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"content": "\u003cp>On Tuesday afternoon, Mia Pace laced up her skates at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a> Ice Center. The 11-year-old figure skater was antsy to get on the ice and run her program to the Barbie version of \u003cem>Perfect Day\u003c/em> by Hoku.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she’s working on perfecting her salchow, a jump from the back of one foot to the other, as she prepares for her first competition this summer. She’s been taking lessons multiple times a week at the East Bay rink for about a year and a half, ever since she was introduced to videos of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s\u003c/a> figure skating performances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Somebody told me about Alysa Liu and how she skates, and I was just amazed by it,” she said. “I started watching all of her performances, and I was like, ‘I need to do this.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she wanted to take lessons at Oakland Ice Center because of Liu. It has been the Olympic star’s home rink and main training ground since she first enrolled in its “Learn to Skate” group lessons more than 15 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace also started taking group lessons through the same program and was quickly hooked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I get on the ice, I feel like all my problems are gone for the day and I just am out there in my own world,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076107\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorabilia celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hangs inside the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just inside the rink’s front doors in downtown Oakland, columns leading to the front desk and skate rental booths are plastered with Liu’s photo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larger-than-life printouts of her face pop out from porthole windows around the lobby, and a series of banners highlighting milestones of her career are draped from the ceiling above the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is preparing to celebrate Liu’s homecoming from the Olympics, where she rose to global fame after earning the first gold in individual women’s skating for the U.S. since 2002, with a citywide rally expecting a turnout of 7,000 people. For the young skaters at Oakland Ice Center, though, she’s been a hometown hero for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa really inspires me,” said Haya Hayes, who has been taking lessons since she was four-and-a-half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Phillip DiGuglielmo watches Haya Marie Hayes practice on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hayes trains with Liu’s coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, through St. Moritz Ice Skating Club, which has been in the East Bay for almost a century, and has been based at Oakland Ice Center since 2006. Olympic and world champion Kristi Yamaguchi also rose through the club’s ranks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hayes said she wanted to start skating after her mom showed her videos of Liu, including her favorite: “Her program when she was eight years old,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, when she was also eight, Hayes said she got first place in her own competition, performing to \u003cem>Fix You \u003c/em>by Coldplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Liu skyrocketed to stardom in Milan earlier this year, making headlines with her bubbly demeanor, unique style and fun music choices, her influence has had ripples in the Bay Area’s ice skating community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Martin, general manager of the Oakland Ice Center, sits in his office on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. Martin oversees the rink where Olympic champion Alysa Liu trained as a child and continues to practice today. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pace said more people have been coming to skate at Oakland Ice Center, and the rink’s general manager, Glenn Martin, told KQED that there have been lots of fresh faces around, hoping to learn to skate or just catch a glimpse of Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just been fully excitement,” he said from his office, where the windowsill is lined with more blown-up printouts of Liu’s face, along with framed photos of her as a young skater and other memorabilia from her career.[aside postID=news_12074589 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty3.jpg']The enthusiasm isn’t unusual, he said. Every Olympic cycle, the center sees a boost of a couple of hundred people enrolling in its programs, from hockey and curling to ice skating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We did watch parties while she was there, and we had a room full of people watching it live on TV. It was a great time and that energy has just carried right on through,” he said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just after 5 p.m., the center geared up for its first Learn to Skate classes of the evening. The rink transformed from a quiet bustle of regulars taking private lessons and free skating to a lively flood of young athletes crowded around the lobby’s benches and floors, lacing up bright white skates and pulling on ear muffs and gloves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kids hobbled around on thin blades, greeting friends and impatiently clutching the walls of the rink, watching the Zamboni machine smooth over the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Figure skating definitely grows after the Olympics, because I feel that there’s people that get inspired after watching,” said Laura Lipetsky, who has been coaching group and private lessons at Oakland Ice Center since 1995. She taught Liu’s first group lessons in 2010 and worked with her in private lessons for a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banners celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hang above the rink on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liu, she said, “has been inspiring a lot of kids [to think] ‘Wow, it’s possible, and it’s someone that came from the Bay Area, the Oakland Ice Center.’” She said she’s had young students come to her and say, “I want to be a champion, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joyce Elangovan, 8, began skating two years ago in the same group lessons. Her mom had been a skater growing up in Minnesota, but said she had tried to keep that under wraps until Joyce started watching the sport on TV, and begged to take classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just figured I’d let her give it a shot and see if she liked it. And she has,” Kristen \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Odegaard\u003c/span> told KQED. “She’s really driven it herself. Like, despite my love for it, she really loves it herself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076102\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. The rink is where Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu trained for years as a young skater. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elangovan\u003c/span> also takes private lessons with Liu’s coach, DiGuglielmo, and has caught the competitive bug. Joyce grinned, remembering her last competition, when she ended her routine with a two-foot spin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It felt really good,” she said, to see her coaches and family excited for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elangovan\u003c/span> also loves getting to watch other skaters practicing at the rink — especially Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most skaters aren’t as positive as her on the ice,” she said. “She’s always so fun and happy, and she is never hiding herself. It feels really fun to watch.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she wanted to take lessons at Oakland Ice Center because of Liu. It has been the Olympic star’s home rink and main training ground since she first enrolled in its “Learn to Skate” group lessons more than 15 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace also started taking group lessons through the same program and was quickly hooked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I get on the ice, I feel like all my problems are gone for the day and I just am out there in my own world,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076107\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorabilia celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hangs inside the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just inside the rink’s front doors in downtown Oakland, columns leading to the front desk and skate rental booths are plastered with Liu’s photo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larger-than-life printouts of her face pop out from porthole windows around the lobby, and a series of banners highlighting milestones of her career are draped from the ceiling above the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is preparing to celebrate Liu’s homecoming from the Olympics, where she rose to global fame after earning the first gold in individual women’s skating for the U.S. since 2002, with a citywide rally expecting a turnout of 7,000 people. For the young skaters at Oakland Ice Center, though, she’s been a hometown hero for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa really inspires me,” said Haya Hayes, who has been taking lessons since she was four-and-a-half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Phillip DiGuglielmo watches Haya Marie Hayes practice on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hayes trains with Liu’s coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, through St. Moritz Ice Skating Club, which has been in the East Bay for almost a century, and has been based at Oakland Ice Center since 2006. Olympic and world champion Kristi Yamaguchi also rose through the club’s ranks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hayes said she wanted to start skating after her mom showed her videos of Liu, including her favorite: “Her program when she was eight years old,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, when she was also eight, Hayes said she got first place in her own competition, performing to \u003cem>Fix You \u003c/em>by Coldplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Liu skyrocketed to stardom in Milan earlier this year, making headlines with her bubbly demeanor, unique style and fun music choices, her influence has had ripples in the Bay Area’s ice skating community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Martin, general manager of the Oakland Ice Center, sits in his office on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. 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"content": "\u003cp>San José State University is challenging the Trump administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12071407/trump-officials-say-san-jose-state-broke-civil-rights-law-by-letting-trans-athlete-play\">threats to withhold funding\u003c/a> over policies supporting transgender student-athletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit filed in federal court last week by the California State University system comes after the U.S. Department of Education presented San José State with an ultimatum in January, saying that if the school does not make a set of sweeping policy changes and public statements barring transgender students from athletic programs, it could risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal financial aid and research funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is no choice at all,” the lawsuit reads. “SJSU has filed this action to defend the rule of law and protect itself and its community against such lawless acts by the federal government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The school made national headlines when a series of opponents forfeited games against its women’s volleyball team, which had a transgender player, in 2024. Shortly after, the department’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into San José State University in February 2025, alleging the school violated federal Title IX law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order barring transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, and the NCAA said it would change its policies in line with the directive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074482\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074482\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2262729717-scaled-e1773182284895.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1413\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The moves followed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12015114/anti-trans-lawsuit-seeks-ban-san-jose-state-volleyball-player-tournament\">lawsuit filed during the 2024 season\u003c/a> by San José State’s co-captain, Brooke Slusser and a slew of players on teams that had forfeited attempting to bar the transgender athlete from playing on San José State’s team, alleging that the school and the Big Mountain West athletic conference violated the rights of women by allowing transgender players to compete. At the time, the university had not acknowledged publicly whether a transgender athlete played on the team, and the player had not yet publicly \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/magazine/trans-athletes-women-college-sports.html\">come out\u003c/a> as trans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, the federal government threatened to withhold federal funding if it didn’t make changes to school policies that state that there are only two sexes and that “the sex of a human — female or male — is unchangeable,” issue public and personal apologies to women who forfeited games against the volleyball team and bar transgender women from women’s sports teams and gendered facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The school receives nearly $200 million in research funding from the federal government. About two-thirds of its students also rely on a total of about $130 million in federal financial aid, according to the lawsuit. Without the funding, the lawsuit states, those students, many of whom are the first in their families to go to college, could lose necessary financial support and may not be able to afford tuition.