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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Firefighters are battling through tough, rural terrain and hot, dry weather, making containment a challenge, Davis said. The region is also laden with very dry tall grasses, brush and timber fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said crews have to hike to reach the fires in many places and are attacking the flames indirectly. Firefighters are forming firebreaks and contingency lines that aim to stop forward progress of the fires, Davis said, but because of the conditions, they are having to do so farther from the current fire boundaries, leaving some vegetation between to burn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozers and other equipment needed to cover the rural landscape were on the way Wednesday morning, according to Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re still getting our feet under us and getting those resources coming,” she said. “It’s just a matter of getting people here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 630 personnel are fighting the fires from the ground and air, according to Cal Fire, and the agency’s Type 1 Incident Management Team 6 is expected to take over command of the incident on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he had secured Federal Emergency Management Agency grant funding to fight the 2-7 Fire, which will allow local agencies responding to the blaze to apply for up to 75% reimbursements for their fire suppression work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are securing all available resources — including support from our federal partners — to fight this growing lightning complex fire in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties,” Newsom said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/dventon\">Danielle Venton\u003c/a> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival is coming back to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\"> San Francisco\u003c/a> on Sept. 20 and 21, with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976070/portola-festival-2025-peggy-gou-chemical-brothers\">lineup\u003c/a> that includes LCD Soundsystem, Christina Aguilera, the Dare, the Chemical Brothers, Peggy Gou, Rico Nasty, Kreayshawn, Magdalena Bay, Dom Dolla, Moby and the Prodigy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the festival itself is a relatively new addition to San Francisco’s musical calendar, it now attracts \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/portola-music-festival-september-28-29-2024\">crowds of around 45,000 people\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among them is KQED’s own media and marketing campaigns manager Emma Yee, who has attended the Portola Music Festival every year since it launched in 2022. Yee said that for her, what sets this event apart from the staples like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050338/outside-lands-2025-parking-road-closures-will-call-wristbands-pick-up-food-bag-rule-muni-buses\">Outside Lands\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042763/stern-grove-festival-2025-from-tickets-to-schedules-to-transit\">Stern Grove\u003c/a> is its industrial-feeling Pier 80 warehouse location near the Dogpatch District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in between a big naval ship and a big crane,” she said, and for her, this “bare bones” aesthetic makes Portola’s lineup — which includes EDM, alternative and pop acts — all the more enjoyable. “It has a very specific curated taste that’s kind of hard to encapsulate, but it all kind of somehow works together,” Yee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#portola-music-festival-bag-policy\">What’s the bag policy at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’ve already got tickets to the Portola Music Festival — or are contemplating buying them — keep reading for our guide to everything you need to know about this newer festival, with insider tips on what to bring, advice for first-timers, road closures, public transportation options and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12054354 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1746\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25-1232x1536.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When and where is the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival spans a whole weekend: Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doors open at 1 p.m. on each day and music ends around 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can view the entire festival lineup and the set times on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/set-times/\">Portola Music Festival’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The box office and the entrance to the event are at 900 Marin St., San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I still get tickets to the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of publication, \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/passes/\">passes to the Portola Music Festival — including VIP packages — are still available on AXS\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The earlier you buy tickets, the cheaper they are — but remember, the event is for ages 21+ only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The festival’s website warns people \u003cem>not\u003c/em> to buy passes from a third party, and that organizers “won’t service, authenticate or support passes” purchased from a third party or scalper.” If you decide to forge ahead with buying a third party ticket, Portola organizers also note that receipts and order confirmations can be faked or forged, so “don’t be fooled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12054356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andie Romero, 30, uses a parasol decorated with colorful charms to protect herself from the sun at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Romero, a festival enthusiast, has taken the parasol with her to countless festivals, considers it a staple, and has repaired it each time a charm falls off. “It’s been through a lot,” she said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about the Portola Music Festival’s Pier 80 venue?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Plan for poor phone signal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A pro tip from Yee: She advised you to make sure that your tickets are already loaded on the \u003ca href=\"https://support.axs.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002034107-What-is-AXS-Mobile-ID\">AXS Mobile app\u003c/a> you’ve used to purchase them, or are waiting in your phone’s wallet app — because the internet signal at Pier 80 is not super strong, and you might not be able to do this in line. Consider also bringing a portable charger, she said, which is allowed at this festival (some venues prohibit them).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are going with a group of people and you decide to split up, establish a meeting spot where you can get together again, in case your messages are slow to send.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t rely on cash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival is \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/\">a cashless event\u003c/a>, but any cash you do bring can be converted to a pre-paid Visa Card at a Guest Service booth.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Prepare to move around …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Pier 80 venue is on “the smaller side” as festivals go, noted Yee, it also has a lot of “open space” that makes it relatively easy to jump from stage to stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, usual festival rules apply: If you want to get a good spot for a set, be sure to get to that stage early to avoid a mass of people. (A personal note on festival etiquette from this reporter: If you’ve arrived at a stage super early to make sure you catch your favorite performer, remember to be respectful of the artists playing before them — and their fans. This can look like standing, if you can, and clapping at appropriate times.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, be prepared to move around a stage a little, advised Yee, as the volume of Portola sets can range widely from extremely loud (earplugs are recommended) to “on the quiet side,” especially the stages near the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>… and dress for comfort (plus variable temperatures)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Portola organizers have added blue astroturf and floor mats to make standing on Pier 80’s concrete easier on your knees and feet — but you should still plan on wearing very comfortable shoes. You’ll also find some seating and water stations around the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be sure to check \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.7335&lon=-122.392\">the National Weather Service\u003c/a> ahead of the festival to know what to wear. Yee advised that while the warehouse stage in particular gets very warm, the temperature can drop significantly at night. Pier 80’s waterfront location can also make for a lot of wind around the open-air stages.[aside postID=news_11878134 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-2175344883-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Don’t \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>plan on in-out privileges\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you enter the venue, you cannot reenter on the same day — so don’t park somewhere you’ll need to feed a meter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know what you’ll do in a crowd situation \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Portola is a 21+ festival, which you may find makes this crowd feel a little less rowdy than other concerts and festivals, said Yee. If you’re among the people who’ve expressed \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/04/bad-behaviour-at-concerts-normalised-experts-say\">concern\u003c/a> about \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/2023-concert-etiquette-guide-1234740935/\">concert etiquette\u003c/a> devolving since the pandemic — a phenomenon which even has its \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_abuse_in_the_2020s\">own Wikipedia page\u003c/a> — this might be music to your ears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be crowded, though, with an expected attendance of 45,000 people. If you are the type of person who gets overwhelmed in a busy place, take a look at NPR’s full guide on what to do if you find yourself caught in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">a crowd crush\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Mehdi Moussaïd, a research scientist in Berlin who studies crowd behavior, rely on your instincts and senses if you feel like the crowd is getting too dense. If you get stuck in a crush, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">move with the crowd and put your arms out\u003c/a> in front of your chest and hold them there, he told NPR in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"portola-music-festival-bag-policy\">\u003c/a>What’s the bag policy at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival has an \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/#prohibited-items\">extensive list\u003c/a> of what you can or cannot bring to Pier 80. Be sure to read closely, because some classic rave attire, like toys or gloves, may not be allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Just a few of the items prohibited under the Portola Music Festival bag policy: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bags, backpacks, fanny packs or purses that are larger than 18”x13”x8.5”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pets (although service animals are allowed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Masks (although medical face coverings to protect against COVID, like N95 masks, are allowed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aerosol products, including sunscreen\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside food or drinks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Flags and flyers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Flashlights and glow sticks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chain wallets and chains\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Airhorns\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Audio recording devices, drones, laptops, tablets, selfie sticks and professional cameras\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chairs, coolers, hammocks, tents and wagons/wheeled carts\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drugs (although you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> bring \u003ca href=\"https://video.kqed.org/video/narcan-opioid-1682625961/\">Naloxone\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival’s website also reads that there can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/\">“NO more than 7 Pokémon cards per person (STRICTLY ENFORCED).”\u003c/a> This reporter would like one visitor to defy this rule, to see what happens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can see the full list of allowed items \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/\">on the Portola website\u003c/a>, including empty water bottles, phones and chargers (although charging lockers are also \u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/lockandrock/events/portola-music-festival-25-charging-locker-rentals-143627\">available\u003c/a>) and breast pumps and stored breastmilk or formula.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there food at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Food, alcoholic drinks and nonalcoholic drinks are available at the festival. The list of this year’s vendors has not been released yet, but last year included spots like Momo Noodle, Brenda’s French Soul Food and the Vegan Hood Chefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Portola’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/ada/\">accessibility page\u003c/a>, there will be gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free dietary options.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there parking at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Festival officials highly recommend that you do \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/get-here-get-out/\">\u003cem>not\u003c/em> drive\u003c/a> to the event, since there is no designated parking available at Pier 80. There is also no designated ADA parking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do end up driving, you may be able to find parking in the Dogpatch near Pier 80 by scoping out \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/\">third-party apps like SpotHero\u003c/a>. Be careful not to block driveways and sidewalks, unless you’d like to return to find your car towed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Caltrain stations, although\u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/station/22ndstreet\"> not the ones closest to Pier 80,\u003c/a> have \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/rider-information/parking\">parking for around $5.50\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, break-ins are common in the Bay — so leave nothing visible in your vehicle, and if at all possible, leave your trunk exposed to show it’s empty. Never leave any electronics, like laptops, in your vehicle, even if you think they’re hidden. Read KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">full guide\u003c/a> to reducing your chances of suffering a car break-in in San Francisco (and if you’re unlucky enough to have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959477/car-break-ins-bay-area-glass-repair-what-to-do\">your car broken into\u003c/a>, our guide to how to claim the costs of window repair and stolen items from your insurance).