I guess so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>All right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Aaron and I meet up at the museum and hop in a golf cart for a quick tour with Janet Doto, an Airforce veteran and volunteer here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>These are the two top gun aircraft, the F-14 Tomcat and then the F-18 Viper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>The Tomcat was one of my favorite jets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Dotto:\u003c/strong> Oh, it’s a beautiful jet. My favorite’s the F4, but yeah, I’m partial. 23 years in the Air Force, you can’t love a navy aircraft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The museum is a small but mighty operation. Almost all outdoors, they have 37 restored aircraft. One plane fought in WWII, another was a first responder to the 911 attacks and of course, parked out on the tarmac they’ve got the Shark in the Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>And there she is, the F-8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>This one right here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>That’s the one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Whoa!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Is it how you remember it looking?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>Yeah, very much. Yeah, the canopy, it actually looks bigger than I remember.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Janet Doto: \u003c/strong>That’s probably because there’s more of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Laughter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>This F-8 jet is the very one that generations of San Francisco kids played on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>Aaron, okay, I’m Jim Mattison. I’m the crew chief. And I’m proud to say I’m responsible for how this came out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Jim is also an Air Force veteran and volunteer. But his memories of the Shark in the Park go way back to when he used to be stuck in traffic on 19th Avenue, commuting to Daly City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>I look over there, and I say, What’s the city gonna do to that piece of junk? That looks terrible. And it’s just the irony that 30 years later, guess what I’m doing?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>Jim and his team have lovingly restored this 1956 F-8. The paint scheme is mostly gray with accents of red and navy blue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>I chose to paint it in the Marine Corps colors. Why? Because that was the last squadron it flew out of. And this was such an amazing paint scheme, I saw that and thought, I know what I want to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>The Navy basically begged the museum to take the plane. San Francisco officials wanted the dangerous eyesore gone, especially because by the 90s, the Navy’s presence in the Bay Area had waned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>They got a big crane and a low boy truck. 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That history is something Jim is passionate about sharing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>This was designed as a supersonic day fighter for the Navy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>It would land on incredibly short runways … just 500 feet … on floating aircraft carriers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jim Mattison: \u003c/strong>And it was fast. Very maneuverable and the pilots loved flying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz in scene: \u003c/strong>I’m curious, Aaron, what do you think now that you’ve seen it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aaron Van Lieu: \u003c/strong>There’s been a rush and flush of emotions and and memories, you know. I’m on top of the world being able to see it again, really. ‘Cause I’ve always wondered what happened to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/strong>And if you remember playing on this jet and have always wondered what happened to it … the Pacific Coast Air Museum is waiting for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/strong>That was Bay Curious editor and producer, Katrina Schwartz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still play on some real Navy equipment if you go to Lincoln and 45th Avenue Playground in Golden Gate Park. There’s a blue boat there that was donated by the Navy … and it’s the real deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are you loving having more Bay Curious episodes in your podcast feed? If so, you can get even more Bay Curious in your life via the Bay Curious newsletter! Head to our website to sign up. 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"content": "\u003cp>At a recent Sunday \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073604/2026-ramadan-mubarak-where-to-find-iftar-suhoor-san-francisco-bay-area\">iftar in San Francisco\u003c/a>, Sarah Aamir was thrilled to announce that someone donated a whopping $5,000 to the charity of the evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thank you for thinking of the people of Sudan. One dollar is a lot in Sudan. 5K?” she said, addressing a crowd of 200 in a wide office space in the city’s Mission District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The funds would help \u003ca href=\"https://sadagaat-usa.org/\">Sadagaat USA\u003c/a>, a humanitarian organization that supports community kitchens in Sudan — a nation dealing with \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR57UUiMGDs\">a years-long civil war\u003c/a> and what the \u003ca href=\"https://www.emro.who.int/sdn/sudan-news/attacks-push-sudans-health-system-to-the-brink.html\">United Nations\u003c/a> has called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, setting off widespread displacement, hunger and violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, the crowd applauded, giddy after breaking their Ramadan fast together over plates of chicken shawarma, gima, a savory minced meat dish, salad and rice. While the holy month is known for late-night meals and gatherings, another major component of this period is charity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a lot about people back home,” Aamir said. “I have this food, and they don’t, and it’s very easy to feel guilty.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075987\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Aamir, from the Nafeer Collective, fundraises for humanitarian aid in Sudan during iftar, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. Iftar dinners during Ramadan are used as a vehicle for charity and activism. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But it has helped her, this Ramadan, to “get some people moving, get some people interested in learning about Sudan.” The March 1 iftar ultimately raised over $140,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, Muslims and community members across the Bay Area have attended iftar dinners for a range of causes, from \u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/e/0K52xHUiJ5EKqcBV5x2J\">money for Gazans\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVIQRRfDlT3/\">clean water access in Pakistan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haneen Sidahmed, one of the presenters at the San Francisco “An Iftar In Sudan,” said the act of fasting can help foster community among Muslims and reflect more globally.[aside postID=news_12073604 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/RamadanGetty.jpg']“It’s almost like an equalizer,” Sidahmed said. “The ethos of Ramadan is usually, ‘How do we give back generosity,’ especially with folks who are affected by all kinds of calamities and crises. That’s really where the fundraising spirit comes through and why the Ramadan fundraisers are so powerful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ilham Abuanga, who was born in Sudan and now lives in Antioch, said she attended the San Francisco iftar to show support for her people. It’s been difficult to be away from her relatives during the ongoing war — a thought that she said keeps her up at night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes, it feels like you are lost. Sometimes, it feels you’re disconnected,” said Abuanga, whose family runs \u003ca href=\"https://www.sarrascharity.org/\">a charity\u003c/a> for pregnant women in Sudan, in honor of her late sister. “The only thing we can do is pray and give dua and aid them financially. But it’s very sad, and it’s heartbreaking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iftar dinners have also been a way for people of various faiths to break bread with each other and, as a result, get to know one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Palo Alto, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church recently hosted an interfaith iftar with the American Muslim Voice Foundation, an advocacy organization that has regularly hosted the event after Sept. 11, 2001, and the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. The event drew 180 people, according to the organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075990\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ilham Abuanga eats her iftar dinner, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I always encourage people … please sit with somebody you don’t know. That’s the whole idea, we are providing these experiences,” said Samina Sundas, one of the organizers, who has been hosting interfaith iftar dinners in her home since 2003. “Our mission is replacing a culture of fear, despair and division with a culture of hope, inclusion and peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sunday iftar to gather people of all different backgrounds felt especially meaningful, since it was also the weekend the U.S. ordered strikes on Iran, leading to subsequent violence in the region, said Rev. Nancy Ross, the associate rector of St. Mark’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were so many people who were so happy to be together,” Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075083\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12075083 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An attendee enjoys his iftar dinner, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For the San Francisco Bay Area branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ramadan is an opportunity to educate people about their rights, particularly during a time of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/immigration\">increased immigration enforcement\u003c/a> by the Trump administration, Executive Director Zahra Billoo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, according to the advocacy group, it helped \u003ca href=\"https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-sfba-secures-release-of-client-after-federal-court-grants-habeas-petition-against-unlawful-ice-detention/\">release\u003c/a> a client who was taken into ICE detention and had a pending immigration court date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billoo said CAIR has seen an increase in requests for immigration-related support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075082\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075082\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees pray Maghrib, an Islamic prayer done after sunset, before iftar, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the lead-up to Ramadan, she added, anxious questions began to arise from the Muslim community, including, “Is it safe to come to the mosque? What can individuals do to remain safe, and what can mosques do to protect themselves?