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"content": "\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059600/newsom-vetoes-stall-californias-reparations-push-for-black-descendants\">advanced California’s reparations efforts\u003c/a> by signing five bills from the Legislative Black Caucus’ Road to Repair 2025 \u003ca href=\"https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/news/california-legislative-black-caucus-announces-signing-several-key-legislative-priorities\">package\u003c/a> into law, with additional measures to be revisited next legislative cycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Key among them is SB 518 (Weber‑Pierson), which creates the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery and lays the foundation needed to move reparations from theory to reality. Too many news outlets have framed this as a loss, but the outcome should be seen in the context of many wins already achieved in California — another step forward in this journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cities and states across the nation are taking inspiration from California, the first state to establish a reparations task force to address the legacy of slavery and its enduring consequences. While progress may seem slow, California’s advances are groundbreaking. They align with established global practices in international law, where states provide reparations for violations committed against their citizens or for failing to protect them from harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From my work listening to harmed communities around the globe collectively tell their stories, I’ve learned that reparations are about the journey — not just the destination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the highest level, “reparations” is the process of the state making amends for harm. 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Key among them was a public \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/9.26.24-California-Apology.pdf\">apology\u003c/a> in which the state of California recognized and accepted responsibility for the harms of slavery and its enduring legacy, including systemic structures of discrimination, and pledged to restore and repair affected communities with actions beyond the apology itself.[aside postID=news_12059600 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/CaliforniaReparationsGetty.jpg']This acknowledgment is an essential step towards reparations, signaling the state’s commitment to taking concrete actions to make things right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Globally, we have seen the crucial role apologies play in paving the way for comprehensive reparations. In Canada, for example, standing outside the Parliament building in June 2008 when Prime Minister Stephen Harper \u003ca href=\"https://nctr.ca/exhibits/indian-residential-school-apology/\">apologized\u003c/a> for Indian Residential Schools and its assimilationist policy designed to “kill the Indian in the child,” I witnessed the impact it had on the members of different tribal nations present — and how it spurred the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and ongoing efforts to achieve comprehensive reparations for Indigenous Canadians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking beyond our borders underscores that reparations require many steps and iterations. In Chile, it took over 30 years of negotiations and several rounds of legislation to implement reparations through health care benefits, pension plans, educational scholarships and other measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the U.S., it took nearly 50 years of advocacy for reparations for Japanese Americans to become a reality. After Congress and President Jimmy Carter established the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment in 1980, it took almost a decade before President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act in 1988, leading to the first payment being issued in 1990.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037638\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march in support of reparations for African people in Oakland on Oct. 16, 2021, organized by the Uhuru Movement. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Considering that the country’s violations against Black Americans spanned more than 400 years, it will take more than one or two legislative cycles to redress and repair these harms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While this work takes time, those whose rights have been and continue to be violated deserve to see meaningful changes now. We all share a responsibility to make this journey — this process — reparatory itself by staying unified, respectful and focused on progress. In this political landscape, all eyes are on California and Newsom. His follow-through on the commitment he made in 2021 when he convened the task force is pivotal to the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By leading by example, he can continue to distinguish himself by guiding a reparatory process that unites and makes reparations both common sense and commonplace. 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After Congress and President Jimmy Carter established the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment in 1980, it took almost a decade before President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act in 1988, leading to the first payment being issued in 1990.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037638\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/011_Oakland_ReparationsMarch_10162021_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators march in support of reparations for African people in Oakland on Oct. 16, 2021, organized by the Uhuru Movement. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Considering that the country’s violations against Black Americans spanned more than 400 years, it will take more than one or two legislative cycles to redress and repair these harms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While this work takes time, those whose rights have been and continue to be violated deserve to see meaningful changes now. We all share a responsibility to make this journey — this process — reparatory itself by staying unified, respectful and focused on progress. In this political landscape, all eyes are on California and Newsom. His follow-through on the commitment he made in 2021 when he convened the task force is pivotal to the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By leading by example, he can continue to distinguish himself by guiding a reparatory process that unites and makes reparations both common sense and commonplace. Together, we can — and we will — build a more just and equitable society for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060425\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg.jpeg 250w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/Virginie-Ladisch-head-shot.jpg-160x160.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virginie Ladisch\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Virginie Ladisch is senior director of state and local initiatives at \u003ca href=\"https://www.liberationventures.org/\">Liberation Ventures\u003c/a>, a field catalyst in the U.S. movement for reparations for slavery and its legacies. 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"content": "\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059890/kaiser-strike-hits-several-bay-area-locations-as-thousands-walk-off-the-job\">tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care employees\u003c/a> approach the end of a five-day, multi-state walkout on Sunday, both sides said they’ll return to the bargaining table over the central dispute: how much of the union’s pay-hike demands the nonprofit’s executives will agree to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stakes are high for Kaiser, the \u003ca href=\"https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/expertise-and-impact/public-policy/our-impact/news-perspectives-on-public-policy-california#:~:text=Kaiser%20Permanente%20was%20founded%20in,with%20many%20top%2Drated%20hospitals.\">largest private employer\u003c/a> in the state. The national contract, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059551/california-kaiser-health-care-workers-reaching-breaking-point-set-to-strike-next-week\">months in negotiation\u003c/a> with the Alliance of Healthcare Unions, covers nearly 61,000 nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and other frontline workers — about a third of Kaiser’s workforce — though roughly a quarter of those represented declined to go on strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say the organization must tread carefully in talks amid rising costs and economic headwinds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We remain committed to reaching an agreement, if possible, that provides strong wage increases that are sustainable while balancing our obligation to deliver high-quality care that remains affordable,” Kaiser said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two sides appear close on paper. The Alliance seeks a 25% wage boost over four years for employees, it said are underpaid. Kaiser, which maintains that workers already earn above-market wages, has drawn the line at 21.5%. The difference, which adds up to roughly $300 million a year in salary costs, is what Kaiser said could force it to raise rates among its 12.6 million members, most of them in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the traditional labor-management battle,” said Dr. Robert Pearl, a former top executive at Kaiser who now teaches at Stanford University’s medicine and business schools. “My own view is that’s not the best thing for patients, this strike … It’s a sign of failure to not be able to work together for the good of all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059848\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059848\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers strike outside of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since Tuesday, Kaiser has hired thousands of temporary nurses, clinicians and other staff to minimize disruptions in California, Hawaii and Oregon. In Northern California, only 3% of all appointments, surgeries and procedures were rescheduled, according to Kaiser. Medical centers, offices and pharmacies remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The walkout caused more disruptions in Southern California, temporarily closing pharmacies in Riverside and Ventura Canyon, as well as laboratories and target clinics in San Bernardino and Riverside. The union said dozens of pharmacies were shuttered in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern and other counties. Ambulances were diverted from Kaiser to nearby hospitals in Irvine and San Diego, according to picketers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Temporary nurses and other professionals brought in from across the country posted on social media about being stranded in buses and hotels for many hours. Their staffing company, AMN Healthcare, later apologized over “logistical and communication breakdowns over the last few days [that] created regrettable delays, stress, and confusion for the AMN teams supporting the Kaiser Permanente strike in SoCal,” according to a letter shared with KQED.[aside postID=news_12059890 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-03-KQED-1.jpg']The company did not respond to requests for comment but offered a $1,200 bonus for those who covered out-of-pocket travel or lodging expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Union representatives maintain that Kaiser, which has expanded to other states in recent years, can meet their demands given its profits and an estimated $66 billion in reserves. Workers say colleagues are leaving for better pay and lighter workloads, straining those who remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re sitting on a lot of money. And that money seems to be not meant for their staff that are currently out here today,” said Jeff Cathcart, a nurse anesthetist at Kaiser San Francisco who is in the union’s bargaining team and joined the picket line outside the Oakland Medical Center. “This pay increase is pretty vital.