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O vaya directamente a:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#boleta\">\u003cstrong>¿Cuáles son las normas de mi condado del Área de la Bahía para corregir errores en la boleta electoral?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#firmar\">\u003cstrong>¿Qué hago si me equivoqué a la hora de firmar la boleta?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#fecha\">\u003cstrong>Me preocupa haber escrito una fecha incorrecta en el sobre de mi papeleta electoral.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Si busca información sobre el contenido de su papeleta electoral, consulte las guías de KQED sobre:\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">La Proposición 50\u003c/a>, que propone rediseñar los límites de los distritos electorales de California (para todos los votantes de California).\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">La Medida A\u003c/a>, que propone que el condado de Santa Clara aumente su impuesto sobre las ventas para financiar los servicios del condado (solo para los votantes de Santa Clara).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Y si quiere asegurarse de que está correctamente registrado para votar,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\"> lea nuestra guía de 2024 para comprobar su registro como votante\u003c/a>, incluyendo por qué podría necesitar volver a registrarse).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060669\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-LLENA-LA-BOLETA-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-LLENA-LA-BOLETA-1.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-LLENA-LA-BOLETA-1-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco llena su boleta por correo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"boleta\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo corregir un error en mi boleta electoral?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Primero, no entre en pánico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las personas cometen errores en las boletas electorales, pero también encuentran buenas soluciones para corregirlos. La tarea de los funcionarios electorales del condado, una vez que han verificado su firma, es asegurarse de que su boleta electoral se pueda leer correctamente. Si eso significa que las correcciones que ha realizado en su boleta electoral han dado lugar a problemas de legibilidad, los funcionarios, que trabajan en equipos de dos personas, la volverán a hacer por usted de acuerdo con la intención que ha indicado con sus correcciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lo más importante que hay que saber es que no existe un enfoque único para corregir un error en su boleta electoral en California. La forma en que un votante corrige un error depende del condado, y esas instrucciones varían de un lugar a otro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que cada condado del Área de la Bahía tiene un proceso diferente para que un votante corrija un error en la boleta. Estas reglas se encuentran escritas en la propia papeleta. En 2024 KQED contactó a las oficinas electorales de cada condado para confirmar esta información. Siga leyendo para saber qué nos dijo su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si tiene alguna pregunta específica sobre su boleta electoral que no se responda aquí, siempre puede \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060643\">ponerse en contacto con la oficina electoral de su condado para obtener asesoramiento e instrucciones\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060662\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PERSONA-ENTREGA-LA-BOLETA-AL-CARTERO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PERSONA-ENTREGA-LA-BOLETA-AL-CARTERO.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PERSONA-ENTREGA-LA-BOLETA-AL-CARTERO-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco entrega su boleta por correo a un empleado del Servicio Postal de EE. 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También puede llamar al Registro de electores del condado de Alameda al (510) 267-8683 o al 800-345-VOTE (8683) si tiene preguntas sobre su boleta individual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si comete un error, la funcionaria electoral del condado de Contra Costa, Kristin Connelly, dijo: “Basta con marcar con una X el óvalo de la opción que escogió por error y luego rellene el óvalo de la opción correcta”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Con tan solo que podamos determinar cuál es la intención del votante, podemos contar su voto correctamente”, dijo Connelly. Pero si aún le preocupa su voto, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058818/how-to-correct-fix-mistake-on-ballot-election-2025-prop-50#how-to-get-new-ballot\">siempre puede solicitar una nueva boleta\u003c/a>, ya sea para enviarla por correo o para votar en persona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Todo esto depende totalmente del votante y de lo que lo haga sentir cómodo y seguro”, agregó la funcionaria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Tuteur, quien dirige el Registro de electores del condado de Napa, dijo que si alguien comete un error en su boleta, “debe marcar con un círculo la opción correcta y dibujar una flecha que apunte hacia ella”. Las máquinas del condado que procesan las boletas identificarán las marcas adicionales y luego la enviarán automáticamente al personal capacitado del condado para que se pueda determinar cuál es la elección correcta del votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todo este proceso está documentado, agregó Tuteur, por lo que los funcionarios electorales siempre saben quién revisó cuál boleta y qué fue la decisión final.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Goltiao, oficial de comunicaciones del Registro de electores del condado de Santa Clara, dijo que un votante puede “corregir su error tachando la opción incorrecta y completando el óvalo correcto como se muestra en la imagen” a continuación. No debe firmar ni poner sus iniciales a lado de la opción correcta, dijo Goltiao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png\" alt=\"Un dibujo que muestra una pregunta de opción multiple en una boleta. Una mano sostiene un bolígrafo, el cual ha tachado por completo una opción y ha rellenado el óvalo de otra opción.\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/Ballot-mistake-EDIT-160x32.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cómo el condado de Santa Clara recomienda a los votantes que corrijan un error en sus boletas. \u003ccite>(Condado de Santa Clara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>También puede solicitar una nueva boleta llamando al (408) 299-VOTE [8683] o al 866-430-VOTE [8683]. “Los votantes también pueden usar el Sistema para votar por correo de manera remota (RAVBM, por sus siglas en inglés) para descargar una copia de la boleta la cual puede imprimir y devolver por correo”, dijo Goltiao. \u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/vote-mail/how-mark-your-vote-mail-ballot\">Lea más información para los votantes de Santa Clara sobre cómo marcar y devolver las boletas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los votantes pueden pedir una nueva boleta si se equivocan al marcar sus selecciones”, dijo a KQED el director del Departamento de elecciones de San Francisco, John Arntz. Puede solicitar esa nueva boleta en persona en su centro de votación, yendo a la Oficina de elecciones de San Francisco en el Ayuntamiento, o contactando al Departamento de elecciones por correo o llamada telefónica (encontrará la información de contacto de esta dependencia hasta el final de esta guía). También puede acceder a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/es/departments--department-elections\">su portal del elector\u003c/a> en la página web de la Ciudad de San Francisco para solicitar una nueva boleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si un votante no quiere (o no puede) solicitar una nueva boleta, dijo Arntz, “les decimos que también pueden tachar la selección incorrecta, llenar el óvalo correcto y anotar en la tarjeta que cometieron un error”. Cuando un votante hace esto, dijo Artnz, las máquinas que procesan los votos reconocerá estas marcas. Luego, la boleta se “traslada a revisión o adjudicación manual”, y los funcionarios electorales mirarán personalmente la boleta para averiguar cuál fue la decisión final de ese votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Cuando los votantes indican que han cometido un error, nuestro personal corregirá la situación para que la elección correcta de los votantes sea contada”, dijo Artnz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010266\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010266\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting.png\" alt=\"Una sección de la boleta del condado de San Mateo donde se explica las varias opciones que tiene un votante si cometió un error al completar la boleta.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-800x180.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-1020x229.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-160x36.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-1536x345.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cómo es que el condado de San Mateo recomienda que un votante corrija un error en la boleta. \u003ccite>(Condado de San Mateo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mark Church, funcionario electoral del condado de San Mateo, dijo a KQED que “cualquier marca adicional que haga un votante en su boleta, como una ‘X’”, resultará que esta boleta sea impugnada. Luego, la boleta será enviada a una de las estaciones de adjudicación del condado, donde un funcionara revisará su boleta cuidadosamente para identificar cuál es la elección correcta del votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Por lo tanto, es preferible que un votante solicite una nueva boleta si comete un error al completar su boleta”, dijo Church. Esto lo puede hacer en persona visitando uno de \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ES\">los 49 centros de votación del condado\u003c/a> o llamando a la Oficina de elecciones al (650) 312-5222.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Como es el caso con muchas otras cosas, las circunstancias individuales y cuánto falta para el día de elecciones son factores clave”, dijo John Gardner, funcionario del Registro de electores del condado de Solano. Pero, como regla general, recomienda a los votantes de Solano a \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/contact_us.asp\">“llamar a nuestra oficina y hablar con el personal para que podamos analizar las opciones”\u003c/a> o enviarles un correo electrónico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando llame al condado, un funcionario electoral le dirá qué opciones tiene, una de ellas siendo escribir notas en su boleta para dejar clara su intención. “O sea, dibuje flechas que apunten hacia la opción correcta y escriba ‘Quiero esta’ al lado”, dijo Gardner, para que el funcionario que revise su boleta pueda entender lo qué pasó. Otra opción es pedir que le manden una nueva boleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tenemos muchas opciones para los votantes, pero lo mejor es que se pongan en contacto con nosotros para que les expliquemos qué opciones aplican a su situación y necesidades”, dijo Gardner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Sonoma\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los votantes deben marcar una X sobre la opción incorrecta y marcar la correcta”, dijo Deva Proto, funcionaria del Registro de electores del condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los votantes también pueden solicitar una nueva boleta, si es que lo prefieren, ir en persona a cualquier centro de votación o conseguir una nueva boleta”, explicó Proto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Marín\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los votantes del condado de Marín “pueden tachar el error y marcar su elección correcta”, dijo Lynda Roberts, funcionaria del registro de electores del condado, a KQED. “Siempre que podamos distinguir cuál era su intención, podemos contar el voto”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, los votantes de Marin “no deben poner sus iniciales ni escribir su nombre junto a las correcciones que hacen, ya que las boletas deben permanecer anónimas”, agregó Roberts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Qué pasa si sólo quiero una nueva papeleta?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si ha cometido un error demasiado grande en su papeleta para arreglarlo, su mejor plan de acción puede ser enfocarse en conseguir una nueva, y eso está muy bien. Lo puede hacer así:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Llamar a la oficina electoral de su condado para pedir que cancelen esa papeleta y le emitan una nueva.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ir a la oficina electoral de su condado con su papeleta estropeada en horario de oficina y votar allí mismo en el mostrador.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aproveche las opciones de votación anticipada disponibles en muchos condados.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Acuda a un centro de votación el día de las elecciones, el 5 de noviembre, entregue allí su papeleta estropeada y obtenga una nueva papeleta.\u003cbr>\nTambién puede hacer esto si ha dañado accidentalmente su papeleta de alguna manera (los derrames de café también suceden).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060663\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-CON-CALCOMANIA-YA-VOTE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-CON-CALCOMANIA-YA-VOTE.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-CON-CALCOMANIA-YA-VOTE-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco coloca una calcomanía de “¡Yo voté!” después de completar su boleta por correo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"firmar\">\u003c/a>¿Qué hago si me equivoqué a la hora de firmar la boleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Cuando haya terminado de llenar su boleta electoral, debe firmar el sobre (no la boleta electoral en sí, ya que estas deben permanecer anónimas).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero algunos errores importantes que las personas pueden cometer con sus firmas son:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Olvidarse de firmar el sobre de la boleta.\u003cbr>\nFirmar accidentalmente el sobre equivocado de la boleta en su hogar (es decir, confundir su boleta con la de su pareja o compañero de cuarto).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Firmar de forma que la firma no coincida con la que hicieron al registrarse para votar.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>¿Por qué no podría coincidir su firma con la que está archivada? Si se registró para votar a una edad temprana, tal vez su firma haya cambiado con el tiempo. O tal vez se registró para votar en el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados (DMV, por sus siglas en inglés), y proporcionó su firma en una pantalla con un lápiz óptico, lo que no replica del todo cómo haría su firma con un bolígrafo en papel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si se registró de esta manera, vea la firma que aparece en su licencia de conducir, o en su documento de identidad estatal, porque esa es la que quiere que coincida con la firma de su papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Incluso si no se ha registrado en el DMV, es muy probable que la firma que aparece en su licencia o identificación estatal más reciente sea la que debe emular. Esto se debe a que cuando se registre para votar en línea, la oficina electoral de su condado solicitará electrónicamente una copia de la firma que el DMV tiene actualmente de usted, y esta información se actualiza regularmente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para tranquilizarse aún más, debe saber que California no es un estado de “coincidencia exacta” y no exige que las firmas de los votantes repliquen al 100% la firma que está archivada.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Y si no sé cuál es la firma “correcta” con la que debo firmar el sobre?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Si realmente le preocupa que la firma de su sobre no coincida con la firma con la que está registrado para votar, existen dos soluciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Primero, si es el 20 de octubre o antes, \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx\">puede volver a registrarse para votar con su firma actual\u003c/a>, para asegurarse de que el estado tiene la firma más reciente en sus archivos. Si se vuelve a registrar después del 20 de octubre, tendrá que completar el proceso de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">registro de electores en el mismo día\u003c/a> (también conocido como “voto condicional”) y solicitar su papeleta en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado o en el centro de votación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En 2021, Kim Alexander, presidenta de la fundación no partidista \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, nos dijo que hay otra solución si le preocupa su firma: Si puede, vaya a votar en persona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eso es porque la firma va sólo en el sobre de su boleta, y si usted está votando en persona, no hay sobre, porque esa boleta luego va directamente a la urna sin necesidad de ese sobre en absoluto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Así que si quiere tener la satisfacción de depositar su papeleta en la urna y saber que no se va a retrasar por algún problema con la firma, puede ir a votar en persona”, dijo Alexander.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Yo ya envié mi boleta, pero ahora me siento nervioso de cómo escribí mi firma. ¿Qué hago?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No se preocupe: Existe todo un sistema para ayudarle a corregir su error.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si la oficina electoral de su condado detecta un error de firma en su papeleta, se pondrán en contacto con usted por correo para verificarlo y trabajar con usted para corregirlo, de modo que su papeleta pueda ser contada después de todo. Es lo que se llama “curar” una boleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Este sistema también se aplica cuando parece que un miembro de la familia de un votante puede haber firmado su papeleta, en lugar del votante. Esto ocurre con frecuencia, cuando en un hogar hay varios votantes que reciben todos una papeleta por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una manera de estar tranquilo es \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">registrarse para hacer un seguimiento de su papeleta\u003c/a>, así se enterará rápidamente de cualquier problema con su papeleta o su firma.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"fecha\">\u003c/a>Creo que escribí la fecha equivocada en el sobre\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En primer lugar, esa fecha debe ser la fecha en la que firmó su sobre, no su fecha de nacimiento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si se siente preocupado porque se confundió de fecha, no se preocupe. Los funcionarios electorales dicen que la fecha que realmente están buscando es la fecha del matasellos de la boleta, para asegurarse de que se presentó a tiempo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los funcionarios electorales sólo examinarán realmente la fecha que ha escrito si reciben su papeleta después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si aún no ha enviado su sobre por correo, se puede corregir, sólo basta con tachar claramente la fecha incorrecta en el sobre y escribir encima la correcta.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué pasa si utilizo tecnología de asistencia para llenar los formularios?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Se permite recibir ayuda física de alguien de confianza para llenar su boleta, tanto si vota en casa, como en un centro de votación. Sólo tiene que asegurarse de que su firma sea la suya y coincida con la que está registrado para votar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los votantes discapacitados también pueden optar por utilizar el sistema de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">voto por correo accesible a distancia\u003c/a> para votar de forma privada e independiente en casa, utilizando su dispositivo de asistencia habitual en su computadora para llenar la papeleta en su pantalla y luego imprimirla y enviarla por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todos los centros de votación de California también están equipados con una unidad de votación accesible. Ahí, los votantes invidentes o visión reducida, o que tengan una discapacidad que limite su destreza, podrán utilizar el dispositivo de ayuda de su preferencia que les permita votar de forma privada e independiente.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Cómo puedo asegurarme de que mi voto por correo llegue a tiempo?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que una de las principales razones por las que se descalifican las papeletas en las elecciones es porque los votantes las envían por correo demasiado tarde, demasiado tarde el mismo día de las elecciones (después de que el Servicio Postal ya haya recolectado lo que está en los buzones), o después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para que su papeleta sea contabilizada en estas elecciones, debe llevar el sello postal del día de las elecciones, el 4 de noviembre. Su papeleta tiene siete días \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">para llegar a la oficina electoral de su condado\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, es tan importante como siempre asegurarse de tener un plan para emitir su voto a tiempo, y si no va a votar en persona, eso significa asegurarse de llevar su papeleta a un buzón del Servicio Postal, a \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">un buzón de votación segura, en un centro de votación\u003c/a>, o en la oficina electoral de su condado antes de que cierren las urnas el 4 de noviembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Otros errores comunes que debe tener en cuenta sobre su boleta …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de llenar y firmar la papeleta y el sobre con su nombre.\u003c/strong> Es común ver a parejas o compañeros de piso confundir accidentalmente sus papeletas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de utilizar un bolígrafo negro o azul.\u003c/strong> Se lee mejor y no retrasa a los trabajadores cuando tienen que comprobar la intención del votante. (No utilices un rotulador o un Sharpie que traspasa el papel y marca otras páginas de su papeleta).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No envíe un sobre vacío.\u003c/strong> Esto ocurre. Mantener el sobre y la papeleta juntos en su casa puede ser una forma de evitar este problema. Y, por supuesto, cuando esté listo para enviar su papeleta, asegúrese de que está realmente dentro del sobre antes de sellarlo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No ponga un sello postal.\u003c/strong> El sobre de la papeleta está franqueado, no lo necesita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060664\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-FUERA-DEL-CENTRO-DE-VOTACION.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-FUERA-DEL-CENTRO-DE-VOTACION.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-FUERA-DEL-CENTRO-DE-VOTACION-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao sostiene su calcomanía de “Voté” después de votar en Oakland el 27 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Y recuerde, no es necesario que vote por correo postal\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Desde 2020, cada votante que está registrado en California recibe una boleta por el correo postal de manera automática, sin tener que pedirla. Pero esta es tan sólo una opción de muchas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todavía puede votar en persona, sea en un centro de votación (en el día de elecciones o antes). Si vive en Alameda, Marín, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara o Sonoma, los centros de votación comienzan a recibir votantes a partir del 26 de octubre. En San Francisco, Contra Costa y Solano, los centros de votación se habilitarán unos días después, pero una opción que actualmente tiene disponible: ya puede presentar su boleta o votar en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ES\">Vea las opciones que están disponible en su condado para votar de manera adelantada.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Póngase directamente en contacto con su condado\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En toda el Área de la Bahía, los funcionarios electorales están animando a los votantes a que se pongan en contacto, temprano, con cualquier pregunta o preocupación. Aquí está la información de contacto de su condado:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acvote.alamedacountyca.gov/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>: Para información sobre el voto por correo, registro y centros de votación, llame al (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/traducciones-no-disponibles/?lang=es\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>: Llame al (925) 335-7800 o envíe un correo electrónico a voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.gov/\">Marín\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 473-6456 o vaya a la página electoral del condado de Marín en línea para enviar un formulario por correo electrónico.