[aside postID=news_12071407 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241120-TransgenderAthletes-01-1020x680.jpg']Still, the CSU rejected the proposed resolution agreement from the Department of Education last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys for the school said that its policies allowing transgender players to participate on the team between 2022 and 2024 were in line with federal law, and the DOE’s own interpretation of Title IX at the time. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also issued rulings in 2023 and 2024 upholding the rights of transgender athletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our position is simple: We have followed the law and cannot be punished for doing so,” SJSU President Cynthia Teniente-Matson said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys for the CSU added that any future change cannot be applied retroactively.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The President does not have the authority to override judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or federal statutes — much less to go back in time and change the rules that applied before he took office,” the suit reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on its website, the CSU said its policies supporting transgender students and prohibiting gender identity discrimination remain in place, and “remains unwavering in its commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and safe environment for all students, faculty, and staff — including LGBTQ+ community members.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the question of whether transgender athletes could be barred from competing in women’s sports more broadly in the future remains unclear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12016237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12016237\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/AP24306173842056_qed.jpg\" alt=\"Inside a gym with players in yellow uniforms.\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/AP24306173842056_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/AP24306173842056_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/AP24306173842056_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/AP24306173842056_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, 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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also issued rulings in 2023 and 2024 upholding the rights of transgender athletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our position is simple: We have followed the law and cannot be punished for doing so,” SJSU President Cynthia Teniente-Matson said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys for the CSU added that any future change cannot be applied retroactively.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The President does not have the authority to override judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or federal statutes — much less to go back in time and change the rules that applied before he took office,” the suit reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on its website, the CSU said its policies supporting transgender students and prohibiting gender identity discrimination remain in place, and “remains unwavering in its commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and safe environment for all students, faculty, and staff — including LGBTQ+ community 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"content": "\u003cp>After his first practice with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose-sharks\">San José Sharks\u003c/a> since the Winter Olympics ended, 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini seemed taken aback by the number of cameras there to watch him play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the most media we have ever had. Ever,” he said Wednesday afternoon with a slight smile and a cut on his cheek from the international games still apparent. “It’s starting to feel like a Canadian market.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teenage hockey player has become a breakout star for his impressive run in Milan, and his performance has made the Bay Area hyped for his return to the Sharks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the team’s chief marketing officer, Doug Bentz, individual game ticket sales for the Sharks are up 56% over last year, and Celebrini’s Team Canada jerseys sold out in less than an hour. Four of the six home games after the Olympics are almost or already sold out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would tell people, ‘If you want to come see Macklin live, get tickets as soon as possible,’” Bentz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/real_max_miller/status/2027218208667914508?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with being one of the youngest players in men’s ice hockey on the global stage, Celebrini led \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhl.com/news/macklin-celebrini-back-with-san-jose-sharks-learned-a-lot-at-olympics-in-milan\">the Olympic tournament with five goals in six games\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Jackie_Redmond/status/2024951958952370547\">a surprisingly large amount of playing time\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrini even had American fans rooting for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was amazing. He was playing like crazy out there,” said J’lah Johnson of Modesto, a fan of both men’s and women’s ice hockey. “I’m Canadian at heart for Celebrini!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/leavetowns/status/2027222292061999414?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Sharks lost their first game after the Olympics on Thursday night, the excitement around Celebrini has fans starting to rank him among the Bay’s notable stars like the Warriors’ Stephen Curry and fellow Olympians \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Alysa Liu\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7355691/eileen-gu-interview-2026-olympics/\">Eileen Gu\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope that energy [from Milan] still translates for us back home,” Johnson said. “Prior to the Olympics, none of my friends could name a player. But a few of them have asked me — since they know I’m really into it — ‘Oh, do you know Celebrini?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, here we go.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New attention\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to Bentz, Celebrini has “exploded both locally and outside of the market.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you look over basically one year, the average daily mentions for Macklin versus his average during the Olympics” saw about a 420% increase in articles and social media posts, Bentz said. The Sharks’ own social media engagement went up as well, despite not posting as much during the Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074750\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074750\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2-1536x1018.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brady Tkachuk #7 of Team United States blocks a shot by Macklin Celebrini #17 of Team Canada during the Men’s Gold Medal match on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan, Italy. The United States defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime. \u003ccite>(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Devoted Sharks fans seemed shocked by the newfound attention and by the fact that Sharks in-jokes have \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/dewties/status/2026104664668639461?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">“breached containment.”\u003c/a> A major example: A team-sponsored fundraiser where fellow player Will Smith \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVJ_Xj7EhJ9/\">seemingly volunteered Celebrini\u003c/a> for an \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Frost_Cupcake/status/2026354390924407265?s=20\">“elevated cupcake experience”\u003c/a> at a San José bakery right after Canada’s loss to the U.S. in the gold medal game has become a meme-worthy moment, with posts about it attracting over \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@butterflybridgers/video/7609885938067574029\">259,000 likes on TikTok\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New fans\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hockey has seen an uptick of interest among the American mainstream audience, especially after the success of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5637480\">the television series \u003cem>Heated Rivalry\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Olympics and gold from both U.S. men’s and women’s teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the American men’s ice hockey team is also facing some backlash after players celebrated their win \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5724942/fbi-directors-leadership-questioned-after-partying-with-the-us-mens-hockey-team\">with FBI Director Kash Patel \u003c/a>and laughed at a comment made by President Donald Trump that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/sport/hilary-knight-president-trump-distasteful-joke\">slighted the women’s team\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Left to right) Silver medalists Bo Horvat #14, Macklin Celebrini #17 and Thomas Harley #20 of Team Canada react during the medal ceremony following the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan, Italy. \u003ccite>(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When thinking about new fans who are just getting into hockey, Johnson said that “this is still one of the most conservative sports and has not always been super open.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recommended that fans “find your community within the community,” and noted that there is a growing number of LGBTQ+ fans and fans of color, “so our voices are a little bit more heard, whether it’s on social media or in person.”[aside postID=news_12074589 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty3.jpg']Old and new fans alike are waiting to see if the Sharks, with their talented young roster, have what it takes to make it to the playoffs this year — something \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosehockeynow.com/san-jose-sharks-celebrini-askarov-nedeljkovic-playoffs/\">they haven’t done since 2019.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The anticipation has also added pressure on the teen player, which made some fans worried for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his part, Celebrini said on Wednesday he is “excited to start playing again” with the Sharks and bring the mindset he’s learned from some of the best players at the Olympics to San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’ll be hoping for a turnaround after Canada’s silver-medal finish, a feeling that he said will stick with him forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of those guys I looked up to my whole childhood, and it was an honor to play with them and be around them every single day,” the Vancouver-born athlete said. “But it sucks. It’s a little sour that you look back at it and just didn’t get the job done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>With \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073916/oaklands-alysa-liu-gives-the-us-its-first-womens-figure-skating-olympic-gold-in-24-years\">Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu\u003c/a> headed back to Oakland after a historic run in Milan, the Town is ready to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Oakland announced Tuesday that it will host a community-wide celebration, joining a flood of Bay Area locals celebrating the 20-year-old figure skater’s childhood roots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu, who grew up in Richmond and has trained in Oakland throughout her career, won the U.S.’s first gold medal in women’s singles skating in more than 20 years and helped the U.S. team to another with her short program performance last week. With the wins, she’s also secured a third title: “Oakland’s hometown hero,” the city crowned her in an Instagram post on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa represents the heart, grit, resilience, and joy of Oakland,” the post said, which promised that the city is coordinating with Liu’s team to set a date for the celebration. “Her achievement has filled our city with pride.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee told KQED that Liu is an inspiration to the city’s youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re so excited about this historic win and excited for her,” Lee said. “She is a wonderful young lady who has a very promising future. 