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the closest public transit options to the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Here are the available public transit options. To avoid getting stranded, be sure to check when your last train or bus leaves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART and shuttles\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you take BART to the 24th Street station in San Francisco’s Mission District, you can walk over to Valencia and 24th streets to take Portola’s free shuttle to Pier 80.[aside postID=news_12052690 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20241204-BART-JY-023_qed.jpg']Shuttles will run consistently between Pier 80 and 24th Street from 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. They will drop you off at Illinois and Cesar Chavez streets, which are within two blocks of the entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be a limited number of accessible shuttles to Pier 80, so be sure to email \u003ca href=\"mailto:ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\">ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\u003c/a> ahead of time to secure a spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plan your journey by using \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Portola Music Festival’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/get-here-get-out/\">transit page\u003c/a>, your Muni options are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>T Third Train: From Powell Street BART Station, walk to Union Square/Market Street Station and board Muni’s T Third line toward Sunnydale. Get off at Third/Marin, just two blocks from Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 48 Quintara: exit at 23rd and Third Street and walk 10 minutes to Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 19 Polk: exit at Connecticut and Cesar Chavez and walk 10 minutes to Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express: exit at Third & Marin, two blocks from Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>When leaving the event, you can take:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>T Third Train: From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., board at Third & Marin.\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Muni will have extra T Third trains staged and ready to go downtown at the end of the night.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The trains will stop at Union Square-Market Street Station, where you can walk to Powell Street BART Station, Market Street bus routes, or AC Transit Transbay Bus Service. Union Square-Market Street Station, Chinatown Station and Yerba Buena/Moscone stations will stay open late until 1 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 48 Quintara runs 24/7 and connects to the 24th Street BART Station. Board at 23rd and Third. Buses run every 20 minutes before 11:30 p.m. and every 30 minutes after 11:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 19 Polk service ends at 10 p.m. Board at Connecticut & Cesar Chavez.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express Board at Third & Marin, two blocks from Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 91 OWL is an overnight route connecting Pier 80 to Ocean Avenue, West Portal and 19th Street.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Figure out your route by using \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/trip-planner\">SFMTA’s Trip Planner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The closest Caltrain station is the 22nd Street Station, which is about a mile walk from Pier 80. The last train leaving Southbound is at 12:10 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 22nd Street Station does not have elevator service, so if you have accessibility needs, you may need to go to the San Francisco Caltrain Station and transfer to the T Third.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can plan your trip on \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/\">Caltrain’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Biking\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are free bike valets at Portola near 1495 Illinois St., for a limited number of bikes. The valet runs from 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are unable to secure a spot with the valet, there are several nearby bike racks that you can find on SFMTA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/maps/san-francisco-bike-network-map\">Bike Network Map\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also Bay Wheels stations around Pier 80, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Illinois and Cesar Chavez streets (This one is closest to the event’s entrance)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Indiana and Cesar Chavez streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Evans Avenue + Newhall Street\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Illinois and 20th streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Iowa and 22nd streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Utah and 25th streets\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rideshare and pick up/drop off\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pick-up and drop-off location for rideshare services like Lyft and Uber is a few blocks from the entrance at 23rd and Illinois streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waymos will not be able to reach this location, according to officials. Expect traffic delays and accompanying surge prices on apps like Uber and Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12054358 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people dance as Disclosure performs at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What do I need to know about accessibility at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There is \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/ada/\">no pre-registration for accessibility\u003c/a>. Instead, you’ll have to register on-site at the event itself, at the two Accessibility Services Hubs near the Box Office at the entrance and inside the venue next to the lockers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the hub, you can get help like registering your service animal, getting an Assisted Listening Device System and getting an accessibility wristband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The wristband allows people to access accessibility services throughout the venue. Do not take off the wristband during the festival weekend. A companion can also get a wristband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the festival’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/ada/\">website\u003c/a>, “The venue is navigable for people with mobility disabilities. The event is held primarily on cement terrain.” The festival will not be able to provide transportation between stages, but can provide some guidance on navigating routes at the hubs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More to know about accessibility:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you are taking a shuttle from the BART station to Pier 80, be sure to email ada.portola@goldenvoice.com ahead of time to secure a spot.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The pick-up/drop-zone is located on the corner of Cesar Chavez and Tennessee streets. It is mostly cement.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There will be an accessible entry land at each festival entrance.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There will be medical staff on-site.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There will be no mobility device to rent at the festival, but guests can bring their own equipment. Any charges for these devices must use a 110-volt, 20-amp circuit.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Some of the stages have an accessible viewing area, which you can access by visiting the hubs. You can also bring a companion with you. Seating is first-come, first-served.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The deadline to request sign language interpreters, closed captions, braille and more has passed. But you can try emailing \u003ca href=\"mailto:ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\">ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\u003c/a> to learn more about your options.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Are there any pregames or afterparties I should know about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several of the acting performers at the Portola Music Festival are also performing at individual sets from Sept. 18 to Sept. 22 for Portola Week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if there is a conflict and you can’t make it to a performance during a festival, or can’t get tickets at all, you \u003cem>may \u003c/em>be able to catch them at another venue, if you move fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out the schedule and secure tickets for\u003ca href=\"https://portolamusicfestival.com/portola-week/\"> Portola Week on the festival’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Public Works is also hosting a \u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/publicsf/events/queen-out-portola-pre-party-with-cam-girl-gaszia-donatachi-more-153361\">Portola Pre-Party\u003c/a> on Sept. 18 with acts like Cam Girl, Gaszia and Donatachi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival is coming back to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\"> San Francisco\u003c/a> on Sept. 20 and 21, with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976070/portola-festival-2025-peggy-gou-chemical-brothers\">lineup\u003c/a> that includes LCD Soundsystem, Christina Aguilera, the Dare, the Chemical Brothers, Peggy Gou, Rico Nasty, Kreayshawn, Magdalena Bay, Dom Dolla, Moby and the Prodigy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the festival itself is a relatively new addition to San Francisco’s musical calendar, it now attracts \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/portola-music-festival-september-28-29-2024\">crowds of around 45,000 people\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among them is KQED’s own media and marketing campaigns manager Emma Yee, who has attended the Portola Music Festival every year since it launched in 2022. Yee said that for her, what sets this event apart from the staples like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050338/outside-lands-2025-parking-road-closures-will-call-wristbands-pick-up-food-bag-rule-muni-buses\">Outside Lands\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042763/stern-grove-festival-2025-from-tickets-to-schedules-to-transit\">Stern Grove\u003c/a> is its industrial-feeling Pier 80 warehouse location near the Dogpatch District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in between a big naval ship and a big crane,” she said, and for her, this “bare bones” aesthetic makes Portola’s lineup — which includes EDM, alternative and pop acts — all the more enjoyable. “It has a very specific curated taste that’s kind of hard to encapsulate, but it all kind of somehow works together,” Yee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#portola-music-festival-bag-policy\">What’s the bag policy at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’ve already got tickets to the Portola Music Festival — or are contemplating buying them — keep reading for our guide to everything you need to know about this newer festival, with insider tips on what to bring, advice for first-timers, road closures, public transportation options and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12054354 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1746\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/lineup-5-30-25-1232x1536.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When and where is the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival spans a whole weekend: Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doors open at 1 p.m. on each day and music ends around 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can view the entire festival lineup and the set times on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/set-times/\">Portola Music Festival’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The box office and the entrance to the event are at 900 Marin St., San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I still get tickets to the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of publication, \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/passes/\">passes to the Portola Music Festival — including VIP packages — are still available on AXS\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The earlier you buy tickets, the cheaper they are — but remember, the event is for ages 21+ only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The festival’s website warns people \u003cem>not\u003c/em> to buy passes from a third party, and that organizers “won’t service, authenticate or support passes” purchased from a third party or scalper.” If you decide to forge ahead with buying a third party ticket, Portola organizers also note that receipts and order confirmations can be faked or forged, so “don’t be fooled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12054356 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_04_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andie Romero, 30, uses a parasol decorated with colorful charms to protect herself from the sun at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Romero, a festival enthusiast, has taken the parasol with her to countless festivals, considers it a staple, and has repaired it each time a charm falls off. “It’s been through a lot,” she said. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about the Portola Music Festival’s Pier 80 venue?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Plan for poor phone signal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A pro tip from Yee: She advised you to make sure that your tickets are already loaded on the \u003ca href=\"https://support.axs.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002034107-What-is-AXS-Mobile-ID\">AXS Mobile app\u003c/a> you’ve used to purchase them, or are waiting in your phone’s wallet app — because the internet signal at Pier 80 is not super strong, and you might not be able to do this in line. Consider also bringing a portable charger, she said, which is allowed at this festival (some venues prohibit them).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are going with a group of people and you decide to split up, establish a meeting spot where you can get together again, in case your messages are slow to send.