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 253-4321 o envíe un correo electrónico a la oficina de elecciones en elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/es/departments--department-elections\">San Francisco\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 554-4375 o envíe un correo electrónico a sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://smcacre.gov/elections#\">San Mateo\u003c/a>: Llame al (888) 762-8683 o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/espanol\">Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Llame gratis al (866) 430-VOTE (8683) o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/registrar-voters\">Solano\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 784-6675 o al (888) 933-VOTE (8683). También puede enviar un correo electrónico a elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/registrar-of-voters\">Sonoma\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 565-6800 o al número gratuito (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>El estado también tiene una lista completa de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">todas las oficinas electorales de los condados de California\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Añada la \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/election-dates-and-resources\">lista completa de plazos del estado para las elecciones del 4 de noviembre\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y esa traducción fue editada por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058818/how-to-correct-fix-mistake-on-ballot-election-2025-prop-50\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faltan pocos días para las elecciones de EE. UU.. Si usted está registrado para votar en California, su boleta electoral debería llegar pronto a su buzón. El último día para presentar su voto es el 4 de noviembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si usted ha decidido completar su boleta antes del 4 de noviembre, pero cometió un error, ¿qué puede hacer para corregirlo? Siga leyendo para saber cómo llenar su papeleta, cuán importante es su firma y cuáles son sus opciones si necesita empezar de nuevo con una papeleta nueva. O vaya directamente a:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#boleta\">\u003cstrong>¿Cuáles son las normas de mi condado del Área de la Bahía para corregir errores en la boleta electoral?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#firmar\">\u003cstrong>¿Qué hago si me equivoqué a la hora de firmar la boleta?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#fecha\">\u003cstrong>Me preocupa haber escrito una fecha incorrecta en el sobre de mi papeleta electoral.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Si busca información sobre el contenido de su papeleta electoral, consulte las guías de KQED sobre:\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">La Proposición 50\u003c/a>, que propone rediseñar los límites de los distritos electorales de California (para todos los votantes de California).\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">La Medida A\u003c/a>, que propone que el condado de Santa Clara aumente su impuesto sobre las ventas para financiar los servicios del condado (solo para los votantes de Santa Clara).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Y si quiere asegurarse de que está correctamente registrado para votar,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\"> lea nuestra guía de 2024 para comprobar su registro como votante\u003c/a>, incluyendo por qué podría necesitar volver a registrarse).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060669\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-LLENA-LA-BOLETA-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-LLENA-LA-BOLETA-1.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-LLENA-LA-BOLETA-1-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco llena su boleta por correo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"boleta\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo corregir un error en mi boleta electoral?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Primero, no entre en pánico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las personas cometen errores en las boletas electorales, pero también encuentran buenas soluciones para corregirlos. La tarea de los funcionarios electorales del condado, una vez que han verificado su firma, es asegurarse de que su boleta electoral se pueda leer correctamente. Si eso significa que las correcciones que ha realizado en su boleta electoral han dado lugar a problemas de legibilidad, los funcionarios, que trabajan en equipos de dos personas, la volverán a hacer por usted de acuerdo con la intención que ha indicado con sus correcciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lo más importante que hay que saber es que no existe un enfoque único para corregir un error en su boleta electoral en California. La forma en que un votante corrige un error depende del condado, y esas instrucciones varían de un lugar a otro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que cada condado del Área de la Bahía tiene un proceso diferente para que un votante corrija un error en la boleta. Estas reglas se encuentran escritas en la propia papeleta. En 2024 KQED contactó a las oficinas electorales de cada condado para confirmar esta información. Siga leyendo para saber qué nos dijo su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si tiene alguna pregunta específica sobre su boleta electoral que no se responda aquí, siempre puede \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060643\">ponerse en contacto con la oficina electoral de su condado para obtener asesoramiento e instrucciones\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060662\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PERSONA-ENTREGA-LA-BOLETA-AL-CARTERO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PERSONA-ENTREGA-LA-BOLETA-AL-CARTERO.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/PERSONA-ENTREGA-LA-BOLETA-AL-CARTERO-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco entrega su boleta por correo a un empleado del Servicio Postal de EE. UU. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Alameda\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El condado de Alameda no respondió a las varias solicitudes por parte de KQED sobre qué instrucciones ofrecen a los votantes que cometen un error en su boleta, pero en la boleta misma, el condado explica que los votantes deben solicitar una nueva boleta si cometen un error, en lugar de intentar corregirlo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058818/how-to-correct-fix-mistake-on-ballot-election-2025-prop-50#how-to-get-new-ballot\">Pase directamente a nuestra sección de cómo puede pedir una nueva boleta electoral\u003c/a>. También puede llamar al Registro de electores del condado de Alameda al (510) 267-8683 o al 800-345-VOTE (8683) si tiene preguntas sobre su boleta individual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si comete un error, la funcionaria electoral del condado de Contra Costa, Kristin Connelly, dijo: “Basta con marcar con una X el óvalo de la opción que escogió por error y luego rellene el óvalo de la opción correcta”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Con tan solo que podamos determinar cuál es la intención del votante, podemos contar su voto correctamente”, dijo Connelly. Pero si aún le preocupa su voto, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058818/how-to-correct-fix-mistake-on-ballot-election-2025-prop-50#how-to-get-new-ballot\">siempre puede solicitar una nueva boleta\u003c/a>, ya sea para enviarla por correo o para votar en persona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Todo esto depende totalmente del votante y de lo que lo haga sentir cómodo y seguro”, agregó la funcionaria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Tuteur, quien dirige el Registro de electores del condado de Napa, dijo que si alguien comete un error en su boleta, “debe marcar con un círculo la opción correcta y dibujar una flecha que apunte hacia ella”. Las máquinas del condado que procesan las boletas identificarán las marcas adicionales y luego la enviarán automáticamente al personal capacitado del condado para que se pueda determinar cuál es la elección correcta del votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todo este proceso está documentado, agregó Tuteur, por lo que los funcionarios electorales siempre saben quién revisó cuál boleta y qué fue la decisión final.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Goltiao, oficial de comunicaciones del Registro de electores del condado de Santa Clara, dijo que un votante puede “corregir su error tachando la opción incorrecta y completando el óvalo correcto como se muestra en la imagen” a continuación. No debe firmar ni poner sus iniciales a lado de la opción correcta, dijo Goltiao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010264\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png\" alt=\"Un dibujo que muestra una pregunta de opción multiple en una boleta. Una mano sostiene un bolígrafo, el cual ha tachado por completo una opción y ha rellenado el óvalo de otra opción.\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/Ballot-mistake-EDIT-160x32.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cómo el condado de Santa Clara recomienda a los votantes que corrijan un error en sus boletas. \u003ccite>(Condado de Santa Clara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>También puede solicitar una nueva boleta llamando al (408) 299-VOTE [8683] o al 866-430-VOTE [8683]. “Los votantes también pueden usar el Sistema para votar por correo de manera remota (RAVBM, por sus siglas en inglés) para descargar una copia de la boleta la cual puede imprimir y devolver por correo”, dijo Goltiao. \u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/vote-mail/how-mark-your-vote-mail-ballot\">Lea más información para los votantes de Santa Clara sobre cómo marcar y devolver las boletas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los votantes pueden pedir una nueva boleta si se equivocan al marcar sus selecciones”, dijo a KQED el director del Departamento de elecciones de San Francisco, John Arntz. Puede solicitar esa nueva boleta en persona en su centro de votación, yendo a la Oficina de elecciones de San Francisco en el Ayuntamiento, o contactando al Departamento de elecciones por correo o llamada telefónica (encontrará la información de contacto de esta dependencia hasta el final de esta guía). También puede acceder a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/es/departments--department-elections\">su portal del elector\u003c/a> en la página web de la Ciudad de San Francisco para solicitar una nueva boleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si un votante no quiere (o no puede) solicitar una nueva boleta, dijo Arntz, “les decimos que también pueden tachar la selección incorrecta, llenar el óvalo correcto y anotar en la tarjeta que cometieron un error”. Cuando un votante hace esto, dijo Artnz, las máquinas que procesan los votos reconocerá estas marcas. Luego, la boleta se “traslada a revisión o adjudicación manual”, y los funcionarios electorales mirarán personalmente la boleta para averiguar cuál fue la decisión final de ese votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Cuando los votantes indican que han cometido un error, nuestro personal corregirá la situación para que la elección correcta de los votantes sea contada”, dijo Artnz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010266\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010266\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting.png\" alt=\"Una sección de la boleta del condado de San Mateo donde se explica las varias opciones que tiene un votante si cometió un error al completar la boleta.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-800x180.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-1020x229.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-160x36.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/San-Mateo-voting-1536x345.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cómo es que el condado de San Mateo recomienda que un votante corrija un error en la boleta. \u003ccite>(Condado de San Mateo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mark Church, funcionario electoral del condado de San Mateo, dijo a KQED que “cualquier marca adicional que haga un votante en su boleta, como una ‘X’”, resultará que esta boleta sea impugnada. Luego, la boleta será enviada a una de las estaciones de adjudicación del condado, donde un funcionara revisará su boleta cuidadosamente para identificar cuál es la elección correcta del votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Por lo tanto, es preferible que un votante solicite una nueva boleta si comete un error al completar su boleta”, dijo Church. Esto lo puede hacer en persona visitando uno de \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ES\">los 49 centros de votación del condado\u003c/a> o llamando a la Oficina de elecciones al (650) 312-5222.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Como es el caso con muchas otras cosas, las circunstancias individuales y cuánto falta para el día de elecciones son factores clave”, dijo John Gardner, funcionario del Registro de electores del condado de Solano. Pero, como regla general, recomienda a los votantes de Solano a \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/contact_us.asp\">“llamar a nuestra oficina y hablar con el personal para que podamos analizar las opciones”\u003c/a> o enviarles un correo electrónico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando llame al condado, un funcionario electoral le dirá qué opciones tiene, una de ellas siendo escribir notas en su boleta para dejar clara su intención. “O sea, dibuje flechas que apunten hacia la opción correcta y escriba ‘Quiero esta’ al lado”, dijo Gardner, para que el funcionario que revise su boleta pueda entender lo qué pasó. Otra opción es pedir que le manden una nueva boleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tenemos muchas opciones para los votantes, pero lo mejor es que se pongan en contacto con nosotros para que les expliquemos qué opciones aplican a su situación y necesidades”, dijo Gardner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Sonoma\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los votantes deben marcar una X sobre la opción incorrecta y marcar la correcta”, dijo Deva Proto, funcionaria del Registro de electores del condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los votantes también pueden solicitar una nueva boleta, si es que lo prefieren, ir en persona a cualquier centro de votación o conseguir una nueva boleta”, explicó Proto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Marín\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los votantes del condado de Marín “pueden tachar el error y marcar su elección correcta”, dijo Lynda Roberts, funcionaria del registro de electores del condado, a KQED. “Siempre que podamos distinguir cuál era su intención, podemos contar el voto”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, los votantes de Marin “no deben poner sus iniciales ni escribir su nombre junto a las correcciones que hacen, ya que las boletas deben permanecer anónimas”, agregó Roberts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Qué pasa si sólo quiero una nueva papeleta?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si ha cometido un error demasiado grande en su papeleta para arreglarlo, su mejor plan de acción puede ser enfocarse en conseguir una nueva, y eso está muy bien. Lo puede hacer así:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Llamar a la oficina electoral de su condado para pedir que cancelen esa papeleta y le emitan una nueva.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ir a la oficina electoral de su condado con su papeleta estropeada en horario de oficina y votar allí mismo en el mostrador.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aproveche las opciones de votación anticipada disponibles en muchos condados.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Acuda a un centro de votación el día de las elecciones, el 5 de noviembre, entregue allí su papeleta estropeada y obtenga una nueva papeleta.\u003cbr>\nTambién puede hacer esto si ha dañado accidentalmente su papeleta de alguna manera (los derrames de café también suceden).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060663\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-CON-CALCOMANIA-YA-VOTE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-CON-CALCOMANIA-YA-VOTE.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-CON-CALCOMANIA-YA-VOTE-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco coloca una calcomanía de “¡Yo voté!” después de completar su boleta por correo. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"firmar\">\u003c/a>¿Qué hago si me equivoqué a la hora de firmar la boleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Cuando haya terminado de llenar su boleta electoral, debe firmar el sobre (no la boleta electoral en sí, ya que estas deben permanecer anónimas).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero algunos errores importantes que las personas pueden cometer con sus firmas son:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Olvidarse de firmar el sobre de la boleta.\u003cbr>\nFirmar accidentalmente el sobre equivocado de la boleta en su hogar (es decir, confundir su boleta con la de su pareja o compañero de cuarto).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Firmar de forma que la firma no coincida con la que hicieron al registrarse para votar.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>¿Por qué no podría coincidir su firma con la que está archivada? Si se registró para votar a una edad temprana, tal vez su firma haya cambiado con el tiempo. O tal vez se registró para votar en el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados (DMV, por sus siglas en inglés), y proporcionó su firma en una pantalla con un lápiz óptico, lo que no replica del todo cómo haría su firma con un bolígrafo en papel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si se registró de esta manera, vea la firma que aparece en su licencia de conducir, o en su documento de identidad estatal, porque esa es la que quiere que coincida con la firma de su papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Incluso si no se ha registrado en el DMV, es muy probable que la firma que aparece en su licencia o identificación estatal más reciente sea la que debe emular. Esto se debe a que cuando se registre para votar en línea, la oficina electoral de su condado solicitará electrónicamente una copia de la firma que el DMV tiene actualmente de usted, y esta información se actualiza regularmente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para tranquilizarse aún más, debe saber que California no es un estado de “coincidencia exacta” y no exige que las firmas de los votantes repliquen al 100% la firma que está archivada.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Y si no sé cuál es la firma “correcta” con la que debo firmar el sobre?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Si realmente le preocupa que la firma de su sobre no coincida con la firma con la que está registrado para votar, existen dos soluciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Primero, si es el 20 de octubre o antes, \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx\">puede volver a registrarse para votar con su firma actual\u003c/a>, para asegurarse de que el estado tiene la firma más reciente en sus archivos. Si se vuelve a registrar después del 20 de octubre, tendrá que completar el proceso de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">registro de electores en el mismo día\u003c/a> (también conocido como “voto condicional”) y solicitar su papeleta en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado o en el centro de votación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En 2021, Kim Alexander, presidenta de la fundación no partidista \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, nos dijo que hay otra solución si le preocupa su firma: Si puede, vaya a votar en persona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eso es porque la firma va sólo en el sobre de su boleta, y si usted está votando en persona, no hay sobre, porque esa boleta luego va directamente a la urna sin necesidad de ese sobre en absoluto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Así que si quiere tener la satisfacción de depositar su papeleta en la urna y saber que no se va a retrasar por algún problema con la firma, puede ir a votar en persona”, dijo Alexander.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Yo ya envié mi boleta, pero ahora me siento nervioso de cómo escribí mi firma. ¿Qué hago?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No se preocupe: Existe todo un sistema para ayudarle a corregir su error.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si la oficina electoral de su condado detecta un error de firma en su papeleta, se pondrán en contacto con usted por correo para verificarlo y trabajar con usted para corregirlo, de modo que su papeleta pueda ser contada después de todo. Es lo que se llama “curar” una boleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Este sistema también se aplica cuando parece que un miembro de la familia de un votante puede haber firmado su papeleta, en lugar del votante. Esto ocurre con frecuencia, cuando en un hogar hay varios votantes que reciben todos una papeleta por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una manera de estar tranquilo es \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">registrarse para hacer un seguimiento de su papeleta\u003c/a>, así se enterará rápidamente de cualquier problema con su papeleta o su firma.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"fecha\">\u003c/a>Creo que escribí la fecha equivocada en el sobre\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En primer lugar, esa fecha debe ser la fecha en la que firmó su sobre, no su fecha de nacimiento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si se siente preocupado porque se confundió de fecha, no se preocupe. Los funcionarios electorales dicen que la fecha que realmente están buscando es la fecha del matasellos de la boleta, para asegurarse de que se presentó a tiempo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los funcionarios electorales sólo examinarán realmente la fecha que ha escrito si reciben su papeleta después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si aún no ha enviado su sobre por correo, se puede corregir, sólo basta con tachar claramente la fecha incorrecta en el sobre y escribir encima la correcta.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué pasa si utilizo tecnología de asistencia para llenar los formularios?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Se permite recibir ayuda física de alguien de confianza para llenar su boleta, tanto si vota en casa, como en un centro de votación. Sólo tiene que asegurarse de que su firma sea la suya y coincida con la que está registrado para votar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los votantes discapacitados también pueden optar por utilizar el sistema de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">voto por correo accesible a distancia\u003c/a> para votar de forma privada e independiente en casa, utilizando su dispositivo de asistencia habitual en su computadora para llenar la papeleta en su pantalla y luego imprimirla y enviarla por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todos los centros de votación de California también están equipados con una unidad de votación accesible. Ahí, los votantes invidentes o visión reducida, o que tengan una discapacidad que limite su destreza, podrán utilizar el dispositivo de ayuda de su preferencia que les permita votar de forma privada e independiente.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Cómo puedo asegurarme de que mi voto por correo llegue a tiempo?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que una de las principales razones por las que se descalifican las papeletas en las elecciones es porque los votantes las envían por correo demasiado tarde, demasiado tarde el mismo día de las elecciones (después de que el Servicio Postal ya haya recolectado lo que está en los buzones), o después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para que su papeleta sea contabilizada en estas elecciones, debe llevar el sello postal del día de las elecciones, el 4 de noviembre. Su papeleta tiene siete días \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">para llegar a la oficina electoral de su condado\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, es tan importante como siempre asegurarse de tener un plan para emitir su voto a tiempo, y si no va a votar en persona, eso significa asegurarse de llevar su papeleta a un buzón del Servicio Postal, a \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">un buzón de votación segura, en un centro de votación\u003c/a>, o en la oficina electoral de su condado antes de que cierren las urnas el 4 de noviembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Otros errores comunes que debe tener en cuenta sobre su boleta …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de llenar y firmar la papeleta y el sobre con su nombre.\u003c/strong> Es común ver a parejas o compañeros de piso confundir accidentalmente sus papeletas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de utilizar un bolígrafo negro o azul.\u003c/strong> Se lee mejor y no retrasa a los trabajadores cuando tienen que comprobar la intención del votante. (No utilices un rotulador o un Sharpie que traspasa el papel y marca otras páginas de su papeleta).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No envíe un sobre vacío.\u003c/strong> Esto ocurre. Mantener el sobre y la papeleta juntos en su casa puede ser una forma de evitar este problema. Y, por supuesto, cuando esté listo para enviar su papeleta, asegúrese de que está realmente dentro del sobre antes de sellarlo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No ponga un sello postal.\u003c/strong> El sobre de la papeleta está franqueado, no lo necesita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060664\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-FUERA-DEL-CENTRO-DE-VOTACION.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-FUERA-DEL-CENTRO-DE-VOTACION.