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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Mendizábal grew up in Orlando, Fla., where they were raised by a father from Ecuador and a mother from Puerto Rico. They learned about the art of performing from watching their father, an immigration attorney, defend his clients in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was like watching a play, like an actor telling people’s stories,” they said. “It showed me the power of performance and how the power of someone’s story could change lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mendizábal’s high school drama program set them on a trajectory to study theater at New York University. They stayed in New York working for various theater companies, including The Movement Theatre Company, where they worked for 15 years before joining Berkeley Rep in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While New York is the epicenter of American theater, Berkeley Rep offered Mendizábal an opportunity to stage larger, more ambitious projects. Their previous productions for Berkeley Rep include \u003cem>Mexodus\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Mother Road\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Sanctuary City\u003c/em>, all of which were written by playwrights of color and featured diverse casts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mendizábal’s goal is to produce great art that incorporates their values of promoting social justice, radical inclusion, and anti-racism. They recalled that their mother discouraged them from pursuing a career in theater, not because she didn’t believe in them, but because she couldn’t see a path forward for them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075845\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075845\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-K-ONDA-MARCH-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-K-ONDA-MARCH-02.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-K-ONDA-MARCH-02-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260309-K-ONDA-MARCH-02-1536x1097.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Mendizábal, associate artistic director at Berkeley Rep, directed the theater company’s production of “All My Sons,” starring Jimmy Smits and Wanda De Jesús. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Ben Krantz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mendizábal realized early that they didn’t want to be an actor or a writer. Instead, they wanted to focus on working behind the scenes to shape stories and bring productions to life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality in arts and entertainment is who are the ones making the decisions — it’s not the actors,” they said. “There’s real power in being the one who gets to invite people in the room to do the thing they love.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it came time to cast \u003cem>All My Sons\u003c/em>, Mendizábal immediately thought of Smits, even though it felt aspirational despite Berkeley Rep’s reputation for attracting big-name actors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mendizábal had seen Smits in \u003cem>Anna in the Tropics\u003c/em> more than 20 years ago in a rare all-Latino cast in a Broadway play. It turned out Smits and De Jesús had costarred in the Berkeley Rep production of \u003cem>The Guys\u003c/em> in 2003, so they were interested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I saw the play with my mother, I was captivated by the entire cast and the storytelling. One of the plotlines involves two brothers who fought in World War II. One brother disappears, and the other returns home and wants to marry his brother’s former girlfriend, which felt very telenovela-like to my mom and me. The play’s themes are universal, Mendizábal said, which is why it makes sense to bring a new lens to the characters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experiencing live theater, especially when it includes actors like Smits and De Jesús, who you are used to seeing on a screen, was awe-inspiring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even as the entertainment industry continues to sideline Latino actors and stories, meeting Mendizábal, Smits and De Jesús reminded me of the amazing art our people produce and why it’s so important to support them, especially this close to home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s no small feat for Smits, 70, and De Jesús, 68, to have sustained decadeslong careers in acting, a notoriously challenging field, especially for Latine artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a demonization of all things Latino, the culture. Unfortunately, this (presidential) administration has made half of the country afraid of the other and what it represents,” De Jesús told me. “Our culture informs us, but we are creative human beings. And working with David, he comes from the same mindset. He is Latino and proud of it, but his imagination as a creator, he works with people that can think beyond the tropes and beyond the stereotypes and that’s what is so exciting. His future voice is very important in the theater.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>All My Sons at Berkeley Repertory Theatre runs through March 29 at Roda Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. Tickets cost $25-$135.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Atlantic \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">declared that \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/throw-more-parties-loneliness/681203/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Americans Need to Party More.”\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story touched several beats you may have become familiar with in the last few years of media headlines: Loneliness and isolation have become \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an epidemic.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Americans have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fewer friends\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than ever before. And if they \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have friends? They barely have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/loneliness-epidemic-friendship-shortage/679689/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time to see them\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you start feeling like you’re personally responsible for all this, it’s worth noting that — as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.happiness.hks.harvard.edu/february-2025-issue/the-friendship-recession-the-lost-art-of-connecting\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard’s Leadership & Happiness Laboratory\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> points out — a lot of the forces behind our increased isolation are structural.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These factors include work becoming “a dominant social identity,” economic pressures, suburban sprawl, a lack of “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://esl.uchicago.edu/2023/11/01/third-places-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-important-to-american-culture/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">third places\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">” and, of course, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@ibdagoat/video/7328433619096079662?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that damn\u003c/span>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7FRPabLPI\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phone\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Priya Parker, author of \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Art Of Gathering\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5667582\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one concrete step to offer you personally\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: hosting people in your home more.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Everybody’s longing for community,” \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5667582\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parker told NPR’s Life Kit\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earlier this year. “We long to be part of a village. We long to have people come over and help us.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“But when’s the last time you’ve hosted something?” she asked. “When’s the last time you have helped somebody move?”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, according to the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/throw-more-parties-loneliness/681203/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Labor Statistic\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s in 2024, only \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4% of Americans \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attended or hosted a social event on an average weekend or holiday. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“The best way to get a seat at the table is to host the table,” Parker said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Someone has to do it’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All this, I’ll say, has been on \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mind a while. And when I started to research the topic for this very story, the Instagram algorithm started showing me posts from Bay Area groups dedicated to bringing people together. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These included like the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/leaveyourhouseproject/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave Your House Project\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which promises “Adult Field Trips,” and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dosti.sf/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dosti\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Urdu for “friend,”), a Bay Area-based social club for 20-something Muslims.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1973px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075625\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1973\" height=\"1480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1.jpg 1973w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1973px) 100vw, 1973px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Leave Your House Project promises “adult field trips” in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jordan Senigar)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I’m definitely going to make sure everyone has friends,” said Imaan Sultan, Dosti’s founder. Her group’s events include picnics, book swaps and Halloween parties — all advertised with eye-catching pink-and-green Instagram posts and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partiful\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pages. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I just hate waiting for things to happen, and I was like: ‘\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has to do it,’” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan said she’s been struck by the sheer hunger for Dosti’s events. It took under an hour for her social media post announcing a Dosti \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073604/2026-ramadan-mubarak-where-to-find-iftar-suhoor-san-francisco-bay-area\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iftar dinner\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Ramadan in Palo Alto to receive over 200 sign-ups — with a growing waitlist. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, Sultan has some experience hosting larger groups: During her college days, she hosted matcha cafes for 60 people in her small Berkeley apartment. However, now that she’s a year out of college, the need for organizing events for working young professionals strikes her as even more necessary.[aside postID=news_12074541 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/LAOlympicsGetty.jpg']\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan wasn’t finding the tech scene she was in super social. And she’d often hear others in her circle bemoaning the idea of their losing connections when friends got married or worse: \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/sf-worker-losses-ny/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moved to New York\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This sense of disconnect was in stark contrast to her childhood growing up in the Middle East, when Sultan said she recalled constantly meeting new friends and being “always around people.” Here in the Bay Area, she’s observed “a little bit of a difference in social culture and tendency of people to do that, at least in the SF community.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan Senigar, the founder of the Leave Your House Project and East Bay resident, echoed this. “A lot of people want connection, but the Bay Area can honestly feel really overwhelming and expensive,” she said. “It’s really easy to feel like community isn’t accessible if you don’t fit a specific mold.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Especially in SF,” Sultan said, “where people are so enamored with tech and digital experiences, I think people have forgotten that at the end of the day … we crave connection.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all this in mind? I spoke to Sultan and other Bay Area hosts on how to throw an excellent party — from logistics like invites and food to vibes like music and themes to getting your friends to \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">actually\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What \u003ci>kind \u003c/i>of event do I want to host?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main goal of your first event is getting people to just show up, Sultan said. So make your gathering something easy for \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the possibilities are endless. According to Anita Osuala, a spokesperson with Partiful — the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">popular online platform\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that allows people to create customizable private or public event pages — users have been getting creative with events that go beyond birthdays and house parties, according to trends she said she’s observed from “a mix of both product data and behavioral patterns we see across invites on the platform.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osuala said Partiful is seeing the platform used for more “admin night” invites and chore parties where, as she put it, “people tackle life tasks together”: like paying the bills and scheduling dreaded dental appointments. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1987px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075651\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1328\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3.jpeg 1987w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1987px) 100vw, 1987px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dosti is a Bay Area-based social club for young Muslims. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Muhammad Anjum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also the everlasting appeal of off-kilter or ironic events — like\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-dune-7acc6bda7612cb72eca31d2cc0106028\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest in 2024\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and their subsequent spin-offs, including \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072527/in-the-mission-a-bad-bunny-look-alike-contest-becomes-a-celebration-of-identity\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco’s pre-Super Bowl Bad Bunny look-alike showdown\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Partiful Sultan came across was made by someone who claimed to never have eaten \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smuckersuncrustables.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an Uncrustable\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was inviting people to watch them “try an Uncrustable for the first time in the park.” By Sultan’s count, the event had around 400 RSVPs. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your gathering can even be “stupid stuff like that,” she laughed. “How low maintenance is this?” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a personal note, I can attest that movie-themed events are crowd-pleasers, too. Last year, I hosted \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13975849/pope-crave-vatican-conclave-stans-memes-gen-z-chimney\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Conclave-themed party\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in honor of the 2024 papal thriller starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as the Academy Awards on March 15 grow closer, hosts of an Oscars party could have a lot of fun \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/oscars-ballot?srsltid=AfmBOooDShGc1gZdjMJHAs4pS7us0mQFE9v7pcj4ZnpFZ4jD1W21VZMA\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">printing and passing out ballots\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for people to predict winners and compete with each other.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bad Bunny look-alike competitors interact with the crowd during a contest at Tacolicious in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Childhood throwbacks are also always a winner. The Leave Your House Project’s first “adult field trip” was “indoor recess”: “a little throwback to elementary school days where you play four square and do double dutch,” Senigar said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Small, simple moments can create really meaningful community because that’s essentially what we did when we were kids,” she said. “We had to make do with what we had … ‘Okay, we don’t always have to spend $600 and go to Monterey. We can just do something local.’” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what about dinner parties — those gatherings that are often considered the cornerstones of adulthood? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given that they can be a stressful affair with all of the cooking and preparations they entail, going potluck style for your first party can be a more manageable way to host a dinner in your home, where people can chip in with food. Hosts shouldn’t have to “bear the financial burden” alone, Sultan said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How should I think about food?