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response, during the holy month, Billoo and CAIR representatives have visited over 50 different mosques across the Bay Area during iftar and night prayers, about the services the group offers and how they can get help if they are “confronted with the civil rights violation or immigration enforcement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vicious way in which this administration has been attacking minority communities does contribute to the need to deepen our relationships and bonds across communities,” Billoo said. “In Ramadan, Muslims increase their worship, and so we increase our outreach to protect them as they do so and reach them as they congregate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, the crowd applauded, giddy after breaking their Ramadan fast together over plates of chicken shawarma, gima, a savory minced meat dish, salad and rice. While the holy month is known for late-night meals and gatherings, another major component of this period is charity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a lot about people back home,” Aamir said. “I have this food, and they don’t, and it’s very easy to feel guilty.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075987\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00156_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Aamir, from the Nafeer Collective, fundraises for humanitarian aid in Sudan during iftar, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. Iftar dinners during Ramadan are used as a vehicle for charity and activism. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But it has helped her, this Ramadan, to “get some people moving, get some people interested in learning about Sudan.” The March 1 iftar ultimately raised over $140,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, Muslims and community members across the Bay Area have attended iftar dinners for a range of causes, from \u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/e/0K52xHUiJ5EKqcBV5x2J\">money for Gazans\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVIQRRfDlT3/\">clean water access in Pakistan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haneen Sidahmed, one of the presenters at the San Francisco “An Iftar In Sudan,” said the act of fasting can help foster community among Muslims and reflect more globally.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s almost like an equalizer,” Sidahmed said. “The ethos of Ramadan is usually, ‘How do we give back generosity,’ especially with folks who are affected by all kinds of calamities and crises. That’s really where the fundraising spirit comes through and why the Ramadan fundraisers are so powerful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ilham Abuanga, who was born in Sudan and now lives in Antioch, said she attended the San Francisco iftar to show support for her people. It’s been difficult to be away from her relatives during the ongoing war — a thought that she said keeps her up at night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes, it feels like you are lost. Sometimes, it feels you’re disconnected,” said Abuanga, whose family runs \u003ca href=\"https://www.sarrascharity.org/\">a charity\u003c/a> for pregnant women in Sudan, in honor of her late sister. “The only thing we can do is pray and give dua and aid them financially. But it’s very sad, and it’s heartbreaking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iftar dinners have also been a way for people of various faiths to break bread with each other and, as a result, get to know one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Palo Alto, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church recently hosted an interfaith iftar with the American Muslim Voice Foundation, an advocacy organization that has regularly hosted the event after Sept. 11, 2001, and the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. The event drew 180 people, according to the organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075990\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-interfaithiftar00580_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ilham Abuanga eats her iftar dinner, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I always encourage people … please sit with somebody you don’t know. That’s the whole idea, we are providing these experiences,” said Samina Sundas, one of the organizers, who has been hosting interfaith iftar dinners in her home since 2003. “Our mission is replacing a culture of fear, despair and division with a culture of hope, inclusion and peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sunday iftar to gather people of all different backgrounds felt especially meaningful, since it was also the weekend the U.S. ordered strikes on Iran, leading to subsequent violence in the region, said Rev. Nancy Ross, the associate rector of St. Mark’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were so many people who were so happy to be together,” Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075083\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12075083 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00457_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An attendee enjoys his iftar dinner, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For the San Francisco Bay Area branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ramadan is an opportunity to educate people about their rights, particularly during a time of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/immigration\">increased immigration enforcement\u003c/a> by the Trump administration, Executive Director Zahra Billoo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, according to the advocacy group, it helped \u003ca href=\"https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-sfba-secures-release-of-client-after-federal-court-grants-habeas-petition-against-unlawful-ice-detention/\">release\u003c/a> a client who was taken into ICE detention and had a pending immigration court date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billoo said CAIR has seen an increase in requests for immigration-related support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075082\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075082\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260301-INTERFAITHIFTAR00383_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees pray Maghrib, an Islamic prayer done after sunset, before iftar, the second meal of the day during Ramadan, in San Francisco on March 1, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the lead-up to Ramadan, she added, anxious questions began to arise from the Muslim community, including, “Is it safe to come to the mosque? What can individuals do to remain safe, and what can mosques do to protect themselves?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response, during the holy month, Billoo and CAIR representatives have visited over 50 different mosques across the Bay Area during iftar and night prayers, about the services the group offers and how they can get help if they are “confronted with the civil rights violation or immigration enforcement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vicious way in which this administration has been attacking minority communities does contribute to the need to deepen our relationships and bonds across communities,” Billoo said. “In Ramadan, Muslims increase their worship, and so we increase our outreach to protect them as they do so and reach them as they congregate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dealing with a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bart\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">BART\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shutdown anywhere is not a good way to start the day. Or end it. Or really spend any portion of it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the transit agency’s \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/about/reports/ridership\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">own data\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, hundreds of thousands of commuters depend on BART to get from one side of the bay to the other.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So when the Transbay Tube shuts down — meaning that no trains can cross the bay from San Francisco to the East Bay, or vice versa — the impact on how folks move around the region is massive.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And it’s not a super-rare issue. BART riders have already seen two \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074729/network-fail-disrupts-transbay-bart-service-delaying-morning-commuters\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">TransBay tunnel closures\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this year, leaving would-be passengers \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074259/west-oakland-rv-fire-cause-of-hours-long-bart-transbay-tube-shutdown\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">waiting for hours\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for service to resume. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/SFBART/status/2025727091463852415\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When this happens, calling a taxi or using a rideshare like Uber or Lyft to cross the Bay Bridge isn’t an option available to everyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But there’s some good news: When Transbay BART service shuts down, the Bay Area’s public transit network offers a few alternatives to waiting for a crowded shuttle, including the region’s ferry and bus routes — even if they might not necessarily be the quickest way back across the bay, and require a longer walk from your BART station. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1989px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034008\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1989\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg 1989w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1020x684.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed-1920x1287.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1989px) 100vw, 1989px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters stand on the platform as a train pulls into the Powell Street station in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We’ve rounded up the following list of your alternatives based on which BART station they’re closest to, for you to bookmark and use the next time Transbay service is down. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click or tap on the Bay Area region where you’re \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">starting \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">your journey to find recommendations nearby.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SanFranciscothePeninsulaBARTstationsincluding\">San Francisco & the Peninsula BART stations, including:\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embarcadero\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Powell Street\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">24th Street Mission\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daly City\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#OaklandBARTstationsincluding\">Oakland BART stations, including:\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 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Berkeley\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Leandro\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hayward\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fremont\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SanFranciscothePeninsulaBARTstationsincluding\">\u003c/a>I want to cross the Bay from San Francisco or the Peninsula\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assuming that BART trains are still running through San Francisco, you can take any train to Montgomery Street station to access the city’s \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/projects/salesforce-transit-center\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salesforce Transit Center\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nearby. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you’re planning to catch a ferry, you can get off at Embarcadero station. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063708\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A MUNI train stops at the Embarcadero station in San Francisco on Jan. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If trains are \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">not \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">running through the city, you can hop on a 14, 14R or 49 bus that connects most BART stations in San Francisco (to make roughly the same journey within the city that you would have done using BART, to get you to one of the connecting transit agencies below).\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking AC Transit across the Bay Bridge \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While San Francisco-bound AC Transit buses will have different starting points, all East Bay-bound routes will start at Salesforce Transit Center. The Transbay \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/NL\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">NL\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/O\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">O\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/F\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">F\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/J\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">J\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/L\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">L\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/W\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">W\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lines will make stops at or near BART stations, while others — like the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/P\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">P\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — also cross the bay but will pass through areas not served by BART.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking the San Francisco Bay Ferry across the bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">All East Bay-bound ferries set sail from the San Francisco Ferry Building, near the Embarcadero BART/Muni station.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039604\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco Bay Ferry pulls into the Golden Gate Ferry Terminal in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On all days of the week, there are ferries that can take you to the Oakland Ferry Terminal in Jack London Square, a 20-minute walk from 12th Street station and roughly a 25-minute walk from 19th Street station. Other destinations are Richmond, Vallejo and Alameda Island.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can buy an actual ferry ticket in the Ferry Building, pay with your Clipper card or \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065714/clipper-card-new-bart-caltrain-login-next-generation-discounts\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">tap on and off using a credit or debit card\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking Caltrain south to go \u003ci>around \u003c/i>the bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A significantly longer option that will require taking the southbound Caltrain to the end of the line at San José Diridon station. From there, you can hop on the 500 Rapid VTA bus line that goes straight to Berryessa BART, usually a 20-minute ride.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Caltrain’s electric trains, which may offer BART users a way to go around the Bay in the event of a Transbay Tube shutdown. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Caltrain)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This option also assumes \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/system-map\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">BART’s orange line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — which connects San José with Richmond and offers stops at or further connections to all East Bay stations — is still running.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A bonus option for folks starting their commute from South San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The South San Francisco ferry connects the South San Francisco Ferry Terminal to Oakland’s Jack London Square, which is near 12th Street and 19th Street BART stations.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The city-owned parking structure at 255 Second St. on Nov. 3, 2025, in Oakland. The garage serves ferry commuters and visitors to Jack London Square. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">South San Francisco ferry service is only available on weekdays, with three ferries scheduled for the morning and one in the afternoon. You can ride the 130 SamTrans bus from South San Francisco BART to the Ferry Terminal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"OaklandBARTstationsincluding\">\u003c/a>I want to cross the bay from Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking AC Transit across the Bay Bridge\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/NL\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">NL line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: An option for commuters waiting at 12th Street and 19th Street stations. Runs from early mornings till past midnight, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/O\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">O line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: An option for commuters waiting at Fruitvale and Lake Merritt stations. Runs from early mornings till past midnight, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/W\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">W line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: An option for commuters waiting at Lake Merritt and 12th Street stations. Note: Only runs on weekdays during morning and evening commute times.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/800\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">800 All Nighter line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: an option for late-night commuters waiting at Richmond, El Cerrito del Norte, El Cerrito Plaza, Downtown Berkeley, Ashby, MacArthur, 19th Street, 12th Street and West Oakland stations. This route actually starts at Richmond station around the same time that the last BART train leaves and moves through multiple East Bay cities while BART stops running overnight. Runs until early mornings, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Taking the San Francisco Bay Ferry across the bay\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/oakland-alameda/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland & Alameda ferry\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: An option for commuters waiting at 12th Street and 19th Street Oakland stations. Ferries depart every 30 minutes from the Oakland Ferry Terminal in Jack London Square, which is a 20-minute walk from the 12th Street BART station and roughly a 25-minute walk from the 19th Street BART station. You can also ride the 72, 72L or 72M AC Transit bus from either BART station to Jack London Square for a faster journey. This ferry is available seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/alameda-seaplane/#map-scroll\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alameda Seaplane ferry\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A weekdays-only option for commuters waiting at 12th Street and Lake Merritt stations.[aside postID=news_12073883 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/021826_LATEBUSES-_GH_014-KQED.jpg']Ferries leave the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal in Alameda from 6:30 a.m. to 8:25 p.m. The 96 AC Transit bus stops at both 12th Street and Lake Merritt stations before heading to the ferry terminal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/harbor-bay/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harbor Bay ferry\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A weekdays-only option for commuters waiting at Fruitvale station. You can ride the 31 AC Transit Bus from Fruitvale to Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal on Alameda island, which should take between 25-30 minutes. Ferries then leave the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal to San Francisco’s Ferry Building between 6:30 a.m. and 7:55 p.m.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/south-san-francisco/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">South San Francisco ferry\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: an option for commuters waiting at 12th Street and 19th Street stations trying to reach South San Francisco, and vice versa. Service in both directions is much more limited, with three ferries scheduled for the morning and only one in the afternoon. You can walk from the downtown Oakland stations or ride the 72, 72L or 72M bus for a quicker journey. This ferry is available only on weekdays.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"OtherEastBayBARTstationsincluding\">\u003c/a>I want to cross the bay from other East Bay BART stations\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Taking AC Transit across the Bay Bridge\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">F line: An option for commuters waiting at Downtown Berkeley and Ashby stations. Runs from early mornings till past midnight, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">J line: Another option for commuters waiting at Downtown Berkeley and Ashby stations. Only runs on weekdays during morning and evening commute times.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">L line: An option for those at El Cerrito del Norte and El Cerrito Plaza stations (and a \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">potential\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> option for commuters waiting at Richmond, as this bus route is a 10-minute drive or 45-minute walk from that station). Note: Only runs on weekdays during morning and evening commute times.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">800 line: An option for late-night commuters at Richmond, El Cerrito del Norte, El Cerrito Plaza, Downtown Berkeley, Ashby, MacArthur, 19th Street, 12th Street and West Oakland stations. This route actually starts at Richmond station around the same time that the last BART train leaves and moves through multiple East Bay cities while BART stops running overnight. Runs until early mornings, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>San Francisco Bay Ferry\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While not located super close to the Richmond BART station, the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/richmond/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richmond Ferry Terminal\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is where San Francisco-bound ferries are available 6:30 a.m.–8:40 p.m on weekdays only. You can reach the Richmond Ferry from BART by riding the 74 AC Transit, which should take between 10 and 15 minutes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Golden Gate Transit from El Cerrito del Norte BART\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A suggestion from KQED’s Dan Brekke for those who are more adventurous. At El Cerrito del Norte station, there’s also a stop for the Golden Gate Transit 580 bus, which moves through Richmond before crossing the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. After a roughly 40-minute ride, the bus will reach the San Rafael Transit Center, where you can transfer to the San Francisco-bound Golden Gate Transit 101 bus.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11971763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11971763\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A bike lane on a large bridge on which cars are also driving.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240103-RSR-BIKE-LANE-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on Jan. 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once in San Francisco, the 101 makes frequent stops along the city’s Lombard, Van Ness and Mission streets as it approaches the Salesforce Transit Center, its final destination.