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t rely on cash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival is \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/\">a cashless event\u003c/a>, but any cash you do bring can be converted to a pre-paid Visa Card at a Guest Service booth.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Prepare to move around …\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Pier 80 venue is on “the smaller side” as festivals go, noted Yee, it also has a lot of “open space” that makes it relatively easy to jump from stage to stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, usual festival rules apply: If you want to get a good spot for a set, be sure to get to that stage early to avoid a mass of people. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Don’t \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>plan on in-out privileges\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you enter the venue, you cannot reenter on the same day — so don’t park somewhere you’ll need to feed a meter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know what you’ll do in a crowd situation \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Portola is a 21+ festival, which you may find makes this crowd feel a little less rowdy than other concerts and festivals, said Yee. If you’re among the people who’ve expressed \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/04/bad-behaviour-at-concerts-normalised-experts-say\">concern\u003c/a> about \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/2023-concert-etiquette-guide-1234740935/\">concert etiquette\u003c/a> devolving since the pandemic — a phenomenon which even has its \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_abuse_in_the_2020s\">own Wikipedia page\u003c/a> — this might be music to your ears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be crowded, though, with an expected attendance of 45,000 people. If you are the type of person who gets overwhelmed in a busy place, take a look at NPR’s full guide on what to do if you find yourself caught in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">a crowd crush\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Mehdi Moussaïd, a research scientist in Berlin who studies crowd behavior, rely on your instincts and senses if you feel like the crowd is getting too dense. If you get stuck in a crush, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053828800/south-korea-seoul-halloween-crowd-safety-tips\">move with the crowd and put your arms out\u003c/a> in front of your chest and hold them there, he told NPR in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"portola-music-festival-bag-policy\">\u003c/a>What’s the bag policy at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival has an \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/#prohibited-items\">extensive list\u003c/a> of what you can or cannot bring to Pier 80. Be sure to read closely, because some classic rave attire, like toys or gloves, may not be allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Just a few of the items prohibited under the Portola Music Festival bag policy: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bags, backpacks, fanny packs or purses that are larger than 18”x13”x8.5”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pets (although service animals are allowed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Masks (although medical face coverings to protect against COVID, like N95 masks, are allowed)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aerosol products, including sunscreen\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Outside food or drinks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Flags and flyers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Flashlights and glow sticks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chain wallets and chains\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Airhorns\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Audio recording devices, drones, laptops, tablets, selfie sticks and professional cameras\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Chairs, coolers, hammocks, tents and wagons/wheeled carts\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drugs (although you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> bring \u003ca href=\"https://video.kqed.org/video/narcan-opioid-1682625961/\">Naloxone\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The Portola Music Festival’s website also reads that there can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/\">“NO more than 7 Pokémon cards per person (STRICTLY ENFORCED).”\u003c/a> This reporter would like one visitor to defy this rule, to see what happens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can see the full list of allowed items \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/general-info/\">on the Portola website\u003c/a>, including empty water bottles, phones and chargers (although charging lockers are also \u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/lockandrock/events/portola-music-festival-25-charging-locker-rentals-143627\">available\u003c/a>) and breast pumps and stored breastmilk or formula.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there food at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Food, alcoholic drinks and nonalcoholic drinks are available at the festival. The list of this year’s vendors has not been released yet, but last year included spots like Momo Noodle, Brenda’s French Soul Food and the Vegan Hood Chefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Portola’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/ada/\">accessibility page\u003c/a>, there will be gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free dietary options.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there parking at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Festival officials highly recommend that you do \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/get-here-get-out/\">\u003cem>not\u003c/em> drive\u003c/a> to the event, since there is no designated parking available at Pier 80. There is also no designated ADA parking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do end up driving, you may be able to find parking in the Dogpatch near Pier 80 by scoping out \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/\">third-party apps like SpotHero\u003c/a>. Be careful not to block driveways and sidewalks, unless you’d like to return to find your car towed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Caltrain stations, although\u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/station/22ndstreet\"> not the ones closest to Pier 80,\u003c/a> have \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/rider-information/parking\">parking for around $5.50\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, break-ins are common in the Bay — so leave nothing visible in your vehicle, and if at all possible, leave your trunk exposed to show it’s empty. Never leave any electronics, like laptops, in your vehicle, even if you think they’re hidden. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Shuttles will run consistently between Pier 80 and 24th Street from 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. They will drop you off at Illinois and Cesar Chavez streets, which are within two blocks of the entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be a limited number of accessible shuttles to Pier 80, so be sure to email \u003ca href=\"mailto:ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\">ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\u003c/a> ahead of time to secure a spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plan your journey by using \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Portola Music Festival’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/get-here-get-out/\">transit page\u003c/a>, your Muni options are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>T Third Train: From Powell Street BART Station, walk to Union Square/Market Street Station and board Muni’s T Third line toward Sunnydale. Get off at Third/Marin, just two blocks from Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 48 Quintara: exit at 23rd and Third Street and walk 10 minutes to Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 19 Polk: exit at Connecticut and Cesar Chavez and walk 10 minutes to Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express: exit at Third & Marin, two blocks from Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>When leaving the event, you can take:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>T Third Train: From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., board at Third & Marin.\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Muni will have extra T Third trains staged and ready to go downtown at the end of the night.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The trains will stop at Union Square-Market Street Station, where you can walk to Powell Street BART Station, Market Street bus routes, or AC Transit Transbay Bus Service. Union Square-Market Street Station, Chinatown Station and Yerba Buena/Moscone stations will stay open late until 1 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 48 Quintara runs 24/7 and connects to the 24th Street BART Station. Board at 23rd and Third. Buses run every 20 minutes before 11:30 p.m. and every 30 minutes after 11:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 19 Polk service ends at 10 p.m. Board at Connecticut & Cesar Chavez.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express Board at Third & Marin, two blocks from Pier 80.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Route 91 OWL is an overnight route connecting Pier 80 to Ocean Avenue, West Portal and 19th Street.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Figure out your route by using \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/trip-planner\">SFMTA’s Trip Planner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The closest Caltrain station is the 22nd Street Station, which is about a mile walk from Pier 80. The last train leaving Southbound is at 12:10 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 22nd Street Station does not have elevator service, so if you have accessibility needs, you may need to go to the San Francisco Caltrain Station and transfer to the T Third.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can plan your trip on \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/\">Caltrain’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Biking\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are free bike valets at Portola near 1495 Illinois St., for a limited number of bikes. The valet runs from 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are unable to secure a spot with the valet, there are several nearby bike racks that you can find on SFMTA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/maps/san-francisco-bike-network-map\">Bike Network Map\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also Bay Wheels stations around Pier 80, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Illinois and Cesar Chavez streets (This one is closest to the event’s entrance)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Indiana and Cesar Chavez streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Evans Avenue + Newhall Street\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Illinois and 20th streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Iowa and 22nd streets\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Utah and 25th streets\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rideshare and pick up/drop off\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pick-up and drop-off location for rideshare services like Lyft and Uber is a few blocks from the entrance at 23rd and Illinois streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waymos will not be able to reach this location, according to officials. Expect traffic delays and accompanying surge prices on apps like Uber and Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12054358 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/240928_Portola_EG_59_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people dance as Disclosure performs at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What do I need to know about accessibility at the Portola Music Festival?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There is \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/ada/\">no pre-registration for accessibility\u003c/a>. Instead, you’ll have to register on-site at the event itself, at the two Accessibility Services Hubs near the Box Office at the entrance and inside the venue next to the lockers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the hub, you can get help like registering your service animal, getting an Assisted Listening Device System and getting an accessibility wristband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The wristband allows people to access accessibility services throughout the venue. Do not take off the wristband during the festival weekend. A companion can also get a wristband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the festival’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/ada/\">website\u003c/a>, “The venue is navigable for people with mobility disabilities. The event is held primarily on cement terrain.” The festival will not be able to provide transportation between stages, but can provide some guidance on navigating routes at the hubs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More to know about accessibility:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you are taking a shuttle from the BART station to Pier 80, be sure to email ada.portola@goldenvoice.com ahead of time to secure a spot.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The pick-up/drop-zone is located on the corner of Cesar Chavez and Tennessee streets. It is mostly cement.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There will be an accessible entry land at each festival entrance.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There will be medical staff on-site.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There will be no mobility device to rent at the festival, but guests can bring their own equipment. Any charges for these devices must use a 110-volt, 20-amp circuit.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Some of the stages have an accessible viewing area, which you can access by visiting the hubs. You can also bring a companion with you. Seating is first-come, first-served.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The deadline to request sign language interpreters, closed captions, braille and more has passed. But you can try emailing \u003ca href=\"mailto:ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\">ada.portola@goldenvoice.com\u003c/a> to learn more about your options.