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MUJER-FUERA-DEL-CENTRO-DE-VOTACION-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao sostiene su calcomanía de “Voté” después de votar en Oakland el 27 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Y recuerde, no es necesario que vote por correo postal\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Desde 2020, cada votante que está registrado en California recibe una boleta por el correo postal de manera automática, sin tener que pedirla. Pero esta es tan sólo una opción de muchas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todavía puede votar en persona, sea en un centro de votación (en el día de elecciones o antes). Si vive en Alameda, Marín, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara o Sonoma, los centros de votación comienzan a recibir votantes a partir del 26 de octubre. En San Francisco, Contra Costa y Solano, los centros de votación se habilitarán unos días después, pero una opción que actualmente tiene disponible: ya puede presentar su boleta o votar en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ES\">Vea las opciones que están disponible en su condado para votar de manera adelantada.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Póngase directamente en contacto con su condado\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En toda el Área de la Bahía, los funcionarios electorales están animando a los votantes a que se pongan en contacto, temprano, con cualquier pregunta o preocupación. Aquí está la información de contacto de su condado:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acvote.alamedacountyca.gov/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>: Para información sobre el voto por correo, registro y centros de votación, llame al (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/traducciones-no-disponibles/?lang=es\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>: Llame al (925) 335-7800 o envíe un correo electrónico a voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.gov/\">Marín\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 473-6456 o vaya a la página electoral del condado de Marín en línea para enviar un formulario por correo electrónico.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 253-4321 o envíe un correo electrónico a la oficina de elecciones en elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/es/departments--department-elections\">San Francisco\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 554-4375 o envíe un correo electrónico a sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://smcacre.gov/elections#\">San Mateo\u003c/a>: Llame al (888) 762-8683 o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/espanol\">Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Llame gratis al (866) 430-VOTE (8683) o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/registrar-voters\">Solano\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 784-6675 o al (888) 933-VOTE (8683). También puede enviar un correo electrónico a elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/registrar-of-voters\">Sonoma\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 565-6800 o al número gratuito (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>El estado también tiene una lista completa de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">todas las oficinas electorales de los condados de California\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Añada la \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/election-dates-and-resources\">lista completa de plazos del estado para las elecciones del 4 de noviembre\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/politics\">La elección de 2025\u003c/a> se llevará a cabo el próximo mes, y las boletas electorales ya se están enviando por correo a todas las personas registradas para votar en California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunque el día de las elecciones es el 4 de noviembre, tendrá varias opciones para votar por adelantado ya que se abrirán más \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place#find\">centros de votación en persona en todo el Área de la Bahía\u003c/a> a partir del 25 de octubre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Le invitamos a seguir leyendo si reside en el Área de la Bahía y desea saber dónde puede dejar su boleta por correo completada, dónde podrá votar temprano en persona, o cómo encontrar su lugar de votación el día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si busca información sobre lo que aparece en su boleta, consulte las guías de KQED sobre:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>• \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposición 50, \u003c/a>que propone rediseñar los límites de los distritos electorales de California (para todos los votantes de California).\u003cbr>\n• \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">Medida A\u003c/a>, que propone que el condado de Santa Clara aumente el impuesto sobre las ventas para financiar los servicios del condado (solo para votantes de Santa Clara).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vaya directamente a:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sitio\">\u003cstrong>Cómo encontrar su sitio de votación anticipada o lugar para dejar la boleta.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#votar\">\u003cstrong>Cómo encontrar su lugar para votar en persona el día de las elecciones.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#condado\">\u003cstrong>Cómo contactar directamente a su condado sobre el proceso de votación.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Si le preocupa haber cometido un error al llenar su boleta, también puede leer nuestra guía de 2024 sobre cómo corregir errores comunes (antes de enviarla por correo) y cómo obtener una nueva boleta o votar en persona si necesita hacerlo nuevamente.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Puedo enviar mi boleta electoral de regreso a través del correo para que sea contada?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sí, puede enviar su boleta completada a través del Servicio Postal de EE.UU. en cualquier buzón de correo. El sobre incluye franqueo pagado, por lo que no requiere sello, y se contará siempre y cuando \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">esté procesado por el Servicio Postal antes del día de las elecciones (4 de noviembre) y llegue a la oficina del registro de su condado antes del 11 de noviembre\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También puede enviar su boleta por correo el día de las elecciones, pero asegúrese de no pasar por alto la última hora de colección de ese buzón específico (que en muchos lugares es a las 5 p.m. o antes). Tampoco deje su boleta el día de las elecciones en una oficina de correos que ya se encuentre cerrada. Si lo hace, su boleta no tendrá matasellos el día de las elecciones y no se contará cuando llegue a la oficina electoral de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Completé la boleta electoral que recibí por correo antes del 5 de noviembre. ¿Puedo entregarla en un centro de votación o buzón electoral?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una vez que haya completado su boleta, otra opción que tiene es depositarla en un centro de votación oficial o buzón electoral, en lugar de enviarla por correo a través de un buzón del Servicio Postal de EE.UU. \u003ca href=\"#sitio\">\u003cstrong>Encuentre su buzón o sitio de votación más cercano.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunas razones por las que puede preferir entregar en persona su boleta completada:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tranquilidad\u003c/strong>: La satisfacción de saber que su boleta llegará directamente a la oficina electoral de su condado, en lugar de enviarla por medio del servicio postal y todos los pasos que se requieren para que llegue a su destino.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tiempo\u003c/strong>: Dejar su boleta en un lugar de votación o un buzón es la mejor manera de estar seguro de que llegará a la oficina electoral de su condado a tiempo para ser contada.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Ayuda\u003c/strong>: Si deposita su boleta en un lugar de votación durante horas de servicio, y tiene preguntas sobre su boleta o el proceso, es muy probable que encuentre a alguien que le ayude a responderlas.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Independientemente de cómo la entregue, puede \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">inscribirse para seguir el progreso de su boleta con la herramienta electrónica del estado “¿Dónde está mi papeleta?\u003c/a>”, para asegurarse de que está en camino de ser contada. Y si todavía está esperando recibir su papeleta, usted puede utilizar esa misma herramienta para verificar que ha sido enviado o puede visitar \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010256/elecciones-2024-cometio-un-error-al-llenar-su-boleta-electoral\">Obtenga más consejos sobre qué hacer si no ha recibido su papeleta\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060647\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/ballot-inserted-to-red-ballot-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/ballot-inserted-to-red-ballot-box.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/ballot-inserted-to-red-ballot-box-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco entrega su boleta por correo en un centro de votación cerca del Ayuntamiento el 6 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>¿Puedo completar mi boleta en persona en un centro de votación antes del 4 de noviembre?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A partir del 6 de octubre la votación en persona está disponible en todas las oficinas electorales de los condados del Área de la Bahía. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Encuentre la oficina electoral de su condado y los horarios de apertura\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En las próximas semanas se abrirán más lugares de votación anticipada en el Área de la Bahía. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ES\">Encuentre dónde votar temprano en su condado y cuándo abren esos lugares.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recuerde: Si quiere votar en persona, lleve la boleta que le enviaron por correo en blanco, ya que algunos condados pueden pedirle requisitos adicionales si no la lleva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La fecha límite para registrarse para votar en línea en \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a> es el 20 de octubre. Pero si se le pasa ese plazo, no se preocupe, todavía puede registrarse después en uno de estos lugares de votación anticipada mediante lo que se llama \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">registro de votantes en el mismo día\u003c/a> (también conocido como registro de votantes condicional), que le permite rellenar y presentar su papeleta en ese momento. Este sistema le permite rellenar y enviar su papeleta en ese mismo momento, hasta que se cierren las urnas a las 8 p. m. del día de las elecciones. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">Obtenga más información sobre cómo funciona el registro (o el re-registro) para votar en persona con nuestra guía de 2024\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Además del registro de votantes, muchos centros de votación también ofrecen papeletas de repuesto, máquinas de votación accesibles y asistencia lingüística.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"sitio\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo encontrar mi sitio de votación anticipada o de entrega de papeletas?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Visite \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">la herramienta del estado de California para encontrar su centro de votación anticipada\u003c/a>, y luego:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Escriba el nombre de su condado (si añade su ciudad o código postal obtendrá resultados más específicos, pero eso es opcional)\u003cbr>\nMarque las casillas “Voto anticipado” y/o “Lugar de entrega”\u003cbr>\nOprima “Buscar” para ver todos los lugares de votación anticipada y de depósito en esa zona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si decide votar de manera anticipada en su condado, recuerde que los horarios de votación pueden variar según el lugar, y que algunos lugares pueden no estar abiertos todos los días. Los centros de votación temprana tampoco abrirán hasta el 25 de octubre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"votar\">\u003c/a>¿Dónde puedo votar en persona el 4 de noviembre?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si vive en los condados de San Francisco, Contra Costa o Solano, a usted se le asignará un lugar de votación específico, mientras que en el condado de Contra Costa los funcionarios electorales dicen que pueden procesar su papeleta sin importar dónde se presente a votar. Si vive en San Francisco, también tiene la opción de votar en la oficina de registro en el Ayuntamiento el día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si vive en los condados de Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara o Sonoma, usted puede votar en cualquier lugar de votación, incluida la oficina de registro de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usted puede \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">encontrar su lugar de votación a través de la herramienta de búsqueda del estado\u003c/a>, aunque tenga en cuenta que esta información sólo estará disponible cuando se acerque el día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si espera votar en persona, asegúrese de comprobar su papeleta de voto por correo mucho antes del día de las elecciones para ver dónde puede votar y si se le ha asignado un lugar de votación específico. Y de nuevo, recuerde, si vive en un condado que le asigna un lugar de votación particular, todavía puede votar en \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">la oficina de registro de su condado\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"condado\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo ponerme en contacto directamente con mi condado sobre la votación?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En toda el Área de la Bahía, los funcionarios electorales están animando a los votantes a que se pongan en contacto, temprano, con cualquier pregunta o preocupación. Aquí está la información de contacto de su condado:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acvote.alamedacountyca.gov/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>: Para información sobre el voto por correo, registro y centros de votación, llame al (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/traducciones-no-disponibles/?lang=es\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>: Llame al (925) 335-7800 o envíe un correo electrónico a voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.gov/\">Marín\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 473-6456 o vaya a la página electoral del condado de Marín en línea para enviar un formulario por correo electrónico.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 253-4321 o envíe un correo electrónico a la oficina de elecciones en elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/es/departments--department-elections\">San Francisco\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 554-4375 o envíe un correo electrónico a sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://smcacre.gov/elections#\">San Mateo\u003c/a>: Llame al (888) 762-8683 o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/espanol\">Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Llame gratis al (866) 430-VOTE (8683) o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/registrar-voters\">Solano\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 784-6675 o al (888) 933-VOTE (8683). También puede enviar un correo electrónico a elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/registrar-of-voters\">Sonoma\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 565-6800 o al número gratuito (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soytapatia\">María Peña\u003c/a> y editado por el periodista, \u003ca>Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>• \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposición 50, \u003c/a>que propone rediseñar los límites de los distritos electorales de California (para todos los votantes de California).\u003cbr>\n• \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/measure-a\">Medida A\u003c/a>, que propone que el condado de Santa Clara aumente el impuesto sobre las ventas para financiar los servicios del condado (solo para votantes de Santa Clara).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vaya directamente a:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sitio\">\u003cstrong>Cómo encontrar su sitio de votación anticipada o lugar para dejar la boleta.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#votar\">\u003cstrong>Cómo encontrar su lugar para votar en persona el día de las elecciones.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#condado\">\u003cstrong>Cómo contactar directamente a su condado sobre el proceso de votación.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Si le preocupa haber cometido un error al llenar su boleta, también puede leer nuestra guía de 2024 sobre cómo corregir errores comunes (antes de enviarla por correo) y cómo obtener una nueva boleta o votar en persona si necesita hacerlo nuevamente.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Puedo enviar mi boleta electoral de regreso a través del correo para que sea contada?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sí, puede enviar su boleta completada a través del Servicio Postal de EE.UU. en cualquier buzón de correo. El sobre incluye franqueo pagado, por lo que no requiere sello, y se contará siempre y cuando \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">esté procesado por el Servicio Postal antes del día de las elecciones (4 de noviembre) y llegue a la oficina del registro de su condado antes del 11 de noviembre\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También puede enviar su boleta por correo el día de las elecciones, pero asegúrese de no pasar por alto la última hora de colección de ese buzón específico (que en muchos lugares es a las 5 p.m. o antes). Tampoco deje su boleta el día de las elecciones en una oficina de correos que ya se encuentre cerrada. Si lo hace, su boleta no tendrá matasellos el día de las elecciones y no se contará cuando llegue a la oficina electoral de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Completé la boleta electoral que recibí por correo antes del 5 de noviembre. ¿Puedo entregarla en un centro de votación o buzón electoral?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una vez que haya completado su boleta, otra opción que tiene es depositarla en un centro de votación oficial o buzón electoral, en lugar de enviarla por correo a través de un buzón del Servicio Postal de EE.UU. \u003ca href=\"#sitio\">\u003cstrong>Encuentre su buzón o sitio de votación más cercano.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunas razones por las que puede preferir entregar en persona su boleta completada:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tranquilidad\u003c/strong>: La satisfacción de saber que su boleta llegará directamente a la oficina electoral de su condado, en lugar de enviarla por medio del servicio postal y todos los pasos que se requieren para que llegue a su destino.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tiempo\u003c/strong>: Dejar su boleta en un lugar de votación o un buzón es la mejor manera de estar seguro de que llegará a la oficina electoral de su condado a tiempo para ser contada.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Ayuda\u003c/strong>: Si deposita su boleta en un lugar de votación durante horas de servicio, y tiene preguntas sobre su boleta o el proceso, es muy probable que encuentre a alguien que le ayude a responderlas.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Independientemente de cómo la entregue, puede \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">inscribirse para seguir el progreso de su boleta con la herramienta electrónica del estado “¿Dónde está mi papeleta?\u003c/a>”, para asegurarse de que está en camino de ser contada. Y si todavía está esperando recibir su papeleta, usted puede utilizar esa misma herramienta para verificar que ha sido enviado o puede visitar \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010256/elecciones-2024-cometio-un-error-al-llenar-su-boleta-electoral\">Obtenga más consejos sobre qué hacer si no ha recibido su papeleta\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060647\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/ballot-inserted-to-red-ballot-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/ballot-inserted-to-red-ballot-box.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/ballot-inserted-to-red-ballot-box-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una residente de San Francisco entrega su boleta por correo en un centro de votación cerca del Ayuntamiento el 6 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>¿Puedo completar mi boleta en persona en un centro de votación antes del 4 de noviembre?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A partir del 6 de octubre la votación en persona está disponible en todas las oficinas electorales de los condados del Área de la Bahía. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Encuentre la oficina electoral de su condado y los horarios de apertura\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En las próximas semanas se abrirán más lugares de votación anticipada en el Área de la Bahía. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ES\">Encuentre dónde votar temprano en su condado y cuándo abren esos lugares.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recuerde: Si quiere votar en persona, lleve la boleta que le enviaron por correo en blanco, ya que algunos condados pueden pedirle requisitos adicionales si no la lleva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La fecha límite para registrarse para votar en línea en \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a> es el 20 de octubre. Pero si se le pasa ese plazo, no se preocupe, todavía puede registrarse después en uno de estos lugares de votación anticipada mediante lo que se llama \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">registro de votantes en el mismo día\u003c/a> (también conocido como registro de votantes condicional), que le permite rellenar y presentar su papeleta en ese momento. Este sistema le permite rellenar y enviar su papeleta en ese mismo momento, hasta que se cierren las urnas a las 8 p. m. del día de las elecciones. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">Obtenga más información sobre cómo funciona el registro (o el re-registro) para votar en persona con nuestra guía de 2024\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Además del registro de votantes, muchos centros de votación también ofrecen papeletas de repuesto, máquinas de votación accesibles y asistencia lingüística.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"sitio\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo encontrar mi sitio de votación anticipada o de entrega de papeletas?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Visite \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">la herramienta del estado de California para encontrar su centro de votación anticipada\u003c/a>, y luego:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Escriba el nombre de su condado (si añade su ciudad o código postal obtendrá resultados más específicos, pero eso es opcional)\u003cbr>\nMarque las casillas “Voto anticipado” y/o “Lugar de entrega”\u003cbr>\nOprima “Buscar” para ver todos los lugares de votación anticipada y de depósito en esa zona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si decide votar de manera anticipada en su condado, recuerde que los horarios de votación pueden variar según el lugar, y que algunos lugares pueden no estar abiertos todos los días. Los centros de votación temprana tampoco abrirán hasta el 25 de octubre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"votar\">\u003c/a>¿Dónde puedo votar en persona el 4 de noviembre?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si vive en los condados de San Francisco, Contra Costa o Solano, a usted se le asignará un lugar de votación específico, mientras que en el condado de Contra Costa los funcionarios electorales dicen que pueden procesar su papeleta sin importar dónde se presente a votar. Si vive en San Francisco, también tiene la opción de votar en la oficina de registro en el Ayuntamiento el día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si vive en los condados de Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara o Sonoma, usted puede votar en cualquier lugar de votación, incluida la oficina de registro de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usted puede \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">encontrar su lugar de votación a través de la herramienta de búsqueda del estado\u003c/a>, aunque tenga en cuenta que esta información sólo estará disponible cuando se acerque el día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si espera votar en persona, asegúrese de comprobar su papeleta de voto por correo mucho antes del día de las elecciones para ver dónde puede votar y si se le ha asignado un lugar de votación específico. Y de nuevo, recuerde, si vive en un condado que le asigna un lugar de votación particular, todavía puede votar en \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">la oficina de registro de su condado\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"condado\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo ponerme en contacto directamente con mi condado sobre la votación?