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But in 2024, she told the publication, she was reminded of her love for the sport after a skiing trip and decided to return to the ice — and the Oakland Ice Center, where she’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7058855/2026/02/19/alysa-liu-olympics-oakland-watch-party-figure-skating/\">again trained\u003c/a> over the last two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she was in Milan, the rink hosted \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DU9DgWIEnrF/?hl=en&img_index=1\">viewing parties\u003c/a> for her events and praised her winnings on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are so proud to share the ice with you,” a social media post said last week from the Oakland Ice Center and Oakland Skates Ice Hockey, a semi-pro team that uses the rink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART also gave her a shoutout after that performance, congratulating the “BART rider and Oakland legend.” The post clips a news article about Liu, which said she often took the public transit system to get from the East Bay to San Francisco for training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/bart.gov/post/3mfamwo5ljk2l\">Commenters on Bluesky\u003c/a> were quick to point out her connection, too, to San Francisco’s public transit system: When Muni’s L-Taraval train relaunched after five years of renovations in September 2024, Liu recorded a bilingual message in Mandarin and English for returning riders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074616 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu performs her routine, which won the gold medal, during the Women’s Singles Skating competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 on Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan, Italy. \u003ccite>(Tim Clayton/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“From welcoming riders on the L-Taraval to standing atop the Olympic podium … Huge congratulations to the Bay Area’s own Alysa Liu,” the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reels/DU_eb0cASf8/\">wrote\u003c/a>, joining the bandwagon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland-raised football star Marshawn Lynch also sent encouragement to Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Go out there and win some gold, bring that sh-t back to the Town man,” Lynch, who played multiple seasons with the Oakland Raiders, said in a video posted to social media. “Town business, show them what you’re talking about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last Thursday, after her free skate performance launched her to the top of the singles competition leaderboard, Liu returned the love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oakland shoutout,” she said as she skated toward the cameras, beaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/winter-olympics\">The Winter Olympics\u003c/a> may be over. But the excitement of the games will have many Bay Area residents thinking ahead for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles — especially given how much closer to home the festivities will be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This will be the city’s third time hosting the Olympics, with the last time over 40 years ago in \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/newsroom/los-angeles-and-the-games.html\">1984\u003c/a> (although bear in mind that \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/2028-los-angeles-olympics-oklahoma-city-venues-softball-canoe-slalom/3442896/\">some events\u003c/a>, like softball, will be hosted in Oklahoma City).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the actual games are over two years away, officials with the LA28 Olympics are already priming would-be attendees on how to get tickets \u003cem>now\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep on reading to learn how to possibly secure a spot (in the audience, obviously) at the world’s biggest sporting event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#HowmuchdoLA28Olympicsticketscost\">How much do LA28 Olympics tickets cost?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How can I register for LA28 Olympics tickets?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Be warned that getting tickets to the upcoming Olympics is, in many ways, more involved than \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101892062/everyone-hates-ticketmaster\">a frustrating few hours on Ticketmaster,\u003c/a> and it may surprise you just how much planning is involved. And it might not be guaranteed that you even secure tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The big thing to know right now: Rather than being able to buy tickets outright, your first step is to \u003ca href=\"https://la28id.la28.org/register/index.html?gig_ui_locales=en&gig_client_id=xSden-TmSiYYelKvu19SMyTv\">register for a \u003cem>draw\u003c/em>\u003c/a> to get access to presale tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you’ll need to finish your registration by \u003ca href=\"https://tickets.la28.org/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23442469430&gbraid=0AAAAACe-Up5yHQZDCQR2y6b_hLeTlZbC3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhtvMBhDBARIsAL26pjFqk-w1diox-M3PZl0u1EoaN4-Olzgg9GE3I6ITkF6UUsd98tHIS5IaAjaUEALw_wcB\">March 18, 2026\u003c/a>, to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@la28/video/7595269183810653471\" data-video-id=\"7595269183810653471\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@la28\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@la28?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@la28\u003c/a> Game on! Registration for the LA28 Ticket Draw* is open from January 14–March 18, 2026. We’re here to take you through the process step-by-step to ensure you get across the finish line of registering for the draw. Sign up now at Tickets.LA28.org *NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT REQUIRED. RESTRICTIONS APPLY. TERMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VISIT LA28.ORG FOR OFFICIAL TERMS. @Olympics @NBC Olympics & Paralympics \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - LA28\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7595274219055811359?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – LA28\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Folks living in \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/ticketing/la-okc-locals-presale.html\">the Los Angeles region also get early access\u003c/a> to those presale tickets. So if you’re a Bay Area resident with friends and family in eligible regions like Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, start pitching them now — especially since ticket buyers can generally \u003ca href=\"https://get.support.tickets.la28.org/hc/en-us/articles/22983307531548-What-is-the-maximum-number-of-tickets-I-can-purchase\">purchase up to 12 tickets each\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Right now, the following relates only to tickets for the LA 28 Olympics, as tickets for the Paralympics aren’t \u003ca href=\"https://get.support.tickets.la28.org/hc/en-us/articles/22930148284956-When-are-tickets-going-on-sale-for-the-LA28-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Games\">available until next year\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To complete the registration process to enter the draw, you’ll go through the following steps:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make an account on the LA28 Olympics site\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll be asked for information, including your name, place of residence and language preferences.[aside postID=news_12072038 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty1.jpg']\u003cstrong>Make your profile\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can update this profile later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Answer the questions \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After completing some further basic information, you’ll then be asked about your favorite Olympic sports and moments. You can select up to five \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/games-plan.html#competition-schedule\">sports\u003c/a>, but you can also name certain ceremonies you’d like to attend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll then be asked about your favorite sports and events at the Paralympics (for which, remember, tickets aren’t on sale until next year).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Choose your 3 preferred countries\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is: decide on three countries that you hope to see during the LA28 Olympics. This is the final stage of registration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What else to know about registering for the draw \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Completing this online form takes around 5 to 7 minutes. But it may take a little longer if you want to strategize \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/games-plan/olympics.html#olympic-competition-schedule\">which sport\u003c/a> you want to see and \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/ticketing/zones.html\">learn\u003c/a> about \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/games-plan/venues.html\">the venues\u003c/a>, which may well be worth doing in advance before you embark on the online registration itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The LA28 Olympics website discourages people from \u003ca href=\"https://get.support.tickets.la28.org/hc/en-us/articles/22983037343132-If-I-register-multiple-times-in-the-LA28-Ticket-Draw-will-it-increase-my-chances-of-receiving-a-time-slot\">making multiple accounts\u003c/a>, and warns that,”[v]iolating LA28’s terms and conditions for the draw may disqualify you from future participation or ticket purchases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to go with a bigger group — up to 50 people — you can register using \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/ticketing/group-tickets.html\">the Olympics’ group ticket option\u003c/a> and wait for a representative to reach out to you. This is a separate process and is on a first-come, first-served basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When can I buy LA28 Olympics tickets?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you complete your registration by March 18, you’ll find out if you successfully got a time slot to “the designated drop or presale” between March 31 and April 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Colsieum-scaled-e1772041159569.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is expected to host the opening ceremony for the 2028 Summer Olympics. \u003ccite>(Saul Gonzalez/The California Report)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For people living in the Los Angeles region, the ticket drop runs from April 2 through April 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the rest of us, the first ticket drop is on April 9. You can then buy your tickets during your designated time slot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How many LA28 Olympics tickets can I purchase?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ticket buyers can purchase \u003ca href=\"https://get.support.tickets.la28.org/hc/en-us/articles/22981999354396-How-can-I-buy-tickets-to-the-LA28-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Games\">up to 12 tickets\u003c/a>, although this varies based on the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://get.support.tickets.la28.org/hc/en-us\">Children of all ages\u003c/a> need their own ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if I register, but I don’t get a time slot in the draw?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://get.support.tickets.la28.org/hc/en-us/articles/22981999354396-How-can-I-buy-tickets-to-the-LA28-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Games\">the LA28 Olympics FAQ\u003c/a>, if “you are not selected for a time slot in any initial ticket drop and have not reached your ticket-purchase limit, you will automatically be entered into all subsequent ticket draws until you have reached the allotted ticket maximum.” In other words: It’s not your last chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You do not have to reregister to be entered into these next draws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closer to the games, there will be\u003ca href=\"https://get.support.tickets.la28.org/hc/en-us\"> an official secondary market for ticket resales\u003c/a> through LA 28 Olympics resale partners \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2026/01/15/la-2028-olympics-tickets-starting-price-on-sale-date-and-more/\">AXS and Eventim\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowmuchdoLA28Olympicsticketscost\">\u003c/a>How much do LA28 Olympics tickets cost?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You’ll see a wide range of prices for tickets that will be made available by the ticket drop, but one million tickets will be sold for \u003ca href=\"https://la28.org/en/ticketing/tickets-and-hospitality.html\">$28\u003c/a>. A \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/tickets-to-the-2028-olympics-go-on-sale-in-april-heres-how-much-they-could-cost\">third of the tickets\u003c/a> will be under $100, according to LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For most of the tickets, you should also expect some tickets to \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2026/01/15/la-2028-olympics-tickets-starting-price-on-sale-date-and-more/\">climb higher for better seats\u003c/a>. You can take a peek at \u003ca href=\"https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/olympic-games-paris-2024-sports-calendar-and-first-ticket-pricing-details-released\">the Paris Olympics’ pricing from 2024\u003c/a> to get a sense of what might be ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever tickets you buy, remember to factor in the future costs of your transportation to Los Angeles and lodging prices during a busy time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Dhanoa said some similar operations in the past have focused more on arrests of traffickers and less on victim identification and contact with potential survivors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while the operations can lead to recoveries of trafficking victims, some sex work advocates say they also negatively affect those who aren’t being trafficked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maxine Doogan, who describes herself as a “working prostitute of 30-plus years,” said that when such operations are going on, it puts her and other sex workers in an “economically disadvantaged position.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really hard for people to turn down opportunities to make money, because this time of year is always traditionally very slow,” she told KQED. During such operations, she said, “anybody that was new, I wouldn’t answer their call. I would be too scared.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t risk having an arrest, and then having to dig myself out of that while I’m trying to provide housing and food for myself and my children,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12071720\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12071720\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260128-superbowlfile00030_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260128-superbowlfile00030_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260128-superbowlfile00030_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260128-superbowlfile00030_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Super Bowl Banner decorates the exterior of Levi’s Stadium in San José on Jan. 28, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dhanoa acknowledged that an unintended consequence of these operations has sometimes been arresting “individuals who don’t identify as survivors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lt. 