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"content": "\n\u003cp>The family of Tammy Annette Manzanilla, a woman who died after recently being held in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/marin-county\">Marin County\u003c/a> Jail, said they’re proceeding with a wrongful death lawsuit against the county. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The lawsuit will be filed,” said Manzanilla’s sister Amy Barry of Oakhurst, addressing the county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “You’ll be hearing a lot from me.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Barry isn’t hopeful she’ll hear back from the county’s counsel, who she said has not addressed the tort claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — that an attorney filed on behalf of her family in July. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On April 8, the Central Marin Police Authority arrested Manzanilla and booked her into the Marin County Jail. Her family claimed she was held for 19 hours in a sobering cell while jail staff ignored her worsening health condition and only released her to a nearby hospital to avoid the public reporting and accountability that comes following an in-custody death. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Because they quickly released her, technically, she was not in their custody,” Barry said in an interview with KQED. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098692\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tammy Manzanilla’s sister, Amy Barry, right, and son, Angel Miniaci, second from right, sit with family members who also lost a loved one after they were in police custody during the Sept. 8, 2026, meeting of the Marin County Board of Supervisors. Barry told supervisors her family plans to file a formal lawsuit regarding Manzanilla’s April 11, 2026, death. (Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Manzanilla was in her mid-50s when she died. Her family said she struggled with addiction and had been homeless in Marin County for the last 15 years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Barry believes that the sheriff’s office chose to cite and release Manzanilla to a hospital only after they realized she was dying to avoid having to classify it as an in-custody death. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In California, law enforcement agencies have to disclose certain information about in-custody deaths, such as the time and place of the incident and the person’s age and race. (For example, Marin County did that for an in-custody death of a 66-year-old white man on June 12, but not in Manzanilla’s case.) \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Barry was joined at the meeting by family members whose loved ones died under similar circumstances in Bay Area jails and interactions with law enforcement agencies. They say they’re “part of the club that no one wants to be a part of” as they seek justice for their families. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“What happened to Tammy is similar in so many ways because basic respect and basic policies were not followed,” said Robert Collins, the father of Angelo Quinto, who was killed by Antioch police in December 2020, during the news conference outside the jail on Tuesday. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In Quinto’s case, officers responded to a mental health call and knelt on Quinto’s neck for nearly five minutes, according to a civil rights lawsuit his family filed after his death. Quinto died at a hospital three days later. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Antioch did not make a public statement following Quinto’s death, as required by state law for in-custody deaths. The city of Antioch \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11986351/family-of-man-suffocated-by-antioch-police-restraint-to-get-7-5-million-settlement\">settled the Quinto family’s lawsuit\u003c/a> for $7.5 million in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Marin County has not publicly released any information regarding Manzanilla’s death. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Responding to a request from KQED, Roger Fielding, chief deputy of Marin County’s coroner division, said the county’s counsel would review what could be shared publicly “due to the sensitive nature of this death investigation.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to a redacted incident report obtained by KQED, Manzanilla was booked into the Marin County Jail at 1:30 p.m. on April 8 on suspicion of public intoxication and other misdemeanors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Deputy Keira Oliver noted in her report that the inmate — whom the family said is Manzanilla — was “very intoxicated” and placed into a cell for observation where she “had been yelling and making nonsensical statements.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The next day at 8:15 a.m., Oliver and Deputy Taylor Del Santo got Manzanilla out of her cell. According to the report, she was able to walk out of the cell on her own, but soon had difficulty standing on her own during the fingerprinting and mugshot process. Deputies noted she “dropped her weight and fell to the floor” and needed a wheelchair. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098691\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Family members of Tammy Manzanilla held a press conference outside the Marin County Civic Center on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. They were joined by family members of other Bay Area residents who have died after being in police custody. (Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Within 15 minutes, a nurse checked Manzanilla’s eyes and indicated that she needed medical attention, according to the report. It goes on to show that deputies placed her on the ground on her side and gave her oxygen while waiting for the fire department to respond and address her medical issues. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“She was sitting in that jail cell, dying,” Barry said. “There was a cascade of events occurring inside of her body that there was no coming back from. It was that point of no return by the time she got to the hospital.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report states that Manzanilla was cited and released to MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae at 8:30 a.m. on April 9. Her family said that Manzanilla died on April 11 after her liver and her kidneys shut down.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Court records show that the Marin County District Attorney’s Office filed charges of disorderly conduct, possession of drug paraphernalia and probation violation against Manzanilla four days after she died. A judge dismissed her case on May 1. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Like most of California’s counties, Marin County’s elected sheriff is also its coroner. This system has \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/05/04/608511061/in-california-critics-say-sheriff-coroner-gig-is-a-conflict-of-interest\">been under scrutiny for years\u003c/a>, especially with in-custody or officer-involved deaths, as the sheriff operates the jails and then oversees investigations into those deaths. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“In this case, Marin County did the investigation, which is definitely a conflict of interest, because I don’t feel like they’re doing an honest job,” Barry said. “They can say whatever. They said her death was accidental.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>County leaders have previously offered condolences to the family but have said they won’t comment on anticipated litigation.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I just want them to say, ‘Hey, yeah, we screwed up. 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Her family claimed she was held for 19 hours in a sobering cell while jail staff ignored her worsening health condition and only released her to a nearby hospital to avoid the public reporting and accountability that comes following an in-custody death. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Because they quickly released her, technically, she was not in their custody,” Barry said in an interview with KQED. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098692\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla5-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tammy Manzanilla’s sister, Amy Barry, right, and son, Angel Miniaci, second from right, sit with family members who also lost a loved one after they were in police custody during the Sept. 8, 2026, meeting of the Marin County Board of Supervisors. Barry told supervisors her family plans to file a formal lawsuit regarding Manzanilla’s April 11, 2026, death. (Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Manzanilla was in her mid-50s when she died. Her family said she struggled with addiction and had been homeless in Marin County for the last 15 years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Barry believes that the sheriff’s office chose to cite and release Manzanilla to a hospital only after they realized she was dying to avoid having to classify it as an in-custody death. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In California, law enforcement agencies have to disclose certain information about in-custody deaths, such as the time and place of the incident and the person’s age and race. 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Quinto died at a hospital three days later. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Antioch did not make a public statement following Quinto’s death, as required by state law for in-custody deaths. The city of Antioch \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11986351/family-of-man-suffocated-by-antioch-police-restraint-to-get-7-5-million-settlement\">settled the Quinto family’s lawsuit\u003c/a> for $7.5 million in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Marin County has not publicly released any information regarding Manzanilla’s death. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Responding to a request from KQED, Roger Fielding, chief deputy of Marin County’s coroner division, said the county’s counsel would review what could be shared publicly “due to the sensitive nature of this death investigation.