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"content": "\u003cp>The first thing that aroused Marcy Chapman’s suspicions was just how fast the red curb popped up across the street from her house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It happened overnight,” said Chapman, a San Francisco Richmond district resident. “We woke up, and all the right-hand turns in the neighborhood for a few blocks had been done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were a few other things that also looked off, said Chapman. The paint seemed brighter than normal, and it was longer than a typical red curb — around 35 feet long by some estimates \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1i7kn2y/fake_daylighting_curb_paint_in_richmond_district/?rdt=60589\">online\u003c/a> and by neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Jump straight to: What does the law say about painting curbs?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Chapman, like many of her neighbors, thought the city had painted the curbs — which now even bore the yellow SFMTA stencil — to comply with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12019725/daylighting-laws-will-be-enforced-in-the-bay-area-in-2025-heres-how-to-avoid-a-ticket\">the state’s daylighting law\u003c/a> that went into effect this year, which prevents drivers from parking within 20 feet of a pedestrian crosswalk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it turns out that all of it — the red paint, the yellow stencil — was fake. Chapman found out after seeing a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1i7kn2y/fake_daylighting_curb_paint_in_richmond_district/?rdt=60589\">Reddit post\u003c/a> written by one of her own neighbors, who was more suspicious of the curbs’ origins and had written to SFMTA to query it. The agency replied, confirming they hadn’t, in fact, painted them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So, yeah, they totally fooled me,” Chapman admitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025128\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A red curb indicates a ‘no parking’ area near a crosswalk on San Carlos Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The newly-red curbs around Chapman’s house weren’t an isolated incident. In a statement to KQED, a spokesperson for SFMTA said that the agency is aware of several locations where red zones were painted — illegally — by an unknown source, including on 18th and 19th avenues along Balboa Street, and at least one other spot on Cabrillo Street. Residents of the Richmond District told KQED the episode has left them feeling confused, unsure of how to tell a real red curb from a fake one — and where they can actually park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I want to follow the rules, right?” said Richmond resident Dani Islas. “But if they’re fake, how is someone supposed to know that — if they’re real or not?”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘A professional job’ causes confusion\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Typically, the painted SFMTA stencil on colored city curbs is seen as a way to distinguish a legitimate colored curb from an imposter. But local paint experts said the look-alike was almost identical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The yellow is dead on,” said Fabrice McKarty, a sales attendant at a local Benjamin Moore paint store, as he flipped through a catalog of colors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They did their research. It looks like a professional job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think anybody could mistake it for being an official one,” said McKarty. But unfortunately, he said, painting a curb this way would be fairly easy, taking as little as 20 minutes with materials that are accessible at any local paint store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-1536x1064.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A curb at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Balboa Street in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The curb had previously been painted red by an unknown source but was soon repainted by the city (as shown here). \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Parking wars in San Francisco are nothing new. Any resident has witnessed the train of cars following a street sweeper on street cleaning day — or seen orange traffic cones laid out in front of a house, safeguarding their owner’s favorite spot. But to residents of the Richmond District, this stunt — which eliminated multiple parking spots but also “saved them” for no one — was puzzling, if not angering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every parking space is so precious around here, so people were pretty upset about that,” said Graciela Ronconi, a local store owner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others couldn’t help but see it as a rogue attempt by someone to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12019725/daylighting-laws-will-be-enforced-in-the-bay-area-in-2025-heres-how-to-avoid-a-ticket\">enforce California’s new daylighting law\u003c/a> — or to otherwise increase visibility on the streets in the name of driver and pedestrian safety. “There’s another corner down the street that doesn’t have a stop sign, and there are wrecks constantly. So I understand by adding the red, maybe we’re not going to have as many wrecks,” said Marcy Chapman.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>What does the law say about painting curbs?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While some cities have begun to remove parking spots, pull out meters, paint curbs red or otherwise fill daylighting spots, they don’t actually have to do so under the law, and like other municipalities around the state, San Francisco is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12019725/#got-ticket-no-red-curb\">not painting all curbs within 20 feet of an intersection red\u003c/a>. But starting in March, drivers in the city can still get a ticket for parking within that space regardless and are expected to observe daylighting rules even in the absence of any painted curb or signage warning them.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12019725,news_12020559,news_12010882\"]When it comes to residents taking matters into their own hands, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/report-illegal-color-curb-painting\">SFMTA is clear: Painting curbs yourself is illegal\u003c/a>. SFMTA says that if a member of the public suspects a curb has been painted illegally, they should \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/report-illegal-color-curb-painting\">call 311 or make a report at sf.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked if SFMTA was conducting an investigation into who painted the Richmond curbs red — or if there had been any motive or suspect identified — SFMTA spokesperson Michael Roccaforte would not “disclose that information,” adding that the agency’s “resources are stretched thin” and that “unauthorized tampering with curb space causes a lot of confusion and headaches for both residents and our staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proposals by the city to officially change or add color curbs go through a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/committees/color-curb-hearings\">formal public process\u003c/a>. San Francisco residents are allowed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/driveway-red-zones\">request red zones\u003c/a> next to their driveways to provide additional clearance for vehicles accessing off-street parking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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The paint seemed brighter than normal, and it was longer than a typical red curb — around 35 feet long by some estimates \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1i7kn2y/fake_daylighting_curb_paint_in_richmond_district/?rdt=60589\">online\u003c/a> and by neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Jump straight to: What does the law say about painting curbs?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Chapman, like many of her neighbors, thought the city had painted the curbs — which now even bore the yellow SFMTA stencil — to comply with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12019725/daylighting-laws-will-be-enforced-in-the-bay-area-in-2025-heres-how-to-avoid-a-ticket\">the state’s daylighting law\u003c/a> that went into effect this year, which prevents drivers from parking within 20 feet of a pedestrian crosswalk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it turns out that all of it — the red paint, the yellow stencil — was fake. Chapman found out after seeing a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1i7kn2y/fake_daylighting_curb_paint_in_richmond_district/?rdt=60589\">Reddit post\u003c/a> written by one of her own neighbors, who was more suspicious of the curbs’ origins and had written to SFMTA to query it. The agency replied, confirming they hadn’t, in fact, painted them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So, yeah, they totally fooled me,” Chapman admitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025128\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/241217-DaylightingLaws-01-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A red curb indicates a ‘no parking’ area near a crosswalk on San Carlos Street in San Francisco on Dec. 17, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The newly-red curbs around Chapman’s house weren’t an isolated incident. In a statement to KQED, a spokesperson for SFMTA said that the agency is aware of several locations where red zones were painted — illegally — by an unknown source, including on 18th and 19th avenues along Balboa Street, and at least one other spot on Cabrillo Street. Residents of the Richmond District told KQED the episode has left them feeling confused, unsure of how to tell a real red curb from a fake one — and where they can actually park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I want to follow the rules, right?” said Richmond resident Dani Islas. “But if they’re fake, how is someone supposed to know that — if they’re real or not?”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘A professional job’ causes confusion\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Typically, the painted SFMTA stencil on colored city curbs is seen as a way to distinguish a legitimate colored curb from an imposter. But local paint experts said the look-alike was almost identical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The yellow is dead on,” said Fabrice McKarty, a sales attendant at a local Benjamin Moore paint store, as he flipped through a catalog of colors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They did their research. It looks like a professional job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think anybody could mistake it for being an official one,” said McKarty. But unfortunately, he said, painting a curb this way would be fairly easy, taking as little as 20 minutes with materials that are accessible at any local paint store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025207\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_5889-2-scaled-e1738366873752-1536x1064.