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It’s quite a feat for an \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cepa.scc/\">account\u003c/a> started last fall that had fewer than 100 followers at the time of this writing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You never really know what’s going to take off and what people are going to be excited about,” said Ericka Mora, the county’s acting deputy agricultural commissioner. “But I’m really excited that hopefully this drives more people to start following the CEPA accounts that we have so that they can learn a lot more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency oversees a host of \u003ca href=\"https://cepa.santaclaracounty.gov/home\">functions\u003c/a>, including animal services, hazardous waste and mosquito control, among others. Its Division of Agriculture is responsible for ensuring local farms and plant life are kept safe from invasive pests, especially the glassy-winged sharpshooter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12073092\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12073092\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260210-BAD-BUGS-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260210-BAD-BUGS-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260210-BAD-BUGS-02-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260210-BAD-BUGS-02-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carly Miranda Lopez and Amy Chang, agricultural inspectors for the County of Santa Clara, look for invasive pests on plant decor used at Levi’s Stadium during Super Bowl LX. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Carolyn Lê/SCC CEPA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The leafhopping bug is native to the southeastern U.S. and northeastern Mexico, but has established itself in Southern and Central California, as well. It can wreak havoc on grapevines by spreading a bacterium that causes Pierce’s disease, which the USDA said affects grape quality and production, and eventually kills the vines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So when Super Bowl planners decided there needed to be about four semi-truckloads worth of hedges, trees and other live plant decor shipped into Santa Clara to spruce up the surroundings of Levi’s Stadium, staff from CEPA’s Division of Agriculture were called in for inspections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Definitely the scale of this event was larger than something that we normally deal with, but we were able to pool our resources together and finish the inspection over the course of about two afternoons,” said Carly Miranda Lopez, an associate biologist with the Division of Agriculture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The small teams of inspectors worked to comb through the branches and leaves, checking their undersides for any trace of the sharpshooter or its egg casings. Thankfully, only one “egg scar” was found, which Lopez said indicates the bug was neutralized by a parasite long before it got to Santa Clara.[aside postID=news_12072822 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2260613719-2000x1469.jpg']“I definitely thought it was cool and a little weird. I never thought stepping into this job that I would be part of an inspection for the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium,” said Lopez, who is a 49ers fan and was saddened her team didn’t make the championship. “I’m very glad that I was able to be a part of it with my colleagues who share that sort of pride around the event, representing our county.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following Lopez and other inspectors was Carolyn Lê, the senior communications officer for CEPA, who did some “content farming,” filming the staff as they went about their work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lê collaborated with her staff to post some cheeky and well-timed videos featuring the inspectors, and also clips of the halftime show itself, calling attention to all the plant life portrayed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“POV: You tune into the halftime show, but you’re an agricultural inspector, so all you can think about are the plants,” some of the text over one \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cepa.scc/reel/DUhTjJKkTCk/\">video\u003c/a> read, earning nearly 8,000 likes as of Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re approaching this in a way where it’s like, ‘Hey, we work for the government. 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"content": "\u003cp>The Seattle Seahawks exacted revenge on the New England Patriots with a 29-13 victory in Super Bowl LX on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seahawks fans said hoisting the NFL’s Lombardi Trophy was the perfect balm for those still stung by the team’s narrow loss to New England in Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 in Arizona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tens of thousands of football fans \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072657/san-joses-downtown-has-had-a-strong-recovery-is-it-ready-for-the-super-bowl-surge\">swarmed into Santa Clara\u003c/a> on a sunny and breezy day, bringing waves of excitement and energy to a generally sleepy part of the South Bay city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Super Bowl LX transformed portions of Santa Clara, San José and San Francisco for a week leading up to the matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots with parties and concerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the takeover continued Sunday on the blocks around Levi’s Stadium, which were buzzing with activity and filled with color and sound. Light rail trains were packed with fans and throngs of people filled streets, sidewalks and intersections, while hundreds of black luxury SUVs and vans loaded with swaths of VIPs, players’ families and high-rollers weaved through the crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Miran dances at a Super Bowl LX tailgate at the Hilton near Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026, as fans celebrated ahead of the Patriots-Seahawks game. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay Area hip hop music and reggaeton poured out of hotel tailgate parties, New England fans donned classic jerseys, oversized Patriots foam hats and thickly embroidered leather jackets. Hawks fans showed off giant shiny chrome and green chains, with Seahawks emblems dangling from their necks, as well as team-emblazoned leggings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most fans interviewed for this story had tickets in hand for the Super Bowl, though some were still looking for them at the last minute, while others tried to resell tickets on corners near hotels and the stadium. Some came with no plans to go to the game, but just wanted to be close to the action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many attending the game are from out of state, including Christopher Ruiz, a Hawks fan from Seattle, who was wearing a colorful outfit including a hat that read “born and raised” with the team’s logo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072774\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072774\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Ruiz (left), a Seattle Seahawks fan born and raised in Seattle, and Wayne Kimball (right), a New England Patriots fan, ride VTA to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruiz and his brother Jonathan took the VTA light rail to the stadium in the early afternoon, and were riding high seeing their team back in the big game, confident they would come away victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been supporting this team since I was a young, young little boy,” Ruiz said. “It’s the culmination of life in general being able to witness this, not just myself, but with my brother. To be in a position in life to make this happen, it’s a dream of mine to be able to watch my team hoist that Lombardi Trophy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072809\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaac Guindy (right) orders a hotdog outside the Hilton near Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruiz was sporting a Richard Sherman Seahawks jersey and was covered in bright green and dark blue, including the official Nike Seattle Seahawks Air Max 90 shoes. “I bleed this, I breathe this. This is our opportunity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But seated right next to Ruiz were lifelong Patriots fans Wayne Kimball and his wife Kim, who are in town from Menden, Mass. They felt the outcome would be different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we have a real good shot at this. No one’s picking us, so that means we’re gonna win,” Kimball said. “We came in Thursday and we’re getting ready to hand Seattle another loss.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072771\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Bowl attendees exit VTA on their way to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans on the train were ribbing each other the whole ride to the stadium. “Everyone’s been very friendly, even the Seahawks fans,” Kimball said. “We all bust each other’s chops. We’re all having a good time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as thousands of people crowded the area, volunteers with the group Contra-ICE handed out “rally towels” that read “ICE OUT” on one side, with a drawing of a bunny rabbit dressed in football gear kicking a football frozen in a cube of ice out of the frame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is trying to call attention to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement and the violent tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, and demanding an end to their presence in American communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072812\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonny Deborst, a protester against ICE, poses for a portrait outside Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on February 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Will Hanson, a Stanford University student from Washington state, was handing out the towels Sunday, and said the First Amendment protected free speech and the Super Bowl are two very American things that fit together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We should not have people dying in the streets,” Hanson said. Federal immigration agents have shot and killed two protesters in Minneapolis. “I think having un-ordered militia in our streets is just dangerous and something we should be protesting at any opportunity. I think the Super Bowl is a great point to show people this message and spread it to as many people as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072811\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaiah Slovani, a protester against ICE, poses for a portrait outside Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on February 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just ahead of kickoff, about a couple hundred protesters opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s administration marched from Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine to streets south of the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group included members of local and national organizations such as the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Refuse Fascism and SIREN Immigrant Rights. Protesters chanted slogans, held signs and carried a large yellow banner reading, “Trump Must Go Now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While fans poured into Levi’s, others around the Bay Area got settled in at their favorite spots to watch the game in good company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 40 miles north of Levi’s Stadium, crowds of Seahawks fans gathered at San Francisco’s only bar for the 12s in San Francisco, Danny Coyle’s. For Megan Page, Jenni Sandsmark and Erika Spencer, the Super Bowl is both a shot at redemption for their favorite team and a reunion for old friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072788\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072788\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seahawks fans (from left) Megan Page, Erika Spencer and Jenni Sandsmark hang out at Danny Coyle’s in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco on Feb. 8, 2026, as festivities surrounding Super Bowl LX draw fans from across the region. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The three used to live in San Francisco, and made a pact to come back to their beloved sports bar in the Lower Haight neighborhood if the Seahawks made it to the Super Bowl. This week, they flew out from their respective homes in Seattle, Minnesota and North Carolina, and on Sunday, had their old table reserved for them at the front of the Irish sports bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was such an important place for us. We built so much community here, we knew this was the place to watch,” Sandsmark said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072789\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072789\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seahawks fans fill Danny Coyle’s in the Lower Haight neighborhood before kickoff of Super Bowl LX. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brian Coyle, owner of Danny Coyle’s, was hanging out with the Seahawks fans who flocked to his bar just before kickoff. He’s more of a 49ers fan than a Seahawks fan, but he started playing Seahawks games after a regular patron from Seattle asked if he could dedicate one of the TVs inside to the team. He has since amassed a crew of regulars from the Seattle region, including a group of guys who bought him a new TV for the bar after an old one went kaput.