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En toda el Área de la Bahía, los funcionarios electorales están animando a los votantes a que se pongan en contacto, temprano, con cualquier pregunta o preocupación. Aquí está la información de contacto de su condado:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://acvote.alamedacountyca.gov/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>: Para información sobre el voto por correo, registro y centros de votación, llame al (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/traducciones-no-disponibles/?lang=es\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>: Llame al (925) 335-7800 o envíe un correo electrónico a voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.gov/\">Marín\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 473-6456 o vaya a la página electoral del condado de Marín en línea para enviar un formulario por correo electrónico.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 253-4321 o envíe un correo electrónico a la oficina de elecciones en elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/es/departments--department-elections\">San Francisco\u003c/a>: Llame al (415) 554-4375 o envíe un correo electrónico a sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://smcacre.gov/elections#\">San Mateo\u003c/a>: Llame al (888) 762-8683 o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/espanol\">Santa Clara\u003c/a>: Llame gratis al (866) 430-VOTE (8683) o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/registrar-voters\">Solano\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 784-6675 o al (888) 933-VOTE (8683). También puede enviar un correo electrónico a elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/registrar-of-voters\">Sonoma\u003c/a>: Llame al (707) 565-6800 o al número gratuito (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Monday, Oct. 20 is the last day to register online to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place\">vote in the Nov. 4 election\u003c/a> — or to re-register online, if you need to update your voter registration details.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you miss this deadline, don’t worry. You have several options for registering or re-registering in person all the way through Nov. 4 itself, your last day to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what to know about checking your voter registration, from the Oct. 20 deadline to how to make sure election officials have your correct mailing address. You can also jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#register-to-vote-first-time\">I want to register to vote for the first time\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#change-address-voter-registration\">What should I do if I’ve moved to a new address?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#change-name-voter-registration\">I changed my name — how do I update my voter registration?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#when-will-my-ballot-arrive\">When will my ballot arrive?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>I’m almost certain I’m registered to vote, but how can I check?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can check your voter registration status at \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>, which will show whether you’re registered to vote and the address associated with your registration.[aside postID='news_12058811,news_12058818,news_12060171' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your voter registration is active and your address and name are up to date, your ballot should have arrived by now. You can use \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a> to check when your ballot was mailed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where’s My Ballot?\u003c/a> tool to check whether your ballot was sent out, and read \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060171/ballot-missing-election-2025-hasnt-arrived-yet-replacement\">our guide on what to do if your ballot never showed up.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are some reasons I might need to update my voter registration?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Updating your voter registration is also known as “re-registering” to vote — because to update elements of your voter record at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a>, you’ll need to register to vote \u003cem>again\u003c/em> as if you were making a new application.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a general rule, you’ll definitely need to re-register if your name or address has changed. But if registering to vote when you know you’re already registered feels weird, don’t worry: this won’t be seen as you trying to fraudulently register to vote twice or anything like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because your voter registration is tied to your social security number and your driver’s license/state ID card number, your new voter registration will be matched with your \u003cem>existing\u003c/em> voter registration and your details will be updated. There will also be a section on the form where you can provide any previous addresses and names you’ve been registered to vote under.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to change your party preference, you’ll also need to re-register to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For smaller changes, your county may allow you to submit a Voter Action Form by mail or online. For example, if San Francisco residents want to make minor changes to their voter registration, they can use \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfelections.org/tools/regupdate/regupd.php\">a form from the San Francisco Department of Elections\u003c/a> to determine whether they can do so online. \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">Find your Bay Area county elections office’s website and contact details\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should update your voter registration if:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"change-address-voter-registration\">\u003c/a>If you have moved to a new address within California\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your old address is on your voter registration, then your mail-in ballot will automatically be sent to that address — not your new one. Your voter registration will only reflect your new address if you’ve manually updated it or \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions\">if you’ve updated your address with the DMV.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Register to vote with your new address at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says that you can also send a signed letter to your current county elections official to let them know you’ve moved, along with your date of birth and current address. \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">Find your Bay Area county elections office’s website and contact details\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12012691\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12012691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voters drop off their ballots on Election Day at City Hall in San Francisco on Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"change-name-voter-registration\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>If you have legally changed your name\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll need to re-register to vote with your new name. One important thing: Before you do that, the Secretary of State recommends that you \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions\">update your California driver’s license or identification card with the DMV \u003cem>first.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV currently has for you. And if you haven’t updated your signature with the DMV, the signature the agency sends to your county elections office will be the signature for your previous name, not your new one, and your registration will be rejected. \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/updating-information-on-your-driver-license-or-identification-dl-id-card/\">Read how to update your signature with the DMV.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if you aren’t able to update your details with the DMV first? The state recommends you select “decline” on the application when asked to use your DMV signature to register to vote — but you’ll have to hit “print” and sign the paper application, which you’ll mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Register to vote with your new name at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you haven’t voted in a while\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In general,” says the Secretary of State’s office, you’ll stay registered to vote for as long as you remain at the same address you’re registered with — but “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions\">there are cases in which voter registration can be canceled\u003c/a> if a voter has not voted in several consecutive general elections.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if your ballot doesn’t arrive in October, and you suspect it might be because you haven’t voted in many years, contact your county’s elections office ASAP. \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">Jump straight to our list of Bay Area county elections offices\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When is my last chance to update my voter registration?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you forget to re-register with your new address or name, and your ballot is sent out in October to the wrong address or without your current name, don’t worry. As long as you update your voter registration online at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov \u003c/a>before the Oct. 20 deadline, your county will just cancel the ballot that went to your old address and send you a new one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if things get hectic in October and you miss the Oct. 20 deadline, you can still update your voter registration — you’ll just have to do it in person at that stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Go to \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">your county elections office \u003c/a>or an open voting location and ask to register in person via Same Day Registration (also called conditional registration). You can do this up until when polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12012700\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12012700\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voters fill out their ballots at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland on Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"register-to-vote-first-time\">\u003c/a>How can I register to vote for the first time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can register to vote if you’re:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A United States citizen and a resident of California,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>18 years old or older on Election Day\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>People who are currently serving a state or federal prison term for a felony conviction cannot vote or register to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can register to vote online at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov \u003c/a>before the Oct. 20 deadline. After that, you can register to vote in person at\u003ca href=\"#countylist\"> your county elections office \u003c/a>or an open voting location, where you can register through Same Day Registration (also called conditional registration). You can do this up until when polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re unhoused or have no fixed address, you can still register to vote by providing a description of the place where you spend most of your time if you don’t have a street address, including cross streets. You can \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">register to vote this way via online application\u003c/a> before Oct. 20 or on the paper voter registration application you can pick up at any Department of Motor Vehicles field office, or many post offices, public libraries, government offices or \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county elections office\u003c/a> by request (where you can also use Same Day Registration in person.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"when-will-my-ballot-arrive\">\u003c/a>When will my ballot arrive?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every registered voter in California will automatically receive a ballot in the mail, and by this point you should have received yours if you were correctly registered to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 6 was the deadline for Bay Area counties to \u003cem>start\u003c/em> mailing ballots, though many started several days earlier. This means your ballot will most likely have arrived in early to mid-October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use both \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a> and the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Where’s My Ballot? \u003c/a>tool to check whether your ballot has been sent out. And if your ballot is still missing, don’t worry: You have options. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060171/ballot-missing-election-2025-hasnt-arrived-yet-replacement\">Read our guide for what to do if your Election 2025 ballot doesn’t show up.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use the ballot to cast your vote or you can forget it and request a fresh one at a voting location. The one that arrived in the mail will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"countylist\">\u003c/a>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us/\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Monday, Oct. 20 is the last day to register online to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place\">vote in the Nov. 4 election\u003c/a> — or to re-register online, if you need to update your voter registration details.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you miss this deadline, don’t worry. You have several options for registering or re-registering in person all the way through Nov. 4 itself, your last day to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what to know about checking your voter registration, from the Oct. 20 deadline to how to make sure election officials have your correct mailing address. You can also jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#register-to-vote-first-time\">I want to register to vote for the first time\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#change-address-voter-registration\">What should I do if I’ve moved to a new address?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#change-name-voter-registration\">I changed my name — how do I update my voter registration?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#when-will-my-ballot-arrive\">When will my ballot arrive?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>I’m almost certain I’m registered to vote, but how can I check?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can check your voter registration status at \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>, which will show whether you’re registered to vote and the address associated with your registration.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your voter registration is active and your address and name are up to date, your ballot should have arrived by now. You can use \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a> to check when your ballot was mailed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where’s My Ballot?\u003c/a> tool to check whether your ballot was sent out, and read \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060171/ballot-missing-election-2025-hasnt-arrived-yet-replacement\">our guide on what to do if your ballot never showed up.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are some reasons I might need to update my voter registration?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Updating your voter registration is also known as “re-registering” to vote — because to update elements of your voter record at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a>, you’ll need to register to vote \u003cem>again\u003c/em> as if you were making a new application.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a general rule, you’ll definitely need to re-register if your name or address has changed. But if registering to vote when you know you’re already registered feels weird, don’t worry: this won’t be seen as you trying to fraudulently register to vote twice or anything like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because your voter registration is tied to your social security number and your driver’s license/state ID card number, your new voter registration will be matched with your \u003cem>existing\u003c/em> voter registration and your details will be updated. There will also be a section on the form where you can provide any previous addresses and names you’ve been registered to vote under.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to change your party preference, you’ll also need to re-register to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For smaller changes, your county may allow you to submit a Voter Action Form by mail or online. For example, if San Francisco residents want to make minor changes to their voter registration, they can use \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfelections.org/tools/regupdate/regupd.php\">a form from the San Francisco Department of Elections\u003c/a> to determine whether they can do so online. \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">Find your Bay Area county elections office’s website and contact details\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should update your voter registration if:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"change-address-voter-registration\">\u003c/a>If you have moved to a new address within California\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your old address is on your voter registration, then your mail-in ballot will automatically be sent to that address — not your new one. Your voter registration will only reflect your new address if you’ve manually updated it or \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions\">if you’ve updated your address with the DMV.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Register to vote with your new address at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says that you can also send a signed letter to your current county elections official to let them know you’ve moved, along with your date of birth and current address. \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">Find your Bay Area county elections office’s website and contact details\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12012691\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12012691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTIONDAY-14-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voters drop off their ballots on Election Day at City Hall in San Francisco on Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"change-name-voter-registration\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>If you have legally changed your name\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll need to re-register to vote with your new name. One important thing: Before you do that, the Secretary of State recommends that you \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions\">update your California driver’s license or identification card with the DMV \u003cem>first.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV currently has for you. And if you haven’t updated your signature with the DMV, the signature the agency sends to your county elections office will be the signature for your previous name, not your new one, and your registration will be rejected. \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/updating-information-on-your-driver-license-or-identification-dl-id-card/\">Read how to update your signature with the DMV.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if you aren’t able to update your details with the DMV first? The state recommends you select “decline” on the application when asked to use your DMV signature to register to vote — but you’ll have to hit “print” and sign the paper application, which you’ll mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Register to vote with your new name at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you haven’t voted in a while\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In general,” says the Secretary of State’s office, you’ll stay registered to vote for as long as you remain at the same address you’re registered with — but “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions\">there are cases in which voter registration can be canceled\u003c/a> if a voter has not voted in several consecutive general elections.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if your ballot doesn’t arrive in October, and you suspect it might be because you haven’t voted in many years, contact your county’s elections office ASAP. \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">Jump straight to our list of Bay Area county elections offices\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When is my last chance to update my voter registration?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you forget to re-register with your new address or name, and your ballot is sent out in October to the wrong address or without your current name, don’t worry. As long as you update your voter registration online at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov \u003c/a>before the Oct. 20 deadline, your county will just cancel the ballot that went to your old address and send you a new one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if things get hectic in October and you miss the Oct. 20 deadline, you can still update your voter registration — you’ll just have to do it in person at that stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Go to \u003ca href=\"#countylist\">your county elections office \u003c/a>or an open voting location and ask to register in person via Same Day Registration (also called conditional registration). You can do this up until when polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12012700\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12012700\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241105-ELECTION-DAY-ALLEN-TEMPLE-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voters fill out their ballots at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland on Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"register-to-vote-first-time\">\u003c/a>How can I register to vote for the first time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can register to vote if you’re:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A United States citizen and a resident of California,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>18 years old or older on Election Day\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>People who are currently serving a state or federal prison term for a felony conviction cannot vote or register to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can register to vote online at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov \u003c/a>before the Oct. 20 deadline. After that, you can register to vote in person at\u003ca href=\"#countylist\"> your county elections office \u003c/a>or an open voting location, where you can register through Same Day Registration (also called conditional registration). You can do this up until when polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re unhoused or have no fixed address, you can still register to vote by providing a description of the place where you spend most of your time if you don’t have a street address, including cross streets. You can \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">register to vote this way via online application\u003c/a> before Oct. 20 or on the paper voter registration application you can pick up at any Department of Motor Vehicles field office, or many post offices, public libraries, government offices or \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county elections office\u003c/a> by request (where you can also use Same Day Registration in person.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"when-will-my-ballot-arrive\">\u003c/a>When will my ballot arrive?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Every registered voter in California will automatically receive a ballot in the mail, and by this point you should have received yours if you were correctly registered to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oct. 6 was the deadline for Bay Area counties to \u003cem>start\u003c/em> mailing ballots, though many started several days earlier. This means your ballot will most likely have arrived in early to mid-October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use both \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a> and the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Where’s My Ballot? \u003c/a>tool to check whether your ballot has been sent out. And if your ballot is still missing, don’t worry: You have options. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060171/ballot-missing-election-2025-hasnt-arrived-yet-replacement\">Read our guide for what to do if your Election 2025 ballot doesn’t show up.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use the ballot to cast your vote or you can forget it and request a fresh one at a voting location. The one that arrived in the mail will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"countylist\">\u003c/a>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us/\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). 