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Taking BART south to Caltrain to get around the bay\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirm with BART staff that the Berryessa-bound \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/system-map\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">orange line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is currently running. If so, ride the southbound train to Berryessa BART. From there, you can hop on the 500 Rapid VTA bus line that goes straight to San José Diridon station, usually a 20-minute ride. You can then take Caltrain all the way up to most cities in the peninsula and San Francisco.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">KQED’s \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/danbrekke\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dan Brekke\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> contributed to this report.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So when the Transbay Tube shuts down — meaning that no trains can cross the bay from San Francisco to the East Bay, or vice versa — the impact on how folks move around the region is massive.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And it’s not a super-rare issue. BART riders have already seen two \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074729/network-fail-disrupts-transbay-bart-service-delaying-morning-commuters\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">TransBay tunnel closures\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this year, leaving would-be passengers \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074259/west-oakland-rv-fire-cause-of-hours-long-bart-transbay-tube-shutdown\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">waiting for hours\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for service to resume. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When this happens, calling a taxi or using a rideshare like Uber or Lyft to cross the Bay Bridge isn’t an option available to everyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But there’s some good news: When Transbay BART service shuts down, the Bay Area’s public transit network offers a few alternatives to waiting for a crowded shuttle, including the region’s ferry and bus routes — even if they might not necessarily be the quickest way back across the bay, and require a longer walk from your BART station. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1989px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034008\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/bartnostrike20130804_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1989\" height=\"1333\" 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your alternatives based on which BART station they’re closest to, for you to bookmark and use the next time Transbay service is down. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click or tap on the Bay Area region where you’re \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">starting \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">your journey to find recommendations nearby.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SanFranciscothePeninsulaBARTstationsincluding\">San Francisco & the Peninsula BART stations, including:\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embarcadero\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Powell Street\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">24th Street Mission\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daly City\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#OaklandBARTstationsincluding\">Oakland BART stations, including:\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">MacArthur\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rockridge\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">19th Street and 12th Street stations\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lake Merritt\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Oakland\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#OtherEastBayBARTstationsincluding\">Other East Bay BART stations, including:\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richmond\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">El Cerrito stations \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Downtown Berkeley\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Leandro\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hayward\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fremont\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SanFranciscothePeninsulaBARTstationsincluding\">\u003c/a>I want to cross the Bay from San Francisco or the Peninsula\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assuming that BART trains are still running through San Francisco, you can take any train to Montgomery Street station to access the city’s \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/projects/salesforce-transit-center\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salesforce Transit Center\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nearby. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you’re planning to catch a ferry, you can get off at Embarcadero station. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063708\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/240111-TransitFile-06-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A MUNI train stops at the Embarcadero station in San Francisco on Jan. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If trains are \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">not \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">running through the city, you can hop on a 14, 14R or 49 bus that connects most BART stations in San Francisco (to make roughly the same journey within the city that you would have done using BART, to get you to one of the connecting transit agencies below).\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking AC Transit across the Bay Bridge \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While San Francisco-bound AC Transit buses will have different starting points, all East Bay-bound routes will start at Salesforce Transit Center. The Transbay \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/NL\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">NL\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/O\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">O\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/F\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">F\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/J\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">J\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/L\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">L\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/W\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">W\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lines will make stops at or near BART stations, while others — like the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/P\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">P\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — also cross the bay but will pass through areas not served by BART.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking the San Francisco Bay Ferry across the bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">All East Bay-bound ferries set sail from the San Francisco Ferry Building, near the Embarcadero BART/Muni station.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039604\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/241213-PortFlood-59_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco Bay Ferry pulls into the Golden Gate Ferry Terminal in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On all days of the week, there are ferries that can take you to the Oakland Ferry Terminal in Jack London Square, a 20-minute walk from 12th Street station and roughly a 25-minute walk from 19th Street station. Other destinations are Richmond, Vallejo and Alameda Island.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can buy an actual ferry ticket in the Ferry Building, pay with your Clipper card or \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065714/clipper-card-new-bart-caltrain-login-next-generation-discounts\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">tap on and off using a credit or debit card\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking Caltrain south to go \u003ci>around \u003c/i>the bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A significantly longer option that will require taking the southbound Caltrain to the end of the line at San José Diridon station. From there, you can hop on the 500 Rapid VTA bus line that goes straight to Berryessa BART, usually a 20-minute ride.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/3W0A6625-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Caltrain’s electric trains, which may offer BART users a way to go around the Bay in the event of a Transbay Tube shutdown. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Caltrain)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This option also assumes \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/system-map\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">BART’s orange line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — which connects San José with Richmond and offers stops at or further connections to all East Bay stations — is still running.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A bonus option for folks starting their commute from South San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The South San Francisco ferry connects the South San Francisco Ferry Terminal to Oakland’s Jack London Square, which is near 12th Street and 19th Street BART stations.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251103_SB304_Folo_GH-6_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The city-owned parking structure at 255 Second St. on Nov. 3, 2025, in Oakland. The garage serves ferry commuters and visitors to Jack London Square. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">South San Francisco ferry service is only available on weekdays, with three ferries scheduled for the morning and one in the afternoon. You can ride the 130 SamTrans bus from South San Francisco BART to the Ferry Terminal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"OaklandBARTstationsincluding\">\u003c/a>I want to cross the bay from Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Taking AC Transit across the Bay Bridge\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/NL\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">NL line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: An option for commuters waiting at 12th Street and 19th Street stations. 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Note: Only runs on weekdays during morning and evening commute times.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.actransit.org/bus-lines-schedules/800\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">800 All Nighter line\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: an option for late-night commuters waiting at Richmond, El Cerrito del Norte, El Cerrito Plaza, Downtown Berkeley, Ashby, MacArthur, 19th Street, 12th Street and West Oakland stations. This route actually starts at Richmond station around the same time that the last BART train leaves and moves through multiple East Bay cities while BART stops running overnight. Runs until early mornings, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Taking the San Francisco Bay Ferry across the bay\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/oakland-alameda/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland & Alameda ferry\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: An option for commuters waiting at 12th Street and 19th Street Oakland stations. Ferries depart every 30 minutes from the Oakland Ferry Terminal in Jack London Square, which is a 20-minute walk from the 12th Street BART station and roughly a 25-minute walk from the 19th Street BART station. You can also ride the 72, 72L or 72M AC Transit bus from either BART station to Jack London Square for a faster journey. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Ferries leave the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal in Alameda from 6:30 a.m. to 8:25 p.m. The 96 AC Transit bus stops at both 12th Street and Lake Merritt stations before heading to the ferry terminal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/harbor-bay/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harbor Bay ferry\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A weekdays-only option for commuters waiting at Fruitvale station. You can ride the 31 AC Transit Bus from Fruitvale to Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal on Alameda island, which should take between 25-30 minutes. Ferries then leave the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal to San Francisco’s Ferry Building between 6:30 a.m. and 7:55 p.m.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/south-san-francisco/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">South San Francisco ferry\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: an option for commuters waiting at 12th Street and 19th Street stations trying to reach South San Francisco, and vice versa. Service in both directions is much more limited, with three ferries scheduled for the morning and only one in the afternoon. You can walk from the downtown Oakland stations or ride the 72, 72L or 72M bus for a quicker journey. This ferry is available only on weekdays.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"OtherEastBayBARTstationsincluding\">\u003c/a>I want to cross the bay from other East Bay BART stations\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Taking AC Transit across the Bay Bridge\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">F line: An option for commuters waiting at Downtown Berkeley and Ashby stations. Runs from early mornings till past midnight, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">J line: Another option for commuters waiting at Downtown Berkeley and Ashby stations. Only runs on weekdays during morning and evening commute times.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">L line: An option for those at El Cerrito del Norte and El Cerrito Plaza stations (and a \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">potential\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> option for commuters waiting at Richmond, as this bus route is a 10-minute drive or 45-minute walk from that station). Note: Only runs on weekdays during morning and evening commute times.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">800 line: An option for late-night commuters at Richmond, El Cerrito del Norte, El Cerrito Plaza, Downtown Berkeley, Ashby, MacArthur, 19th Street, 12th Street and West Oakland stations. This route actually starts at Richmond station around the same time that the last BART train leaves and moves through multiple East Bay cities while BART stops running overnight. Runs until early mornings, seven days a week.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>San Francisco Bay Ferry\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While not located super close to the Richmond BART station, the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/routes-schedules/richmond/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richmond Ferry Terminal\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is where San Francisco-bound ferries are available 6:30 a.m.–8:40 p.m on weekdays only. You can reach the Richmond Ferry from BART by riding the 74 AC Transit, which should take between 10 and 15 minutes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Golden Gate Transit from El Cerrito del Norte BART\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A suggestion from KQED’s Dan Brekke for those who are more adventurous. At El Cerrito del Norte station, there’s also a stop for the Golden Gate Transit 580 bus, which moves through Richmond before crossing the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. 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"content": "\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/housing\">majority-renter city \u003c/a>like San Francisco, the prospect of electric vehicle ownership presents a conundrum: Without access to private parking spots, where are people supposed to charge their vehicles?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aiming to address that issue, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Tuesday introduced legislation that would create a permitting pathway to expand the city’s curbside electric vehicle charging program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ For the first time, San Francisco will have a clear process to allow curbside EV chargers to be built across neighborhoods,” Lurie said at a press conference on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that his proposal would expand reliable charging access, “especially for renters and people who live in apartment buildings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie and other top city officials announced the legislation next to two Duboce Triangle neighborhood curbside chargers, which have been in use since last April as part of a curbside EV charger \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020242/san-francisco-1st-curbside-ev-charging-stations-debut-these-2-neighborhoods\">pilot program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the city’s goal is to install 100 curbside chargers by 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12073557\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12073557 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/DanielLurieSFUSDStrike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/DanielLurieSFUSDStrike.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/DanielLurieSFUSDStrike-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/DanielLurieSFUSDStrike-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks at a press conference on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Sydney Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If passed, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency would be the lead permitting agency for the program, and is set to begin accepting applications from curbside charging providers this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFMTA Director of Transportation Julie Kirschbaum said the chargers would be privately funded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ The permit will enable us to solicit proposals from EV charging companies,” Kirschbaum said. “Based on the pilot, we believe there is a lot of interest in this area and that this is a viable investment for companies to make.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SFMTA would set expectations on performance and proposed locations of future chargers, Kirschbaum said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters of the mayor’s proposal said the legislation would help San Francisco achieve its goal of net-zero emissions by 2040, laid out in the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/2025_DRAFT_Climate_Action_Plan_Strategies_and_Actions91.pdf\">Climate Action Plan\u003c/a>, and increase equity in electric vehicle ownership. The city is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049202/san-francisco-approves-plan-to-add-hundreds-of-ev-chargers-at-city-facilities\">working to transition\u003c/a> its own fleet of vehicles to electric.[aside postID=news_12023483 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/ElectricVehicleChargingStatonSFGetty-1020x680.jpg']“ I was actually close to selling my EV when I discovered the curbside pilot program run by the city,” said Ashkan Javaherian, a Duboce Triangle resident. 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"content": "\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is throwing a celebration in honor of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073916/oaklands-alysa-liu-gives-the-us-its-first-womens-figure-skating-olympic-gold-in-24-years\">hometown hero Alysa Liu\u003c/a>: the first American to win gold in women’s figure skating at the Winter Olympics in 24 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And after just a few days, the event’s free tickets are \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/visitoakland/p/DVrwPeJD4ft/\">already sold out\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The love for Alysa is real,” commented \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/visitoakland/p/DVrwPeJD4ft/\">the official Instagram accoun\u003c/a>t for the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu — who gained global attention for her bright, carefree skating performance, distinct style and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIOHZF-888\">love for the Bay\u003c/a> — will be present at what Oakland is calling the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally, where she’s expected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">speak to the crowd at the event\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075985\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075985\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-27 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2026, in Paris, France. \u003ccite>(Marc Piasecki via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This homecoming party is expected to be packed. So if you were lucky enough to reserve a spot at the much-anticipated event on Thursday, here’s what to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">Is there nearby parking for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">What’s the event’s bag policy?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Is it too late to get a ticket for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, yes. Anyone without a registration will not be able to attend the event as it is “at capacity and no more admission is available,” according to a spokesperson from the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When and where is the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event is on Thursday, at 12 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza near Oakland’s City Hall. Doors open at 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075992\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, on a cloudy day. \u003ccite>(Sundry Photography via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/#registration\">City of Oakland’s website\u003c/a> recommends people arrive early in order to secure a good viewing spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event starts at 12 p.m. and will end around 1:30 p.m., according to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of venue is Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frank Ogawa Plaza is \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8051952,-122.2718616,3a,75y,353.95h,81.08t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICEpo3MVQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAFfmt2ZDEjojPMq212H8pCK46AdRBoW3XNJ408HuVTI3Tv9MfU141M1tXngu6vm8TCR_J1elp9ZNeacEvER1iaJJ_cUyG8XZvAAa3htWd2RurJ8yGpXshzWIGUDhN0FGRKCgEENLtz_4%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi8.917626792195747-ya353.9535816203126-ro0-fo100!7i7776!8i3888!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!2s1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612!3b1!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx!3m5!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an open-air venue\u003c/a>, similar to an amphitheater, which is right \u003ca href=\"http://outdoors.it\">outside\u003c/a> City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland weather forecast predicts \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=37.7518&textField2=-122.232\">a sunny, bright day on Thursday afternoon\u003c/a>, so be sure to bring water to drink and wear sunscreen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are children welcome at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes: the city is characterizing the rally as a“family-friendly community celebration welcoming fans of all ages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children under 5 years old don’t need their own ticket to attend the event, but must be accompanied by an adult with a registered ticket.