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"content": "\u003cp>From civil unrest and joyful resistance in the face of national political attacks, to major natural disasters and consequential local elections, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/photography\">KQED photographers\u003c/a> spent the year capturing the biggest stories affecting the Bay Area and California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The year started with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026093/they-want-to-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire-but-first-comes-the-struggle-to-survive\">deadly fires\u003c/a> ripping through parts of Los Angeles and neighboring Altadena in January, burning 16,000 structures and killing 30 people, and sending hundreds of Northern California fire crews to the southern part of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the Bay, political winds shifted as Mayor Daniel Lurie \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020425/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-celebrates-new-administration-chinatown-party\">took the helm of San Francisco\u003c/a>, making big changes to the city’s strategy on homelessness and the fentanyl crisis, and ushering a new class of moderate politicians into City Hall. Across the Bay, Oakland \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036919/barbara-lee-pledges-to-unite-oakland-in-first-remarks-as-mayor-elect\">elected former Rep. Barbara Lee\u003c/a> to lead the city in the wake of former Mayor Sheng Thao’s recall, with goals to bring stability and trust back to a city shaken by an ongoing federal corruption probe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump’s second inauguration also drew thousands of Bay Area residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023056/thousands-rally-in-sf-to-protest-trump-ahead-of-inauguration-day\">out in protest\u003c/a> in January, kicking off a year of political unrest. Trump’s immediate focus on expanding and intensifying immigration enforcement has been met \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">with consistent opposition\u003c/a> — from faith leaders bearing witness at San Francisco’s immigration office, to protesters interrupting arrests on the streets of downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, people flooded streets across the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">crying “No Kings”\u003c/a> in response to Trump’s military parade, and months later, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">crowds took to city centers\u003c/a> again as Californians prepared to vote on special redistricting maps favoring Democrats and endured the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal parks \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">shut down\u003c/a> for weeks, hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed, and even Fleet Week fell victim to disruptions as legislators in Washington remained at a standstill. Cities across the Bay Area stepped up to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">gaps in food stamp spending\u003c/a>, as thousands of people who rely on federal food assistance went weeks without electronic benefit transfers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, through a difficult year, the Bay Area found ways to come together: cheering on the inaugural season for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984639/valkyries-wnba-2025-in-review\">the Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>, honoring the queer community with drag shows from August Hall in San Francisco to Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland, and celebrating the diverse cultures deeply rooted here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Text by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">\u003cem>Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>; photo editing by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mdonascimento\">\u003cem>Martin do Nascimento\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>January\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067187 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Thomas, father of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020128/shooting-san-francisco-home-leaves-man-dead-woman-seriously-injured\">Antoine Thomas, who died in an early morning shooting\u003c/a>, hugs his 4-year-old grandson Adon in San Francisco on Jan. 2, 2025. The shooting, at the 1000 block of Tompkins Avenue, left one victim pronounced dead at the scene and another transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor-elect \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020422/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-launches-political-career-cable-cars-chinatown-market-prayer\">Daniel Lurie receives a communal blessing\u003c/a> during an Interfaith Ceremony at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025, the evening before his inauguration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021777/reporters-notebook\">Destruction in downtown Altadena\u003c/a>, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altadena resident Taylor Williams, 17, goes through pieces of her teacup collection from the home she shared with her family after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067188\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi, 91, holds a photo of her parents, Juninhi Nimura and Shizuko Nimura, at her home in Berkeley on Jan. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">Kashiwagi was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp\u003c/a> at the age of 9, where she lived with her family for four years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067189 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Northart, with the Department of Water Resources’ Statewide Monitoring Network Unit, and a participant of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995954/at-hidden-tahoe-lab-scientists-learn-the-art-of-measuring-snow\">Snow Science School\u003c/a>, uses a magnification lens to measure the size of snow granules from the snowpack in a field outing near Soda Springs on Jan. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regular Timotha Doane sits at a table at Wild Side West in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2025. Founded in 1962, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029551/san-franciscos-oldest-lesbian-bar-has-been-a-safe-space-for-more-than-60-years\">Wild Side West is a historic lesbian bar\u003c/a> that began in Oakland before relocating to San Francisco, where it became a gathering space known for its eclectic decor, lush garden, and deep roots in the LGBTQ+ community. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Kimberly Lopez, a senior at UC Berkeley, speaks to hundreds of students and supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024593/uc-berkeley-students-march-for-undocumented-classmates-say-school-isnt-doing-enough\">rallying in solidarity with their undocumented classmates\u003c/a> as the Trump administration begins to carry out nation-wide mass deportations, at Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. Right: Maya Gill, center, holds up a sign that reads, “Jesus told us to love our neighbor not to deport them.” \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(left) Student Nicole Nuñez Rivera gets emotional and hugs DACA recipient Ana Rivera, right, during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>February\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067198\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine (left), 9, and Nikki, 9, sit together at the start of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027348/san-francisco-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-iconic-chinatown-parade\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067205\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Artist Miko Lee looks out the window at the Walking Stories exhibit at the Edge on the Square gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Feb. 19, 2025. Right: Alistair Monroe stands outside the Oakland Cannery building, where his studio is located in Oakland, on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067200\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s art is on display in his son Alistair Monroe’s studio and home at the Oakland Cannery building in Oakland on Feb. 20, 2025. The Oakland Cannery is a historic live-work space in East Oakland where Arthur Monroe lived and produced art for decades. The building’s owners are seeking to turn the building into a pot-growing facility. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067202\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Th’ Losin Streaks play at the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Feb. 22, 2025, during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972528/noise-pop-festival-san-francisco-2025-review\">Noise Pop Festival\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067209\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Dawn Richard performs at the Independent, as part of the Noise Pop festival, in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. Right: Dam-Funk performs at the Noise Pop opening night party at the California Academy of Sciences on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geographer performs at August Hall in San Francisco as part of Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067204 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees Local 9119 and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028446/tens-of-thousands-uc-workers-strike-disrupting-campuses-hospitals-labs\">strike at the UC Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco\u003c/a> on Feb. 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers place their hands on Giovanna Sales’ head during a rehearsal for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972949/robert-moses-kin-30th-anniversary-the-kennings\">Robert Moses’ latest work, The Kennings\u003c/a>, at ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The show explores themes of race, gender, war and human rights, while blending dance, theatre and music. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea and Milo Ronquillo stand outside the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The Ronquillos attended a workshop hosted by Alexis Levy about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029428/how-californians-can-start-changing-names-and-gender-markers-on-government-ids\">changing the name and gender marker on official government documents\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>March\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030313/uc-berkeley-scientists-protest-trump-administrations-cuts-to-research-funding\">national Stand Up for Science day of action\u003c/a> in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marchers hold up signs including one that reads “Science is political” and march through the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067262\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067262 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029568/in-san-mateo-county-this-market-is-a-community-destination-for-food-faith-and-ramadan-staples\">Besan’s International Market is a halal butcher, deli, and Middle Eastern market\u003c/a> in San Bruno. Year-round, it’s a go-to spot for the Arab, North African and Middle Eastern folks in this community. During Ramadan, customers come in and out for their groceries for iftar meals when they break fast during Ramadan. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067253\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Aquino and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030935/our-education-matters-richmond-high-schoolers-rally-against-teacher-layoffs\">students from Richmond’s John F. Kennedy High School stage a walkout and march\u003c/a> to the West Contra Costa Unified School District Offices to protest impending layoffs as part of cuts to the district’s budget in Richmond on March 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eugene Tssui sketches in a notebook at his exhibition at the Rotten City Cultural District in Emeryville on March 17, 2025. The gallery featured his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973365/eugene-tssui-emeryville-residency-bay-street-architecture-fashion\">nature-inspired architectural designs, including photos of the renowned “Fish House,” along with his clothing designs and art.\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Ro Khanna holds a town hall meeting at the MLK Community Center in Bakersfield on March 23, 2025. In three such events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032718/frustrated-democrats-push-wartime-leaders-bakersfield-town-hall\">Khanna urged residents of Republican-held congressional districts in California to organize\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid and the wider social safety net. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A line of people waiting to enter the town hall meeting with Rep. Ro Khanna. Right: Audrey Chavez and others listen at as Rep. Ro Khanna speaks. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067263\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana “Twinks” Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks offered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033501/the-sf-barber-that-welcomes-all-trans-people-into-his-shop\">free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aslan Scardina lies in a patch of stinging nettle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034277/stories-of-las-zorthian-ranch-a-portal-to-a-different-way-of-life-damaged-in-eaton-fire\">Zorthian Ranch\u003c/a> on March 28 in Altadena. Scardina was living on the Ranch before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire. “I didn’t love plants until I met nettle,” she says. \u003ccite>(Stella Kalinina for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Lohf waves an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033818/lgbtq-activists-rally-at-newsoms-home-demand-stronger-trans-rights-commitment\">Activists and community members marched\u003c/a> in the Marin County community where Gov. Gavin Newsom recently purchased a home as part of International Transgender Day of Visibility, which highlights discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>April\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067272 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tashenia Pearson stands beside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036599/wall-war-vet-fight-land-one-familys-50-year-battle-livermore\">the wall separating her property from her neighbors’\u003c/a> in Livermore on April 9, 2025. Pearson’s parents bought the property in Livermore in 1971, only to discover the illegally built wall, which effectively gives 740 square feet of Pearson’s property to their neighbor. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067277\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R-Evolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974401/r-evolution-marco-cochrane-embarcadero-plaza-nude-woman-sculpture\">a 45-foot metal sculpture of a giant naked woman\u003c/a> that is meant to symbolize feminine strength and liberation, by artist Marco Cochrane, at the Embarcadero Plaza on April 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Stone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977595/sandy-stone-olivia-records-jimi-hendrix-girl-island-documentary\">88-year-old legendary audio engineer and trans woman\u003c/a> who worked with rock ’n’ roll greats and was the in-house engineer at feminist label Olivia Records in the 1970s, in her home in Aptos on April 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036555/barbara-lee-takes-decisive-lead-over-loren-taylor-in-oakland-mayoral-election\">Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee dance\u003c/a> to a live band on election night in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067275\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birders Daniela Sanchez (left) and Christopher Henry \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974906/teen-birders-bird-watching-ebird\">look for birds\u003c/a> at Crissy Field in San Francisco and the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, respectively, on April 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067278\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067278\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby examines a pigeon walking with a limp at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond on April 16, 2025. Cosby has been birding for 4 years and is a member of the California Young Birders’ Club. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067274\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Liang weighs medical herbs at his shop, Run Feng Hai Wei Chinese Herbal Inc., in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Business owners in San Francisco’s Chinatown said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036939/san-francisco-chinatown-businesses-survival-mode-trade-war\">struggling to stay afloat, facing declining sales and an uncertain future\u003c/a>, in the face of the U.S.-China trade war. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Imported items fill the wall at Beijing Shopping Center in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Right: Kiki Krunch, left, and Kalypso pose for a photo at the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. The 2024 and ’23 winners of the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance drag pageant led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976447/chinatown-pride-san-francisco-lgbtq-chinese-culture-center\">2025 Chinatown Pride\u003c/a> procession, visiting landmarks such as the Grant Street nightlife district, home in the 1930s and ’40s to underground queer speakeasies and tourist-y Chinese American nightclubs that featured “female impersonation” shows. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067279\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1288\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-1536x989.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Krunch (left) takes a photo with Fontaine Hu, 81, in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>May\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067284\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067284\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horetencia M. (left) and Maria E. chant and play buckets as drums as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038481/may-day-thousands-bay-area-take-streets-immigrant-worker-rights\">Oakland Sin Fronteras May Day March\u003c/a> for Labor & Immigrants in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067285\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039501/wnbas-newest-team-golden-state-valkyries-kick-off-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>’ Monique Billings practices during training camp held at the Sephora Performance Center in Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067292 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Golden State Valkyries take to the court for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040665/the-bay-areas-newest-basketball-team-makes-history\">first-ever home opener\u003c/a> against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. Right: Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) drives to the hoop against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067286\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benicia mayor Steve Young drives by the Valero Benicia Refinery in Benicia on May 8, 2025, which processes up to 170,000 barrels of oil a day, making gasoline, diesel, and other fuels for California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039505/a-bay-area-refinery-town-contemplates-future-without-big-oil\">Valero planned to shut down the Benicia refinery\u003c/a> by April 2026, citing high costs and strict environmental rules. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067290\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Nests of California gull eggs are tucked in the grass near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. Right: A team led by Nathan Van Schmidt (right), science director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and Amy Parsons, lead biologist, conducts a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051964/are-seagulls-native-or-invasive-to-the-bay-area-maybe-both\">California gull nest survey\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067287\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 113 in Solano County outside of Suisun City on May 13, 2025. The California Forever project is seeking to have Suisun City \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059985/california-forever-clears-first-hurdle-in-suisun-city-annexation\">annex the land where the company has proposed building a new city\u003c/a> in order to move forward with its plans, nearly a year after pulling an initiative seeking voter approval for the project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Resident Letty Guzman sits on her bed with her dog Pappa in her room at Horizon Community Village at the Capri Motel on University Avenue in Berkeley on May 20, 2025. The site, operated by Dorothy Day House, provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043516/rv-encampments-are-notoriously-hard-to-close-this-city-found-something-that-works\">transitional housing and supportive services for unhoused individuals\u003c/a> in Berkeley. Right: Maximo Hernandez Perez stands in front of his home in Stockton on May 22, 2025. Perez and his daughter, Celina, then 14 years old, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040537/some-families-separated-at-the-border-got-free-legal-aid-the-us-just-cut-that-contract\">detained and separated after crossing the border\u003c/a> in 2017. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067289\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Stone, 14, gets ready for a school dance with the help of her mother, a correctional officer, at their home in the mobile home community next to the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, on May 30, 2025. When FCI Dublin abruptly shut down after years of turmoil, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043352/fci-dublin-staff-bought-homes-on-site-then-the-prison-shut-down\">residents of the community were given eviction notices\u003c/a> and were ordered to remove their homes from the government’s land by September, according to a union representative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067293 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-1536x1038.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fearful of what he’d face if forced to leave the encampment, Travis Smith gets emotional at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041966/berkeley-residents-homeless-advocates-battle-over-fate-of-ohlone-park-encampment\">homeless encampment at Ohlone Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley on May 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>June\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067301\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayvon Wilson (center) rallies alongside students, staff, and supporters outside the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042895/san-francisco-job-corps-students-face-uncertain-future\">Treasure Island Job Corps Center\u003c/a> in San Francisco on June 5, 2025, protesting the facility’s closure, which they say could leave at-risk youth homeless. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067302\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Garcia, who performs as Churro Nomi, co-director of Detour Productions and producer of the monthly queer cabaret Clutch The Pearls, poses for a photo at the Make Out Room in San Francisco on June 6, 2025. “This isn’t just about money, it’s about controlling narrative, visibility and power,” says Garcia, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">arts organizations that have abandoned their DEI programming\u003c/a> and reconfigured or erased their websites’ DEI commitments. “We’re witnessing a deliberate effort to police not only what stories are told, but who is allowed to tell them.” \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067303\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors march in the Mission District in San Francisco i\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">n opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy\u003c/a> and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067306\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Daniella holds up a Mexican flag during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">No Kings Day protest\u003c/a> in San José on June 14, 2025. Right: Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067304\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters cheer from their cars as protesters march down Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067308\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: People fill the courtyard at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044959/hella-juneteenth-in-photos-black-joy-and-community-in-oakland\">Hella Juneteenth festival\u003c/a> on June 19, 2025. Right: Festivalgoers dance at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067309 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordyn Johnson, 9, gets the continent of Africa painted on her face at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>July\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Designer Marisela Ginestra at the Levi’s offices in San Francisco on July 1, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045274/levis-denim-gets-a-fresh-look-thanks-to-a-latinx-designer\">Ginestra takes inspiration from her grandparents\u003c/a> who worked harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Central Valley in the 1960s and who would dry their jeans in the sun, giving them a distinctive faded look. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radha Weaver repairs a tutu dress for a mother and daughter during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052092/fix-a-zipper-and-save-the-planet-at-san-franciscos-free-clothing-repair-clinics\">Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop\u003c/a> at the Glen Park Branch Library in San Francisco on July 16, 2025. During the workshop, teachers offer hands-on fixes and mending tips. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067318\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sewing supplies sit in bins at the Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop. Right: Mira Musank works with a clinic participant to repair her sweater. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067305\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979195/the-furious-tits-queer-climate-punk-band-san-francisco-oakland\">The Furious Tits\u003c/a> perform live in San Francisco at the Castro Night Market on Friday, July 18, 2025. The band says they see punk as a perfect place to mouth off about human-caused climate change. \u003ccite>(Brian Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067313 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder and leader of Urban Jazz Dance Company, Antoine Hunter (center), watches dancers practice choreography at a rehearsal at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley on July 20, 2025. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979516/international-deaf-dance-festival-antoine-hunter-urban-jazz-dance\">Urban Jazz Dance Company performed at the International Deaf Dance Festival\u003c/a>, from Aug. 8–10 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067314\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050357/how-did-fremont-come-to-be-known-as-little-kabul\">Hasib Sepand plays the sitar at Sepand Studios\u003c/a> in Fremont on July 21, 2025, where his music academy offers instruction in sitar, tabla, harmonium, and other instruments, and he composes and produces music. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067315\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagbir Kang looks out of a window at her home in Fremont on July 25, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053210/in-the-face-of-abuse-she-chose-survival-and-now-helps-others-do-the-same\">Kang is a survivor of domestic violence\u003c/a> who now advocates on behalf of other survivors. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lei stands on Spofford Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown on July 29, 2025, at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050233/how-a-chinese-laundryman-shaped-us-civil-rights-from-san-francisco\">the historical site of the Chinese Laundry Association\u003c/a>, once located at 33 Spofford Street. A longtime resident and community historian, Lei has worked to preserve Chinatown’s cultural and educational legacy. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067319\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050105/sf-kindness-crawl-spreads-joy-on-market-street-ahead-of-grateful-dead-weekend\">Kindness Crawl\u003c/a> organizer Scott Keneally (left) shares an embrace with a passerby near City Hall in San Francisco on July 31, 2025. Right: A Kindness Crawl volunteer beams while handing roses and flowers to two people inside a van in a moment of street-side joy. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vintage VW bus filled with Kindness Crawl flower recipients drives past Alamo Square Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067320 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees dance at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050844/where-past-meets-possible-black-futures-ball-illuminates-dreams-in-oakland\">Black Futures Ball\u003c/a> hosted by The East Oakland Youth Development Center at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Charlene Richardson (left) and Charlette Richardson, also known as The LoveLove Twins, pose for a photo at the Black Futures Ball. Right: Selena Wilson, CEO of the EOYDC, speaks at the Black Futures Ball. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067322\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francesca Thomas, a Hayward native and great-granddaughter of Leona Alves, owner of Ideal Dining and Miss Alves, a restaurant and nightclub in Russell City, holds a photograph of five generations of her family, from her mother to great-great-great-grandmother, in Hayward on Aug. 6, 2025. Thomas is involved in\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&newwindow=1&sca_esv=2719a2d50b2c4d54&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1182US1182&udm=2&biw=1870&bih=1054&ei=49BFacPCObzC0PEPwJq_EA&ved=0ahUKEwiDwKj12MqRAxU8ITQIHUDNDwIQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIVS1FFRCBGcmFuY2VzY2EgVGhvbWFzSKoUUM0SWM0ScAJ4AJABAJgBhQGgAYUBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoActsgcAuAcAwgcAyAcAgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-img#sv=CAMSVhoyKhBlLXAxQlFTSHREUFo2d3hNMg5wMUJRU0h0RFBaNnd4TToOR25xa3o5aWNXdTA5eE0gBCocCgZtb3NhaWMSEGUtcDFCUVNIdERQWjZ3eE0YADABGAcggZS_5QQwAkoKCAIQAhgCIAIoAg\"> efforts to preserve the community’s history\u003c/a> through the Russell City Reparative Justice Project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067321 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors hold a banner reading “Stop AI” outside of Scale AI’s San Francisco headquarters on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051183/protesters-against-ai-militarization-rally-at-scale-ai-in-san-francisco\">Demonstrators oppose the company’s involvement in AI-driven warfare and surveillance\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067323\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cows graze on the hills of Máyyan ‘Ooyákma, Coyote Ridge, a preserve owned by Open Space Authority, in Morgan Hill on Aug. 8, 2025.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055329/invasion-of-the-grub-snatchers-how-one-rich-guys-russian-boars-colonized-california\"> Wild Boars are an invasive species\u003c/a> that endanger native plants, water sources and agriculture in the area. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Forestr volunteer picks apples from a Honeycrisp orchard on private property in Martinez on Aug. 12, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13980694/contra-costa-county-fruit-rescue-gleaning-picking-pears-apples-peaches-volunteer\">The volunteers harvest surplus cherries, peaches, apples and pears\u003c/a> — whatever’s in season — from backyard orchards throughout Contra Costa County, donating the rescued fruit to local food pantries and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Lowe watches as workers clear RVs from Irene Street at Columbus Park in San José on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052645/san-jose-begins-clearing-columbus-park-the-citys-biggest-homeless-encampment\">The city removed RVs and tents from Columbus Park\u003c/a> in North San José, where hundreds of unhoused people have lived for years. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Shawn Spencer relocates his belongings from the Columbus Park encampment. Right: Fernando Alcantara watches as his RV is towed at Columbus Park in San José. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Wade, a formerly homeless veteran who was housed through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, poses for a portrait at the Laguna Commons supportive housing in Fremont on Aug. 20, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054270/trumps-tectonic-shift-on-homelessness-could-have-dire-impacts-in-california\">California’s embrace of Housing First principles has become a liability\u003c/a> after the president directed federal agencies to stop funding that approach to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks walks with her son Zyon, 2, near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. Burks is among one in three California parents of young kids who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051850/as-californias-electricity-rates-rise-parents-struggle-to-pay-their-bills\">struggle to afford their utility bills\u003c/a>, according to a statewide survey, which found that when parents have trouble making ends meet, their children’s well-being and development suffer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>September\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Stray Dog’ Oak Holden delivers a high knee to Sancho Dimera during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981646/full-queer-pro-wrestling-oakland\">Full Queer Wrestling showcase\u003c/a> at Fluid510 in Oakland on Sept. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy, a volunteer who monitors ICE activity on busy streets near day laborer corners, patrols International Boulevard in front of a U-Haul in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. A nonprofit called “Adopt a Day Laborer Corner” has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055084/california-volunteers-stand-guard-at-day-laborer-corners-amid-ice-sweeps\">inspired Californians to volunteer their time to accompany day laborers\u003c/a> who are at risk of deportation at highly visible intersections and monitor for immigration sweeps. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Alexander Ybarra, an 11th grader at Coliseum College Prep Academy, leads classmates in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054838/oakland-walkout\">walkout against gun violence\u003c/a> in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. Right: Posters made by students at Coliseum College Prep Academy read “Students Are Not Targets” and “Protect Students, Protect the Future” among others. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimisha Jadav demonstrates to a customer how to wear a garment at her home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Jadav, known as Nimisha Aunty, runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058796/need-a-gorgeous-diwali-outfit-nimisha-aunty-will-take-care-of-you\">creating a vibrant hub for South Asians\u003c/a> in the South Bay. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Vargas and other\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056337/fast-food-workers-protest-alleged-wage-theft-and-poor-work-conditions-at-san-jose-chain\"> fast food workers protest in front of an El Pollo Loco\u003c/a> restaurant in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">The California Fast Food Workers Union filed complaints on behalf of a mother and daughter who said they were fired from the restaurant for speaking up about working conditions there.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056563/better-than-i-ever-dreamed-valkyries-fans-reflect-on-historic-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries play the Minnesota Lynx\u003c/a> during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs at the SAP Center in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Golden State Valkyries fans cheer during Game 2 of the Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx WNBA playoff game. Right: Golden State Valkyries team member Monique Billings applauds the crowd after losing to the Minnesota Lynx. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festival-goers dance inside the Despacio Tent on the first day of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981607/portola-festival-2025-pier-80-san-francisco-review-photos\">Portola Festival at Pier 80\u003c/a> in San Francisco, on Sept. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Christina Aguilera performs on the Pier Stage at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2025. Right: Ty Dowe (left) and Matt Lebowitz pose for a photo at the Pier Stage during the second day of Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin is interviewed by the media during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057180/middle-school-students-celebrate-betty-reid-soskin-the-nations-oldest-park-ranger-at-104\">104th birthday celebration\u003c/a> at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Viramontes, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, holds a candle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055641/after-kirks-death-trump-targets-critics-in-expanding-free-speech-fight\">a candlelight at a vigil for Charlie Kirk \u003c/a>hosted by the San Francisco State University chapter of Turning Point USA at Fort Funston in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>October\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visitor looks past a barrier at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\"> closed as a consequence of the government shutdown\u003c/a> on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sarah Spillane stands outside the entrance to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059460/bay-area-cities-expand-homeless-shelters-winning-over-neighbors-is-the-hard-part\">DignityMoves tiny home cabins\u003c/a> in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2025. Right: Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062057/historic-west-oakland-blues-clubs-restoration-reveals-layers-of-hidden-history\">Esther’s Orbit Room\u003c/a> on 7th Street in West Oakland on Oct. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067346 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell sits in the vanity room at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood on Oct. 8, 2025. She performs as the club’s current “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063643/the-girl-in-the-fishbowl-the-secret-behind-san-franciscos-quirkiest-nightclub-act\">Girl in the Fishbowl\u003c/a>,” an act that has been a distinctive part of the venue since it opened in 1931. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell performs as the “Girl in the Fishbowl” at Bimbo’s 365 Club on Oct. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067347\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Estuary Institute members Sarah Pearce (left) and Emma Sevier conduct an assessment at a new wetland restoration site at Point Pinole Regional Park in Pinole on Oct. 9, 2025. A recent report found that restored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998966/rising-tides-drive-a-bay-area-push-to-bring-back-vanished-marshlands\">tidal wetlands in San Francisco Bay nearly quadrupled\u003c/a> from 2000 to 2025, going against the global trend of wetland loss. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows look out onto the Bay Bridge from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065901/theres-a-grand-historic-house-hiding-under-the-bay-bridge\">the Nimitz House on Yerba Buena Island\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2025. Built around 1900 as part of the Naval Training Station, the home later served as the residence of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz during the final years of his life. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A demonstrator carries an American flag during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">No Kings National Day of Action\u003c/a> in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. Right: Protestors at the No Kings National Day of Action burn an American flag in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067966\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car at a No Kings Day of Action rally in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067349 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family enjoys Filipino street food during the celebratory Late Night DJ party for Filipino American heritage month hosted at Seafood City in Daly City on Oct. 18, 2025. Seafood City, a Filipino chain night market, celebrated Filipino American heritage month by throwing\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983119/seafood-city-filipino-supermarket-dj-dance-party-daly-city\"> late-night DJ parties\u003c/a> across American chains. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067350 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian, an Armenian musician, stands in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060906/meet-the-duduk-whisperer-a-bay-area-armenian-folk-musician-revives-centuries-of-soul\">Khatchadourian, plays the Duduk\u003c/a>, and uses his music to work through hardships and is coming out with his sixth album titled, “Breath.” \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tour guide William Fontana points visitors to climbers on El Capitan during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062476/at-yosemite-youd-barely-know-a-shutdown-was-happening-why-advocates-say-that-matters\">a tour of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Oct. 28, 2025. During the month-long government shutdown, Yosemite remained open, but with a drastically reduced federal workforce. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers sort fresh produce into boxes at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062577/bay-area-counties-pour-millions-into-food-aid-assistance-as-clock-runs-out-on-snap\">San Francisco‑Marin Food Bank warehouse\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2025. With the federal government shutdown, Bay Area officials anticipated surges in demand at food banks as thousands stood to loose CalFresh benefits. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>November\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference in support of Proposition 50 at the IBEW Local 6 offices in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. The former House Speaker, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for 38 years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">announced on Nov. 6 that she will not seek reelection\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067366 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Maidu tribe of Butte County, Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, take part in a CAL-TREX prescribed burn, training in the application of fire to their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak trees stand on the plot of land in Cloverdale that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059557/esmeralda-courts-locals-as-it-tries-to-learn-from-california-forevers-mistakes\">Esmeralda Land Company is proposing to develop\u003c/a> in Sonoma County on Nov. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Police arrest a Turning Point USA supporter who engaged in a fight ahead of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063406/uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event-draws-protests-after-charlie-kirks-death\">Turning Point USA’s last college stop\u003c/a> of the “American Comeback Tour” in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Nov. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Lopez sits on his bed in his home in Pittsburg on Nov. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064693/california-doctors-urge-ban-on-engineered-stone-as-silicosis-cases-surge\">California stoneworkers like Lopez are becoming severely ill\u003c/a> from silica dust exposure from cutting engineered stone, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and workplace safety experts. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Trozalla Smith looks out the window of a BART train as she travels to the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">The government shutdown has delayed the distribution of SNAP benefits\u003c/a> to recipients such as Smith, who have had to turn to food pantries as an alternative. Right: Trozalla Smith rides the 96 bus while holding a loaf of bread in Alameda. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trozalla Smith looks at advertisements for CalFresh as she holds her groceries from the Alameda Food Bank while waiting for her train at the 12th Street BART Station in Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carin Lenk-Sloan, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999325/we-cant-afford-to-stay-californians-weigh-drastic-moves-as-health-premiums-rise\">facing a hike in her family’s health insurance\u003c/a>, sits outside her practice in Davis on Tuesday 18, 2025. As the lapsing of federal subsidies are poised to cause health insurance premiums to increase, some Californians like Lenk-Sloan are having to decide on whether to forgo coverage or move. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students stage \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064511/after-back-to-back-school-shootings-in-oakland-skyline-high-students-walk-out-of-class\">a walkout at Skyline High School\u003c/a> calling for the school and district to do more to counter gun violence in on Nov. 18, 2025. The walkout came less than a week after a student was injured in a shooting on the Oakland campus. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles “CJ” Evans prepares an order at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065744/richmonds-minister-of-food-serves-the-bay-area-southern-bbq-california-style\">CJ’s BBQ and Fish\u003c/a>, which serves barbecue, seafood and Southern-style comfort food, in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>December\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066054/after-west-contra-costa-teachers-launch-strike-both-sides-will-return-to-the-table\">strike at Marina Bay Park\u003c/a> in Richmond on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Nagano poses with the California Theatre’s 1928 Wurlitzer lobby organ in San José on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984931/jerry-nagano-great-theater-organist-stanford-california-pizza-joynt\">Nagano, a veteran theatre-organ performer\u003c/a> and retired Stanford systems engineer, has been a fixture in California’s organ community for decades. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A holiday display sits in front of a home on Christmas Tree Lane on the 3200 block of Thompson Avenue in Alameda on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067283/get-in-the-holiday-spirit-by-visiting-these-bay-area-christmas-tree-lanes\">The tradition of holiday displays here\u003c/a> dates back to the early 1930s. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Holiday lights cover a home on Christmas Tree Lane. Right: Michael Martin sits with his handmade Wrap-o-Matic holiday display in front of his home on Christmas Tree Lane. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067747/chef-chus-the-family-owned-chinese-restaurant-that-grew-up-with-silicon-valley\">Chef Chu’s is a family-run business\u003c/a>, owned by Lawrence Chu, which has been operating since 1970 and is known not only for its food but also as a favorite for celebrities and tech innovators. Right: Jzhuang Qingqiang (left) and Kevin Ho prepare meals in the kitchen at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067860 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu, also known as Chef Chu, garnishes a plate of sweet and sour pork at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067861 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Epps (center) embraces his children Kamia (left) and Kamari at the Superior Court of San Francisco after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066917/sf-filmmaker-kevin-epps-convicted-of-manslaughter-not-murder-in-2016-shooting\">a jury found him not guilty of the murder of his former brother-in-law\u003c/a>, Marcus Polk, in San Francisco on Dec. 15, 2025. The jury found Epps not guilty of the murder but did find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faith leaders and immigrant advocates block the entrance to the ICE field offices in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">Demonstrators chained themselves to the ICE office’s doors\u003c/a>, blocked intersections and vehicle access, and sang hymns. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Homeland Security officers detain demonstrators outside of the ICE field offices in San Francisco. At least 20 people were handcuffed. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silvia Matias and her daughter Maria wait for their bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067737/clipper-2-0-leaves-ac-transit-cash-riders-behind\">Transit advocates are calling attention to recent updates to Clipper\u003c/a> that fail to extend savings to people who pay with cash to ride AC Transit. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump’s second inauguration also drew thousands of Bay Area residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023056/thousands-rally-in-sf-to-protest-trump-ahead-of-inauguration-day\">out in protest\u003c/a> in January, kicking off a year of political unrest. Trump’s immediate focus on expanding and intensifying immigration enforcement has been met \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">with consistent opposition\u003c/a> — from faith leaders bearing witness at San Francisco’s immigration office, to protesters interrupting arrests on the streets of downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, people flooded streets across the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">crying “No Kings”\u003c/a> in response to Trump’s military parade, and months later, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">crowds took to city centers\u003c/a> again as Californians prepared to vote on special redistricting maps favoring Democrats and endured the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal parks \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">shut down\u003c/a> for weeks, hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed, and even Fleet Week fell victim to disruptions as legislators in Washington remained at a standstill. Cities across the Bay Area stepped up to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">gaps in food stamp spending\u003c/a>, as thousands of people who rely on federal food assistance went weeks without electronic benefit transfers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, through a difficult year, the Bay Area found ways to come together: cheering on the inaugural season for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984639/valkyries-wnba-2025-in-review\">the Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>, honoring the queer community with drag shows from August Hall in San Francisco to Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland, and celebrating the diverse cultures deeply rooted here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Text by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">\u003cem>Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>; photo editing by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mdonascimento\">\u003cem>Martin do Nascimento\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>January\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067187 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250102_ALEMANYSHOOTING_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Thomas, father of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020128/shooting-san-francisco-home-leaves-man-dead-woman-seriously-injured\">Antoine Thomas, who died in an early morning shooting\u003c/a>, hugs his 4-year-old grandson Adon in San Francisco on Jan. 2, 2025. The shooting, at the 1000 block of Tompkins Avenue, left one victim pronounced dead at the scene and another transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250107-LURIEINTERFAITHCEREMONY-25-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor-elect \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020422/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-launches-political-career-cable-cars-chinatown-market-prayer\">Daniel Lurie receives a communal blessing\u003c/a> during an Interfaith Ceremony at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2025, the evening before his inauguration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240109-CAWINDSTORM-069-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021777/reporters-notebook\">Destruction in downtown Altadena\u003c/a>, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067192\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-01-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altadena resident Taylor Williams, 17, goes through pieces of her teacup collection from the home she shared with her family after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067188\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250115_JAPANESEAMERICANACTIVISM_GC-47-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi, 91, holds a photo of her parents, Juninhi Nimura and Shizuko Nimura, at her home in Berkeley on Jan. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">Kashiwagi was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp\u003c/a> at the age of 9, where she lived with her family for four years. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067189 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250116_SNOW-SCHOOL_DMB_02943-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Northart, with the Department of Water Resources’ Statewide Monitoring Network Unit, and a participant of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995954/at-hidden-tahoe-lab-scientists-learn-the-art-of-measuring-snow\">Snow Science School\u003c/a>, uses a magnification lens to measure the size of snow granules from the snowpack in a field outing near Soda Springs on Jan. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250128-WILDSIDEWEST-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regular Timotha Doane sits at a table at Wild Side West in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2025. Founded in 1962, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029551/san-franciscos-oldest-lesbian-bar-has-been-a-safe-space-for-more-than-60-years\">Wild Side West is a historic lesbian bar\u003c/a> that began in Oakland before relocating to San Francisco, where it became a gathering space known for its eclectic decor, lush garden, and deep roots in the LGBTQ+ community. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067195\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-02-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Kimberly Lopez, a senior at UC Berkeley, speaks to hundreds of students and supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024593/uc-berkeley-students-march-for-undocumented-classmates-say-school-isnt-doing-enough\">rallying in solidarity with their undocumented classmates\u003c/a> as the Trump administration begins to carry out nation-wide mass deportations, at Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. Right: Maya Gill, center, holds up a sign that reads, “Jesus told us to love our neighbor not to deport them.” \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250129_UCBERKELEYRALLY_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(left) Student Nicole Nuñez Rivera gets emotional and hugs DACA recipient Ana Rivera, right, during a rally against the Trump administration’s promises to carry out mass deportations, at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Jan. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>February\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067198\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine (left), 9, and Nikki, 9, sit together at the start of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027348/san-francisco-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-iconic-chinatown-parade\">Chinese New Year Parade\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250215-CHINESENEWYEAR-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067205\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-03-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Artist Miko Lee looks out the window at the Walking Stories exhibit at the Edge on the Square gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Feb. 19, 2025. Right: Alistair Monroe stands outside the Oakland Cannery building, where his studio is located in Oakland, on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067200\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250220-OAKLAND-CANNERY-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Monroe’s art is on display in his son Alistair Monroe’s studio and home at the Oakland Cannery building in Oakland on Feb. 20, 2025. The Oakland Cannery is a historic live-work space in East Oakland where Arthur Monroe lived and produced art for decades. The building’s owners are seeking to turn the building into a pot-growing facility. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067202\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250222-NOISEPOPFLAMINGROOVIES-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Th’ Losin Streaks play at the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Feb. 22, 2025, during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972528/noise-pop-festival-san-francisco-2025-review\">Noise Pop Festival\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067209\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-04-1-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Dawn Richard performs at the Independent, as part of the Noise Pop festival, in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. Right: Dam-Funk performs at the Noise Pop opening night party at the California Academy of Sciences on Feb. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067201\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250221-GEOGRAPHER-_-VIDEO-AGE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geographer performs at August Hall in San Francisco as part of Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067204 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-UC-STRIKE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees Local 9119 and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028446/tens-of-thousands-uc-workers-strike-disrupting-campuses-hospitals-labs\">strike at the UC Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco\u003c/a> on Feb. 26, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250226_ROBERTMOSES_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers place their hands on Giovanna Sales’ head during a rehearsal for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972949/robert-moses-kin-30th-anniversary-the-kennings\">Robert Moses’ latest work, The Kennings\u003c/a>, at ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The show explores themes of race, gender, war and human rights, while blending dance, theatre and music. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250226-NAMEGENDERMARKERS-12-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea and Milo Ronquillo stand outside the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2025. The Ronquillos attended a workshop hosted by Alexis Levy about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029428/how-californians-can-start-changing-names-and-gender-markers-on-government-ids\">changing the name and gender marker on official government documents\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>March\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250307-BERKELEY-SCIENCE-PROTEST-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A march through the UC Berkeley campus in association with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030313/uc-berkeley-scientists-protest-trump-administrations-cuts-to-research-funding\">national Stand Up for Science day of action\u003c/a> in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067259\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-05-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marchers hold up signs including one that reads “Science is political” and march through the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley on March 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067262\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067262 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_03247-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029568/in-san-mateo-county-this-market-is-a-community-destination-for-food-faith-and-ramadan-staples\">Besan’s International Market is a halal butcher, deli, and Middle Eastern market\u003c/a> in San Bruno. Year-round, it’s a go-to spot for the Arab, North African and Middle Eastern folks in this community. During Ramadan, customers come in and out for their groceries for iftar meals when they break fast during Ramadan. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067253\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067253\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/240312-RICHMOND-WALKOUT-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Aquino and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030935/our-education-matters-richmond-high-schoolers-rally-against-teacher-layoffs\">students from Richmond’s John F. Kennedy High School stage a walkout and march\u003c/a> to the West Contra Costa Unified School District Offices to protest impending layoffs as part of cuts to the district’s budget in Richmond on March 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250317-EUGENETSSUI-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eugene Tssui sketches in a notebook at his exhibition at the Rotten City Cultural District in Emeryville on March 17, 2025. The gallery featured his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13973365/eugene-tssui-emeryville-residency-bay-street-architecture-fashion\">nature-inspired architectural designs, including photos of the renowned “Fish House,” along with his clothing designs and art.\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Ro Khanna holds a town hall meeting at the MLK Community Center in Bakersfield on March 23, 2025. In three such events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032718/frustrated-democrats-push-wartime-leaders-bakersfield-town-hall\">Khanna urged residents of Republican-held congressional districts in California to organize\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid and the wider social safety net. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067260\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-06-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A line of people waiting to enter the town hall meeting with Rep. Ro Khanna. Right: Audrey Chavez and others listen at as Rep. Ro Khanna speaks. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067263\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250326_SFBARBER_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santana “Twinks” Vasquez cuts Angel Filimoehala’s hair at Steel and Strand barbershop in San Francisco on March 26, 2025. Twinks offered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033501/the-sf-barber-that-welcomes-all-trans-people-into-his-shop\">free haircuts for the month of March to honor trans visibility\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250328_ZORTHIAN-RANCH_SK_26-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aslan Scardina lies in a patch of stinging nettle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034277/stories-of-las-zorthian-ranch-a-portal-to-a-different-way-of-life-damaged-in-eaton-fire\">Zorthian Ranch\u003c/a> on March 28 in Altadena. Scardina was living on the Ranch before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire. “I didn’t love plants until I met nettle,” she says. \u003ccite>(Stella Kalinina for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250331-TRANS-NEWSOM-RALLY-AC-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Lohf waves an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033818/lgbtq-activists-rally-at-newsoms-home-demand-stronger-trans-rights-commitment\">Activists and community members marched\u003c/a> in the Marin County community where Gov. Gavin Newsom recently purchased a home as part of International Transgender Day of Visibility, which highlights discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>April\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067272 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250409-LIVERMORE-BLACK-LAND-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tashenia Pearson stands beside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036599/wall-war-vet-fight-land-one-familys-50-year-battle-livermore\">the wall separating her property from her neighbors’\u003c/a> in Livermore on April 9, 2025. Pearson’s parents bought the property in Livermore in 1971, only to discover the illegally built wall, which effectively gives 740 square feet of Pearson’s property to their neighbor. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067277\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20240410_GIANTNAKEDLADYEMBARCADERO_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R-Evolution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974401/r-evolution-marco-cochrane-embarcadero-plaza-nude-woman-sculpture\">a 45-foot metal sculpture of a giant naked woman\u003c/a> that is meant to symbolize feminine strength and liberation, by artist Marco Cochrane, at the Embarcadero Plaza on April 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/2025.04.14_MIDDLETON_SANDYSTONE_15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Stone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977595/sandy-stone-olivia-records-jimi-hendrix-girl-island-documentary\">88-year-old legendary audio engineer and trans woman\u003c/a> who worked with rock ’n’ roll greats and was the in-house engineer at feminist label Olivia Records in the 1970s, in her home in Aptos on April 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250415-OAKLAND-MAYORAL-ELECTION-NIGHT-AC-67-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036555/barbara-lee-takes-decisive-lead-over-loren-taylor-in-oakland-mayoral-election\">Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee dance\u003c/a> to a live band on election night in Oakland on April 15, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067275\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-07-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birders Daniela Sanchez (left) and Christopher Henry \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13974906/teen-birders-bird-watching-ebird\">look for birds\u003c/a> at Crissy Field in San Francisco and the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, respectively, on April 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067278\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067278\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250416_BIRDWATCHINGTEENS_GC-51-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Cosby examines a pigeon walking with a limp at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond on April 16, 2025. Cosby has been birding for 4 years and is a member of the California Young Birders’ Club. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067274\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250421-CHINATOWNTARIFFS-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Liang weighs medical herbs at his shop, Run Feng Hai Wei Chinese Herbal Inc., in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Business owners in San Francisco’s Chinatown said they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036939/san-francisco-chinatown-businesses-survival-mode-trade-war\">struggling to stay afloat, facing declining sales and an uncertain future\u003c/a>, in the face of the U.S.-China trade war. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-08-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Imported items fill the wall at Beijing Shopping Center in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 21, 2025. Right: Kiki Krunch, left, and Kalypso pose for a photo at the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. The 2024 and ’23 winners of the GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance drag pageant led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976447/chinatown-pride-san-francisco-lgbtq-chinese-culture-center\">2025 Chinatown Pride\u003c/a> procession, visiting landmarks such as the Grant Street nightlife district, home in the 1930s and ’40s to underground queer speakeasies and tourist-y Chinese American nightclubs that featured “female impersonation” shows. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067279\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1288\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250430_CHINATOWNPRIDE_GC-21-KQED-1536x989.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiki Krunch (left) takes a photo with Fontaine Hu, 81, in San Francisco’s Chinatown on April 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>May\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067284\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067284\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-MAY-DAY-MARCH-OAKLAND-MD-12-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horetencia M. (left) and Maria E. chant and play buckets as drums as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038481/may-day-thousands-bay-area-take-streets-immigrant-worker-rights\">Oakland Sin Fronteras May Day March\u003c/a> for Labor & Immigrants in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067285\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250501-VALKYRIESOPENERTEAMPROFILE-22-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039501/wnbas-newest-team-golden-state-valkyries-kick-off-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries\u003c/a>’ Monique Billings practices during training camp held at the Sephora Performance Center in Oakland on May 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067292 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-11-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: The Golden State Valkyries take to the court for their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040665/the-bay-areas-newest-basketball-team-makes-history\">first-ever home opener\u003c/a> against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. Right: Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) drives to the hoop against the Los Angeles Sparks. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067286\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250509-BENICIAREFINERY-52-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benicia mayor Steve Young drives by the Valero Benicia Refinery in Benicia on May 8, 2025, which processes up to 170,000 barrels of oil a day, making gasoline, diesel, and other fuels for California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039505/a-bay-area-refinery-town-contemplates-future-without-big-oil\">Valero planned to shut down the Benicia refinery\u003c/a> by April 2026, citing high costs and strict environmental rules. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067290\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-09-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Nests of California gull eggs are tucked in the grass near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. Right: A team led by Nathan Van Schmidt (right), science director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and Amy Parsons, lead biologist, conducts a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051964/are-seagulls-native-or-invasive-to-the-bay-area-maybe-both\">California gull nest survey\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067287\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250513-CALIFORNIAFOREVERANNEXEXPLAINER-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 113 in Solano County outside of Suisun City on May 13, 2025. The California Forever project is seeking to have Suisun City \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059985/california-forever-clears-first-hurdle-in-suisun-city-annexation\">annex the land where the company has proposed building a new city\u003c/a> in order to move forward with its plans, nearly a year after pulling an initiative seeking voter approval for the project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-10-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Resident Letty Guzman sits on her bed with her dog Pappa in her room at Horizon Community Village at the Capri Motel on University Avenue in Berkeley on May 20, 2025. The site, operated by Dorothy Day House, provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043516/rv-encampments-are-notoriously-hard-to-close-this-city-found-something-that-works\">transitional housing and supportive services for unhoused individuals\u003c/a> in Berkeley. Right: Maximo Hernandez Perez stands in front of his home in Stockton on May 22, 2025. Perez and his daughter, Celina, then 14 years old, were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040537/some-families-separated-at-the-border-got-free-legal-aid-the-us-just-cut-that-contract\">detained and separated after crossing the border\u003c/a> in 2017. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED; Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067289\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250530-DUBLINEMPLOYEES-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Stone, 14, gets ready for a school dance with the help of her mother, a correctional officer, at their home in the mobile home community next to the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, on May 30, 2025. When FCI Dublin abruptly shut down after years of turmoil, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043352/fci-dublin-staff-bought-homes-on-site-then-the-prison-shut-down\">residents of the community were given eviction notices\u003c/a> and were ordered to remove their homes from the government’s land by September, according to a union representative. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067293 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250529_OHLONEPARKENCAMPMENT_GC-3-1-KQED-1536x1038.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fearful of what he’d face if forced to leave the encampment, Travis Smith gets emotional at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041966/berkeley-residents-homeless-advocates-battle-over-fate-of-ohlone-park-encampment\">homeless encampment at Ohlone Park\u003c/a> in Berkeley on May 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>June\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067301\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayvon Wilson (center) rallies alongside students, staff, and supporters outside the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042895/san-francisco-job-corps-students-face-uncertain-future\">Treasure Island Job Corps Center\u003c/a> in San Francisco on June 5, 2025, protesting the facility’s closure, which they say could leave at-risk youth homeless. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067302\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250606-DEIANDARTS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Garcia, who performs as Churro Nomi, co-director of Detour Productions and producer of the monthly queer cabaret Clutch The Pearls, poses for a photo at the Make Out Room in San Francisco on June 6, 2025. “This isn’t just about money, it’s about controlling narrative, visibility and power,” says Garcia, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">arts organizations that have abandoned their DEI programming\u003c/a> and reconfigured or erased their websites’ DEI commitments. “We’re witnessing a deliberate effort to police not only what stories are told, but who is allowed to tell them.” \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067303\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-67-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors march in the Mission District in San Francisco i\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">n opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy\u003c/a> and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067306\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-12-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Daniella holds up a Mexican flag during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">No Kings Day protest\u003c/a> in San José on June 14, 2025. Right: Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED; Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067304\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067304\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters cheer from their cars as protesters march down Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067308\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067307\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-13-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: People fill the courtyard at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044959/hella-juneteenth-in-photos-black-joy-and-community-in-oakland\">Hella Juneteenth festival\u003c/a> on June 19, 2025. Right: Festivalgoers dance at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067309 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordyn Johnson, 9, gets the continent of Africa painted on her face at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>July\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067311 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250701-K-ONDA-JULY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Designer Marisela Ginestra at the Levi’s offices in San Francisco on July 1, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045274/levis-denim-gets-a-fresh-look-thanks-to-a-latinx-designer\">Ginestra takes inspiration from her grandparents\u003c/a> who worked harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Central Valley in the 1960s and who would dry their jeans in the sun, giving them a distinctive faded look. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067312\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250716-SFFIXITCLINIC-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radha Weaver repairs a tutu dress for a mother and daughter during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052092/fix-a-zipper-and-save-the-planet-at-san-franciscos-free-clothing-repair-clinics\">Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop\u003c/a> at the Glen Park Branch Library in San Francisco on July 16, 2025. During the workshop, teachers offer hands-on fixes and mending tips. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067318\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-14-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sewing supplies sit in bins at the Fix-It Clinic Clothing Repair workshop. Right: Mira Musank works with a clinic participant to repair her sweater. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067305\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250718_CLIMATEPUNK_012_BF_KQED-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979195/the-furious-tits-queer-climate-punk-band-san-francisco-oakland\">The Furious Tits\u003c/a> perform live in San Francisco at the Castro Night Market on Friday, July 18, 2025. The band says they see punk as a perfect place to mouth off about human-caused climate change. \u003ccite>(Brian Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067313 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250720-DEAFDANCEFESTIVAL_01323_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder and leader of Urban Jazz Dance Company, Antoine Hunter (center), watches dancers practice choreography at a rehearsal at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley on July 20, 2025. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979516/international-deaf-dance-festival-antoine-hunter-urban-jazz-dance\">Urban Jazz Dance Company performed at the International Deaf Dance Festival\u003c/a>, from Aug. 8–10 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067314\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250721-AFGHANSINFREMONT-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050357/how-did-fremont-come-to-be-known-as-little-kabul\">Hasib Sepand plays the sitar at Sepand Studios\u003c/a> in Fremont on July 21, 2025, where his music academy offers instruction in sitar, tabla, harmonium, and other instruments, and he composes and produces music. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067315\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250725-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-CLOSURES-MD-09-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagbir Kang looks out of a window at her home in Fremont on July 25, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053210/in-the-face-of-abuse-she-chose-survival-and-now-helps-others-do-the-same\">Kang is a survivor of domestic violence\u003c/a> who now advocates on behalf of other survivors. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067316\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067316\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250729-YICKWOCIVILRIGHTS-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lei stands on Spofford Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown on July 29, 2025, at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050233/how-a-chinese-laundryman-shaped-us-civil-rights-from-san-francisco\">the historical site of the Chinese Laundry Association\u003c/a>, once located at 33 Spofford Street. A longtime resident and community historian, Lei has worked to preserve Chinatown’s cultural and educational legacy. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067319\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-15-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050105/sf-kindness-crawl-spreads-joy-on-market-street-ahead-of-grateful-dead-weekend\">Kindness Crawl\u003c/a> organizer Scott Keneally (left) shares an embrace with a passerby near City Hall in San Francisco on July 31, 2025. Right: A Kindness Crawl volunteer beams while handing roses and flowers to two people inside a van in a moment of street-side joy. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067317\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250731_KINDNESSCRAWL_-0010_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vintage VW bus filled with Kindness Crawl flower recipients drives past Alamo Square Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>August\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067320 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250802-AFROFUTURES_01096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees dance at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050844/where-past-meets-possible-black-futures-ball-illuminates-dreams-in-oakland\">Black Futures Ball\u003c/a> hosted by The East Oakland Youth Development Center at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067328\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-16-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Charlene Richardson (left) and Charlette Richardson, also known as The LoveLove Twins, pose for a photo at the Black Futures Ball. Right: Selena Wilson, CEO of the EOYDC, speaks at the Black Futures Ball. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067322\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806-HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francesca Thomas, a Hayward native and great-granddaughter of Leona Alves, owner of Ideal Dining and Miss Alves, a restaurant and nightclub in Russell City, holds a photograph of five generations of her family, from her mother to great-great-great-grandmother, in Hayward on Aug. 6, 2025. Thomas is involved in\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&newwindow=1&sca_esv=2719a2d50b2c4d54&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1182US1182&udm=2&biw=1870&bih=1054&ei=49BFacPCObzC0PEPwJq_EA&ved=0ahUKEwiDwKj12MqRAxU8ITQIHUDNDwIQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=KQED+Francesca+Thomas&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIVS1FFRCBGcmFuY2VzY2EgVGhvbWFzSKoUUM0SWM0ScAJ4AJABAJgBhQGgAYUBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoActsgcAuAcAwgcAyAcAgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-img#sv=CAMSVhoyKhBlLXAxQlFTSHREUFo2d3hNMg5wMUJRU0h0RFBaNnd4TToOR25xa3o5aWNXdTA5eE0gBCocCgZtb3NhaWMSEGUtcDFCUVNIdERQWjZ3eE0YADABGAcggZS_5QQwAkoKCAIQAhgCIAIoAg\"> efforts to preserve the community’s history\u003c/a> through the Russell City Reparative Justice Project. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067321 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250806_SCALEAI_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors hold a banner reading “Stop AI” outside of Scale AI’s San Francisco headquarters on Aug. 6, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051183/protesters-against-ai-militarization-rally-at-scale-ai-in-san-francisco\">Demonstrators oppose the company’s involvement in AI-driven warfare and surveillance\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067323\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250808-WILDPIGS_00144_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cows graze on the hills of Máyyan ‘Ooyákma, Coyote Ridge, a preserve owned by Open Space Authority, in Morgan Hill on Aug. 8, 2025.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055329/invasion-of-the-grub-snatchers-how-one-rich-guys-russian-boars-colonized-california\"> Wild Boars are an invasive species\u003c/a> that endanger native plants, water sources and agriculture in the area. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250812_RESCUING-FRUIT-IN-CONTRA-COSTA-COUNTY-_GH-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Forestr volunteer picks apples from a Honeycrisp orchard on private property in Martinez on Aug. 12, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13980694/contra-costa-county-fruit-rescue-gleaning-picking-pears-apples-peaches-volunteer\">The volunteers harvest surplus cherries, peaches, apples and pears\u003c/a> — whatever’s in season — from backyard orchards throughout Contra Costa County, donating the rescued fruit to local food pantries and soup kitchens. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250818-COLUMBUS-PARK-MD-07-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Lowe watches as workers clear RVs from Irene Street at Columbus Park in San José on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052645/san-jose-begins-clearing-columbus-park-the-citys-biggest-homeless-encampment\">The city removed RVs and tents from Columbus Park\u003c/a> in North San José, where hundreds of unhoused people have lived for years. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067329\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-17-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Shawn Spencer relocates his belongings from the Columbus Park encampment. Right: Fernando Alcantara watches as his RV is towed at Columbus Park in San José. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Wade, a formerly homeless veteran who was housed through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, poses for a portrait at the Laguna Commons supportive housing in Fremont on Aug. 20, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054270/trumps-tectonic-shift-on-homelessness-could-have-dire-impacts-in-california\">California’s embrace of Housing First principles has become a liability\u003c/a> after the president directed federal agencies to stop funding that approach to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067327\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks walks with her son Zyon, 2, near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. Burks is among one in three California parents of young kids who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051850/as-californias-electricity-rates-rise-parents-struggle-to-pay-their-bills\">struggle to afford their utility bills\u003c/a>, according to a statewide survey, which found that when parents have trouble making ends meet, their children’s well-being and development suffer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>September\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067330\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250904_FULLQUEER_GH-28-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Stray Dog’ Oak Holden delivers a high knee to Sancho Dimera during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981646/full-queer-pro-wrestling-oakland\">Full Queer Wrestling showcase\u003c/a> at Fluid510 in Oakland on Sept. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067331\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250905-ADOPTACORNER_00647_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy, a volunteer who monitors ICE activity on busy streets near day laborer corners, patrols International Boulevard in front of a U-Haul in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. A nonprofit called “Adopt a Day Laborer Corner” has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055084/california-volunteers-stand-guard-at-day-laborer-corners-amid-ice-sweeps\">inspired Californians to volunteer their time to accompany day laborers\u003c/a> who are at risk of deportation at highly visible intersections and monitor for immigration sweeps. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067337\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-18-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Alexander Ybarra, an 11th grader at Coliseum College Prep Academy, leads classmates in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054838/oakland-walkout\">walkout against gun violence\u003c/a> in Oakland on Sept. 5, 2025. Right: Posters made by students at Coliseum College Prep Academy read “Students Are Not Targets” and “Protect Students, Protect the Future” among others. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250913-NIMISHAAUNTY00685_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimisha Jadav demonstrates to a customer how to wear a garment at her home-based clothing business, Nivy’s Nook, in Morgan Hill on Sept. 13, 2025. Jadav, known as Nimisha Aunty, runs an Indian clothing shop from her home in Morgan Hill, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058796/need-a-gorgeous-diwali-outfit-nimisha-aunty-will-take-care-of-you\">creating a vibrant hub for South Asians\u003c/a> in the South Bay. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-FAST-FOOD-WORKERS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Vargas and other\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056337/fast-food-workers-protest-alleged-wage-theft-and-poor-work-conditions-at-san-jose-chain\"> fast food workers protest in front of an El Pollo Loco\u003c/a> restaurant in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">The California Fast Food Workers Union filed complaints on behalf of a mother and daughter who said they were fired from the restaurant for speaking up about working conditions there.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250917-VALKYRIESPLAYOFFS-38-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056563/better-than-i-ever-dreamed-valkyries-fans-reflect-on-historic-first-season\">Golden State Valkyries play the Minnesota Lynx\u003c/a> during Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs at the SAP Center in San José on Sept. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-19-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Golden State Valkyries fans cheer during Game 2 of the Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx WNBA playoff game. Right: Golden State Valkyries team member Monique Billings applauds the crowd after losing to the Minnesota Lynx. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250920_PORTOLA_DAY1_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festival-goers dance inside the Despacio Tent on the first day of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13981607/portola-festival-2025-pier-80-san-francisco-review-photos\">Portola Festival at Pier 80\u003c/a> in San Francisco, on Sept. 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067339\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-20-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Christina Aguilera performs on the Pier Stage at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2025. Right: Ty Dowe (left) and Matt Lebowitz pose for a photo at the Pier Stage during the second day of Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20250922_BETTYREIDSOSKIN104TH_GC-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Reid Soskin is interviewed by the media during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057180/middle-school-students-celebrate-betty-reid-soskin-the-nations-oldest-park-ranger-at-104\">104th birthday celebration\u003c/a> at Betty Reid Soskin Middle School in El Sobrante on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067336 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/250922-KIRKVIGIL00438_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Viramontes, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, holds a candle at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055641/after-kirks-death-trump-targets-critics-in-expanding-free-speech-fight\">a candlelight at a vigil for Charlie Kirk \u003c/a>hosted by the San Francisco State University chapter of Turning Point USA at Fort Funston in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>October\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067342\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visitor looks past a barrier at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, which was temporarily\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\"> closed as a consequence of the government shutdown\u003c/a> on Oct. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-21-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Sarah Spillane stands outside the entrance to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059460/bay-area-cities-expand-homeless-shelters-winning-over-neighbors-is-the-hard-part\">DignityMoves tiny home cabins\u003c/a> in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2025. Right: Noni Session, executive director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, stands in front of the Barn next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062057/historic-west-oakland-blues-clubs-restoration-reveals-layers-of-hidden-history\">Esther’s Orbit Room\u003c/a> on 7th Street in West Oakland on Oct. 2, 2023. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067346 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-GIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell sits in the vanity room at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood on Oct. 8, 2025. She performs as the club’s current “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063643/the-girl-in-the-fishbowl-the-secret-behind-san-franciscos-quirkiest-nightclub-act\">Girl in the Fishbowl\u003c/a>,” an act that has been a distinctive part of the venue since it opened in 1931. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251008-BIMBOSGIRLINTHEFISHBOWL-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanna Longwell performs as the “Girl in the Fishbowl” at Bimbo’s 365 Club on Oct. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067347\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251009-WETLANDWIN_00474_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Estuary Institute members Sarah Pearce (left) and Emma Sevier conduct an assessment at a new wetland restoration site at Point Pinole Regional Park in Pinole on Oct. 9, 2025. A recent report found that restored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998966/rising-tides-drive-a-bay-area-push-to-bring-back-vanished-marshlands\">tidal wetlands in San Francisco Bay nearly quadrupled\u003c/a> from 2000 to 2025, going against the global trend of wetland loss. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251016-NIMITZHOUSE-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows look out onto the Bay Bridge from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065901/theres-a-grand-historic-house-hiding-under-the-bay-bridge\">the Nimitz House on Yerba Buena Island\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 2025. Built around 1900 as part of the Naval Training Station, the home later served as the residence of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz during the final years of his life. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-22-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: A demonstrator carries an American flag during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060511/massive-no-kings-crowds-return-to-bay-area-streets-rebuking-trump\">No Kings National Day of Action\u003c/a> in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. Right: Protestors at the No Kings National Day of Action burn an American flag in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067966\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car at a No Kings Day of Action rally in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067349 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251018-FILIPINODANCEPARTY00040_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family enjoys Filipino street food during the celebratory Late Night DJ party for Filipino American heritage month hosted at Seafood City in Daly City on Oct. 18, 2025. Seafood City, a Filipino chain night market, celebrated Filipino American heritage month by throwing\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983119/seafood-city-filipino-supermarket-dj-dance-party-daly-city\"> late-night DJ parties\u003c/a> across American chains. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067350 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251022-DUDUKWHISPERER00384_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khatchadour Khatchadourian, an Armenian musician, stands in his backyard in Santa Rosa on Oct. 22, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060906/meet-the-duduk-whisperer-a-bay-area-armenian-folk-musician-revives-centuries-of-soul\">Khatchadourian, plays the Duduk\u003c/a>, and uses his music to work through hardships and is coming out with his sixth album titled, “Breath.” \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251028-YOSEMITESHUTDOWN-95-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tour guide William Fontana points visitors to climbers on El Capitan during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062476/at-yosemite-youd-barely-know-a-shutdown-was-happening-why-advocates-say-that-matters\">a tour of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Oct. 28, 2025. During the month-long government shutdown, Yosemite remained open, but with a drastically reduced federal workforce. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251031-SFMARINFOODBANK-24-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers sort fresh produce into boxes at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062577/bay-area-counties-pour-millions-into-food-aid-assistance-as-clock-runs-out-on-snap\">San Francisco‑Marin Food Bank warehouse\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Oct. 31, 2025. With the federal government shutdown, Bay Area officials anticipated surges in demand at food banks as thousands stood to loose CalFresh benefits. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>November\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067355\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251103-NEWSOMPROP50RALLY-66-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference in support of Proposition 50 at the IBEW Local 6 offices in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. The former House Speaker, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for 38 years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power\">announced on Nov. 6 that she will not seek reelection\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067366 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/KQED_PRESCRIBED-BURN_AT_257-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Maidu tribe of Butte County, Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, take part in a CAL-TREX prescribed burn, training in the application of fire to their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. \u003ccite>(Andri Tambunan for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251107-ESMERALDA-WANTS-TO-LEARN-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak trees stand on the plot of land in Cloverdale that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059557/esmeralda-courts-locals-as-it-tries-to-learn-from-california-forevers-mistakes\">Esmeralda Land Company is proposing to develop\u003c/a> in Sonoma County on Nov. 7, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251110_UCBTURNINGPOINT_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Police arrest a Turning Point USA supporter who engaged in a fight ahead of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063406/uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event-draws-protests-after-charlie-kirks-death\">Turning Point USA’s last college stop\u003c/a> of the “American Comeback Tour” in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Nov. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251115-DEADLY-LUNG-DISEASE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Lopez sits on his bed in his home in Pittsburg on Nov. 15, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064693/california-doctors-urge-ban-on-engineered-stone-as-silicosis-cases-surge\">California stoneworkers like Lopez are becoming severely ill\u003c/a> from silica dust exposure from cutting engineered stone, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and workplace safety experts. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067362\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-23-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Trozalla Smith looks out the window of a BART train as she travels to the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064126/snap-benefits-hung-in-limbo-for-weeks-it-was-a-peek-at-life-under-long-term-cuts\">The government shutdown has delayed the distribution of SNAP benefits\u003c/a> to recipients such as Smith, who have had to turn to food pantries as an alternative. Right: Trozalla Smith rides the 96 bus while holding a loaf of bread in Alameda. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trozalla Smith looks at advertisements for CalFresh as she holds her groceries from the Alameda Food Bank while waiting for her train at the 12th Street BART Station in Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251118-ACA00113_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carin Lenk-Sloan, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999325/we-cant-afford-to-stay-californians-weigh-drastic-moves-as-health-premiums-rise\">facing a hike in her family’s health insurance\u003c/a>, sits outside her practice in Davis on Tuesday 18, 2025. As the lapsing of federal subsidies are poised to cause health insurance premiums to increase, some Californians like Lenk-Sloan are having to decide on whether to forgo coverage or move. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students stage \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064511/after-back-to-back-school-shootings-in-oakland-skyline-high-students-walk-out-of-class\">a walkout at Skyline High School\u003c/a> calling for the school and district to do more to counter gun violence in on Nov. 18, 2025. The walkout came less than a week after a student was injured in a shooting on the Oakland campus. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067361\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251119-CJSBBQANDFISH-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles “CJ” Evans prepares an order at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065744/richmonds-minister-of-food-serves-the-bay-area-southern-bbq-california-style\">CJ’s BBQ and Fish\u003c/a>, which serves barbecue, seafood and Southern-style comfort food, in Richmond on Nov. 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>December\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-WCCUSDSTRIKERALLY01085_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066054/after-west-contra-costa-teachers-launch-strike-both-sides-will-return-to-the-table\">strike at Marina Bay Park\u003c/a> in Richmond on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067865\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251210_JERRYNAGANO_DECEMBER_GH-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Nagano poses with the California Theatre’s 1928 Wurlitzer lobby organ in San José on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984931/jerry-nagano-great-theater-organist-stanford-california-pizza-joynt\">Nagano, a veteran theatre-organ performer\u003c/a> and retired Stanford systems engineer, has been a fixture in California’s organ community for decades. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-HOLIDAYLIGHTS-26-BL-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A holiday display sits in front of a home on Christmas Tree Lane on the 3200 block of Thompson Avenue in Alameda on Dec. 10, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067283/get-in-the-holiday-spirit-by-visiting-these-bay-area-christmas-tree-lanes\">The tradition of holiday displays here\u003c/a> dates back to the early 1930s. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-25-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Holiday lights cover a home on Christmas Tree Lane. Right: Michael Martin sits with his handmade Wrap-o-Matic holiday display in front of his home on Christmas Tree Lane. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-26-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: An assortment of dishes at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067747/chef-chus-the-family-owned-chinese-restaurant-that-grew-up-with-silicon-valley\">Chef Chu’s is a family-run business\u003c/a>, owned by Lawrence Chu, which has been operating since 1970 and is known not only for its food but also as a favorite for celebrities and tech innovators. Right: Jzhuang Qingqiang (left) and Kevin Ho prepare meals in the kitchen at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067860 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-CHEFCHU00432_TV-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Chu, also known as Chef Chu, garnishes a plate of sweet and sour pork at Chef Chu’s. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12067861 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-KEVINEPPS00239SEQN_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Epps (center) embraces his children Kamia (left) and Kamari at the Superior Court of San Francisco after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12066917/sf-filmmaker-kevin-epps-convicted-of-manslaughter-not-murder-in-2016-shooting\">a jury found him not guilty of the murder of his former brother-in-law\u003c/a>, Marcus Polk, in San Francisco on Dec. 15, 2025. The jury found Epps not guilty of the murder but did find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251216-SANSOMEICE-18-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faith leaders and immigrant advocates block the entrance to the ICE field offices in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067398/interfaith-activists-block-entrances-to-san-francisco-ice-office-risking-arrest\">Demonstrators chained themselves to the ICE office’s doors\u003c/a>, blocked intersections and vehicle access, and sang hymns. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2000x668.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-1536x513.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251215-2025-in-Photos-Dip-27-2048x684.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Homeland Security officers detain demonstrators outside of the ICE field offices in San Francisco. At least 20 people were handcuffed. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-02-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silvia Matias and her daughter Maria wait for their bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067737/clipper-2-0-leaves-ac-transit-cash-riders-behind\">Transit advocates are calling attention to recent updates to Clipper\u003c/a> that fail to extend savings to people who pay with cash to ride AC Transit. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Shoppers are sipping hot cocoa in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/union-square\">Union Square\u003c/a>. Tourists are lining up at the cable car turnaround on Powell Street. Crime rates have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">plummeted\u003c/a>. The vibes are good, and it’s almost as if \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s downtown is back. Just don’t look too closely at the data, or the nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911137/why-some-bay-area-malls-are-thriving-while-others-are-dying\">vacant mall\u003c/a> down on Market Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newly released \u003ca href=\"https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/Status_of_the_San_Francisco_Economy_November_2025.pdf\">citywide figures\u003c/a> show promising increases in foot traffic from earlier this year have tapered off, and new business registrations have crashed. And the once-humming San Francisco Centre is virtually empty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Work-from-home culture, waves of layoffs and shifts to online shopping have continued to challenge once-bustling corridors. From Nordstrom to Disney and The North Face, many major companies have shuttered stores in and around Powell Street. The trends paint a complicated picture for San Francisco’s downtown, as well as the massive mall, which is now up for sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of the recovery in downtown activity, up until the past couple months, that’s all happening while the biggest property in downtown is hollowing out,” said Ted Egan, the city’s chief economist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But San Francisco city and business leaders have been championing an economic turnaround and throwing money and social media attention at signs of recovery, from restaurant openings and store pop-ups to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983527/sf-live-events-calendar-danie-lurie-san-francisco#:~:text=SF%20Live%20is%20the%20latest,venue%20on%20New%20Year's%20Eve.\">music festivals downtown\u003c/a>. Egan is optimistic: “It’s going to be a huge boost that [the mall] is moving on to its next stage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068077\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068077\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Nintendo store stands on Powell Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tourists and shoppers from across the Bay Area trekking downtown for holiday shopping seem to hardly notice the macro trends at play. Many told KQED they feel the city is looking and feeling better than it has in years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Natasha De La Rosa, a mother of four from Tracy, drove to the city to buy her kids presents at the new \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031569/does-new-nintendo-store-sfs-union-square-signal-retail-rebound\">Nintendo Store in Union Square\u003c/a> on a recent Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love it out here. My husband actually worked in the city during the pandemic, so I’ve seen a drastic change,” she said. “I feel very safe, it feels back to normal, honestly, it really does. So that makes me happy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068078\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068078\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natasha De La Rosa, of Tracy, poses for a portrait after shopping at the Nintendo store on Powell Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are real signs of improvement. Compared to just before the pandemic in 2019, violent crime is down 34% in San Francisco and property crime is down 54%. Groups like the nonprofit Downtown Development Corporation have raised nearly $60 million from local billionaires to fund efforts like sidewalk power washing and draw businesses downtown again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city’s overall retail market is showing signs of stabilization, too. Retail vacancy dropped to 6.8% in the last quarter, according to a market research report from commercial real estate firm Kidder Mathews, down from 7.5% the same time last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco saw a 50.6% increase in in-store sales and a 11.5% growth in online sales over Thanksgiving weekend from the previous year, according to data from Block, a financial tech company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068073\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068073 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vacant to vibrant business, The Best Bookstore, stands on Powell Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Programs like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985684/sf-wants-to-give-downtown-a-boost-with-more-pop-ups-in-empty-storefronts\">Vacant to Vibrant\u003c/a>, which helps small businesses secure a period of free or discounted rent for retail space, have helped fill some storefront spaces on the street level. For small business owners like Paul Bradley Carr and Sarah Lacy, who opened the Best Bookstore on Powell through Vacant to Vibrant just before Black Friday, business is booming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want this to be permanent,” Carr said. “People come in, and they’re like, ‘This is so great, like things are really happening again. It feels great to be back downtown.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pair opened their first bookstore in Palm Springs. But before becoming a bookseller, Carr lived full-time near Union Square and has seen the neighborhood’s ups and downs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068075\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068075\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00163seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00163seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00163seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00163seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skylar Grey, sales associate, poses for a portrait at Nooworks on Powell Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It feels like when I first came to San Francisco in like 2007, that energy that this is the center of things,” Carr said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not all stores along Powell Street are seeing the same traffic and success. Many shops remain empty. And the sustainability of privately funded revitalization efforts is not clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been surprisingly slow. I feel like we kind of have a niche market, but yeah, it’s been slow down here. I’m hoping it will pick up,” said Skylar Grey, a sales associate at Nooworks, a local clothing company that’s opened a pop-up just north of O’Farrell Street through Vacant to Vibrant. “It’s amazing to see shops down here again, though. It’s been so dead recently, and it’s exciting to have more availability for shopping down here than in the past.”[aside postID=news_12066478 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250325-APARTMENTSONWESTSIDE-10-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']The city has been focusing most of its downtown revitalization efforts on street-level storefronts and highly visible hubs like Union Square, which generates nearly 15% of citywide retail sales tax dollars, according to Anne Taupier, executive director of the city’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve always known that between Moscone [Center] and Union Square is key, so it’s been so important to us to try to find a way to bring back retail onto the street level on Powell Street and in Union Square,” Taupier said. “Some of the spaces on Powell Street are big, so they’re a little bit harder to fill with small businesses, but we’re seeing so much interest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even harder to fill is the massive 1.2 million-square-foot San Francisco Centre, sitting nearly completely empty at Market and Powell streets. The historic building includes 5.9 acres of retail, office space, a former movie theatre and storage, all in a prime location with access to BART and MUNI lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mall was auctioned last month for nearly $133 million to lenders now looking to steer the space into a new future. Broker CBRE is marketing the mall for sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068084 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedestrians pass by vacant storefronts on Market Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Amid renewed civic leadership, three consecutive years of positive population growth and surging demand from artificial intelligence and technology firms, San Francisco Centre & Emporium is uniquely positioned to anchor the next chapter in downtown San Francisco’s recovery,” Kyle Kovac, executive vice president of CBRE’s Capital Markets team in San Francisco, said in a prepared statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mall’s occupancy rate is now around 9%. Some of the few remaining tenants are choosing to allow their leases to expire and other businesses have been asked to vacate the building by the end of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mall remains open with only a handful of businesses currently operating, and the spiraling central escalator is closed off to higher stories. On a recent weekday in December, one of the busiest shopping seasons, security guards nearly outnumbered guests coming in to shop, or just to charge their cell phones, but holiday music still echoed through the atrium and eerily empty hallways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068083\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068083 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pedestrian passes by a vacant storefront on Market Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>City leaders are banking on a new kind of future for the building beyond a typical mall, but what that looks like remains uncertain and officials are tight-lipped about plans. CBRE declined an interview about the building, and this reporter was stopped by security and told to quit interviewing shoppers while on location for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The uncertain future and shifting economic trends bring a combination of hope and anxiety to San Francisco supervisors like Matt Dorsey, whose district includes the mall property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Over the years, that building, especially the Emporium side, has succeeded and failed and succeeded and failed,” Dorsey said. As for what should come next in space, he said, “It’s my least favorite question, because I don’t have a good answer or a good idea.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say whatever does come next must offer people an experience that they can’t buy online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068082\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068082 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedestrians pass by a cluster of vacant storefronts on Market Street across from San Francisco Centre in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If a mall is not reconfigured and doesn’t have retailers offering something unique, it won’t be successful,” said Kirthi Kalyanam, executive director of the Retail Management Institute at Santa Clara University. “Filing a few storefronts is tactical, but I don’t think [city leaders] have a real strategy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ideas have ranged from sports stadiums to a university and all kinds of mixed-uses of the Emporium Building and mall center that was, until recently, home to the nation’s largest Nordstrom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Devin Begley is one of the few San Francisco residents who still stop by the mall frequently. He used to work for one of the mall’s retail stores and has witnessed its post-pandemic transformation first-hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has to become a community space, something artistic. Let City College have it, or the Art Academy,” he said. “It’s frustrating. I just want this space to feel as much of a bear hug as I’ve felt here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begley often plays guitar on the corner of Market and 4th streets, and will pop into the mall for a phone call or break now and then. When tourists ask him for ideas of where to go and what to see, he points them to the Ferry Building, Golden Gate Park or Union Square. But, for now, he’s directing people away from the mall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The good news is \u003cem>something\u003c/em> is going to happen,” said Egan, the city’s economist. “It doesn’t really matter what it is, as long as it happens soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of the recovery in downtown activity, up until the past couple months, that’s all happening while the biggest property in downtown is hollowing out,” said Ted Egan, the city’s chief economist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But San Francisco city and business leaders have been championing an economic turnaround and throwing money and social media attention at signs of recovery, from restaurant openings and store pop-ups to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983527/sf-live-events-calendar-danie-lurie-san-francisco#:~:text=SF%20Live%20is%20the%20latest,venue%20on%20New%20Year's%20Eve.\">music festivals downtown\u003c/a>. Egan is optimistic: “It’s going to be a huge boost that [the mall] is moving on to its next stage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068077\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068077\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00302seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Nintendo store stands on Powell Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tourists and shoppers from across the Bay Area trekking downtown for holiday shopping seem to hardly notice the macro trends at play. Many told KQED they feel the city is looking and feeling better than it has in years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Natasha De La Rosa, a mother of four from Tracy, drove to the city to buy her kids presents at the new \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031569/does-new-nintendo-store-sfs-union-square-signal-retail-rebound\">Nintendo Store in Union Square\u003c/a> on a recent Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love it out here. My husband actually worked in the city during the pandemic, so I’ve seen a drastic change,” she said. “I feel very safe, it feels back to normal, honestly, it really does. So that makes me happy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068078\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068078\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00413seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natasha De La Rosa, of Tracy, poses for a portrait after shopping at the Nintendo store on Powell Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are real signs of improvement. Compared to just before the pandemic in 2019, violent crime is down 34% in San Francisco and property crime is down 54%. Groups like the nonprofit Downtown Development Corporation have raised nearly $60 million from local billionaires to fund efforts like sidewalk power washing and draw businesses downtown again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city’s overall retail market is showing signs of stabilization, too. Retail vacancy dropped to 6.8% in the last quarter, according to a market research report from commercial real estate firm Kidder Mathews, down from 7.5% the same time last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco saw a 50.6% increase in in-store sales and a 11.5% growth in online sales over Thanksgiving weekend from the previous year, according to data from Block, a financial tech company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068073\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068073 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00096seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vacant to vibrant business, The Best Bookstore, stands on Powell Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Programs like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985684/sf-wants-to-give-downtown-a-boost-with-more-pop-ups-in-empty-storefronts\">Vacant to Vibrant\u003c/a>, which helps small businesses secure a period of free or discounted rent for retail space, have helped fill some storefront spaces on the street level. For small business owners like Paul Bradley Carr and Sarah Lacy, who opened the Best Bookstore on Powell through Vacant to Vibrant just before Black Friday, business is booming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want this to be permanent,” Carr said. “People come in, and they’re like, ‘This is so great, like things are really happening again. It feels great to be back downtown.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pair opened their first bookstore in Palm Springs. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The city has been focusing most of its downtown revitalization efforts on street-level storefronts and highly visible hubs like Union Square, which generates nearly 15% of citywide retail sales tax dollars, according to Anne Taupier, executive director of the city’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve always known that between Moscone [Center] and Union Square is key, so it’s been so important to us to try to find a way to bring back retail onto the street level on Powell Street and in Union Square,” Taupier said. “Some of the spaces on Powell Street are big, so they’re a little bit harder to fill with small businesses, but we’re seeing so much interest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even harder to fill is the massive 1.2 million-square-foot San Francisco Centre, sitting nearly completely empty at Market and Powell streets. The historic building includes 5.9 acres of retail, office space, a former movie theatre and storage, all in a prime location with access to BART and MUNI lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mall was auctioned last month for nearly $133 million to lenders now looking to steer the space into a new future. Broker CBRE is marketing the mall for sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068084 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01303seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedestrians pass by vacant storefronts on Market Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Amid renewed civic leadership, three consecutive years of positive population growth and surging demand from artificial intelligence and technology firms, San Francisco Centre & Emporium is uniquely positioned to anchor the next chapter in downtown San Francisco’s recovery,” Kyle Kovac, executive vice president of CBRE’s Capital Markets team in San Francisco, said in a prepared statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mall’s occupancy rate is now around 9%. Some of the few remaining tenants are choosing to allow their leases to expire and other businesses have been asked to vacate the building by the end of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mall remains open with only a handful of businesses currently operating, and the spiraling central escalator is closed off to higher stories. On a recent weekday in December, one of the busiest shopping seasons, security guards nearly outnumbered guests coming in to shop, or just to charge their cell phones, but holiday music still echoed through the atrium and eerily empty hallways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068083\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068083 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown01208seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pedestrian passes by a vacant storefront on Market Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>City leaders are banking on a new kind of future for the building beyond a typical mall, but what that looks like remains uncertain and officials are tight-lipped about plans. CBRE declined an interview about the building, and this reporter was stopped by security and told to quit interviewing shoppers while on location for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The uncertain future and shifting economic trends bring a combination of hope and anxiety to San Francisco supervisors like Matt Dorsey, whose district includes the mall property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Over the years, that building, especially the Emporium side, has succeeded and failed and succeeded and failed,” Dorsey said. As for what should come next in space, he said, “It’s my least favorite question, because I don’t have a good answer or a good idea.