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The days of college party catering — A.K.A. a bag of chips and beer — may be behind you. But that doesn’t mean that food for a party, even a dinner party, has to be a fancy five-course meal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yasmine Davis, a San Francisco resident dubbed (by a friend) as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@hangryb.tch/photo/7425854624814484778\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“the queen of SF dinner parties”\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on TikTok, said that she started hosting dinner parties before she ever \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a dinner table.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of hosting people for dinner can be stress-inducing for many people, said Davis, and it’s often motivated by feeling they don’t “have the right materials to do it.” But “I was just having people over, and we would sit down on the floor, and I would just put everything on my coffee table,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Davis herself \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a cook, and said that it “actually brings so much joy to me, my friends actually enjoying the food that I’m making.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075624\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A friend dubbed Yasmine Davis as “the queen of SF dinner parties,” on account of the colorful, themed meals David hosted in her apartment. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Yasmine Davis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But she added that hosts shouldn’t have to over-purchase food for a dinner party or an event, because “when people are at a party, they’re being so social that they don’t eat as much as they would at a restaurant.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Davis said she often focuses on finger foods and crowd-pleasing staples like vodka pasta, crispy chicken cutlets and a big salad. She also enjoys seasonal-themed dinners and meals — like a winter-themed meal with cosy grilled cheese sandwiches and soup.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“It’s also cost-effective if you don’t want to spend an arm and a leg on this food for a party,” she said. “You could be so creative with the salad and make it look so beautiful with edible flowers and different pickled things in it.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for drinks, hosts should always make sure to have other cold beverages on hand other than alcohol, she advised. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How should I prepare my home for hosting people?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan is an advocate of cleaning up the space before people start showing up, and notes that even a small act like wiping the table can make a big difference. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another major requirement for her is emptying the fridge, to stop days-old leftovers from taking up space from your party snacks. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075656\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A table with glasses, photos and a plate with pasta. \u003ccite>(Janina Steinmetz via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Davis herself has found it fun to explore tablescaping — the art of arranging silverware and decor — she acknowledges that getting overly focused on the aesthetics of a dinner party can bring people a lot of stress: not to mention the cost that wrangling matching cups, plates and table covers can incur. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these cases, Davis said it may help to focus on the food more. “I want to make sure people are enjoying the \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at a party,” she said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my part, I am a stickler for good lighting — i.e., never subject your guests to the too-harsh overhead ceiling bulb. And a small thing I’ve noticed that always makes people smile: printing out a “menu” for a dinner party. We have fancy restaurants at home!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I \u003ci>do \u003c/i>during the party?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To many people’s surprise, the Leave Your House Project’s Senigar considers herself an introvert. But she said she steps up when it comes to hosting duties. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Hosting is about the guest experience, not always about how impressive something looks,” she said. “You really have to be adaptable, you have to be flexible, and you have to be calm and welcoming and intentional because it sets the tone for the entire space.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075657\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top-down shot of a festive dining table covered with holiday food, drinks, and decorations. \u003ccite>(Alina Rudya via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During an event, Senigar will drive herself to stay extra mindful, checking in on guests to see how they are feeling and talking to people who seem to be standing by themselves. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“It lets the attendees know that they’re welcome and they don’t have to navigate the space on their own,” she said. “Whether the event is perfect or not, they will remember that moment.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be “really anxiety-inducing for new people to come to events alone,” Sultan said — so “literally when they come in, just be like, ‘Hey, oh my gosh, I have someone I want to introduce you to.’” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“And introduce those people and have them start a conversation.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the host, you may have a picture-perfect idea of an event in your head. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Davis said, “When you try to over-complicate it, it’ll just stress you out a lot” — especially at the beginning of your hosting journey. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075658\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075658\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of a group of friends enjoying the time together with laughter at brunch. \u003ccite>(Janina Steinmetz via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, “as you get more comfortable, you can experiment with other things,” she advised. “Keep it as simple as you want and just add different parts of yourself that you would want to shine.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of those shining things should be music. “It gets so awkward if you go to an event where they don’t have music playing, because then you can just hear everyone’s conversations,” Sultan said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I, for one, love making a collaborative playlist on Spotify, which allows anyone attending to add songs during the party. (Although, beware — people may also try to annoy you with this generous function.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I make sure my friends \u003ci>actually \u003c/i>show up?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now here is the true host nightmare. People — maybe even lots of them — RSVP … but then they don’t show up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while yes, emergencies happen and sometimes people get too tired and just don’t want to leave their house, it can feel like a rather vulnerable moment for a host.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan’s advice here is to \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-invite people, because there will always be last-minute cancellations.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to the number of invites she sends out, “my rule of thumb is ‘always 20% more,’” she said. “And it has never failed me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1994px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075652\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1994\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4.jpeg 1994w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1994px) 100vw, 1994px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dosti hosts events like picnics, book swaps and holiday parties — all advertised with eye-catching colorful Instagram posts and Partiful pages. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Muhammad Anjum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asking invitees to bring a plus one is a good way to boost attendance with people who are vetted by friends, Sultan said. And when it comes to those “I’m just not feeling it tonight” folks, Senigar said she tries to “meet people where they’re at, especially for people who don’t go out as much.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I’m really honest — but in a gentle and supportive way, kind of like in a big sister way,” she said. “I’ll literally say, ‘If you wanna make friends, you have to leave your house.’” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“And it’s not judgmental,” she stressed. “It gives people a clear next step, and it lets them move at their own pace.”[aside postID=news_12074021 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250215-ChineseNewYear-04-BL-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equally, invitees should feel safe to be honest about their capacity — like how long they can stay at a party and how many people they can talk to. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Sometimes I suggest small goals like, ‘Okay, I’m gonna go to this event, I probably don’t know anybody, so I’m going to try to at least talk to one person or try to get at least one Instagram [connection],’ Senigar said. “And I think those little steps help people build confidence and just keep coming back.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major way to help some people feel flexible enough to attend an event is something easier to attend, like scheduling a hangout right after work, which people can attend without needing to go home and change.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“One of the most important aspects is being clear about what the event actually \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,” Senigar said. “I try not to oversell anything to my attendees because I feel like when people know what to expect, it makes showing up feel easier.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“When people feel comfortable, connection happens naturally,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I actually had a great time hosting! What should I do next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you get into the swing of hosting, Sultan said not to burn yourself out by over-exerting yourself in planning for the future.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People underestimate how much hosting can take out of you, she said. And while everyone may think they want to plan a big, glamorous event, “the most fun I’ve had at events, and the most meaningful friendships I’ve formed, have always been from the [simpler] events we’ve thrown.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075654\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1987px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075654\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1324\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5.jpeg 1987w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1987px) 100vw, 1987px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dosti hosts events like picnics, book swaps and holiday parties — all advertised with eye-catching colorful Instagram posts and Partiful pages. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Muhammad Anjum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating community through gatherings can be an incredibly rewarding experience for hosts like Senigar.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“A girl came up to me and said, ‘I’ve been looking forward to this for a month,’” she recalled. “Her grandfather has dementia, and she is his primary caretaker, and he’s going to pass soon … and she said that she does not have time to go out.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senigar said she and others in the group teared up when listening to her story. “Life is hard,” she said. “I’m really trying to continue to tell myself you can’t do life alone.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Community is important,” she said. “You need people to lean on.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Atlantic \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">declared that \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/throw-more-parties-loneliness/681203/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Americans Need to Party More.”\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story touched several beats you may have become familiar with in the last few years of media headlines: Loneliness and isolation have become \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an epidemic.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Americans have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fewer friends\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than ever before. And if they \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have friends? They barely have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/loneliness-epidemic-friendship-shortage/679689/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time to see them\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you start feeling like you’re personally responsible for all this, it’s worth noting that — as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.happiness.hks.harvard.edu/february-2025-issue/the-friendship-recession-the-lost-art-of-connecting\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard’s Leadership & Happiness Laboratory\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> points out — a lot of the forces behind our increased isolation are structural.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These factors include work becoming “a dominant social identity,” economic pressures, suburban sprawl, a lack of “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://esl.uchicago.edu/2023/11/01/third-places-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-important-to-american-culture/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">third places\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">” and, of course, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@ibdagoat/video/7328433619096079662?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that damn\u003c/span>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7FRPabLPI\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phone\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Priya Parker, author of \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Art Of Gathering\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5667582\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one concrete step to offer you personally\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: hosting people in your home more.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Everybody’s longing for community,” \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5667582\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parker told NPR’s Life Kit\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earlier this year. “We long to be part of a village. We long to have people come over and help us.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“But when’s the last time you’ve hosted something?” she asked. “When’s the last time you have helped somebody move?”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, according to the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/throw-more-parties-loneliness/681203/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Labor Statistic\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s in 2024, only \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4% of Americans \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attended or hosted a social event on an average weekend or holiday. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“The best way to get a seat at the table is to host the table,” Parker said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Someone has to do it’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All this, I’ll say, has been on \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mind a while. And when I started to research the topic for this very story, the Instagram algorithm started showing me posts from Bay Area groups dedicated to bringing people together. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These included like the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/leaveyourhouseproject/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave Your House Project\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which promises “Adult Field Trips,” and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dosti.sf/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dosti\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Urdu for “friend,”), a Bay Area-based social club for 20-something Muslims.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1973px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075625\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1973\" height=\"1480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1.jpg 1973w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/hosting1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1973px) 100vw, 1973px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Leave Your House Project promises “adult field trips” in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jordan Senigar)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I’m definitely going to make sure everyone has friends,” said Imaan Sultan, Dosti’s founder. Her group’s events include picnics, book swaps and Halloween parties — all advertised with eye-catching pink-and-green Instagram posts and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partiful\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pages. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I just hate waiting for things to happen, and I was like: ‘\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has to do it,’” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan said she’s been struck by the sheer hunger for Dosti’s events. It took under an hour for her social media post announcing a Dosti \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073604/2026-ramadan-mubarak-where-to-find-iftar-suhoor-san-francisco-bay-area\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iftar dinner\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Ramadan in Palo Alto to receive over 200 sign-ups — with a growing waitlist. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, Sultan has some experience hosting larger groups: During her college days, she hosted matcha cafes for 60 people in her small Berkeley apartment. However, now that she’s a year out of college, the need for organizing events for working young professionals strikes her as even more necessary.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan wasn’t finding the tech scene she was in super social. And she’d often hear others in her circle bemoaning the idea of their losing connections when friends got married or worse: \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/sf-worker-losses-ny/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moved to New York\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This sense of disconnect was in stark contrast to her childhood growing up in the Middle East, when Sultan said she recalled constantly meeting new friends and being “always around people.” Here in the Bay Area, she’s observed “a little bit of a difference in social culture and tendency of people to do that, at least in the SF community.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan Senigar, the founder of the Leave Your House Project and East Bay resident, echoed this. “A lot of people want connection, but the Bay Area can honestly feel really overwhelming and expensive,” she said. “It’s really easy to feel like community isn’t accessible if you don’t fit a specific mold.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Especially in SF,” Sultan said, “where people are so enamored with tech and digital experiences, I think people have forgotten that at the end of the day … we crave connection.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all this in mind? I spoke to Sultan and other Bay Area hosts on how to throw an excellent party — from logistics like invites and food to vibes like music and themes to getting your friends to \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">actually\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What \u003ci>kind \u003c/i>of event do I want to host?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main goal of your first event is getting people to just show up, Sultan said. So make your gathering something easy for \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the possibilities are endless. According to Anita Osuala, a spokesperson with Partiful — the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://partiful.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">popular online platform\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that allows people to create customizable private or public event pages — users have been getting creative with events that go beyond birthdays and house parties, according to trends she said she’s observed from “a mix of both product data and behavioral patterns we see across invites on the platform.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osuala said Partiful is seeing the platform used for more “admin night” invites and chore parties where, as she put it, “people tackle life tasks together”: like paying the bills and scheduling dreaded dental appointments. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1987px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075651\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1328\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3.jpeg 1987w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti3-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1987px) 100vw, 1987px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dosti is a Bay Area-based social club for young Muslims. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Muhammad Anjum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also the everlasting appeal of off-kilter or ironic events — like\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/timothee-chalamet-lookalike-dune-7acc6bda7612cb72eca31d2cc0106028\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest in 2024\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and their subsequent spin-offs, including \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072527/in-the-mission-a-bad-bunny-look-alike-contest-becomes-a-celebration-of-identity\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco’s pre-Super Bowl Bad Bunny look-alike showdown\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Partiful Sultan came across was made by someone who claimed to never have eaten \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smuckersuncrustables.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an Uncrustable\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was inviting people to watch them “try an Uncrustable for the first time in the park.” By Sultan’s count, the event had around 400 RSVPs. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your gathering can even be “stupid stuff like that,” she laughed. “How low maintenance is this?” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a personal note, I can attest that movie-themed events are crowd-pleasers, too. Last year, I hosted \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13975849/pope-crave-vatican-conclave-stans-memes-gen-z-chimney\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Conclave-themed party\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in honor of the 2024 papal thriller starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as the Academy Awards on March 15 grow closer, hosts of an Oscars party could have a lot of fun \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/oscars-ballot?srsltid=AfmBOooDShGc1gZdjMJHAs4pS7us0mQFE9v7pcj4ZnpFZ4jD1W21VZMA\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">printing and passing out ballots\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for people to predict winners and compete with each other.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260205-BadBunnyLookalikeContest-39-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bad Bunny look-alike competitors interact with the crowd during a contest at Tacolicious in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Childhood throwbacks are also always a winner. The Leave Your House Project’s first “adult field trip” was “indoor recess”: “a little throwback to elementary school days where you play four square and do double dutch,” Senigar said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Small, simple moments can create really meaningful community because that’s essentially what we did when we were kids,” she said. “We had to make do with what we had … ‘Okay, we don’t always have to spend $600 and go to Monterey. We can just do something local.’” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what about dinner parties — those gatherings that are often considered the cornerstones of adulthood? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given that they can be a stressful affair with all of the cooking and preparations they entail, going potluck style for your first party can be a more manageable way to host a dinner in your home, where people can chip in with food. Hosts shouldn’t have to “bear the financial burden” alone, Sultan said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How should I think about food?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The days of college party catering — A.K.A. a bag of chips and beer — may be behind you. But that doesn’t mean that food for a party, even a dinner party, has to be a fancy five-course meal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yasmine Davis, a San Francisco resident dubbed (by a friend) as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@hangryb.tch/photo/7425854624814484778\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“the queen of SF dinner parties”\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on TikTok, said that she started hosting dinner parties before she ever \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a dinner table.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of hosting people for dinner can be stress-inducing for many people, said Davis, and it’s often motivated by feeling they don’t “have the right materials to do it.” But “I was just having people over, and we would sit down on the floor, and I would just put everything on my coffee table,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Davis herself \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a cook, and said that it “actually brings so much joy to me, my friends actually enjoying the food that I’m making.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075624\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260306-HOSTING-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A friend dubbed Yasmine Davis as “the queen of SF dinner parties,” on account of the colorful, themed meals David hosted in her apartment. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Yasmine Davis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But she added that hosts shouldn’t have to over-purchase food for a dinner party or an event, because “when people are at a party, they’re being so social that they don’t eat as much as they would at a restaurant.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Davis said she often focuses on finger foods and crowd-pleasing staples like vodka pasta, crispy chicken cutlets and a big salad. She also enjoys seasonal-themed dinners and meals — like a winter-themed meal with cosy grilled cheese sandwiches and soup.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“It’s also cost-effective if you don’t want to spend an arm and a leg on this food for a party,” she said. “You could be so creative with the salad and make it look so beautiful with edible flowers and different pickled things in it.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for drinks, hosts should always make sure to have other cold beverages on hand other than alcohol, she advised. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How should I prepare my home for hosting people?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan is an advocate of cleaning up the space before people start showing up, and notes that even a small act like wiping the table can make a big difference. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another major requirement for her is emptying the fridge, to stop days-old leftovers from taking up space from your party snacks. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075656\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212635567-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A table with glasses, photos and a plate with pasta. \u003ccite>(Janina Steinmetz via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Davis herself has found it fun to explore tablescaping — the art of arranging silverware and decor — she acknowledges that getting overly focused on the aesthetics of a dinner party can bring people a lot of stress: not to mention the cost that wrangling matching cups, plates and table covers can incur. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these cases, Davis said it may help to focus on the food more. “I want to make sure people are enjoying the \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at a party,” she said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my part, I am a stickler for good lighting — i.e., never subject your guests to the too-harsh overhead ceiling bulb. And a small thing I’ve noticed that always makes people smile: printing out a “menu” for a dinner party. We have fancy restaurants at home!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I \u003ci>do \u003c/i>during the party?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To many people’s surprise, the Leave Your House Project’s Senigar considers herself an introvert. But she said she steps up when it comes to hosting duties. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Hosting is about the guest experience, not always about how impressive something looks,” she said. “You really have to be adaptable, you have to be flexible, and you have to be calm and welcoming and intentional because it sets the tone for the entire space.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075657\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2220704403-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top-down shot of a festive dining table covered with holiday food, drinks, and decorations. \u003ccite>(Alina Rudya via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During an event, Senigar will drive herself to stay extra mindful, checking in on guests to see how they are feeling and talking to people who seem to be standing by themselves. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“It lets the attendees know that they’re welcome and they don’t have to navigate the space on their own,” she said. “Whether the event is perfect or not, they will remember that moment.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be “really anxiety-inducing for new people to come to events alone,” Sultan said — so “literally when they come in, just be like, ‘Hey, oh my gosh, I have someone I want to introduce you to.’” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“And introduce those people and have them start a conversation.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the host, you may have a picture-perfect idea of an event in your head. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Davis said, “When you try to over-complicate it, it’ll just stress you out a lot” — especially at the beginning of your hosting journey. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075658\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075658\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2212632049-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of a group of friends enjoying the time together with laughter at brunch. \u003ccite>(Janina Steinmetz via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, “as you get more comfortable, you can experiment with other things,” she advised. “Keep it as simple as you want and just add different parts of yourself that you would want to shine.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of those shining things should be music. “It gets so awkward if you go to an event where they don’t have music playing, because then you can just hear everyone’s conversations,” Sultan said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I, for one, love making a collaborative playlist on Spotify, which allows anyone attending to add songs during the party. (Although, beware — people may also try to annoy you with this generous function.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I make sure my friends \u003ci>actually \u003c/i>show up?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now here is the true host nightmare. People — maybe even lots of them — RSVP … but then they don’t show up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while yes, emergencies happen and sometimes people get too tired and just don’t want to leave their house, it can feel like a rather vulnerable moment for a host.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sultan’s advice here is to \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-invite people, because there will always be last-minute cancellations.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to the number of invites she sends out, “my rule of thumb is ‘always 20% more,’” she said. “And it has never failed me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1994px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075652\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1994\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4.jpeg 1994w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdost4-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1994px) 100vw, 1994px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dosti hosts events like picnics, book swaps and holiday parties — all advertised with eye-catching colorful Instagram posts and Partiful pages. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Muhammad Anjum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asking invitees to bring a plus one is a good way to boost attendance with people who are vetted by friends, Sultan said. And when it comes to those “I’m just not feeling it tonight” folks, Senigar said she tries to “meet people where they’re at, especially for people who don’t go out as much.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I’m really honest — but in a gentle and supportive way, kind of like in a big sister way,” she said. “I’ll literally say, ‘If you wanna make friends, you have to leave your house.’” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“And it’s not judgmental,” she stressed. “It gives people a clear next step, and it lets them move at their own pace.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equally, invitees should feel safe to be honest about their capacity — like how long they can stay at a party and how many people they can talk to. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Sometimes I suggest small goals like, ‘Okay, I’m gonna go to this event, I probably don’t know anybody, so I’m going to try to at least talk to one person or try to get at least one Instagram [connection],’ Senigar said. “And I think those little steps help people build confidence and just keep coming back.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major way to help some people feel flexible enough to attend an event is something easier to attend, like scheduling a hangout right after work, which people can attend without needing to go home and change.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“One of the most important aspects is being clear about what the event actually \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,” Senigar said. “I try not to oversell anything to my attendees because I feel like when people know what to expect, it makes showing up feel easier.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“When people feel comfortable, connection happens naturally,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I actually had a great time hosting! What should I do next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you get into the swing of hosting, Sultan said not to burn yourself out by over-exerting yourself in planning for the future.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People underestimate how much hosting can take out of you, she said. And while everyone may think they want to plan a big, glamorous event, “the most fun I’ve had at events, and the most meaningful friendships I’ve formed, have always been from the [simpler] events we’ve thrown.