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A curb at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Balboa Street in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The curb had previously been painted red by an unknown source but was soon repainted by the city (as shown here). \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Parking wars in San Francisco are nothing new. Any resident has witnessed the train of cars following a street sweeper on street cleaning day — or seen orange traffic cones laid out in front of a house, safeguarding their owner’s favorite spot. But to residents of the Richmond District, this stunt — which eliminated multiple parking spots but also “saved them” for no one — was puzzling, if not angering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every parking space is so precious around here, so people were pretty upset about that,” said Graciela Ronconi, a local store owner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others couldn’t help but see it as a rogue attempt by someone to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12019725/daylighting-laws-will-be-enforced-in-the-bay-area-in-2025-heres-how-to-avoid-a-ticket\">enforce California’s new daylighting law\u003c/a> — or to otherwise increase visibility on the streets in the name of driver and pedestrian safety. “There’s another corner down the street that doesn’t have a stop sign, and there are wrecks constantly. 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"content": "\u003cp>Advocates say West Oakland’s once-bustling, now decrepit \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014677/advocates-historic-oakland-train-station-fallen-disrepair-eye-lifeline\">Southern Pacific 16th Street Train Station\u003c/a> is finally getting the recognition it deserves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 21, the station is recognized for its role in transportation, architecture and its connection to C.L. Dellums, an influential figure in the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the nation’s first Black union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once hailed as the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910890/how-oaklands-16th-street-train-station-helped-build-west-oakland-and-the-modern-civil-rights-movement\">Grand Central Station of the West\u003c/a>,” the station has languished in disrepair since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake forced its closure. Advocates, long seeking funding, hope its new historic designation will spur action before it’s too late.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I am ecstatic,” said Feleciai Favroth, treasurer of the Oakland Heritage Alliance, which submitted the station’s nomination.“ This could be the key to make the station a viable rehab project.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond recognition, the listing makes the station eligible for a 20% federal income tax credit for restoration costs. Similar incentives have helped revive \u003ca href=\"https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29847\">Bay Area landmarks\u003c/a> such as Oakland’s Fox Theater and Richmond’s Ford Assembly Plant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12024827 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/004_KQED_16thStreetStationOakland_02162022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/004_KQED_16thStreetStationOakland_02162022_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/004_KQED_16thStreetStationOakland_02162022_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/004_KQED_16thStreetStationOakland_02162022_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/004_KQED_16thStreetStationOakland_02162022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/004_KQED_16thStreetStationOakland_02162022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/004_KQED_16thStreetStationOakland_02162022_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weeds grow through cracks in the pavement near the 16th Street Station Signal Tower in West Oakland on Feb.16, 2022. From its website: The Signal Tower, which is still on site, served as the train traffic controller. It was built in 1913 and was twice the size of most signal towers of its age. The base is made of concrete rather than wood, another unusual feature. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“ The bottom line of the tax credit is it just makes things much more financially feasible and attractive for developers,” said Kara Brunzell, an architectural historian who worked on the nomination for the station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although this is a moment to celebrate, Favroth acknowledges the challenge remains: securing funding for the station’s $50 million seismic retrofit and restoration costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ Just because we’re on the registry doesn’t mean the station is saved,” Favroth said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11910890 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/16thStreetStationOakland_02162022-qut-672x372.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite multiple owners over the decades, none have secured the funds necessary to restore the station. The current owner, City Ventures, has a pending application with the city of Oakland to build a 77-unit townhome-style development, “Signal House,” around the site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under review since May 2023, the proposal excludes station rehabilitation. City Ventures has hired OE Consulting firm to explore fundraising for repairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In previous interviews, OE Consulting told KQED it was searching for an “anchor funder,” someone to underwrite a starter amount of money to jumpstart the station’s rehabilitation, who would also agree on letting the community decide what the use case for a reimagined 16th Street Station would be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Favroth said the Oakland Heritage Alliance is now focused on securing funding for a feasibility study on the station’s potential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ So you have to do something that’s financially viable because that’s the big thing nowadays with historical preservation. ‘Can the asset financially sustain itself?’” Favroth said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11911066\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11911066\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/58195sp-2-scaled-e1738284345467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1470\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1915 photo shows the elevated tracks at the rear of the 16th Street Station. \u003ccite>(Western Railway Museum Archives)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Proposed ideas include an event venue, offices, a technology hub and a business incubator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brunzell said the station is of “the highest level of architectural and historical significance,” adding that it’s rare to have one structure that encompasses so many different kinds of history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ It’s akin to Grand Central Station in its grandeur and its solidity,” Brunzell said of the structure, which opened in 1912 and was designed in the Beaux Arts style by renowned architect Jarvis Hunt. “ I don’t think you have to be an architectural historian to just observe the beauty of that building.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12024586 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240823-VALENCIATELEGRAPHBIKELANES-36-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brunzell noted the station’s significance as a key hub for both local and long-distance trains at a time when rail travel was the primary means of transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ You could come into the station from distant parts on the Southern Pacific, get off on the ground floor, walk upstairs and get on a local streetcar to take you to your hotel. That was really important and unusual for the time,” Brunzell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The station is also one of the first to be designated under a new category that recognizes the history of African Americans in California. Favroth said she was inspired to work on the campaign to save the 16th Street Station because of its importance to her family and the local Black community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Favroth added like many African Americans, her aunts passed through the station when they migrated to Oakland from Louisiana in the 1940s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I wanted to be able to honor their history and their memory,” Favroth said. “And this station has a strong tie to our history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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The vote cleared the final obstacle for the MTA to move forward with the Mid-Valencia Curbside Protected Bikeway Project, a reversal planned since last summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VAMANOS, a collective of Valencia Street merchants, \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13615680&GUID=BB1C3C7B-11DE-4C1B-8CF7-B3448DD3D8F3\">appealed the project’s approval\u003c/a>, arguing that the San Francisco Planning Department wrongly granted it a statutory exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 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In \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11962992/cyclists-and-businesses-reflect-on-2-months-with-the-valencia-street-bikeway\">August 2023\u003c/a>, the SFMTA began a one-year pilot of a center-running bike lane on Valencia between 15th and 23rd streets, designed to improve traffic safety, business access and the local economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12021178 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20231128-Muni-013-JY_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project faced strong opposition from some cyclists and local businesses, who claimed the design was unsafe, confusing, and discouraged customers. In response, the SFMTA is moving forward with a curbside protected bikeway featuring a novel design with both floating and non-floating parklets outside restaurants \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12005173/the-future-of-san-franciscos-valencia-street-and-what-oaklands-telegraph-ave-tells-us-about-it\">and a bike lane weaving between them.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite progress, the project remains highly divisive. Many merchants continue to bemoan the parking loss caused by the curbside-protected bikeway design.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that turning Valencia Street into a wonderful place for bikers really serves a tiny demographic of our city,” said Betsy Barron, the owner of Love and Luxe, a jewelry store on Valencia Street. “I hope that we can create a corridor that’s family-friendly and friendly to people with disabilities because they are being overlooked.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others remain optimistic about the next phase of the redesigned Valencia Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The curbside protected bike lanes will allow people biking and scooting to easily stop and park at businesses along the street,” said Matt Bigger, a father who lives in the Castro District, “So I really believe this is a move to bring our local businesses, biking, and walking together in a very vibrant way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The transition to a curbside-protected bikeway is expected to take two to three months, weather permitting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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Dandan suffered severe head injuries and died less than an hour later at San Francisco General Hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART police arrested Trevor Belmont, 49, who \u003ca href=\"https://sfdistrictattorney.org/press-release/man-charged-in-fatal-pushing-incident-at-powell-street-bart-station/\">was later charged\u003c/a> with murder, inflicting great bodily injury on a vulnerable person and a special circumstance of lying in wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The\u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25501338-dandan-v-bart-250121/#document/p1\"> suit filed in San Francisco Superior Court\u003c/a> on behalf of one of Dandan’s nephews and half a dozen of her siblings blames her death on what it calls BART’s long-term failure to effectively address crime and fare evasion on the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The suspect in the case had been arrested at least five times by BART police since 2018, the suit notes, and had fare-evaded into the system the night Dandan was killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12023588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12023588\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/PowellStation1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1340\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/PowellStation1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/PowellStation1-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/PowellStation1-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/PowellStation1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/PowellStation1-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/PowellStation1-1920x1286.