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to a redacted incident report obtained by KQED, Manzanilla was booked into the Marin County Jail at 1:30 p.m. on April 8 on suspicion of public intoxication and other misdemeanors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Deputy Keira Oliver noted in her report that the inmate — whom the family said is Manzanilla — was “very intoxicated” and placed into a cell for observation where she “had been yelling and making nonsensical statements.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The next day at 8:15 a.m., Oliver and Deputy Taylor Del Santo got Manzanilla out of her cell. According to the report, she was able to walk out of the cell on her own, but soon had difficulty standing on her own during the fingerprinting and mugshot process. Deputies noted she “dropped her weight and fell to the floor” and needed a wheelchair. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098691\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TammyManzanilla3-KQED-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Family members of Tammy Manzanilla held a press conference outside the Marin County Civic Center on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. They were joined by family members of other Bay Area residents who have died after being in police custody. 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The rally coincided with a federal court hearing on a request to halt construction of a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Gilroy. (Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee seemed skeptical during the court hearing in San José on Tuesday. Outside of the courthouse, dozens of people protested the planned project. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Tell me how a change from agricultural research to immigration offices and detention is not a change in use,” Lee told U.S. Department of Justice attorney Krystal-Rose Perez at one point. “An office versus a detention center or holding center are very different things.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a tentative ruling last week, Lee said the state and county were likely to succeed in their charge that ICE and other federal agencies violated laws that require assessing environmental consequences and considering state and local viewpoints before approving a project. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The county claims development of the proposed 18,700-square-foot facility, which could hold up to 150 detainees, would overwhelm an existing septic system and disturb toxic fungicides and carcinogenic materials, posing a danger for workers and any future detainees. DOJ attorneys called that characterization overblown, arguing that only about 10 immigrants would be detained at any time there. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Even though we don’t have a final ruling yet from the court, the signs that we heard today in the hearing are incredibly encouraging,” Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti said, speaking to reporters afterward. “This is the wrong place for this facility. This should have never been proposed here, and it should certainly not proceed here.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In May, the government started demolition at 7240 Holsclaw Rd. to renovate existing structures into an ICE office with a short-term holding area, according to court documents. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Plaintiffs’ speculation that ICE will overload the septic system at the site by holding 150 detainees, 24 hours a day, plus 60 staff members, lacks support,” government attorneys wrote in an opposition brief. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The brief continues later: “If the Gilroy project is delayed, ICE would have to rely on existing facilities that are farther away and already support other operational needs. Delaying the Gilroy project would also place a significant burden on individuals in removal proceedings who are out of custody and have reporting requirements with ICE.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/090826_Gilroy-ICE_GH_013-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098774\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/090826_Gilroy-ICE_GH_013-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/090826_Gilroy-ICE_GH_013-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/090826_Gilroy-ICE_GH_013-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A demonstrator holds an “ICE Out” sign near the Robert F. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>Michael Perillo spent nearly two years insisting he was in jail for a murder he didn’t commit before \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/alameda-county\">Alameda County\u003c/a> prosecutors dropped the charges and released him last week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Now, Perillo’s family and supporters say investigators charged and prosecuted him for the brutal 2024 death of Edson Perez on the streets of Oakland’s Chinatown based on faulty and insufficient evidence. In a press release the family says they are considering legal action. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Perillo’s mother, Christy White, said the period of incarceration traumatized her 47-year-old son, who was unhoused and struggling with mental illness at the time of his arrest. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I cannot tell you the relief that I had,” White said. “All the trauma that my son has gone through, and that he stuck with it, and I always knew he was innocent.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Oakland police arrested Perillo in September 2024, alleging that he was one of two people who chased Perez and then beat him to death with a bike and a mallet. Police told \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/09/11/oakland-man-charged-in-fatal-beating-where-bicycle-was-used-as-a-weapon/\">local news outlets\u003c/a> at the time that surveillance footage and eyewitnesses helped them identify Perillo.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098638\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christy White shows a photo of her son Michael Perillo, at Castle Oaks Club House in Ione, California, on Sept. 5, 2026. Perillo was released from jail last week, two years after he was charged with a murder in Oakland’s Chinatown. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Perillo’s lawyer, Tamani Taylor, said the prosecution’s case rested largely on the testimony of one man, Earl Pratt. Pratt, who was a part of the same unhoused community as Perillo, identified him to police using stills from the surveillance video. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>During a February preliminary hearing, Superior Court Judge Thomas E. Stevens noted Pratt was “all over the map,” as the witness went off on tangents and gave confusing answers on the stand, records show. Pratt also provided conflicting information when asked to identify photos from the crime. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To me, he made absolutely no sense at all, and he lacked all credibility,” Taylor said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Taylor suggested that the same footage could have cleared Perillo: A man in completely different clothes from the attackers could be seen on a yellow bike, which Perillo was known to ride, minutes before and after the attack on nearby streets. Clothes found with Perillo at the time of his arrest also matched the outfit of the person on the yellow bike, Taylor said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Having joined the case in July after a previous lawyer declared a conflict of interest, Taylor said she pointed out these issues in a meeting with Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Edward Vieira-Ducey. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Prosecutors in return offered Perillo a plea deal of felony assault and credit for time served, Taylor said, meaning his incarceration could end if he pleaded guilty to a less severe charge. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It would only make sense for them to make that kind of offer if they had a clue that they could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Taylor said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The district attorney’s office repeated their offer numerous times, Taylor said, including on Aug. 31 — the day that both sides were in court to begin scheduling the trial. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Taylor declined, and they dismissed the case the same day, she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sometimes, district attorney’s offices are like a dog with a bone,” Taylor said. “Even if the bone is rotten and poisonous, they hang onto the bone because they don’t know anything else. … They’re still banking on getting something from an innocent person to wrap up a case.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The district attorney’s office declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White said her son was released from Santa Rita Jail that same night, two years and a day after Perez’s death. He went home with his parents to their home in Ione, in Amador County.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The first night he slept out on our patio; he just felt like he couldn’t be in a bedroom,” White said. “It made me really sad because he’s been traumatized. He wanted to be out and breathe fresh air.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098637\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christy White (left), Michael Perillo’s mother, and Brandon Owen (right), a friend of the family, pose for a portrait together at Castle Oaks Club House in Ione, California, on Sept. 5, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White spoke to KQED on Perillo’s behalf, citing his mental illness challenges and recent hardships. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White said her son was assaulted numerous times while in jail. She recalled visiting him and seeing bruises and cuts around his face or blood coming out of his ear. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“In June of 2025, he asked me to no longer come to visit him because I would sit there and cry the entire time because I saw what was happening to him physically,” White said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Desperate for help, White reached out to Brandon Owen, a friend and Republican candidate for state Assembly with a law enforcement background as a game warden for the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>As part of an independent investigation, Owen and two others traveled to Oakland in June 2026 to talk to people near the encampment where Perillo stayed. Within three hours, they met and spoke with several residents, including Pratt, the key witness for the prosecution who had identified Perillo in the footage. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098299\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, California, on March 19, 2025. (Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a recorded interview reviewed by KQED, Owen showed Pratt pictures of people from security footage and asked him to identify them. Pratt complained that he couldn’t because of the quality of the images. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“You can’t identify none of them,” Pratt says in the interview. “You can’t even see none of them.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>One picture included Pratt himself, who was present on the night of the killing. When asked, Pratt denied that it was him in the photo. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I know this much: That man right there who was in court, right? Innocent,” Pratt said in the interview. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Owen said he and his fellow investigators brought the results of their search to the Oakland police officer who originally investigated Perez’s slaying. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sgt. Kevin Godchaux was highly offended that we were present,” Owen said. “He was, in my opinion, disturbed that we were doing the investigation. … At one point he almost refused to take the information from us.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Oakland police did not respond to a request for comment. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Police records shared in court show that police had another suspect in the killing: a man named Anthony Otenbriet, who was identified based on similarities between his motorcycle and one in security footage showing it being ridden by the person who attacked and chased Perez. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But Otenbriet died in a motorcycle accident just five days after Perez died, according to police records. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It’s unclear whether police have any other active suspects, or whether they plan to make any more arrests for the killing of Edson Perez. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Both White and Taylor said they felt like Perillo was being prosecuted to bring closure to an otherwise unsolved murder. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think that they may have viewed him as an easy brownie point. ‘We’ll score, he’ll be convicted and go to prison,’” White said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White said her family’s experience has changed her “whole sense” of the criminal justice system. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I don’t think any of us should be discarded,” she said. “And I was treated that way by the district attorney in the homicide unit in Oakland … They didn’t care. 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In a press release the family says they are considering legal action. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Perillo’s mother, Christy White, said the period of incarceration traumatized her 47-year-old son, who was unhoused and struggling with mental illness at the time of his arrest. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I cannot tell you the relief that I had,” White said. “All the trauma that my son has gone through, and that he stuck with it, and I always knew he was innocent.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Oakland police arrested Perillo in September 2024, alleging that he was one of two people who chased Perez and then beat him to death with a bike and a mallet. Police told \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/09/11/oakland-man-charged-in-fatal-beating-where-bicycle-was-used-as-a-weapon/\">local news outlets\u003c/a> at the time that surveillance footage and eyewitnesses helped them identify Perillo.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098638\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01516-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christy White shows a photo of her son Michael Perillo, at Castle Oaks Club House in Ione, California, on Sept. 5, 2026. Perillo was released from jail last week, two years after he was charged with a murder in Oakland’s Chinatown. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Perillo’s lawyer, Tamani Taylor, said the prosecution’s case rested largely on the testimony of one man, Earl Pratt. Pratt, who was a part of the same unhoused community as Perillo, identified him to police using stills from the surveillance video. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>During a February preliminary hearing, Superior Court Judge Thomas E. Stevens noted Pratt was “all over the map,” as the witness went off on tangents and gave confusing answers on the stand, records show. Pratt also provided conflicting information when asked to identify photos from the crime. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To me, he made absolutely no sense at all, and he lacked all credibility,” Taylor said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Taylor suggested that the same footage could have cleared Perillo: A man in completely different clothes from the attackers could be seen on a yellow bike, which Perillo was known to ride, minutes before and after the attack on nearby streets. Clothes found with Perillo at the time of his arrest also matched the outfit of the person on the yellow bike, Taylor said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Having joined the case in July after a previous lawyer declared a conflict of interest, Taylor said she pointed out these issues in a meeting with Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Edward Vieira-Ducey. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Prosecutors in return offered Perillo a plea deal of felony assault and credit for time served, Taylor said, meaning his incarceration could end if he pleaded guilty to a less severe charge. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It would only make sense for them to make that kind of offer if they had a clue that they could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Taylor said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The district attorney’s office repeated their offer numerous times, Taylor said, including on Aug. 31 — the day that both sides were in court to begin scheduling the trial. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Taylor declined, and they dismissed the case the same day, she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sometimes, district attorney’s offices are like a dog with a bone,” Taylor said. “Even if the bone is rotten and poisonous, they hang onto the bone because they don’t know anything else. … They’re still banking on getting something from an innocent person to wrap up a case.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The district attorney’s office declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White said her son was released from Santa Rita Jail that same night, two years and a day after Perez’s death. He went home with his parents to their home in Ione, in Amador County.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The first night he slept out on our patio; he just felt like he couldn’t be in a bedroom,” White said. “It made me really sad because he’s been traumatized. He wanted to be out and breathe fresh air.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098637\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260905-insufficientevidence-TV01498-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christy White (left), Michael Perillo’s mother, and Brandon Owen (right), a friend of the family, pose for a portrait together at Castle Oaks Club House in Ione, California, on Sept. 5, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White spoke to KQED on Perillo’s behalf, citing his mental illness challenges and recent hardships. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White said her son was assaulted numerous times while in jail. She recalled visiting him and seeing bruises and cuts around his face or blood coming out of his ear. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“In June of 2025, he asked me to no longer come to visit him because I would sit there and cry the entire time because I saw what was happening to him physically,” White said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Desperate for help, White reached out to Brandon Owen, a friend and Republican candidate for state Assembly with a law enforcement background as a game warden for the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>As part of an independent investigation, Owen and two others traveled to Oakland in June 2026 to talk to people near the encampment where Perillo stayed. Within three hours, they met and spoke with several residents, including Pratt, the key witness for the prosecution who had identified Perillo in the footage. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098299\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/20250319_AlamedaCourthouse_GC-15_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, California, on March 19, 2025. (Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a recorded interview reviewed by KQED, Owen showed Pratt pictures of people from security footage and asked him to identify them. Pratt complained that he couldn’t because of the quality of the images. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“You can’t identify none of them,” Pratt says in the interview. “You can’t even see none of them.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>One picture included Pratt himself, who was present on the night of the killing. When asked, Pratt denied that it was him in the photo. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I know this much: That man right there who was in court, right? Innocent,” Pratt said in the interview. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Owen said he and his fellow investigators brought the results of their search to the Oakland police officer who originally investigated Perez’s slaying. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sgt. Kevin Godchaux was highly offended that we were present,” Owen said. “He was, in my opinion, disturbed that we were doing the investigation. … At one point he almost refused to take the information from us.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Oakland police did not respond to a request for comment. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Police records shared in court show that police had another suspect in the killing: a man named Anthony Otenbriet, who was identified based on similarities between his motorcycle and one in security footage showing it being ridden by the person who attacked and chased Perez. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But Otenbriet died in a motorcycle accident just five days after Perez died, according to police records. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It’s unclear whether police have any other active suspects, or whether they plan to make any more arrests for the killing of Edson Perez. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Both White and Taylor said they felt like Perillo was being prosecuted to bring closure to an otherwise unsolved murder. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think that they may have viewed him as an easy brownie point. ‘We’ll score, he’ll be convicted and go to prison,’” White said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White said her family’s experience has changed her “whole sense” of the criminal justice system. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I don’t think any of us should be discarded,” she said. “And I was treated that way by the district attorney in the homicide unit in Oakland … They didn’t care. 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New data shows crimes against riders and fare evasion went down after the implementation of BART’s Next Generation Fare Gates. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ Not only is crime less frequent on BART, but because of that drop my officers are able to respond more quickly to the emergencies that we do need to address,” BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin said, calling the fare gates a “force multiplier.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Franklin added that people who commit crimes on BART tend to also be fare evaders, although he did not provide a specific statistic. 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The improved fare gates, which are intended to reduce fare evasion, began operating at all 50 stations last year. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“They’ve been a real game changer,” BART General Manager Robert Powers said Tuesday during a news conference at San Francisco’s Powell Street station.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The agency also reported a 47% reduction in BART Police and other safety-related delays over the same time period.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260908-BARTFAREEVASION-NG-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098710\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260908-BARTFAREEVASION-NG-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260908-BARTFAREEVASION-NG-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260908-BARTFAREEVASION-NG-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BART General Manager Robert Powers points to a part that helps swing a fare gate open faster, as compared with previous models, at a press conference on Sept. 8, 2026, at the Powell Street station in San Francisco. New data shows crimes against riders and fare evasion went down after the implementation of BART’s Next Generation Fare Gates. 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New data shows crimes against riders and fare evasion went down after the implementation of BART’s Next Generation Fare Gates. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ Not only is crime less frequent on BART, but because of that drop my officers are able to respond more quickly to the emergencies that we do need to address,” BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin said, calling the fare gates a “force multiplier.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Franklin added that people who commit crimes on BART tend to also be fare evaders, although he did not provide a specific statistic. He acknowledged, however, that not all people who evade fares commit crimes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The percentage of riders who said they witnessed fare evasion was down to 9% in June, Franklin said, compared with a high of 25% two years ago. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While BART touts the progress of its fare gates, the agency said fare evaders have adapted: Instead of jumping over the turnstiles of the previous gates, some daring fare evaders follow closely behind a rider, so they can sneak through the gate while it is still open, a practice BART calls “piggybacking.” BART leaders said the agency in response has increased the speed at which the gates close, and the agency also plans to install sensors as another deterrent. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A 2023 state \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/news/mtc-approves-emergency-transit-operations-funding-plan-senate-bill-125\">bill\u003c/a> required BART to implement the new fare gates to receive emergency funding for pandemic-era losses in revenue.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>BART and several other Bay Area transit agencies have been working to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and make sure riders pay their fair share, in the face of major budget deficits and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084841/campaign-to-fund-bay-area-transit-smashes-signature-gathering-goal\">proposed tax measure\u003c/a> on the November ballot.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Pointing to pandemic-driven drops in revenue and ridership, BART has reported an ongoing structural deficit of up to $400 million due. The agency has warned of steep service cuts, including ending service at 9 p.m. and eliminating two entire lines. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to the agency, its early estimates indicate the latest fare gates will generate an additional $10 million annually. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Every single decision I make right now is to improve the quality of the rider experience,” Powers said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>BART’s most recent quarterly report delivered a customer satisfaction \u003ca href=\"https://bart.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15831824&GUID=B7CF999D-7FC8-4F98-8C39-12A6248779DB\">rate of 91%\u003c/a> — the highest ever recorded — officials said Tuesday. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Police have identified the woman they say shot a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/richmond-police-department\">Richmond police officer\u003c/a> during a mental health incident Thursday evening. The nonfatal shooting was the second involving a law enforcement officer in Contra Costa County within hours last week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Jasmine Robinson, 39, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, assault with an assault weapon and kidnapping in connection with the shooting Thursday. She is currently in custody at a reentry treatment and housing facility on a $500,000 bail, police said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Richmond police officer Justin Church, a 20-year veteran of the department, was released from the hospital Friday after being treated for his wounds. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We are grateful that our officer has been released from the hospital and, most importantly, did not suffer life-threatening injuries,” Richmond police said in a statement. “We are thankful for the care he received and continue to wish him a full and speedy recovery.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Richmond-Police-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098662\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Richmond-Police-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Richmond-Police-01-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/Richmond-Police-01-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richmond Police Officer Justin Church was released from the hospital Friday after he was shot while responding to a mental health call last week. (Courtesy of the Richmond Police Department via Facebook)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Officials said the county’s behavioral health response team requested the officer as backup after receiving a mental health crisis call around 6:40 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Police Chief Timothy Simmons said the officer was shot “almost immediately” after arriving at the scene on the 2200 block of Key Boulevard, near the border of Richmond and El Cerrito, where the shooter had barricaded herself inside her home. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After Church was transported to a local hospital, Simmons said the suspect continued to fire “numerous rounds” of gunfire in multiple locations throughout the residence, striking multiple neighboring homes and vehicles, including a patrol car. Richmond Police Officers Association President Ben Therriault said the police vehicle was shot at six times while an officer was inside. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>No residents or other law enforcement personnel were injured, according to police. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Simmons said the Richmond Police Department SWAT team and Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene to assist, along with other law enforcement agencies. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Richmond Police’s crisis negotiations team contacted the suspect in an attempt to “bring the incident to a peaceful resolve,” Simmons said, before police ultimately deployed “chemical agents” in an attempt to get her to comply. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Before the woman was taken into custody, Therriault said she briefly tried to “sprint and run away.