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075654\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1987px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075654\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1324\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5.jpeg 1987w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/newdosti5-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1987px) 100vw, 1987px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dosti hosts events like picnics, book swaps and holiday parties — all advertised with eye-catching colorful Instagram posts and Partiful pages. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Muhammad Anjum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating community through gatherings can be an incredibly rewarding experience for hosts like Senigar.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“A girl came up to me and said, ‘I’ve been looking forward to this for a month,’” she recalled. “Her grandfather has dementia, and she is his primary caretaker, and he’s going to pass soon … and she said that she does not have time to go out.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senigar said she and others in the group teared up when listening to her story. “Life is hard,” she said. “I’m really trying to continue to tell myself you can’t do life alone.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Community is important,” she said. “You need people to lean on.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A Campbell townhome complex that broke ground on Friday tests \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11970993/these-new-california-housing-laws-are-going-into-effect-in-2024\">a 2023 state law\u003c/a> designed to fast-track small-scale homeownership opportunities for middle-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The six-unit Mercury Lane Townhomes, located at 300 Redding Road in Campbell, is believed to be the first construction under \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB684\">SB 684\u003c/a>, a state law known as California’s Starter Home Revitalization Act, state Sen. Anna Caballero said Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 684 streamlines permitting for qualified projects that have two to ten units, like Mercury Lane, bypassing the public hearings and environmental reviews typically required for a new development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Units are expected to be completed in early 2027 with projected prices starting at around $1.15 million — well below the median home price in Campbell, which exceeds $1.8 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today’s event represents progress, partnership and practical solutions to California’s housing shortage,” said Caballero, who authored the bill, at the Friday groundbreaking ceremony. “Proof that smart policy can translate into real homes for real families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lot at 300 Redding Road in Campbell, where the Mercury Lane Townhomes will be built. Construction broke ground on Friday, March 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of AlphaX RE Capital)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nolan Gray, California YIMBY’s senior director of legislation and research, said the bill was designed to mitigate the lengthy approval process that otherwise \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11965492/san-francisco-takes-forever-to-approve-new-housing-california-officials-are-forcing-change\">slows down\u003c/a> construction across the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985468/map-what-you-need-to-earn-to-afford-a-median-priced-home-in-your-county-in-california\">Homeownership in California\u003c/a> has become increasingly out of reach, as the state holds the second-lowest homeownership rate in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s median home price is roughly eight times higher than the state’s median household income. Homeownership has skewed older, with younger buyers often banking on inherited wealth or property to get a foothold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You essentially need intergenerational wealth to become a homeowner, or you have to sort of morbidly wait for your parents to pass away and inherit their home,” said Gray.[aside postID=news_12075043 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/026_KQED_Vallejo_FactoryOS_08062020_qed.jpg']“This is not how we’re going to build the next generation of middle-class California families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under standard permitting, projects can face months or years of discretionary review, environmental analysis and potential litigation, Gray said. SB 684 created what is known as ministerial review — meaning if a project meets the legal requirements, it must be approved within 60 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s impossible to scale housing production as long as you have these sorts of delays,” Gray said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campbell Mayor Daniel Furtado said projects like Mercury Lane are precisely what the city needs. Campbell, a city of about 47,000 in Santa Clara County, already has roughly equal shares of single-family and multi-family housing. Campbell is the first city in Santa Clara County with a state-certified housing plan and a pro-housing designation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project’s developer, AlphaX RE Capital, is a Silicon Valley firm that has used new state housing laws to build more than 500 units. In this case, the company submitted its application under SB 684 in January 2025 and received approval eight months later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ruby Huo, a director at the firm, said the streamlined process led to a viable project that would have otherwise been financially unworkable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075718\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Stephanie-Yi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Stephanie-Yi.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Stephanie-Yi-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Stephanie-Yi-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie Yi, founder and CEO of AlphaX RE Capital, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Mercury Lane Townhomes in Campbell on Friday, March 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of AlphaX RE Capital)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Huo said the streamlined review process helped the developer and builder reduce the holding and financing costs. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Units are expected to be completed in early 2027 with projected prices starting at around $1.15 million — well below the median home price in Campbell, which exceeds $1.8 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today’s event represents progress, partnership and practical solutions to California’s housing shortage,” said Caballero, who authored the bill, at the Friday groundbreaking ceremony. “Proof that smart policy can translate into real homes for real families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075717\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/Site-Aerial-Photo-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lot at 300 Redding Road in Campbell, where the Mercury Lane Townhomes will be built. Construction broke ground on Friday, March 6, 2026. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of AlphaX RE Capital)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nolan Gray, California YIMBY’s senior director of legislation and research, said the bill was designed to mitigate the lengthy approval process that otherwise \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11965492/san-francisco-takes-forever-to-approve-new-housing-california-officials-are-forcing-change\">slows down\u003c/a> construction across the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985468/map-what-you-need-to-earn-to-afford-a-median-priced-home-in-your-county-in-california\">Homeownership in California\u003c/a> has become increasingly out of reach, as the state holds the second-lowest homeownership rate in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s median home price is roughly eight times higher than the state’s median household income. Homeownership has skewed older, with younger buyers often banking on inherited wealth or property to get a foothold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You essentially need intergenerational wealth to become a homeowner, or you have to sort of morbidly wait for your parents to pass away and inherit their home,” said Gray.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055982/supervisors-proposal-seeks-to-address-housing-death-spiral-in-san-francisco\">infamously slow\u003c/a> building permitting process may be getting faster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A city study published Thursday found that between January 2024 and August 2025, the timeline on permit approvals for new housing in San Francisco was cut by half — from an average of 605 days down to around 280 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And permit applications that were filed within that 19-month window had even shorter turnaround times, at 114 days on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco has addressed much of the “low-hanging fruit” to speed up its operation over the last two years, said San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, who commissioned the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, he said the city still has a backlog of years-old permit applications, and tens of thousands of entitled units without approval to build — issues he said could require a ballot measure to fix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re also now getting to this point where, despite all of those changes, we’re still the slowest city to build,” he said. “We have to now take a stab at the harder problems, including Charter reform, to enable us to be able to make those changes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, city leaders have lambasted San Francisco’s permitting process as disjointed and archaic. 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In February, his office introduced an online portal that allows people to apply for certain types of permits. The state also passed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11965492/san-francisco-takes-forever-to-approve-new-housing-california-officials-are-forcing-change\">new laws in 2023\u003c/a> aimed at expediting the application review process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a marked improvement, Mahmood said the process still takes significantly longer than other cities analyzed in the report — including San Diego, where permitting approvals took an average of 134 days, and Austin, Texas, where the same process spanned just 91 days.[aside postID=news_12075043 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/026_KQED_Vallejo_FactoryOS_08062020_qed.jpg']“Yes, we’re getting faster at the ones we’re approving, but there’s still a lot that aren’t even approved,” he said. Mahmood said that the report’s timeline is based on about 740 permits approved in that time, but there’s a backlog of more than 1,300 applications that haven’t yet been issued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of those pending applications have been in the pipeline since 2017 — as of Oct. 29, the average number of days that those permits had been awaiting approval was 1,489 days, or more than four years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city also needs to allow for more than 80,000 new housing units by 2031, in line with the state’s mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the report, five city departments are involved in approving a permit application, with no single point of contact that oversees applications all the way from filing to permit issuance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some cases, one or more departments start their review process later than others, the report said, causing delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahmood said it can also be complicated for developers to communicate with the many departments and fulfill requests of each of their reviews.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the ways he’s proposed to ease these problems is by consolidating the number of departments involved in the process. In January, Lurie announced plans to merge the Planning Department, the Department of Building Inspection and Permit Center, an effort he said would “mean better coordination, time and cost savings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11965531 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1282775801-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1282775801-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1282775801-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1282775801-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1282775801-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1282775801-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The TransAmerica Pyramid peeks out behind wooden walls as workers construct two affordable housing developments in San Francisco in February 2020. \u003ccite>(Jessica Christian/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But to achieve that goal, Mahmood said, voters would need to approve reforms to the city’s charter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, the charter outlines each department’s responsibilities. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/elon-musk\">Elon Musk\u003c/a> on Wednesday defended statements he made in the months leading up to the 2022 purchase of Twitter, saying he did not intend to intentionally manipulate stock prices before the deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a San Francisco federal court, Musk testified in a trial brought by former Twitter shareholders who alleged the world’s richest man committed securities fraud, attempting to bring down the value of the social media platform before he purchased and renamed it X.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On behalf of the investors, attorney Aaron Arnzen peppered Musk with questions regarding high-profile tweets he posted, casting doubt on the deal and questioning the number of spam accounts on the platform in the months preceding his purchase. Arnzen also asked if Musk believed he could renegotiate a lower price for the acquisition at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musk deflected many of the inquiries, maintaining that his tweets were simply “speaking his mind,” and that changes in stock prices are “up to the market.” He repeatedly accused Twitter and its former executives of lying on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings about the percentage of bot accounts on its site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They had misrepresented the number of bots … they had lied,” Musk repeatedly said throughout his hourslong testimony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the first three days of Musk’s civil trial, much of the testimony had focused on statements he made in May 2022, which alleged that he was misled about the number of spam and bot accounts on the platform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075459\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12075459 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-04-KQED-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-04-KQED-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-04-KQED-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A courtroom sketch depicts Elon Musk (left) with his defense team on Mar. 4, 2026. Musk is expected to return to court on Thursday to continue his testimony. \u003ccite>(Vicki Behringer for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Musk had signed a binding agreement to purchase the site for $54.20 a share in April, in the following months, Arnzen suggested, the billionaire seemed to believe he might be able to back out or renegotiate the terms of the deal based on the bot statistics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In social media posts dating back years, Musk has accused Twitter of being overrun by bot accounts. On the stand on Wednesday, he argued repeatedly that more than 50% of comments and responses to his posts were filled with spam accounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anyone who used Twitter would realize there were a lot of bots and a lot of spam,” he said. “I definitely was complaining about bots for years; it was driving me crazy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Musk, he met with Twitter executives in early May — one month after they agreed to sell to him — and raised concerns about the company’s claims that less than 5% of the company’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62571733\">then-240 million\u003c/a> daily Twitter users were spam accounts.[aside postID=news_12071615 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/Tesla-Optimus-Getty.jpg']He told the jury that he was “flabbergasted” when CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal said they did not know how the company determined the 5% figure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Days later, Musk posted on Twitter that the deal was “temporarily on hold” pending evidence supporting how Twitter calculated that percentage. Hours later, he posted that he was “still committed to acquisition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the initial post, Twitter stock took “the elevator to the basement,” dropping 18% over the following 48 hours, Arnzen told the jury.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arnzen also asked Musk if, after the early May meeting, he “thought [he] could pay way less for Twitter — half the price?” He also asked the X-owner whether he was “looking at an opportunity to revisit price.