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BART passengers stand on the platform as a train pulls into the Powell Street station on May 12, 2008, in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dandan’s death “does not constitute an unforeseeable accident but rather is a direct result of the violence that BART has ignored and enabled throughout their stations through its negligent conduct,” the suit says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The complaint goes on to recite a long series of public safety and security lapses at the agency over the past decade. 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"content": "\u003cp>California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials have long considered the rules regulating diesel vehicles essential to cleaning up California’s severe air pollution and combating climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The withdrawal comes after the Biden administration recently approved the California Air Resources Board’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/california-moves-accelerate-100-new-zero-emission-vehicle-sales-2035\">mandate phasing out new gas-powered cars\u003c/a> by 2035 but had not yet approved other waivers for four diesel vehicle standards that the state has adopted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to revoke or challenge all zero-emission vehicle rules and California’s other clean-air standards. By withdrawing its requests for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval, the Newsom administration is signaling a dramatic step back as the state recalibrates in anticipation of the new Trump era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California has withdrawn its pending waiver and authorization requests that U.S. EPA has not yet acted on,” Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph said in a statement. “While we are disappointed that U.S. EPA was unable to act on all the requests in time, the withdrawal is an important step given the uncertainty presented by the incoming administration that previously attacked California’s programs to protect public health and the climate and has said will continue to oppose those programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmentalists were distressed, saying it puts communities at risk and dismantles key programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To meet basic standards for healthy air, California has to shift to zero-emissions trucks and trains in the coming years. Diesel is one of the most dangerous kinds of air pollution for human health, and California’s diesel problem is big enough to cast its own shadow,” Paul Cort, director of the group Earthjustice’s Right To Zero campaign, said in a statement. The group called on “Governor (Gavin) Newsom, state legislators, and our air quality regulators to join us — to clean up our freight system and fix the mess EPA’s inaction has created.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-fleets\">Advanced Clean Fleet\u003c/a> rule, which phases out diesel trucks, was one of the most far-reaching and controversial rules that California has enacted in recent years to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases. It would have ended the sale of new fossil-fuel trucks in 2036 and required large trucking companies to convert their medium and heavy-duty fleets to electric or hydrogen models by 2042.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truck fleet rule was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/08/electric-cars-california-to-phase-out-gas-cars/#:~:text=This%20regulation%20will%20essentially%20end,and%20100%25%20for%202035%20models.\">approved in 2022\u003c/a> after years of analysis, public hearings and discussions with industries and experts. It would have ended diesel’s stronghold on goods movement in the state, with potentially profound effects on the state’s environment and economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trucking companies had already sued the state to stop the measure, saying electric and hydrogen big rigs are not practical for long-haul uses and that it would destroy the state’s economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California Trucking Association has consistently stated the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule was unachievable,” Eric Sauer, chief executive of the association, said in a statement. He said the industry would work with the state air board and EPA “to further reduce emissions in a technologically feasible and\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>cost-effective manner that preserves our State and the Nation’s critical supply chain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diesel exhaust has been linked to cancer and contains fine particles that can trigger asthma and heart attacks, as well as gases that form smog. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2024/12/california-diesel-truck-ban-zero-emission/\">Lower-income, disadvantaged communities of color near ports, freeways and \u003c/a>warehouses, especially in the Los Angeles and Long Beach area, have long complained about noxious and dangerous diesel exhaust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state withdrew three other measures regulating emissions from diesel-powered \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/reducing-rail-emissions-california\">locomotives\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/carb-passes-amendments-commercial-harbor-craft-regulation\">commercial harbor craft\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/transport-refrigeration-unit\">refrigeration unit engines\u003c/a> that are hauled by trucks and rail cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the railroad rule, only locomotives less than 23 years old would have been allowed in California beginning in 2030, unless they were zero emissions. The rule also limited how long they could idle. People living in communities with trains and rail yards have long complained that the emissions are making them sick. \u003ca href=\"https://www.aar.org/news/chorus-of-diverse-voices-railroads-urge-epa-denial-of-california-locomotive-authorization/\">Railroads said\u003c/a> no zero-emission locomotive technology exists yet, so the rule’s “timeline is impossible” and that it would prematurely retire viable equipment and disrupt goods movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the Clean Air Act, Congress more than a half-century ago granted California the unique ability to set its own aggressive emission standards for cars, trucks and other vehicles because of its severe smog. However, the federal EPA must grant California a waiver to implement them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, the EPA has granted California the waivers. Only one waiver was initially denied — a 2008 rule setting greenhouse gas emission standards for cars — and that decision \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/California-Waiver-Background-Legal-091719A.pdf\">was quickly reversed and the waiver granted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when Trump was last in office, his administration took aim at the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-auto-emissions-standards-fight-with-donald-trump-explained/\">special status\u003c/a> to enact stricter rules — one of the more significant environmental clashes of the first Trump era. The Biden administration in 2022 \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/notice-decision-reconsideration-previous-withdrawal\">reversed\u003c/a> those efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California air-quality officials have been waiting for years for the Biden administration’s EPA to approve the last four rules, hoping that time wouldn’t run out. However, the EPA failed to act in time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randolph told CalMatters that Biden’s EPA had informed California that it did not have time to complete the four waivers, prompting the air board to withdraw them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once we knew that, we realized that we needed to deploy an offensive strategy to make sure that we maintained control of the waivers, and so we pulled them back,” Randolph said. “The Trump administration has not indicated a lot of support for our clean air and climate strategy, right? So our concern was that if we leave them hanging out there, we don’t know what they’re going to do with them. So we thought it would be better to maintain control.”[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12016258,news_12017428,news_12017611\"]What’s more, Randolph said litigation will be increasingly likely under the incoming Trump administration, so it was time to “protect and defend the work that we’ve already done.” Some business groups have already sued to try to block the mandate banning sales of gas-powered cars in 2035.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know there’s going to be a lot of litigation in the offing, whether it’s entities suing us or us going on the offense and trying to protect our ability to move forward to address both air quality and climate change,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California may have to suspend any future rule-making for vehicles over the next four years of the Trump administration and rely instead on voluntary agreements with engine manufacturers, trucking companies, railroads and other industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California Air Resources Board is assessing its option to continue its progress as part of its commitment to move forward the important work of improving the state’s air quality and reducing harmful pollutants that contribute to poor health outcomes and worsen climate change,” Randolph said in the statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s clear that the public health, air quality, and climate challenges that California faces require urgent action. We are ready and committed to continuing the important work of building a clean-air future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truck fleet rule would have affected about 1.8 million medium and heavy-duty trucks on California roads, including delivery trucks used by FedEx, UPS and Amazon. The trucking industry had cited the high costs of zero-emission vehicles, limited charging and fueling infrastructure, and the financial burden on small operators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some provisions, for drayage trucks that serve ports, were supposed to be implemented already, but the air board put them on hold pending the outcome of the Biden administration’s approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some