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Are there any pregames or afterparties I should know about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several of the acting performers at the Portola Music Festival are also performing at individual sets from Sept. 18 to Sept. 22 for Portola Week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if there is a conflict and you can’t make it to a performance during a festival, or can’t get tickets at all, you \u003cem>may \u003c/em>be able to catch them at another venue, if you move fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out the schedule and secure tickets for\u003ca href=\"https://portolamusicfestival.com/portola-week/\"> Portola Week on the festival’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SF Public Works is also hosting a \u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/publicsf/events/queen-out-portola-pre-party-with-cam-girl-gaszia-donatachi-more-153361\">Portola Pre-Party\u003c/a> on Sept. 18 with acts like Cam Girl, Gaszia and Donatachi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Samantha Aguirre’s ninth graders shuffled into \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11830384/how-the-longest-student-strike-in-u-s-history-created-ethnic-studies\">ethnic studies\u003c/a> on the first day of school this fall, many had no idea of the drama and strife surrounding the course all summer — still looming in the background of Aguirre’s and many teachers’ minds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She delivered her opening spiel, refined over a decade teaching the class in the San Francisco Unified School District, introducing herself to new students, establishing a welcoming environment and posing one of the year’s guiding questions: “What are race and ethnicities and how have they changed over time?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Discussing that question has always been where Aguirre starts, she said. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046122/sfusd-was-a-pioneer-in-ethnic-studies-now-the-program-could-be-put-on-pause\">Despite months of parent pushback\u003c/a> against ethnic studies, prompting a late-summer \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046580/sf-school-district-wont-cancel-ethnic-studies-but-pauses-its-homegrown-curriculum\">curriculum change\u003c/a> and new oversight regulations, she hasn’t had to alter much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since school let out in the spring, SFUSD’s ethnic studies course has come under major scrutiny after a cohort of parents, backed by local political groups and a national education organization, raised alarms that the curriculum in their children’s classrooms comes from a biased, “activist-driven” perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Petitions cropped up to pause the class, parents created a \u003ca href=\"https://www.opt-out-toolkit-sfusd-ethnic-studies.com/\">toolkit to opt kids out\u003c/a> and media scrutiny intensified. In July, the district announced it would replace its pioneering homegrown curriculum with a third-party textbook for this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052662 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at Sanchez Elementary School in San Francisco arrive for their first day of the school year on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Despite the online chatter, fewer than 50 ninth graders chose not to take ethnic studies this fall, and the classrooms the other 3,800 freshmen entered looked much the same as in previous years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When teachers began flipping through the new course materials in early August, Aguirre said she and other veterans reached an almost ironic understanding: “This textbook that’s been quote-unquote ‘vetted and approved’ is not radically different from what most of us have been teaching already,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first unit of the new textbook, \u003ca href=\"https://gibbssmitheducation.com/diversity-studies/voices\">\u003cem>Voices: An Ethnic Studies Survey\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by Gibbs Smith Education, focuses on race and ethnicity, sharing many of the themes that SFUSD’s opening “Self and Stories” unit covered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[\u003cem>Voices\u003c/em>] talks a little bit about colonialism and constructs and eugenics and hierarchy and race. It defines what race is and how that varies from ethnicity, “ Aguirre said. “It talks a little bit about scientific racism and pseudoscientists of the past. These are all things that were in the SFUSD curriculum.”[aside postID=news_12046580 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250421-SFUSDCentralCuts-06-BL_qed-1.jpg']SFUSD first piloted ethnic studies as an elective at some high schools in 2010, and expanded to all campuses in 2015. San Francisco’s Board of Education voted to make a yearlong ethnic studies course a graduation requirement beginning with students who entered ninth grade last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since its inception, the course has been lauded as one of the district’s great successes. When announcing a new \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11891396/new-california-law-will-require-ethnic-studies-class-for-high-schoolers\">state-wide ethnic studies requirement\u003c/a> in 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to San Francisco’s class, citing \u003ca href=\"https://ed.stanford.edu/news/ninth-grade-ethnic-studies-helped-students-years-stanford-researchers-find\">Stanford University research\u003c/a> that showed it bolstered students’ attendance and graduation rates. Researchers from UC Irvine found that taking ethnic studies in ninth grade boosted the GPAs of SFUSD students throughout high school, especially among Black and Latino students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But since the district’s course became a graduation requirement in 2024, it has faced intense criticism. Parents Defending Education, a national education group, published multiple reports last year accusing the class of bias and posted course documents it obtained through public records requests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News articles cited one in-class activity \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/30/sfusd-new-ethnic-studies-mandate/\">asking students to role-play as Israeli soldiers\u003c/a> putting Palestinians into refugee camps, and a slide deck comparing civil rights and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfusd-ethic-studies-school-20353723.php\">social movements to the Red Guards\u003c/a>, an often-violent youth movement supporting Mao Zedong during China’s cultural revolution in the 1960s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Multiple ethnic studies teachers previously told KQED they had never seen those materials, much less used them in their classrooms. But the documents sparked a movement to pause the course, led by parents and aided by moderate political action groups like \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfblueprint.org/blog/ethnic-studies-is-yet-another-disastrous-misstep-for-our-public-school-district\">Blueprint for a Better San Francisco\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052663 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Superintendent Maria Su speaks to students at Sanchez Elementary School on the first day of classes for the new school year in San Francisco on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They say ethnic studies should focus less on oppression, resistance and activism, and more on the histories of different ethnic groups. The new curriculum, however, changes little, according to Nikhil Laud, who heads the department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Things are taught in a bit of a different sequence than we’re used to teaching, but we’re not planets apart or continents apart, it’s like the next town over,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The course’s two guiding questions — “How have race and ethnicity shaped or been shaped by history, policy and beliefs?” and “How, if at all, are race and ethnicity significant today?” — remain the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes sense, he said, since SFUSD’s curriculum is one of the longest-standing in the state and served as a model for the state implementing a graduation requirement.[aside postID=news_11830384 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1495678.750x-672x372.png']“Our course actually influenced a lot of the values and principles of the state model curriculum,” he told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sarita Lavin, another ethnic studies educator, said she feels the \u003cem>Voice\u003c/em>s book has gaps, lacking sections on the LGBTQ+ movement, disability rights and women’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has no mention of trans people or queer people or their struggles, which is pretty appalling considering the student populations we serve and the fact that we are in San Francisco, which has been a historic hub for queer resistance and rights,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest change teachers face, though, is not the new curriculum itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of us are kind of afraid of a witch hunt,” Aguirre said. “It’s very disheartening that … [teachers] feel like they have to look over their shoulder. To question ‘Is this going to be objectionable? Am I going to get doxxed online?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worries ethnic studies classes will be under a microscope this year, especially after the district implemented a new regulation last month governing when supplemental materials that aren’t from the approved curriculum can be used.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In August, Superintendent Maria Su announced that any outside documents teachers use in any class must go through the district’s review process. That protocol said teachers can use their judgment to decide when something is appropriate. If they are unsure, they must get approval from the superintendent or another designated top official.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aguirre said when she and teachers asked for more concrete details about the vetting and complaint process, they were told little.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district referred KQED to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfusd.edu/departments/curriculum-instruction/administrative-regulation-616111-supplemental-instructional-materials\">page on its website\u003c/a> that said if a teacher requests a consult, the superintendent’s designee will assess the new material’s “educational value, relevance, appropriateness, and alignment with District criteria.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFUSD also said parents can request feedback forms from school principals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she was told to continue sharing curriculum with her department head and campus administrators — which teachers already do — but it did little to ease the anxiety of new and non-tenured teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lavin said she fears that using unapproved supplements could lead to discipline or removal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’re seeing realistically is that people who are not educational professionals are having a voice over the people who are educational professionals,” Lavin said. “People who are not education professionals are determining what is allowed for your students to learn in a classroom space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a very dangerous precedent to set.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since school let out in the spring, SFUSD’s ethnic studies course has come under major scrutiny after a cohort of parents, backed by local political groups and a national education organization, raised alarms that the curriculum in their children’s classrooms comes from a biased, “activist-driven” perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Petitions cropped up to pause the class, parents created a \u003ca href=\"https://www.opt-out-toolkit-sfusd-ethnic-studies.com/\">toolkit to opt kids out\u003c/a> and media scrutiny intensified. In July, the district announced it would replace its pioneering homegrown curriculum with a third-party textbook for this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052662 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at Sanchez Elementary School in San Francisco arrive for their first day of the school year on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Despite the online chatter, fewer than 50 ninth graders chose not to take ethnic studies this fall, and the classrooms the other 3,800 freshmen entered looked much the same as in previous years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When teachers began flipping through the new course materials in early August, Aguirre said she and other veterans reached an almost ironic understanding: “This textbook that’s been quote-unquote ‘vetted and approved’ is not radically different from what most of us have been teaching already,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first unit of the new textbook, \u003ca href=\"https://gibbssmitheducation.com/diversity-studies/voices\">\u003cem>Voices: An Ethnic Studies Survey\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by Gibbs Smith Education, focuses on race and ethnicity, sharing many of the themes that SFUSD’s opening “Self and Stories” unit covered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[\u003cem>Voices\u003c/em>] talks a little bit about colonialism and constructs and eugenics and hierarchy and race. It defines what race is and how that varies from ethnicity, “ Aguirre said. “It talks a little bit about scientific racism and pseudoscientists of the past. These are all things that were in the SFUSD curriculum.