[aside postID=arts_13987431 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/alysia-liu.png']Strollers are allowed at the event but will be subjected to a security search (see below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">\u003c/a>Is there a bag policy at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">security screening\u003c/a> for all entrants to Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Items you cannot bring to the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Weapons like firearms, batons and pepper spray\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bladed items like pocket knives and scissors\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Explosives like fireworks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drones or professional camera and recording gear (excluding cell phones)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Laser pointers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Signs and banners larger than 11″ x 17″ or attached to a pole/stick.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Noisemakers like airhorns, whistles or megaphones\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bikes, scooters or skateboards (ADA-approved mobility devices \u003cem>are\u003c/em> allowed.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcohol or cannabis(and alcoholic beverages will not be sold during the event).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The city recommends that attendees bring clear bags, as they would to a concert venue, to speed up security screenings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any bag you bring \u003cem>cannot\u003c/em> be bigger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″. Hard-sided containers like coolers, liquids, unsealed beverages and glass bottles (excluding medical needs and infant needs) are also not allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How can I get to Frank Ogawa Plaza using public transportation?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guests are \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">encouraged by the city\u003c/a> to use public transportation to reachthe homecoming celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a BART Yellow, Orange, or Red line train and exit at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station. After that, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1245+Broadway,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8044928,-122.2741517,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b14f89b71b:0x541031277707a792!2m2!1d-122.2718896!2d37.8036801!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a quick 2-3 minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11986231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11986231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train above two streets intersecting\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BART train runs along the tracks at 59th Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way in Oakland on May 14, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re coming from a Blue or Green line train, you would need to transfer at the Lake Merritt Station and jump on an Orange Line train. You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to customize your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AC Transit \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following lines will take you right to downtown Oakland: Tempo 1T, 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 30, 40, 51A, 72, 72L, 72M, 88, and 96.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use \u003ca href=\"https://tp.actransit.org/\">AC Transit’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to map out your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">\u003c/a>Is there parking available near Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you would rather drive to the plaza, you can check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1ElmaDUHqu3FLC8KMotBbQUD9x_U&%3Bll=37.806342649331874%2C-122.25653192906495&%3Bz=14&ll=37.789794246857674%2C-122.22610495&z=13\">this Google Map of parking structures in downtown Oakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City-run parking garages include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Dalziel Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Dalziel+Garage,+250+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8058819,-122.2745508,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b195180967:0xa07553e6ad4ae813!2m2!1d-122.2724138!2d37.8061888!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">2-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin Plaza Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">6-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City Center West Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/City+Center+West+Garage,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8049461,-122.2762241,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b063f85ac9:0x72b5aadec3787c93!2m2!1d-122.2756908!2d37.804547!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 7-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin 88 Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an 8-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1200 Harrison Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Harrison+Garage,+278+12th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8034184,-122.2724868,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b506d7a26b:0x589d8ab3d003ec9b!2m2!1d-122.2680143!2d37.8015196!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pacific Renaissance Plaza Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Pacific+Renaissance+Plaza+Parking+Garage,+388+9th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8029408,-122.2736874,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f815c2eeb2e09:0xa2db5cfb4b878c89!2m2!1d-122.2705972!2d37.8008528!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Expect these garages to fill up quickly ahead of the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will also be street parking, but it will likely be difficult during the celebration due to the number of people attending the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Will there be food at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there will be food trucks and nonalcoholic beverages sold at the event. Remember: bringing your own alcohol into the venue is not permitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/events/annual-events/restaurant-week/\">Oakland Restaurant Week\u003c/a>, if you’d rather get something to eat after the event and take advantage of the special deals in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The love for Alysa is real,” commented \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/visitoakland/p/DVrwPeJD4ft/\">the official Instagram accoun\u003c/a>t for the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu — who gained global attention for her bright, carefree skating performance, distinct style and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIOHZF-888\">love for the Bay\u003c/a> — will be present at what Oakland is calling the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally, where she’s expected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">speak to the crowd at the event\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075985\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075985\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-27 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2026, in Paris, France. \u003ccite>(Marc Piasecki via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This homecoming party is expected to be packed. So if you were lucky enough to reserve a spot at the much-anticipated event on Thursday, here’s what to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">Is there nearby parking for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">What’s the event’s bag policy?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Is it too late to get a ticket for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, yes. Anyone without a registration will not be able to attend the event as it is “at capacity and no more admission is available,” according to a spokesperson from the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When and where is the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event is on Thursday, at 12 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza near Oakland’s City Hall. Doors open at 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075992\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, on a cloudy day. \u003ccite>(Sundry Photography via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/#registration\">City of Oakland’s website\u003c/a> recommends people arrive early in order to secure a good viewing spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event starts at 12 p.m. and will end around 1:30 p.m., according to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of venue is Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frank Ogawa Plaza is \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8051952,-122.2718616,3a,75y,353.95h,81.08t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICEpo3MVQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAFfmt2ZDEjojPMq212H8pCK46AdRBoW3XNJ408HuVTI3Tv9MfU141M1tXngu6vm8TCR_J1elp9ZNeacEvER1iaJJ_cUyG8XZvAAa3htWd2RurJ8yGpXshzWIGUDhN0FGRKCgEENLtz_4%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi8.917626792195747-ya353.9535816203126-ro0-fo100!7i7776!8i3888!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!2s1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612!3b1!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx!3m5!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an open-air venue\u003c/a>, similar to an amphitheater, which is right \u003ca href=\"http://outdoors.it\">outside\u003c/a> City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland weather forecast predicts \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=37.7518&textField2=-122.232\">a sunny, bright day on Thursday afternoon\u003c/a>, so be sure to bring water to drink and wear sunscreen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are children welcome at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes: the city is characterizing the rally as a“family-friendly community celebration welcoming fans of all ages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children under 5 years old don’t need their own ticket to attend the event, but must be accompanied by an adult with a registered ticket.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Strollers are allowed at the event but will be subjected to a security search (see below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">\u003c/a>Is there a bag policy at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">security screening\u003c/a> for all entrants to Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Items you cannot bring to the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Weapons like firearms, batons and pepper spray\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bladed items like pocket knives and scissors\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Explosives like fireworks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drones or professional camera and recording gear (excluding cell phones)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Laser pointers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Signs and banners larger than 11″ x 17″ or attached to a pole/stick.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Noisemakers like airhorns, whistles or megaphones\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bikes, scooters or skateboards (ADA-approved mobility devices \u003cem>are\u003c/em> allowed.