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"content": "\u003cp>After months of political acrimony in a scandal-rocked district, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030375/san-jose-district-3-special-election-whos-running-and-how-to-vote\">City Council candidates\u003c/a> Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos are pledging to heal civic divides and rebuild \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031808/homelessness-trust-center-san-jose-district-3-special-election\">political trust\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033826/low-turnout-high-stakes-district-3-election-could-shift-power-san-jose\">District 3\u003c/a> ahead of a June 24 runoff election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They are vying to fill \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031953/san-joses-district-3-is-picking-a-new-city-councilmember-and-the-stakes-are-high\">the seat\u003c/a> formerly held by disgraced Councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013122/san-jose-councilmember-omar-torres-resigns-arrested\">Omar Torres\u003c/a>, and the candidates are pitching unique bridge-building strengths. Chavez-Lopez’s ties to Santa Clara County officials could help repair a fractured city-county relationship that threatens to impede progress on reducing homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tordillos, meanwhile, is the rare San José candidate with support from both sides of the city’s business-labor political divide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election could scramble the political alignment at City Hall. A win by Chavez-Lopez, the executive director of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, could weaken Mayor Matt Mahan’s moderate governing majority. Tordillos, chair of the San José Planning Commission, is endorsed by the mayor but is seen as more progressive than interim District 3 Councilmember Carl Salas, a Mahan ally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday’s runoff election will cap a tumultuous eight months in the district that includes downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods of Northside, Japantown and Guadalupe-Washington. Torres \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014643/omar-torres-resigns-from-san-jose-city-council-is-arrested\">resigned\u003c/a> from the council in November, and was arrested the same day on charges of child sexual abuse. He later pleaded \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035071/former-san-jose-council-member-pleads-no-contest-to-child-sexual-abuse\">no contest\u003c/a> and is awaiting sentencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031947\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, candidates running for District 3 City Council, Gabby Chavez-Lopez, Philip Dolan, Adam Duran, Irene Smith, Anthony Tordillos and Matthew Quevedo speak at a candidates forum at the San José Women’s Club in San José on March 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024327/san-jose-council-taps-engineering-executive-carl-salas-vacant-seat\">appointed\u003c/a> Salas, an engineering executive, to fill the vacant seat in January. Chavez-Lopez \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034920/san-jose-city-council-election-headed-to-runoff-chavez-lopez-leads\">finished first\u003c/a> in the April special election, but fell short of the majority vote needed to win outright. An automatic \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036612/recount-decide-spot-san-jose-council-election-runoff\">recount\u003c/a> determined the second spot in the runoff, with Tordillos \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037469/after-recount-tordillos-advances-to-runoff-election-for-san-jose-council-seat\">narrowly\u003c/a> edging out Matthew Quevedo, a close Mahan advisor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, Tordillos has picked up support from moderate groups such as Common Good Silicon Valley, an organization created by former Mayor Sam Liccardo. And while Chavez-Lopez is backed by the influential South Bay Labor Council, the region’s umbrella union group, Tordillos also has support from several labor unions and progressive organizations, including the Santa Clara County Democratic Party, which co-endorsed Chavez-Lopez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are the job center of San José, the economic center of the city, but we are also home to thousands of public-sector unionized workers, construction workers, members of the building trades — all of these workers who are really building up our city for the next hundred years,” Tordillos told KQED. “So I think that we need a council member who can speak to both of those communities and who can help to bridge that historic business-labor divide.”[aside postID=news_12037469 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-26-BL-1020x680.jpg']The divide is evident in the soured relationship between Mahan’s moderate council majority and the more progressive, labor-aligned Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Tensions rose this spring when the City Council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043418/san-jose-council-approves-mahans-shelter-enforcement-plan\">approved\u003c/a> a plan to arrest people experiencing homelessness who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042370/in-san-jose-a-controversial-choice-for-unhoused-shelter-or-arrest\">refuse\u003c/a> multiple offers of shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara supervisors and law enforcement officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042960/soon-refusing-shelter-in-san-jose-could-get-you-arrested\">opposed\u003c/a> the plan, calling it unworkable within the county system. The two sides have yet to reconcile the city’s prioritization of shelter and short-term housing with the county’s focus on permanent housing and social services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez told KQED it doesn’t make sense for the city and county to have different strategies for reducing homelessness. She said her longstanding relationships with elected officials — including the endorsement of all five county supervisors — would help her hit the ground running on the City Council if elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that’s a very important bridge that needs to be built — and fast — quite frankly,” Chavez-Lopez said. “Trust isn’t built in a day, but because I have such trusted relationships with many city leaders and many city staff, as well as all of the county board of supervisors who have endorsed me in this race … I think that there’s a real opportunity for partnership [and] collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campaign spending has continued at a furious pace since the special election. 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But outside groups have spent $251,840 backing Tordillos. Most of that total comes from the California Association of Realtors, which has paid $148,878 for digital ads and mailers attacking Chavez-Lopez, who supports expanded rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan Eldridge, a political strategist who worked for Tordillos before the special election but is not involved in the runoff, said either candidate could emerge victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Chavez-Lopez] has maintained strong support from progressive and labor institutions since the beginning of her campaign, and that backing has only solidified over time,” Eldridge said. “That said, it would be a mistake to count Anthony Tordillos out. … Anthony has built his campaign from the ground up, essentially starting from scratch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This race will likely come down to the wire.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The election could scramble the political alignment at City Hall. A win by Chavez-Lopez, the executive director of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, could weaken Mayor Matt Mahan’s moderate governing majority. Tordillos, chair of the San José Planning Commission, is endorsed by the mayor but is seen as more progressive than interim District 3 Councilmember Carl Salas, a Mahan ally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday’s runoff election will cap a tumultuous eight months in the district that includes downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods of Northside, Japantown and Guadalupe-Washington. Torres \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014643/omar-torres-resigns-from-san-jose-city-council-is-arrested\">resigned\u003c/a> from the council in November, and was arrested the same day on charges of child sexual abuse. He later pleaded \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035071/former-san-jose-council-member-pleads-no-contest-to-child-sexual-abuse\">no contest\u003c/a> and is awaiting sentencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031947\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250306_SanJoseDistrict3_GC-20_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, candidates running for District 3 City Council, Gabby Chavez-Lopez, Philip Dolan, Adam Duran, Irene Smith, Anthony Tordillos and Matthew Quevedo speak at a candidates forum at the San José Women’s Club in San José on March 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024327/san-jose-council-taps-engineering-executive-carl-salas-vacant-seat\">appointed\u003c/a> Salas, an engineering executive, to fill the vacant seat in January. Chavez-Lopez \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034920/san-jose-city-council-election-headed-to-runoff-chavez-lopez-leads\">finished first\u003c/a> in the April special election, but fell short of the majority vote needed to win outright. An automatic \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036612/recount-decide-spot-san-jose-council-election-runoff\">recount\u003c/a> determined the second spot in the runoff, with Tordillos \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037469/after-recount-tordillos-advances-to-runoff-election-for-san-jose-council-seat\">narrowly\u003c/a> edging out Matthew Quevedo, a close Mahan advisor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, Tordillos has picked up support from moderate groups such as Common Good Silicon Valley, an organization created by former Mayor Sam Liccardo. And while Chavez-Lopez is backed by the influential South Bay Labor Council, the region’s umbrella union group, Tordillos also has support from several labor unions and progressive organizations, including the Santa Clara County Democratic Party, which co-endorsed Chavez-Lopez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are the job center of San José, the economic center of the city, but we are also home to thousands of public-sector unionized workers, construction workers, members of the building trades — all of these workers who are really building up our city for the next hundred years,” Tordillos told KQED. “So I think that we need a council member who can speak to both of those communities and who can help to bridge that historic business-labor divide.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The divide is evident in the soured relationship between Mahan’s moderate council majority and the more progressive, labor-aligned Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Tensions rose this spring when the City Council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043418/san-jose-council-approves-mahans-shelter-enforcement-plan\">approved\u003c/a> a plan to arrest people experiencing homelessness who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042370/in-san-jose-a-controversial-choice-for-unhoused-shelter-or-arrest\">refuse\u003c/a> multiple offers of shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara supervisors and law enforcement officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042960/soon-refusing-shelter-in-san-jose-could-get-you-arrested\">opposed\u003c/a> the plan, calling it unworkable within the county system. The two sides have yet to reconcile the city’s prioritization of shelter and short-term housing with the county’s focus on permanent housing and social services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavez-Lopez told KQED it doesn’t make sense for the city and county to have different strategies for reducing homelessness. She said her longstanding relationships with elected officials — including the endorsement of all five county supervisors — would help her hit the ground running on the City Council if elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that’s a very important bridge that needs to be built — and fast — quite frankly,” Chavez-Lopez said. “Trust isn’t built in a day, but because I have such trusted relationships with many city leaders and many city staff, as well as all of the county board of supervisors who have endorsed me in this race … I think that there’s a real opportunity for partnership [and] collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campaign spending has continued at a furious pace since the special election. From April 7 through June 7, Tordillos’ campaign spent $124,902, while Chavez-Lopez spent $91,484.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035098\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250408-SanJoseSpecialElection-10-BL-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabby Chavez-Lopez, San José City Council District 3 candidate, speaks to supporters after the first results come during an election night party in San José on April 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Spending by outside groups favored Chavez-Lopez before the April vote, but has turned decisively toward Tordillos, according to filings through June 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The South Bay Labor Council has shelled out $103,597 to boost Chavez-Lopez. But outside groups have spent $251,840 backing Tordillos. Most of that total comes from the California Association of Realtors, which has paid $148,878 for digital ads and mailers attacking Chavez-Lopez, who supports expanded rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan Eldridge, a political strategist who worked for Tordillos before the special election but is not involved in the runoff, said either candidate could emerge victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Chavez-Lopez] has maintained strong support from progressive and labor institutions since the beginning of her campaign, and that backing has only solidified over time,” Eldridge said. “That said, it would be a mistake to count Anthony Tordillos out. … Anthony has built his campaign from the ground up, essentially starting from scratch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This race will likely come down to the wire.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 10:45 a.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly a dozen people were arrested Tuesday afternoon after disrupting a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting where lawmakers were set to discuss a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041773/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-plans-to-cut-1400-jobs-in-city-budget-proposal\">budget plan that makes significant cuts to city jobs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 100 members of local labor unions and supporters rose from the chamber benches in City Hall shortly after the 2 p.m. meeting began, filling the large room with signs and chanting “Protect public services” and “Whose city? Our city.” They say Mayor Daniel Lurie’s plan to issue the city’s first layoff notices in more than a decade is unnecessary and threatens to further constrain under-resourced departments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are here once again — it’s not our first time — because we are 100% not OK with all of these layoffs that are proposed in this budget,” said Nicole T. Germain, vice president of representation for the Service Employees International Union Local 1021, one of several unions that represents San Francisco city workers. “There is absolutely no reason that this budget should be balanced on the back of our hardworking San Franciscans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheriff’s deputies blocked the barricade between protesters and the board but remained mostly silent for more than 20 minutes as the demonstration continued. Supervisors cleared the room when the board went into recess just after 2:30 p.m., and they were not expected to return for at least an hour. The protestors remained in the chambers until after 3:30 p.m., at which point 11 people who were sitting on the chamber floor were arrested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were cited for intentionally obstructing business and were released shortly after, according to the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who walked around to the side of the chamber where protesters were gathered, told KQED during the recess that she understood their concerns. She echoed statements Supervisor Connie Chan \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/06/13/sf-layoffs-daniel-lurie-budget-connie-chan/\">made last week to the \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, indicating that she would eye both vacant and filled managerial positions for potential reductions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041396\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250128-SFImmigration-25-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder speaks during a press conference with elected and public safety officials and labor leaders in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, to reaffirm San Francisco’s commitment to being a sanctuary city. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Their demands are reasonable as to have no layoffs in this budget, and I’m hopeful that this board and the budget committee are able to figure something out to make sure that jobs are saved,” Fielder said. “At the end of the day, it’s city services, and we’re also in general severely understaffed, so we can’t afford any cuts to public services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to KQED, Chan also expressed her solidarity with the protesters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protest came ahead of the board’s first discussion of Lurie’s proposed budget for the next two fiscal years. The mayor has proposed deep cuts to the city’s workforce, with 1,400 positions eliminated across 40 departments, as part of his plan to close a $782 million shortfall exacerbated by federal and state funding cuts and expensive pushback against the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the positions are vacant, and only about 17 of the affected departments stand to lose roles that are currently filled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those whose positions will be eliminated, some are retiring and won’t be replaced. But up to about 100 workers could be issued layoff notices — something the city hasn’t had to do for 15 years.[aside postID=news_12042755 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-LURIEPRESSER-04-BL-KQED.jpg']“A crisis of this magnitude means we cannot avoid painful decisions, and I’m prepared to make them,” Lurie said when he announced his plan in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors must pass a balanced budget before the new fiscal year begins in July. This week, supervisors will begin their amendment process and hold hearings with the city departments affected by proposed cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, San Francisco is steeling itself for a decline in federal funding under the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $140 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding that the city used to shelter unhoused residents during the COVID-19 pandemic could be clawed back. President Trump has also threatened to pull money from sanctuary cities like San Francisco, and during a hearing in the city’s Budget and Appropriations Committee last week, Chan said officials are expecting cuts to Medicaid, which more than 17% of San Francisco residents rely on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan said during the budget hearing that the city has “no good options,” citing the Trump administration’s threats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.spur.org/news/2025-05-20/balancing-san-franciscos-budget-part-2-revenues-and-expenditures\">received just under $1 billion in federal grants\u003c/a>, according to the Bay Area-based think tank SPUR. The city’s total spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year is $15.9 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044833\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044833\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250617_SFBUDGETPROTEST_GC-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over a hundred SEIU 1021 and IFPTE Local 21 union workers conduct a sit-in, protesting against Mayor Lurie’s budget proposal that would call for hundreds of layoffs, during a Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall on June 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is also facing potentially costly litigation from Airbnb and Google, which are trying to recoup $145 million they claim they were forced to overpay in city taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Labor groups have pushed back in force since Lurie made his proposal public, saying the city could have worked with their leaders to avoid layoffs and should instead be focused on retaining the tax revenue from Airbnb and Google.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the labor cuts, many grant-making departments are set to lose money, and about $100 million in grants and contracts have been sliced from the budget. The district attorney’s and public defender’s offices, along with public safety departments, would mostly maintain their funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor’s office itself will have an increased budget in the coming years, though a spokesperson told KQED that was due to previously negotiated wage increases, not new positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mayor Lurie’s budget tackles the city’s historic budget deficit head-on, doubling down on the core services that are driving our recovery and bringing San Francisco back,” Lurie’s spokesperson Charles Lutvak said in a statement. “To do that amid serious uncertainty in the state and federal budgets, we can only spend the money we have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">\u003cem>Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:05 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical Tuesday of California’s arguments that the courts should second-guess President Trump’s recent decision to seize control of the California National Guard and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043548/california-asks-court-to-stop-national-guard-marines-from-patrolling-la-streets\">send thousands of armed troops\u003c/a> into Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court did not immediately issue a ruling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday afternoon’s hearing comes five days after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043935/how-solid-is-californias-legal-case-against-trump-deploying-troops-to-la\">ordered Trump to return control\u003c/a> of the 4,000 California National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Within hours of Breyer issuing that temporary restraining order, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043920/judge-weighs-californias-lawsuit-over-trumps-troop-deployment-in-la\">the appeals court blocked the ruling\u003c/a> and scheduled Tuesday’s hearing to consider its legality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The appeals court panel is made up of two Trump appointees, Judges Mark Bennett and Eric Miller, and Judge Jennifer Sung, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the hourlong hearing focused on the Trump administration’s contention that the courts shouldn’t be involved at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Is it the United States’ position that the court has no role at all in reviewing what the president has done in calling forth the militia?” Bennett asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate responded yes, that the law giving the president this power is “unreviewable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10875038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10875038\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit.jpg\" alt=\"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1283\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/9thcircuit-960x642.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The court should immediately stay the District Court’s extraordinary order, because it interferes with the president’s commander-in-chief powers based on an erroneous interpretation of the applicable statute,” Shumate said. “It upends the military chain of command. It gives state governors veto power over the president’s military orders. It puts [federal] judges on a collision course with the commander-in-chief. And it endangers lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Supervising Deputy Solicitor General Sam Harbourt, however, urged the court not to embrace what he framed as a “highly deferential, essentially unchecked view of authority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have a problem with according the president some level of appropriate deference based upon his experience implementing federal law,” he said. “The problem as we see it is that there’s really nothing to defer to here, because … defendants made no attempt whatsoever to provide argument or evidence that they even contemplated more modest measures to the extreme response of calling in the National Guard and militarizing the situation.”[aside postID=news_12044570 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GETTYIMAGES-1243313067-KQED.jpg']But Bennett seemed wary of that argument. Even if he were to agree that the courts have the authority to review Trump’s decision, the judge asked, where in the law does it say that the courts should weigh whether the president considered lesser measures?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unusual for an appeals court to block a temporary restraining order, but the case poses extraordinary questions about executive power, national security and how and when military troops can police civilian communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s mobilization of the guard came after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/protesters-and-immigration-authorities-face-off-for-a-2nd-day-in-la-area-after-arrests\">protests broke out\u003c/a> in and around Los Angeles on June 6, in reaction to his administration’s increasingly aggressive deportation efforts. It marked the first time since the 1960s Civil Rights Movement that a president seized control of a state’s National Guard without consulting the state’s governor; in that case, President Lyndon B. Johnson commanded the troops to protect protesters marching in Alabama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mobilizing the National Guard, Trump declared the immigration protests “a form of rebellion against the authority of the government.” He later called up \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043453/trump-mobilizes-marines-for-duty-in-los-angeles\">700 U.S. Marines\u003c/a> as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 9th Circuit panel has a number of options: It could affirm Breyer’s ruling, vacate it entirely, modify it, or delay a decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his 36-page ruling last week, Breyer concluded that the president did not follow procedures set out by Congress when he federalized the troops without telling Newsom, and that the president also erred by labeling the protests a rebellion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12043426 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1491\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-1536x1145.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom (right) speaks as Attorney General Rob Bonta looks on during a news conference on April 16, 2025, in Ceres, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Breyer wrote. “He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the governor of the state of California forthwith.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In court last week, Breyer bristled at the federal government’s argument that the case shouldn’t be reviewable by the courts, noting that the U.S. was “founded in response to a monarch.” And he warned in his ruling that Trump’s actions federalizing the National Guard “threatens serious injury to the constitutional balance of power between the federal and state governments, and it sets a dangerous precedent for future domestic military activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have warned that if the courts allow the president to use troops in California, Trump won’t stop there. In the memo declaring the immigration protests a rebellion, the president did not name California or L.A., potentially leaving the door open to future deployment of troops in other cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s case is being supported by Democratic leaders in 22 other states, including 21 attorneys general and the Kansas governor, as well as a group of eight retired military officers. In a court filing, the group of four-star admirals and generals and former Army and Navy secretaries filed a brief in support of California’s position, arguing that deploying the National Guard and Marines “poses multiple risks to the core mission” of both branches and the troops’ well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They wrote that the deployment diverts the troops from their primary mission, that they are not trained to conduct domestic law enforcement operations and that the “use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, impacts recruitment and undermines troop morale.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Guard members stand guard near the metropolitan detention center Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Eric Thayer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A bedrock principle of American democracy is that our military is apolitical,” the brief states. “Particular caution is therefore necessary if the U.S. military is to be deployed domestically in the context of a politically charged situation. This is especially so in situations that involve political protests and citizens exercising their First Amendment rights, which members of the United States armed forces are sworn to uphold. It is essential that such deployments be a last resort, especially in the context of policing protests and other constitutionally protected speech and activities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has also argued that using the National Guard for this purpose is hurting California by diverting the troops from important assignments, including fentanyl enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border and preventing and fighting wildfires. On Tuesday, the governor’s office said the guard’s firefighting force, normally made up of more than 300 members, has lost more than half of its team, just as “peak wildfire season” approaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a conversation on Substack shortly before the Tuesday hearing began, Newsom said democratic principles are at stake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[If] Donald Trump can unilaterally decide to militarize the streets of America — it happens to be in L.A., now, it will be in your city next,” Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear how the 9th Circuit will handle this case. Since the appeals court agreed to take the case, its decision could theoretically be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by either party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, both sides will continue briefing the lower court on California’s request that Breyer go further and issue a preliminary injunction in the case. A hearing is scheduled for Friday on that request. Over the weekend, Breyer denied the White House’s motion to delay it, writing that it would be counterproductive and that the facts on the ground continue to change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But Bennett seemed wary of that argument. Even if he were to agree that the courts have the authority to review Trump’s decision, the judge asked, where in the law does it say that the courts should weigh whether the president considered lesser measures?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unusual for an appeals court to block a temporary restraining order, but the case poses extraordinary questions about executive power, national security and how and when military troops can police civilian communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s mobilization of the guard came after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/protesters-and-immigration-authorities-face-off-for-a-2nd-day-in-la-area-after-arrests\">protests broke out\u003c/a> in and around Los Angeles on June 6, in reaction to his administration’s increasingly aggressive deportation efforts. It marked the first time since the 1960s Civil Rights Movement that a president seized control of a state’s National Guard without consulting the state’s governor; in that case, President Lyndon B. 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Gavin Newsom (right) speaks as Attorney General Rob Bonta looks on during a news conference on April 16, 2025, in Ceres, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Breyer wrote. “He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the governor of the state of California forthwith.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In court last week, Breyer bristled at the federal government’s argument that the case shouldn’t be reviewable by the courts, noting that the U.S. was “founded in response to a monarch.” And he warned in his ruling that Trump’s actions federalizing the National Guard “threatens serious injury to the constitutional balance of power between the federal and state governments, and it sets a dangerous precedent for future domestic military activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have warned that if the courts allow the president to use troops in California, Trump won’t stop there. In the memo declaring the immigration protests a rebellion, the president did not name California or L.A., potentially leaving the door open to future deployment of troops in other cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s case is being supported by Democratic leaders in 22 other states, including 21 attorneys general and the Kansas governor, as well as a group of eight retired military officers. In a court filing, the group of four-star admirals and generals and former Army and Navy secretaries filed a brief in support of California’s position, arguing that deploying the National Guard and Marines “poses multiple risks to the core mission” of both branches and the troops’ well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They wrote that the deployment diverts the troops from their primary mission, that they are not trained to conduct domestic law enforcement operations and that the “use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, impacts recruitment and undermines troop morale.