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>SFUSD first piloted ethnic studies as an elective at some high schools in 2010, and expanded to all campuses in 2015. San Francisco’s Board of Education voted to make a yearlong ethnic studies course a graduation requirement beginning with students who entered ninth grade last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since its inception, the course has been lauded as one of the district’s great successes. When announcing a new \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11891396/new-california-law-will-require-ethnic-studies-class-for-high-schoolers\">state-wide ethnic studies requirement\u003c/a> in 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to San Francisco’s class, citing \u003ca href=\"https://ed.stanford.edu/news/ninth-grade-ethnic-studies-helped-students-years-stanford-researchers-find\">Stanford University research\u003c/a> that showed it bolstered students’ attendance and graduation rates. Researchers from UC Irvine found that taking ethnic studies in ninth grade boosted the GPAs of SFUSD students throughout high school, especially among Black and Latino students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But since the district’s course became a graduation requirement in 2024, it has faced intense criticism. Parents Defending Education, a national education group, published multiple reports last year accusing the class of bias and posted course documents it obtained through public records requests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News articles cited one in-class activity \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/30/sfusd-new-ethnic-studies-mandate/\">asking students to role-play as Israeli soldiers\u003c/a> putting Palestinians into refugee camps, and a slide deck comparing civil rights and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfusd-ethic-studies-school-20353723.php\">social movements to the Red Guards\u003c/a>, an often-violent youth movement supporting Mao Zedong during China’s cultural revolution in the 1960s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Multiple ethnic studies teachers previously told KQED they had never seen those materials, much less used them in their classrooms. But the documents sparked a movement to pause the course, led by parents and aided by moderate political action groups like \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfblueprint.org/blog/ethnic-studies-is-yet-another-disastrous-misstep-for-our-public-school-district\">Blueprint for a Better San Francisco\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052663 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFIRSTDAY-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Superintendent Maria Su speaks to students at Sanchez Elementary School on the first day of classes for the new school year in San Francisco on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They say ethnic studies should focus less on oppression, resistance and activism, and more on the histories of different ethnic groups. The new curriculum, however, changes little, according to Nikhil Laud, who heads the department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Things are taught in a bit of a different sequence than we’re used to teaching, but we’re not planets apart or continents apart, it’s like the next town over,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The course’s two guiding questions — “How have race and ethnicity shaped or been shaped by history, policy and beliefs?” and “How, if at all, are race and ethnicity significant today?” — remain the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes sense, he said, since SFUSD’s curriculum is one of the longest-standing in the state and served as a model for the state implementing a graduation requirement.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Our course actually influenced a lot of the values and principles of the state model curriculum,” he told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sarita Lavin, another ethnic studies educator, said she feels the \u003cem>Voice\u003c/em>s book has gaps, lacking sections on the LGBTQ+ movement, disability rights and women’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has no mention of trans people or queer people or their struggles, which is pretty appalling considering the student populations we serve and the fact that we are in San Francisco, which has been a historic hub for queer resistance and rights,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest change teachers face, though, is not the new curriculum itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of us are kind of afraid of a witch hunt,” Aguirre said. “It’s very disheartening that … [teachers] feel like they have to look over their shoulder. To question ‘Is this going to be objectionable? Am I going to get doxxed online?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She worries ethnic studies classes will be under a microscope this year, especially after the district implemented a new regulation last month governing when supplemental materials that aren’t from the approved curriculum can be used.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In August, Superintendent Maria Su announced that any outside documents teachers use in any class must go through the district’s review process. That protocol said teachers can use their judgment to decide when something is appropriate. If they are unsure, they must get approval from the superintendent or another designated top official.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aguirre said when she and teachers asked for more concrete details about the vetting and complaint process, they were told little.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district referred KQED to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfusd.edu/departments/curriculum-instruction/administrative-regulation-616111-supplemental-instructional-materials\">page on its website\u003c/a> that said if a teacher requests a consult, the superintendent’s designee will assess the new material’s “educational value, relevance, appropriateness, and alignment with District criteria.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFUSD also said parents can request feedback forms from school principals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she was told to continue sharing curriculum with her department head and campus administrators — which teachers already do — but it did little to ease the anxiety of new and non-tenured teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lavin said she fears that using unapproved supplements could lead to discipline or removal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’re seeing realistically is that people who are not educational professionals are having a voice over the people who are educational professionals,” Lavin said. “People who are not education professionals are determining what is allowed for your students to learn in a classroom space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a very dangerous precedent to set.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Amber McZeal had just wrapped up her first summer semester back at Southern University of New Orleans in August 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then the big tropical storm came, which was crazy, massive,” she said. “And then Katrina hit Aug. 29.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/mob/katrina\">Category 3\u003c/a> storm — with 120 mph winds and a surge over 12 feet tall in some areas — decimating New Orleans and other coastal towns along the Mississippi shore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the aftermath, 1,833 people died and survivors were left stranded on rooftops as the federal government was slow to respond. Thousands of people — mostly poor and Black — were displaced in one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twenty years later, some who were evacuated and relocated to other parts of the country, including the Bay Area, reflect on how Katrina changed their lives and how they remain rooted to a place that, for them, is more than geography.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many of her neighbors, McZeal, who now lives in Oakland, initially planned to ride out Katrina, which made landfall two days before her 22nd birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad I didn’t, because my apartment got 8 feet of water at the bottom and then mold from the roof,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054224\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber McZeal sits on the porch at DeFremery Park in Oakland on Aug. 28, 2025. She evacuated to the Bay Area from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>McZeal evacuated to Mississippi with friends and later returned to a ravaged New Orleans. She ultimately decided to leave Louisiana — where she said her ancestors have lived since the 1700s — after suffering a respiratory tract infection and growing weary of battling the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, she accepted the government’s offer to pay for a hotel room outside of New Orleans in early 2006.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was a forced exile, if you will, or forced displacement,” McZeal said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She landed in Emeryville, where a friend had a spare hotel room. She joined organizers pressing the U.S. government to follow the \u003ca href=\"https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights\">United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u003c/a>, which they interpreted to mean that New Orleanians should be able to return to their homes there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many never did — not by choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>National disaster prompts local relief\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Nell Myhand, then a Bay Area volunteer with the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://globalwomenstrike.net/\">Global Women’s Strike\u003c/a>, worked to support Katrina evacuees, many of whom were low-income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our question was not, what kind of charity can we provide for them, but how can we call attention to the violence that is happening to them at the hands of the government?” Myhand said. “In some countries, in natural disasters, they respond to them by moving people out of the danger as close as possible to where they were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But in the case of Katrina, the U.S. government decided to disperse people from Louisiana, throughout the country, far away from their homes, from their families, sometimes in places where they had never been before and didn’t have connection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054222\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/HurricaneKatrinaGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1329\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/HurricaneKatrinaGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/HurricaneKatrinaGetty-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/HurricaneKatrinaGetty-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A historic marker honors volunteers outside Waveland’s Ground Zero Hurricane Museum, in a town that was hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina, on Aug. 4, 2025, in Waveland, Mississippi. Katrina resulted in nearly 1,400 deaths, according to revised statistics from the National Hurricane Center, and remains the costliest storm in U.S. history at around $200 billion in today’s dollars. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Myhand said many people were placed in hotel rooms without kitchens or transportation, leaving volunteers scrambling to meet basic needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was no central place where we could say, ‘Where are the evacuees who came to the Bay Area?’ There was no coordination that helped us get ready for the folks who were coming here,” Myhand said. “There was really no reason that they had to come here in the first place, except that they were being displaced from that very vital location, that geography.”[aside postID=forum_2010101911063 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/08/clint-smith-katrina.png']About 1,700 people relocated to California after Katrina. A 2008 Bureau of Labor Statistics \u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/03/art3full.pdf\">report\u003c/a> found that only up to 3% of evacuees came to California and stayed a year later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chet Hewitt, the head of Alameda County’s Social Services Agency at the time, said of the 1,700 people who came to the Bay Area, 1,100 were in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet their needs, the county set up a “one-stop center” in Hayward, where retired social workers helped 400 families apply for housing assistance, food stamps, school enrollment, replacement medications and new IDs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The kind of public, private, faith and nonprofit partnerships were essential,” Hewitt said. “The government has a critical role to play — particularly in long-term assistance — but the more rapid response was often of a more communal nature, with the faith community and nonprofits stepping up. We were building a system to respond, not relying on any one segment to do all of the work alone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Bay Area becomes home\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over the last 20 years, McZeal built her life in Oakland, earning degrees in psychology and a doctorate in trauma and sound therapy. She said \u003ca href=\"https://decolonizingthepsyche.com/\">her work is deeply shaped\u003c/a> by the traumas she endured after Katrina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a gem in my heart. New Orleans made me. It ushered me into all of the things that I eventually turned into a job, a vocation, a career path,” McZeal said. “I work in cultural transformation now, and I can, for sure, say it’s directly tied to my experience living through Katrina.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has thought about moving back to Louisiana, as other evacuees in the Bay Area have, but she said she’s happy where she is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054188\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-07-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-07-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-07-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-07-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Smolkin and his wife, Luisa Hernandez, sit in their Half Moon Bay home on Aug. 27, 2025, in a room soon to become a nursery as they prepare for their first child. Smolkin and his family evacuated from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and later resettled in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Maybe one day when I’m old, I’ll settle, because I don’t even want to live in the heat,” she said, laughing. “You know the Bay grows on you. That 61-degree weather.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dan Smolkin also found himself resettled in the Bay Area. He arrived with his parents and grandparents to stay with his uncle after floodwaters engulfed their New Orleans home just days after his 17th birthday. Smolkin’s parents decided he should stay with family in Palo Alto to finish high school, while they returned to salvage what they could.[aside postID=arts_13980557 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/250811-POOSIE-HURRICANE-KATRINA-MD-01-KQED.jpg']“Never, in my wildest dreams, did I think that I would end up becoming a Californian,” Smolkin said. “One of the things that I’ve struggled with is I wasn’t there in those couple of months where my parents literally were gutting our house down to the studs, and there was part of me that felt like I was missing out on being part of that recovery effort for my family, but also being there in New Orleans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His parents later rejoined him in the Bay, and he participated in the relief efforts while attending James Madison University in Virginia, where he and his peers \u003ca href=\"https://www.jmu.edu/news/2015/11/20-katrina-mm-oct15.shtml\">routinely traveled into Katrina-ravaged areas\u003c/a> to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smolkin now lives in Half Moon Bay, where he volunteers with \u003ca href=\"https://coastsidehope.org/\">Coastside Hope\u003c/a>, helping people with food insecurity, immigration and other needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to wait until there is something truly bad that happens to jump in, but rather recognizing there are these ongoing, omnipresent needs in the community. We should all be reaching out and helping in our communities in some way,” he said. “That’s part of what really stuck with me from Katrina, that there’s so much value in having strongly built safety nets and coordinated programs to support people when they’re truly in need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250827-KATRINABAYEVACUEES-09-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mementos from New Orleans sit on a shelf in Dan Smolkin’s home in Half Moon Bay on Aug. 27, 2025. 