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcohol or cannabis(and alcoholic beverages will not be sold during the event).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The city recommends that attendees bring clear bags, as they would to a concert venue, to speed up security screenings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any bag you bring \u003cem>cannot\u003c/em> be bigger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″. Hard-sided containers like coolers, liquids, unsealed beverages and glass bottles (excluding medical needs and infant needs) are also not allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How can I get to Frank Ogawa Plaza using public transportation?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guests are \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">encouraged by the city\u003c/a> to use public transportation to reachthe homecoming celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a BART Yellow, Orange, or Red line train and exit at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station. After that, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1245+Broadway,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8044928,-122.2741517,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b14f89b71b:0x541031277707a792!2m2!1d-122.2718896!2d37.8036801!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a quick 2-3 minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11986231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11986231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train above two streets intersecting\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BART train runs along the tracks at 59th Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way in Oakland on May 14, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re coming from a Blue or Green line train, you would need to transfer at the Lake Merritt Station and jump on an Orange Line train. You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to customize your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AC Transit \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following lines will take you right to downtown Oakland: Tempo 1T, 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 30, 40, 51A, 72, 72L, 72M, 88, and 96.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use \u003ca href=\"https://tp.actransit.org/\">AC Transit’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to map out your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">\u003c/a>Is there parking available near Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you would rather drive to the plaza, you can check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1ElmaDUHqu3FLC8KMotBbQUD9x_U&%3Bll=37.806342649331874%2C-122.25653192906495&%3Bz=14&ll=37.789794246857674%2C-122.22610495&z=13\">this Google Map of parking structures in downtown Oakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City-run parking garages include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Dalziel Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Dalziel+Garage,+250+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8058819,-122.2745508,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b195180967:0xa07553e6ad4ae813!2m2!1d-122.2724138!2d37.8061888!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">2-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin Plaza Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">6-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City Center West Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/City+Center+West+Garage,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8049461,-122.2762241,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b063f85ac9:0x72b5aadec3787c93!2m2!1d-122.2756908!2d37.804547!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 7-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin 88 Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an 8-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1200 Harrison Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Harrison+Garage,+278+12th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8034184,-122.2724868,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b506d7a26b:0x589d8ab3d003ec9b!2m2!1d-122.2680143!2d37.8015196!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pacific Renaissance Plaza Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Pacific+Renaissance+Plaza+Parking+Garage,+388+9th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8029408,-122.2736874,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f815c2eeb2e09:0xa2db5cfb4b878c89!2m2!1d-122.2705972!2d37.8008528!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Expect these garages to fill up quickly ahead of the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will also be street parking, but it will likely be difficult during the celebration due to the number of people attending the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Will there be food at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there will be food trucks and nonalcoholic beverages sold at the event. 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"content": "\u003cp>East Bay residents mourned the two victims of a mass shooting at a downtown \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a> bar early Saturday morning — an eighth-grade teacher and a young father — according to friends and family of the victims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The shooting occurred at EZ’s Lounge on 14th Street around 3:30 a.m., according to the Oakland Police Department, leaving five others injured. Several firearms were recovered from the scene, police said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the victims, Latetia Bobo, 33, was an eighth-grade English Language Arts teacher at San Pablo’s Caliber Beta Academy, a K-8 charter school, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/officialCBA/posts/pfbid0qYHyES2ApNtKgNZff87mFKTmrCY7Ae3hx5BxW9zfugSUKfh5YcEr7A7P9Vdp65hGl\">announced\u003c/a> a schoolwide closure on Monday in honor of Bobo’s memory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other victim, Markise Martin, 25, was a father to a 1-year-old girl, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-markise-tyler-martin\">GoFundMe campaign\u003c/a> posted by his brother, Lawrence Mcgee. Martin’s brother did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The GoFundMe post described Martin as “always there for his family when needed, offering support and love without hesitation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075906\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00534_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00534_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00534_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00534_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends of the late Latetia Bobo hold hands at her vigil in Oakland on March 9, 2026. Latetia Bobo was one of two victims who died in a mass shooting in Oakland on Saturday, March 7. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“His presence brought comfort and strength to those around him, and he was truly such a caring soul underneath his tough exterior,” it continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Police said Bobo died on the scene — and Martin died after being transported to the hospital Saturday morning.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caliber Beta parent Robin DeGarcia, whose two children were both in Bobo’s classes, said she took the lead in organizing student trips, events like prom, and prepared eighth-graders to apply to high school.[aside postID=news_12068975 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250702-OAKLAND-POLICE-DEPARTMENT-MD-01_qed.jpg']DeGarcia said that there’s “not one person who’s going to be able to step in and help what she had built.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She built a relationship with all of these children,” DeGarcia said, one “severed so quickly at what’s supposed to be starting the fun time of their eighth-grade year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caliber Beta Academy assistant and substitute teacher Paulie “Coach K” Kennedy said he often assisted Bobo when she was busy. Kennedy said Bobo was a teacher whom he aspires to be like, having frequently asked her for advice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was strict as she expected a lot out of you,” Kennedy said. “She would ask questions that made you think inside and introspectively and think, ‘How can I better myself?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Caliber asked him to fill her position, Kennedy said, he would honor her legacy by pushing the students to be the best they can be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes they say when people are called above, it means it’s their time,” Kennedy added. “They’ve done enough good on this earth, and she’s one of those few people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075908\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075908\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00623_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00623_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00623_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-OAKLANDVICTIMS00623_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and family of the late Latetia Bobo release balloons at her vigil in Oakland on March 9, 2026. Latetia Bobo was one of two victims who died in a mass shooting in Oakland on Saturday, March 7. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sofala Mayfield, a music producer, called Bobo by her stage name: “\u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/7EgNppU4cpHcUlA6kknI3T\">Teesh\u003c/a>.” He was with her at a First Friday event, the night before she was killed, Mayfield said, but they parted ways around 8 p.m. when his daughter got tired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayfield questioned how the bar, EZ’s Lounge, was still open — he cited the \u003ca href=\"https://www.abc.ca.gov/education/merchant-education/on-sale-licensee-informational-guide/hours-of-sale/#:~:text=In%20California%2C%20it%20is%20illegal%20to%20sell%2C,of%20the%20day%20before%20the%20time%20change.\">California code\u003c/a> prohibiting the sale of alcohol past 2 a.m. and called for the city of Oakland to take accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Law-abiding citizens don’t want to be held hostage by the violence and dysfunction that’s taking place in this city right now,” Mayfield said. He said online comments suggesting that victims of gun violence ‘shouldn’t have been outside’ make it seem as if “it’s a crime to enjoy your life in the city of Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">OPD said that due to an ongoing investigation, no additional details are being released at this time. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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privately-contracted attorneys to represent those defendants, but their caseloads also ballooned, and they have said they will no longer accept new appointments.