companies, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.pepsico.com/our-stories/press-release/pepsico-beverage-s-sacramento-based-electric-fleet-is-driving-progress-toward-pepsico-s-net-zero-emissions-goal-in-nacfe-run-on-less-trucking-event\">Pepsi\u003c/a>, have already rolled out electric and hydrogen fleets. Amazon has deployed 50 heavy-duty electric trucks in Southern California as well as hundreds of \u003ca href=\"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amazons-electric-delivery-vans-from-rivian\">electric vans\u003c/a> nationally. Sales of zero-emissions trucks have increased despite no deadlines having kicked in. In 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/ACT-Credits-Summary%202023\">one out of every six trucks sold in the state\u003c/a> — more than 18,000 — were zero emissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials have long considered the rules regulating diesel vehicles essential to cleaning up California’s severe air pollution and combating climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The withdrawal comes after the Biden administration recently approved the California Air Resources Board’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/california-moves-accelerate-100-new-zero-emission-vehicle-sales-2035\">mandate phasing out new gas-powered cars\u003c/a> by 2035 but had not yet approved other waivers for four diesel vehicle standards that the state has adopted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to revoke or challenge all zero-emission vehicle rules and California’s other clean-air standards. By withdrawing its requests for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval, the Newsom administration is signaling a dramatic step back as the state recalibrates in anticipation of the new Trump era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California has withdrawn its pending waiver and authorization requests that U.S. EPA has not yet acted on,” Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph said in a statement. “While we are disappointed that U.S. EPA was unable to act on all the requests in time, the withdrawal is an important step given the uncertainty presented by the incoming administration that previously attacked California’s programs to protect public health and the climate and has said will continue to oppose those programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmentalists were distressed, saying it puts communities at risk and dismantles key programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To meet basic standards for healthy air, California has to shift to zero-emissions trucks and trains in the coming years. Diesel is one of the most dangerous kinds of air pollution for human health, and California’s diesel problem is big enough to cast its own shadow,” Paul Cort, director of the group Earthjustice’s Right To Zero campaign, said in a statement. The group called on “Governor (Gavin) Newsom, state legislators, and our air quality regulators to join us — to clean up our freight system and fix the mess EPA’s inaction has created.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-fleets\">Advanced Clean Fleet\u003c/a> rule, which phases out diesel trucks, was one of the most far-reaching and controversial rules that California has enacted in recent years to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases. It would have ended the sale of new fossil-fuel trucks in 2036 and required large trucking companies to convert their medium and heavy-duty fleets to electric or hydrogen models by 2042.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truck fleet rule was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/08/electric-cars-california-to-phase-out-gas-cars/#:~:text=This%20regulation%20will%20essentially%20end,and%20100%25%20for%202035%20models.\">approved in 2022\u003c/a> after years of analysis, public hearings and discussions with industries and experts. It would have ended diesel’s stronghold on goods movement in the state, with potentially profound effects on the state’s environment and economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trucking companies had already sued the state to stop the measure, saying electric and hydrogen big rigs are not practical for long-haul uses and that it would destroy the state’s economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California Trucking Association has consistently stated the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule was unachievable,” Eric Sauer, chief executive of the association, said in a statement. He said the industry would work with the state air board and EPA “to further reduce emissions in a technologically feasible and\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>cost-effective manner that preserves our State and the Nation’s critical supply chain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diesel exhaust has been linked to cancer and contains fine particles that can trigger asthma and heart attacks, as well as gases that form smog. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2024/12/california-diesel-truck-ban-zero-emission/\">Lower-income, disadvantaged communities of color near ports, freeways and \u003c/a>warehouses, especially in the Los Angeles and Long Beach area, have long complained about noxious and dangerous diesel exhaust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state withdrew three other measures regulating emissions from diesel-powered \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/reducing-rail-emissions-california\">locomotives\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/carb-passes-amendments-commercial-harbor-craft-regulation\">commercial harbor craft\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/transport-refrigeration-unit\">refrigeration unit engines\u003c/a> that are hauled by trucks and rail cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the railroad rule, only locomotives less than 23 years old would have been allowed in California beginning in 2030, unless they were zero emissions. The rule also limited how long they could idle. People living in communities with trains and rail yards have long complained that the emissions are making them sick. \u003ca href=\"https://www.aar.org/news/chorus-of-diverse-voices-railroads-urge-epa-denial-of-california-locomotive-authorization/\">Railroads said\u003c/a> no zero-emission locomotive technology exists yet, so the rule’s “timeline is impossible” and that it would prematurely retire viable equipment and disrupt goods movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the Clean Air Act, Congress more than a half-century ago granted California the unique ability to set its own aggressive emission standards for cars, trucks and other vehicles because of its severe smog. However, the federal EPA must grant California a waiver to implement them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, the EPA has granted California the waivers. Only one waiver was initially denied — a 2008 rule setting greenhouse gas emission standards for cars — and that decision \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/California-Waiver-Background-Legal-091719A.pdf\">was quickly reversed and the waiver granted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when Trump was last in office, his administration took aim at the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-auto-emissions-standards-fight-with-donald-trump-explained/\">special status\u003c/a> to enact stricter rules — one of the more significant environmental clashes of the first Trump era. The Biden administration in 2022 \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/notice-decision-reconsideration-previous-withdrawal\">reversed\u003c/a> those efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California air-quality officials have been waiting for years for the Biden administration’s EPA to approve the last four rules, hoping that time wouldn’t run out. However, the EPA failed to act in time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randolph told CalMatters that Biden’s EPA had informed California that it did not have time to complete the four waivers, prompting the air board to withdraw them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once we knew that, we realized that we needed to deploy an offensive strategy to make sure that we maintained control of the waivers, and so we pulled them back,” Randolph said. “The Trump administration has not indicated a lot of support for our clean air and climate strategy, right? So our concern was that if we leave them hanging out there, we don’t know what they’re going to do with them. So we thought it would be better to maintain control.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>What’s more, Randolph said litigation will be increasingly likely under the incoming Trump administration, so it was time to “protect and defend the work that we’ve already done.” Some business groups have already sued to try to block the mandate banning sales of gas-powered cars in 2035.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know there’s going to be a lot of litigation in the offing, whether it’s entities suing us or us going on the offense and trying to protect our ability to move forward to address both air quality and climate change,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California may have to suspend any future rule-making for vehicles over the next four years of the Trump administration and rely instead on voluntary agreements with engine manufacturers, trucking companies, railroads and other industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California Air Resources Board is assessing its option to continue its progress as part of its commitment to move forward the important work of improving the state’s air quality and reducing harmful pollutants that contribute to poor health outcomes and worsen climate change,” Randolph said in the statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s clear that the public health, air quality, and climate challenges that California faces require urgent action. We are ready and committed to continuing the important work of building a clean-air future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truck fleet rule would have affected about 1.8 million medium and heavy-duty trucks on California roads, including delivery trucks used by FedEx, UPS and Amazon. The trucking industry had cited the high costs of zero-emission vehicles, limited charging and fueling infrastructure, and the financial burden on small operators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some provisions, for drayage trucks that serve ports, were supposed to be implemented already, but the air board put them on hold pending the outcome of the Biden administration’s approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some companies, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.pepsico.com/our-stories/press-release/pepsico-beverage-s-sacramento-based-electric-fleet-is-driving-progress-toward-pepsico-s-net-zero-emissions-goal-in-nacfe-run-on-less-trucking-event\">Pepsi\u003c/a>, have already rolled out electric and hydrogen fleets. Amazon has deployed 50 heavy-duty electric trucks in Southern California as well as hundreds of \u003ca href=\"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amazons-electric-delivery-vans-from-rivian\">electric vans\u003c/a> nationally. Sales of zero-emissions trucks have increased despite no deadlines having kicked in. In 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/ACT-Credits-Summary%202023\">one out of every six trucks sold in the state\u003c/a> — more than 18,000 — were zero emissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The multiple wildfires that broke out last week in and around Los Angeles County — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/\">the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires\u003c/a> — have claimed \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-wildfires-victims-rcna186989\">at least 24 lives so far \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/live/pacific-palisades-fire-updates-los-angeles\">destroyed over 12,300 buildings.