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Thousands of people — mostly poor and Black — were displaced in one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twenty years later, some who were evacuated and relocated to other parts of the country, including the Bay Area, reflect on how Katrina changed their lives and how they remain rooted to a place that, for them, is more than geography.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many of her neighbors, McZeal, who now lives in Oakland, initially planned to ride out Katrina, which made landfall two days before her 22nd birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad I didn’t, because my apartment got 8 feet of water at the bottom and then mold from the roof,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054224\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250828-KatrinaBayEvacuees-04-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber McZeal sits on the porch at DeFremery Park in Oakland on Aug. 28, 2025. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> lawmakers put top state officials tasked with protecting worker health and safety under intense fire on Wednesday for falling short of their mission, as highlighted by a recent state audit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing in Sacramento exposed deficiencies that are hampering Cal/OSHA’s ability to prevent job-related deaths and injuries. The agency failed to conduct some on-site inspections and levy appropriate fines, even when doing so would have better protected workers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2024-115/\">the report \u003c/a>published July 17 said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California State Auditor identified severe \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049005/california-osha-inspectors-dont-visit-worksites-even-when-workers-are-injured\">staffing shortages\u003c/a> and outdated policies and practices as “root causes,” including handling investigations primarily on paper, which makes it difficult to track more than 12,000 complaints Cal/OSHA receives annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Employers who put workers in danger are not being held accountable,” Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, told Cal/OSHA officials at the hearing, including agency Chief Debra Lee. “What I really hope my colleagues and the public understand is the severity of Cal/OSHA’s failure to protect workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has some of the nation’s strongest workplace safety laws, but advocates have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11875988/minimal-to-non-existent-safety-inspector-shortage-worsened-in-pandemic-leaving-california-workers-vulnerable\">long complained\u003c/a> that weak enforcement leaves \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11932758/health-and-safety-are-at-risk-only-1-california-safety-inspector-is-bilingual-in-chinese-or-vietnamese\">employees at risk\u003c/a>, especially in construction, manufacturing and agriculture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054060\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1997px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054060\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/DSC3491_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1997\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/DSC3491_qed.jpg 1997w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/DSC3491_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/DSC3491_qed-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1997px) 100vw, 1997px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, speaks at a rally in front of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland on Sept. 6, 2019. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cal/OSHA, also known as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, is generally supposed to send inspectors to a workplace soon after receiving a report of a fatality, serious injury or danger. On-site inspections can result in fines for the employer if violations are found. Less serious hazards are often addressed through letters asking employers to self-investigate and correct issues, without monetary penalties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The auditor found Cal/OSHA closed complaints and accident reports without verifying employers had fixed safety hazards and declined to conduct on-site inspections even when state law likely required them. Some cases involved serious injuries, including a chainsaw laceration resulting in surgery and weeks of recovery, and a skull fracture rendering a worker unconscious for several minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency also reduced penalties without documenting a rationale. In one case, a forklift accident that caused a worker’s death resulted in a $21,000 fine, though penalties could have been twice as high, according to the audit, which reviewed 60 complaints and accident files handled by Cal/OSHA between 2019 and 2024.[aside postID=news_12049005 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/070125-Farmworker-Harvest-LV-CM-54-copy.jpg']Staffing was another major issue. The agency had 32% of its positions unfilled last year, but vacancies were more severe in enforcement, where critical industrial hygienist positions were 81% unfilled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California State Auditor Grant Parks told lawmakers that the agency needs enough staff, clear policies and systems to monitor employee performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problems that Cal-OSHA is facing is really a sort of a three-legged stool,” Parks said. “And currently, we don’t have any of those three legs fully fleshed out, in our opinion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, chair of the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, said lawmakers must ensure Cal/OSHA implements needed changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s incredible that an agency that has been around for decades doesn’t have any legs to its stool,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee, a 30-year employee at Cal/OSHA before she was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to head the agency in 2024, seemed at times nervous and tepid in her responses. At one point, she referred to a manual before responding to a question by Ortega about when the agency refers cases for criminal prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ortega repeatedly cited three workers who died after being crushed by machinery at a metal manufacturing and recycling plant in her district, without sufficient consequences for the employer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054063\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054063\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School in Berkeley on Aug. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When do you decide that it’s time to hold an employer accountable? 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Staffing was another major issue. The agency had 32% of its positions unfilled last year, but vacancies were more severe in enforcement, where critical industrial hygienist positions were 81% unfilled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California State Auditor Grant Parks told lawmakers that the agency needs enough staff, clear policies and systems to monitor employee performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problems that Cal-OSHA is facing is really a sort of a three-legged stool,” Parks said. “And currently, we don’t have any of those three legs fully fleshed out, in our opinion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, chair of the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, said lawmakers must ensure Cal/OSHA implements needed changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s incredible that an agency that has been around for decades doesn’t have any legs to its stool,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee, a 30-year employee at Cal/OSHA before she was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to head the agency in 2024, seemed at times nervous and tepid in her responses. At one point, she referred to a manual before responding to a question by Ortega about when the agency refers cases for criminal prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ortega repeatedly cited three workers who died after being crushed by machinery at a metal manufacturing and recycling plant in her district, without sufficient consequences for the employer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12054063\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12054063\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250801-BERKELEY-OSHA-DEATH-MD-04_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School in Berkeley on Aug. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“When do you decide that it’s time to hold an employer accountable? Is it after the first death? Is it the second death? Is it after the third death?” Ortega asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee quoted related labor codes but acknowledged that the agency does not yet have a clear policy for referring cases to district attorneys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I acknowledge the audit’s findings and their recommendations, which makes it clear and certain that improvements are needed at Cal/OSHA,” Lee said. “My priority is to improve the lives of California workers and empower employers to provide a safe workplace. In fact, under my leadership, Cal/OSHA was already working to fix issues identified by the state auditor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Records show the agency issued progressively stiffer \u003ca href=\"https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.search?p_logger=1&establishment=Alco+Iron&State=CA&officetype=all&Office=all&sitezip=&p_case=all&p_violations_exist=all&startmonth=08&startday=26&startyear=2015&endmonth=08&endday=26&endyear=2025\">penalties\u003c/a> against San Leandro-based Alco Iron & Metal Co., the workplace Ortega referred to: $7,000 for a 2017 worker fatality, $18,185 for a second death in 2022, and $95,500 for a third earlier this year. It is unclear whether the company has paid the fines. Cal/OSHA did not immediately respond to requests for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an email, Michael Bercovic, chief operating officer at Alco Iron & Metal, declined to comment on the two most recent fatalities, which remain under investigation and in legal proceedings. He said that the 2017 accident was caused by a manufacturer’s design flaw in the equipment that crushed the worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The employee’s family filed a lawsuit against the equipment manufacturer, and they reached a settlement prior to trial,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal/OSHA has prioritized hiring, reducing its overall vacancy rate to 12% this year after eliminating 66 positions due to budget cuts, according to Lee. Vacancies remain higher in enforcement, with 30% of field staff positions unfilled, a spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is modernizing operations with a new electronic data management system that spokesperson Daniel Lopez called the “biggest technology project” in Cal/OSHA’s history. Officials said it will help collect and standardize information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state auditor’s office plans to follow up on Cal/OSHA’s progress next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10 a.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s school board unanimously rejected a petition on Tuesday to open a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade Mandarin Immersion school in the city next fall, citing concerns with the parent-led effort’s educational model and the new school’s financial impact on the cash-strapped district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After two hours of debate, the board voted 7-0 to deny the charter, following the recommendation of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sfusd\">San Francisco Unified School District\u003c/a> staff, which said they didn’t believe the plan was “workable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to concerns about the educational model and feasibility of the plan, staff also wrote in a report earlier this month that the school could siphon away funding the district can’t stand to lose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At full scale, Dragon Gate Academy would serve approximately 396 students and could lead to a loss of funding in excess of $5 million annually,” the report reads. “SFUSD … is not positioned to absorb the impact of the proposed charter school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rejection isn’t the end of the road for the charter petitioners — they can still appeal to the state, and seem prepared to do so. Here’s what’s happened in the saga so far and what could be coming next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036911\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Unified School District Administrative Offices in San Francisco on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Catch up fast:\u003c/strong> In June, a group of parents, led by Brian Hollinger, submitted a petition to the San Francisco Board of Education, seeking a charter to open and operate \u003ca href=\"https://www.dragongateacademy.org/\">Dragon Gate Academy\u003c/a> starting next fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal argued that SFUSD has long lacked enough seats in Mandarin immersion classrooms and that the current model, which separates elementary and middle school students, makes commuting a challenge for families. Currently, the district offers just 66 seats across two elementary schools to incoming kindergarteners each year, with two-thirds reserved for native speakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new school would nearly double that number in the next five years, opening to an estimated 154 students in grades K-4 next fall and expanding to 396 students in K-8 by the 2030-2031 school year.[aside postID=news_12048313 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/SanFranciscoK8SchoolGetty.jpg']The new school would teach students in both English and Mandarin, introducing some Cantonese “as a cultural feature” in fourth grade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s new: \u003c/strong>The school board held a public hearing to gauge support for the school in July, and issued a scathing staff report panning the application on Aug. 