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Guard members stand guard near the metropolitan detention center Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Eric Thayer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A bedrock principle of American democracy is that our military is apolitical,” the brief states. “Particular caution is therefore necessary if the U.S. military is to be deployed domestically in the context of a politically charged situation. This is especially so in situations that involve political protests and citizens exercising their First Amendment rights, which members of the United States armed forces are sworn to uphold. It is essential that such deployments be a last resort, especially in the context of policing protests and other constitutionally protected speech and activities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has also argued that using the National Guard for this purpose is hurting California by diverting the troops from important assignments, including fentanyl enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border and preventing and fighting wildfires. On Tuesday, the governor’s office said the guard’s firefighting force, normally made up of more than 300 members, has lost more than half of its team, just as “peak wildfire season” approaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a conversation on Substack shortly before the Tuesday hearing began, Newsom said democratic principles are at stake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[If] Donald Trump can unilaterally decide to militarize the streets of America — it happens to be in L.A., now, it will be in your city next,” Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear how the 9th Circuit will handle this case. Since the appeals court agreed to take the case, its decision could theoretically be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by either party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, both sides will continue briefing the lower court on California’s request that Breyer go further and issue a preliminary injunction in the case. A hearing is scheduled for Friday on that request. Over the weekend, Breyer denied the White House’s motion to delay it, writing that it would be counterproductive and that the facts on the ground continue to change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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We knew it would be big, but I don’t think we realized how far-reaching the role undocumented workers play in sustaining the economy in California would be,” said Abby Raisz, research director at the Economic Institute and an author of the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scale of the worst-case deportation scenario is so significant that it would drop California’s global economic ranking two places, putting the state behind the United Kingdom and India, according to the study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The findings point to several industries, such as construction and agriculture, that would suffer greatly from a dramatic drop in immigrant workers. Without undocumented labor, GDP generated by California’s construction industry would shrink by 16%, and agriculture would take a 14% hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958488\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958488\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230817-PETALUMA-VINEYARD-FARMWORKERS-AP-ER-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing long sleeves, hats and face coverings work in a large outdoor field of grape vines on a sunny day.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230817-PETALUMA-VINEYARD-FARMWORKERS-AP-ER-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230817-PETALUMA-VINEYARD-FARMWORKERS-AP-ER-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230817-PETALUMA-VINEYARD-FARMWORKERS-AP-ER-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230817-PETALUMA-VINEYARD-FARMWORKERS-AP-ER-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230817-PETALUMA-VINEYARD-FARMWORKERS-AP-ER-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230817-PETALUMA-VINEYARD-FARMWORKERS-AP-ER-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers trim leaves on Pinot Noir vines in Petaluma on May 21, 2018. \u003ccite>(Eric Risberg/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re talking about workers who are essential to our agricultural industry in our country, who have been working in agriculture for decades. This is not the way we need to treat this workforce,” said Teresa Romero, the first Latina and first immigrant woman to serve as president of the national United Farm Workers union. “Without this workforce … small farms are going to go out of business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The White House has recently taken note of the toll that increased immigration raids and arrests have had on several sectors. President Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-administration-pauses-immigration-raids-on-farms-hotels-and-restaurants\">signaled\u003c/a> that the federal government would pause raids at hotels, restaurants and farms, acknowledging that the agriculture and hospitality industries rely heavily on immigrant workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a welcome move, but just making the exception for farm workers, hotel workers, or folks at restaurants isn’t enough. The reality is immigrants are a central part of California and the United States,” said Masih Fouladi, executive director of the California Immigrant Policy Center, an immigrant rights advocacy organization.[aside postID=news_12044621 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2218796587-2000x1333.jpg']“Let’s be mindful of the folks being targeted who are in the grocery stores that make sure that we can buy those produce from farms,” Fouladi said. “The folks who make sure that we are safe in hospitals and clinics are being targeted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Council’s report shows that 63% of the state’s agricultural workers are immigrants, and almost 26% are undocumented. In construction, 41% of workers are immigrants and 14% are undocumented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the case of the Bay Area, a lot of that would be concentrated in industries that are really already struggling to find workers, especially in a post-COVID environment where we’re seeing sales tax revenue at an all-time low,” Raisz said. “We’re still struggling to recoup the pre-pandemic economic activity and foot traffic that we experienced before COVID hit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to labor impacts, the study finds that the average undocumented immigrant pays $7,000 in state, local and federal taxes. Loss of tax revenue from mass deportations would cost local, state and federal budgets a combined $23 billion annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to a variety of data sources, the report drew on direct interviews with dozens of employers, workers, trade groups and elected officials. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 627, dubbed the No Secret Police Act, comes as tensions have escalated between the state and the Trump administration, which has vowed to carry out the \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114690267066155731\">largest deportation\u003c/a> campaign in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No specific federal law requires law enforcement to wear uniforms or show their faces during arrests. Meanwhile, images of masked ICE agents forcing people into unmarked police vans have proliferated on social media, catalyzing debate over whether such arrest tactics are a form of intimidation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12023544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12023544\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250122-OaklandImmigrants-22-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Jesse Arreguín speaks during a press conference with leaders from community groups throughout Alameda County in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland on Jan. 22, 2025, to discuss support for immigrant families in the Bay Area after President Donald Trump promised mass deportations. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Arreguín and Wiener say the masks allow officers to evade accountability for their actions, adding that more transparency is needed around who is conducting these immigration operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People covering their faces, impersonating police officers — it erodes trust in law enforcement and it undermines community safety,” Arreguín said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE declined to comment on the bill, saying that the agency does not comment on pending legislation. But in an emailed statement, an ICE spokesperson maintained that masks and other anonymizing practices are essential to prevent “doxxing,” or the collection of someone’s information online to shame or harass them, following high-profile ICE raids in Los Angeles and the mass protests that followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fully respects the Constitutional rights of all people to express their opinions peacefully,” the statement said. “That being said, ICE remains committed to performing its immigration enforcement mission professionally in a manner consistent with federal law and agency policy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, a North Texas man was charged in federal court for threatening to shoot and kill ICE agents on April 7, the spokesperson added.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042197/an-sf-journalist-took-photos-of-ice-officers-then-he-was-asked-to-blur-their-faces\">ICE has requested journalists blur officers’ faces\u003c/a> after a \u003cem>San Francisco Standard\u003c/em> reporter took cellphone images of arrests outside immigration court and published those images.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics have been quick to point out what they say is hypocrisy surrounding ICE officers’ tendency to wear masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On June 8, President Trump posted on his social media platform \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114646378582957392\">Truth Social\u003c/a> that protesters should not be allowed to wear masks, asking, “What do these people have to hide, and why?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His administration has also criticized student protesters for wearing masks while protesting the war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Masked immigration officers can create a lot of “confusion,” the state lawmakers behind the new bill said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is critically important that people know who they’re interacting with and that they’re interacting with actual law enforcement officers,” Wiener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, a federal bill introduced in Congress this month by Rep. Mike Thompson (D–St. Helena) would prohibit immigration officers from wearing clothing that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044352/proposed-legislation-would-prohibit-immigration-officials-from-posing-as-police\">bears the word “police.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the National Immigrant Justice Center, immigration enforcement will often introduce themselves as police officers even though they are not legally considered to be so. That can confuse immigrant communities and sour the relationship with local police, Thompson argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News of the California bill also followed what authorities have labeled a political assassination in Minnesota by a man posing as a police officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vance Boelter, 57, is accused of targeting two politicians, fatally shooting Democratic Rep. Melissa Holtman and her husband, Mark. Boelter currently faces federal murder charges for the attacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some critics have raised concerns that immigration officers operating in masks and unmarked vehicles could sow distrust and make it easier for bad actors to pose as law enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A tense week of protests and confrontations between police and anti-ICE demonstrators in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043515/more-protests-held-across-southern-california-as-trump-administration-orders-more-national-guard-to-la\">Los Angeles\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">San Francisco\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043653/hundreds-rally-in-oakland-to-protest-ice-raids-support-immigrant-communities\">Oakland\u003c/a> underscores the importance of a decision facing Mayor Daniel Lurie: Who will lead the San Francisco Police Department now that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039092/san-franciscos-police-chief-stepping-down\">Chief Bill Scott has departed\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department is currently under interim leadership, with former SFPD commander Paul Yep serving as acting police chief while the search for a permanent replacement is underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and local law enforcement agencies have the nation’s attention after President Donald Trump activated the California National Guard and mobilized more than 700 U.S. Marines \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043314/california-to-sue-trump-for-sending-national-guard-troops-into-la-after-ice-protests\">against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> and Bass. The city remains on edge after increased enforcement actions by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents throughout the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moment reminds many of 1992, when the National Guard was sent in at the request of then-Gov. Pete Wilson to quell civil unrest following the acquittal of police officers who beat motorist Rodney King.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, recent protests \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043544/dozens-more-arrested-in-calmer-night-of-san-francisco-ice-protests\">resulted in around 250 arrests\u003c/a>, mostly for violence or destroying property. The demonstrations over immigration raids highlight the challenge facing any new police chief in a city with a long history of progressive activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco police officers face off with protesters during an anti-ICE protest on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mayor Lurie condemned the attacks, saying in a statement that “violence directed at law enforcement or public servants is never acceptable.”[aside postID=news_12044426 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-11-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">attracted large crowds throughout the Bay Area\u003c/a>, stressing law enforcement resources. It all costs money at a time San Francisco is facing a nearly $800 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is in this moment of political peril that Lurie must select a new police chief. Even under the best of circumstances, selecting a police chief can be a fraught decision for mayors, who have to balance competing demands of several constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lessons from history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1988, newly elected Mayor Art Agnos — who \u003cem>this \u003c/em>reporter was working for at the time — faced a similar challenge. That September, United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta — a friend and political ally of Agnos — was attending a protest outside the St. Francis Hotel, where Vice President George H. W. Bush was giving a speech. Bush was also the Republican nominee for president at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a scuffle with SFPD, the 58-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/dolores-huerta-hurt-at-protest-sept-16-1988-4809592.php\">Huerta was hit by a police officer’s baton\u003c/a>, rupturing her spleen and fracturing two ribs. It brought the department’s crowd control tactics into sharp focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044395\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-1536x1070.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of labor activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers group, with a union flag that reads ‘Viva La Causa,’ circa 1970s. \u003ccite>(Cathy Murphy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I will not tolerate anything that is not part of authorized crowd control tactics,” Agnos said after reviewing videotapes of the event. \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-16-mn-2389-story.html\">He ordered police chief Frank Jordan to investigate\u003c/a> the incident and recommend changes to crowd control policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan, distancing himself from the mayor ever so slightly, contended that the 85 or so officers dressed in riot gear acted within department policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following year, in a historic twist reverberating today, Agnos signed San Francisco’s Sanctuary City policy, placing sharp limits on local law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Agnos’ first decisions after getting elected was keeping Jordan as police chief — a holdover from his predecessor, Dianne Feinstein, despite Agnos’ frosty relationship with her. It was a fateful decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan was an amiable, non-threatening sort of chief, but he was never “Agnos’ guy.” When Agnos’ main opponent promised to fire Jordan if elected, Agnos said he would keep him, a political calculation to gain support in more conservative westside neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan later resigned and ran for mayor, defeating Agnos in 1991 in a campaign dominated by concerns over homelessness, crime and drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Insider vs. outsider?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Max Carter-Oberstone is a progressive attorney \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028726/reformist-sf-police-commissioner-is-ousted-giving-lurie-greater-control-of-oversight\">recently ousted from the Police Commission by Lurie\u003c/a>. The mayor didn’t give a reason, but Carter-Oberstone had publicly clashed with former Mayor London Breed — something most mayors don’t appreciate in their appointees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says whoever is chief in San Francisco must deal with several politically engaged constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got the mayor, you’ve got the police commission, you have the police officers union, the rank-and-file, the command staff, and then of course various constituencies among the residents of the city who each have their own views,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12028391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12028391\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone listens to speakers at a rally protesting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s attempt to remove Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former SFPD police chief George Gascón, who was appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom after leading the department in Mesa, Arizona, said understanding local politics is essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot be a chief of police if you don’t understand local politics,\u003cem>” \u003c/em>Gascón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that rank-and-file cops are often wary of someone from outside the department becoming chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to find people wanting an outsider when there’s a perception that the internal structure is not addressing the needs of the organization and the people it serves,” Gascón said. “Generally, outside chiefs don’t last long\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who came to San Francisco from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017, broke that mold.