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say whatever does come next must offer people an experience that they can’t buy online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068082\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12068082 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-sfstateofdowntown00869seqn_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedestrians pass by a cluster of vacant storefronts on Market Street across from San Francisco Centre in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If a mall is not reconfigured and doesn’t have retailers offering something unique, it won’t be successful,” said Kirthi Kalyanam, executive director of the Retail Management Institute at Santa Clara University. “Filing a few storefronts is tactical, but I don’t think [city leaders] have a real strategy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ideas have ranged from sports stadiums to a university and all kinds of mixed-uses of the Emporium Building and mall center that was, until recently, home to the nation’s largest Nordstrom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Devin Begley is one of the few San Francisco residents who still stop by the mall frequently. He used to work for one of the mall’s retail stores and has witnessed its post-pandemic transformation first-hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has to become a community space, something artistic. Let City College have it, or the Art Academy,” he said. “It’s frustrating. I just want this space to feel as much of a bear hug as I’ve felt here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begley often plays guitar on the corner of Market and 4th streets, and will pop into the mall for a phone call or break now and then. When tourists ask him for ideas of where to go and what to see, he points them to the Ferry Building, Golden Gate Park or Union Square. But, for now, he’s directing people away from the mall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The good news is \u003cem>something\u003c/em> is going to happen,” said Egan, the city’s economist. “It doesn’t really matter what it is, as long as it happens soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When patients started cancelling appointments out of fear that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/immigration\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u003c/a> might arrest them on the street, St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles adapted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The clinic began sending nurse practitioners, like Gabriella Oloye, to patients’ homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It felt like I was in a movie,” Oloye said. “Like I was meeting patients in secrecy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the months passed, the home visitation program became more familiar to staff, who packed a van with fresh food and hygiene supplies to deliver through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjch.org/grocery-assistance\">clinic’s\u003c/a> Healthcare Without Fear program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oloye estimates 40% of her patients are over age 50 and often behind on screenings like mammograms or colonoscopies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One patient in his 50’s with a chronic condition was too scared to leave home, even for a walk or to go to work. “I can’t even go out to the park,” he told her. “This is no way to live.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066615\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shashi Dalal, 88, originally from Mumbai, India, center, eats a free lunch at Centro Latino de San Francisco, a civic center serving seniors and those with disabilities in San Francisco on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another patient waited too long to seek help for cellulitis in an infected toe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That could mean losing limbs or appendages,” Oloye said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deported over 527,000 people, with another 1.5 million who have self-deported, according to a recent announcement by the agency. And one of the administration’s first \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directives-expanding-law-enforcement-and-ending-abuse\">orders\u003c/a> was to rescind a Biden-era rule that protected “sensitive locations” — places of worship, schools, hospitals and clinics — from immigration operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates who coordinate care for immigrant patients have reported seeing this hesitancy to access healthcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had over a thousand cases a few years ago,” said Laszlo Maderas, the chief medical officer of the Migrant Clinicians Network. “Now, we’re down to a few dozen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-americans-think-about-trumps-deportations-right-now\">polling\u003c/a> conducted by NPR with PBS and Marist, support for these mass deportations is split across party lines; a majority of polled Republicans believe these policies are making the country safer.[aside postID=news_12067803 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/MigrantDayKQED.jpg']But health care and service providers in California who work with immigrants said they are concerned about the toll the Trump administration’s immigration policy is having on their patients — many of whom are avoiding medical treatment and social programs because they fear immigration arrests or raids. Clinicians and social workers said they are particularly concerned for older immigrants and those with chronic conditions, for whom routine medical care is more critical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For older patients, often dealing with cancer or chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, avoiding care can mean greater severity for someone already holding more disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While telehealth offers an alternative to a routine appointment, services like lab tests and vaccines require in-person visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That fear will outweigh the need to actually get care,” Wang said. “That’s the real human impact.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Alameda County did not provide data tracking the relation between immigrants avoiding care and adverse health outcomes, research suggests the two are correlated: \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/briefs/mitigating-health-impacts-exclusionary-immigration-policies-evidence-review\">studies\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4074451/\">literature reviews\u003c/a> show that fear of detainment leads to exacerbated stress and reluctance to obtain health services amongst both undocumented and legal migrant populations. Wang speculated that missed care may have already contributed to premature deaths, noting chronic disease — prevalent in older populations — is the leading cause of death in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t pay attention to it,” Wang warned, “you’re going to die early from something totally preventable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff at the Mission Neighborhood Centers’ Health Aging and Disability Program in San Francisco said that patient fears have led to a noticeable drop in attendance. The center is located at the corner of 19th and Capp Street in the Mission District,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906012/latinos-in-la-mision-a-story-of-resistance-and-community\"> the heart of San Francisco’s Latino community\u003c/a>, which has attracted generations of immigrant families and more recent migrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandra Arena, 82, left, and Amalia Quintanilla, 80, right, play bingo at Mission Neighborhood Center, a civic center serving seniors in San Francisco on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fear for themselves or undocumented family and friends, combined with rumors, has pushed many into isolation. Claudia Perez-Vaughan, who leads senior activities for the program, said the current situation reminds her of what many seniors were forced to endure during the COVID-19 lockdown. \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821456\">Studies\u003c/a> have shown a correlation between isolation and increased risk of mortality, dementia, and disability in older results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have this community center that is their second house, their second home,” she said. “We are like a family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The atmosphere has changed recently. Some seniors have limited their visits to once a month, said Cinthia Torres, the community services coordinator. Others come only for to-go meals. A few have disappeared entirely. She remembers clients who used to drop by to say hello or play bingo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t come anymore,” Torres said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José Sequaira, 77, and a naturalized citizen, still comes to the center for community activities like bingo, but it isn’t without trepidation. He’s upset by stories of people being ambushed by ICE officers and deported after building lives here. “I’m afraid because people with power, they treat them like nothing,” he said. “I don’t have any power, and how are they going to treat me?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-05-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seniors play bingo at the Mission Neighborhood Center, a civic center serving seniors in San Francisco, on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much of the fear stems from language barriers, Torres noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s say someone stops them and asks them something. They’re afraid they won’t be able to answer, and they’re going to be taken away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Torres reminds clients that Mission Neighborhood Centers isn’t a sanctuary, but staff will do everything they can to protect them — “even if we have to sleep here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citizenship can offer some protection against the threat. Jake Simons, associate director and naturalization program manager at Centro Latino de San Francisco, said there’s a push among clients to enroll in classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naturalization class enrollment applications have jumped from 250 to 400 in the past year at Centro Latino, a community center for older adults and people with disabilities. It’s normal to be nervous before citizenship exams, Simons said. Now he’s seeing students break down crying during one-on-one conversations with him, others are being prescribed anxiety medication. A few ask staff to accompany them to their citizenship exams, a service the center doesn’t officially offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They think going through this process, something bad is going to happen to them when in reality it should be a positive thing,” Simons said.[aside postID=news_12067566 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240408-FCIDublin-017-BL_qut-1-1020x680.jpg']Julio Sifuentes, 67, who attends the naturalization classes, said a friend had a heart attack brought on by fear and stress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, undocumented, was rushed to the ER and now won’t leave his house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was scared,” Sifuentes said. “I also thought it could happen to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond medical appointments and social activities, some seniors are also choosing not to apply or recertify for CalFresh food benefits or Medi-Cal health insurance, said Centro Latino social worker Veronica Lacayo. She said the seniors worry that their information could be accessed by ICE — which had\u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/ice-access-medicaid-data/\"> access \u003c/a>to Medicaid data before being \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/use-medicaid-data-ice-blocked-20-states\">blocked\u003c/a> in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of [their] well-being is food, it’s medical assistance. If they won’t get those services, it’s devastating,” Lacayo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Centro Latino distributes hot meals, often drawing long lines. Now, it’s not unusual for clients to ask to wait indoors, afraid of being seen by immigration agents, Lacayo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others hide at home. Meal-delivery drivers have reported seniors not answering their doors. When Lacayo calls to follow up with clients, they tell her they thought ICE was knocking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For most, it’s the only meal they get all day,” she said. Now, she instructs drivers to loudly say “la comida,” announcing the meal, and to identify themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some clients have asked Lacayo for virtual programming, she said, and she urges them to return in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But this situation is really challenging,” she said. “Encourage them how, when they feel fear?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Hussain Khan is a reporter and Matthew Busch is a photographer with the Investigative Reporting Program at the \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://journalism.berkeley.edu/\">\u003cem>UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>. They covered this story through a grant from \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thescanfoundation.org/\">\u003cem>The SCAN Foundation\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the months passed, the home visitation program became more familiar to staff, who packed a van with fresh food and hygiene supplies to deliver through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjch.org/grocery-assistance\">clinic’s\u003c/a> Healthcare Without Fear program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oloye estimates 40% of her patients are over age 50 and often behind on screenings like mammograms or colonoscopies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One patient in his 50’s with a chronic condition was too scared to leave home, even for a walk or to go to work. “I can’t even go out to the park,” he told her. “This is no way to live.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066615\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shashi Dalal, 88, originally from Mumbai, India, center, eats a free lunch at Centro Latino de San Francisco, a civic center serving seniors and those with disabilities in San Francisco on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another patient waited too long to seek help for cellulitis in an infected toe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That could mean losing limbs or appendages,” Oloye said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deported over 527,000 people, with another 1.5 million who have self-deported, according to a recent announcement by the agency. And one of the administration’s first \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directives-expanding-law-enforcement-and-ending-abuse\">orders\u003c/a> was to rescind a Biden-era rule that protected “sensitive locations” — places of worship, schools, hospitals and clinics — from immigration operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates who coordinate care for immigrant patients have reported seeing this hesitancy to access healthcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had over a thousand cases a few years ago,” said Laszlo Maderas, the chief medical officer of the Migrant Clinicians Network. “Now, we’re down to a few dozen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-americans-think-about-trumps-deportations-right-now\">polling\u003c/a> conducted by NPR with PBS and Marist, support for these mass deportations is split across party lines; a majority of polled Republicans believe these policies are making the country safer.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But health care and service providers in California who work with immigrants said they are concerned about the toll the Trump administration’s immigration policy is having on their patients — many of whom are avoiding medical treatment and social programs because they fear immigration arrests or raids. Clinicians and social workers said they are particularly concerned for older immigrants and those with chronic conditions, for whom routine medical care is more critical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For older patients, often dealing with cancer or chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, avoiding care can mean greater severity for someone already holding more disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While telehealth offers an alternative to a routine appointment, services like lab tests and vaccines require in-person visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That fear will outweigh the need to actually get care,” Wang said. “That’s the real human impact.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Alameda County did not provide data tracking the relation between immigrants avoiding care and adverse health outcomes, research suggests the two are correlated: \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/briefs/mitigating-health-impacts-exclusionary-immigration-policies-evidence-review\">studies\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4074451/\">literature reviews\u003c/a> show that fear of detainment leads to exacerbated stress and reluctance to obtain health services amongst both undocumented and legal migrant populations. Wang speculated that missed care may have already contributed to premature deaths, noting chronic disease — prevalent in older populations — is the leading cause of death in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t pay attention to it,” Wang warned, “you’re going to die early from something totally preventable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff at the Mission Neighborhood Centers’ Health Aging and Disability Program in San Francisco said that patient fears have led to a noticeable drop in attendance. The center is located at the corner of 19th and Capp Street in the Mission District,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906012/latinos-in-la-mision-a-story-of-resistance-and-community\"> the heart of San Francisco’s Latino community\u003c/a>, which has attracted generations of immigrant families and more recent migrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066618\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251210-Aging-Immigrants-ICE-MD-06-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandra Arena, 82, left, and Amalia Quintanilla, 80, right, play bingo at Mission Neighborhood Center, a civic center serving seniors in San Francisco on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matthew Busch/The Investigative Reporting Program)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fear for themselves or undocumented family and friends, combined with rumors, has pushed many into isolation. Claudia Perez-Vaughan, who leads senior activities for the program, said the current situation reminds her of what many seniors were forced to endure during the COVID-19 lockdown. \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821456\">Studies\u003c/a> have shown a correlation between isolation and increased risk of mortality, dementia, and disability in older results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have this community center that is their second house, their second home,” she said. “We are like a family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The atmosphere has changed recently. Some seniors have limited their visits to once a month, said Cinthia Torres, the community services coordinator. Others come only for to-go meals. A few have disappeared entirely. She remembers clients who used to drop by to say hello or play bingo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t come anymore,” Torres said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José Sequaira, 77, and a naturalized citizen, still comes to the center for community activities like bingo, but it isn’t without trepidation. 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Yelling is obvious, but sometimes they’re more subtle: A student just seems different one day. Maybe they’re quiet or grumpy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s duty is to get ahead of conflicts before they boil over into brawls — or worse. It’s a job that took on renewed urgency after a student was shot and injured at the city’s Skyline High School last month, but with Oakland schools \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067547/oakland-schools-in-turmoil-after-two-key-officials-depart-over-budget-crisis\">facing a crippling budget shortfall\u003c/a>, the future of that work is in doubt.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Someone for students to turn to\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The term “violence interrupter” doesn’t mean much to Saffold’s students. To them, she’s a mediator, mentor and confidant. She’s got a dozen “school daughters” who call her “mom,” but her vibe is more cool auntie than nagging parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This work is a long game — less about swooping in right before a squabble breaks out than it is about building relationships far ahead of time, when there’s no sign of trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students Realidy (left), 16, and Nevaeh, 16, talk in the hallway at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My goal is to get them to understand that they could trust me and they could count on me,” she says. “A lot of the students are not used to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She buys gift cards to celebrate good grades and takes students out to eat, or to a food pantry, if they don’t have groceries at home. For her, that’s part of preventing violence: addressing conditions like neglect and hunger that can give rise to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She checks in on kids, like, ‘Hey, why are you not in class? Are you feeling good today?’ Like, anything and everything,” says 16-year-old junior Nevaeh, who asked to be identified by only her first name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold spends most of her time listening to students. All day, they approach her with updates about their minor beefs or major family troubles. They vent and ask for advice, and in between, they keep her keyed into conflicts brewing out of her view on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You hear that somebody’s about to get into a fight, but she already knows, so she’s stopping both of the girls,” Nevaeh says. “She’ll let other staff members know. She’s like, ‘Watch out for them.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At lunchtime one day in early December, instead of going outside to eat and talk with friends, Nevaeh and a handful of other students seat themselves at desks circled around Saffold, who greets them with, “There go my girls!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re here to discuss gossip and rumors, one of the biggest sources of campus drama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about how to navigate around he-say she-say and how to solve your own issues without it escalating,” Saffold says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the two other members of the school’s violence prevention team, Saffold created this twice-monthly group to focus on building students’ communication skills. It’s voluntary and open to anyone, but it usually ends up being a group of mostly girls who work closely with them.