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That report urged the school board to deny the charter, citing concerns with its proposed methods to measure student achievement, ensure proper staffing, recruit a diverse student body and support special education students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Dragon Gate’s petition has about 200 signatures from parents of elementary-age children, the report also questions how broad their reach is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It appears at most 16 members of the public, including some of the named petitioners, voiced support for the charter school,” at the public hearing, the report says. “Staff do not consider 16 members of the public as representing significant community support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Tuesday’s meeting, Hollinger said that some of the criticisms felt hypocritical because they stemmed from policies modeled by the district. He defended the school’s proposal and questioned whether some board members’ preconceived opinions of charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053776\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053776\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFirstDay-01_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFirstDay-01_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFirstDay-01_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250818-SFUSDFirstDay-01_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at Sanchez Elementary School in San Francisco arrive for their first day of the school year on Aug. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The context: \u003c/strong>In the months since Dragon Gate submitted its proposal, SFUSD also unexpectedly announced plans to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12048313/san-francisco-unified-plans-new-mandarin-immersion-school-amid-charter-push\">launch its own K-8 Mandarin immersion school\u003c/a> by 2027, aided by an anonymous benefactor and led by former principal Liana Szeto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Superintendent Maria Su said the move was part of her effort to expand specialized programs to meet a growing need for language immersion education and attract families to the district, but Hollinger believes the announcement was a direct response to Dragon Gate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery,” he said last week, speaking with reporters outside the district’s headquarters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some experts agree the district’s plan could strengthen the argument to deny the petition, but Hollinger said the news only energized his group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We didn’t slow down, we just felt incredibly validated,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s next: \u003c/strong>Charter school petitioners have a robust appeals process in California, and Dragon Gate is expected to take advantage of it now that the board has denied its proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under most jurisdictions, Dragon Gate would be required to appeal to a county board of education that oversees the petitioned school district, but since the school board in San Francisco — as a city and county — oversees both SFUSD and the county office of education, there is no independent county board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dragon Gate can appeal directly to the state Board of Education, which typically reviews charters as a last resort and can only reverse a local decision if it was erroneous or unreasonable. 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"content": "\u003cp>Harnesha Burks’ financial setback began with a high-risk pregnancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, she was working as a mail handler for the U.S. Postal Service in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a>, and her doctor told her the heavy lifting she was doing at work wasn’t safe for her and the baby she was carrying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The doctor advised her to take time off, but the postal service doesn’t offer paid maternity leave, and she didn’t qualify for state benefits, so she started to fall behind on her monthly bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was really, really stressful, really hard,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burks got help from local churches and public assistance programs to cover food and rent for the apartment she shared with her baby and teenage son in Antioch. But she didn’t always have enough money to pay her gas, electricity and cellphone bills. Eventually, she owed Pacific Gas & Electric $1,700.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her debt caught up to her when, a month after coming from the hospital with her newborn, the power was cut off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053521\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks plays with her son Zyon, 2, at a park near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I ended up going straight to rock bottom,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burks is among one in three California parents of young kids who struggle to afford their utility bills, \u003ca href=\"https://rapidsurveyproject.com/article/utility-costs-rise-leaving-california-parents-of-young-children-in-a-tough-spot/\">according to \u003c/a>a statewide survey, which found that when parents have trouble making ends meet, their children’s well-being and development suffer. As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033386/pge-electricity-rates-have-jumped-nearly-70-since-2020\">electricity rates rise sharply\u003c/a> in California, parents told the survey they need to make tough choices between basic needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People pay for food and housing first and foremost but utilities are, I think, something that often falls between the cracks because if people can’t pay for basic things like the rent they get evicted, or if they don’t have enough food on their table, it constitutes an emergency,” said Philip Fisher, director of the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, which surveyed as part of its multi-year RAPID project. [aside postID=news_12023805 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/P1100923_qed-1020x680.jpg']Fisher said when researchers followed up with these parents, they reported feeling elevated levels of anxiety, loneliness, depression and stress, and that their children were more fussy or defiant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parents also filled out \u003ca href=\"https://www.unmc.edu/publichealth/research/multidisciplinary-programs/kidsights/index\">an online survey\u003c/a> that measures the typical development of children under 5 years old. The results showed that when parents face economic hardships, their babies experience emotional distress and developmental delays, which affects their ability to learn in the long term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previous research has pointed to the impacts that financial strain has on parents and their children. Fisher cited a UC Berkeley study that found that caregivers with low socioeconomic status ran short on money, and they \u003ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/desc.13151\">spoke less to their infants and toddlers at the end of the month\u003c/a>. The “word gap” is a concern for researchers because chatting with babies, even before they can talk, boosts their communication and social skills later on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we’re concerned about kids’ education and [their] readiness to attend school, then these economic hardship issues are really at the center of what we’re talking about,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After her power was cut off, Burks said she spent several weeks couch surfing with relatives. Her older son, Bradley, went to her grandparents’ house to be closer to his high school. She felt guilty about being away from him while living out of bags with her baby, Zyon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053525\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-09-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks holds her son Zyon, 2, near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>We were ripped from our nests,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Family members helped Burks pay the PG&E bill to get the electricity flowing again. She returned home after six weeks to a refrigerator full of spoiled food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to pretty much start over with [restocking] the refrigerator and the freezer … so I had a setback on that,” she said. “It was so hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get out of what she called a financial “black hole,” Burks returned to work. But going back meant working a graveyard shift and leaving Bradley to care for his brother by himself. She felt bad for making Bradley take on a huge responsibility and for leaving Zyon so soon.[aside postID=news_12052609 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/240520-TKParentsDilemma-32-BL_qed.jpg']“We didn’t get the bonding time that I felt that we needed. A lot of nights, he had to go to sleep without me,” she said. “I was in an unstable place, but I had to go back to work because who’s going to keep the lights on? Who’s going to take care of me and my kids?”\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she came home, she tried to make up for lost time with Zyon but sacrificed her own sleep. Relief came on the two days Zyon’s dad, with whom she shares custody, took him to his house, but she was still exhausted. Burks began to experience debilitating postpartum depression, which she had never had after giving birth to Bradley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I was supposed to be sleeping, cuddling, bonding with my baby. I didn’t have that. So that depression set heavy: I gained a lot of weight, my hair fell out, it was so stressful,” she said.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a while, she shut out her family members as she slid deeper into her depression, but eventually she turned to a sister who works for the advocacy group Parent Voices for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burks applied for CalWORKS, the state welfare program, but was denied cash aid because, although she was on unpaid leave, she was technically employed. Her sister helped her sign up for a monthly discount on her energy bill, and when she fell behind again on her payments, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en/account/billing-and-assistance/financial-assistance/arrearage-management-plan-amp.html\">PG&E offered to enroll her in its debt forgiveness program\u003c/a> as long as she made on-time payments for 12 consecutive months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053523\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-07-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-07-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-07-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250822-ECONOMICINSTABILITYIMPACTONKIDS-07-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harnesha Burks holds her son Zyon, 2, at a park near their home in Antioch on Aug. 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The utility giant offers several \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en/account/billing-and-assistance/financial-assistance.html?vnt=billhelp\">financial assistance programs\u003c/a> to help lower-income customers cope with their bills. But almost one in three parents told the RAPID survey team they didn’t apply because they weren’t sure they would qualify, even though they were eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burks said when she first tried to arrange a payment plan with a PG&E representative to prevent losing power, that person didn’t offer financial aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we met at her home in late Spring, Burks said she was starting to feel more stable as Bradley prepared to graduate and head to community college. She also planned to enroll Zyon in a local Head Start program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tot was energetic and chatty after waking up from a nap, but was willing to sit still to watch Ms. Rachel, his favorite YouTube personality, while his mom prepared chicken nuggets for dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burks said even though caregiving has gotten easier now that Zyon is two years old, she thinks he’s still clingy whenever she leaves him for work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s very joyful, but he has his moments. He has these tantrums I’ve never seen before,” Burks said. “It’s probably from my depression and my issues, you know, [kids] pick up what they see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burks said she’s come out of postpartum depression, but on certain days, she gets overwhelmed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t go back into that deep depression, but just that feeling comes over me, like what am I going to do,” she said. “Not knowing if I can pay this bill or not knowing how much food is gonna last this month.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Although the parks service was authorized to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/7538-parks-group-welcomes-reinstatement-of-probationary-park-staff-but-warns-of\">reinstate those probationary workers\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">permanent staffing at national parks around the United States has fallen 24%\u003c/a> since Trump took office, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12053674 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kimberley Rodler attends the National Park Service’s 109th birthday celebration at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In March, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,”\u003c/a> aimed at the “distorted narrative” that Trump claimed was permeating the United States’ national parks, monuments and other federal institutions like the Smithsonian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order included a \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">directive for parks staff — and visitors — to flag any content \u003c/a>on display within national parks that “inappropriately disparage[s] Americans past or living”. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\">According to the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Trump administration said it would finalize this review on Sept. 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historic Park was established in 2000. This site focuses not just on the local community’s role in supporting the war effort, but also the stories of those fighting for their freedom at home, like incarcerated Japanese Americans, the LGBTQ+ community and Black Americans facing housing discrimination — an educational focus that Graves and other advocates fear could put this park in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s review.