[aside postID=news_12042515 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFPDFILE-29-BL-KQED.jpg']“I credit his ability to navigate a very complex political environment,” Gascón noted. “He’s a political survivor and that’s good for him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gascón says that being an outsider has its pros and cons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was easier in the sense that I didn’t owe anybody anything,” Gascón said. “I had no allegiances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disadvantage to being an outsider, Gascón said, is that he often didn’t know where the internal alliances were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now with Scott gone, Lurie must weigh what kind of leader the department, and his administration, need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every mayor wants to have who they want as the police chief. They just can’t hire them themselves. There’s a process to it,” said Tracy McCray, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the city charter, the San Francisco Police Commission forwards three candidates to the mayor. He can accept one, or request a new search.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCray, who was recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/acting-police-chief-paul-yep-picks-command-staff-20376502.php\">promoted\u003c/a> from lieutenant to commander, worked under 11 different police chiefs during her 31 years on the force and notes that being chief “is unlike any other type of police job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to be a little bit of a chameleon,” she said, referring to keeping multiple factions and interest groups happy in a city where politics is a blood sport. “You have to be able to kind of move and groove as things are thrown at you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More protests could test next chief\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, facing a severe shortage of officers and a wave of retirements, the SFPD is at a critical juncture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Glaser, who studies policing trends and best practices at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, said the next chief should be someone who can remain calm under pressure and conflict, as recent protests suggest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the city would be wise to think about somebody who’s going to be able to weather future storms, and I do think that we’re going to see a ramping up of protests in the months and years to come, partly related to the political environment and partly related to the situation in the Middle East,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie walks with Captain Liza Johansen, from the Mission Police Station, and Santiago Lerma, with the Department of Emergency Management, during a public safety walk in San Francisco’s Mission District on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He added that research shows that managing protests effectively requires a “lighter touch” and good communication with protest organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You need a lot of restraint on the part of the chief and the ability of the chief to convey restraint to his rank and file,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Lurie announced Scott’s departure, he called him a friend, adding, \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I cannot thank you enough for what you’ve given to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">Crime rates in the city remain historically low\u003c/a>, including a significant drop in property crimes compared to 2023, when Lurie made public safety a centerpiece of his campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee will consider nominating one of seven candidates to fill a vacancy on the Police Commission, the body that will ultimately help choose Scott’s successor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott’s record is a tough act to follow. And if the new chief fails to live up to expectations, it’s Lurie who will take the political hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moment reminds many of 1992, when the National Guard was sent in at the request of then-Gov. Pete Wilson to quell civil unrest following the acquittal of police officers who beat motorist Rodney King.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, recent protests \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043544/dozens-more-arrested-in-calmer-night-of-san-francisco-ice-protests\">resulted in around 250 arrests\u003c/a>, mostly for violence or destroying property. The demonstrations over immigration raids highlight the challenge facing any new police chief in a city with a long history of progressive activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco police officers face off with protesters during an anti-ICE protest on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mayor Lurie condemned the attacks, saying in a statement that “violence directed at law enforcement or public servants is never acceptable.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">attracted large crowds throughout the Bay Area\u003c/a>, stressing law enforcement resources. It all costs money at a time San Francisco is facing a nearly $800 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is in this moment of political peril that Lurie must select a new police chief. Even under the best of circumstances, selecting a police chief can be a fraught decision for mayors, who have to balance competing demands of several constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lessons from history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1988, newly elected Mayor Art Agnos — who \u003cem>this \u003c/em>reporter was working for at the time — faced a similar challenge. That September, United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta — a friend and political ally of Agnos — was attending a protest outside the St. Francis Hotel, where Vice President George H. W. Bush was giving a speech. Bush was also the Republican nominee for president at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a scuffle with SFPD, the 58-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/dolores-huerta-hurt-at-protest-sept-16-1988-4809592.php\">Huerta was hit by a police officer’s baton\u003c/a>, rupturing her spleen and fracturing two ribs. It brought the department’s crowd control tactics into sharp focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044395\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-1536x1070.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of labor activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers group, with a union flag that reads ‘Viva La Causa,’ circa 1970s. \u003ccite>(Cathy Murphy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I will not tolerate anything that is not part of authorized crowd control tactics,” Agnos said after reviewing videotapes of the event. \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-16-mn-2389-story.html\">He ordered police chief Frank Jordan to investigate\u003c/a> the incident and recommend changes to crowd control policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan, distancing himself from the mayor ever so slightly, contended that the 85 or so officers dressed in riot gear acted within department policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following year, in a historic twist reverberating today, Agnos signed San Francisco’s Sanctuary City policy, placing sharp limits on local law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Agnos’ first decisions after getting elected was keeping Jordan as police chief — a holdover from his predecessor, Dianne Feinstein, despite Agnos’ frosty relationship with her. It was a fateful decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan was an amiable, non-threatening sort of chief, but he was never “Agnos’ guy.” When Agnos’ main opponent promised to fire Jordan if elected, Agnos said he would keep him, a political calculation to gain support in more conservative westside neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan later resigned and ran for mayor, defeating Agnos in 1991 in a campaign dominated by concerns over homelessness, crime and drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Insider vs. outsider?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Max Carter-Oberstone is a progressive attorney \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028726/reformist-sf-police-commissioner-is-ousted-giving-lurie-greater-control-of-oversight\">recently ousted from the Police Commission by Lurie\u003c/a>. The mayor didn’t give a reason, but Carter-Oberstone had publicly clashed with former Mayor London Breed — something most mayors don’t appreciate in their appointees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says whoever is chief in San Francisco must deal with several politically engaged constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got the mayor, you’ve got the police commission, you have the police officers union, the rank-and-file, the command staff, and then of course various constituencies among the residents of the city who each have their own views,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12028391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12028391\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone listens to speakers at a rally protesting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s attempt to remove Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former SFPD police chief George Gascón, who was appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom after leading the department in Mesa, Arizona, said understanding local politics is essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot be a chief of police if you don’t understand local politics,\u003cem>” \u003c/em>Gascón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that rank-and-file cops are often wary of someone from outside the department becoming chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to find people wanting an outsider when there’s a perception that the internal structure is not addressing the needs of the organization and the people it serves,” Gascón said. “Generally, outside chiefs don’t last long\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who came to San Francisco from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017, broke that mold.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I credit his ability to navigate a very complex political environment,” Gascón noted. “He’s a political survivor and that’s good for him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gascón says that being an outsider has its pros and cons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was easier in the sense that I didn’t owe anybody anything,” Gascón said. “I had no allegiances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disadvantage to being an outsider, Gascón said, is that he often didn’t know where the internal alliances were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now with Scott gone, Lurie must weigh what kind of leader the department, and his administration, need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every mayor wants to have who they want as the police chief. They just can’t hire them themselves. There’s a process to it,” said Tracy McCray, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the city charter, the San Francisco Police Commission forwards three candidates to the mayor. He can accept one, or request a new search.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCray, who was recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/acting-police-chief-paul-yep-picks-command-staff-20376502.php\">promoted\u003c/a> from lieutenant to commander, worked under 11 different police chiefs during her 31 years on the force and notes that being chief “is unlike any other type of police job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to be a little bit of a chameleon,” she said, referring to keeping multiple factions and interest groups happy in a city where politics is a blood sport. “You have to be able to kind of move and groove as things are thrown at you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More protests could test next chief\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, facing a severe shortage of officers and a wave of retirements, the SFPD is at a critical juncture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Glaser, who studies policing trends and best practices at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, said the next chief should be someone who can remain calm under pressure and conflict, as recent protests suggest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the city would be wise to think about somebody who’s going to be able to weather future storms, and I do think that we’re going to see a ramping up of protests in the months and years to come, partly related to the political environment and partly related to the situation in the Middle East,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie walks with Captain Liza Johansen, from the Mission Police Station, and Santiago Lerma, with the Department of Emergency Management, during a public safety walk in San Francisco’s Mission District on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He added that research shows that managing protests effectively requires a “lighter touch” and good communication with protest organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You need a lot of restraint on the part of the chief and the ability of the chief to convey restraint to his rank and file,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Lurie announced Scott’s departure, he called him a friend, adding, \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I cannot thank you enough for what you’ve given to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">Crime rates in the city remain historically low\u003c/a>, including a significant drop in property crimes compared to 2023, when Lurie made public safety a centerpiece of his campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee will consider nominating one of seven candidates to fill a vacancy on the Police Commission, the body that will ultimately help choose Scott’s successor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott’s record is a tough act to follow. And if the new chief fails to live up to expectations, it’s Lurie who will take the political hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Medical debt. Messy divorce. Wage theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When hard life moments meet \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s sky-high housing costs, homelessness can quickly become a reality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was the case for Nina, a mother who sought legal aid at the nonprofit Open Door Legal two years ago after facing domestic abuse by her husband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it weren’t for them, realistically, my daughter and I would have probably been evicted, and we would have ended up living on the streets or in a shelter,” said Nina, who lives in the Sunset District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nina, who did not use her full name for safety reasons, told KQED she was trying to get child support when her husband refused to pay “even a single penny” after he left her and her daughter, who has a disability. Legal aid helped her navigate restraining orders, threats of eviction, and obtain child support, keeping her and her daughter housed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in an effort to direct more dollars toward temporary shelter, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/daniel-lurie\">Mayor Daniel Lurie\u003c/a> is proposing to shift funding away from programs that help lower-income residents fight costly legal cases and other homelessness prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043660\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-LEGAL-AID-HUNGER-STRIKE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-LEGAL-AID-HUNGER-STRIKE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-LEGAL-AID-HUNGER-STRIKE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-LEGAL-AID-HUNGER-STRIKE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adrian Tirtanadi stands outside City Hall in San Francisco on June 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nasicmento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This will affect residents all over the city. Homeowners who suffer wrongful foreclosures, domestic violence survivors and much more,” said Adrian Tirtanadi, executive director of Open Door Legal, which is slated \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043582/he-says-legal-aid-fights-poverty-in-sf-now-hes-starting-a-hunger-strike\">to lose nearly half of its city-supported funding\u003c/a> under Lurie’s budget proposal. He’s since started a hunger strike to stress the urgency of the budget cuts. “It will especially, or maybe most profoundly, make the homeless crisis worse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is facing a nearly $800 million budget deficit, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041773/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-plans-to-cut-1400-jobs-in-city-budget-proposal\">Lurie has warned tough cuts lie ahead\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is now proposing significant cuts across the board to balance the budget, which include eliminating about 1,400 mostly vacant positions and roughly $100 million in grants and contracts. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is slated to be hit hardest with cuts of about $83.5 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A crisis of this magnitude means we cannot avoid painful decisions, and I’m prepared to make them,” Lurie said in his budget announcement. “The budget I’m introducing today faces the $800 million deficit head-on.”[aside postID=news_12043568 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/240130-HomelessCount-46-BL_qed.jpg']While balancing the budget, Lurie is also trying to fulfill an ambitious campaign promise to build 1,500 shelter beds within his first six months in office \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—\u003c/span> a goal still far from completion even as his first half-year approaches. On any given day, the online waitlist for shelter is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/data--check-your-position-adult-shelter-waitlist\">hundreds of names long\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie’s budget, which must be finalized by the end of June, underscores an explicit shift toward investing in temporary shelter and transitional beds, rather than permanent supportive housing and prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Mayor’s proposed budget includes new investments to expand interim housing capacity to support immediate pathways from streets to stability for our most vulnerable residents,” the budget proposal reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reallocation comes about a year after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11983492/how-a-pivotal-case-on-homelessness-could-redefine-policies-in-california-and-the-nation\">the U.S. Supreme Court ruled\u003c/a> that cities can cite and arrest unhoused people who refuse offers of shelter. But San Francisco doesn’t have enough shelter to offer many of the people living on sidewalks or in encampments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 8,300 people are experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, according to 2024 federal data. More than half are considered unsheltered, meaning they sleep outside in parks, sidewalks or cars, compared with the city’s inventory of 3,228 shelter beds, which are often full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993518\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tents line Fulton Street near San Francisco City Hall on April 5, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To change that, Lurie also wants to tap into roughly $90 million over the next three years in existing dollars in the Our City, Our Home fund, created after voters passed Proposition C in 2018 to tax the city’s wealthiest companies and fund homelessness services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure was quickly challenged in court by groups such as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the California Business Properties Association and the California Business Roundtable. In 2020, the California Supreme Court allowed the measure to move forward and revenue was finally released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the majority of Proposition C dollars are allocated toward permanent supportive housing. About 25% is set aside for mental health services, 15% for prevention programs like civil legal aid, and around 10% for shelter and hygiene.[aside postID=news_12043516 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BERKELEYRVBUYBACK-25-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“I will seek approval to unlock critical funds we need to build the types of interim housing and treatment that we need right now to get families and young people off the street and on the path to stability,” Lurie said in the budget address.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’ll need support from the Board of Supervisors to shift funding away from prevention services to shelter, and it’s unclear if he’ll have enough votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, several supervisors, including progressive and moderate-leaning Democrats — such as Joel Engardio, Chyanne Chen, Bilal Mahmood, Stephen Sherrill and Jackie Fielder — spoke at a rally in support of funding permanent housing and legal aid programs covered by Proposition C.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Homelessness experts at the rally cautioned that cutting prevention services, like legal aid and meal programs, will likely lead to a spike in homelessness, increasing the demand for shelter beds even more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just 13% of people staying in San Francisco shelters exited into permanent housing, according to a March 2025 report from the City Controller, which looked at shelter data from July 2022 to December 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11990403\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11990403\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240610-HomelessFamilies-23-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"A pink suitcase, shoes and a unicorn toy lie next to and on a blue bed.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240610-HomelessFamilies-23-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240610-HomelessFamilies-23-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240610-HomelessFamilies-23-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240610-HomelessFamilies-23-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240610-HomelessFamilies-23-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child’s belongings sit next to a shelter bed set up in an auditorium at Buena Vista Horace Mann Community School on June 10. The school operates as one of San Francisco’s largest shelters for families experiencing homelessness. The nonprofit Dolores Street Community Services runs the shelter after hours and during the summer when school is not in session for San Francisco Unified School District students and their families. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Right now, a very small percentage of people can leave shelter to housing. We really need more housing exits,” said Christin Evans, a small-business owner in San Francisco and vice chair of the city’s Homeless Oversight Commission. “The population of people that are on the waitlist for family shelter has been growing substantially, and it’s outpacing the ability to provide adequate shelter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie’s budget invests $91.2 million over three years to open and operate about 630 new shelter beds, plus an additional $31.6 million to maintain the city’s current shelter system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for prevention, the mayor’s budget preserves existing funding for right-to-counsel programs aimed at tenants facing eviction and other housing stabilization programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco was one of the first U.S. cities to pioneer a right-to-counsel program in 2019, after voters passed the No Eviction Without Representation Act that gave all residents facing eviction the right to legal defense.[aside postID=news_12042895 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250605-TREASUREISLANDJOBCORPS-29-BL-KQED.jpg']Between 2005 and 2019, San Francisco’s homeless population grew nearly 49%, according to federal data, fueled in part by soaring home prices. But since Proposition C and the right-to-counsel programs have launched, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city has remained relatively flat, increasing slightly from 8,035 in 2019 to 8,323 in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Lurie plans to eliminate $4.2 million from other forms of legal aid. Groups like Legal Assistance to the Elderly, for example, are slated to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars from their operating budgets, at a time when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11940807/older-adults-are-now-the-fastest-growing-unhoused-population-in-california\">seniors are the fastest-growing unhoused population\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need a holistic approach to providing legal services. You can’t compartmentalize them,” said Ora Prochovnick, director of litigation and policy at the Eviction Defense Collaborative, which is not losing funding under Lurie’s budget proposal. “Although we’re thrilled that tenant right-to-counsel was not cut, we see the harm in other types of legal services being cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with preserving the right-to-counsel programs, advocates are pressing the mayor to allocate $66 million in Proposition C dollars into existing homelessness prevention programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Homelessness is plaguing the mental and physical health of hundreds of children, surmounting the barriers they face into adulthood and often leading to adult homelessness,” said Jennifer Friedenbach, director of the Coalition on Homelessness, in a prepared statement. “It is imperative that we act to preserve funds allocated to homeless families through Prop. C.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As budget negotiations continue this month, Tirtanadi of Open Door Legal is preparing to lose about 44% of the center’s operating budget. He has started the process of laying off nearly 15 staff members, which he estimates will translate to serving roughly 900 fewer families annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that could mean turning away clients like Nina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What does the city expect us to do? We have ongoing cases, some of them have trials coming up,” Tirtanadi said. “It’s like being in the middle of surgery and putting down the tools and saying, ‘Ah, we ran out of money.’ You know? It’s just not ethical.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>While balancing the budget, Lurie is also trying to fulfill an ambitious campaign promise to build 1,500 shelter beds within his first six months in office \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—\u003c/span> a goal still far from completion even as his first half-year approaches. On any given day, the online waitlist for shelter is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/data--check-your-position-adult-shelter-waitlist\">hundreds of names long\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie’s budget, which must be finalized by the end of June, underscores an explicit shift toward investing in temporary shelter and transitional beds, rather than permanent supportive housing and prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Mayor’s proposed budget includes new investments to expand interim housing capacity to support immediate pathways from streets to stability for our most vulnerable residents,” the budget proposal reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reallocation comes about a year after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11983492/how-a-pivotal-case-on-homelessness-could-redefine-policies-in-california-and-the-nation\">the U.S. Supreme Court ruled\u003c/a> that cities can cite and arrest unhoused people who refuse offers of shelter. But San Francisco doesn’t have enough shelter to offer many of the people living on sidewalks or in encampments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 8,300 people are experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, according to 2024 federal data. More than half are considered unsheltered, meaning they sleep outside in parks, sidewalks or cars, compared with the city’s inventory of 3,228 shelter beds, which are often full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993518\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/011_KQED_SanFrancisco_TentEncampments_05052020_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tents line Fulton Street near San Francisco City Hall on April 5, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To change that, Lurie also wants to tap into roughly $90 million over the next three years in existing dollars in the Our City, Our Home fund, created after voters passed Proposition C in 2018 to tax the city’s wealthiest companies and fund homelessness services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure was quickly challenged in court by groups such as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the California Business Properties Association and the California Business Roundtable. In 2020, the California Supreme Court allowed the measure to move forward and revenue was finally released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, the majority of Proposition C dollars are allocated toward permanent supportive housing. About 25% is set aside for mental health services, 15% for prevention programs like civil legal aid, and around 10% for shelter and hygiene.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Nestled inside Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a bold idea: to penalize colleges and universities whose students leave with mountains of student loan debt but not nearly the earnings boost to pay it off — and to reward schools that do the opposite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, as U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told lawmakers in a recent hearing, it’s a way to force schools to have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5423327/education-secretary-questioned-about-shrinking-federal-role\">“a little skin in the game.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This risk-sharing plan would, among other things, require higher education institutions — public and private, for-profit and nonprofit, undergraduate and graduate — to reimburse the federal government for a portion of the federal loan debt their students do not repay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Congressional Budget Office \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-05/HEDWork_Reconciliation2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimates that\u003c/a>, if enacted, the full risk-sharing proposal would save the government more than $6 billion over the next decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NPR spoke with student loan experts who saw both promise and cause for concern in Republicans’ plan. Here’s what to know:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How it would work\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The proposal would divide a school’s student loan borrowers by the kind of program they attended, separating English majors from biology majors, for example, or those who enrolled for a master’s in social work versus a master’s in business administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan would then calculate, for each program, how much borrowers were supposed to pay toward their federal student loan debts for the year, but didn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools could also be penalized when students enroll in an income-based repayment plan. They would be forced to reimburse the government for a share of the interest and principal the Education Department willingly waives for lower-income borrowers as part of these plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How much of that outstanding debt schools end up having to repay would depend on some complicated math, including the program’s cost and how much money its graduates earn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What schools would be hit hardest?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Schools and programs that are basically charging a whole lot of money, using a whole lot of student loans and not necessarily producing the outcomes that we might expect for those student debt burdens,” says Preston Cooper at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute (AEI).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Not just a stick but a carrot too\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Republicans’ plan wouldn’t just penalize schools for graduating students with large debts and poor earnings potential. It would also award “PROMISE Grants” to colleges that provide low-income students a great value for the money — meaning federal loans and grants — they spent on their college education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As with the cost-sharing proposal, these grants — worth up to $5,000 for every student in a school’s cohort who received federal aid — would go to schools with relatively lower tuition and debt loads and stronger student outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an extra twist, the stick would fund the carrot, with schools’ risk-sharing payments being recycled into these benefit payments to top-performing schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The plan would exclude loans in default\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Higher education experts point to a few flaws with the plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: The math used to decide whether a school should be penalized omits a key variable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[It] would not include loan balances that were in default, which is very odd,” says Dominique Baker, who studies college access at the University of Delaware.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12038094 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2204718967-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baker says a plan to hold schools accountable for unpaid student loans should necessarily include debts that have gone into default. She’s not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is where the proposal jumps the shark, giving a pass to the loans that hurt borrowers and taxpayers the most,” says Jordan Matsudaira, who served as deputy under secretary at the U.S. Department of Education in the Biden administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matsudaira speculates that the omission of defaulted loans is Republicans’ “concession to institutions or programs that do generate particularly high default rates. So those could be for-profit colleges. Those could also be colleges that serve a lot of underserved populations: low-income, minority populations that generate loans with disproportionately high default rates.