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"content": "\u003cp>On a recent Thursday evening, pastor Shantell Owens opened the doors of her Genesis Church in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/antioch\">Antioch\u003c/a>, an eastern Contra Costa County suburb, to two League of Women Voters volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their mission: explain \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, the measure on California’s November ballot that would redraw the state’s congressional lines to help Democrats win more U.S. House seats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Owens beamed as she described the church’s services in a neighborhood rocked by shootings last year. Genesis distributes free groceries every Saturday morning, hosts financial empowerment workshops — and on this evening offered a crash course on California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/electionsnews\">Nov. 4 special election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My biggest fear is that when people don’t know, they don’t vote,” Owens said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>League volunteer Janet Hoy explained the basics of Proposition 50, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053249/california-approves-redistricting-plan-now-its-up-to-voters\">asks voters\u003c/a> to replace California’s current congressional district lines, drawn by a nonpartisan citizens commission, with a new pro-Democratic map through 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed it in response to a congressional redistricting in Texas designed to help Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antioch and neighboring Pittsburg are key pieces in the shuffle, showing the inherent tension between maximizing national political outcomes and representing local interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058747\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Hoy, Civil Engagement Chair for the League of Women Voters, addresses a small group on the pros and cons of Proposition 50, a temporary redistricting measure on the statewide ballot for Nov. 4, at Genesis Church in Antioch, California, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You can see how Antioch changes, right?” Hoy said, pointing to a PowerPoint slide comparing the current and proposed maps. “You can see it’s really moving around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Proposition 50 is approved, heavily Democratic Antioch and Pittsburg would move to a Central Valley district, boosting the reelection chances of vulnerable Democratic Rep. Josh Harder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new map would break up the current 8th Congressional District, which pairs parts of Antioch and Pittsburg with Richmond, Vallejo and other cities along the Carquinez Strait, creating a racially diverse, working-class district where concerns about long commutes and oil refinery operations could be addressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the lines were finalized in 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11912468/activists-helped-create-the-bay-areas-most-diverse-congressional-district-now-theyre-probably-getting-john-garamendi\">the new 8th District was championed\u003c/a> by Bay Area activists as an example of a redistricting process that prioritized local needs over partisan goals. But even supporters now back a map aimed at helping Democrats gain House seats.[aside label=\"2025 California Special Election\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50,Learn about Proposition 50' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Aside-2025-Special-Election-Voter-Guide-Proposition-50-1200x675-1.png]“I think if there’s any way that we’re able to get more seats [in Congress] so that we can level the playing field to help the people here on the ground, we got to do it,” said Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston, whose district overlaps much of the 8th District. “Hopefully, when [the commission] goes back in 2030, they can be intentional again about making sure they create a district for communities of color and working-class people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During 2021 public hearings, groups such as Black Women Organized for Political Action and Lift Up Contra Costa warned that Black, Latino and Asian voices were diluted in the prior map. Richmond was paired with the wealthy Lamorinda and Tri-Valley suburbs, while Vallejo and Martinez were in a district with Napa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers presented testimony on local bonds, or “communities of interest,” arguing that by combining these communities into one district would make their shared needs visible to elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were communities of interest around the refineries and environmental issues,” said Pedro Toledo, the chair of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. “There were also certainly quite a few communities of interest for low-income populations that wanted to be together and advocate together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission’s final report said the 8th was drawn “considering communities of interest to create a working-class focused district.” At the time, it was the only district in California where white, Latino, Black and Asian residents each accounted for at least 15% of the citizen voting-age population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058746\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058746\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sue Brandy, co-vice president of the League of Women Voters, presents slides outlining the pros and cons of Proposition 50 to a small group at Genesis Church in Antioch, California, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the district lines did not produce \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914055/in-the-bays-most-diverse-district-an-old-white-guy-is-the-frontrunner\">local representation\u003c/a>. Since 2022, the seat has been held by 80-year-old Democratic Rep. John Garamendi, a white man with rancher roots who lives in the Sacramento County town of Walnut Grove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toledo said using the concept of communities of interest to draw political maps can strengthen representation, regardless of who is elected to the seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The issues that a community in the Central Valley might care about — maybe water or health care — might be very different in a more urban setting,” he said. “That matters because one would hope that the official that a community elects would represent those issues in Congress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proposition 50 would move more than 106,000 Antioch and Pittsburg voters to the 9th Congressional District. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in those cities by more than 40 percentage points, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan election guide California Target Book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shift would help Harder, who narrowly won the 9th District last year by just four points, while Donald Trump carried the district over Kamala Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058744\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058744\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Schreiber (left) and Jan Warren (right), a Walnut Creek resident of 40 years, discuss and take notes during the League of Women Voters’ presentation at Genesis Church in Antioch, California, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Part of what this map is doing is shoring up those narrowly won seats,” said Eric McGhee, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each congressional seat has to have roughly the same population, so in exchange for removing Antioch and Pittsburg, the Proposition 50 map adds the Solano County cities of Vacaville and Dixon to the 8th District, slightly increasing the share of white voters in the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, McGhee said Proposition 50 maintains the current levels of racial representation across California. He found that the map on the ballot \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/blog/how-would-the-prop-50-redistricting-plan-affect-racial-and-geographic-representation/\">matches\u003c/a> the number of districts (16) where eligible Latino voters currently constitute a majority. Proposition 50 also keeps the same number of districts where Asian and Black voters make up at least 30% of voters (6 and 2, respectively).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is harder to assess changes to the map that split up communities of interest, McGhee said. These pairings often encompass racial or ethnic enclaves, but also can include neighborhoods that share socioeconomic status, places of worship, employers or means of transportation.[aside label=\"2025 California Special Election\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/electionsnews,Read the latest coverage of the Nov. 4 special election and learn about key measures on the ballot.' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2025-Special-Election-1200x1200@2x.png]“The bottom line is that there’s no single definition that everybody agrees on,” McGhee said. “Probably the best way to know if you’ve violated a community of interest is if some people complain loudly and assertively after the map is adopted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, none of the advocacy groups that championed the current 8th District lines have organized against Proposition 50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scales-Preston, the county supervisor, has concerns about communities along the north shore of Contra Costa County having to share a district with parts of the Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here in Pittsburg, you know, we touch the Delta, but it’s not like one of the Delta communities and the farming communities,” she said. “It’s totally different.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Scales-Preston is supporting Proposition 50 because she views the need to break Republican control of Congress as paramount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has seen longer lines at food banks in Pittsburg and more residents bringing fishing poles to Bay Point Regional Shoreline in hopes of catching a free meal. She knows painful shortfalls will soon be coming to the health care and food safety nets as a result of the GOP-backed budget bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Prop. 50 for me is protecting health care for community members here, protecting our immigrant community…and protecting CalFresh,” Scales-Preston said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at Genesis Church, just a handful of people have trickled in to hear the presentation about Proposition 50. Shantell Owens doesn’t recognize any local parishioners, but she vows to take the information she’s learned about the special election back to her congregation on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t understand it because it’s not time for an election — but it’s happening, right?’ Owens said. “So it’s about really shaking people up to understand that this is happening and we need to be a part of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My biggest fear is that when people don’t know, they don’t vote,” Owens said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>League volunteer Janet Hoy explained the basics of Proposition 50, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053249/california-approves-redistricting-plan-now-its-up-to-voters\">asks voters\u003c/a> to replace California’s current congressional district lines, drawn by a nonpartisan citizens commission, with a new pro-Democratic map through 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed it in response to a congressional redistricting in Texas designed to help Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Antioch and neighboring Pittsburg are key pieces in the shuffle, showing the inherent tension between maximizing national political outcomes and representing local interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058747\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Hoy, Civil Engagement Chair for the League of Women Voters, addresses a small group on the pros and cons of Proposition 50, a temporary redistricting measure on the statewide ballot for Nov. 4, at Genesis Church in Antioch, California, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You can see how Antioch changes, right?” Hoy said, pointing to a PowerPoint slide comparing the current and proposed maps. “You can see it’s really moving around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Proposition 50 is approved, heavily Democratic Antioch and Pittsburg would move to a Central Valley district, boosting the reelection chances of vulnerable Democratic Rep. Josh Harder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new map would break up the current 8th Congressional District, which pairs parts of Antioch and Pittsburg with Richmond, Vallejo and other cities along the Carquinez Strait, creating a racially diverse, working-class district where concerns about long commutes and oil refinery operations could be addressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the lines were finalized in 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11912468/activists-helped-create-the-bay-areas-most-diverse-congressional-district-now-theyre-probably-getting-john-garamendi\">the new 8th District was championed\u003c/a> by Bay Area activists as an example of a redistricting process that prioritized local needs over partisan goals. But even supporters now back a map aimed at helping Democrats gain House seats.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I think if there’s any way that we’re able to get more seats [in Congress] so that we can level the playing field to help the people here on the ground, we got to do it,” said Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston, whose district overlaps much of the 8th District. “Hopefully, when [the commission] goes back in 2030, they can be intentional again about making sure they create a district for communities of color and working-class people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During 2021 public hearings, groups such as Black Women Organized for Political Action and Lift Up Contra Costa warned that Black, Latino and Asian voices were diluted in the prior map. Richmond was paired with the wealthy Lamorinda and Tri-Valley suburbs, while Vallejo and Martinez were in a district with Napa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers presented testimony on local bonds, or “communities of interest,” arguing that by combining these communities into one district would make their shared needs visible to elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were communities of interest around the refineries and environmental issues,” said Pedro Toledo, the chair of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. “There were also certainly quite a few communities of interest for low-income populations that wanted to be together and advocate together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission’s final report said the 8th was drawn “considering communities of interest to create a working-class focused district.” At the time, it was the only district in California where white, Latino, Black and Asian residents each accounted for at least 15% of the citizen voting-age population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058746\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058746\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sue Brandy, co-vice president of the League of Women Voters, presents slides outlining the pros and cons of Proposition 50 to a small group at Genesis Church in Antioch, California, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the district lines did not produce \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11914055/in-the-bays-most-diverse-district-an-old-white-guy-is-the-frontrunner\">local representation\u003c/a>. Since 2022, the seat has been held by 80-year-old Democratic Rep. John Garamendi, a white man with rancher roots who lives in the Sacramento County town of Walnut Grove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toledo said using the concept of communities of interest to draw political maps can strengthen representation, regardless of who is elected to the seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The issues that a community in the Central Valley might care about — maybe water or health care — might be very different in a more urban setting,” he said. “That matters because one would hope that the official that a community elects would represent those issues in Congress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proposition 50 would move more than 106,000 Antioch and Pittsburg voters to the 9th Congressional District. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in those cities by more than 40 percentage points, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan election guide California Target Book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shift would help Harder, who narrowly won the 9th District last year by just four points, while Donald Trump carried the district over Kamala Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058744\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058744\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251003_REDISTRICT-ANTIOCH-_-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Schreiber (left) and Jan Warren (right), a Walnut Creek resident of 40 years, discuss and take notes during the League of Women Voters’ presentation at Genesis Church in Antioch, California, on Oct. 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Part of what this map is doing is shoring up those narrowly won seats,” said Eric McGhee, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each congressional seat has to have roughly the same population, so in exchange for removing Antioch and Pittsburg, the Proposition 50 map adds the Solano County cities of Vacaville and Dixon to the 8th District, slightly increasing the share of white voters in the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, McGhee said Proposition 50 maintains the current levels of racial representation across California. 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"content": "\u003cp>Election Day — your last day to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">vote\u003c/a> — is less than two weeks away, on Tuesday, Nov. 4. And every registered California voter will receive a mail-in ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if your ballot still hasn’t shown up yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline for Bay Area counties to start mailing out their ballots was Oct. 6, but don’t panic if there’s no sign of your ballot in your mailbox as it may still be making its way to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even if something \u003cem>has\u003c/em> gone wrong, you have time — and several options — to fix things and make sure you get to cast your vote by the time polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking for information about what’s on your ballot instead? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/electionsnews\">Take a look at KQED’s election guides\u003c/a>, including information about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which would redraw California’s congressional district lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’ve made a mistake on your ballot, we also have a guide to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058818/how-to-correct-fix-mistake-on-ballot-election-2025-prop-50\">how to address different kinds of ballot — and signature — goofs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-sent-wrong-address\">My ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-missing\">I think my ballot got lost in the mail\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>First, check if your voter registration is correct — and if your ballot was actually sent out\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This site will show whether you’re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\">Read our guide to making sure you’re correctly registered to vote.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where’s My Ballot? Tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding out if your voter registration is correct will help you determine next steps in getting your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024173\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12024173 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20.jpg\" alt=\"A hand places a pieces of paper in the ballot box.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A voter casts their mail-in ballot at a polling site at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-sent-wrong-address\">\u003c/a>If your ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it turns out your ballot was missing because your voter registration wasn’t updated, don’t feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registrations accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> is Oct. 20. But if you miss that date, you can still \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”.) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on Oct. 25. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place\">Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-missing\">\u003c/a>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it’s more than six days before Election Day, you can just \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>and ask them to send a new ballot. Scroll to the bottom of this story to find your Bay Area county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office won’t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day because it can’t be sure the ballot will reach you in time. So, if you’re trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also open as of Oct. 6 for early voting through Election Day, so you could also go there and vote in person at the same time. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">More early voting locations will be opening throughout October.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you’re \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote or need to re-register to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">Same Day Registration\u003c/a> at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If your ballot showed up but it has your former name on it\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’ve legally changed your name since you last voted in California, you’ll need to re-register to vote with your current (new) name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> is Monday (Oct. 20), and if you miss that date you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration.”) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on Oct. 25. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\">Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>How to contact your county directly\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here’s the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call 510-267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 925-335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-253-4321 or email the elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 888-762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Call toll-free at 866-430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call 707-784-6675 or 888-933-VOTE (8683). You can also email elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/\">Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 707-565-6800 or toll-free at 800-750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bookmark \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/statewide-special-nov-4-2025\">the state’s full list of deadlines for the 2025 California Special Election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Election Day — your last day to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">vote\u003c/a> — is less than two weeks away, on Tuesday, Nov. 4. And every registered California voter will receive a mail-in ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if your ballot still hasn’t shown up yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline for Bay Area counties to start mailing out their ballots was Oct. 6, but don’t panic if there’s no sign of your ballot in your mailbox as it may still be making its way to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even if something \u003cem>has\u003c/em> gone wrong, you have time — and several options — to fix things and make sure you get to cast your vote by the time polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking for information about what’s on your ballot instead? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/electionsnews\">Take a look at KQED’s election guides\u003c/a>, including information about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which would redraw California’s congressional district lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’ve made a mistake on your ballot, we also have a guide to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058818/how-to-correct-fix-mistake-on-ballot-election-2025-prop-50\">how to address different kinds of ballot — and signature — goofs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-sent-wrong-address\">My ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-missing\">I think my ballot got lost in the mail\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>First, check if your voter registration is correct — and if your ballot was actually sent out\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This site will show whether you’re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\">Read our guide to making sure you’re correctly registered to vote.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where’s My Ballot? Tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finding out if your voter registration is correct will help you determine next steps in getting your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024173\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12024173 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20.jpg\" alt=\"A hand places a pieces of paper in the ballot box.