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Union leaders say many workers accepted smaller raises during the pandemic and need to catch up with inflation and the high cost of living. Their latest proposal would boost wages by 9% in the first year, 5% in the second, 7% in the third and 4% in the fourth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Kaiser Permanente can absolutely not only afford it based off of the money they have in the bank and the revenues they have coming in — I would say that Kaiser Permanente cannot afford not to do it,” said Jane Carter, research director for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, the largest of 23 unions in the Alliance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059845\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059845\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers strike outside of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If they want to continue to be the standard bearer and the gold standard of care delivery in this country, then they have to make sure that they pay to get the healthcare professionals that can properly do the care,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaiser’s top Medicare rating fell from five stars in 2023 to 4.5 last year, which the union blames on staffing shortages. The drop matters because five-star plans receive higher government payments and can enroll members for longer each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaiser Permanente was founded in California in 1945. As a nonprofit, Kaiser said it reinvests most of its insurance income into its hospital and clinic operations, instead of generating returns for shareholders as for-profit companies aim to do. Its 3% operating income margin — about $2 billion in the first half of this year — is lower than that of other major health systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes its warning that higher wages could lead to higher consumer costs plausible, said Joanne Spetz, a health economist and labor expert at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t have as much wiggle room as one might think when you look at how large their operating revenue and expenses are,” said Spetz, noting Kaiser’s 2024 operating revenue of $115.8 billion and expenses of $115.2 billion, a \u003ca href=\"https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/news/press-release-archive/kaiser-foundation-health-plan-hospitals-risant-health-report-2024-financial-results\">0.5%\u003c/a> income margin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060095\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers strike outside of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kaiser claims that its $66 billion in reserves are earmarked for employee pensions, building maintenance and other obligations and financial stability. Organizations of its size — with 180,000 employees across eight states and Washington, D.C., should have a financial cushion to weather unexpected challenges, according to Pearl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s say the markets will go into a recession for the next five years. You can’t build the hospitals you need. You can’t buy the machines that you need. So you want to make sure you have reserves,” Pearl said. “If I were the CEO of the whole organization, I would basically say my job is to make sure I never have to compromise care and never tell a worker I can’t pay you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaiser said any wage hikes for Alliance members must come from the operating income, not investments. The union disputes that, accusing Kaiser of hoarding cash while expanding. Kaiser acquired hospital systems in Pennsylvania and North Carolina in recent years and announced an expansion to Nevada next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11963409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11963409\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt='A large modern building with the words \"Kaiser Permanente\" across the top.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Traditionally seen as a West Coast institution, Kaiser is now seeking national influence against competitors such as Amazon, CVS and Walmart, which are spending billions to buy health care companies, according to Pearl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t have a national presence, it’s hard to convince legislators to pass laws that are gonna be better for the members of Kaiser Permanente,” he said. “I don’t mean the providers, I mean the patients of Kaiser Permanente.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The negotiations come as the Trump administration moves to restrict Medicare eligibility and Congress debates whether to renew subsidies central to the current government funding fight. Without them, health insurance prices are expected to rise for lower- and middle-income families. Kaiser could face reduced earnings as consumers drop coverage, Spetz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They might also be concerned that they’re going to have some increased costs that could come from emergency care,” she said. “I suspect that losing revenue because of people dropping health insurance is the much bigger risk for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We remain committed to reaching an agreement, if possible, that provides strong wage increases that are sustainable while balancing our obligation to deliver high-quality care that remains affordable,” Kaiser said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two sides appear close on paper. The Alliance seeks a 25% wage boost over four years for employees, it said are underpaid. Kaiser, which maintains that workers already earn above-market wages, has drawn the line at 21.5%. The difference, which adds up to roughly $300 million a year in salary costs, is what Kaiser said could force it to raise rates among its 12.6 million members, most of them in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the traditional labor-management battle,” said Dr. Robert Pearl, a former top executive at Kaiser who now teaches at Stanford University’s