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AEI’s Cooper explains it this way: “Lawmakers are trying to find a balance between holding schools accountable and ensuring risk-sharing penalties are not overwhelming for institutions. Including defaulted loans makes sense in principle, but doing so would have significantly increased penalties. Lawmakers may have decided that was a bridge too far.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baker is also concerned about the plan to punish many schools whose borrowers enroll in income-based repayment plans, by forcing those schools to reimburse the government for a share of the interest and principal it waives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s bananas to me,” says Baker, who worries this might compel schools to steer students into less-affordable repayment plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The data doesn’t exist\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The other big problem experts routinely pointed out with Republicans’ plan is that its math depends on a mountain of data — including the cost of individual, undergraduate programs — “that we do not have and have never had,” says Baker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the underlying data here are imaginary,” says Matsudaira, who should know. He was the department’s first chief economist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the data was being collected as part of a Biden-era initiative, but, if the Big Beautiful Bill passes, “it’s not clear who at the Department of Education is actually going to be doing this because most data people were subject to the reduction-in-force,” says Robert Kelchen, who studies higher education finance at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/nx-s1-5324746/trump-education-department-layoffs-closure-reorganization\">initiated the termination\u003c/a> of more than 1,300 department employees in a massive reduction-in-force that, when coupled with the hundreds of workers who have left voluntarily, has left the department at roughly half its previous staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A federal judge recently ordered the administration to reinstate those fired workers — a decision \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-s1-5425431/trump-scotus-education-department-injunction\">now being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This [bill] is the most substantial set of changes to higher education policy since at least 1992,” Kelchen says. “And it is hard to think about how the Department of Education can do all the data work behind it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Potential winners and losers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s difficult to assess a policy built on data that doesn’t exist, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.aei.org/education/how-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-would-hold-colleges-accountable-for-outcomes/\">AEI’s Cooper has tried\u003c/a> using what’s available. 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"content": "\u003cp>The U.S. Army \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g-s1-70085/trump-birthday-dc-military-parade-history\">celebrated its 250th anniversary\u003c/a> on Saturday with a massive military parade that overtook the streets and skies of Washington, D.C., and included thousands of service members participating in the big-budget spectacle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also celebrating on Saturday is President Trump, whose 79th birthday corresponds with the Army anniversary, and who has long dreamed of holding such a display of America’s military might. A parade of this magnitude is unusual during times of peace and has stirred up controversy for what opponents view as a politicization of the nation’s armed forces and a break from U.S. democratic norms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Trump and first lady Melania Trump took to the viewing stands at the start of the main event, a group of individuals wearing “250 special guest” badges began singing “Happy Birthday” to the president. Others chanted “USA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kicking off the parade, parachutists from the Army’s Golden Knights team drifted onto the National Mall from the gloomy Washington sky as Trump and hundreds of thousands of spectators watched from below. The Army said it expected around 200,000 attendees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands across the country spent the day participating in demonstrations against the parade and Trump’s broader political agenda, including fallout from mass immigration raids in Los Angeles that led Trump to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5429752/trump-newsom-california-national-guard-ice-immigration\">send in both California’s National Guard, against state officials’ request, and the Marines\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12044426 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-11-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group No Kings — a coalition of more than 200 organizations — arranged \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5432708/no-kings-protests-military-parade\">some 2,000 protests\u003c/a> nationwide against what they described as a “costly, wasteful, and un-American birthday parade in Washington.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plans for commemorating the milestone Army anniversary have been in place for at least a year — long before Trump had secured a second term. But the parade feature was added in recent months, ballooning the budget by tens of millions and leaving planners for both the city and military scrambling to prepare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parade is part of a larger \u003ca href=\"https://www.army.mil/1775/events.html\">slate of events\u003c/a>, all taking place around the National Mall. Beginning at 11 a.m. ET, the Army hosted a public festival with military demonstrations and live music. The parade march, which started just after 6 p.m. is expected to end around 8 p.m., and the evening will be capped off with a fireworks display in front of the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Presidential wishlist\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Trump has been asking for such a parade since 2017, after he saw a military demonstration in France for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/07/14/537291290/trump-joins-french-president-macron-for-bastille-day-celebration-in-paris\">Bastille Day\u003c/a>. At the time, officials were able to keep the notion at bay, citing the questionable optics of a peacetime demonstration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044505\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-2.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join French leaders, including President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, to watch the Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2017. \u003ccite>(AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images/AFP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in his second term, the Army’s birthday presented an opportunity for Trump to have the parade he’d long wanted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking last week at Fort Bragg, Trump said the parade was going to mark a “big day in Washington, D.C.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know a lot of people said we don’t want to do that. I said, ‘yeah we do, we want to show off a little bit,'” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the parade was announced, there has been sharp criticism, particularly from Democratic lawmakers who call the showcase self-indulgent and a misuse of public funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To use the military in this manner when Donald Trump is slashing veterans’ benefits to aggrandize himself, to communicate to the country his control over the military, is just another shameful act of this administration,” said Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other critics have said it’s a display of military force typically associated with autocratic governments in places like Russia or North Korea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a vulgar display,” Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said during a news conference on Friday. “It’s the kind of thing you see Kim Jong Un, you see Putin — you see with dictators around the world that are weak.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military to fete you on your birthday in a vulgar display of weakness? That’s Donald Trump,” he continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1933623930193129852\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, the weekend festivities have racked up an expected price tag of between $25 million and $45 million, according to Army spokesperson Heather J. Hagan. That includes \u003ca href=\"https://wamu.org/story/25/06/13/what-to-know-ahead-of-the-armys-250th-anniversary-parade/\">planned road repairs\u003c/a> due to possible damage from tanks rolling on city streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump is expected to participate in the parade as a spectator, but he is scheduled to receive a folded American flag, according to Army spokesman Steve Warren. Such presentations are usually reserved for the families of fallen soldiers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Military equipment has been arriving in D.C. for days\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Heavy military equipment began rolling into the city days ahead of the Saturday event, coming in by freight or carried through city streets on large, flat-bed trucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/USArmy/status/1932528204054421850\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peirce Economakis was bartending on Tuesday evening in Shaw — a residential neighborhood in the city — when he said the main road nearby was suddenly closed off by police around 8 p.m. as truck after truck loaded with military machinery such as tanks and armored cars drove through. He says the whole scene probably lasted about 30 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s surreal. It’s a little depressing,” he said. “I think a lot of people forget that people actually live here and it’s not, you know, some sort of playground.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone, however, was against having a military display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Davis, a 30-year Army serviceman and employee of the Pentagon, said that he felt the 250-year anniversary of the military branch called for something big.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I welcome it, and the reason I say that is the last time we’ve had a military parade of any sorts, I recall, is the Gulf War,” Davis said. “So, it’s been a long time and what better way to celebrate it than the 250th?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davis said that protests against the event cast a pall on what he thought should be a celebratory occasion, but he said he understood people’s First Amendment rights to speak out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think they have their own agenda,” Davis said. “But you know, hey, we go to war and defend the nation’s rights for the citizens to do things like that, so more power to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Significant street closures have been in effect around the city since Thursday, and Reagan National Airport has said it will close for several hours, potentially disrupting flights on Saturday to accommodate the military flyover safely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city has also been bracing for potential damage to its streets by installing steel plates along the parade route. 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Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower did have some troops marching with military equipment for their inaugurations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last major military parade was in 1991, also in D.C., to celebrate the end of the Gulf War and commemorate fallen soldiers from that conflict. But even that move was seen as controversial, says Joshua Zeitz, a historian and contributing editor for \u003cem>Politico \u003c/em>magazine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our country was born of a very particular opposition to state power, state authority, to standing armies which could enforce that type of authority and power,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/nx-s1-5418453/critics-say-trumps-planned-military-parade-will-send-the-wrong-message\">he told NPR’s\u003cem> All Things Considered\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> saying that it’s important to view this parade in context with other moves Trump has made to expand the authority and the power of the presidency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s really reinventing the presidency as something that doesn’t resemble what it has traditionally in American history, and the military parade is part of that,” Zeitz says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Matthew Frakes, a historian of American military history and assistant professor at the Ohio State University, points out America does have a history of smaller military parades — like local Independence Day or Veterans Day celebrations, for example. He said the key with this parade will be to see how much of it focuses on history versus a show of America’s military prowess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In democracies, military parades are meant to commemorate, whereas in authoritarian regimes they’re meant to intimidate. And so you can think of, you know, the Soviet Union or more recently in China or North Korea,” Frakes says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044509\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A US Army soldier walks past a Bradley fighting vehicle staged in West Potomac Park ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, June 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Anti-Trump protests held nationwide\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ahead of the weekend events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5432708/no-kings-protests-military-parade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organizations across the country protested\u003c/a> against the parade, which has been criticized as a vanity project for the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group No Kings, which has organized past protests against Trump, planned to host events in more than 1,800 \u003ca href=\"https://www.nokings.org/#map\">cities across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On June 14 — Flag Day — President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday,” No Kings said in a statement on their website. “A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group said that in order to pull attention away from the display of military grandeur, No Kings would specifically not demonstrate in Washington on Saturday, and instead hosted their largest demonstration in Philadelphia — the city known as the birthplace of America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Philadelphia event was attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators, and police said the protest was peaceful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demonstrations in other cities carried on throughout the afternoon. But No Kings called for the cancellation of all remaining events in the state of Minnesota “out of an abundance of caution” \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5433645/minnesota-state-legislators-lawmaker-shootings\">following the targeted shootings\u003c/a> of two Democratic lawmakers at their homes in Minnesota. State Rep. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Peirce Economakis was bartending on Tuesday evening in Shaw — a residential neighborhood in the city — when he said the main road nearby was suddenly closed off by police around 8 p.m. as truck after truck loaded with military machinery such as tanks and armored cars drove through. He says the whole scene probably lasted about 30 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s surreal. It’s a little depressing,” he said. “I think a lot of people forget that people actually live here and it’s not, you know, some sort of playground.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone, however, was against having a military display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Davis, a 30-year Army serviceman and employee of the Pentagon, said that he felt the 250-year anniversary of the military branch called for something big.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I welcome it, and the reason I say that is the last time we’ve had a military parade of any sorts, I recall, is the Gulf War,” Davis said. “So, it’s been a long time and what better way to celebrate it than the 250th?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davis said that protests against the event cast a pall on what he thought should be a celebratory occasion, but he said he understood people’s First Amendment rights to speak out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think they have their own agenda,” Davis said. “But you know, hey, we go to war and defend the nation’s rights for the citizens to do things like that, so more power to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Significant street closures have been in effect around the city since Thursday, and Reagan National Airport has said it will close for several hours, potentially disrupting flights on Saturday to accommodate the military flyover safely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city has also been bracing for potential damage to its streets by installing steel plates along the parade route. 