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/110524-Election-Fresno_LV_CM_20-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A voter casts their mail-in ballot at a polling site at Fresno City College in Fresno on Nov. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-sent-wrong-address\">\u003c/a>If your ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it turns out your ballot was missing because your voter registration wasn’t updated, don’t feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registrations accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> is Oct. 20. But if you miss that date, you can still \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”.) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on Oct. 25. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place\">Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-missing\">\u003c/a>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it’s more than six days before Election Day, you can just \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>and ask them to send a new ballot. Scroll to the bottom of this story to find your Bay Area county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office won’t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day because it can’t be sure the ballot will reach you in time. So, if you’re trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also open as of Oct. 6 for early voting through Election Day, so you could also go there and vote in person at the same time. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">More early voting locations will be opening throughout October.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you’re \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote or need to re-register to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">Same Day Registration\u003c/a> at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If your ballot showed up but it has your former name on it\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’ve legally changed your name since you last voted in California, you’ll need to re-register to vote with your current (new) name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> is Monday (Oct. 20), and if you miss that date you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration.”) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058837/election-2025-am-i-registered-to-vote-check-voter-registration-prop-50\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. 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"content": "\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059600/newsom-vetoes-stall-californias-reparations-push-for-black-descendants\">advanced California’s reparations efforts\u003c/a> by signing five bills from the Legislative Black Caucus’ Road to Repair 2025 \u003ca href=\"https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/news/california-legislative-black-caucus-announces-signing-several-key-legislative-priorities\">package\u003c/a> into law, with additional measures to be revisited next legislative cycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key among them is SB 518 (Weber‑Pierson), which creates the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery and lays the foundation needed to move reparations from theory to reality. Too many news outlets have framed this as a loss, but the outcome should be seen in the context of many wins already achieved in California — another step forward in this journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cities and states across the nation are taking inspiration from California, the first state to establish a reparations task force to address the legacy of slavery and its enduring consequences. While progress may seem slow, California’s advances are groundbreaking. They align with established global practices in international law, where states provide reparations for violations committed against their citizens or for failing to protect them from harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From my work listening to harmed communities around the globe collectively tell their stories, I’ve learned that reparations are about the journey — not just the destination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the highest level, “reparations” is the process of the state making amends for harm. While many people think of reparations solely as compensation, it also includes a broader range of material, systemic and symbolic repair for victims, their families and society at large.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/basic-principles-and-guidelines-right-remedy-and-reparation\">United Nations Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation,\u003c/a> these bills are part of the comprehensive reparations package clearly articulated in the California Reparations Task Force’s final report, including restitution, compensation, satisfaction (stopping violations, revealing the truth, public apology), rehabilitation (medical and psychological care as well as legal and social services) and guarantees of non-recurrence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11976639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11976639\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/AP24032786348814-scaled-e1760735466495.jpg\" alt=\"A group of men and women pose for a photo onstage.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, state Sen. 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Over half of respondents support investments in education, healthcare, land restitution, and economic development targeted to Black communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This growing public support mirrors significant legislative and public policy advances. Last year, Newsom signed \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/26/governor-newsom-signs-california-legislative-black-caucus-priority-bills-including-a-formal-bipartisan-apology-for-the-states-role-in-slavery/\">10 bills\u003c/a> as part of the “Road to Repair” package. Key among them was a public \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/9.26.24-California-Apology.pdf\">apology\u003c/a> in which the state of California recognized and accepted responsibility for the harms of slavery and its enduring legacy, including systemic structures of discrimination, and pledged to restore and repair affected communities with actions beyond the apology itself.[aside postID=news_12059600 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/CaliforniaReparationsGetty.jpg']This acknowledgment is an essential step towards reparations, signaling the state’s commitment to taking concrete actions to make things right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Globally, we have seen the crucial role apologies play in paving the way for comprehensive reparations. In Canada, for example, standing outside the Parliament building in June 2008 when Prime Minister Stephen Harper \u003ca href=\"https://nctr.ca/exhibits/indian-residential-school-apology/\">apologized\u003c/a> for Indian Residential Schools and its assimilationist policy designed to “kill the Indian in the child,” I witnessed the impact it had on the members of different tribal nations present — and how it spurred the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and ongoing efforts to achieve comprehensive reparations for Indigenous Canadians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking beyond our borders underscores that reparations require many steps and iterations. In Chile, it took over 30 years of negotiations and several rounds of legislation to implement reparations through health care benefits, pension plans, educational scholarships and other measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the U.S., it took nearly 50 years of advocacy for reparations for Japanese Americans to become a reality. After Congress and President Jimmy Carter established the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment in 1980, it took almost a decade before President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act in 1988, leading to the first payment being issued in 1990.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037638\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march in support of reparations for African people in Oakland on Oct. 16, 2021, organized by the Uhuru Movement. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Considering that the country’s violations against Black Americans spanned more than 400 years, it will take more than one or two legislative cycles to redress and repair these harms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While this work takes time, those whose rights have been and continue to be violated deserve to see meaningful changes now. We all share a responsibility to make this journey — this process — reparatory itself by staying unified, respectful and focused on progress. In this political landscape, all eyes are on California and Newsom. His follow-through on the commitment he made in 2021 when he convened the task force is pivotal to the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By leading by example, he can continue to distinguish himself by guiding a reparatory process that unites and makes reparations both common sense and commonplace. Together, we can — and we will — build a more just and equitable society for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060425\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg.jpeg 250w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg-160x160.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virginie Ladisch\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Virginie Ladisch is senior director of state and local initiatives at \u003ca href=\"https://www.liberationventures.org/\">Liberation Ventures\u003c/a>, a field catalyst in the U.S. movement for reparations for slavery and its legacies. She has over 20 years of experience supporting truth-telling and reparations processes around the world, including in Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Kenya, Tunisia and Uganda.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059600/newsom-vetoes-stall-californias-reparations-push-for-black-descendants\">advanced California’s reparations efforts\u003c/a> by signing five bills from the Legislative Black Caucus’ Road to Repair 2025 \u003ca href=\"https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/news/california-legislative-black-caucus-announces-signing-several-key-legislative-priorities\">package\u003c/a> into law, with additional measures to be revisited next legislative cycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key among them is SB 518 (Weber‑Pierson), which creates the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery and lays the foundation needed to move reparations from theory to reality. Too many news outlets have framed this as a loss, but the outcome should be seen in the context of many wins already achieved in California — another step forward in this journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cities and states across the nation are taking inspiration from California, the first state to establish a reparations task force to address the legacy of slavery and its enduring consequences. While progress may seem slow, California’s advances are groundbreaking. They align with established global practices in international law, where states provide reparations for violations committed against their citizens or for failing to protect them from harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From my work listening to harmed communities around the globe collectively tell their stories, I’ve learned that reparations are about the journey — not just the destination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the highest level, “reparations” is the process of the state making amends for harm. While many people think of reparations solely as compensation, it also includes a broader range of material, systemic and symbolic repair for victims, their families and society at large.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/basic-principles-and-guidelines-right-remedy-and-reparation\">United Nations Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation,\u003c/a> these bills are part of the comprehensive reparations package clearly articulated in the California Reparations Task Force’s final report, including restitution, compensation, satisfaction (stopping violations, revealing the truth, public apology), rehabilitation (medical and psychological care as well as legal and social services) and guarantees of non-recurrence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11976639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11976639\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/AP24032786348814-scaled-e1760735466495.jpg\" alt=\"A group of men and women pose for a photo onstage.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, state Sen. Steven Bradford, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, task force member Lisa Holder and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer hold up a final report of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans during a hearing in Sacramento on June 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Haven Daley/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A multi-generational, multi-racial coalition of lawyers, advocates and academics — called The Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation and Truth (ARRT) — is the driving force behind this long-term strategy towards full repair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As highlighted in a recent \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vAdD6ctYmAMGWEhblWLoE2xXNrJVlC1w/view\">poll\u003c/a> from \u003ca href=\"https://www.liberationventures.org/\">Liberation Ventures\u003c/a>, a nonprofit dedicated to racial repair, 45% of Californians express support for comprehensive reparations that include direct payments alongside an apology, healing services and other investments in Black communities, while another 18% are neutral. Over half of respondents support investments in education, healthcare, land restitution, and economic development targeted to Black communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This growing public support mirrors significant legislative and public policy advances. Last year, Newsom signed \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/26/governor-newsom-signs-california-legislative-black-caucus-priority-bills-including-a-formal-bipartisan-apology-for-the-states-role-in-slavery/\">10 bills\u003c/a> as part of the “Road to Repair” package. Key among them was a public \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/9.26.24-California-Apology.pdf\">apology\u003c/a> in which the state of California recognized and accepted responsibility for the harms of slavery and its enduring legacy, including systemic structures of discrimination, and pledged to restore and repair affected communities with actions beyond the apology itself.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>This acknowledgment is an essential step towards reparations, signaling the state’s commitment to taking concrete actions to make things right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Globally, we have seen the crucial role apologies play in paving the way for comprehensive reparations. In Canada, for example, standing outside the Parliament building in June 2008 when Prime Minister Stephen Harper \u003ca href=\"https://nctr.ca/exhibits/indian-residential-school-apology/\">apologized\u003c/a> for Indian Residential Schools and its assimilationist policy designed to “kill the Indian in the child,” I witnessed the impact it had on the members of different tribal nations present — and how it spurred the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and ongoing efforts to achieve comprehensive reparations for Indigenous Canadians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking beyond our borders underscores that reparations require many steps and iterations. In Chile, it took over 30 years of negotiations and several rounds of legislation to implement reparations through health care benefits, pension plans, educational scholarships and other measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the U.S., it took nearly 50 years of advocacy for reparations for Japanese Americans to become a reality. After Congress and President Jimmy Carter established the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment in 1980, it took almost a decade before President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act in 1988, leading to the first payment being issued in 1990.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037638\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march in support of reparations for African people in Oakland on Oct. 16, 2021, organized by the Uhuru Movement. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Considering that the country’s violations against Black Americans spanned more than 400 years, it will take more than one or two legislative cycles to redress and repair these harms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While this work takes time, those whose rights have been and continue to be violated deserve to see meaningful changes now. We all share a responsibility to make this journey — this process — reparatory itself by staying unified, respectful and focused on progress. In this political landscape, all eyes are on California and Newsom. His follow-through on the commitment he made in 2021 when he convened the task force is pivotal to the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By leading by example, he can continue to distinguish himself by guiding a reparatory process that unites and makes reparations both common sense and commonplace. Together, we can — and we will — build a more just and equitable society for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060425\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg.jpeg 250w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg-160x160.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virginie Ladisch\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Virginie Ladisch is senior director of state and local initiatives at \u003ca href=\"https://www.liberationventures.org/\">Liberation Ventures\u003c/a>, a field catalyst in the U.S. movement for reparations for slavery and its legacies. She has over 20 years of experience supporting truth-telling and reparations processes around the world, including in Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Kenya, Tunisia and Uganda.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 4 p.m., Saturday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huge crowds took to the streets for dozens of protests across the\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\"> Bay Area \u003c/a>on Saturday, joining nationwide “No Kings” rallies against President Donald Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Oakland, a colorful crowd gathered at Wilma Chan Park and marched through downtown, many in whimsical costumes like raccoon suits or frog masks, or carried inflated caricatures of President Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jon Paul Pierce wore a chicken suit. “We’re in a situation where we could easily lose the democracy that we enjoy,” Pierce said, “And I’m a veteran. I stand for this country. I stand for the Constitution, and I can’t see this administration getting away with how they’re trampling all over it and trampling over our rights.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060573\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters rally in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060559\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People march in the No Kings protest in Oakland on Saturday Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The crowd marched to Lake Merritt, where drummers and dancers performed, and elected officials and union leaders fired up the crowd, which organizers said topped 10,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We refuse to bow down to a rogue administration,” Rep. Lateefah Simon said. “We are the power. They want us to stand down and we refuse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060569\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters listen to speakers at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060582\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2000x666.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2048x682.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters hold ‘Good Monarch’ and ‘Bad Monarch’ signs at a rally at Lake Merritt in Oakland Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060570\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters listen to speakers at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee celebrated the peaceful protest as a sign of strength against the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Taking away people’s health care, taking away their jobs, firing people … when you look at what their agenda is, I know their playbook very well, and this is part of their agenda to create chaos, but we’re a peaceful city and we’re going to make sure that that chaos is not coming as a result of him trying to occupy and militarize this city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee speaks at Lake Merritt during the No Kings National Day of Action in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060602\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Youth marchers with Destiny Arts Center lead the crowd carrying a banner that reads ‘No Troops in Oakland’ during the No Kings rally at Wilma Chan Park on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police were barely seen at the Oakland No Kings protest, except providing traffic control around Lake Merritt and watching over the rally on the lake shore from the Alameda County Courthouse on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Traffic control for the length of the march was handled by protest organizers and volunteers. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, thousands more marched up Market Street, from the waterfront to the Civic Center, carrying signs supporting immigrants and denouncing fascism and the Trump administration’s cuts to social services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re very concerned about the health care cuts, millions of people being thrown off of health care,” said Sandy Reding, vice president of National Nurses United, one of the organizations that sponsored the event. “It’s also ICE … we’re also protesting against the violent kidnappings of people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060615\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car during a No Kings rally in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060589\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060583\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060584\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060584\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060588\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At Ocean Beach, protesters formed a human banner that read “No Kings / Yes on 50,” in support of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which would temporarily redraw California’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smaller protests took place around the Bay, from San Mateo to Sonoma to San Pablo, where people lined both sides of 23rd Street donning yellow bandanas, in solidarity with other No Kings rally-goers across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060578\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060578\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1468\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995-160x122.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995-1536x1174.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester in a unicorn costume holds a sign that reads ‘Antifa’ in San Pablo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060577\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1574\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144-160x131.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144-1536x1259.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester holds a sign at the No Kings rally near in San Pablo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060608\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060608\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A drum line leads marchers through downtown Oakland during the No Kings National Day of Action on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m a citizen, and I feel like it’s my responsibility to defend my people,” said Richmond resident Andrea Ulloa, who is Latina and said she showed up to support immigrants. “[I have] family members that are really trying hard to get their documents … [I’m here] on behalf of them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area protests come after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060033/trump-calls-out-san-francisco-as-next-target-for-national-guard-deployment\">Trump this week appeared to renew his threat\u003c/a> to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, something he’s done in multiple American cities after his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/protesters-and-immigration-authorities-face-off-for-a-2nd-day-in-la-area-after-arrests\">initial deployment of troops to Los Angeles\u003c/a> over the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they came here, all hell would break loose,” said San Francisco resident Howard Munson, adding that San Franciscans would not tolerate it. “It would fight back like crazy. … I don’t know if it would get as bad as Portland, but there’s a strong element of distaste for Trump and for this idea of bringing in troops into this city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060585\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator wears a playing card during a No Kings rally in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former Supervisor Aaron Peskin said at the rally in San Francisco on Saturday that American cities should not be turned into a police state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know that San Francisco has long taken care of our people without violence, and we are going to resist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> last week that he supported the idea of bringing guard troops to San Francisco, prompting an avalanche of pushback from local and state officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060613\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sailboat displays ‘No Kings’ on its main sail in the San Francisco Bay on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060619\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators gather in the Civic Center for a No Kings rally in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among the most forceful was San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who said she would\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/BrookeJenkinsSF/status/1976805107548541038\"> “not hesitate” \u003c/a>to prosecute federal law enforcement who break the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you come to San Francisco and illegally harass our residents, use excessive force or cross any other boundaries that the law [prescribes], I will not hesitate to do my job and hold you accountable just like I do other violators of the law every single day,” Jenkins wrote on X.