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/USA-Canada/los-angeles-tourism-recovery\">Los Angeles receives around 50 million visitors a year\u003c/a> from all over the world — and the Bay Area. The two regions are particularly closely intertwined: Folks constantly travel back and forth for family, friends or community events. But as fires continue to burn — and emergency resources and volunteers mobilize in response — is now the best time for folks to travel to Los Angeles? And is it even safe to visit L.A. right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/AskLosAngeles/comments/1hxl1tt/should_i_travel_to_la_this_weekend/\">These are questions some folks have been seeking guidance on online\u003c/a>. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957996/how-to-help-the-people-of-lahaina-on-maui-after-devastating-wildfires\">unlike Maui officials after the devastating Lahaina wildfire in 2023\u003c/a>, California authorities have still not made any public requests for travelers to stay away — yet. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) says it’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.flylax.com/\">open and operating normally\u003c/a>” while also noting that travelers “should check their flight status directly with their airline.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#la-fires-volunteer\">Why firefighters aren’t looking for out-of-town “clean-up volunteers” right now\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>However, officials elsewhere have urged people not to travel within the area, with \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CaltransDist7/status/1879023687346843909\">CalTrans warning of ongoing highway closures. \u003c/a>Last week, the agency asked people to “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CaltransDist7/status/1877633112152183130\">limit your non-essential travel and stay away\u003c/a>” from the affected areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the absence of explicit guidance from officials, some folks with plans to visit L.A. might be torn about whether to cancel their plans, potentially losing money in the process from non-refundable reservations. And while much of this decision may ultimately come down to personal choice, it’s also important to be aware of your impact — and the extreme challenges you might face as a visitor to L.A. at the moment — when making your judgment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for the reasons you might strongly consider canceling your visit to L.A. right now. And remember: Everyone’s situation is different when it comes to refunds, so it’s important that you speak directly to any providers you’ve reserved travel through — or to your insurer if you’ve purchased travel insurance — to see what’s possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"la-fires-volunteer\">\u003c/a>Reason 1: Contrary to some social media postings, officials aren’t looking for out-of-town “clean-up volunteers” right now\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wanting to help the people of L.A. in this current moment is completely natural — and we’ve got \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021150/where-to-donate-help-los-angeles-wildfire-eaton-fire-palisades-pasadena\">an ongoing list of organizations and mutual aid funds you can donate to\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Tuesday, CalFire warned that an “inaccurate social media post is currently circulating on Facebook” that “claims that individuals can come to California to join a clean-up crew in areas affected by recent LA wildfires.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This information is false, and we would like to clarify that there is no such opportunity available,” CalFire says. Edwin Zuniga, the agency’s public information officer, confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/12/los-angeles-fires-cleanup-crews-volunteers/77655364007/\">“we don’t just take volunteers off the street to come help out”\u003c/a> due to a lack of specific training and experience in wildfire and firefighting situations — and that fire departments will instead call in firefighters from other departments to assist them, if they’re lacking personnel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>L.A. volunteer nonprofit, L.A. Works, is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.laworks.com/2025fires\">urging people not to “self-deploy to impacted areas,”\u003c/a> as “first responders need roads to remain clear and Angelenos to stay safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s entirely natural to feel the impulse to help out in person at the current moment. But right now, if you don’t live in the L.A. region, your energies might be better spent\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021150/where-to-donate-help-los-angeles-wildfire-eaton-fire-palisades-pasadena\"> supporting the volunteers and organizations who are already doing the work down there\u003c/a>, especially as several fires are still ongoing. L.A. Works also has:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.laworks.com/2025fires\">A list of donation opportunities plus specific calls for volunteers \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1eaSXTYlLY_spJ-_w43ac55qu6X4YtgApgRGfads3cM4/htmlview\">A spreadsheet of in-person volunteer opportunities for people in the region \u003c/a>(“These are not necessarily vetted, so please assess before showing up,” L.A. Works says.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://go.laworks.com/disaster-volunteers\">A sign-up sheet for folks interested in more volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> “once the fire is contained.”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021613\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021613\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461.jpg\" alt=\"A tree by a burnt out pool with the city in the distance from a hill.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tree remains intact, in the devastation of the Palisades Fire, on Jan. 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Reason 2: Evacuees may still need those hotel rooms and short-term rentals right now \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/los-angeles-wildfires-day-8-whats-the-latest-whats-next-as-winds-rage\">Over 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders\u003c/a> in Los Angeles County, with another 89,000 under evacuation warnings. A great number have lost their homes entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while many people are finding shelter with friends or family elsewhere in the region, that still means there are a huge number of evacuees who are seeking a roof over their heads in the form of a hotel room or a short-term rental like Airbnb or VRBO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airbnb is currently partnering with 211 LA to offer \u003ca href=\"https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-org-offers-temporary-housing-to-people-impacted-by-the-los-angeles-wildfires/\">free accommodation to people displaced by the fires in L.A\u003c/a>., and \u003ca href=\"https://211la.org/LA-Wildfires\">211 LA is warning that high demand for these short-term rentals means applicants are already waiting\u003c/a> to get a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, losing money by canceling non-refundable accommodation is no small thing. But if your hotel or short-term rental is non-refundable, it’s always worth contacting the hotel or owner directly to explain the situation and ask what’s possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021699\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021699\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of mountains near a city with smoke billowing out of a valley.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618-800x485.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618-1020x619.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618-160x97.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helicopter aerial view of the Palisades fire burning in the Mountain Gate Country\u003cbr>Club area with smoke visible from the San Fernando Valley on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Reason 3: The air quality in many parts of L.A. could still pose a risk to your health \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As you’ll have seen from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020918/photos-thousands-in-la-evacuate-amid-exploding-wind-fueled-wildfires\">the harrowing photographs coming out of L.A. since last week\u003c/a>, huge portions of the region have been choked with thick wildfire smoke. But because of the way this smoke can travel huge distances, fanned by the powerful winds sweeping through the region right now, it’s not just\u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/\"> areas actively burning right now\u003c/a> that are impacted by dangerous air quality. \u003ca href=\"https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#9.47/33.9749/-118.1902\">See the current air quality readings for the L.A. area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s crucial to take wildfire smoke seriously because \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1926793/protecting-your-health-from-toxic-wildfire-smoke\">even brief exposure to it can cause potentially serious health problems\u003c/a> for everyone. What we call “wildfire smoke” is actually an ever-changing mix of particles and gasses, and many of these compounds are toxic. But the most dangerous thing for your health in wildfire smoke is the fine particulate matter: that is, the tiny pieces of soot and ash that are invisible to the naked eye. These particles — also known as PM 2.5 — are so small and light that they can travel huge distances from a raging wildfire and then cause damage to your body just by entering it, setting off inflammatory reactions that can make breathing difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In serious cases, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1926793/protecting-your-health-from-toxic-wildfire-smoke\">these reactions can even trigger a heart attack or stroke\u003c/a> in people already at risk of those events. The particles can travel deep into your lungs, and within a few days, the damage they cause can result in bronchitis or pneumonia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you intend to still visit L.A., it’ll be crucial for you to \u003ca href=\"https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#9.47/33.9749/-118.1902\">monitor the air quality\u003c/a>, and to stay inside if readings become hazardous. If you have to be outside in those conditions, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11834305/masks-for-smoke-and-covid-19-what-kind-is-best\">you should wear an N95 or KN95 mask\u003c/a> — the kind you may have stocked up on due to COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021615\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193042689.jpg\" alt=\"A flaming hill with helicopter dropping water at night and city in the distance.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193042689.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193042689-800x549.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193042689-1020x700.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193042689-160x110.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills, with evacuations ordered on Jan. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Reason 4: Tourist attractions and big events are closing — or moving\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are always fun things happening in L.A., but the fires — and smoke that’s covering most of the city — changed all that last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Hollywood sign, perhaps the most emblematic landmark of Southern California, is currently not welcoming any visitors. The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks says that Griffith Park, where the Hollywood sign is located, \u003ca href=\"https://www.laparks.org/emergency\">will now remain closed until Wednesday, Jan. 15\u003c/a>. This also includes other popular attractions like the Griffith Observatory, Runyon Canyon and Lake Hollywood Park, another popular viewpoint for the Hollywood sign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a few of the tourist attractions in the greater Los Angeles area that remain closed as of Tuesday, Jan. 14:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wbstudiotour.com/info/arrival-information/\">Warner Bros. Studios\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/01/getty-villa-closed-indefinitely-palisades-fire-1236255978/\">The Getty Villa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/01/getty-villa-closed-indefinitely-palisades-fire-1236255978/\">The Getty Center,\u003c/a> located in Brentwood, will be closed till Sunday, Jan. 12.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.moca.org/visit/hours-tickets-admission\">The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://hammer.ucla.edu/visit#:~:text=ALERT%3A%20Due%20to%20ongoing%20nearby,the%20museum%20is%20currently%20closed.\">The Hammer Museum\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will be closed on Friday, Jan. 10.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"forum_2010101908436,news_12021213,news_12021150\"]\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal CityWalk and Disneyland remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big sporting events have also been affected by the fires. The Los Angeles Rams were scheduled to play against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, but \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/NFL345/status/1877514629796041126\">the game was instead played at State Farm Stadium\u003c/a> in Glendale, Arizona, at the same scheduled time. Other L.A. teams, like the Chargers and Kings, also programmed away games throughout the week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022064\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022064\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193297850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193297850.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193297850-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193297850-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193297850-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of burned Altadena Church and Chevron gas station as greater Los Angeles fire continue, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, on Jan. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Reason 5: Travel could still be difficult in L.A. right now\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>All major Bay Area airports (San Francisco, Oakland and San José International) are still continuing to fly to the L.A. area. Amtrak is still also offering service to its L.A. stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Los Angeles city officials are been discouraging travel by car in the area. “Anywhere in this city, if you can stay off the roads, please do so,” City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson says during a Wednesday press conference. “If there is not a good reason for you to be on the roads, we ask that you leave the roads open as possibly as you can to the public safety professionals that have to do their work and will lead us out of the crisis that we face.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that over 100,000 people in Los Angeles County are still under evacuation orders and \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Cal_OES/status/1878865410944348623\">many are still in shelters\u003c/a>. Many residents will be using the roads to travel back home once evacuations are lifted — or, if another wildfire breaks out, using them to evacuate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Reason 6: Fires can be unpredictable\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re traveling to an area of L.A. that’s far from \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/\">the active wildfire zones down there\u003c/a>, you might consider yourself to be much safer than if you were staying closer to the fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But unfortunately, fires can move unpredictably — and, as we’ve seen this week, very fast. And new blazes can affect communities that would never have suspected themselves to be under threat of wildfires or evacuation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Red%20Flag%20Warning\">New red flag warnings\u003c/a> for the Santa Ana winds, which have been stoking these L.A. wildfires, remain in place through Wednesday at 6 p.m., and \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-13/particularly-dangerous-situation-red-flag-fire-weather-warning-issued-for-l-a-ventura-counties\">the National Weather Service has issued its most severe fire warning through noon Wednesday\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The largest of the current fires, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/\">the Palisades fire, is still only 35% contained\u003c/a> after burning for a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All in all, it’s extremely difficult to make accurate predictions about how these wildfires in L.A. will develop, and assuming that the situation will improve within days is not advisable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The multiple wildfires that broke out last week in and around Los Angeles County — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/\">the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires\u003c/a> — have claimed \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-wildfires-victims-rcna186989\">at least 24 lives so far \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/live/pacific-palisades-fire-updates-los-angeles\">destroyed over 12,300 buildings.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/USA-Canada/los-angeles-tourism-recovery\">Los Angeles receives around 50 million visitors a year\u003c/a> from all over the world — and the Bay Area. The two regions are particularly closely intertwined: Folks constantly travel back and forth for family, friends or community events. But as fires continue to burn — and emergency resources and volunteers mobilize in response — is now the best time for folks to travel to Los Angeles? And is it even safe to visit L.A. right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/AskLosAngeles/comments/1hxl1tt/should_i_travel_to_la_this_weekend/\">These are questions some folks have been seeking guidance on online\u003c/a>. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957996/how-to-help-the-people-of-lahaina-on-maui-after-devastating-wildfires\">unlike Maui officials after the devastating Lahaina wildfire in 2023\u003c/a>, California authorities have still not made any public requests for travelers to stay away — yet. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) says it’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.flylax.com/\">open and operating normally\u003c/a>” while also noting that travelers “should check their flight status directly with their airline.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#la-fires-volunteer\">Why firefighters aren’t looking for out-of-town “clean-up volunteers” right now\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>However, officials elsewhere have urged people not to travel within the area, with \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CaltransDist7/status/1879023687346843909\">CalTrans warning of ongoing highway closures. \u003c/a>Last week, the agency asked people to “\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CaltransDist7/status/1877633112152183130\">limit your non-essential travel and stay away\u003c/a>” from the affected areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the absence of explicit guidance from officials, some folks with plans to visit L.A. might be torn about whether to cancel their plans, potentially losing money in the process from non-refundable reservations. And while much of this decision may ultimately come down to personal choice, it’s also important to be aware of your impact — and the extreme challenges you might face as a visitor to L.A. at the moment — when making your judgment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for the reasons you might strongly consider canceling your visit to L.A. right now. And remember: Everyone’s situation is different when it comes to refunds, so it’s important that you speak directly to any providers you’ve reserved travel through — or to your insurer if you’ve purchased travel insurance — to see what’s possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"la-fires-volunteer\">\u003c/a>Reason 1: Contrary to some social media postings, officials aren’t looking for out-of-town “clean-up volunteers” right now\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wanting to help the people of L.A. in this current moment is completely natural — and we’ve got \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021150/where-to-donate-help-los-angeles-wildfire-eaton-fire-palisades-pasadena\">an ongoing list of organizations and mutual aid funds you can donate to\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Tuesday, CalFire warned that an “inaccurate social media post is currently circulating on Facebook” that “claims that individuals can come to California to join a clean-up crew in areas affected by recent LA wildfires.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This information is false, and we would like to clarify that there is no such opportunity available,” CalFire says. Edwin Zuniga, the agency’s public information officer, confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/12/los-angeles-fires-cleanup-crews-volunteers/77655364007/\">“we don’t just take volunteers off the street to come help out”\u003c/a> due to a lack of specific training and experience in wildfire and firefighting situations — and that fire departments will instead call in firefighters from other departments to assist them, if they’re lacking personnel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>L.A. volunteer nonprofit, L.A. Works, is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.laworks.com/2025fires\">urging people not to “self-deploy to impacted areas,”\u003c/a> as “first responders need roads to remain clear and Angelenos to stay safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s entirely natural to feel the impulse to help out in person at the current moment. But right now, if you don’t live in the L.A. region, your energies might be better spent\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021150/where-to-donate-help-los-angeles-wildfire-eaton-fire-palisades-pasadena\"> supporting the volunteers and organizations who are already doing the work down there\u003c/a>, especially as several fires are still ongoing. L.A. Works also has:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.laworks.com/2025fires\">A list of donation opportunities plus specific calls for volunteers \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1eaSXTYlLY_spJ-_w43ac55qu6X4YtgApgRGfads3cM4/htmlview\">A spreadsheet of in-person volunteer opportunities for people in the region \u003c/a>(“These are not necessarily vetted, so please assess before showing up,” L.A. Works says.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://go.laworks.com/disaster-volunteers\">A sign-up sheet for folks interested in more volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> “once the fire is contained.”