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m extremely grateful that our officer is expected to survive and that no resident, no community member or no assisting personnel were injured in this unfortunate incident,” he said Thursday. “Given the number of rounds fired, this incident could have ended with many additional injuries or several losses of life.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office said Monday that Richmond police were likely still investigating, as the department had not yet referred Robinson’s case. The department said in a statement Friday that it anticipated filing additional charges. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Earlier on Thursday afternoon, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12098395/pittsburg-officer-man-shot-after-altercation-inside-police-headquarters\">Pittsburg officer and suspect\u003c/a> being booked into jail were shot in an altercation at the city’s police headquarters. Both were hospitalized and are in stable condition. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/aemslie\">\u003cem>Alex Emslie\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/newsletters/k-onda\">\u003cem>Click here to subscribe.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tucked inside a compact shop near the corner of 25th and Mission streets in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, Mission Lotería is evolving from promoting local businesses into a small business of its own.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The organization, which started in 2019, plans to open its first storefront on Sept. 10 at 2884 Mission St., selling giftable items such as hand-painted clay coffee mugs, purses designed by a Colombian artist, clothing, and stationery and cards designed by Bay Area artists. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“What began years ago as a creative campaign celebrating the Mission, supporting neighborhood businesses, and bringing our community together has grown into more than we could have imagined,” said Luis Quiroz, founder of Mission Lotería. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The store’s opening coincides with the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, which spans from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I intentionally planned the store opening just before Hispanic Heritage Month so that we could lean into the festivities that were to come and be able to highlight the Latino voices and the Latino artists that are going to be featured here.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098318\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lotería art at Mission Lotería’s new storefront in San Francisco on Sept. 3, 2026. The space will serve as a home for community events, workshops and local art. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mission Lotería takes inspiration from Lotería, a beloved bingo-style board game from Mexico known for iconic images such as a cactus plant, a woman in a small boat on Lake Chapala, a man carrying a large globe on his back and a radiant sun. Quiroz, 36, created the marketing platform to support local artists and small businesses by organizing community events and neighborhood tours. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I want people to visit Mission Lotería and then venture into a cafe shop or a taqueria or a restaurant or another brick-and-mortar store,” Quiroz said. “It’s the starting point to bring them to the other parts of the Mission.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The organization provides a template for how to support Latino businesses with intention and thoughtfulness, especially at a time when the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12087915/bay-area-cities-ask-us-judge-to-block-trump-from-cutting-funds-over-dei-immigration\">vigorously attacks diversity initiatives\u003c/a> and has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097313/northern-california-ice-arrests-surged-this-summer\">launched a deportation apparatus\u003c/a> that has largely targeted Latino immigrants and hurts Latine communities nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To be sitting here and about to open a storefront in the Mission, in the Latino cultural district of San Francisco,” said Quiroz, who was previously undocumented. “It’s my way of resisting. They’re not going to hold me down. They’re not going to hold us down. We’re here, we’re here to stay, and we’re out here. We’re thriving.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month presents an opportunity for Latinos to support businesses, organizations and community members who have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12096833/how-immigration-raids-are-affecting-children-in-los-angeles\">felt the toll\u003c/a> of the administration’s anti-immigration policies that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101913621/the-psychological-toll-of-trumps-immigration-policies-on-bay-area-latinos\">have had a chilling effect\u003c/a>, with immigrants staying home, shopping less, attending fewer public events and even being afraid to speak Spanish in public. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This has also been a challenging year for many Latinx-owned businesses between the fear immigrants are feeling and higher costs of doing business, said Alicia Villanueva, owner and founder of Hayward-based Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Seeing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073728/us-citizen-army-veteran-detained-by-ice-sues-for-damages-in-federal-court\">hardworking people\u003c/a> picked up off the street, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12094994/detained-at-green-card-interview-how-a-bay-area-family-is-healing-from-sudden-separation?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=20260814_NewsDaily_Newsletter_SponsorBlock&utm_content=20260814_NewsDaily_Newsletter_SponsorBlock+8642121190\">families being separated\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028303/ice-arrest-left-bay-area-man-hospitalized-struggling-breathe-attorney-says\">parents being detained\u003c/a> and leaving children behind is demoralizing, she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I am a citizen now, since last year, and I still feel this trauma,” she said. “Like when I’m driving, and I see the police or something — it scares me.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For many food vendors, Hispanic Heritage Month is one of the busiest times of the year, Villanueva said, but this year is different because the community needs a morale boost.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We really celebrate our cultures, our cuisine and all these traditions that we bring from our countries,” she said. “To keep our traditions alive is one of the responsibilities that we have for future generations.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098323\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Concha candles and mugs for sale at Mission Lotería’s new storefront in San Francisco on Sept. 3, 2026. The space will serve as a home for community events, workshops and local art. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Villanueva said it pains her to see immigrants living in fear and suffering, especially since she understands the desire to come to the United States to work and advance. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>She started her company in 2010 after selling tamales door to door. She joined a business incubator program for entrepreneurs at San Francisco-based La Cocina that helped her establish a wholesale and catering business and secure capital to grow. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sixteen years later, Villanueva employs 21 workers who cater events, sell food to retail stores, provide passenger meals for Alaska Airlines and make school lunches for students throughout Northern California. Her next goal is national distribution, the 65-year-old said. She embodies an ethos of permanent optimism that many immigrants espouse. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The time is really hard,” Villanueva said. “But if you have your passion, your dreams, no matter what, just keep going. Don’t be afraid.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Still, for many Latines, Hispanic Heritage Month can come off as cringe. Corporations use it as a time to pander to Latinos and perform solidarity with clichés such as adding pictures of tacos to non-food-related content or putting the Spanish letter ñ where it doesn’t belong. So it’s no wonder why many people tend to snub their noses at seasonal, tone-deaf marketing. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>What I can appreciate about Hispanic Heritage Month is the opportunity to unapologetically lean into the beauty, strength and value of Latino culture. Lately, I have been hearing the phrase, “Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo” (Only the community will save the community), which reminds me that celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month might include sharing our culture with others — but it’s most important to show up for ourselves. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We think about Latinx heritage 365 days a year,” said Josiah Alderete, co-owner of Medicine for Nightmares in San Francisco. The bookstore is Black- and Latino-owned and has made a point to stock books written by and about people of color from its inception five years ago — not just for affinity months. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m always thrilled people celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, but the truth is, we are always celebrating it,” he said. “You can come in here and see yourself 12 months of the year.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical ways to show up this Hispanic Heritage Month: \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attend Hispanic Heritage Month events \u003c/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Cities and organizations across the Bay Area are planning festivities to honor and celebrate Latine residents and culture, which has turned into an act of resistance. (Check out K Onda’s comprehensive guide.) \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Over the last year, several event organizers have said they were advised against holding large public gatherings like festivals for fear of ICE showing up and detaining people. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But most organizers decided that offering joy, reinforcing culture and coming together was more important than giving in to fear. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12030084\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolls for sale at Luz de Luna, a gift store on 24th Street in San Francisco, on March 5, 2025. Owner Denise Gonzales says about 70% of the products sold in store are imported from Mexico. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/newsletters/k-onda\">\u003cem>Click here to subscribe.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tucked inside a compact shop near the corner of 25th and Mission streets in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, Mission Lotería is evolving from promoting local businesses into a small business of its own.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The organization, which started in 2019, plans to open its first storefront on Sept. 10 at 2884 Mission St., selling giftable items such as hand-painted clay coffee mugs, purses designed by a Colombian artist, clothing, and stationery and cards designed by Bay Area artists. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“What began years ago as a creative campaign celebrating the Mission, supporting neighborhood businesses, and bringing our community together has grown into more than we could have imagined,” said Luis Quiroz, founder of Mission Lotería. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The store’s opening coincides with the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, which spans from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I intentionally planned the store opening just before Hispanic Heritage Month so that we could lean into the festivities that were to come and be able to highlight the Latino voices and the Latino artists that are going to be featured here.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098318\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-01-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lotería art at Mission Lotería’s new storefront in San Francisco on Sept. 3, 2026. The space will serve as a home for community events, workshops and local art. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mission Lotería takes inspiration from Lotería, a beloved bingo-style board game from Mexico known for iconic images such as a cactus plant, a woman in a small boat on Lake Chapala, a man carrying a large globe on his back and a radiant sun. Quiroz, 36, created the marketing platform to support local artists and small businesses by organizing community events and neighborhood tours. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I want people to visit Mission Lotería and then venture into a cafe shop or a taqueria or a restaurant or another brick-and-mortar store,” Quiroz said. “It’s the starting point to bring them to the other parts of the Mission.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The organization provides a template for how to support Latino businesses with intention and thoughtfulness, especially at a time when the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12087915/bay-area-cities-ask-us-judge-to-block-trump-from-cutting-funds-over-dei-immigration\">vigorously attacks diversity initiatives\u003c/a> and has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097313/northern-california-ice-arrests-surged-this-summer\">launched a deportation apparatus\u003c/a> that has largely targeted Latino immigrants and hurts Latine communities nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To be sitting here and about to open a storefront in the Mission, in the Latino cultural district of San Francisco,” said Quiroz, who was previously undocumented. “It’s my way of resisting. They’re not going to hold me down. They’re not going to hold us down. We’re here, we’re here to stay, and we’re out here. We’re thriving.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month presents an opportunity for Latinos to support businesses, organizations and community members who have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12096833/how-immigration-raids-are-affecting-children-in-los-angeles\">felt the toll\u003c/a> of the administration’s anti-immigration policies that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101913621/the-psychological-toll-of-trumps-immigration-policies-on-bay-area-latinos\">have had a chilling effect\u003c/a>, with immigrants staying home, shopping less, attending fewer public events and even being afraid to speak Spanish in public. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This has also been a challenging year for many Latinx-owned businesses between the fear immigrants are feeling and higher costs of doing business, said Alicia Villanueva, owner and founder of Hayward-based Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Seeing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073728/us-citizen-army-veteran-detained-by-ice-sues-for-damages-in-federal-court\">hardworking people\u003c/a> picked up off the street, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12094994/detained-at-green-card-interview-how-a-bay-area-family-is-healing-from-sudden-separation?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=20260814_NewsDaily_Newsletter_SponsorBlock&utm_content=20260814_NewsDaily_Newsletter_SponsorBlock+8642121190\">families being separated\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028303/ice-arrest-left-bay-area-man-hospitalized-struggling-breathe-attorney-says\">parents being detained\u003c/a> and leaving children behind is demoralizing, she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I am a citizen now, since last year, and I still feel this trauma,” she said. “Like when I’m driving, and I see the police or something — it scares me.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For many food vendors, Hispanic Heritage Month is one of the busiest times of the year, Villanueva said, but this year is different because the community needs a morale boost.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We really celebrate our cultures, our cuisine and all these traditions that we bring from our countries,” she said. “To keep our traditions alive is one of the responsibilities that we have for future generations.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098323\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260903-KOndaSeptember-06-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Concha candles and mugs for sale at Mission Lotería’s new storefront in San Francisco on Sept. 3, 2026. The space will serve as a home for community events, workshops and local art. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Villanueva said it pains her to see immigrants living in fear and suffering, especially since she understands the desire to come to the United States to work and advance. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>She started her company in 2010 after selling tamales door to door. She joined a business incubator program for entrepreneurs at San Francisco-based La Cocina that helped her establish a wholesale and catering business and secure capital to grow. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sixteen years later, Villanueva employs 21 workers who cater events, sell food to retail stores, provide passenger meals for Alaska Airlines and make school lunches for students throughout Northern California. Her next goal is national distribution, the 65-year-old said. She embodies an ethos of permanent optimism that many immigrants espouse. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The time is really hard,” Villanueva said. “But if you have your passion, your dreams, no matter what, just keep going. Don’t be afraid.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Still, for many Latines, Hispanic Heritage Month can come off as cringe. Corporations use it as a time to pander to Latinos and perform solidarity with clichés such as adding pictures of tacos to non-food-related content or putting the Spanish letter ñ where it doesn’t belong. So it’s no wonder why many people tend to snub their noses at seasonal, tone-deaf marketing. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>What I can appreciate about Hispanic Heritage Month is the opportunity to unapologetically lean into the beauty, strength and value of Latino culture. Lately, I have been hearing the phrase, “Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo” (Only the community will save the community), which reminds me that celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month might include sharing our culture with others — but it’s most important to show up for ourselves. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We think about Latinx heritage 365 days a year,” said Josiah Alderete, co-owner of Medicine for Nightmares in San Francisco. The bookstore is Black- and Latino-owned and has made a point to stock books written by and about people of color from its inception five years ago — not just for affinity months. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m always thrilled people celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, but the truth is, we are always celebrating it,” he said. “You can come in here and see yourself 12 months of the year.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical ways to show up this Hispanic Heritage Month: \u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attend Hispanic Heritage Month events \u003c/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Cities and organizations across the Bay Area are planning festivities to honor and celebrate Latine residents and culture, which has turned into an act of resistance. (Check out K Onda’s comprehensive guide.) \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Over the last year, several event organizers have said they were advised against holding large public gatherings like festivals for fear of ICE showing up and detaining people. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But most organizers decided that offering joy, reinforcing culture and coming together was more important than giving in to fear. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12030084\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250305_TariffsImpact_GC-10_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolls for sale at Luz de Luna, a gift store on 24th Street in San Francisco, on March 5, 2025. Owner Denise Gonzales says about 70% of the products sold in store are imported from Mexico. (Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prioritize shopping at Latino-owned businesses, especially small ones\u003c/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>I covered retail and consumer issues many years ago, and the biggest lesson I learned was that consumers have way more power than they know. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Every dollar people spend fuels someone’s bottom line, so choose where you shop wisely, because our spending power picks winners and losers every day. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>That’s why I don’t feel bad buying an artisan or locally made item such as soaps, honey, produce from a farmer’s market or a handmade gift, even if I could have found something cheaper at a big-box store. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>When I buy a cup of fruit from a street vendor, I feel good about buying a healthy snack and supporting someone who is often depending on that day’s sales to survive. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more books about Latin American identity and history by Latino authors\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For a dose of cultural criticism and an exploration of how personal histories intersect with mainstream culture, I recommend \u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704670/magicalrealism-by-vanessa-angelica-villarreal/\">\u003cem>Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders\u003c/em> by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal\u003c/a>, which I recently read and found evocative. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Other books to check out: \u003ca href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Migrant-Heart/Reyna-Grande/9781668055274\">\u003cem>Migrant Heart\u003c/em> by Reyna Grande\u003c/a>, a true gem of a writer who makes her home in Northern California, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper-of-My-Kin/Ada-Ferrer/9781668025659\">\u003cem>Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by Ada Ferrer, who appeared \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101913858/a-family-divided-by-cubas-revolution\">on Forum earlier this year\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>And, here are some recommendations from Alderete, of Medicine for Nightmares: the young adult novel, \u003ca href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com/products/estela-undrowning-rene-pena-govea\">\u003cem>Estela, Undrowning\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by San Francisco writer and educator \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101913189/local-ya-novels-tell-san-francisco-stories\">René Peña-Govea\u003c/a>; the poetry collection \u003ca href=\"https://unpress.nevada.edu/9781647792183/where-heaven-sinks/\">\u003cem>When Heaven Sinks\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by María Esquinca (who coincidently is a former KQED colleague); the nonfiction book \u003ca href=\"https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324004370\">\u003cem>Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire & Revolution in the Borderlands\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by Kelly Lytle Hernández; and the memoir \u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803724/terrestre-spanish-edition-by-cristina-rivera-garza/\">\u003cem>Terrestre\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and scholar Cristina Rivera Garza.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\n\u003cp>Crypto billionaire \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042515/sf-crypto-billionaire-wants-to-donate-millions-for-police-drones-surveillance-efforts\">Chris Larsen\u003c/a> poured a record $500,000 into the campaign to elect Theo Ellington, a moderate Democrat, to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week, according to \u003ca href=\"https://campaign.sfethics.org/elections/2026-11-03/recent_contributions\">new finance filings\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The donation is believed to be the largest in San Francisco history to a third-party supporting a single candidate. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Larsen made the contribution, \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2026/09/03/larsen-half-million-donation-supporting-ellington-supervisor/\">first reported\u003c/a> by \u003cem>The San Francisco Standard\u003c/em>, through a newly created political action committee called From the Neighborhood, For the City, Supporting Theo Ellington for District 10 Supervisor 2026. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While individuals are limited to donating just $500 directly to a single candidate, donors routinely pour larger amounts into PACs. Ahead of the June election, billionaire Michael Moritz donated $250,000 to a GrowSF political action committee supporting District 4 supervisor Alan Wong. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12068008\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alan Wong greets members of the public after he is sworn in as District 4 supervisor by Mayor Daniel Lurie at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ellington, a lobbyist and executive director of the Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House, is running to replace progressive supervisor Shamann Walton, who will term out in November. The race is among a few that could determine whether Mayor Daniel Lurie is able to maintain a moderate majority on the board — a voting bloc that’s been key to passing a number of his policy proposals over the last two years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>As of Sept. 4, Larsen’s donation has eclipsed the direct funding contributions in the race to represent just under 80,000 residents in the Bayview, Potrero Hill, the Dogpatch and Central Waterfront. Ellington has more than $470,000 in the bank, while opponents J.R. Eppler has just over $150,000 and Dion-Jay “DJ” Brookter trails with $129,000. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Eppler said in a statement that District 10 residents “deserve to choose their representative without record-breaking outside money.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Billionaires don’t simply give away half a million dollars,” he said. “They invest it and expect a return.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Larsen declined to comment on the donation, and Ellington and Brookter did not respond to a request for comment Friday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Larsen, the founder of cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs, has in the past given millions to local races, including Lurie’s 2024 mayoral campaign, as well as charter reform and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042515/sf-crypto-billionaire-wants-to-donate-millions-for-police-drones-surveillance-efforts\">policing initiatives\u003c/a> earlier this year. Larsen also contributed $100,000 to Loren Taylor’s unsuccessful campaign against Mayor Barbara Lee in the Oakland mayoral race last year, according to reporting from \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/03/21/misleading-ads-fake-oaklandside-headline-oakland-mayor-race/\">\u003cem>The Oaklandside\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Larsen and Ripple have contributed more than $2 million to committees supporting various ballot measures this fall.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sean McMorris, a transparency, ethics and accountability program manager with California Common Cause, said that the rise of artificial intelligence has been a significant influence in the “new era” of political spending by big tech.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He pointed specifically to the industry’s push to build \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097457/the-data-center-backlash-is-here-and-big-tech-is-spending-big-to-combat-it\">data centers\u003c/a>, which have become \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101914179/bay-area-communities-resist-data-center-boom\">unpopular\u003c/a> with voters across the political spectrum.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“You’re seeing a lot of local jurisdictions do outright moratoriums or bans on them,” McMorris said. “This has become a much bigger political fight than I believe even Big Tech thought it would be. They are beginning to hedge their bets and funnel obscene amounts of money into local races.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Menlo College political science professor Melissa Michelson, who studies elections, said the influx of large donations raises questions about whether individual donors or companies may unfairly impact election results. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"The dome of an ornate building.\" class=\"wp-image-11957423\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco City Hall on Aug. 2, 2023. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This is far beyond what we normally see,” Michelson said. “Any time you see a large donation — especially when it seems like it’s overly large, given the size and competitiveness of a race — it raises questions about whether somebody is having or could potentially have undue influence.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>She said that’s especially a concern for “low-information races” like supervisor races, in which voters are generally less informed and rely more on name recognition. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“You’re just more able to tell people that you’re running and get out there and advertise your campaign,” Michelson said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Money doesn’t always win, but money almost always wins,” she continued.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/sjohnson\">\u003cem>Sydney Johnson\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n",