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who’s been reluctant to call out Trump, was more muted, pointing to dropping crime in San Francisco and stressing on Sunday that he trusts the city’s police to handle crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060563\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060563\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/C463C9CE-1BEF-42B2-B1C9-B76B26BF638C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/C463C9CE-1BEF-42B2-B1C9-B76B26BF638C.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/C463C9CE-1BEF-42B2-B1C9-B76B26BF638C-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators gather on Market Street before a No Kings rally and march in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters at the No Kings rally in San Pablo on Saturday, October 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060621\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Warfield marquee says ‘No Kings’ during the march in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060384/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-walks-back-call-for-national-guard-to-san-francisco\">Benioff walked back his comments\u003c/a> in a post on social media platform X on Friday, the day after his company’s annual Dreamforce conference wrapped up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My earlier comment came from an abundance of caution around the event, and I sincerely apologize for the concern it caused,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=forum_2010101911666 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/10/GettyImages-2220179083-1-2000x1333.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the protests in San Francisco, local officials stepped up security measures in anticipation of the large crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press conference on Friday, San Francisco city officials said they would be closely monitoring 911 call volume, EMS availability and police and fire resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will always, always protect the right to free speech and peaceful protests … But I also wanna be very clear,” Lurie said. “We will not tolerate any violent or destructive behavior, whether it’s directed at an attendee or one of our local businesses or one of our members of law enforcement. If you commit an act of violence, you will be arrested.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s demonstrations marked the second round of nationwide No Kings protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first wave of rallies on June 14, initially organized to protest against a military parade thrown for Trump’s birthday, drew millions across the country, according to organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060572\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters hold signs and march near Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060567\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters march in downtown Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">the June protests in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, massive crowds filled city blocks in San Francisco, with people forming a giant “No King!” human banner on the city’s Ocean Beach. In Oakland, demonstrators inflated a large chicken balloon with Trump’s face on it. And in San José, protesters draped themselves in Mexican flags, and dressed up as battered and chained versions of Lady Liberty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060604\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-21_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-21_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-21_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-21_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madhuvanti Khare (left) and Van Metaxas stand with their dalmatian, Ziggy, whose sign reads ‘Dalmatian Defending Democracy,’ during the No Kings rally at Wilma Chan Park in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator’s silhouette is cast beneath an American flag during the No Kings National Day of Action in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michele Brynjulson, an organizer with Tri-Valley Indivisible, said she’s only seen interest grow since then, pointing to immigration enforcement in her East Bay community and concerns over what she called Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that people are hearing a lot of messages that can be called authoritarian and people are getting very worried about their own personal safety,” Brynjulson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers estimate more than 300 rallies will take place across California on Saturday, with dozens in the Bay Area and over 2,600 across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">KQED’s Sarah Hotchkiss, Amanda Hernandez, Rachael Vasquez, Brian Krans and Katherine Monahan contributed to this report\u003c/i>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060573\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9906-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters rally in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060559\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People march in the No Kings protest in Oakland on Saturday Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The crowd marched to Lake Merritt, where drummers and dancers performed, and elected officials and union leaders fired up the crowd, which organizers said topped 10,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We refuse to bow down to a rogue administration,” Rep. Lateefah Simon said. “We are the power. They want us to stand down and we refuse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060569\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9930-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters listen to speakers at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060582\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2000x666.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2048x682.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters hold ‘Good Monarch’ and ‘Bad Monarch’ signs at a rally at Lake Merritt in Oakland Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060570\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9918-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters listen to speakers at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee celebrated the peaceful protest as a sign of strength against the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Taking away people’s health care, taking away their jobs, firing people … when you look at what their agenda is, I know their playbook very well, and this is part of their agenda to create chaos, but we’re a peaceful city and we’re going to make sure that that chaos is not coming as a result of him trying to occupy and militarize this city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-46_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee speaks at Lake Merritt during the No Kings National Day of Action in Oakland on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060602\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-25_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Youth marchers with Destiny Arts Center lead the crowd carrying a banner that reads ‘No Troops in Oakland’ during the No Kings rally at Wilma Chan Park on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_9937-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police were barely seen at the Oakland No Kings protest, except providing traffic control around Lake Merritt and watching over the rally on the lake shore from the Alameda County Courthouse on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Traffic control for the length of the march was handled by protest organizers and volunteers. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, thousands more marched up Market Street, from the waterfront to the Civic Center, carrying signs supporting immigrants and denouncing fascism and the Trump administration’s cuts to social services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re very concerned about the health care cuts, millions of people being thrown off of health care,” said Sandy Reding, vice president of National Nurses United, one of the organizations that sponsored the event. “It’s also ICE … we’re also protesting against the violent kidnappings of people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060615\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-32-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The McDonald family sits on their car during a No Kings rally in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060589\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-27-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060583\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-06-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060584\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060584\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-10-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060588\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-21-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At Ocean Beach, protesters formed a human banner that read “No Kings / Yes on 50,” in support of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/proposition-50\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>, which would temporarily redraw California’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smaller protests took place around the Bay, from San Mateo to Sonoma to San Pablo, where people lined both sides of 23rd Street donning yellow bandanas, in solidarity with other No Kings rally-goers across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060578\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060578\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1468\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995-160x122.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4766-scaled-e1760826181995-1536x1174.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester in a unicorn costume holds a sign that reads ‘Antifa’ in San Pablo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060577\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1574\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144-160x131.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/IMG_4763-scaled-e1760826214144-1536x1259.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester holds a sign at the No Kings rally near in San Pablo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060608\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060608\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/20251018_NoKingsOakland_Hernandez-33_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A drum line leads marchers through downtown Oakland during the No Kings National Day of Action on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m a citizen, and I feel like it’s my responsibility to defend my people,” said Richmond resident Andrea Ulloa, who is Latina and said she showed up to support immigrants. “[I have] family members that are really trying hard to get their documents … [I’m here] on behalf of them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area protests come after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060033/trump-calls-out-san-francisco-as-next-target-for-national-guard-deployment\">Trump this week appeared to renew his threat\u003c/a> to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, something he’s done in multiple American cities after his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/protesters-and-immigration-authorities-face-off-for-a-2nd-day-in-la-area-after-arrests\">initial deployment of troops to Los Angeles\u003c/a> over the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they came here, all hell would break loose,” said San Francisco resident Howard Munson, adding that San Franciscans would not tolerate it. “It would fight back like crazy. … I don’t know if it would get as bad as Portland, but there’s a strong element of distaste for Trump and for this idea of bringing in troops into this city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060585\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-13-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march during a No Kings protest in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060617\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-30-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator wears a playing card during a No Kings rally in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former Supervisor Aaron Peskin said at the rally in San Francisco on Saturday that American cities should not be turned into a police state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know that San Francisco has long taken care of our people without violence, and we are going to resist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> last week that he supported the idea of bringing guard troops to San Francisco, prompting an avalanche of pushback from local and state officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060613\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-34-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sailboat displays ‘No Kings’ on its main sail in the San Francisco Bay on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060619\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-29-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators gather in the Civic Center for a No Kings rally in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among the most forceful was San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who said she would\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/BrookeJenkinsSF/status/1976805107548541038\"> “not hesitate” \u003c/a>to prosecute federal law enforcement who break the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you come to San Francisco and illegally harass our residents, use excessive force or cross any other boundaries that the law [prescribes], I will not hesitate to do my job and hold you accountable just like I do other violators of the law every single day,” Jenkins wrote on X.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who’s been reluctant to call out Trump, was more muted, pointing to dropping crime in San Francisco and stressing on Sunday that he trusts the city’s police to handle crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060563\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060563\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/C463C9CE-1BEF-42B2-B1C9-B76B26BF638C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/C463C9CE-1BEF-42B2-B1C9-B76B26BF638C.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/C463C9CE-1BEF-42B2-B1C9-B76B26BF638C-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators gather on Market Street before a No Kings rally and march in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/San_Pablo2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters at the No Kings rally in San Pablo on Saturday, October 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brian Krans/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060621\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251018-NoKingsSF-26-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Warfield marquee says ‘No Kings’ during the march in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060384/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-walks-back-call-for-national-guard-to-san-francisco\">Benioff walked back his comments\u003c/a> in a post on social media platform X on Friday, the day after his company’s annual Dreamforce conference wrapped up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My earlier comment came from an abundance of caution around the event, and I sincerely apologize for the concern it caused,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the protests in San Francisco, local officials stepped up security measures in anticipation of the large crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press conference on Friday, San Francisco city officials said they would be closely monitoring 911 call volume, EMS availability and police and fire resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will always, always protect the right to free speech and peaceful protests … But I also wanna be very clear,” Lurie said. “We will not tolerate any violent or destructive behavior, whether it’s directed at an attendee or one of our local businesses or one of our members of law enforcement. If you commit an act of violence, you will be arrested.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s demonstrations marked the second round of nationwide No Kings protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first wave of rallies on June 14, initially organized to protest against a military parade thrown for Trump’s birthday, drew millions across the country, according to organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060572\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters hold signs and march near Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060567\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Tyche_3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Kings protesters march in downtown Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tyche Hendricks/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">the June protests in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, massive crowds filled city blocks in San Francisco, with people forming a giant “No King!” human banner on the city’s Ocean Beach. In Oakland, demonstrators inflated a large chicken balloon with Trump’s face on it. 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She discussed her support for Proposition 50, the redistricting measure on the November ballot, and revealed that she disagreed with recent moves by Gov. 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I really want my staff to understand that I value them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a congresswoman representing Orange County, Porter gained a national following for her \u003ca href=\"https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/user-clip-rep-katie-porter-questioning-dr-redfield-over-covid-19-testing-payment-issues/4861006\">tough questioning of Trump administration officials \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WLuuCM6Ej0\">business executives\u003c/a>. But her behavior in the recent videos drew widespread condemnation — and a series of attacks from other Democrats in the governor’s race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa purchased ad time on the Sacramento CBS station to re-air the interview. Former State Controller Betty Yee called on Porter to end her campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It remains to be seen how the incidents will affect Porter’s standing in the race to succeed Newsom, who is termed out. Porter \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0ph594n5\">led the wide field\u003c/a> of candidates in an August poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, but 38% of voters said they were undecided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the graduate students attending the forum was Jay Ward, an Irvine native studying at UC Davis. Ward said he voted for Porter during her previous runs for Congress and applauded her response to questions about the videos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think she took responsibility for it pretty well,” Ward said. “I think the second component to that is seeing what she does going forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>After a weeklong media storm, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Friday apologized for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059728/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-sf-mayor-scrap-event-after-national-guard-comment\">comments he made last week\u003c/a> supporting sending National Guard troops to San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having listened closely to my fellow San Franciscans and our local officials, and after the largest and safest Dreamforce in our history, I do not believe the National Guard is needed to address safety in San Francisco,” Benioff \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/benioff/status/1979276817396830411?s=46&t=mo6t_ciGGvBE7BgQzo7Zlw\">wrote in a post on the social media platform X\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The apology comes one day after venture capitalist Ron Conway announced he was leaving the board of Salesforce’s philanthropic arm after nearly a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conway, who has donated millions of dollars to moderate Democratic candidates in San Francisco elections, said in his resignation email that recent comments from the Salesforce CEO led to his decision, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/salesforce-resign-benioff-ron-conway.html\">according to \u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have expressed candidly to you, repeatedly, in recent days, that I am shocked and disappointed by your comments calling for an unwanted invasion of San Francisco by federal troops,” he wrote in the email, “and by your willful ignorance and detachment from the impacts of the ICE immigration raids of families with NO criminal record.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059236\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059236\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/NationalGuardPortlandAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/NationalGuardPortlandAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/NationalGuardPortlandAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/NationalGuardPortlandAP-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester is arrested by police and federal officers outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Ethan Swope/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Benioff had previously told the New York Times that he supported President Donald Trump and would back his efforts to deploy the National Guard in the city and called for San Francisco to “refund” the police department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump, this year, has deployed the National Guard to Democratic strongholds like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is shy several hundred officers from its recommended staffing levels; however, the city never defunded the police, and the department’s budget has increased, even as the city faced a major budget deficit this year that led to cuts across other city agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City officials were quick to fire back at Benioff’s comments, pointing out that crime has decreased citywide by nearly 30% in the last year.[aside postID=news_12059728 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/MarcBenioffGetty.jpg'] Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has refrained from calling out Trump directly, defended the city’s law enforcement when asked about Benioff’s comments during a press conference on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I trust our local law enforcement,” Lurie said. “We are going to be relentless on keeping San Franciscans safe, keeping our tourists safe, and keeping those who come for conventions safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hours after the conference, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060033/trump-calls-out-san-francisco-as-next-target-for-national-guard-deployment\">Trump said San Francisco is on his list\u003c/a> of cities that federal law enforcement should look to “next.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told reporters that federal troops already deployed in cities like Chicago continue to “spiral out of control.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tear gas is being deployed, assaults are happening. We just cannot afford to have what is happening [in Chicago] go on here,” Jenkins said. “It is not promoting law and order. It is NOT promoting safety. It is promoting chaos, terror and fear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenkins has largely dismissed police shooting cases locally. But the DA said she would “hold any law enforcement officer accountable, including ICE and anyone else, if they cross the bounds of the law, which includes using excessive force, harassing tactics, anything that I believe crosses the line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta also told reporters this week he would challenge any National Guard deployment to San Francisco in court. In September, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054322/judge-rules-trump-violated-law-by-sending-troops-to-los-angeles\">a judge ruled that Trump violated the law\u003c/a> this summer when he sent troops to Los Angeles during protests against increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests. Other states, such as Illinois and Oregon, have also sued the Trump Administration over unsolicited deployments to major cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052849\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052849\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General Rob Bonta discusses the California Department of Justice’s efforts to protect rights of the state’s immigrant communities at a news conference at the San Francisco Public Library’s Bernal Heights branch in San Francisco, on Dec. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie spoke to Benioff on Sunday after his conversation with the \u003cem>Times\u003c/em> went viral. The Salesforce CEO attempted to clarify some of his comments in the following days, as the company’s flagship technology conference, called Dreamforce, took place downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benioff later said he was supporting public safety in San Francisco and wants to see an increase in policing. The National Guard cannot carry out local law enforcement duties, however. And it is common for companies to hire additional security to be brought in temporarily for massive events like Dreamforce, which brings in thousands of people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benioff’s message on Friday was more direct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My earlier comment came from an abundance of caution around the event, and I sincerely apologize for the concern it caused,” Benioff said. “It’s my firm belief that our city makes the most progress when we all work together in a spirit of partnership.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The apology from Benioff, once considered among the more progressive tech executives, did not walk back his support for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has refrained from calling out Trump directly, defended the city’s law enforcement when asked about Benioff’s comments during a press conference on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I trust our local law enforcement,” Lurie said. “We are going to be relentless on keeping San Franciscans safe, keeping our tourists safe, and keeping those who come for conventions safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hours after the conference, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060033/trump-calls-out-san-francisco-as-next-target-for-national-guard-deployment\">Trump said San Francisco is on his list\u003c/a> of cities that federal law enforcement should look to “next.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told reporters that federal troops already deployed in cities like Chicago continue to “spiral out of control.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tear gas is being deployed, assaults are happening. We just cannot afford to have what is happening [in Chicago] go on here,” Jenkins said. “It is not promoting law and order. It is NOT promoting safety. It is promoting chaos, terror and fear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenkins has largely dismissed police shooting cases locally. But the DA said she would “hold any law enforcement officer accountable, including ICE and anyone else, if they cross the bounds of the law, which includes using excessive force, harassing tactics, anything that I believe crosses the line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta also told reporters this week he would challenge any National Guard deployment to San Francisco in court. In September, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054322/judge-rules-trump-violated-law-by-sending-troops-to-los-angeles\">a judge ruled that Trump violated the law\u003c/a> this summer when he sent troops to Los Angeles during protests against increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests. Other states, such as Illinois and Oregon, have also sued the Trump Administration over unsolicited deployments to major cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052849\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052849\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Rob-Bonta-CalMatters-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General Rob Bonta discusses the California Department of Justice’s efforts to protect rights of the state’s immigrant communities at a news conference at the San Francisco Public Library’s Bernal Heights branch in San Francisco, on Dec. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie spoke to Benioff on Sunday after his conversation with the \u003cem>Times\u003c/em> went viral. The Salesforce CEO attempted to clarify some of his comments in the following days, as the company’s flagship technology conference, called Dreamforce, took place downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benioff later said he was supporting public safety in San Francisco and wants to see an increase in policing. The National Guard cannot carry out local law enforcement duties, however. And it is common for companies to hire additional security to be brought in temporarily for massive events like Dreamforce, which brings in thousands of people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benioff’s message on Friday was more direct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My earlier comment came from an abundance of caution around the event, and I sincerely apologize for the concern it caused,” Benioff said. “It’s my firm belief that our city makes the most progress when we all work together in a spirit of partnership.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The apology from Benioff, once considered among the more progressive tech executives, did not walk back his support for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>“No Kings” protests large and small, are planned across the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area’s nine counties\u003c/a> on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers said the Trump administration’s threats to immigrants’ rights, health care coverage and the First Amendment are just some of the issues galvanizing protesters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They expect larger crowds — and more gatherings — than the\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\"> first “No Kings” event on June 14\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nationally, more than 2,500 protests are expected to take place on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is, I think, an increasing awareness by the general public that the Trump atrocities are not slowing down, they’re not going away,” IdaRose Sylvester, a Silicon Valley organizer and founder of Together We Will, told KQED. She will join activists across the South Bay at protests taking place at 16 intersections along eight miles of El Camino Real.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why are people protesting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While the protests are framed as a broad rejection of President Donald Trump’s presidency, organizers cited the ramp-up of immigration enforcement, cuts to essential services like nutrition assistance and health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are very concerned with immigration status. We’re concerned with the billionaires that seem to think, along with Trump, that they can run this country. We’re concerned with working families with collective bargaining rights for unions,” said Diane McClure, vice president of National Nurses United, the largest union representing registered nurses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044487\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044487\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many in the Bay Area are also responding to Trump’s recent threats to send \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060033/trump-calls-out-san-francisco-as-next-target-for-national-guard-deployment\">National Guard Troops to San Francisco\u003c/a>. The concern followed comments Trump made at the White House in an Oct. 15 meeting with FBI Director Kash Patel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump called San Francisco “a mess” and said he is encouraging his administration to consider the city for future federal law enforcement interventions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Seeing what’s happening in Chicago, what’s happened in LA, the blowing up of ships in Venezuela — everything is just sending us lots and lots of people to attend,” said Patty Hoyt, one of the organizers of the Marin County “No Kings” rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alongside the slogan “No Kings,” many of the Bay Area protests will be promoting a “Yes on Prop. 50” message. The measure seeks to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053140/california-lawmakers-pass-redistricting-plan-now-it-heads-to-voters\">redraw current congressional maps\u003c/a> to favor Democrats in hopes of winning back the House of Representatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where can I find my local ‘No Kings’ protests?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Protests are planned across the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In San Francisco \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protest attendees will start gathering at\u003ca href=\"https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/CsNAC73Al2SyRmR7TRuDuoVPEu?domain=maps.app.goo.gl\"> Sue Bierman Park\u003c/a> at 1:30 p.m. The march will begin at 2 p.m., moving down Market Street toward\u003ca href=\"https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/JEY_C829m0uQkjk4szCPuyLm3Q?domain=maps.app.goo.gl\"> Civic Center Plaza\u003c/a>. The rally will take place at the Civic Center Plaza from 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In the Tri-Valley area \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents are gathering in Pleasanton from 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. at the park at Hopyard Road and Valley Avenue.[aside postID=news_12044545 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219709001-2000x1333.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In the North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some protesters will meet at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall lot at 10:30 a.m. in San Rafael. In Santa Rosa, two marches sponsored by Indivisible Sonoma County will start from Santa Rosa Junior College at 9 a.m. and from Julliard Park at 10 a.m. Both will end at Doyle Park at 11 a.m., where organizers and state Sen. Mark McGuire, D-Sonoma, will speak about climate change and immigrants’ rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In the South Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents will gather at 16 \u003ca href=\"https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/842759/\">different\u003c/a> intersections on El Camino Real, from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In the East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protesters will march from Wilma Chan Park to the Lake Merritt Amphitheater at noon in Oakland. In Berkeley, demonstrators will cross the University Avenue Bridge at 1 p.m. and display signs to passing traffic.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What safety measures are in place?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco city officials said Friday they expected the protest to be largely peaceful, like the June event. 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Meta AI is believed to be following xAI’s lead as well, and its back and forth over whether it is intentionally pushing mature content to minors has \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senator-hawley-launches-probe-into-meta-ai-policies-2025-08-15/\">prompted\u003c/a> U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, to investigate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue, we wanted to get this right,” Altman wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The announcement came less than two months after the company was sued by the parents of Adam Raine, a teenager who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054490/child-safety-groups-demand-mental-health-guardrails-after-california-teens-suicide-using-chatgpt\">died by suicide\u003c/a> earlier this year, for ChatGPT allegedly providing him with specific advice on how to kill himself — setting off a firestorm of news coverage and comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11989313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11989313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-2155035557-scaled-e1760733694503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The OpenAI ChatGPT logo. \u003ccite>(Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Altman delivered \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/sama/status/1978539332215681076\">a follow-up\u003c/a> on Wednesday. “We will still not allow things that cause harm to others, and we will treat users who are having mental health crises very different from users who are not … But we are not the elected moral police of the world. In the same way that society differentiates other appropriate boundaries (R-rated movies, for example), we want to do a similar thing here,” Altman wrote, although it remains unclear whether OpenAI will extend erotica to its AI voice, image and video generation tools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Comparing content moderation of chatbot interactions with movie ratings is not really useful,” wrote Irina Raicu, director of the Internet Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. “It downplays both the nature and the extent of the problems that we’re seeing when people get more and more dependent on and influenced by chatbot ‘relationships.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark Cuban, the entrepreneur, investor and media personality, argued much the same in a string of \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/mcuban/status/1978317936336028016\">posts on X\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t see how OpenAI can age-gate successfully enough. I’m also not sure that it can’t psychologically damage young adults. We just don’t know yet how addictive LLMs can be. Which, in my OPINION, means that parents and schools, that would otherwise want to use ChatGPT because of its current ubiquity, will decide not to use it,” Cuban wrote.[aside postID=news_12059714 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/GavinNewsomAISF1.jpg']Others see the drive for paying subscribers and increased profit behind the move. As a private company, OpenAI does not release its shareholder reports publicly. However, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-02/openai-completes-share-sale-at-record-500-billion-valuation?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MDcxODQwMSwiZXhwIjoxNzYxMzIzMjAxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM0hLMkNHUFdDSEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBM0VCRjM5ODM4RDc0RDI4QUJDREM4MDZDMDA5RTVBMiJ9.ADGZysjoeNVhUDWXwiuAxieyKueee-676dgJIAM9BvQ\">Bloomberg\u003c/a> recently reported that OpenAI has completed a deal to help employees sell shares in the company at a $500 billion valuation. According to Altman, ChatGPT is already used by \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/sam-altman-says-chatgpt-has-hit-800m-weekly-active-users/\">800 million weekly active users\u003c/a>. With so much investment at stake, OpenAI is under pressure to grow its subscriber base. The company has also raised billions of dollars for a historic infrastructure buildout, an investment OpenAI eventually needs to pay back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is no secret that sexual content is one of the most popular and lucrative aspects of the internet,” wrote Jennifer King, a privacy and data policy fellow at the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. She noted that nearly 20 U.S. states have passed laws \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/adult-website-age-verification-states\">requiring age verification for online adult content\u003c/a> sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By openly embracing business models that allow access to adult content, mainstream providers like OpenAI will face the burden of demonstrating that they have robust methods for excluding children under 18 and potentially adults under the age of 21,” King said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AI chatbots appear to be going the way of social media, said California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-San Ramon, whose bill that would have required child safety guardrails for companion chatbots was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059714/newsom-vetoes-most-watched-childrens-ai-bill-signs-16-others-targeting-tech\">vetoed earlier this week\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11802216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11802216\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan says local jurisdictions need the power to stop a wildfire disaster before it starts. The assemblymember and other state lawmakers announced a bill to expand enforcement actions against PG&E and other utilities on February, 18, 2020.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan on Feb. 18, 2020. \u003ccite>(Eli Walsh/Bay City News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My fear is that we are on a path to creating the next, frankly, more addictive, more harmful version of social media for our children,” Bauer-Kahan told KQED. “I do not think that the addictive features in these chatbots that result in our children having relationships with a chatbot instead of their fellow humans is a positive thing, and the experts \u003ca href=\"https://cdt.org/insights/hand-in-hand-schools-embrace-of-ai-connected-to-increased-risks-to-students/\">confirm that\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OpenAI did not comment for this story, but the company has written that it’s \u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/teen-safety-freedom-and-privacy/\">working\u003c/a> on an under-18 version of ChatGPT, which will redirect minors to age-appropriate content. A couple of weeks ago, OpenAI announced it’s rolling out safety features for minors, including an age prediction system and a way for \u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/introducing-parental-controls/\">parents\u003c/a> to control their teens’ ChatGPT accounts. This week, OpenAI announced the formation of \u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/expert-council-on-well-being-and-ai/\">an expert council \u003c/a>of mental health professionals to advise the company on well-being and AI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-September, the Federal Trade Commission launched an \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/ftc-launches-inquiry-ai-chatbots-acting-companions\">inquiry\u003c/a> into seven AI chatbot developers, including xAI, Meta and OpenAI, “seeking information on how these firms measure, test, and monitor potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the most part, a couple of dozen \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/the-growing-debate-over-expanding-age-verification-laws/\">states\u003c/a> and their \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/AI%20Chatbot_FINAL%20%2844%29.pdf\">attorneys general\u003c/a> have taken the lead on regulation, enacting measures like age verification and requiring many online platforms to verify users’ identities before granting access. East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks won the \u003ca href=\"https://a14.asmdc.org/press-releases/20250909-google-meta-among-tech-leaders-and-child-advocates-voicing-support-wicks\">support of major tech\u003c/a> companies for her measure, \u003ca href=\"https://a14.asmdc.org/press-releases/20250602-asm-wicks-bill-protect-kids-online-passes-assembly-bipartisan-support\">AB 1043\u003c/a>, which was just signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But any parent knows it’s easy for children to sidestep those controls, or reach out to older siblings or friends who can help them, Bauer-Kahan said. She said she sees a coincidence in the fact that the veto of her toughest bill was announced on Monday, and Altman’s announcement was posted on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here was a bill that was really requiring very clear, safe-by-design AI for children with real liability. And I think that was further than the industry wanted California to go. I just found the timing of the veto and then this announcement about access to erotica too coincidental not to call out,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Others see the drive for paying subscribers and increased profit behind the move. As a private company, OpenAI does not release its shareholder reports publicly. However, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-02/openai-completes-share-sale-at-record-500-billion-valuation?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MDcxODQwMSwiZXhwIjoxNzYxMzIzMjAxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM0hLMkNHUFdDSEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBM0VCRjM5ODM4RDc0RDI4QUJDREM4MDZDMDA5RTVBMiJ9.ADGZysjoeNVhUDWXwiuAxieyKueee-676dgJIAM9BvQ\">Bloomberg\u003c/a> recently reported that OpenAI has completed a deal to help employees sell shares in the company at a $500 billion valuation. According to Altman, ChatGPT is already used by \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/sam-altman-says-chatgpt-has-hit-800m-weekly-active-users/\">800 million weekly active users\u003c/a>. With so much investment at stake, OpenAI is under pressure to grow its subscriber base. The company has also raised billions of dollars for a historic infrastructure buildout, an investment OpenAI eventually needs to pay back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is no secret that sexual content is one of the most popular and lucrative aspects of the internet,” wrote Jennifer King, a privacy and data policy fellow at the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. She noted that nearly 20 U.S. states have passed laws \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/adult-website-age-verification-states\">requiring age verification for online adult content\u003c/a> sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By openly embracing business models that allow access to adult content, mainstream providers like OpenAI will face the burden of demonstrating that they have robust methods for excluding children under 18 and potentially adults under the age of 21,” King said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AI chatbots appear to be going the way of social media, said California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-San Ramon, whose bill that would have required child safety guardrails for companion chatbots was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059714/newsom-vetoes-most-watched-childrens-ai-bill-signs-16-others-targeting-tech\">vetoed earlier this week\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11802216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11802216\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan says local jurisdictions need the power to stop a wildfire disaster before it starts. The assemblymember and other state lawmakers announced a bill to expand enforcement actions against PG&E and other utilities on February, 18, 2020.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41373_IMG_0396-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan on Feb. 18, 2020. \u003ccite>(Eli Walsh/Bay City News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My fear is that we are on a path to creating the next, frankly, more addictive, more harmful version of social media for our children,” Bauer-Kahan told KQED. “I do not think that the addictive features in these chatbots that result in our children having relationships with a chatbot instead of their fellow humans is a positive thing, and the experts \u003ca href=\"https://cdt.org/insights/hand-in-hand-schools-embrace-of-ai-connected-to-increased-risks-to-students/\">confirm that\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OpenAI did not comment for this story, but the company has written that it’s \u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/teen-safety-freedom-and-privacy/\">working\u003c/a> on an under-18 version of ChatGPT, which will redirect minors to age-appropriate content. A couple of weeks ago, OpenAI announced it’s rolling out safety features for minors, including an age prediction system and a way for \u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/introducing-parental-controls/\">parents\u003c/a> to control their teens’ ChatGPT accounts. This week, OpenAI announced the formation of \u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/index/expert-council-on-well-being-and-ai/\">an expert council \u003c/a>of mental health professionals to advise the company on well-being and AI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-September, the Federal Trade Commission launched an \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/ftc-launches-inquiry-ai-chatbots-acting-companions\">inquiry\u003c/a> into seven AI chatbot developers, including xAI, Meta and OpenAI, “seeking information on how these firms measure, test, and monitor potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the most part, a couple of dozen \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/the-growing-debate-over-expanding-age-verification-laws/\">states\u003c/a> and their \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/AI%20Chatbot_FINAL%20%2844%29.pdf\">attorneys general\u003c/a> have taken the lead on regulation, enacting measures like age verification and requiring many online platforms to verify users’ identities before granting access. 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