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The people from the Northwest are great people,” said Coyle, who is originally from Ireland and opened his bar in 2006. “It’s been hectic today but so good, controlled chaos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Allen Pickens, a San Francisco resident who goes to Danny Coyle’s for just about every Seahawks game, arrived early, decked out in a custom Seahawks jersey with “Coyles” on the back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is Danny Coyle’s. This is Disneyland! This is the best bar in San Francisco, primarily because it’s the Seahawks bar. I hope like heck we win. I’m really excited for this opportunity to etch our names in history once again as a second-time Super Bowl champion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072783\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A marching band dressed as Guy Fieri performs during Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate, a free Big Game Sunday food festival featuring live music and culinary pop-ups, on Feb. 8, 2026, at the Cow Palace in Daly City. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Across the bar, Seattle native Adam Frazier said he flew down from Washington to watch the game with his best friend from high school, who now lives in San Francisco and brought him out to the Seahawks bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been a blast so far, and we were lucky enough to get a table here,” said Frazier, who played college football. “This is my second Seahawks away game in my life. It’s a lot of fun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Patriots fans watch Super Bowl LX at the Connecticut Yankee bar in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Across town, Patriots fans filled the Connecticut Yankee bar and spilled onto the surrounding sidewalks, watching the game through the windows and on outdoor TVs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly O’Conner drove up Saturday from Santa Ynez on the Central Coast to watch the game with her cousin who lives in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People think we’re all very hard and rude on the surface, but we’re all really kind-hearted and loving people,” she said of the Patriots fandom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the patio, Duncan Wong watched the game with his daughter, Chloe. The pair drove out from Sacramento after Wong heard on a Patriots podcast that the bar was a watering hole for fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just here to spend time with my daughter. That’s the most important thing,” Wong said. “And I hope the Pats win, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072802\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072802\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly O’Connor cheers with fellow New England Patriots fans while watching Super Bowl LX outside the Connecticut Yankee bar in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside, Amogh Patankar sat with a crew of friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m hyped to be here,” Patankar said. “If we win, we’ll celebrate, and if we lose, we’ll think about the game and move on. Go Patriots!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Jon Broyer, the New Hampshire native who runs the Connecticut Yankee, having the New England team playing in a Super Bowl in his current backyard was a dream come true. His management team bought the bar about a decade ago and “made it proper Boston,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been incredible. The last couple days have been nonstop,” Broyer said. “Having us in the Super Bowl is a blessing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072814\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072814\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks light up the sky during the Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back in Santa Clara, about an hour before kickoff, comedian and actor JB Smoove headed into the stadium, and said he’s looking forward to a great game, and Bad Bunny’s much anticipated halftime show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want everybody to have a great time today, and enjoy the game, the competition, enjoy the halftime show, and get home safe. These are all the things that really matter, right?,” Smoove said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He offered some advice for how to best enjoy the halftime show, even if you’re not fluent in Spanish or Bad Bunny-isms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just move your damn hips! It’s all about the hip movement today,” Smoove said. “Don’t concentrate on nothing else but the hip movement. Don’t worry about it if you can’t understand what he’s saying, just move your damn hips.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tens of thousands of football fans \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072657/san-joses-downtown-has-had-a-strong-recovery-is-it-ready-for-the-super-bowl-surge\">swarmed into Santa Clara\u003c/a> on a sunny and breezy day, bringing waves of excitement and energy to a generally sleepy part of the South Bay city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Super Bowl LX transformed portions of Santa Clara, San José and San Francisco for a week leading up to the matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots with parties and concerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the takeover continued Sunday on the blocks around Levi’s Stadium, which were buzzing with activity and filled with color and sound. Light rail trains were packed with fans and throngs of people filled streets, sidewalks and intersections, while hundreds of black luxury SUVs and vans loaded with swaths of VIPs, players’ families and high-rollers weaved through the crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00496_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Miran dances at a Super Bowl LX tailgate at the Hilton near Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026, as fans celebrated ahead of the Patriots-Seahawks game. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay Area hip hop music and reggaeton poured out of hotel tailgate parties, New England fans donned classic jerseys, oversized Patriots foam hats and thickly embroidered leather jackets. Hawks fans showed off giant shiny chrome and green chains, with Seahawks emblems dangling from their necks, as well as team-emblazoned leggings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most fans interviewed for this story had tickets in hand for the Super Bowl, though some were still looking for them at the last minute, while others tried to resell tickets on corners near hotels and the stadium. Some came with no plans to go to the game, but just wanted to be close to the action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many attending the game are from out of state, including Christopher Ruiz, a Hawks fan from Seattle, who was wearing a colorful outfit including a hat that read “born and raised” with the team’s logo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072774\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072774\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00064_TV_QED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Ruiz (left), a Seattle Seahawks fan born and raised in Seattle, and Wayne Kimball (right), a New England Patriots fan, ride VTA to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruiz and his brother Jonathan took the VTA light rail to the stadium in the early afternoon, and were riding high seeing their team back in the big game, confident they would come away victorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been supporting this team since I was a young, young little boy,” Ruiz said. “It’s the culmination of life in general being able to witness this, not just myself, but with my brother. To be in a position in life to make this happen, it’s a dream of mine to be able to watch my team hoist that Lombardi Trophy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072809\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072809\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00615_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaac Guindy (right) orders a hotdog outside the Hilton near Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruiz was sporting a Richard Sherman Seahawks jersey and was covered in bright green and dark blue, including the official Nike Seattle Seahawks Air Max 90 shoes. “I bleed this, I breathe this. This is our opportunity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But seated right next to Ruiz were lifelong Patriots fans Wayne Kimball and his wife Kim, who are in town from Menden, Mass. They felt the outcome would be different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we have a real good shot at this. No one’s picking us, so that means we’re gonna win,” Kimball said. “We came in Thursday and we’re getting ready to hand Seattle another loss.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072771\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00252_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Bowl attendees exit VTA on their way to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans on the train were ribbing each other the whole ride to the stadium. “Everyone’s been very friendly, even the Seahawks fans,” Kimball said. “We all bust each other’s chops. We’re all having a good time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as thousands of people crowded the area, volunteers with the group Contra-ICE handed out “rally towels” that read “ICE OUT” on one side, with a drawing of a bunny rabbit dressed in football gear kicking a football frozen in a cube of ice out of the frame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is trying to call attention to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement and the violent tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, and demanding an end to their presence in American communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072812\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01008_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonny Deborst, a protester against ICE, poses for a portrait outside Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on February 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Will Hanson, a Stanford University student from Washington state, was handing out the towels Sunday, and said the First Amendment protected free speech and the Super Bowl are two very American things that fit together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We should not have people dying in the streets,” Hanson said. Federal immigration agents have shot and killed two protesters in Minneapolis. “I think having un-ordered militia in our streets is just dangerous and something we should be protesting at any opportunity. I think the Super Bowl is a great point to show people this message and spread it to as many people as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072811\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00993_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaiah Slovani, a protester against ICE, poses for a portrait outside Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on February 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just ahead of kickoff, about a couple hundred protesters opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s administration marched from Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine to streets south of the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group included members of local and national organizations such as the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Refuse Fascism and SIREN Immigrant Rights. Protesters chanted slogans, held signs and carried a large yellow banner reading, “Trump Must Go Now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While fans poured into Levi’s, others around the Bay Area got settled in at their favorite spots to watch the game in good company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 40 miles north of Levi’s Stadium, crowds of Seahawks fans gathered at San Francisco’s only bar for the 12s in San Francisco, Danny Coyle’s. For Megan Page, Jenni Sandsmark and Erika Spencer, the Super Bowl is both a shot at redemption for their favorite team and a reunion for old friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072788\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072788\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seahawks fans (from left) Megan Page, Erika Spencer and Jenni Sandsmark hang out at Danny Coyle’s in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco on Feb. 8, 2026, as festivities surrounding Super Bowl LX draw fans from across the region. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The three used to live in San Francisco, and made a pact to come back to their beloved sports bar in the Lower Haight neighborhood if the Seahawks made it to the Super Bowl. This week, they flew out from their respective homes in Seattle, Minnesota and North Carolina, and on Sunday, had their old table reserved for them at the front of the Irish sports bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was such an important place for us. We built so much community here, we knew this was the place to watch,” Sandsmark said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072789\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072789\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seahawks fans fill Danny Coyle’s in the Lower Haight neighborhood before kickoff of Super Bowl LX. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brian Coyle, owner of Danny Coyle’s, was hanging out with the Seahawks fans who flocked to his bar just before kickoff. He’s more of a 49ers fan than a Seahawks fan, but he started playing Seahawks games after a regular patron from Seattle asked if he could dedicate one of the TVs inside to the team. He has since amassed a crew of regulars from the Seattle region, including a group of guys who bought him a new TV for the bar after an old one went kaput.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The people from the Northwest are great people,” said Coyle, who is originally from Ireland and opened his bar in 2006. “It’s been hectic today but so good, controlled chaos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Allen Pickens, a San Francisco resident who goes to Danny Coyle’s for just about every Seahawks game, arrived early, decked out in a custom Seahawks jersey with “Coyles” on the back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is Danny Coyle’s. This is Disneyland! This is the best bar in San Francisco, primarily because it’s the Seahawks bar. I hope like heck we win. I’m really excited for this opportunity to etch our names in history once again as a second-time Super Bowl champion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072783\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020826GUY-FIERIS-TAILGATE_GH_001-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A marching band dressed as Guy Fieri performs during Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate, a free Big Game Sunday food festival featuring live music and culinary pop-ups, on Feb. 8, 2026, at the Cow Palace in Daly City. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Across the bar, Seattle native Adam Frazier said he flew down from Washington to watch the game with his best friend from high school, who now lives in San Francisco and brought him out to the Seahawks bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been a blast so far, and we were lucky enough to get a table here,” said Frazier, who played college football. “This is my second Seahawks away game in my life. It’s a lot of fun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-11-BL-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">New England Patriots fans watch Super Bowl LX at the Connecticut Yankee bar in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Across town, Patriots fans filled the Connecticut Yankee bar and spilled onto the surrounding sidewalks, watching the game through the windows and on outdoor TVs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly O’Conner drove up Saturday from Santa Ynez on the Central Coast to watch the game with her cousin who lives in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People think we’re all very hard and rude on the surface, but we’re all really kind-hearted and loving people,” she said of the Patriots fandom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the patio, Duncan Wong watched the game with his daughter, Chloe. The pair drove out from Sacramento after Wong heard on a Patriots podcast that the bar was a watering hole for fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just here to spend time with my daughter. That’s the most important thing,” Wong said. “And I hope the Pats win, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072802\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072802\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSF-09-BL-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly O’Connor cheers with fellow New England Patriots fans while watching Super Bowl LX outside the Connecticut Yankee bar in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside, Amogh Patankar sat with a crew of friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m hyped to be here,” Patankar said. “If we win, we’ll celebrate, and if we lose, we’ll think about the game and move on. Go Patriots!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Jon Broyer, the New Hampshire native who runs the Connecticut Yankee, having the New England team playing in a Super Bowl in his current backyard was a dream come true. His management team bought the bar about a decade ago and “made it proper Boston,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been incredible. The last couple days have been nonstop,” Broyer said. “Having us in the Super Bowl is a blessing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072814\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072814\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY01064_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks light up the sky during the Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back in Santa Clara, about an hour before kickoff, comedian and actor JB Smoove headed into the stadium, and said he’s looking forward to a great game, and Bad Bunny’s much anticipated halftime show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want everybody to have a great time today, and enjoy the game, the competition, enjoy the halftime show, and get home safe. These are all the things that really matter, right?,” Smoove said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He offered some advice for how to best enjoy the halftime show, even if you’re not fluent in Spanish or Bad Bunny-isms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just move your damn hips! It’s all about the hip movement today,” Smoove said. “Don’t concentrate on nothing else but the hip movement. Don’t worry about it if you can’t understand what he’s saying, just move your damn hips.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In the narrow street of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose\">San José\u003c/a>’s San Pedro Square, the rhythmic thud of beer kegs hitting the pavement serves as the unofficial countdown to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/super-bowl\">Super Bowl\u003c/a> weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For San José, the coming days are about more than just the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12071931/the-super-bowl-\">big game\u003c/a>; they’re a high-stakes test of downtown’s post-pandemic recovery — which outpaced San Francisco and Oakland — and its ability to host a national event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From local kitchens to regional transit command centers, the South Bay is on an emergency operational footing to welcome a massive influx of out-of-town visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scale of preparation is visible across downtown, where security and barricades now mark \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072093/how-the-super-bowl-will-affect-the-south-bay\">street closures\u003c/a> and game-day decorations line bar windows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of \u003ca href=\"https://sj26.sanjose.org/the-big-game\">three major events\u003c/a> downtown will be the San Pedro Superfest, a three-day massive street activation for fans to enjoy music, vendors and drink throughout a designated “entertainment zone” that allows businesses to sell to-go alcoholic beverages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the dozens of eateries at the San Pedro Square Market, such as the Old Wagon Saloon and Grill, which has anchored a corner of San Pedro Street for nearly two decades, the weekend requires a doubling of resources. Sonny Walters, the saloon’s owner, said he is preparing for up to a thousand people to pass through his doors each day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072764\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072764 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2820-KQED-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2820-KQED-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2820-KQED-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2820-KQED-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Pedro Square Market in San José on Feb. 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Walters noted that successful management of such a crowd starts in the kitchen, particularly when the menu relies on labor-intensive smoked meats. To keep up with demand for ribs, brisket and pulled pork, Walters plans to start ramping up his smokers early Saturday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He has also increased his food and beverage orders to nearly three times his normal weekend volume, and his patio has already been booked for a private event by a massive Seahawks fan club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Honestly, the block party is pretty exciting,” Walters said. “It’s going to be foot traffic, a lot of out-of-towners, we get to showcase what we do. We’re hoping that San José is a hub and we get the traffic from Santa Clara to here.”[aside postID=news_12072256 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260128-SUPERBOWLVENDORS00339_TV-KQED.jpg']A few doors down at Pizza Bocca Lupo, shift lead Charlotte Tavernise said that because the small pizzeria makes every pie to order, there is no way to pre-cook the inventory. Instead, the strategy involves filling every available storage container and ensuring the wood-fired ovens are at peak temperature from open to close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shop expected its heaviest crowds on Friday and Saturday as tourists explore the downtown core before heading toward Levi’s Stadium on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was just telling one of my co-workers, let’s prep as though we’re going to get hit by a hurricane, and make sure we use all of the containers, fill everything. Expect it to be just busy, open to close,” Tavernise said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She noted that the shop has doubled its typical staffing levels, even during the mid-afternoon hours that are usually quiet, to ensure a sudden wave of fans doesn’t catch them off guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Burroughs, operations manager at San Pedro Square Market, said this is the first time the area has experimented with an entertainment zone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re excited for the potential for that, and allowing guests to go into the activation with their beverage,” Burroughs said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072763 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaxon Moreno prepares pizzas at Pizza Bocca Lupo in San Pedro Square Market in San José on Feb. 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With over 20 screens dedicated to the game and many entry points to the market, Burroughs has hired extra security and staff. He noted that while the market is used to large crowds because of the nearby SAP Center, the Super Bowl brings a different level of logistical challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is kind of where the market shines, and our merchants here are very, very adept at handling this kind of crowd flow,” Burroughs said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The market will also be hosting several private corporate activations throughout the weekend. 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VTA spokesperson Stacey Hendler Ross said the agency expects to transport roughly 25,000 fans to and from the stadium on Sunday alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet that demand, VTA is adding 22 extra three-car trains to its regular service. Hendler Ross said this represents a significant increase from 2016, when the region hosted Super Bowl 50 and saw roughly half that number of riders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072762 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260206-South-Bay-Vendors-MD-08-KQED-1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People in the patio at the San Pedro Square Market in San José on Feb. 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be awesome. It’s going to be so much easier this time than it was 10 years ago,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the stadium is the primary destination, Hendler Ross noted the plan is designed to support the entire system, especially those traveling to downtown events or connecting to other parts of the Bay Area. She added that the agency is also facilitating travel for fans heading up to San Francisco, as VTA connects with Caltrain in Mountain View.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA will also have 130 “game-day ambassadors” in blue vests stationed at strategic hubs to help out-of-towners navigate the Transit app and the Clipper card system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The one thing that we always remind people about when they’re going to big events anywhere in the city or to the stadium is to try and plan early,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carlos Velazquez, a spokesperson for the city’s Office of Economic Development, noted that while there are over 108,000 public and private parking spots available in the downtown area, with some street closures, the city is encouraging use of public transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>A few doors down at Pizza Bocca Lupo, shift lead Charlotte Tavernise said that because the small pizzeria makes every pie to order, there is no way to pre-cook the inventory. Instead, the strategy involves filling every available storage container and ensuring the wood-fired ovens are at peak temperature from open to close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shop expected its heaviest crowds on Friday and Saturday as tourists explore the downtown core before heading toward Levi’s Stadium on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was just telling one of my co-workers, let’s prep as though we’re going to get hit by a hurricane, and make sure we use all of the containers, fill everything. Expect it to be just busy, open to close,” Tavernise said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She noted that the shop has doubled its typical staffing levels, even during the mid-afternoon hours that are usually quiet, to ensure a sudden wave of fans doesn’t catch them off guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Burroughs, operations manager at San Pedro Square Market, said this is the first time the area has experimented with an entertainment zone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re excited for the potential for that, and allowing guests to go into the activation with their beverage,” Burroughs said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072763 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/A79A2670-KQED-2_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaxon Moreno prepares pizzas at Pizza Bocca Lupo in San Pedro Square Market in San José on Feb. 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With over 20 screens dedicated to the game and many entry points to the market, Burroughs has hired extra security and staff. He noted that while the market is used to large crowds because of the nearby SAP Center, the Super Bowl brings a different level of logistical challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is kind of where the market shines, and our merchants here are very, very adept at handling this kind of crowd flow,” Burroughs said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The market will also be hosting several private corporate activations throughout the weekend. 