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021613\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021613\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461.jpg\" alt=\"A tree by a burnt out pool with the city in the distance from a hill.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192452461-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tree remains intact, in the devastation of the Palisades Fire, on Jan. 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Reason 2: Evacuees may still need those hotel rooms and short-term rentals right now \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/los-angeles-wildfires-day-8-whats-the-latest-whats-next-as-winds-rage\">Over 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders\u003c/a> in Los Angeles County, with another 89,000 under evacuation warnings. A great number have lost their homes entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while many people are finding shelter with friends or family elsewhere in the region, that still means there are a huge number of evacuees who are seeking a roof over their heads in the form of a hotel room or a short-term rental like Airbnb or VRBO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airbnb is currently partnering with 211 LA to offer \u003ca href=\"https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-org-offers-temporary-housing-to-people-impacted-by-the-los-angeles-wildfires/\">free accommodation to people displaced by the fires in L.A\u003c/a>., and \u003ca href=\"https://211la.org/LA-Wildfires\">211 LA is warning that high demand for these short-term rentals means applicants are already waiting\u003c/a> to get a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, losing money by canceling non-refundable accommodation is no small thing. But if your hotel or short-term rental is non-refundable, it’s always worth contacting the hotel or owner directly to explain the situation and ask what’s possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021699\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021699\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of mountains near a city with smoke billowing out of a valley.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618-800x485.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618-1020x619.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192770618-160x97.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helicopter aerial view of the Palisades fire burning in the Mountain Gate Country\u003cbr>Club area with smoke visible from the San Fernando Valley on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Reason 3: The air quality in many parts of L.A. could still pose a risk to your health \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As you’ll have seen from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020918/photos-thousands-in-la-evacuate-amid-exploding-wind-fueled-wildfires\">the harrowing photographs coming out of L.A. since last week\u003c/a>, huge portions of the region have been choked with thick wildfire smoke. But because of the way this smoke can travel huge distances, fanned by the powerful winds sweeping through the region right now, it’s not just\u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/\"> areas actively burning right now\u003c/a> that are impacted by dangerous air quality. \u003ca href=\"https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#9.47/33.9749/-118.1902\">See the current air quality readings for the L.A. area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s crucial to take wildfire smoke seriously because \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1926793/protecting-your-health-from-toxic-wildfire-smoke\">even brief exposure to it can cause potentially serious health problems\u003c/a> for everyone. What we call “wildfire smoke” is actually an ever-changing mix of particles and gasses, and many of these compounds are toxic. But the most dangerous thing for your health in wildfire smoke is the fine particulate matter: that is, the tiny pieces of soot and ash that are invisible to the naked eye. These particles — also known as PM 2.5 — are so small and light that they can travel huge distances from a raging wildfire and then cause damage to your body just by entering it, setting off inflammatory reactions that can make breathing difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In serious cases, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1926793/protecting-your-health-from-toxic-wildfire-smoke\">these reactions can even trigger a heart attack or stroke\u003c/a> in people already at risk of those events. The particles can travel deep into your lungs, and within a few days, the damage they cause can result in bronchitis or pneumonia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you intend to still visit L.A., it’ll be crucial for you to \u003ca href=\"https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#9.47/33.9749/-118.1902\">monitor the air quality\u003c/a>, and to stay inside if readings become hazardous. 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The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks says that Griffith Park, where the Hollywood sign is located, \u003ca href=\"https://www.laparks.org/emergency\">will now remain closed until Wednesday, Jan. 15\u003c/a>. This also includes other popular attractions like the Griffith Observatory, Runyon Canyon and Lake Hollywood Park, another popular viewpoint for the Hollywood sign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a few of the tourist attractions in the greater Los Angeles area that remain closed as of Tuesday, Jan. 14:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wbstudiotour.com/info/arrival-information/\">Warner Bros. 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"content": "\u003cp>When the Palisades Fire exploded, people rushed to their cars to evacuate, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020808/as-la-fires-rage-harrowing-evacuations-play-out-on-traffic-choked-roads\">found the roads clogged with traffic\u003c/a>. As the flames approached, police officers told drivers to flee on foot. The abandoned cars were later cleared with a bulldozer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scene echoed evacuations from other recent wildfires, ones with far deadlier results. In both California’s Camp Fire in 2018 and in Lahaina, Maui in 2023, residents died in their cars or fleeing on foot when the streets were blocked with standstill traffic and they were overtaken by the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With wildfires spreading faster as the climate gets hotter, evacuation is becoming even more critical. In high winds, like those Los Angeles saw this week, firefighters have little chance of slowing or stopping the blaze. Getting people out is the only option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, many communities are lagging on evacuation planning, studies have found. And many face similar chokepoints, with narrow, winding roads making it difficult for residents to get safely out of neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are hundreds, if not thousands of communities like this, even just in the U.S. West, let alone worldwide,” says Tom Cova, a professor of geography at the University of Utah who studies evacuation. “We need to do everything we can to make this go smoothly. The worse the egress and the greater the fire risk, the more there’s a need for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some communities, local residents have helped lead wildfires preparation efforts, creating all-volunteer fire councils that help identify evacuation routes and assist homeowners in making their houses more resistant to wildfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our fire-prone areas are also beautiful areas, but we’ve realized that with that opportunity to live in a place like that comes a responsibility,” says Ryan Ulyate, resident of Topanga Canyon and co-president of the Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council. “And that means you’ve got to do more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Communities unprepared for large-scale evacuations\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-5252535/palisades-fire-california-los-angeles-santa-ana-winds\">powerful Santa Ana winds\u003c/a> topping 60 miles per hour, the fires in Los Angeles grew explosively within hours of starting. In those conditions, firefighters had little hope of containing the spread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California has some of the largest numbers and best trained firefighters probably in the world,” says Michele Steinberg, wildfire division director at the National Fire Protection Association. “Even with that, there simply are not enough people and resources to attack all these fires simultaneously and to deal with the fact that the wind is pushing them that fast. That is the reality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When people in the Pacific Palisades got an alert to evacuate, they found many roads with standstill traffic. Tucked away in the hills, the neighborhood has few main roads going in and out. As the wildfire advanced, police told drivers to get out and continue on foot. Sitting in traffic is perilous during an extreme fire. In both the Camp Fire and Lahaina Fire, people died in their cars or on the street as they fled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steep terrain and winding roads made both firefighting and evacuation difficult in the first hours of the fast-moving Palisades Fire. \u003ccite>(David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images/AFP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Evacuation planning is largely done by local governments, but the level of preparation varies greatly. In a review of 11 wildfires in California, \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/content/qt5w85z07g/qt5w85z07g.pdf?t=q7c4sj\">one study found\u003c/a> that some local governments were not prepared, and “nearly all agencies do not have the public resources to adequately and swiftly evacuate all populations in danger.” Other studies have found many communities around the country \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1946668/data-pinpoints-14-california-communities-with-most-limited-emergency-escape-routes\">lack adequate routes for evacuation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What communities can do\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Technology is coming to the aid of some communities. For those that can afford commissioning studies, computer simulations can show how long it will take to evacuate neighborhoods and where the critical bottlenecks are. Some systems are being used by fire departments during wildfires to make evacuations more efficient. If there’s time, evacuating people by zones sequentially can help traffic flow, since it prevents too many cars leaving at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Communications are critical during wildfires, especially to alert people when it’s time to leave. Many communities use \u003ca href=\"https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea\">Wireless Emergency Alerts\u003c/a>, which sends text messages to everyone within specific geographic locations. But cell service \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/04/17/1245396324/maui-fire-report-communications-breakdown\">often goes down during wildfires\u003c/a>, so having alternate ways of getting the message out is key. Some communities have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/08/18/1194505306/3-strategies-maui-can-adopt-from-other-states-to-help-prevent-dangerous-wildfire\">installed sirens that can play messages\u003c/a>, giving detailed directions about what to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, in extreme fires, even the best evacuation plans may fall short. Many communities have grown substantially, allowing building over decades without adequate evacuation planning, especially given a dire need for housing in places like California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the stage is set over a long period of time, decades of development of certain types of homes that are in flammable regions with no egress,” Cova says. “And then you have first responders and emergency managers that are charged with dealing with it and it’s a losing proposition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One solution is building new evacuation routes, but that’s a challenging prospect in heavily developed areas. After their devastating fires, both Paradise and Lahaina \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5055856/maui-wildfires-anniversary-lahaina-evacuation-roads\">saw an opportunity to improve roads\u003c/a> and connect neighborhoods with limited egress. But building new roads or expanding existing ones often requires going through private property. A major road project in Paradise is \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5055856/maui-wildfires-anniversary-lahaina-evacuation-roads\">costing hundreds of millions of dollars\u003c/a>, far exceeding what the city can pay for on its own after being hit with a disaster.