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flora Ninomiya (left), whose Japanese American family lost their Richmond home and business during World War II incarceration, converses with an event attendant during the National Park Service’s 109th birthday event at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>, a handful of staff members at the park \u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/02/04/rosie-riveter-museum-temporarily-removes-lgbtq-exhibit/\">even briefly removed an exhibit \u003c/a>focused on the LGBTQ+ history of the region back in January, before putting it back up a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the speakers at Monday’s event was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835709/its-horrifying-10-bay-area-artists-speak-out-on-child-detainment-at-the-border\">Flora Ninomiya, who was incarcerated\u003c/a> during World War II alongside her family and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025052/we-really-need-to-fight-japanese-americans-who-remember-internment-vow-to-resist-trump\">thousands of other Japanese Americans\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her story is part of the fabric of history, she said, and is at risk of being lost if funding gets cut from national parks — and if certain narratives are erased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s really critical, especially at this time \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">when our government is taking immigrants, many of them who are legally here\u003c/a>,” Ninomiya said. “That’s not American. That is certainly not what I want my government to be doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Dismantling an institution’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jon Jarvis, who served as \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/director-jonathan-jarvis.htm\">director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016\u003c/a> and spoke at Monday’s rally, said the second Trump administration’s attacks on parks are unprecedented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Never in my now-almost-50 years of working in conservation have I seen such a direct attempt at essentially dismantling an institution that has served the American people for well over 100 years,” Jarvis told the crowd assembled on the Richmond waterfront.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12053673 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Jarvis, who served as the 18th director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016, speaks during the agency’s 109th birthday celebration and Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jarvis told KQED that the various orders from the administration have created an air of frustration and confusion among parks staff who are dedicated to carrying out their roles as educators and stewards of history. He described Trump’s executive order as counter to the park service’s mission “to tell these stories authentically and based on the best scholarship in science — it’s essentially a violation of that responsibility,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jarvis said Rosie the Riveter is among \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-plan-could-offload-hundreds-of-national-park-sites-to-states/\">the many smaller national parks sites that some Republicans have proposed offloading to state or local jurisdiction\u003c/a>. For him, this place is “a microcosm of all the issues that are facing the National Park Service,” because of \u003ca href=\"https://www.worldwariimonuments.org/items/show/28\">its history as a community-led park\u003c/a> — making it “in many ways the perfect place” for Monday’s rally, he said.[aside postID=news_12053078 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/YosemiteTransFlagGetty.jpg']“When the administration says, ‘We want you to shut the hell up,’ they’re basically telling the community to shut up,” Jarvis said. “And they’re telling this community … that they don’t count, their history is not relevant. It’s a crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This air of defiance was on display among speakers and the assembled crowd at Monday’s event, as attendees held up signs with messages like “Resist” and “History is not just white men.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our parks must remain places where the real stories of our history are told and not changed for political convenience — and you’re not going to let that happen, right?” Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia asked the crowd, who echoed “Right!” in unison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kimberley Rodler, a former National Park Service employee and San Rafael resident who was in attendance wearing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10919734/watch-a-thousand-rosie-the-riveters-set-a-world-record-in-richmond\">Rosie the Riveter’s signature red lipstick and bandana\u003c/a>, said she is driven to act in defense of national parks by exactly those kinds of stories told at the museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The little things add up,” Rodler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday’s speakers did not include any current parks staffers, and Torres informed the assembled crowd that staff had requested that anyone visiting the museum that day did not bring their signs or placards inside with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Park Service told KQED the request was made “to protect the historic resources within the center and to ensure the safety of all park visitors,” in light of the park not having “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053078/yosemite-biologist-fired-after-hanging-transgender-pride-flag-from-el-capitan\">a designated First Amendment area\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The good, the bad and the shameful’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over the next few weeks, parks are expected to get the results of any submissions they’ve received about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans”\u003c/a> — and staff may then be asked to revise, remove or cover up any public-facing materials on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure how parks are going to handle that,” Graves said. “When I think about Rosie the Riveter, that kind of inclusive storytelling permeates every aspect of the exhibits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053665\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters line the walkway with signs spelling “Protect Our Park” during the National Parks Conservation Association’s Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To Torres, telling the multifaceted stories of American history, “the good and the bad and the shameful,” is the only way to avoid repeating them today. “We cannot move forward as a country unless we think critically about our past and our future,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graves agreed, saying that for parks staff, taking down or revising history would be akin to the “moral injury” soldiers face when they have to compromise their ethics in the line of battle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to tell history accurately,” Graves said. “We want to get the facts straight and the stories correct.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about representing so many people who are American, who did build this country and who should be included in the way we tell the American story,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For independent historian Donna Graves, who led the development of the Rosie the Riveter site a quarter of a century ago and organized Monday’s day of action outside the museum, the choice of this date was important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rosie the Riveter is celebrating its 25th anniversary,” she said. “Ironically, as it hits that milestone, it is doing so in an atmosphere that would not have allowed this park to be born.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or as retired National Park Service employee and event co-organizer Naomi Torres said: “National parks are under attack.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘That’s not American’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The rally follows seven months of actions by the Trump administration that parks leaders say have eroded staffing levels, morale and public trust in national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These include the February \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307908/national-parks-layoffs-visitors-disruptions\">firing of over a thousand NPS staff across the country \u003c/a>as part of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5288988/doge-elon-musk-staff-trump\">broader plan to cut federal spending\u003c/a>. 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This site focuses not just on the local community’s role in supporting the war effort, but also the stories of those fighting for their freedom at home, like incarcerated Japanese Americans, the LGBTQ+ community and Black Americans facing housing discrimination — an educational focus that Graves and other advocates fear could put this park in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s review.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flora Ninomiya (left), whose Japanese American family lost their Richmond home and business during World War II incarceration, converses with an event attendant during the National Park Service’s 109th birthday event at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>, a handful of staff members at the park \u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/02/04/rosie-riveter-museum-temporarily-removes-lgbtq-exhibit/\">even briefly removed an exhibit \u003c/a>focused on the LGBTQ+ history of the region back in January, before putting it back up a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the speakers at Monday’s event was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835709/its-horrifying-10-bay-area-artists-speak-out-on-child-detainment-at-the-border\">Flora Ninomiya, who was incarcerated\u003c/a> during World War II alongside her family and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025052/we-really-need-to-fight-japanese-americans-who-remember-internment-vow-to-resist-trump\">thousands of other Japanese Americans\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her story is part of the fabric of history, she said, and is at risk of being lost if funding gets cut from national parks — and if certain narratives are erased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s really critical, especially at this time \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">when our government is taking immigrants, many of them who are legally here\u003c/a>,” Ninomiya said. “That’s not American. That is certainly not what I want my government to be doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Dismantling an institution’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jon Jarvis, who served as \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/director-jonathan-jarvis.htm\">director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016\u003c/a> and spoke at Monday’s rally, said the second Trump administration’s attacks on parks are unprecedented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Never in my now-almost-50 years of working in conservation have I seen such a direct attempt at essentially dismantling an institution that has served the American people for well over 100 years,” Jarvis told the crowd assembled on the Richmond waterfront.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12053673 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Jarvis, who served as the 18th director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016, speaks during the agency’s 109th birthday celebration and Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jarvis told KQED that the various orders from the administration have created an air of frustration and confusion among parks staff who are dedicated to carrying out their roles as educators and stewards of history. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“When the administration says, ‘We want you to shut the hell up,’ they’re basically telling the community to shut up,” Jarvis said. “And they’re telling this community … that they don’t count, their history is not relevant. It’s a crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This air of defiance was on display among speakers and the assembled crowd at Monday’s event, as attendees held up signs with messages like “Resist” and “History is not just white men.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our parks must remain places where the real stories of our history are told and not changed for political convenience — and you’re not going to let that happen, right?” Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia asked the crowd, who echoed “Right!” in unison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kimberley Rodler, a former National Park Service employee and San Rafael resident who was in attendance wearing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10919734/watch-a-thousand-rosie-the-riveters-set-a-world-record-in-richmond\">Rosie the Riveter’s signature red lipstick and bandana\u003c/a>, said she is driven to act in defense of national parks by exactly those kinds of stories told at the museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The little things add up,” Rodler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday’s speakers did not include any current parks staffers, and Torres informed the assembled crowd that staff had requested that anyone visiting the museum that day did not bring their signs or placards inside with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Park Service told KQED the request was made “to protect the historic resources within the center and to ensure the safety of all park visitors,” in light of the park not having “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053078/yosemite-biologist-fired-after-hanging-transgender-pride-flag-from-el-capitan\">a designated First Amendment area\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The good, the bad and the shameful’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over the next few weeks, parks are expected to get the results of any submissions they’ve received about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans”\u003c/a> — and staff may then be asked to revise, remove or cover up any public-facing materials on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure how parks are going to handle that,” Graves said. “When I think about Rosie the Riveter, that kind of inclusive storytelling permeates every aspect of the exhibits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053665\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters line the walkway with signs spelling “Protect Our Park” during the National Parks Conservation Association’s Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To Torres, telling the multifaceted stories of American history, “the good and the bad and the shameful,” is the only way to avoid repeating them today. “We cannot move forward as a country unless we think critically about our past and our future,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graves agreed, saying that for parks staff, taking down or revising history would be akin to the “moral injury” soldiers face when they have to compromise their ethics in the line of battle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to tell history accurately,” Graves said. “We want to get the facts straight and the stories correct.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about representing so many people who are American, who did build this country and who should be included in the way we tell the American story,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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