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musk said he believed there should have been an opportunity to renegotiate if there had been “material fraud” in calculating the numbers in Twitter’s SEC filings. Musk maintained, though, that he did not make any comments to intentionally depress stock prices or get a better deal on the purchase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tweets were intended to inform the public, he said, not sway stock prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve seen much bigger changes with no news,” Musk said on the stand. He did acknowledge that he knew the general public was closely attuned to his comments on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12075461 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260304-Elon-Musk-Trial-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A courtroom sketch depicts the defense questioning Elon Musk on Mar. 4, 2026. The tech billionaire testified Wednesday, accused of defrauding former shareholders in a lawsuit. \u003ccite>(Vicki Behringer for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This was in contrast with testimony from former stakeholders, who told the court they sold shares at deflated prices amid Musk’s public waffling. If he’s found guilty, he could be forced to repay them for the money they lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Separately, Musk also faces charges related to the Twitter acquisition brought by the SEC, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26219\">alleged\u003c/a> he violated the law by not disclosing his stake in Twitter while the deal was being worked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked directly whether he thought of shareholders who might have sold their stock based on his comments at a deflated price, he said he didn’t have control over whether people chose to sell, adding that in the end, he bought Twitter at his originally proposed price, which was a “premium.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Share prices go up and down, but if somebody had simply held on to their position … the vast number of people benefited greatly from the acquisition,” he told the courtroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Leading candidates for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a>’s 11th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat held by Speaker Emerita \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/nancy-pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi\u003c/a> for nearly four decades, are largely unified in criticizing the recent airstrikes the United States and Israel launched over the weekend in Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demonstrations in support and opposition of military involvement in Iran have sprung up across the Bay Area in the days since attacks over the weekend, including one that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a US-Israeli strike on an Iranian girls’ school that left more than 100 people dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many in the race to succeed Pelosi said President Donald Trump is acting recklessly and should employ diplomatic talks rather than violent military interventions, which could unsettle communities all across the Middle East and the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Donald Trump does not have the best interest of the American people on his agenda. What he has been doing consistently is really self-centered and aggressive and frankly ignorant,” said Supervisor Connie Chan, a progressive candidate for the seat. “It’s not strategic, and it is most definitely putting American people and our national security at great risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Scott Wiener, considered a leading contender, echoed those criticisms of the president, saying, “Trump is not doing this to help Iranians. He’s doing it for his own political purposes. And I am so deeply worried that this is going to lead into a complete morass for our country, that it’s going to put Iran into a state of chaos.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The leading candidates all agreed that the U.S. military actions this week are reminiscent of the Iraq War.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069059\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-07-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-07-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-07-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-07-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saikat Chakrabarti, a candidate for California’s 11th Congressional District, participates in a forum with other candidates at UC Law San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It feels like déjà vu . It feels like we’re doing Iraq all over again. And just like George Bush did in Iraq, it seems like Trump and Hegseth believe they could just come in, decapitate the Iranian leadership and call it a day that democracy would prevail,” said Saikat Chakrabarti, a former software engineer and chief of staff for New York Rep. 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Many presidents have used this ability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others disagreed with Hurabiell, who is the director of the local moderate group ConnectedSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To start a war without any plan is clearly an illegal action without the authorizations from Congress. And most importantly, this has no reason,” Chan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wanna be clear, this war that Trump just started is illegal. Congress has not authorized this war, and it’s horrific, and we need to stop it,” Chakrabarti, who also worked on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the fighting continues and has already inched into nearby nations and territories and resulted in American casualties, U.S. Reps. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, are pushing for a vote on a resolution that would require Trump to seek congressional authorization to use military force in Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every San Francisco candidate said they would support the resolution. Wiener, Chan and Chakrabarti all said that if they were in office, they would vote no on any war with Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Hurabiell said she wasn’t clear on whether she would actually vote yes or no to authorize the president’s war powers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, a candidate for California’s 11th Congressional District, participates in a forum with other candidates at UC Law San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The president needs to explain his plan on this before I could make a decision on whether or not to support an ongoing war. We don’t need to know the strategy, obviously, we would not want to violate any kind of military intelligence or put our troops in danger in any way,” she said. “I just don’t have the information at this point to make a decision on war. And I really hope it does not come to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S.-Israeli airstrikes killed Khamenei on March 1, ending his 37-year rule. Candidates all criticized Khamenei’s regime and extended sympathy to Iranian Americans who are celebrating his death or have mixed feelings about what comes next. But several maintained that war with Iran would not lead to better outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Look, Khamenei was bad, but so was Saddam Hussein. Us going to war in these countries with bad leaders, it just always makes a bad situation worse. We did the same thing in Afghanistan, in Libya, in Syria. And every single time, it got worse, not better,” said Chakrabarti, referring to the former Iraqi leader. “We destroy the infrastructure. We create this power vacuum, and then chaos comes in. And then millions of people end up dying from all kinds of horrific causes, from drinking dirty water, from not having access to hospitals, from not having access to electricity. And that’s unfortunately where I fear this is gonna go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Iranian regime has inflicted indescribable trauma on the people of Iran and on the Iranian diaspora. So many Iranians in California have fled Iran, have family members who are in Iran now, and they are terrified for family members. So I completely understand why there are members of the Iranian diaspora who are celebrating what Trump has done because the Ayatollah was a deeply evil, horrific human being,” Wiener said. “But I am, you know, I also know that Trump is both chaotic and unreliable. And so I don’t have any confidence that he has the best interests of the Iranian people in his heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Scott Wiener speaks during a press conference in Union Square, San Francisco, on Feb. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It is the role of the U.S. government to make sure that we’re acting for peace, and that we must stand with all people around the world to make sure that they are being empowered to have the power of self-determination and the ability to seek democracy,” Chan said. “But we know right now that is not what Donald Trump is doing. We know that there’s no intention to provide meaningful support for them to rebuild their country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw all over the United States over the weekend, the just incredible joy from the Iranian people to know that this rain is over,” Hurabiell said. “There are many unknowns, which is very concerning, but I’m very hopeful that this will be a new era for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press conference this week, Marco Rubio said the U.S. launched airstrikes over the weekend after Israel was already planning an attack, highlighting another point of friction between the candidates and support for Israel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a forum in January, before Hurabiell joined the race, each of the candidates was asked during a 10-question lightning round series to answer “yes” or “no” over whether they believed Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I’m a pragmatist, and I’m a lawyer, so under Article 2 of the War Powers, this is a legal action,” she said. “The president can make strikes like this. Many presidents have used this ability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others disagreed with Hurabiell, who is the director of the local moderate group ConnectedSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To start a war without any plan is clearly an illegal action without the authorizations from Congress. And most importantly, this has no reason,” Chan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wanna be clear, this war that Trump just started is illegal. Congress has not authorized this war, and it’s horrific, and we need to stop it,” Chakrabarti, who also worked on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the fighting continues and has already inched into nearby nations and territories and resulted in American casualties, U.S. Reps. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, are pushing for a vote on a resolution that would require Trump to seek congressional authorization to use military force in Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every San Francisco candidate said they would support the resolution. Wiener, Chan and Chakrabarti all said that if they were in office, they would vote no on any war with Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Hurabiell said she wasn’t clear on whether she would actually vote yes or no to authorize the president’s war powers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069070\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260107-SFCongressionalCandidateForum-37-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, a candidate for California’s 11th Congressional District, participates in a forum with other candidates at UC Law San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The president needs to explain his plan on this before I could make a decision on whether or not to support an ongoing war. We don’t need to know the strategy, obviously, we would not want to violate any kind of military intelligence or put our troops in danger in any way,” she said. “I just don’t have the information at this point to make a decision on war. And I really hope it does not come to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S.-Israeli airstrikes killed Khamenei on March 1, ending his 37-year rule. Candidates all criticized Khamenei’s regime and extended sympathy to Iranian Americans who are celebrating his death or have mixed feelings about what comes next. But several maintained that war with Iran would not lead to better outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Look, Khamenei was bad, but so was Saddam Hussein. Us going to war in these countries with bad leaders, it just always makes a bad situation worse. We did the same thing in Afghanistan, in Libya, in Syria. And every single time, it got worse, not better,” said Chakrabarti, referring to the former Iraqi leader. “We destroy the infrastructure. We create this power vacuum, and then chaos comes in. And then millions of people end up dying from all kinds of horrific causes, from drinking dirty water, from not having access to hospitals, from not having access to electricity. And that’s unfortunately where I fear this is gonna go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Iranian regime has inflicted indescribable trauma on the people of Iran and on the Iranian diaspora. So many Iranians in California have fled Iran, have family members who are in Iran now, and they are terrified for family members. So I completely understand why there are members of the Iranian diaspora who are celebrating what Trump has done because the Ayatollah was a deeply evil, horrific human being,” Wiener said. “But I am, you know, I also know that Trump is both chaotic and unreliable. And so I don’t have any confidence that he has the best interests of the Iranian people in his heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250218-SFDowntown-03-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Scott Wiener speaks during a press conference in Union Square, San Francisco, on Feb. 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It is the role of the U.S. government to make sure that we’re acting for peace, and that we must stand with all people around the world to make sure that they are being empowered to have the power of self-determination and the ability to seek democracy,” Chan said. “But we know right now that is not what Donald Trump is doing. We know that there’s no intention to provide meaningful support for them to rebuild their country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw all over the United States over the weekend, the just incredible joy from the Iranian people to know that this rain is over,” Hurabiell said. “There are many unknowns, which is very concerning, but I’m very hopeful that this will be a new era for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press conference this week, Marco Rubio said the U.S. launched airstrikes over the weekend after Israel was already planning an attack, highlighting another point of friction between the candidates and support for Israel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a forum in January, before Hurabiell joined the race, each of the candidates was asked during a 10-question lightning round series to answer “yes” or “no” over whether they believed Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Chan and Chakrabarti said yes while Wiener, who is Jewish, did not answer the question, causing a roaring response and boos from the live audience. He later took to social media to clarify his position, saying that he does believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, but that he believes the issue is more complicated than a simple yes or no answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chakrabarti this week said it was shameful for the U.S. to back Israel in another war zone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“America got dragged into this war by Israel. And now you got Trump going up there saying that ‘Americans must die. That’s what happens in a war,’” he said. So Americans have to die now, and we have to spend trillions of dollars just because Israel wants us to. It’s absolutely awful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Now that groceries and rent \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/affordability\">cost approximately $2 million a month\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064432/how-much-should-you-tip-for-a-drink-at-a-bar-in-the-bay-area\">bar tabs are reaching triple digits\u003c/a> before anyone’s even tipsy, the need for fun, free activities in the Bay Area is more urgent than ever before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, regardless of what side of the bay you live on, there are plenty of free walking tours to enlighten, amuse and — in some cases — bemuse you for an afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are 12 of our favorite walking tours around the Bay Area that won’t cost you a dime. (Though it \u003cem>is\u003c/em> always nice to tip guides if you can.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to walking tours in:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#EastBay\">East Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#SouthBayandPeninsula\">South Bay and Peninsula\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#NorthBay\">North Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>San Francisco free walking tours\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfcityguides.org/tour/coit-tower-murals/\">\u003cstrong>Coit Tower Murals \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Start your Saturday or Wednesday morning with an in-depth guided tour of Coit Tower’s stunning murals, honoring the working people of 1930s California. This SF City Guides walk is a great way to learn about the 26 contributing artists, the legendary Lillie Coit herself and the heroes who’ve been charged with preserving the artwork over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: the main entrance of Coit Tower\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? Yes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://californiawayfaring.com/pacific-heights-walking-tour/\">\u003cstrong>California Wayfaring: Pacific Heights\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This one’s for the history nerds — specifically, the ones who aren’t too indoorsy to tackle a few hills. This self-guided walking tour points out the most historically significant landmarks in Pacific Heights, including the Haas-Lilienthal House, the Whittier, Spreckels and James Leary Flood mansions, Cottage Row and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11700225/the-ghost-of-a-legend-how-a-san-francisco-civil-rights-icon-was-made-a-monster\">Mary Ellen Pleasant\u003c/a>’s home. But it’s up to the walker to dig into who and what made these homes so significant. Which, if you \u003cem>are \u003c/em>a history nerd, is a thoroughly absorbing treasure hunt of an afternoon. Take the tour, figure out the facts!