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Mayor Mariel Bowser has expressed concern that heavy machinery and tanks could rip up roads and require millions of dollars to repair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044508\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044508\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-3.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The US Capitol is seen through security fencing, set up on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The country has not had a major military parade like the one planned for this weekend during times of peace in a very long time, although presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower did have some troops marching with military equipment for their inaugurations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last major military parade was in 1991, also in D.C., to celebrate the end of the Gulf War and commemorate fallen soldiers from that conflict. But even that move was seen as controversial, says Joshua Zeitz, a historian and contributing editor for \u003cem>Politico \u003c/em>magazine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our country was born of a very particular opposition to state power, state authority, to standing armies which could enforce that type of authority and power,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/nx-s1-5418453/critics-say-trumps-planned-military-parade-will-send-the-wrong-message\">he told NPR’s\u003cem> All Things Considered\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> saying that it’s important to view this parade in context with other moves Trump has made to expand the authority and the power of the presidency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s really reinventing the presidency as something that doesn’t resemble what it has traditionally in American history, and the military parade is part of that,” Zeitz says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Matthew Frakes, a historian of American military history and assistant professor at the Ohio State University, points out America does have a history of smaller military parades — like local Independence Day or Veterans Day celebrations, for example. He said the key with this parade will be to see how much of it focuses on history versus a show of America’s military prowess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In democracies, military parades are meant to commemorate, whereas in authoritarian regimes they’re meant to intimidate. And so you can think of, you know, the Soviet Union or more recently in China or North Korea,” Frakes says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044509\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A US Army soldier walks past a Bradley fighting vehicle staged in West Potomac Park ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, June 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Anti-Trump protests held nationwide\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ahead of the weekend events, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5432708/no-kings-protests-military-parade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organizations across the country protested\u003c/a> against the parade, which has been criticized as a vanity project for the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group No Kings, which has organized past protests against Trump, planned to host events in more than 1,800 \u003ca href=\"https://www.nokings.org/#map\">cities across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On June 14 — Flag Day — President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday,” No Kings said in a statement on their website. “A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group said that in order to pull attention away from the display of military grandeur, No Kings would specifically not demonstrate in Washington on Saturday, and instead hosted their largest demonstration in Philadelphia — the city known as the birthplace of America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Philadelphia event was attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators, and police said the protest was peaceful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demonstrations in other cities carried on throughout the afternoon. But No Kings called for the cancellation of all remaining events in the state of Minnesota “out of an abundance of caution” \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5433645/minnesota-state-legislators-lawmaker-shootings\">following the targeted shootings\u003c/a> of two Democratic lawmakers at their homes in Minnesota. State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed at their home; state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot and wounded at their home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Washington, as of Friday afternoon, the National Parks Service had approved a protest permit for just one demonstration related to the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday evening, U.S. Capitol Police arrested 60 protesters, some of whom pushed down barriers and ran toward the steps of the Capitol Rotunda. All 60, police said, will be charged with unlawful demonstration and crossing a police line and some will also be charged with assault on a police officer and resisting arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump had vowed to take action against demonstrators at Saturday’s events. The president is already facing sharp blowback for his decision to deploy the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/nx-s1-5427233/trump-guard-deployment-unprecedented-los-angeles-william-enyart\">military to Los Angeles\u003c/a> amid protests against ICE immigration raids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 6 p.m. Saturday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands of people flooded streets across the Bay Area Saturday as part of a national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of No Kings protests took place around the region in multiple cities including Oakland, San José, Palo Alto, Berkeley, Santa Rosa, Alameda, Fremont and Vallejo. They coincided with a military parade in Washington D.C. and Trump’s 79th birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a protest to reject authoritarian rule and the idea that any one person including President Trump is above the people,” said Liliana Soroceanu an organizer with Indivisible San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands marched from Dolores Park to Civic Center in San Francisco, with protesters densely spanning the entire 1.5-mile path.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044521 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-2000x665.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-2048x681.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowds gather in Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco for the ‘No Kings’ protest that coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044428\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people demonstrate as part of the during the ‘No Kings’ protest in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michelle Espinoza, a San Francisco resident, is a daughter of immigrants from Mexico. She said she was at the protests to show her support for her friends and family and those who were not able to join out of fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It does make me feel better to see that there’s all of these people who are coming to support, not just the Latino community but all people affected by this administration,” Espinoza said. “It brings a kind of hope.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044459\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044459\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters march down Dolores Street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044461\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters march down Market Street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Maria Alvarez, who protested in San José, said she feels outraged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This president needs to get put in check,” said Alvarez, the daughter of an immigrant. “All kinds of people are getting oppressed and it’s not acceptable at all. I’m just here out of rage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marta Guerrero and her daughter Karina Soto, both of whom are educators, said they were at the protest in San José to support democracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know what this country can be, the promise of this country,” said Soto. “We have to fight for it, because I had no idea how quickly it could be taken away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044457\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044457\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniella coats herself in a Mexican flag to protest the Trump administration during the ‘No Kings’ protest in San José on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044473 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2000x666.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2048x682.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors dressed as battered and imprisoned versions of Lady Liberty (left) and Mo Little Dove (right) join other protestors in a demonstration outside of the Old County Courthouse in San Jose during a No Kings Day protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044458\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officers from the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Department on duty at the ‘No Kings’ protest in San José. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sara Moiseff, who’s transgender, also took part in the demonstrations in San José, taking aim at the federal government’s immigration enforcement via deportations .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Transgender people are one of the most highly ostracized and persecuted minorities in this country, and they continue to receive only more pushback, more hatred, more discrimination,” Moiseff said. “I want to be a part of the fight against oppressive forces in the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044452\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044452\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors gather in St. James Park during the ‘No Kings’ protest in San José . \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044454\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Komar holds up a homemade sign in San José. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At a rally in Oakland, which organizers say drew an estimated 10,000 demonstrators, Denise Martin emphasized immigration rights and gay rights as key motivators for coming out to protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are the people and we want to be heard,” Martin said. “Our freedom is important to all of us, and the Constitution. … Nobody’s above the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Giving a speech at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife said she hadn’t seen such a big crowd in 30 years. She told the crowd that the police chief warned her and other elected officials about coming out today in the wake of the shootings in Minnesota where a Democratic state legislator and her husband were killed and another was injured.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044478\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044478\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayor Barbara Lee speaks to a crowd of protesters at the ‘No Kings’ protest in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044480 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of protesters march in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Because elected officials are being targeted, because the way that our undocumented citizens are being targeted, makes me want to stand even taller and stronger,” said Fife. “Undocumented immigrants bring trillions of dollars that they will not see a benefit from, and they still work hard for our country. That is the most patriotic thing they could do. We are patriots and we are not ceding ground to the right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congresswoman Lateefah Simon praised what she called “the most diverse congressional district in the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We smell the stench of fascism,” said Simon. “Let me say this to the president of the United States: you don’t get to storm the Capitol, lie to our people, defund the future, and then return four years later, demanding a crown. We say: Hell no.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Konani Chinn, 20, described the crowd of thousands gathered in Oakland as “super powerful” and praised everyone who came out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It takes a lot of effort for everyone to come out here, especially like I mean this protest is mostly older white people who are privileged. … Protests that I’ve been to personally in the past few years have been a lot of young people, more like marginalized people who are actively being affected. I think it’s really amazing that all these people are coming out regardless of their connection to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044483\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An inflatable Trump chicken is displayed at Frank H. Ogawa plaza in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044522\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-2000x665.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-2048x681.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (right) addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Protesters Mary Richardson, Joann George and Carol McCullough all came to the Oakland protest and expressed disgust and shame with their country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything that we had fought for is being taken away from us,” said McCullough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People really need to pay attention,” George added. “when their Medicaid stops and their Social Security gets affected, they will know what this man is about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robin Kettelle, who just turned 66, said at the rally in Oakland, “Enough is enough. I want to show the world that there is another set of beliefs that’s going on in America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044479\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of protesters march at the ‘No Kings’ protest in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Planning for the national day of action began weeks ago to protest Trump’s military parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Soroceanu said Trump’s deployment of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles added to the sense of urgency among organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration’s immigration raids in L.A. this month sparked large-scale protests throughout the region. Trump federalized the National Guard on June 7, deploying 2,000 Guard troops, and later 700 Marines, to respond to the protests. Gov. Gavin Newsom has challenged the move in court, arguing the administration violated the law by not coordinating the deployment with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044464 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters march in front of City Hall in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This militarization of law enforcement, which is both illegal and inappropriate, has escalated events in L.A. Yesterday, they assaulted a U.S. senator. So this is all behavior of a fascist regime,” Soroceanu said, referring to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043957/california-sen-alex-padilla-forced-to-ground-handcuffed-by-agents-at-dhs-briefing\">an incident Thursday\u003c/a> when California Sen. Alex Padilla was removed from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and forced to the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco police arrested more than 200 people in the hours following demonstrations on June 8 and 9, accusing some of vandalizing businesses or throwing objects at police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soroceanu and other organizers urged attendees to remain peaceful and nonviolent at Saturday’s protests, but local and state officials said they prepared for massive turnout and the possibility of clashes between protesters and police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044463 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-09-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drake Housman, 9, chants alongside other rally-goers in the No Kings protest in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Earlier Saturday, dozens of demonstrators and immigration lawyers gathered on Tehama Street in San Francisco, after they said immigrants received text messages from Immigration and Customs Enforcement telling them to “check-in” there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We expect they were planning detentions at check-ins,” said Sanika Mahajan, director of Community Engagement and Organizing at Mission Action, an immigrant advocacy group in San Francisco’s Mission District. “[ICE] have had to change tactics because of the people that have been showing up in large numbers to try to stop detentions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Camille Taiara, a volunteer with the National Lawyers Guild, said the doors to the offices were closed and that people who had shown up for the check-in didn’t know what to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044456\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044456\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doddie the dog sports a taco costume during a ‘No Kings’ protest in San José. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The people who are reporting here all have immigration cases with the court, so they’re trying to do the right thing,” said Taiara. “They say these people are criminals … but there’s no due process and it’s been shown that the vast majority of people they are grabbing and detaining and sending God-knows-where have no criminal records.