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Ahead of the June election, billionaire Michael Moritz donated $250,000 to a GrowSF political action committee supporting District 4 supervisor Alan Wong. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12068008\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NewSFSupervisor-16-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alan Wong greets members of the public after he is sworn in as District 4 supervisor by Mayor Daniel Lurie at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ellington, a lobbyist and executive director of the Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House, is running to replace progressive supervisor Shamann Walton, who will term out in November. The race is among a few that could determine whether Mayor Daniel Lurie is able to maintain a moderate majority on the board — a voting bloc that’s been key to passing a number of his policy proposals over the last two years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>As of Sept. 4, Larsen’s donation has eclipsed the direct funding contributions in the race to represent just under 80,000 residents in the Bayview, Potrero Hill, the Dogpatch and Central Waterfront. Ellington has more than $470,000 in the bank, while opponents J.R. Eppler has just over $150,000 and Dion-Jay “DJ” Brookter trails with $129,000. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Eppler said in a statement that District 10 residents “deserve to choose their representative without record-breaking outside money.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Billionaires don’t simply give away half a million dollars,” he said. “They invest it and expect a return.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Larsen declined to comment on the donation, and Ellington and Brookter did not respond to a request for comment Friday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Larsen, the founder of cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs, has in the past given millions to local races, including Lurie’s 2024 mayoral campaign, as well as charter reform and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042515/sf-crypto-billionaire-wants-to-donate-millions-for-police-drones-surveillance-efforts\">policing initiatives\u003c/a> earlier this year. Larsen also contributed $100,000 to Loren Taylor’s unsuccessful campaign against Mayor Barbara Lee in the Oakland mayoral race last year, according to reporting from \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2025/03/21/misleading-ads-fake-oaklandside-headline-oakland-mayor-race/\">\u003cem>The Oaklandside\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Larsen and Ripple have contributed more than $2 million to committees supporting various ballot measures this fall.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sean McMorris, a transparency, ethics and accountability program manager with California Common Cause, said that the rise of artificial intelligence has been a significant influence in the “new era” of political spending by big tech.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He pointed specifically to the industry’s push to build \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097457/the-data-center-backlash-is-here-and-big-tech-is-spending-big-to-combat-it\">data centers\u003c/a>, which have become \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101914179/bay-area-communities-resist-data-center-boom\">unpopular\u003c/a> with voters across the political spectrum.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“You’re seeing a lot of local jurisdictions do outright moratoriums or bans on them,” McMorris said. “This has become a much bigger political fight than I believe even Big Tech thought it would be. They are beginning to hedge their bets and funnel obscene amounts of money into local races.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Menlo College political science professor Melissa Michelson, who studies elections, said the influx of large donations raises questions about whether individual donors or companies may unfairly impact election results. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"The dome of an ornate building.\" class=\"wp-image-11957423\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/RS67658_230802-CityHallSanFrancisco-16-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco City Hall on Aug. 2, 2023. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>Ken Kesey’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/139463/ken-kesey-and-the-merry-pranksters-a-celebration-of-going-further\">school bus\u003c/a> — once painted in bright, swirly colors and driven across the country on a psychedelic journey — is back in San Francisco after 60 years as the centerpiece of a new exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead, a band that rose from the city’s famed hippie movement.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Forever Grateful/Golden Gate Park” opens Saturday and will also feature the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/grateful-dead-60th-anniversary-san-francisco-a607472bd5a08bec5d9409ea6f6b0a4d\">Grateful Dead\u003c/a> frontman \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051030/30-years-after-his-death-a-reflection-on-grateful-dead-jerry-garcias-political-legacy\">Jerry Garcia\u003c/a>’s BMW, which remains in mint condition and has never been displayed publicly.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The two iconic artifacts will anchor an exhibition that immerses visitors in the colors, sounds and sights of the counterculture that flourished in San Francisco in the 1960s.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kesey rode the bus dubbed “Furthur” during the cross-country trip by the late author and his Merry Band of Pranksters to expand human consciousness through art, music and mind-altering drugs.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/AP26246754382087-scaled-e1788557678942.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098539\"/>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Pirone looks into Ken Kesey’s psychedelic bus “Furthur” where it will be displayed at the Forever Grateful exhibit presented by the Haight Street Art Center at the County Fair Building in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This invites people to communicate and connect around art, music, and activism,” said Kelly Harris, executive director of the Haight Street Art Center, which organized the exhibition. “In this day and age, when we need something to bridge community, we know that this space allows for that to happen and Furthur is the portal.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A celebration of hippie love, activism\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The exhibition aims to celebrate the city’s history of hippie love and activism at a time when San Francisco is grappling with widening economic inequality fueled by an AI-driven technology boom, and the nation confronts deepening political divisions and collective fatigue.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Formed in 1965, the Grateful Dead is synonymous with San Francisco and its counterculture. Members lived in a dirt-cheap Victorian in the Haight and later became a significant part of 1967’s \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/0afc13ab32e2468ab869590bb38b0bf5\">Summer of Love\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>And it all started with the bus.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Kesey bought the bus with the proceeds from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” In 1964, the writer and his friends drove it on a marijuana and LSD-fueled journey from coast to coast, helping introduce Americans to the emerging psychedelic scene.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>That history-making road trip was later recounted in Tom Wolfe’s 1968 bestseller, “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Upon their return to California, Kesey, who as a student had been a guinea pig for government tests of the mind-altering drug, shared his experiences at a series of parties at his home in the hills above Stanford University that became known as the “acid tests.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The parties featured a local bar band called The Warlocks, which turned into the Grateful Dead. The bus became a defining feature of the “acid tests” as Kesey and his friends took the parties on the road, mainly around the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This entire exhibit, it’s a very layered story of the Grateful Dead and their influence, their phenomenon, and their impact on communities, on society, on people, and how their legacy still lives on,” said Renee de Cossio, director of exhibitions at the Haight Street Art Center.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Deadheads can recite why they fell in love with the music, how it happened and the moment it all clicked. They embrace something just as important as the music itself — the community that comes together at a Dead show.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibit immerses visitors in counterculture\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Visitors will be invited to record their first encounter with the counterculture — whether it was becoming a Deadhead, as the band’s fans are called, while Garcia was still alive, discovering the band after his death, or experiencing the Grateful Dead for the first time through the exhibition.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Actors with the Third Rail Projects, a New York-based experiential performance company, will guide visitors through part of the exhibit, including a dark tunnel full of mirrors that leads into booths where they will start conversations with the audience.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>They will then lead small groups to experience a liquid light show, a 1960s art form that mixes liquids of different densities in watch glasses and projects colorful, shifting psychedelic patterns onto every space of a room, creating the sensation of being inside a giant, multicolor lava lamp.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12098541\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/AP26246754388683-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098541\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/AP26246754388683-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/AP26246754388683-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/AP26246754388683-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/AP26246754388683-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The interior of Ken Kesey’s psychedelic bus “Furthur” is shown while displayed at the Forever Grateful exhibit presented by the Haight Street Art Center at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park, Sept. 1, 2026, in San Francisco. 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