[aside postID=news_11861142 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/RS47159_032_Oakland_SkylineHSFootballPractice_02032021-qut-1020x679.jpg']Today, Saffold asks 15-year-old sophomore Kay’Lonnie Jackson to talk about a conflict she’d just worked through. Jackson and two other girls in the group had been clashing over some gossip all week, and that morning they’d finally put it to rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our beef was over some he-say she-say stuff, and both of us was in the wrong for listening and dragging on the beef,” Kay’Lonnie says. “So as a young lady, I went up to her and addressed myself where I was wrong, and she addressed herself where she was wrong and we apologized to each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is Saffold’s goal: to teach students the skills to defuse arguments and think before they react to provocation. Progress is hard won. In this case, Saffold had met with the girls several times over three days to mediate the dispute before they eventually ended it themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Y’all was driving me crazy this week,” she says. “I felt like I wasn’t getting nowhere. So for you guys to call me today and y’all pretty much fixed it on y’all own, it just made me super proud. It let me know that you guys are listening to what I’m saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Saffold dispenses advice, it comes from someone who’s been there: She was once a student at Castlemont — and a self-described hothead who got into her share of fights and ended up in continuation school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066523\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with students during lunch at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Things have changed since her high school days. She recognizes the rumor mill that drives conflict, but technology has supercharged it. There’s social media, with its ability to broadcast a slight campus-wide in a second, and the way smartphones have turned students into amateur PIs. “They’ll record a conversation and take it to another student and say, ‘I got proof that this has been said,’” she explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Saffold knows this community because it’s hers. She grew up in East Oakland, “so nine times out of ten if something is going on, I might know your mother, your grandmother, your uncle, your cousin,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this work, that is as important as the training violence interrupters receive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They use that credibility, they use that experience, to gain trust with the individuals that they’re working with,” said David Muhammad, executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, which works to reduce violence and incarceration. “They serve as an example for these young people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s connections help when she needs to involve students’ families to end a conflict — which sometimes means persuading a dad, aunt or cousin not to take things into their own hands and retaliate on behalf of their student.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vital work at risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, most large urban districts in the country have some kind of violence intervention specialists on campus, said Muhammad, who has helped lead gun violence prevention strategies in cities nationwide, including Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, Saffold is part of a violence prevention ecosystem developed after the district \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893831/oakland-eliminated-its-school-police-force-so-what-happens-now\">dissolved its school police department\u003c/a> in the wake of the George Floyd protests and committed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989638/how-oakland-schools-strive-to-defuse-conflict-without-police-intervention\">overhauling its approach to safety\u003c/a>. She works with the former school security officers, now called “culture keepers,” who are focused on de-escalation and trauma-informed restorative practices, along with counselors and social workers, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066522\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with Tierra Rogers (left), a gender violence specialist, and Ebony Gray, a case manager, at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Two of her closest allies on campus are the gender-based-violence specialist, who focuses on dating violence, sexual assault and exploitation, and the life coach, something between a mentor and a case manager who works intensively with students. The trio are part of a pilot program rolled out at seven high schools across the district beginning in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These three-person School Violence Intervention and Prevention Program teams are paid for by the city’s Department of Violence Prevention using money voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/City-Council-Leadership/Measures/Measure-Z-Reports-and-Evaluations\">allocated for improving public safety\u003c/a> through 2014’s Measure Z. The department funds community-based organizations like Saffold’s employer, the nonprofit Youth Alive, to carry out the work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/city-administrator/documents/measure-z/final-interim-eval-school-vip-12.10.24.pdf\">A city-funded evaluation of the program\u003c/a> by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, found that from its start in 2022-23 through the end of the 2023-24 school year, violence interrupters held 681 mediations. Almost 60% were proactive, while 11% were aimed at preventing retaliation. Overall, evaluators called the pilot program “promising,” though they noted that it was understaffed and underresourced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064018/oakland-violence-prevention-program-at-risk-as-skyline-high-shooting-renews-urgency\">funding is set to sunset\u003c/a> at the end of the school year, and the district is in no position to pick up the tab — the Oakland school board \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/11/ousd-oakland-public-school-board-vote-102-million-cuts/\">just approved a plan to cut $100 million\u003c/a> from next year’s budget amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067547/oakland-schools-in-turmoil-after-two-key-officials-depart-over-budget-crisis\">leadership turmoil\u003c/a> as it looks to avoid another state takeover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson Alegria, the district’s newly minted executive director of safety, said administrators parsing data to try to streamline the program might pare away positions at some schools and staff up at others. But the program as a whole, he said, would stay largely intact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold, a school-based violence interrupter, sits at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Safety is a top priority,” he said. “We want to make sure everybody understands that safety is not one of those things that we’re putting on the table to be cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School board director Mike Hutchinson, who chairs the Budget and Finance Committee, has doubts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is an extreme financial crisis of the likes we’ve never seen,” he said, noting that it could be a struggle for the district to fund even its core educational programming. “I’m concerned about a lot of our programs, from our culture keepers on campus to our restorative justice programs to definitely our violence interruption teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hutchinson said he plans to sit down with the head of the Department of Violence Prevention to discuss alternative funding sources, citing the Skyline High shooting as proof the district needs to double down on violence interrupters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Castlemont’s principal, Joseph Blasher, their work is essential. “You can’t learn if you don’t feel safe,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He credits campus violence prevention efforts for helping to \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/ChronicAbsence_0/Comparison?%3Aembed=y&%3Adisplay_count=no&%3Arender=false#40\">boost\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/AbsenceDasboardPublic/AbsenceAnalysisSnapshot?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3Aembed=y\">attendance\u003c/a> and cohort \u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/CohRate.aspx?cds=01612590125161&agglevel=school&year=2024-25&initrow=&ro=y\">graduation rates\u003c/a> and get families more engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t imagine all of us just having to leave the campus. That would just be traumatizing,” Saffold said. “Not just for the students — I think for us as well, because we build these bonds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More than just a job\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bonding with teenagers and getting them to open up, even those Saffold has grown closest to, is a skill that takes constant upkeep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s is on display when she spots junior Tamiya Easley, 17, at lunch one afternoon. “You know we need to talk, right?” Saffold says. “About yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya tries to dodge her. “What did I do yesterday?” she asks. “I didn’t even do nothing yesterday!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068134\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (right), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with a student at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about it,” Saffold says with a laugh. She gives Tamiya a sly smile and another warm “We’ll talk about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That disarms Tamiya. “Oh, when I was upstairs tripping?” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yes, you of all people,” Saffold says with a tone that lets Tamiya know she expected better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mom! It’s because I don’t like disrespect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya explains that she heard some students had been talking about her. She got heated and they got defensive. But she ended up apologizing and it blew over.[aside postID=news_12064511 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251118_SKYLINE_WALKOUT_GH-18-KQED.jpg']Saffold applauds. “That’s what I’m talking about!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My anger got the best of me. I know that,” Tamiya says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold often reminds her students that this isn’t just a job for her. She loves it, but it’s more than that. It’s deeply personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to say it’s what saved my life, but it’s what helps me get through the loss of my son,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s son was shot and killed four years ago, when he was 28. And her son’s father died the same way 32 years ago. She said neither of them was in a gang or violent. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She tells students their stories to drive home a point: “If you’re kicking off violence, you’re not going to always be the winner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She keeps it real,” 16-year-old sophomore Kamarion Warner says, sitting across from Saffold during the lunchtime group meeting. Saffold proved to him how much she cares about students when he briefly moved to Stockton in ninth grade and she enlisted her granddaughter, who lives there, to take him under her wing at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She wants you to succeed,” Kamarion says. “You just have to be willing to listen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to change lives. You guys know my story,” she tells the group. “If I could just save one of y’all, then I feel like I’ve succeeded.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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To them, she’s a mediator, mentor and confidant. She’s got a dozen “school daughters” who call her “mom,” but her vibe is more cool auntie than nagging parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This work is a long game — less about swooping in right before a squabble breaks out than it is about building relationships far ahead of time, when there’s no sign of trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students Realidy (left), 16, and Nevaeh, 16, talk in the hallway at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My goal is to get them to understand that they could trust me and they could count on me,” she says. “A lot of the students are not used to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She buys gift cards to celebrate good grades and takes students out to eat, or to a food pantry, if they don’t have groceries at home. For her, that’s part of preventing violence: addressing conditions like neglect and hunger that can give rise to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She checks in on kids, like, ‘Hey, why are you not in class? Are you feeling good today?’ Like, anything and everything,” says 16-year-old junior Nevaeh, who asked to be identified by only her first name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold spends most of her time listening to students. All day, they approach her with updates about their minor beefs or major family troubles. They vent and ask for advice, and in between, they keep her keyed into conflicts brewing out of her view on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You hear that somebody’s about to get into a fight, but she already knows, so she’s stopping both of the girls,” Nevaeh says. “She’ll let other staff members know. She’s like, ‘Watch out for them.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-37-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At lunchtime one day in early December, instead of going outside to eat and talk with friends, Nevaeh and a handful of other students seat themselves at desks circled around Saffold, who greets them with, “There go my girls!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re here to discuss gossip and rumors, one of the biggest sources of campus drama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about how to navigate around he-say she-say and how to solve your own issues without it escalating,” Saffold says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the two other members of the school’s violence prevention team, Saffold created this twice-monthly group to focus on building students’ communication skills. It’s voluntary and open to anyone, but it usually ends up being a group of mostly girls who work closely with them.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Today, Saffold asks 15-year-old sophomore Kay’Lonnie Jackson to talk about a conflict she’d just worked through. Jackson and two other girls in the group had been clashing over some gossip all week, and that morning they’d finally put it to rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our beef was over some he-say she-say stuff, and both of us was in the wrong for listening and dragging on the beef,” Kay’Lonnie says. “So as a young lady, I went up to her and addressed myself where I was wrong, and she addressed herself where she was wrong and we apologized to each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is Saffold’s goal: to teach students the skills to defuse arguments and think before they react to provocation. Progress is hard won. In this case, Saffold had met with the girls several times over three days to mediate the dispute before they eventually ended it themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Y’all was driving me crazy this week,” she says. “I felt like I wasn’t getting nowhere. So for you guys to call me today and y’all pretty much fixed it on y’all own, it just made me super proud. It let me know that you guys are listening to what I’m saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Saffold dispenses advice, it comes from someone who’s been there: She was once a student at Castlemont — and a self-described hothead who got into her share of fights and ended up in continuation school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066523\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with students during lunch at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Things have changed since her high school days. She recognizes the rumor mill that drives conflict, but technology has supercharged it. There’s social media, with its ability to broadcast a slight campus-wide in a second, and the way smartphones have turned students into amateur PIs. “They’ll record a conversation and take it to another student and say, ‘I got proof that this has been said,’” she explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Saffold knows this community because it’s hers. She grew up in East Oakland, “so nine times out of ten if something is going on, I might know your mother, your grandmother, your uncle, your cousin,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this work, that is as important as the training violence interrupters receive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They use that credibility, they use that experience, to gain trust with the individuals that they’re working with,” said David Muhammad, executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, which works to reduce violence and incarceration. “They serve as an example for these young people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s connections help when she needs to involve students’ families to end a conflict — which sometimes means persuading a dad, aunt or cousin not to take things into their own hands and retaliate on behalf of their student.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vital work at risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, most large urban districts in the country have some kind of violence intervention specialists on campus, said Muhammad, who has helped lead gun violence prevention strategies in cities nationwide, including Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, Saffold is part of a violence prevention ecosystem developed after the district \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893831/oakland-eliminated-its-school-police-force-so-what-happens-now\">dissolved its school police department\u003c/a> in the wake of the George Floyd protests and committed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989638/how-oakland-schools-strive-to-defuse-conflict-without-police-intervention\">overhauling its approach to safety\u003c/a>. She works with the former school security officers, now called “culture keepers,” who are focused on de-escalation and trauma-informed restorative practices, along with counselors and social workers, among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066522\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-27-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (center), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with Tierra Rogers (left), a gender violence specialist, and Ebony Gray, a case manager, at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Two of her closest allies on campus are the gender-based-violence specialist, who focuses on dating violence, sexual assault and exploitation, and the life coach, something between a mentor and a case manager who works intensively with students. The trio are part of a pilot program rolled out at seven high schools across the district beginning in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These three-person School Violence Intervention and Prevention Program teams are paid for by the city’s Department of Violence Prevention using money voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/City-Council-Leadership/Measures/Measure-Z-Reports-and-Evaluations\">allocated for improving public safety\u003c/a> through 2014’s Measure Z. The department funds community-based organizations like Saffold’s employer, the nonprofit Youth Alive, to carry out the work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/city-administrator/documents/measure-z/final-interim-eval-school-vip-12.10.24.pdf\">A city-funded evaluation of the program\u003c/a> by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, found that from its start in 2022-23 through the end of the 2023-24 school year, violence interrupters held 681 mediations. Almost 60% were proactive, while 11% were aimed at preventing retaliation. Overall, evaluators called the pilot program “promising,” though they noted that it was understaffed and underresourced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064018/oakland-violence-prevention-program-at-risk-as-skyline-high-shooting-renews-urgency\">funding is set to sunset\u003c/a> at the end of the school year, and the district is in no position to pick up the tab — the Oakland school board \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/11/ousd-oakland-public-school-board-vote-102-million-cuts/\">just approved a plan to cut $100 million\u003c/a> from next year’s budget amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12067547/oakland-schools-in-turmoil-after-two-key-officials-depart-over-budget-crisis\">leadership turmoil\u003c/a> as it looks to avoid another state takeover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nelson Alegria, the district’s newly minted executive director of safety, said administrators parsing data to try to streamline the program might pare away positions at some schools and staff up at others. But the program as a whole, he said, would stay largely intact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDVIOLENCEINTERRUPTER-34-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold, a school-based violence interrupter, sits at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Safety is a top priority,” he said. “We want to make sure everybody understands that safety is not one of those things that we’re putting on the table to be cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School board director Mike Hutchinson, who chairs the Budget and Finance Committee, has doubts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is an extreme financial crisis of the likes we’ve never seen,” he said, noting that it could be a struggle for the district to fund even its core educational programming. “I’m concerned about a lot of our programs, from our culture keepers on campus to our restorative justice programs to definitely our violence interruption teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hutchinson said he plans to sit down with the head of the Department of Violence Prevention to discuss alternative funding sources, citing the Skyline High shooting as proof the district needs to double down on violence interrupters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Castlemont’s principal, Joseph Blasher, their work is essential. “You can’t learn if you don’t feel safe,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He credits campus violence prevention efforts for helping to \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/ChronicAbsence_0/Comparison?%3Aembed=y&%3Adisplay_count=no&%3Arender=false#40\">boost\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://dashboards.ousd.org/views/AbsenceDasboardPublic/AbsenceAnalysisSnapshot?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3Aembed=y\">attendance\u003c/a> and cohort \u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/CohRate.aspx?cds=01612590125161&agglevel=school&year=2024-25&initrow=&ro=y\">graduation rates\u003c/a> and get families more engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t imagine all of us just having to leave the campus. That would just be traumatizing,” Saffold said. “Not just for the students — I think for us as well, because we build these bonds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More than just a job\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bonding with teenagers and getting them to open up, even those Saffold has grown closest to, is a skill that takes constant upkeep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saffold’s is on display when she spots junior Tamiya Easley, 17, at lunch one afternoon. “You know we need to talk, right?” Saffold says. “About yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya tries to dodge her. “What did I do yesterday?” she asks. “I didn’t even do nothing yesterday!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068134\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251205-OUSDViolenceInterrupter-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phelisha Saffold (right), a school-based violence interrupter, talks with a student at Castlemont High School in Oakland on Dec. 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to talk about it,” Saffold says with a laugh. She gives Tamiya a sly smile and another warm “We’ll talk about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That disarms Tamiya. “Oh, when I was upstairs tripping?” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yes, you of all people,” Saffold says with a tone that lets Tamiya know she expected better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mom! It’s because I don’t like disrespect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tamiya explains that she heard some students had been talking about her. She got heated and they got defensive. But she ended up apologizing and it blew over.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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In a Nov. 13 letter to Steve Gordon, California DMV director, the agency warned it could penalize the state by withholding not just funding but also its authority to issue all commercial drivers’ licenses.[aside postID=news_12067557 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-5-KQED.jpg']About 700,000 drivers have commercial licenses in California to operate large vehicles such as school buses, garbage trucks and big rigs, according to the DMV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The back and forth comes as the Trump administration tried to exclude most asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants from holding non-domiciled CDLs through an interim rule it issued in September. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>About 700,000 drivers have commercial licenses in California to operate large vehicles such as school buses, garbage trucks and big rigs, according to the DMV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The back and forth comes as the Trump administration tried to exclude most asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants from holding non-domiciled CDLs through an interim rule it issued in September. The emergency regulation, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-takes-emergency-action-protect-americas-roads\">announced by\u003c/a> U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, aimed to improve safety on the roads after a series of deadly crashes involving immigrant truck drivers in Florida and other states. Trucking industry experts, however, doubted that any reliable evidence links safe driving to immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A federal court in Washington, DC put that regulation on hold on Nov. 10, which meant the 20,000 immigrant drivers with cancellation notices in California could be eligible again to renew licenses. But now those drivers will have to wait longer for a resolution, even though the state’s program is in compliance, said Shane Gusman, legislative director for Teamsters California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re very disappointed,” said Gusman, whose union represents truck drivers who could lose their jobs. “There’s absolutely no legitimate reason why the federal government stepped in and said, ‘hold off.’ And it’s really disappointing for folks right before the holiday who thought their license issues were going to be fixed. And now it’s kind of left in the world of the unknown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bhupinder Kaur, director of operations for United Sikhs, said the nonprofit organization is encouraging hundreds of impacted drivers, including through a WhatsApp chat group, to stay hopeful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We always strive to fight for what is right,” Kaur said. “United Sikhs will continue fighting for the right of these drivers to pursue their life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The sand hasn’t settled on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/great-highway\">Great Highway\u003c/a>. Newly appointed District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong announced Friday that he plans to sponsor a ballot measure that would reopen the coastal thoroughfare to cars, setting the stage for yet another contentious showdown in the months ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, District 4 residents recalled their former supervisor, Joel Engardio, for his support of a plan to remove cars from the road and create a park in its place. Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Wong to fill Engardio’s seat earlier this month, but he’s been quiet about the controversial road. Wong, who previously worked as a legislative aide to former District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar, made his plans for the Great Highway clear on Friday when pulling papers at City Hall to run for the supervisor seat in next year’s election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe my values align with the majority of Sunset residents who support reopening the Great Highway to cars on weekdays,” Wong said. “For the past 20 years, as a Sunset resident and military officer who runs along the Great Highway trail every other night, I’ve never had an issue sharing it with people driving or taking their kids to school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City leaders agreed to close a stretch of the Great Highway to cars during the pandemic to create more space for recreation and social distancing. As pandemic closures waned, a compromise was set so that the road would remain open to cars on weekdays but closed off on the weekends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco voters across the city voted to permanently close the upper portion of the Great Highway by passing Proposition K in 2024, making way for a beachside park now called Sunset Dunes. But the majority of voters in the Sunset, who live closest to the park, voted against the measure, arguing it would snarl traffic and extend commute times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030758\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12030758\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vehicles drive along the Great Highway between Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To put the fate of the Great Highway before voters, again, Wong will need at least three additional supervisors to sign on to his proposal. It could go before residents next year. Some supervisors, including Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen and Shamann Walton, have expressed support for the idea in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio has continued to maintain his support for Sunset Dunes even after the recall, previously telling KQED that he believes he will be on the “right side of history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a text message on Friday, Engardio said: “The future of the Great Highway was put to a citywide vote twice already in 2022 and 2024, and we should consider Sunset Dunes settled … Another ballot measure will not heal, help or solve anything. It will only cause harm by taking away all the benefits the park is delivering for the environment, the local economy and the physical and mental health of everyone enjoying more access to their coast.”[aside postID=news_12065576 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-12-BL-KQED.jpg']Critics of the park say that the road closure has led to increased traffic in the area, however studies from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have shown minimal impacts and the city has been working to improve the flow of cars on other nearby streets. Others have claimed it was unfair for voters across the city to vote on a plan that heavily impacted one neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For too long, the Sunset has felt that government is something imposed on them rather than something that works for them,” said Wong, who was born and raised by immigrants from Hong Kong in the Sunset. He has served as a City College trustee, union organizer and member of the Army National Guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But supporters of the park, which include environmental groups, SF YIMBY Action, the Bike Coalition and others, have argued the road is already doomed because of climate change. The lower portion of the highway is already closed due to coastal erosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Great Highway lost its greatest utility as a direct connection to Daly City when the southern section fell into the ocean due to extreme coastal erosion. Traffic had to divert inland no matter what,” Engardio said. “Sunset Dunes is the best outcome for this situation, given the middle section of the Great Highway never had access ramps for cars.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other supporters point out that many residents from the neighborhood, across the city and region come to ride bikes, stroll and partake in other activities on the road now that it’s a public open space. Several local businesses told KQED they have seen an uptick in foot traffic since the park opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Sunset Dunes, called Wong’s decision to reignite the debate a “betrayal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are deeply disappointed with Supervisor Wong. We believed that he was serious when he said he wanted to help restore trust after a divisive few years in the Sunset. Instead, he’s doing the opposite: claiming he’d listen to constituents while actively turning his back on them,” Lux said. “The future of our coast will be a park, no matter what elected officials trying to score cheap political points do now. Climate change has decided that for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie stood by his appointee both literally and figuratively on Friday during his announcement to run next year to become the district’s elected supervisor. Wong was his second appointment to fill the seat, after an initial pick resigned within about a week following reports that she skirted taxes on her former pet store business in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Supervisor Alan Wong has already gotten off to an incredibly strong start,” Lurie said on Friday. “I look forward to supporting him in the June election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Eliza Peppel contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The sand hasn’t settled on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/great-highway\">Great Highway\u003c/a>. Newly appointed District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong announced Friday that he plans to sponsor a ballot measure that would reopen the coastal thoroughfare to cars, setting the stage for yet another contentious showdown in the months ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, District 4 residents recalled their former supervisor, Joel Engardio, for his support of a plan to remove cars from the road and create a park in its place. Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Wong to fill Engardio’s seat earlier this month, but he’s been quiet about the controversial road. Wong, who previously worked as a legislative aide to former District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar, made his plans for the Great Highway clear on Friday when pulling papers at City Hall to run for the supervisor seat in next year’s election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe my values align with the majority of Sunset residents who support reopening the Great Highway to cars on weekdays,” Wong said. “For the past 20 years, as a Sunset resident and military officer who runs along the Great Highway trail every other night, I’ve never had an issue sharing it with people driving or taking their kids to school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City leaders agreed to close a stretch of the Great Highway to cars during the pandemic to create more space for recreation and social distancing. As pandemic closures waned, a compromise was set so that the road would remain open to cars on weekdays but closed off on the weekends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco voters across the city voted to permanently close the upper portion of the Great Highway by passing Proposition K in 2024, making way for a beachside park now called Sunset Dunes. But the majority of voters in the Sunset, who live closest to the park, voted against the measure, arguing it would snarl traffic and extend commute times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030758\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12030758\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vehicles drive along the Great Highway between Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To put the fate of the Great Highway before voters, again, Wong will need at least three additional supervisors to sign on to his proposal. It could go before residents next year. Some supervisors, including Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen and Shamann Walton, have expressed support for the idea in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio has continued to maintain his support for Sunset Dunes even after the recall, previously telling KQED that he believes he will be on the “right side of history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a text message on Friday, Engardio said: “The future of the Great Highway was put to a citywide vote twice already in 2022 and 2024, and we should consider Sunset Dunes settled … Another ballot measure will not heal, help or solve anything. It will only cause harm by taking away all the benefits the park is delivering for the environment, the local economy and the physical and mental health of everyone enjoying more access to their coast.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Critics of the park say that the road closure has led to increased traffic in the area, however studies from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have shown minimal impacts and the city has been working to improve the flow of cars on other nearby streets. Others have claimed it was unfair for voters across the city to vote on a plan that heavily impacted one neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For too long, the Sunset has felt that government is something imposed on them rather than something that works for them,” said Wong, who was born and raised by immigrants from Hong Kong in the Sunset. He has served as a City College trustee, union organizer and member of the Army National Guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But supporters of the park, which include environmental groups, SF YIMBY Action, the Bike Coalition and others, have argued the road is already doomed because of climate change. The lower portion of the highway is already closed due to coastal erosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Great Highway lost its greatest utility as a direct connection to Daly City when the southern section fell into the ocean due to extreme coastal erosion. Traffic had to divert inland no matter what,” Engardio said. “Sunset Dunes is the best outcome for this situation, given the middle section of the Great Highway never had access ramps for cars.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other supporters point out that many residents from the neighborhood, across the city and region come to ride bikes, stroll and partake in other activities on the road now that it’s a public open space. Several local businesses told KQED they have seen an uptick in foot traffic since the park opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Sunset Dunes, called Wong’s decision to reignite the debate a “betrayal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are deeply disappointed with Supervisor Wong. We believed that he was serious when he said he wanted to help restore trust after a divisive few years in the Sunset. Instead, he’s doing the opposite: claiming he’d listen to constituents while actively turning his back on them,” Lux said. “The future of our coast will be a park, no matter what elected officials trying to score cheap political points do now. Climate change has decided that for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie stood by his appointee both literally and figuratively on Friday during his announcement to run next year to become the district’s elected supervisor. Wong was his second appointment to fill the seat, after an initial pick resigned within about a week following reports that she skirted taxes on her former pet store business in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Supervisor Alan Wong has already gotten off to an incredibly strong start,” Lurie said on Friday. “I look forward to supporting him in the June election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Eliza Peppel contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a> works to add tens of thousands of housing units by 2031, efforts to preserve existing affordable housing can now be included in the count and housing nonprofits are taking note.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new state law, AB 670, allows cities like San Francisco to include preserved and converted affordable housing units to meet up to 25% of their overall goal of adding 46,000 affordable units in the next six years. This week, the San Francisco Community Land Trust, a nonprofit housing organization that works to acquire properties to rehabilitate, remove them from the speculative market, and provide residents with long-term affordable housing, announced its first multi-unit building purchase since the state law was signed in October. Several residents have called the complex home for decades and are relieved they won’t have to leave anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This means that we can stay, and it just makes it seem more stable and less stressful,” said Alana Herron, who has lived in a two-bedroom apartment at 3235 16th Street for nearly 30 years with her husband. She is a teacher and raised her two daughters there, and said having rent control for many years helped her stay rooted in the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when the property recently went up for sale, Herron and many of the building’s other long-term residents — several of which are musicians, artists, and even a co-writer and producer of the recent Compton’s Cafeteria Riot play — worried they might lose the affordable rent that’s kept them stable for many years if the building were to be sold off to a market-rate developer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the building went up for sale, I didn’t know what would happen,” she said. “Now, my kids know we’ll still have somewhere affordable, nobody’s gonna have to bail out mom and dad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, the property was sold to the San Francisco Community Land Trust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067947\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251218-SF-LAND-TRUST-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251218-SF-LAND-TRUST-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251218-SF-LAND-TRUST-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251218-SF-LAND-TRUST-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alana Herron and Robert Geller’s building (center), which was recently purchased by SF Community Land Trust at 16th and Guerrero, on Dec. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, and this acquisition is about making sure they can stay rooted in the neighborhoods they’ve shaped for decades,” said Kyle Smeallie, SFCLT policy and communications director. “Preserving affordable housing is about keeping what makes San Francisco special: the people, the culture, and the communities that give this city its soul.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is currently on the hook to make way for 82,062 additional housing units for different income levels by 2031. To get there, the city has been focused on cutting red tape to make development easier and quicker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city also recently passed a rezoning plan that now allows for taller and more dense building construction, particularly in residential neighborhoods like the Sunset and Richmond, where previous zoning laws restricted height limits.[aside postID=news_12066539 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SFHOMECOMINGPROJECT-19-BL-KQED.jpg']The city’s plan aims to create capacity for at least 36,000 units, just a portion of the overall total, since the city has already approved roughly 43,000 units that have yet to be developed. But critics of the plan have pointed out that there are few mechanisms in the plan itself to ensure that low-income housing is prioritized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Preserving rent-controlled units was one of the most controversial elements of the rezoning plan. In order to make way for new and larger housing, developers can demolish existing properties. Supervisor Myrna Melgar proposed an amendment that was adopted into the plan to remove buildings with three or more rent-controlled units from demolition; however, efforts from Supervisor Connie Chan to remove all of the city’s rent-controlled units from the plan did not pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the demolition of rent-controlled buildings in the city is rare, it is still possible under the new plan, if the Planning Commission approves such proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters of the Community Land Trust effort say their approach offers an additional model for the city to preserve affordable housing by keeping residents in the homes they can afford.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just as we’re trying to \u003cem>build\u003c/em> more affordable housing, we’re \u003cem>losing\u003c/em> affordable housing units either through demolitions or repositioning of properties being sold and rehabbed and becoming a lot more expensive to new residents,” said Aboubacar Ndiaye, executive director of the Northern California Land Trust, a land trust formed in 1973 that owns affordable properties throughout the Bay Area. “[The land trust model] allows us to create an incentive for cities to consider equity rehab as part of an all-of-the-above strategy to address the affordable housing need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058554\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_RentStrike_03312020_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_RentStrike_03312020_qed-1.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_RentStrike_03312020_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_RentStrike_03312020_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A “For Rent” sign on a house in the Mission District of San Francisco on March 31, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-La Palma) authored AB 670 with the intention of growing affordable housing stock across the state by encouraging preservation of existing homes. The idea is to allow jurisdictions to make units that are up for sale permanently affordable by giving residents and land trusts the first opportunity to buy, rather than sell to market-rate developers and lose rent-controlled housing stock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The model has seen an uptick in interest across the Bay Area, state and country as housing needs grow more pressing, and places like New York City just recently passed their own version, the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, giving tenants the first chance to purchase rental buildings if they go up for sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While every project is different, acquisitions by Community Land Trusts, such as those happening in San Francisco, reflect the type of preservation-focused approach AB 670 is designed to support, helping cities meet housing goals while keeping existing residents in their communities,” Quirk-Silva said in a statement.[aside postID=news_12067581 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/RefrigeratorsGetty.jpg']San Francisco’s Small Sites Program launched in 2014 and provides loans for acquisition and preservation projects like the recent project in the Mission District at 16th and Guerrero streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program, overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, focuses on smaller, rent-controlled buildings and helps convert the property into permanently affordable housing to combat gentrification.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Francisco’s culture is rooted in the people who have built their lives here over decades. When long-term residents, artists and families are displaced, our neighborhoods lose the social and cultural fabric that makes them unique,” said Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who represents the neighborhood for the building at 16th and Guerrero. “SFCLT’s acquisition of this building is the kind of proactive, community-centered housing strategy we need to stabilize residents, prevent displacement and ensure that the people who create San Francisco’s cultural legacy can remain in the neighborhoods that shaped their work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of the new ownership with the land trust, residents will see a slight increase in rent over several years, but that’s projected to be far less than if the building were sold and converted to market-rate housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There will be a modest rent increase, but it’s still going to be extremely affordable for us,” said Robert Geller, Herron’s husband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said having rent control allowed his family to keep their beloved Victorian apartment as prices around them skyrocketed. 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It must be investment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 29, four people, ages 8, 9, 14 and 21, were killed after gunfire erupted during a large family gathering celebrating the birthday of a Stockton 2-year-old. At least 13 more people were injured in the incident, which authorities believe involved multiple shooters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Law enforcement officials at the time said they believed the shooting began inside the banquet hall on Lucile Avenue in Stockton, where the party was taking place, and later spilled outside, where more people were gathered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067969\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067969\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/GettyImages-2248688999-scaled-e1766166180857.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi stands at a vigil for the victims of a shooting on Nov. 30, in Stockton, California. \u003ccite>(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The community leaders gathered on Thursday said that in the weeks since, they have been connecting victims’ families with counseling and social services, as well as material needs they cannot meet, like food, clothing and burial support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of that work has been coordinated by the San Joaquin County Youth Justice Coalition, which gathered the group on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Community organizations, faith leaders, youth advocates and mental health professionals are stepping up because far too often, the systems that are supposed to support families arrive late, or do not come at all,” Elias said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The speakers warned against spreading narratives around what led to the shooting or placing blame. While Sheriff Patrick Withrow has said that the department is confident the shooting was a targeted act, no arrests have been made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day after the shooting, Mayor Christina Fugazi said it had been gang-related, but the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office did not confirm that allegation. They have not identified a motive.[aside postID=news_12065597 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/StocktonShootingGetty1.jpg']“Our commitment has been and continues to be to show up with compassion,” Pastor Henry B. Phillips of The Open Door House of Prayer said. “False narratives can cause harm and deepen wounds. 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