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Van Ness Avenue and Jackson Street\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11934441\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11934441\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Transamerica Pyramid, a 48-story skyscraper in San Francisco’s Financial District, on Nov. 18, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfcityguides.org/tour/gold-rush-city/\">\u003cstrong>Gold Rush City\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll never look at downtown San Francisco the same way after taking this trip back to the Gold Rush in all of its messy, fiery, gang-fueled chaos. Tales of lawlessness, corruption and filth fuel the tour, but this jaunt is also a great way to learn the truth about city icons, including Emperor Norton and Levi Strauss. You’ll even find out where some of the clipper ships are buried…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: the Transamerica Pyramid, on the north side of Clay Street\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? Yes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"EastBay\">\u003c/a>East Bay free walking tours\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://walkwc.stqry.app/\">\u003cstrong>Walk Walnut Creek\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to a very cool collaboration between the Walnut Creek Historical Society and the local Public Art Commission, there are a ton of self-guided tours of downtown Walnut Creek that are as inspiring as they are educational. Six free heritage walks are available online, but we particularly recommend trying one (or more) of the\u003ca href=\"https://walkwc.stqry.app/1/list/18526\"> six art walks\u003c/a>. The website provides audio for most stops explaining the origins and inspiration behind the art, many of which include interviews with the artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Varies according to tour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11964159\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11964159\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055.jpg\" alt=\"The sun shines through the branches and leaves of a twisted, gnarly oak tree. At it's base are several tombstones. One dates the tree to the 1700s.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lone Tree still stands today next to a small creek at the Lone Tree Cemetery in Hayward. A nearby headstone dates it back to the 1700s. \u003ccite>(Pauline Bartolone/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.haywardareahistory.org/lone-tree-cemetery-tours\">\u003cstrong>Lone Tree Cemetery\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Hayward\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 10:30 a.m. on sporadic Saturdays, guided tours are given around Hayward’s fascinating Lone Tree Ceremony. There’s a tour about historic figures who are buried there (including city founder William Dutton Hayward himself), another about Hayward’s earliest settlers and a third tour exploring the grave-marker iconography that can be seen around the site. The cemetery was established all the way back in 1870, so there’s much to learn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Location varies according to tour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://walk.ouroakland.net/tour/once-upon-a-time-1/\">\u003cstrong>‘Once Upon a Time, Happily Ever After …’,\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This self-guided walking tour of Lake Merritt is accompanied by audio clips that can be found on the tour’s website — some of which are delightfully strange. There are 21 stops around the lake, including the pergola, Cleveland Cascade stairway, McElroy Memorial Fountain, Pine Knoll Park, the Edoff Memorial Bandstand, the Camron-Stanford House’s boat house foundation and [checks notes] the Kaiser Center’s storm drain. Included are interviews with relevant experts, musicians and artists. Organizers recommend breaking the walk-up into three separate visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Wherever the heck you want\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SouthBayandPeninsula\">\u003c/a>South Bay and Peninsula free walking tours\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11814418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11814418\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/06_RS42876_001_KQED_SanFrancisco_ClosedStreets_04212020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/06_RS42876_001_KQED_SanFrancisco_ClosedStreets_04212020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/06_RS42876_001_KQED_SanFrancisco_ClosedStreets_04212020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/06_RS42876_001_KQED_SanFrancisco_ClosedStreets_04212020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/06_RS42876_001_KQED_SanFrancisco_ClosedStreets_04212020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco on April 17, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjose.org/pdf/downtown-san-jose-historic-walking-tour-guide\">San José Walking Tour\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This downtown walking tour is a self-guided but very thorough jaunt around 32 hotspots that capture San José’s rich history. Starting at Plaza Park (once a site for cock fights and public hangings) you’ll see the location of the original Chinatown, the first state capitol and the electric light tower that once dominated the intersection of Market and Santa Clara Streets. Explore the backgrounds of Pellier Park, the Santa Clara County Courthouse, the Scottish Rite and Labor temples, plus so much more. If you’re not already in love with San José, this journey into the past will leave you smitten.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: 194 S. Market St.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://visitlosgatosca.com/curated-itineraries/historical-walking-tour/\">\u003cstrong>Discover Los Gatos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Warning: these self-guided tours of Los Gatos are only available if you’re willing to download an app — and that app is not exactly a joy to use. But if you can deal with the tech, there are three short but enlightening outings to enjoy. “The Heart Of Los Gatos” tour is perfect for railroad buffs, “Los Gatos: The Gem City” offers some history about the land and the architecture and “The Cradle Of Los Gatos” explores the earliest days of the town. Los Gatos is an oft-forgotten historical gem, and you’ll appreciate it more after these walks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Varies according to tour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://santacruzstateparks.as.me/schedule/0ef4b536/appointment/28957978/calendar/6326642?calendarIds=6326642\">\u003cstrong>Pigeon Point Light Station\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Pescadero\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the Pigeon Point lighthouse existed, this windswept patch of California coastline sank many a ship: the Carrier Pigeon in 1853, the Sir John Franklin in 1864, the Coya in 1866 and the Hellespont in 1868. Scores of men, women and children lost their lives in these wrecks before lighthouse construction was finally completed in 1872. These 45-minute tours around the historic 115-foot structure take place every two weeks, transport you back in time and share tons of information about the shipwrecks, bootleggers and other tough characters that once lived and died in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: “the sign in front of the first cottage,” according to organizers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required: Yes, but you can also just show up\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"NorthBay\">\u003c/a>North Bay free walking tours\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mvhistory.org/rockwalk/\">\u003cstrong>Rock ‘N Roll History in Mill Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For anyone under the age of 50, finding out that Mill Valley \u003cem>has \u003c/em>enough rock ‘n’ roll history to warrant an entire tour might be fairly perplexing. But this self-guided tour is an eye-opening history of how San Francisco’s Summer of Love migrated into the North Bay and sprouted roots. Explore former live venues and music stores, significant locations relating to poster art and the sites of rock festivals of yore. This one will permanently change how you view Mill Valley — and it’s a lot of fun.[aside postID=news_12070561 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/GettyImages-180658422-1-1020x720.jpg']\u003cem>Starts at: Chamber of Commerce office (85 Throckmorton Ave)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://marinaudubon.org/activities/field-trips/\">\u003cstrong>Marin Audubon Society\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you love birds, there is no more exhilarating way to spend a morning outdoors than on a guided tour from the Marin Audubon Society. Exploring headlands, wetlands, lagoons and the coastline, these three-and-a-half-hour tours will have you marveling at the Bay’s ecology and the winged friends we share it with. Organizers recommend bringing water, sun block, binoculars and clothing layers — and don’t forget to wear comfortable walking shoes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Varies around the North Bay according to tour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? Yes, usually \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f7a3dc0ed6aec42e59cd3d4/t/61f2eb51d2a7ef396114a986/1643309907104/Vallejo+Architectural+Walking+Tour.pdf\">\u003cstrong>Vallejo Architectural Heritage Tour\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hill-averse folks need not attempt this tour of Vallejo’s Heritage District, as it features some decidedly un-flat terrain. What the self-guided tour \u003cem>does \u003c/em>offer during its 30 stops is a wealth of history and gossip that extends well beyond this area’s architectural delights. The likes of Boris Karloff, royal pariah Wallis Simpson and Ella Fitzgerald all make appearances on this fascinating tour. As of course, does prolific local architect Julia Morgan. Heading to Mare Island for four extra stops is optional, but we do recommend it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Ferry Terminal (289 Mare Island Way)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An update to this story replaces a previous suggestion for South Bay and Peninsula walking tours.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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This SF City Guides walk is a great way to learn about the 26 contributing artists, the legendary Lillie Coit herself and the heroes who’ve been charged with preserving the artwork over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: the main entrance of Coit Tower\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? Yes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://californiawayfaring.com/pacific-heights-walking-tour/\">\u003cstrong>California Wayfaring: Pacific Heights\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This one’s for the history nerds — specifically, the ones who aren’t too indoorsy to tackle a few hills. This self-guided walking tour points out the most historically significant landmarks in Pacific Heights, including the Haas-Lilienthal House, the Whittier, Spreckels and James Leary Flood mansions, Cottage Row and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11700225/the-ghost-of-a-legend-how-a-san-francisco-civil-rights-icon-was-made-a-monster\">Mary Ellen Pleasant\u003c/a>’s home. But it’s up to the walker to dig into who and what made these homes so significant. Which, if you \u003cem>are \u003c/em>a history nerd, is a thoroughly absorbing treasure hunt of an afternoon. Take the tour, figure out the facts!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Van Ness Avenue and Jackson Street\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11934441\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11934441\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS60290_010_KQED_TransamericaPyramid_11182022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Transamerica Pyramid, a 48-story skyscraper in San Francisco’s Financial District, on Nov. 18, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sfcityguides.org/tour/gold-rush-city/\">\u003cstrong>Gold Rush City\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll never look at downtown San Francisco the same way after taking this trip back to the Gold Rush in all of its messy, fiery, gang-fueled chaos. Tales of lawlessness, corruption and filth fuel the tour, but this jaunt is also a great way to learn the truth about city icons, including Emperor Norton and Levi Strauss. You’ll even find out where some of the clipper ships are buried…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: the Transamerica Pyramid, on the north side of Clay Street\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? Yes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"EastBay\">\u003c/a>East Bay free walking tours\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://walkwc.stqry.app/\">\u003cstrong>Walk Walnut Creek\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to a very cool collaboration between the Walnut Creek Historical Society and the local Public Art Commission, there are a ton of self-guided tours of downtown Walnut Creek that are as inspiring as they are educational. Six free heritage walks are available online, but we particularly recommend trying one (or more) of the\u003ca href=\"https://walkwc.stqry.app/1/list/18526\"> six art walks\u003c/a>. The website provides audio for most stops explaining the origins and inspiration behind the art, many of which include interviews with the artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Varies according to tour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11964159\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11964159\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055.jpg\" alt=\"The sun shines through the branches and leaves of a twisted, gnarly oak tree. At it's base are several tombstones. One dates the tree to the 1700s.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_8055-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lone Tree still stands today next to a small creek at the Lone Tree Cemetery in Hayward. A nearby headstone dates it back to the 1700s. \u003ccite>(Pauline Bartolone/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.haywardareahistory.org/lone-tree-cemetery-tours\">\u003cstrong>Lone Tree Cemetery\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Hayward\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 10:30 a.m. on sporadic Saturdays, guided tours are given around Hayward’s fascinating Lone Tree Ceremony. There’s a tour about historic figures who are buried there (including city founder William Dutton Hayward himself), another about Hayward’s earliest settlers and a third tour exploring the grave-marker iconography that can be seen around the site. The cemetery was established all the way back in 1870, so there’s much to learn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Location varies according to tour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://walk.ouroakland.net/tour/once-upon-a-time-1/\">\u003cstrong>‘Once Upon a Time, Happily Ever After …’,\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This self-guided walking tour of Lake Merritt is accompanied by audio clips that can be found on the tour’s website — some of which are delightfully strange. There are 21 stops around the lake, including the pergola, Cleveland Cascade stairway, McElroy Memorial Fountain, Pine Knoll Park, the Edoff Memorial Bandstand, the Camron-Stanford House’s boat house foundation and [checks notes] the Kaiser Center’s storm drain. Included are interviews with relevant experts, musicians and artists. Organizers recommend breaking the walk-up into three separate visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Wherever the heck you want\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? 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Starting at Plaza Park (once a site for cock fights and public hangings) you’ll see the location of the original Chinatown, the first state capitol and the electric light tower that once dominated the intersection of Market and Santa Clara Streets. Explore the backgrounds of Pellier Park, the Santa Clara County Courthouse, the Scottish Rite and Labor temples, plus so much more. If you’re not already in love with San José, this journey into the past will leave you smitten.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: 194 S. Market St.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://visitlosgatosca.com/curated-itineraries/historical-walking-tour/\">\u003cstrong>Discover Los Gatos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Warning: these self-guided tours of Los Gatos are only available if you’re willing to download an app — and that app is not exactly a joy to use. But if you can deal with the tech, there are three short but enlightening outings to enjoy. “The Heart Of Los Gatos” tour is perfect for railroad buffs, “Los Gatos: The Gem City” offers some history about the land and the architecture and “The Cradle Of Los Gatos” explores the earliest days of the town. Los Gatos is an oft-forgotten historical gem, and you’ll appreciate it more after these walks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: Varies according to tour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required? No, self-guided\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://santacruzstateparks.as.me/schedule/0ef4b536/appointment/28957978/calendar/6326642?calendarIds=6326642\">\u003cstrong>Pigeon Point Light Station\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, Pescadero\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the Pigeon Point lighthouse existed, this windswept patch of California coastline sank many a ship: the Carrier Pigeon in 1853, the Sir John Franklin in 1864, the Coya in 1866 and the Hellespont in 1868. Scores of men, women and children lost their lives in these wrecks before lighthouse construction was finally completed in 1872. These 45-minute tours around the historic 115-foot structure take place every two weeks, transport you back in time and share tons of information about the shipwrecks, bootleggers and other tough characters that once lived and died in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Starts at: “the sign in front of the first cottage,” according to organizers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>RSVP required: Yes, but you can also just show up\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"NorthBay\">\u003c/a>North Bay free walking tours\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mvhistory.org/rockwalk/\">\u003cstrong>Rock ‘N Roll History in Mill Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For anyone under the age of 50, finding out that Mill Valley \u003cem>has \u003c/em>enough rock ‘n’ roll history to warrant an entire tour might be fairly perplexing. But this self-guided tour is an eye-opening history of how San Francisco’s Summer of Love migrated into the North Bay and sprouted roots. Explore former live venues and music stores, significant locations relating to poster art and the sites of rock festivals of yore. This one will permanently change how you view Mill Valley — and it’s a lot of fun.