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He has been speedskating since he was a kid, and at 20 years old, he went on to become the top-ranked American skater in the world, entering the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2022 at No. 29. During those trials, he suffered crashes during the finals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim persevered, and now he’s finally headed to the Olympics. He described his passion for speedskating and what he plans to see in Italy off the ice, in conversation with KQED morning news host Brian Watt. Here’s an excerpt of their conversation, which has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Watt: How would you describe speedskating? What is happening on the ice?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brandon Kim:\u003c/strong> We’re racing in a pack. We have 17-inch blades. We’re turning around the corner, leaning at crazy angles and going up to speeds of 30 miles per hour. I’m a short-track speed skater, so I compete inside like an Olympic-size rink, which is like a regular public rink. Our races consist of a lot of strategy. It’s definitely the more exciting version of speedskating compared to long track.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Short track seems intense, almost like the sprint on a typical track and field-like track, versus the longer distances, where you have to watch for a while.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s like watching paint dry. 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The idea of going that fast, like with any speed whatsoever, terrifies me. So, how did you get into it, and how did you maybe get over a fear of going fast?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I started when I was 9 or 10 years old, after watching the [2010] Vancouver Olympics. I thought just the speed that the athletes were going at and turning and racing seemed exciting. And there were a few teams around my area, so I just started out that way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Your dream has been to make it to the Olympics. And you got really close, right before the 2022 Beijing Games. Can you talk a little bit more about that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We qualify for Olympic spots based on our performance at World Cup competitions prior to the Olympics. I had earned those spots, but unfortunately, I had a lot of trouble at the Olympic Trials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I fell like five times. It was a difficult competition for me. With short track, you never know what will happen because you’re racing in a group. You’re passing different people, so there can be a lot of collisions.[aside postID=news_12072038 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty1.jpg']\u003cstrong>You are going to make your Olympic debut, and you’re also a full-time student at Stanford. When you are studying? And training for competitions, what does a typical day look like for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m not like a student athlete. I wasn’t recruited to Stanford for short track or anything like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I’m at school, I prioritize my academics. I do a lot of weight lifting and training by myself because there’s no ice rink at Stanford. So, when I go out to compete, I fly out like Wednesday and then start competing on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having just one or two days to acclimate myself and compete again, it’s something that not many, if any skaters, have done. 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"content": "\u003cp>Alongside \u003cem>Heated Rivalry\u003c/em> rewatches and furious posts about \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/harry-styles-tour-blood-tickets-1235505811/\">the price of Harry Styles tickets\u003c/a>, you may have noticed a nostalgic \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5680084/why-reliving-2016-is-the-new-social-media-trend\">“me in 2016” micro-trend\u003c/a> while scrolling social media in the last few weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From your friends’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/what-do-we-really-miss-about-2016-photos.html\">VSCO-filtered throwback photos\u003c/a> featuring leggings and black mesh tops to \u003ca href=\"https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-evil-kermit-memes\">“evil Kermit” memes\u003c/a> and Vine compilations, many of our feeds were briefly overtaken by odes to a so-called simpler time a decade ago (This reporter remains baffled by the longing: This was the year Carrie Fisher died, 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groceries?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The last 10 years encapsulate quite a roller coaster ride in food prices in the US,” Volpe said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, food prices actually \u003cem>decreased \u003c/em>— something “we do not see that often in the U.S.,” he said. “Inflation is the name of the game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After 2016, food prices “started to tip up,” said Volpe — and then came COVID-19. The pandemic ushered in record food price inflation in 2021 and 2022, which remains top of mind for many U.S. consumers, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12030659 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Besan’s International Market in San Bruno on March 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The current administration has \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/food-prices-tariffs-trump.html\">a talking point that grocery prices are going down\u003c/a>. That is not true,” Volpe said. “But what \u003cem>is \u003c/em>true is that food prices are behaving largely normally right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless, because food prices have never outright dropped since then, “any increases we see now, even modest ones, are on top of the food price inflation that hit Americans so hard over the last few years,” said Volpe. “So \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036654/2025-recession-indicator-meme-us-economy\">consumer sentiment\u003c/a> is very much down on food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s look at the classic — and increasingly political — example of eggs: specifically, a dozen large grade A eggs. In 2016, the average cost nationwide was $1.68, according to data provided by Volpe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl_Qyk9DSUw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2025 average was $4.41 — a 161.59% increase, meaning these types of eggs have become \u003cem>less \u003c/em>affordable for Americans over this time period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An increase more in line with the consumer price index would have seen 2025 eggs costing around $2.25 on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere in the grocery aisles, white rice went from 72 cents per pound in 2016 to $1.05 in 2025 — a 46.43% increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072676 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eggs sit in a container at Chip-In Farm in Bedford, Massachusetts, on Jan. 7, 2016. \u003ccite>(Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And how about a snack you’re likely to see at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12071772/where-to-watch-super-bowl-2026-san-francisco-bay-area-levis-stadium-bad-bunny-green-day-larussell-santa-clara\">a Super Bowl watch party\u003c/a>, like potato chips? In 2016, the average price for 16 ounces of chips was $4.46, according to CPI data provided by Volpe. By 2025, those chips were $6.70 — a 50.12% increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By comparison, a price more aligned with the CPI would be around $5.98. But something that might surprise you: A gallon of fresh whole milk has actually become somewhat \u003cem>more \u003c/em>affordable for Americans in this time period, relative to the U.S. dollar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2016 average was $3.20, and the 2025 average was $4.07: a 26.97% increase, compared to the 34.14% rise in the Consumer Price Index.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about local prices here in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To look at more local examples here in the Bay Area, a few caveats are needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, more localized data like this comes from different sources — meaning that because it may not match the exact timeline of the CPI increase, it won’t be an apples-to-apples comparison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944934\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/AP23086788063121-scaled-e1770414780894.jpg\" alt=\"A sign at a gas station shows very high gas prices, approaching $6 a gallon. The Bay Bridge can be scene in the background.\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1319\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bay Bridge rises behind the price board of a gas station in San Francisco on July 20, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another thing to know: From 2016 to 2025, the Bay Area — measured as the San Francisco, Oakland and Hayward region — saw a \u003cem>slightly \u003c/em>lower increase in CPI than the national average, of 33.66% compared to that 34.14% increase nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Volpe stressed that this “does not mean that costs or prices are comparable” between the Bay Area and the rest of the country. “It just means that the rate of change in prices or affordability has been \u003cem>comparable \u003c/em>between the Bay Area and the rest of the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With that, let’s look at …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The price of a Golden Gate Bridge toll\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/tolls-payment/\">price of crossing the Golden Gate Bridge using FasTrak\u003c/a> with a car or a motorcycle, as of the most recent price increase in 2025, is $9.75. Back on \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/history-research/statistics-data/traffic-toll-data/\">July 1, 2016\u003c/a>, the FasTrak toll price was $6.50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072677\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114-1536x1002.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A container ship under the Golden Gate Bridge. \u003ccite>(Andia/Universal Images via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s a 50% increase, very much above the CPI increase — as a 2025 toll fare matching the CPI would be something more like $8.68.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The price of a BART fare\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By now, you’re probably used to seeing \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20241126\">annual \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20231211-0\">announcements \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220614\">from BART\u003c/a> about fare increases, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2025/news20251120\">the most recent arriving Jan. 1\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to BART, the agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2025/news20251120\">“current funding model relies on passenger fares to pay for operations”\u003c/a> (which BART also described last month as “an outdated model that is no longer feasible due to remote work.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between 2016 and 2026, there’s been a 36% increase in the average BART fare (which, remember, encompasses more time than the CPI). In January 2016, the average fare was $3.67, with a minimum fare of $1.95 and a maximum of $15.70.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044953\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044953\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20241204-BART-JY-009_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20241204-BART-JY-009_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20241204-BART-JY-009_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20241204-BART-JY-009_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers wait to board BART at Daly City Station in Daly City, on Dec. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040951/bart-raise-fares-again-deficit-looms\">current average fare\u003c/a> in 2026 has officially been updated to $4.98, according to a BART spokesperson in an email to KQED. This makes the latest price range of a journey on BART between $2.55 and $17.25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As an aside, remember that in 2016, we had physical BART tickets made of paper, which were \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230911\">phased out in late 2023\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The average rent in the Bay Area\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a thornier example, since housing markets are more granular, and rental data has always been \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/The-S-F-Chronicle-s-guide-to-Bay-Area-housing-16441648.php\">somewhat tricky to get ahold of\u003c/a>. But you can’t talk about Bay Area prices without getting into rent, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the purposes of our task, we’ll be referring to real-estate website Zillow’s metric called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.zillow.com/research/methodology-zori-repeat-rent-27092/\">“Zillow Observed Rent Index”\u003c/a> — which a Zillow spokesperson told KQED is used by the company to assess “typical rent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072679\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Victorian homes in a row on a steep hill on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, California, on Aug. 28, 2016. \u003ccite>(Photo via Smith Collection/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rather than reflecting a home’s number of beds or baths, this metric instead “looks at all available rentals, narrows into the middle third, then takes the average of just those units,” according to the spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zillow’s most recently available data is from a few months ago, for December 2025 — so let’s compare our rents with December 2015 this time. In 2025, in Santa Clara, where the Super Bowl will take place on Sunday, the typical rent was $3,578. Ten years ago, that number was $2,745: a rise of just over 30%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in San Francisco, a different picture emerges. According to Zillow’s metric, the typical rent in San Francisco in December 2025 was $3,666 — and in December 2015, it was $3,190.