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Basically, it’s state terror,” Taiara added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044451\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044451\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young dancers perform outside of the Old County Courthouse in San José. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gov. Newsom announced Friday that the California Highway Patrol and the state’s Office of Emergency Services would pre-deploy personnel to cities across the state ahead of the No Kings protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California has zero tolerance for those who plan to take advantage of peaceful demonstrations with violence,” Newsom said. “We’re pre-deploying resources to maintain safety — and we will prosecute those who break the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom added that all eight of CHP’s Special Response Teams, consisting of 700 officers, were staged throughout the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie also announced Friday that he was activating the emergency operations center, where several city agencies, including law enforcement and emergency services, would be coordinating the city’s response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044467 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-13-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters cheer from their car as protesters march down Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lurie was flanked by the police chief, the sheriff, the district attorney and the head of the department of emergency management, many of whom stressed that law enforcement will arrest anybody who breaks the law.\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Juan Carlos Lara, Attila Pelit, Sara Hossaini, Vanessa Rancaño and Brian Krans contributed to this story, which will be updated throughout the day.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a protest to reject authoritarian rule and the idea that any one person including President Trump is above the people,” said Liliana Soroceanu an organizer with Indivisible San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands marched from Dolores Park to Civic Center in San Francisco, with protesters densely spanning the entire 1.5-mile path.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044521 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-2000x665.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-01-KQED-2048x681.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowds gather in Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco for the ‘No Kings’ protest that coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044428\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-03-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people demonstrate as part of the during the ‘No Kings’ protest in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michelle Espinoza, a San Francisco resident, is a daughter of immigrants from Mexico. She said she was at the protests to show her support for her friends and family and those who were not able to join out of fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It does make me feel better to see that there’s all of these people who are coming to support, not just the Latino community but all people affected by this administration,” Espinoza said. “It brings a kind of hope.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044459\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044459\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-01-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters march down Dolores Street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044461\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-07-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters march down Market Street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Maria Alvarez, who protested in San José, said she feels outraged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This president needs to get put in check,” said Alvarez, the daughter of an immigrant. “All kinds of people are getting oppressed and it’s not acceptable at all. I’m just here out of rage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marta Guerrero and her daughter Karina Soto, both of whom are educators, said they were at the protest in San José to support democracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know what this country can be, the promise of this country,” said Soto. “We have to fight for it, because I had no idea how quickly it could be taken away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044457\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044457\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniella coats herself in a Mexican flag to protest the Trump administration during the ‘No Kings’ protest in San José on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044473 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2000x666.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/3333/06/Side-by-side-Downpage-1-2048x682.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors dressed as battered and imprisoned versions of Lady Liberty (left) and Mo Little Dove (right) join other protestors in a demonstration outside of the Old County Courthouse in San Jose during a No Kings Day protest on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044458\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-09-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officers from the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Department on duty at the ‘No Kings’ protest in San José. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sara Moiseff, who’s transgender, also took part in the demonstrations in San José, taking aim at the federal government’s immigration enforcement via deportations .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Transgender people are one of the most highly ostracized and persecuted minorities in this country, and they continue to receive only more pushback, more hatred, more discrimination,” Moiseff said. “I want to be a part of the fight against oppressive forces in the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044452\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044452\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors gather in St. James Park during the ‘No Kings’ protest in San José . \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044454\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SAN-JOSE-AC-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Komar holds up a homemade sign in San José. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At a rally in Oakland, which organizers say drew an estimated 10,000 demonstrators, Denise Martin emphasized immigration rights and gay rights as key motivators for coming out to protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are the people and we want to be heard,” Martin said. “Our freedom is important to all of us, and the Constitution. … Nobody’s above the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Giving a speech at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife said she hadn’t seen such a big crowd in 30 years. She told the crowd that the police chief warned her and other elected officials about coming out today in the wake of the shootings in Minnesota where a Democratic state legislator and her husband were killed and another was injured.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044478\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044478\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland mayor Barbara Lee speaks to a crowd of protesters at the ‘No Kings’ protest in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044480 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of protesters march in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Because elected officials are being targeted, because the way that our undocumented citizens are being targeted, makes me want to stand even taller and stronger,” said Fife. “Undocumented immigrants bring trillions of dollars that they will not see a benefit from, and they still work hard for our country. That is the most patriotic thing they could do. We are patriots and we are not ceding ground to the right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congresswoman Lateefah Simon praised what she called “the most diverse congressional district in the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We smell the stench of fascism,” said Simon. “Let me say this to the president of the United States: you don’t get to storm the Capitol, lie to our people, defund the future, and then return four years later, demanding a crown. We say: Hell no.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Konani Chinn, 20, described the crowd of thousands gathered in Oakland as “super powerful” and praised everyone who came out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It takes a lot of effort for everyone to come out here, especially like I mean this protest is mostly older white people who are privileged. … Protests that I’ve been to personally in the past few years have been a lot of young people, more like marginalized people who are actively being affected. I think it’s really amazing that all these people are coming out regardless of their connection to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044483\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-24-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An inflatable Trump chicken is displayed at Frank H. Ogawa plaza in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044522\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED.jpg 2500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-2000x665.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-DIPTYCH-02-KQED-2048x681.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (right) addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Protesters Mary Richardson, Joann George and Carol McCullough all came to the Oakland protest and expressed disgust and shame with their country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything that we had fought for is being taken away from us,” said McCullough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People really need to pay attention,” George added. “when their Medicaid stops and their Social Security gets affected, they will know what this man is about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robin Kettelle, who just turned 66, said at the rally in Oakland, “Enough is enough. I want to show the world that there is another set of beliefs that’s going on in America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044479\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of protesters march at the ‘No Kings’ protest in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Planning for the national day of action began weeks ago to protest Trump’s military parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Soroceanu said Trump’s deployment of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles added to the sense of urgency among organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration’s immigration raids in L.A. this month sparked large-scale protests throughout the region. Trump federalized the National Guard on June 7, deploying 2,000 Guard troops, and later 700 Marines, to respond to the protests. Gov. Gavin Newsom has challenged the move in court, arguing the administration violated the law by not coordinating the deployment with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044464 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-10-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters march in front of City Hall in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This militarization of law enforcement, which is both illegal and inappropriate, has escalated events in L.A. Yesterday, they assaulted a U.S. senator. So this is all behavior of a fascist regime,” Soroceanu said, referring to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043957/california-sen-alex-padilla-forced-to-ground-handcuffed-by-agents-at-dhs-briefing\">an incident Thursday\u003c/a> when California Sen. 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We’re press.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the second night in a row, as part of their coverage of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043653/hundreds-rally-in-oakland-to-protest-ice-raids-support-immigrant-communities\">immigration protests\u003c/a> in downtown San Francisco, UC Berkeley students Aarya Mukherjee and Sam Grotenstein found themselves detained by police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SFPD has kennelled us,” Mukherjee, a journalist for the university’s \u003cem>Daily Californian\u003c/em> student newspaper, posted on the social media platform \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Aarya_Muk/status/1932306723785842718\">X\u003c/a> on June 9. “We have announced that we are press and they are not letting us leave.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their experience was not unique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Press freedom groups are raising alarms about police interference with journalists’ First Amendment rights ahead of Saturday’s planned mass protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the last week, the San Francisco Police Department detained “numerous journalists” covering protests, “halting their ability to report the news,” according to a letter sent Wednesday to interim Police Chief Paul Yep by the Society of Professional Journalists and the First Amendment Coalition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some were kettled into barricaded areas, like Mukherjee and Grotenstein, despite displaying their badges and identifying themselves as press. Others were restricted from crossing police lines, obstructing their view of newsworthy events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044364 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/FirstAmendment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/FirstAmendment.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/FirstAmendment-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/FirstAmendment-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press badges and homemade helmets identifying UC Berkeley student journalists detained by the San Francisco Police Department, on June 13, 2025, in Berkeley, California. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Aarya Mukherjee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Aldo Toledo, a \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> reporter, was reportedly “shoved” to the ground, his phone knocked out of his hand as he tried to record police, the letter said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Press freedom advocates condemned these actions by law enforcement, which they said trampled on journalists’ rights under state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The press should not be singled out by officers to be kept away from a protest or a scene,” said Chessie Thacher, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California. “That’s actually unlawful in California, and it is questionable under the First Amendment in California’s free speech rights.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, California significantly expanded legal protections for the press, spurred by numerous injuries to journalists and arrests during coverage of the protests following the murder of George Floyd.[aside postID=news_12043596 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-12-KQED.jpg']The new law explicitly allows journalists access behind police lines during an emergency and prohibits police from interfering with newsgathering or citing journalists for failing to disperse. The law also gives journalists the right to challenge any detention with a supervisor on the scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as tensions have escalated between the Trump administration and California, journalists have increasingly found themselves caught in the crossfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles, several journalists covering the protests against ramped-up immigration enforcement have been injured, including an Australian TV broadcaster who police shot with a less-lethal projectile while she was live on air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is not immediately clear what led to the incidents involving journalists in San Francisco, and the SFPD did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication of this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tracy McCray, head of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, said it can be difficult in a tense environment to identify who is a journalist and who is a protester “with a phone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The press has a right to do their job and report on this. That helps everyone. But there needs to be a better way to identify them,” McCray told KQED. “Because people can say anything, right? And sometimes we can’t take their word for it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12043375 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD officers advance a line toward anti-ICE protesters during a demonstration outside the ICE offices in San Francisco on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mukherjee and Grotenstein were both wearing their student press badges and hard hats with “Press” and “Daily Cal” written on them, Mukherjee told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On some level I understand that they are working and it’s an intense situation, but so far as detaining us for an hour, on two separate days, behind an SFPD line, when we’re repeatedly asking to speak to a supervisor … they’re putting our safety at risk,” said Mukherjee, 20. “And on a level I care about more, they’re impeding our ability to do our work and report on the events happening — it impedes both of those things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While past anti-Trump protests in San Francisco have been relatively peaceful, including an April 5 protest called “Hands Off,” heightened tensions over the past week have led some to wonder if the protest could escalate. 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