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Community groups stepping in\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As Ryan Ulyate prepared to evacuate his Topanga Canyon home, he stayed surprisingly calm. The Palisades Fire was encroaching on the area, but he had spent years helping prepare his community for wildfires. He already had a checklist about what to take ahead of time and quickly packed his car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the evacuation order was given, I got in the car and said goodbye to my house,” he says. “And I’m hoping that when I return there will be a house there.”[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12021125,science_1995420,news_12020988\"]Ulyate helped create the Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council in 2010, after he felt there weren’t enough discussions about the wildfire risk. Topanga Canyon has one road leading in and out, \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/brief/news/climate-environment/topanga-canyon-wildfire-risk\">making it extremely vulnerable to fast-moving fires\u003c/a>. The council helped lead a project with authorities to clear the flammable vegetation along the road, in order to make it safer during an evacuation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His group also helps educate homeowners about how to make their houses more resistant to wildfire. Wildfires are largely spread through embers that are driven far from the fire itself, which can ignite trees, roof shingles or even dried leaves sitting in gutters. Clearing flammable brush and vegetation, especially in the area directly around the house, is a key, as well as using fire-resistant siding and roofs when home upgrades are done. Studies show some of these improvements \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/09/17/nx-s1-5100886/lahaina-wildfire-maui-building-defensible-space\">have saved houses in previous fires\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are receptive, but we still have a long way to go,” he says. “It’s not something that everybody knows about. We’ve educated a certain amount of people, but in order for this to really be successful, entire communities need to do these kinds of things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around the country, more local volunteers are creating fire councils and participating in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/wildfire/firewise-usa\">Firewise USA program\u003c/a>, run by the National Fire Protection Association. It gives communities guidance and checklists on how to improve their fire safety. It often creates a pathway for citizens to work with local officials and help spur key discussions about evacuation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A key thing, Steinberg says, is not to assume the preparation has already been done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The bigger the problem, the less the concern,” Steinberg says. “It’s a well-studied phenomenon apparently that the bigger and scarier the problem, the more likely people are to think that someone else is taking care of it. 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The worse the egress and the greater the fire risk, the more there’s a need for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some communities, local residents have helped lead wildfires preparation efforts, creating all-volunteer fire councils that help identify evacuation routes and assist homeowners in making their houses more resistant to wildfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our fire-prone areas are also beautiful areas, but we’ve realized that with that opportunity to live in a place like that comes a responsibility,” says Ryan Ulyate, resident of Topanga Canyon and co-president of the Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council. “And that means you’ve got to do more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Communities unprepared for large-scale evacuations\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-5252535/palisades-fire-california-los-angeles-santa-ana-winds\">powerful Santa Ana winds\u003c/a> topping 60 miles per hour, the fires in Los Angeles grew explosively within hours of starting. In those conditions, firefighters had little hope of containing the spread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California has some of the largest numbers and best trained firefighters probably in the world,” says Michele Steinberg, wildfire division director at the National Fire Protection Association. “Even with that, there simply are not enough people and resources to attack all these fires simultaneously and to deal with the fact that the wind is pushing them that fast. That is the reality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When people in the Pacific Palisades got an alert to evacuate, they found many roads with standstill traffic. Tucked away in the hills, the neighborhood has few main roads going in and out. As the wildfire advanced, police told drivers to get out and continue on foot. Sitting in traffic is perilous during an extreme fire. 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In a review of 11 wildfires in California, \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/content/qt5w85z07g/qt5w85z07g.pdf?t=q7c4sj\">one study found\u003c/a> that some local governments were not prepared, and “nearly all agencies do not have the public resources to adequately and swiftly evacuate all populations in danger.” Other studies have found many communities around the country \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1946668/data-pinpoints-14-california-communities-with-most-limited-emergency-escape-routes\">lack adequate routes for evacuation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What communities can do\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Technology is coming to the aid of some communities. For those that can afford commissioning studies, computer simulations can show how long it will take to evacuate neighborhoods and where the critical bottlenecks are. Some systems are being used by fire departments during wildfires to make evacuations more efficient. If there’s time, evacuating people by zones sequentially can help traffic flow, since it prevents too many cars leaving at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Communications are critical during wildfires, especially to alert people when it’s time to leave. Many communities use \u003ca href=\"https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea\">Wireless Emergency Alerts\u003c/a>, which sends text messages to everyone within specific geographic locations. But cell service \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/04/17/1245396324/maui-fire-report-communications-breakdown\">often goes down during wildfires\u003c/a>, so having alternate ways of getting the message out is key. Some communities have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/08/18/1194505306/3-strategies-maui-can-adopt-from-other-states-to-help-prevent-dangerous-wildfire\">installed sirens that can play messages\u003c/a>, giving detailed directions about what to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, in extreme fires, even the best evacuation plans may fall short. Many communities have grown substantially, allowing building over decades without adequate evacuation planning, especially given a dire need for housing in places like California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the stage is set over a long period of time, decades of development of certain types of homes that are in flammable regions with no egress,” Cova says. “And then you have first responders and emergency managers that are charged with dealing with it and it’s a losing proposition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One solution is building new evacuation routes, but that’s a challenging prospect in heavily developed areas. After their devastating fires, both Paradise and Lahaina \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5055856/maui-wildfires-anniversary-lahaina-evacuation-roads\">saw an opportunity to improve roads\u003c/a> and connect neighborhoods with limited egress. But building new roads or expanding existing ones often requires going through private property. A major road project in Paradise is \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5055856/maui-wildfires-anniversary-lahaina-evacuation-roads\">costing hundreds of millions of dollars\u003c/a>, far exceeding what the city can pay for on its own after being hit with a disaster.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Community groups stepping in\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As Ryan Ulyate prepared to evacuate his Topanga Canyon home, he stayed surprisingly calm. The Palisades Fire was encroaching on the area, but he had spent years helping prepare his community for wildfires. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sfmta\">San Francisco Muni\u003c/a> said it will reduce service on several bus and light-rail lines starting Feb. 1 because of the agency’s budget crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Service reductions include canceling two morning runs of the 1X-California Express and reducing midday trips on three other lines, including the busy 38-Geary. Muni will also run shorter weekend trains on its K-Ingleside and M-Ocean light-rail service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/blog/new-downtown-express-service-and-other-route-changes-start-feb-1\">its announcement\u003c/a> on Wednesday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency also said it was restoring the 30X-Marina Express bus route, with two morning rush-hour runs from the Marina District to downtown on weekdays. 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The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/muni-funding-working-group\">Muni Funding Working Group\u003c/a>, an effort led by the city controller’s office, will resume meetings later this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The panel, which includes members of the Board of Supervisors and officials from the SFMTA and other agencies, is expected to begin discussing potential sources of new revenue when it reconvenes Jan. 23.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12020242 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/GettyImages-1383559813-1020x660.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In October, the working group focused on steps that could improve the SFMTA’s efficiency, such as automating parking enforcement. 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