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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But, \u003ca href=\"https://waymo.com/blog/2025/12/autonomously-navigating-the-real-world\">in a blog post\u003c/a> shortly after the incident, representatives from the company said its cars successfully traversed over 7,000 dark signals during the initial stages of the power outage. Waymo representatives, however, have so far remained tight-lipped about the actual number of cars affected, with a lawyer for the company telling an administrative judge in January that the information was a “trade secret,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/waymo-power-outage-21286323.php\">according to reporting from the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12071764 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/WaymoLosAngelesGetty.jpg']In the December blog post, Waymo representatives wrote, “the scale of the outage and the sheer number of disabled traffic lights were the primary contributors to city-wide gridlock,” adding that it has taken steps to improve the company’s operations during future blackouts by updating software to respond to outages and changing the company’s emergency preparedness and response policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahmood said during the December outage, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie had to personally call company leaders to get them to move the cars and allow emergency vehicles to access the burning substation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While regulation of Waymo is largely handled at the state level, out of the jurisdiction of the city’s Board of Supervisors, Mahmood said the purpose of the informational hearing is to hold Waymo publicly accountable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that at a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073229/san-francisco-supervisors-probe-pge-after-widespread-winter-power-outages\">recent meeting\u003c/a> meant to hold PG&E to account for the substation fire and resulting power outage, he revealed previously undisclosed facts about the company’s response and has allowed the city to put pressure on the utility to make changes to its protocols.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We need to make sure that there is a precedent for good, sustainable emergency vehicle response, and what we saw in December [from Waymo] was not a good response,” Mahmood said. “The purpose of this hearing is to also to set an example to other companies, that if they want to do business in San Francisco, they have to make sure that they have the right procedures in place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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This is not something that should be done unilaterally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He warned the escalation could draw the United States into another prolonged war, despite Trump’s past promises to end so-called forever wars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is looking a lot like another forever war, and it should concern us all,” Thompson said. “I don’t think it is something that the American people want to do, and that is send their sons and daughters into combat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074995\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074995\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoke rises after Iran’s reported missile strike on the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liccardo said while Iran is governed by what he described as a “dictatorial, murderous regime,” there is no organized or armed insurgency inside the country capable of toppling it. Regime change, he said, requires a sustained internal movement and, historically, years of engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The president has not explained his objectives in a way that is convincing to me, nor do I think they’ll be convincing to the American people,” Liccardo said. He added that achieving regime change would likely require ground forces — “the kind of engagement that the American public won’t support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liccardo also argued the president bypassed Congress in authorizing the strikes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a president who does not care about the spirit or text of the Constitution,” he said. “Article One is very clear about congressional authority to declare war, and more importantly, for Congress to be consulted in a meaningful way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump said Saturday that the U.S.‑Israeli strikes on Iran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation’s supreme leader for nearly 37 years and a long‑time foe of both Israel and the United States — a development that could trigger a major political and regional shift, though Iran has not confirmed his death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074994\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263454468-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263454468-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263454468-1-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263454468-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263454468-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263454468-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranians protest against attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Tehran, as the government said it had launched missiles at regional U.S. military sites and Israel in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes across the country. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, a Vietnam combat veteran, said the strikes were not unexpected given the recent U.S. military buildup in the region, but he questioned the unilateral nature of the decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You just don’t move that type of military presence into an area because you think it would be fun,” Thompson said. “This has been something that has been under consideration for some time.”\u003cbr>\nStill, Thompson said Congress must reassert its role.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This president has shown no respect for the rule of law or the Constitution,” Thompson said. “I think that the Congress of the United States needs to reassert itself. This is not something that should be done unilaterally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He warned the escalation could draw the United States into another prolonged war, despite Trump’s past promises to end so-called forever wars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is looking a lot like another forever war, and it should concern us all,” Thompson said. “I don’t think it is something that the American people want to do, and that is send their sons and daughters into combat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074995\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074995\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GettyImages-2263420676-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoke rises after Iran’s reported missile strike on the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rep. John Garamendi, a Democrat whose district represents parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties, said he has long supported political change in Iran but does not believe military force will achieve it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been advocating a regime change in Iran for a long time, but I’ve never thought, and don’t agree today, that a military is going to achieve that goal,” Garamendi said. “It has to come from the people of Iran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garamendi said the United States is now “involved in a war, and a very aggressive one,” and warned that American casualties are likely as Iran strikes back at U.S. targets in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The military action unfolded as Washington remained in a partial government shutdown after lawmakers failed to reach agreement on funding for several federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security. The standoff has underscored tensions between the White House and Congress even as lawmakers face mounting pressure to address the expanding conflict overseas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/rvasquez\">Rachael Vasquez\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mbernal\">María Fernanda Bernal\u003c/a> contributed to this story\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/santa-clara\">Santa Clara\u003c/a> County resident with an active measles infection may have exposed others while visiting a Burlingame restaurant this week, Santa Clara County public health officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara County Public Health Department said in \u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.santaclaracounty.gov/diseases/measles\">a statement on Friday\u003c/a> that the adult measles patient had “recently returned from international travel,” and that their case was reported to the county late Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said the possible exposures may have occurred at a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Panda+Express/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xf0dbe274f0920e84?sa=X&ved=1t:2428&ictx=111\">Panda Express,\u003c/a> located at 1453 Burlingame Ave., in San Mateo County, on \u003ca href=\"https://publichealth.santaclaracounty.gov/diseases/measles\">either Monday or Tuesday\u003c/a> between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fast food restaurant is located in Burlingame’s Fox Mall Shopping Center, off El Camino Real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#Howcanvaccinatedpeoplegetmeasles\">How can vaccinated people get measles?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The measles patient “visited private work and healthcare locations” in addition to dining at the Panda Express location, according to a statement from the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074921\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074921\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/MeaslesGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1362\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/MeaslesGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/MeaslesGetty-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/MeaslesGetty-1536x1046.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy on Jan. 26, 2015, in Mill Valley, California. \u003ccite>(Photo illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara public health officials said they are working with neighboring San Mateo and the California Department of Public Health “to identify and contact all individuals who may have been exposed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The infected person was previously vaccinated against measles (more on this below), and “is now isolating at home,” according to the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I do if I think I was exposed to measles?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, members of the public who “may have been exposed at the following location and times should stay home and contact their health provider immediately before seeking care.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the symptoms of measles?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose and pink eye, followed a few days later by a rash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These symptoms can emerge between \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/\">seven and 21 days\u003c/a> after exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/index.html\">a timeline \u003c/a>of how measles symptoms appear on the body and \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/photos.html\">how to recognize\u003c/a> a measles rash.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Howcanvaccinatedpeoplegetmeasles\">\u003c/a>How can a vaccinated person get measles?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Measles is preventable with the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, and vaccination against measles has for decades been part of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.html\">routine childhood immunization\u003c/a>. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/questions.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/faqs.html\">CDC said\u003c/a> two doses of the measles vaccine are “about 97% effective” at preventing measles if you’re exposed, and one dose is “about 93% effective.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the CDC, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html\">92% of 2026 measles cases \u003c/a>nationwide have occurred in people who either aren’t vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, and 4% of patients report only having one MMR shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the CDC’s 2026 data also show that 4% of measles cases are in people who’ve had both MMR doses — as is the case with the Santa Clara patient reported Friday.[aside postID=news_12073722 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GettyImages-1718981175_qut-1020x681.jpg']So-called breakthrough cases in vaccinated measles patients are not unprecedented, according to Dr. Sarah Rudman, Santa Clara County’s health officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudman said that when “there’s this much measles spreading around, both around the country and internationally,” vaccinated people can still be infected, although it’s less common. Rudman clarified that the majority of cases still occur in unvaccinated people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudman also echoed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070907/measles-san-francisco-bay-area-2026-is-there-outbreak-mmr-vaccine-booster\">the CDC’s guidance\u003c/a> that measles cases in vaccinated people tend to be less severe than in unvaccinated people. People with two MMR vaccine doses are likely to only be “moderately sick,” she said, and recovering “faster and are less infectious, which means the disease spreads less.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s one more reason why it’s so important for the community to have high rates of immunity against measles by being up to date on vaccination,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if you have two vaccine doses but are now worried about being infected with measles? Rudman said that for most people who have a record of their vaccination or a childhood case of measles, “it’s not necessary to go \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073722/2026-measles-cases-mmr-vaccine-how-to-get-titer-test-immunity-antibodies-extra-dose\">check your measles immunity status\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Rudman said, for those who are vulnerable due to their medical history, an upcoming travel plan or medical treatment, “it might make sense to talk to your doctor and check your immune status.” She said this can be done by verifying vaccination records or by a blood test for proof of immunity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Read more about how \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073722/2026-measles-cases-mmr-vaccine-how-to-get-titer-test-immunity-antibodies-extra-dose\">\u003cstrong>titer tests can assess your immunity\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> against measles, and how to ask your provider about getting one.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s going on with measles in 2026?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara case marks the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/measles.aspx\">22nd\u003c/a> measles case in California in 2026, with the county’s first confirmed measles case in a resident since May 2025. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>So-called breakthrough cases in vaccinated measles patients are not unprecedented, according to Dr. Sarah Rudman, Santa Clara County’s health officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudman said that when “there’s this much measles spreading around, both around the country and internationally,” vaccinated people can still be infected, although it’s less common. Rudman clarified that the majority of cases still occur in unvaccinated people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudman also echoed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070907/measles-san-francisco-bay-area-2026-is-there-outbreak-mmr-vaccine-booster\">the CDC’s guidance\u003c/a> that measles cases in vaccinated people tend to be less severe than in unvaccinated people. People with two MMR vaccine doses are likely to only be “moderately sick,” she said, and recovering “faster and are less infectious, which means the disease spreads less.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s one more reason why it’s so important for the community to have high rates of immunity against measles by being up to date on vaccination,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if you have two vaccine doses but are now worried about being infected with measles? Rudman said that for most people who have a record of their vaccination or a childhood case of measles, “it’s not necessary to go \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073722/2026-measles-cases-mmr-vaccine-how-to-get-titer-test-immunity-antibodies-extra-dose\">check your measles immunity status\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Rudman said, for those who are vulnerable due to their medical history, an upcoming travel plan or medical treatment, “it might make sense to talk to your doctor and check your immune status.” She said this can be done by verifying vaccination records or by a blood test for proof of immunity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Read more about how \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073722/2026-measles-cases-mmr-vaccine-how-to-get-titer-test-immunity-antibodies-extra-dose\">\u003cstrong>titer tests can assess your immunity\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> against measles, and how to ask your provider about getting one.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s going on with measles in 2026?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara case marks the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/measles.aspx\">22nd\u003c/a> measles case in California in 2026, with the county’s first confirmed measles case in a resident since May 2025. It’s believed to be the Bay Area’s fourth measles case in 2026, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070907/measles-san-francisco-bay-area-2026-is-there-outbreak-mmr-vaccine-booster\">previous cases reported by San Mateo and Napa counties.