[aside postID=news_12028351 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/GettyImages-2195560285-1020x680.jpg']Raju’s office points to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2559-1.html\">recent study \u003c/a>of public defender workloads, which concluded that excessive workloads violate court ethics and compromise the judicial system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using those standards, the office determined it needs 36 additional attorneys and dozens of support staff just to reach constitutional compliance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061089/jenkins-san-francisco-superior-court-is-complicit-in-dereliction-of-duty\">previously criticized the office’s stance\u003c/a>, lashing out at the public defender’s “dereliction of duty” as a 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Raju’s office points to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2559-1.html\">recent study \u003c/a>of public defender workloads, which concluded that excessive workloads violate court ethics and compromise the judicial system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using those standards, the office determined it needs 36 additional attorneys and dozens of support staff just to reach constitutional compliance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061089/jenkins-san-francisco-superior-court-is-complicit-in-dereliction-of-duty\">previously criticized the office’s stance\u003c/a>, lashing out at the public defender’s “dereliction of duty” as a tactic to extract more funding from city leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court has also pushed back, suggesting the office has capacity to accept new cases — a position Raju disputes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robert Weisberg, co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center, said that while the situation is unusual, it is not unheard of, and that public defender offices in other states have pursued similar legal standoffs when caseloads became unmanageable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not unusual for public defenders to seek some kind of legal relief when they claim that their caseloads are too high,” Weisberg told KQED. “This is really, in a sense, a threat to go on strike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12061152\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12061152\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007_Urban-Alchemy-Rally_-24_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007_Urban-Alchemy-Rally_-24_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007_Urban-Alchemy-Rally_-24_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251007_Urban-Alchemy-Rally_-24_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks at a rally outside City Hall on Monday, Oct. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Similar standoffs have played out across California. Public defender offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Alameda, Contra Costa and Sacramento counties have all declared some form of limited unavailability of new cases in recent years, according to Raju.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kory DeClark, an attorney representing Raju and Gonzalez, said the office’s refusals reflect a principled effort to safeguard clients’ rights. He said that threatening the city’s top defense officials with contempt only moves the system further from a workable solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dorfman said jail time would not be appropriate, and that he was still deciding whether Raju’s actions are one continuous contempt or separate instances of it. That decision will determine what fines will come as a result of the ruling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raju said his office will appeal the judge’s decision.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lklivans\">\u003cem>Laura Klivans\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7858210&GUID=73DF6CC5-C865-4168-B284-4E9B0B35C1AA\">has agreed to pay $500,000\u003c/a> to a family that sued for wrongful death and elder abuse after their relative died following his transfer out of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The settlement was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and comes after an overhaul of Laguna Honda, a safety net hospital for low-income patients with complex medical needs, which lost its certification in 2022 after failing a series of safety inspections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While working to regain good standing, state and federal regulators \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11939793/were-down-to-the-wire-again-feds-to-decide-this-week-if-laguna-honda-must-resume-patient-transfers\">forced the hospital to prepare for potential closure\u003c/a> and some residents were discharged or transferred to other skilled nursing facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several people died shortly after moving, which some nursing home watchdogs have attributed to a detrimental disruption in care during the relocation process, known as transfer trauma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They thought it was necessary to keep Laguna Honda from being shut down by the state. But in fact, what they were doing was more harmful,” said Teresa Palmer, an advocate with the social justice organization Gray Panthers who worked as a physician at Laguna Honda from 1989 to 2004. “They were violating patients’ rights and safety and discharging them illegally to nursing homes where they wouldn’t get as good care.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11940770\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11940770\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"Three women with banners stand outside the Laguna Honda hospital entrance with protest signs in their hands.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cristina Gutierrez, 74, speaks out during a protest against the discharge and transfer of patients from the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, in San Francisco, on Feb. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Pham family sued the city and county of San Francisco in 2023, alleging elder abuse and neglect, violation of patients’ rights and wrongful death for their father, Quy Pham, who had moved into Laguna Honda in 2021 and lived with Alzheimer’s disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Laguna Honda worked toward recertification, which it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11958392/medi-cal-reinstates-laguna-honda-in-major-win-for-the-states-largest-public-nursing-home\">achieved in 2023\u003c/a>, state and federal regulators urged the hospital to discharge and transfer patients. According to the complaint, the Pham family was contacted during that time and told that a bed would be available for their father at Seton Hospital in Daly City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They didn’t want him to go there, but they reluctantly agreed because they felt pressured,” said Kathryn Stebner, the attorney representing the Pham family.[aside postID=news_12064768 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/008_KQED_LagunaHondaHospital_01312023_qed.jpg']Their father left Laguna Honda on July 8 and died on July 25 at Seton, the complaint states. He was 80 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They noticed a quick decline, and he died really quickly after,” Stebner said, adding that Pham required assistance for just about every aspect of daily living. “There are laws and regulations that say what exactly is to be done if someone is transferred and we alleged they did not prepare him for this. If people with dementia are moved, even to a different building, they can go downhill immediately.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stebner’s firm initially filed three lawsuits alleging that transfer trauma led to wrongful death after the hospital began transferring patients. Two of those cases were dismissed, and Pham’s case ended with a settlement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Although defendants knew of conditions that made [Pham] unable to provide for his own basic needs as described herein, defendants recklessly and egregiously denied and withheld goods or services necessary to meet [Pham]’s basic needs,” the complaint reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November 2025, San Francisco agreed to pay \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064768/sf-to-pay-5-8-million-in-class-action-settlement-over-elder-abuse-at-laguna-honda\">$5.8 million in a class action settlement\u003c/a> over elder abuse claims at Laguna Honda between 2016 and 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958178\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958178\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS62466_012_KQED_LagunaHondaHospital_01312023-qut.jpg\" alt='The entryway to a hospital driveway with a sign that reads, \"Main Hospital Entrance and Residences.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS62466_012_KQED_LagunaHondaHospital_01312023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS62466_012_KQED_LagunaHondaHospital_01312023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS62466_012_KQED_LagunaHondaHospital_01312023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS62466_012_KQED_LagunaHondaHospital_01312023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS62466_012_KQED_LagunaHondaHospital_01312023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign points to the main entrance to the Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco on Jan. 31, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Department of Public Health, which runs Laguna Honda, declined to comment and referred KQED to the city attorney’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We believe the proposed settlement is an appropriate resolution given the inherent costs of continued litigation,” said Jen Kwart, a spokesperson for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stebner said the settlement with the Pham family is the last remaining lawsuit her firm has closed stemming from the turmoil at Laguna Honda while it faced potential closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m hoping that by filing all these lawsuits that the families can hold the city and county accountable and I hope we did do that,” Stebner said. “And hopefully this journey is over.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several people died shortly after moving, which some nursing home watchdogs have attributed to a detrimental disruption in care during the relocation process, known as transfer trauma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They thought it was necessary to keep Laguna Honda from being shut down by the state. But in fact, what they were doing was more harmful,” said Teresa Palmer, an advocate with the social justice organization Gray Panthers who worked as a physician at Laguna Honda from 1989 to 2004. “They were violating patients’ rights and safety and discharging them illegally to nursing homes where they wouldn’t get as good care.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11940770\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11940770\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"Three women with banners stand outside the Laguna Honda hospital entrance with protest signs in their hands.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62526_02022023_lagunahondapresser-308-qut-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cristina Gutierrez, 74, speaks out during a protest against the discharge and transfer of patients from the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, in San Francisco, on Feb. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Pham family sued the city and county of San Francisco in 2023, alleging elder abuse and neglect, violation of patients’ rights and wrongful death for their father, Quy Pham, who had moved into Laguna Honda in 2021 and lived with Alzheimer’s disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Laguna Honda worked toward recertification, which it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11958392/medi-cal-reinstates-laguna-honda-in-major-win-for-the-states-largest-public-nursing-home\">achieved in 2023\u003c/a>, state and federal regulators urged the hospital to discharge and transfer patients. According to the complaint, the Pham family was contacted during that time and told that a bed would be available for their father at Seton Hospital in Daly City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They didn’t want him to go there, but they reluctantly agreed because they felt pressured,” said Kathryn Stebner, the attorney representing the Pham family.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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