[aside postID=news_12071211 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/013026_SUPERBOWLECONOMICDEV_GH_010_QED-KQED.jpg']This 10-year rise of just under 15% might strike you as lower than you’d expect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alex Lacter, a spokesperson for Zillow, told KQED that among the U.S.’s biggest 50 cities, the city’s growth in rent has actually “been by far the lowest over that period” — with the next lowest being Washington, D.C’s rent, at just under 26%. By comparison, he said, Fresno’s rents went up 90% in the same period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for context, it’s important to remember how rent “\u003ca href=\"https://www.zillow.com/research/2020-urban-suburban-report-28802/\">fell significantly \u003c/a>in urban areas of San Francisco” during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Lacter, which put the city “behind many other markets when it comes to rent growth over this 10-year period.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ted Egan, chief economist with San Francisco’s Office of Economic Analysis, echoed this take: “Because of economic changes that happened to the city during COVID, housing is actually cheaper than it was 10 years ago,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, in a city as expensive as San Francisco, “there’s only so high [rents] can climb where enough people can still afford them to keep units filled,” speculated Lacter.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The cost of season tickets for a 49ers game\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The fact that Levi’s Stadium has changed the way it structures its seating since the last time it hosted a Super Bowl — almost tripling the number of pricing tiers on sale — makes this one slightly trickier to find an apples-to-apples ticket comparison, said Keith Pagello, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketdata.com/super-bowl-ticket-prices\">founder of TicketData\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the 2015-16 season, there were only 11 pricing tiers at Levi’s — but now the stadium is broken into 30 tiers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072682 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-508989690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-508989690.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-508989690-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-508989690-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, California. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, even with that in mind, “the overall increase is still very clear,” said Pagello. For example, according to \u003ca href=\"https://levisstadium.com/seats-pricing/\">a 2026 ticketing season map\u003c/a>, Section 101’s first 10 rows are priced at $315. The same section during the 2015-16 season was $125 — a 152% increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Quite a jump!” Pagello said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>But how simple \u003cem>is \u003c/em>it to compare how much cheaper — or not — everyday items were back then, and how much prices have actually changed?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the spirit of \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_is_the_new_2016\">2026 being the new 2016\u003c/a>, let’s take a deep dive.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>First off, what’s the best way to look at changing prices over the years?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To get an accurate impression of whether something has become more expensive, beyond the changing numbers, it’s important to account for inflation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And according to Ricky Volpe, professor of Agribusiness at California Polytechnic State University, this makes the \u003ca href=\"https://www.irp.wisc.edu/resources/what-is-the-consumer-price-index-and-how-is-it-used/\">Consumer Price Index\u003c/a> (CPI) — which measures price changes over time and serves as a key indicator of inflation — a good baseline for assessing increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE01284_TV-KQED_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A commuter holds her groceries from the Alameda Food Bank at the 12th Street BART Station in Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All Items” is \u003ca href=\"https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL\">an index category\u003c/a> that encompasses a huge variety of U.S. consumer spending, from groceries to education to entertainment — and CPI “is grounded in the value of the U.S. Dollar,” said Volpe. “And that can serve as a benchmark for saying, ‘Okay, this is what’s been going on economy-wide.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From 2016 to 2025 (the most recent year for which data is available), the CPI has gone up 34.14%, said Volpe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meaning that relative to the value of the dollar, “anything that’s gone up faster than that has become less affordable,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What about the price of groceries?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The last 10 years encapsulate quite a roller coaster ride in food prices in the US,” Volpe said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, food prices actually \u003cem>decreased \u003c/em>— something “we do not see that often in the U.S.,” he said. “Inflation is the name of the game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After 2016, food prices “started to tip up,” said Volpe — and then came COVID-19. The pandemic ushered in record food price inflation in 2021 and 2022, which remains top of mind for many U.S. consumers, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12030659 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/20250308_BESANS-MARKET_DMB_00903-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Besan’s International Market in San Bruno on March 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The current administration has \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/food-prices-tariffs-trump.html\">a talking point that grocery prices are going down\u003c/a>. That is not true,” Volpe said. “But what \u003cem>is \u003c/em>true is that food prices are behaving largely normally right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless, because food prices have never outright dropped since then, “any increases we see now, even modest ones, are on top of the food price inflation that hit Americans so hard over the last few years,” said Volpe. “So \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036654/2025-recession-indicator-meme-us-economy\">consumer sentiment\u003c/a> is very much down on food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s look at the classic — and increasingly political — example of eggs: specifically, a dozen large grade A eggs. In 2016, the average cost nationwide was $1.68, according to data provided by Volpe.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Nl_Qyk9DSUw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Nl_Qyk9DSUw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The 2025 average was $4.41 — a 161.59% increase, meaning these types of eggs have become \u003cem>less \u003c/em>affordable for Americans over this time period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An increase more in line with the consumer price index would have seen 2025 eggs costing around $2.25 on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere in the grocery aisles, white rice went from 72 cents per pound in 2016 to $1.05 in 2025 — a 46.43% increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072676 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-524459278-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eggs sit in a container at Chip-In Farm in Bedford, Massachusetts, on Jan. 7, 2016. \u003ccite>(Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And how about a snack you’re likely to see at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12071772/where-to-watch-super-bowl-2026-san-francisco-bay-area-levis-stadium-bad-bunny-green-day-larussell-santa-clara\">a Super Bowl watch party\u003c/a>, like potato chips? In 2016, the average price for 16 ounces of chips was $4.46, according to CPI data provided by Volpe. By 2025, those chips were $6.70 — a 50.12% increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By comparison, a price more aligned with the CPI would be around $5.98. But something that might surprise you: A gallon of fresh whole milk has actually become somewhat \u003cem>more \u003c/em>affordable for Americans in this time period, relative to the U.S. dollar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2016 average was $3.20, and the 2025 average was $4.07: a 26.97% increase, compared to the 34.14% rise in the Consumer Price Index.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about local prices here in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To look at more local examples here in the Bay Area, a few caveats are needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, more localized data like this comes from different sources — meaning that because it may not match the exact timeline of the CPI increase, it won’t be an apples-to-apples comparison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944934\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/AP23086788063121-scaled-e1770414780894.jpg\" alt=\"A sign at a gas station shows very high gas prices, approaching $6 a gallon. The Bay Bridge can be scene in the background.\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1319\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bay Bridge rises behind the price board of a gas station in San Francisco on July 20, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another thing to know: From 2016 to 2025, the Bay Area — measured as the San Francisco, Oakland and Hayward region — saw a \u003cem>slightly \u003c/em>lower increase in CPI than the national average, of 33.66% compared to that 34.14% increase nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Volpe stressed that this “does not mean that costs or prices are comparable” between the Bay Area and the rest of the country. “It just means that the rate of change in prices or affordability has been \u003cem>comparable \u003c/em>between the Bay Area and the rest of the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With that, let’s look at …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The price of a Golden Gate Bridge toll\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/tolls-payment/\">price of crossing the Golden Gate Bridge using FasTrak\u003c/a> with a car or a motorcycle, as of the most recent price increase in 2025, is $9.75. Back on \u003ca href=\"https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/history-research/statistics-data/traffic-toll-data/\">July 1, 2016\u003c/a>, the FasTrak toll price was $6.50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072677\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-1036068114-1536x1002.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A container ship under the Golden Gate Bridge. \u003ccite>(Andia/Universal Images via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s a 50% increase, very much above the CPI increase — as a 2025 toll fare matching the CPI would be something more like $8.68.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The price of a BART fare\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By now, you’re probably used to seeing \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20241126\">annual \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20231211-0\">announcements \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220614\">from BART\u003c/a> about fare increases, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2025/news20251120\">the most recent arriving Jan. 1\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to BART, the agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2025/news20251120\">“current funding model relies on passenger fares to pay for operations”\u003c/a> (which BART also described last month as “an outdated model that is no longer feasible due to remote work.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between 2016 and 2026, there’s been a 36% increase in the average BART fare (which, remember, encompasses more time than the CPI). 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This makes the latest price range of a journey on BART between $2.55 and $17.25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As an aside, remember that in 2016, we had physical BART tickets made of paper, which were \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230911\">phased out in late 2023\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The average rent in the Bay Area\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a thornier example, since housing markets are more granular, and rental data has always been \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/The-S-F-Chronicle-s-guide-to-Bay-Area-housing-16441648.php\">somewhat tricky to get ahold of\u003c/a>. But you can’t talk about Bay Area prices without getting into rent, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the purposes of our task, we’ll be referring to real-estate website Zillow’s metric called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.zillow.com/research/methodology-zori-repeat-rent-27092/\">“Zillow Observed Rent Index”\u003c/a> — which a Zillow spokesperson told KQED is used by the company to assess “typical rent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072679\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-600766444-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Victorian homes in a row on a steep hill on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, California, on Aug. 28, 2016. \u003ccite>(Photo via Smith Collection/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rather than reflecting a home’s number of beds or baths, this metric instead “looks at all available rentals, narrows into the middle third, then takes the average of just those units,” according to the spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zillow’s most recently available data is from a few months ago, for December 2025 — so let’s compare our rents with December 2015 this time. 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