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html\">data\u003c/a>, 1,136 cases of the highly contagious disease have already been reported around the United States this year — with the majority of cases fueled by an outbreak in South Carolina. Last year saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html\">a total of 2,144 confirmed cases,\u003c/a> in contrast to just 285 cases in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/vrancano\">\u003cem>Vanessa Rancaño \u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>More than two months after the debut of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12065714/clipper-card-new-bart-caltrain-login-next-generation-discounts\">next generation Clipper\u003c/a>, glitches continue to plague the fare payment system, leaving transit agencies unsure of their revenue, riders guessing at how much money is on their cards and the entire project far behind schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representatives from Cubic Transportation Systems, which holds the over $400 million contract to develop and run the new payment system, also known as Clipper 2.0, appeared before the Clipper Executive Board on Monday to once again deliver a laundry list of problems with the long-awaited update, and a timeline for solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have remaining issues that continue to affect riders, frontline staff and operators, and we take those issues seriously and continue to work to resolve specific issues with vending machines, inspection devices, and account transitions,” said Peter Montgomery-Torrellas, the president of Cubic Transportation Systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next generation Clipper promised long-awaited improvements like transfer discounts, the option to pay with a credit or debit card and the ability to apply for discounted accounts online. It’s the first major update to the Clipper system since it debuted — then known as TransLink — in 2006. But the rollout of the system has been plagued with errors that have taken months to fix, frustrating transit agencies and riders alike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Transit riders who have been upgraded to next-generation Clipper have experienced a variety of issues, including being overcharged, the inability to access their accounts, and customer service representatives who themselves are stymied by software issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Monday’s meeting, transit officials from around the region emphasized the negative effects Clipper 2.0 has had on their customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074395 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/250722-deadcomuni_00059_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/250722-deadcomuni_00059_TV_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/250722-deadcomuni_00059_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/250722-deadcomuni_00059_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie (left) and SFMTA Director Julie Kirschbaum (right) pose for a picture in one of the psychedelic-themed buses in the Haight Ashbury District in San Francisco on July 22, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It feels to me like we have made the first next-generation Clipper users beta testers,” said Julie Kirschbaum, director of transportation at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new system has also caused unreliability in the fare inspection devices used by transit agencies like Caltrain and Muni.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we can’t check proof of payment, that affects our ability to collect the funding that we need to run our agency,” said Jason Baker, director of government affairs for Caltrain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cubic acknowledged issues with fare inspection devices, including overly long transaction times, and said that it was in the process of updating the machines to fix them, with work on that front set to continue into April.[aside postID=news_12071026 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20241204-BART-JY-023_qed.jpg']“We do fare inspections on 100-person crowded Muni buses, and that transaction time is just making fair compliance impossible,” Kirschbaum said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Data from WSP USA Services Inc., the company contracted to staff the Clipper customer service center, indicates many customers are still experiencing issues with the system. About 2,000 Clipper customers call the customer service center each weekday, although average wait times have trended downward over the last few weeks — around 26 minutes, down from over 40.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Clipper 2.0’s implementation, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission prioritized upgrading the accounts of users on Clipper START, a discounted fare program for low-income riders and those with discounted youth or senior accounts. People also had the opportunity to jumpstart the upgrade by calling Clipper customer service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Monday’s meeting, Denis Mulligan, the general manager of the Golden Gate Highway & Transportation District, lamented that those groups, in particular, have suffered the brunt of next generation Clipper’s faults.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>‘For the last two and a half months, seniors trying to ride transit to see their grandkids or go to appointments have had challenges with Clipper. The same thing for poor people in our community,” Mulligan said. “They did not do anything wrong. Cubic rolled out Clipper 2.0, and they lost the ability to live their lives like they normally do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067633\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251217-CLIPPER-EQUITY-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passengers board a bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland on Dec. 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The MTC originally estimated that it would take eight to 12 weeks to upgrade all Clipper users’ accounts to the new version, but as that date draws near, less than 10%of the estimated 15 million cards have been upgraded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Initially, the MTC planned to migrate Clipper users’ accounts in large batches, but the intensity of the glitches has meant that Cubic has only been able to do the upgrades “on demand,” when customers contact customer service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mulligan implored Cubic to hold off on larger-batch transfers to Clipper 2.0 until all the glitches were ironed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Until we address all the outstanding seniors and poor individuals who have a dysfunctioning Clipper account, we should not do bulk migration,” he said.[aside postID=news_12073891 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/GETTYIMAGES-2262016709-KQED.jpg']Christy Wegener, the executive director of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, said that at the current rate, with about seven to eight thousand accounts upgraded per day, it would take over three years to fully transition all accounts to next-generation Clipper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, BART General Manager Robert Powers said Cubic needed to make a “180-degree turn in the performance of this system and the rider experience, because if it isn’t and it’s much of the same, then it may be a bridge too far to recover from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Monday’s meeting, it appeared that threshold had not been reached, although some board members suggested that after the dust settles, the MTC should review what went wrong with Clipper 2.0.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What went wrong from when Clipper 2.0 was tested to whoever made the decision and said ‘Yes, let’s go live?’” said Danielle Schmitz, executive director of Napa Valley Transportation Authority, who indicated support for an “after-action review.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cubic has laid out a timeline for resolution of existing problems, with most expected to be solved by mid-March. The company said that less than 1% of the 920,000 cards that have been upgraded to next generation Clipper still have issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, some transit agencies reported being skittish about recommending Clipper to riders during high-profile events, a choice made all the more consequential by the\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070685/campaign-to-avert-bay-area-public-transit-death-spiral-gets-underway\"> looming budget crisis\u003c/a> for many of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“During the Super Bowl or anything that whole week, we really just sort of focused on [tap to pay debit and credit cards,]” said Carolyn Gonot, the general manager of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. “Buying Clipper cards was a little nerve-racking because we didn’t know if they would work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>A four-week strike by thousands of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/kaiser-permanente\">Kaiser Permanente\u003c/a> health care workers in California and Hawaii ended Tuesday morning, even though no full contract deal has been reached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The walkout \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12071014/kaiser-strike-sees-thousands-walk-out-in-california-this-time-with-no-end-in-sight\">initially involved\u003c/a> up to 31,000 nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, optometrists and others. Following significant movement at the bargaining table over the weekend, according to the union, no picket lines were held Monday as return-to-work agreements were finalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We decided to end this because we were making meaningful progress at the tables. And returning to work allows us to closely deal with the issues, the few that are still outstanding, while getting back to taking care of our patients,” said Elizabeth Hawkins, secretary of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nurses and other health care workers who walked picket lines several days a week are now expected to return to clinics and hospitals as early as Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Kaiser, which hired contingency staffers during the strike, said it was working to schedule returning employees over the coming days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland-based health care organization said union leadership recently accepted an across-the-board 21.5% wage increase over four years that Kaiser had offered since October 2025. The union sought a 25% raise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12073903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12073903\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00368_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00368_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00368_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00368_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers on strike at the picket line outside Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Feb. 19, 2026. Kaiser workers on the picket lines have gone without their paychecks for four weeks, and many are facing financial and other difficulties. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have remained committed to reaching agreements that recognize the vital contributions of our employees while ensuring excellent, affordable care for our members,” Kaiser’s statement said. “Importantly, the increase is higher than any other health care provider in the country and keeps our employees at above market pay and among the best paid caregivers in the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the strike dragged on, the nation’s largest private nonprofit health care organization drew a hard line, maintaining that anything higher than a 21.5% raise would be unsustainable and lead it to increase premiums for its more than 9 million customers in California. The union said it acquiesced on wages because Kaiser agreed to additional improvements in safe staffing, recruitment and retention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both parties have been focused on completing contracts for each of dozens of local units forming UNAC/UHCP, Hawkins said. Kaiser walked away from bargaining on a long-standing national contract in December, a move the union calls unlawful and said partly led to the strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pressure had been mounting on both parties to end the walkout, which began Jan. 26 and was dubbed the largest open-ended strike by nurses and other health care workers in the U.S. Top priorities in negotiations for Kaiser employees have been staffing levels and compensation, common concerns for health care workers nationwide.[aside postID=news_12073887 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS01224_TV-KQED.jpg']The company reassigned non-picketing staffers, rescheduled non-urgent surgeries and modified other appointments at affected locations. But some patients were frustrated by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072837/kaiser-strike-delays-surgeries-disrupts-care-as-more-workers-walk-off-jobs\">delays\u003c/a> in their operations, especially in Southern California, where most striking union members are located.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the picket lines, several workers told KQED they were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073887/californias-striking-kaiser-workers-without-pay-for-weeks-feel-the-financial-pressure\">financially and emotionally stressed\u003c/a> by forgoing their paychecks for weeks, as the union did not offer assistance via a strike fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, Kaiser said about 40% of nurses and pharmacists across striking locations had returned to their jobs, though union officials countered that those figures were inflated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While they will keep negotiating, they are losing leverage by going back to work, which suggests that they didn’t feel they had the capacity to sustain the strike any longer,” said Rebecca Givan, an associate professor of labor studies and employment relations at Rutgers University who specializes in the health care industry. “This is a tough outcome for these workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Givan contrasted the outcome in California and Hawaii with a weeks-long strike by about 15,000 nurses in New York City, which led to significant employer concessions, including maintenance of health care benefits and improvements to pay and staffing, before workers agreed to return to their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michelle Baird, a nurse midwife at Kaiser Oakland, said she would have preferred to end the strike with a contract deal in hand, but she’s cautiously optimistic about what’s left of the bargaining progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12073902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12073902\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00295_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00295_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00295_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS00295_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle Baird, a nurse midwife from Kaiser Oakland, poses for a portrait while on strike at the picket line outside Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Feb. 19, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Kaiser really saw how united we were and how strong we were, and even though we don’t have a contract in place now, I believe that my employer is negotiating in good faith and has been at the bargaining table,” said Baird, 53. ”I’m definitely feeling more like there’s a good chance of getting the things that we need in a contract, even if we don’t get everything we want.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baird said she was looking forward to seeing patients and regaining her income. She’s nervous about the strain that the long strike could have on her relationships with co-workers who pitched in more hours to continue caring for patients. Still, she feels the strike will likely lead to improvements for patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even with the disruptions in patient care, if we have a solid contract, we’ll have much more staff continuity. We’ll have people who are dedicated to being there, it will decrease the risks of turnover. And I think in the long run, it’s better for patients,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12073905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12073905\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS01145_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS01145_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS01145_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260219-STRIKINGKAISERWORKERS01145_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers on strike at the picket line outside Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Feb. 19, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hawkins, the UNAC/UHCP secretary, said the union had not held a walkout at Kaiser for about 45 years prior to last year, when two much shorter strikes were held.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Labor experts said the company had a shining reputation as an employer with positive labor relations, but the recent walkout suggested a turning point for Kaiser, which has expanded to eight states and the District of Columbia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaiser, which has dismissed employee claims of chronic understaffing and long delays for patients, said its health care workers are already paid on average more than those at other companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health care workers in California often earn more money than in other states, which labor experts say is due to the state’s high cost of living and unionization in the industry. Registered nurses, for example, make an annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/oes/2019/may/oes291141.htm\">mean of $113,200\u003c/a> in California, significantly higher than the national mean of $77,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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