medicine and business schools. “My own view is that’s not the best thing for patients, this strike … It’s a sign of failure to not be able to work together for the good of all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059848\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059848\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers strike outside of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since Tuesday, Kaiser has hired thousands of temporary nurses, clinicians and other staff to minimize disruptions in California, Hawaii and Oregon. In Northern California, only 3% of all appointments, surgeries and procedures were rescheduled, according to Kaiser. Medical centers, offices and pharmacies remain open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The walkout caused more disruptions in Southern California, temporarily closing pharmacies in Riverside and Ventura Canyon, as well as laboratories and target clinics in San Bernardino and Riverside. The union said dozens of pharmacies were shuttered in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern and other counties. Ambulances were diverted from Kaiser to nearby hospitals in Irvine and San Diego, according to picketers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Temporary nurses and other professionals brought in from across the country posted on social media about being stranded in buses and hotels for many hours. Their staffing company, AMN Healthcare, later apologized over “logistical and communication breakdowns over the last few days [that] created regrettable delays, stress, and confusion for the AMN teams supporting the Kaiser Permanente strike in SoCal,” according to a letter shared with KQED.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The company did not respond to requests for comment but offered a $1,200 bonus for those who covered out-of-pocket travel or lodging expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Union representatives maintain that Kaiser, which has expanded to other states in recent years, can meet their demands given its profits and an estimated $66 billion in reserves. Workers say colleagues are leaving for better pay and lighter workloads, straining those who remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re sitting on a lot of money. And that money seems to be not meant for their staff that are currently out here today,” said Jeff Cathcart, a nurse anesthetist at Kaiser San Francisco who is in the union’s bargaining team and joined the picket line outside the Oakland Medical Center. “This pay increase is pretty vital.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Union leaders say many workers accepted smaller raises during the pandemic and need to catch up with inflation and the high cost of living. Their latest proposal would boost wages by 9% in the first year, 5% in the second, 7% in the third and 4% in the fourth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Kaiser Permanente can absolutely not only afford it based off of the money they have in the bank and the revenues they have coming in — I would say that Kaiser Permanente cannot afford not to do it,” said Jane Carter, research director for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, the largest of 23 unions in the Alliance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059845\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059845\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers strike outside of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If they want to continue to be the standard bearer and the gold standard of care delivery in this country, then they have to make sure that they pay to get the healthcare professionals that can properly do the care,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaiser’s top Medicare rating fell from five stars in 2023 to 4.5 last year, which the union blames on staffing shortages. The drop matters because five-star plans receive higher government payments and can enroll members for longer each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaiser Permanente was founded in California in 1945. As a nonprofit, Kaiser said it reinvests most of its insurance income into its hospital and clinic operations, instead of generating returns for shareholders as for-profit companies aim to do. Its 3% operating income margin — about $2 billion in the first half of this year — is lower than that of other major health systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes its warning that higher wages could lead to higher consumer costs plausible, said Joanne Spetz, a health economist and labor expert at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t have as much wiggle room as one might think when you look at how large their operating revenue and expenses are,” said Spetz, noting Kaiser’s 2024 operating revenue of $115.8 billion and expenses of $115.2 billion, a \u003ca href=\"https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/news/press-release-archive/kaiser-foundation-health-plan-hospitals-risant-health-report-2024-financial-results\">0.5%\u003c/a> income margin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060095\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251014-KAISER-STRIKE-START-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers strike outside of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kaiser claims that its $66 billion in reserves are earmarked for employee pensions, building maintenance and other obligations and financial stability. Organizations of its size — with 180,000 employees across eight states and Washington, D.C., should have a financial cushion to weather unexpected challenges, according to Pearl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s say the markets will go into a recession for the next five years. You can’t build the hospitals you need. You can’t buy the machines that you need. So you want to make sure you have reserves,” Pearl said. “If I were the CEO of the whole organization, I would basically say my job is to make sure I never have to compromise care and never tell a worker I can’t pay you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaiser said any wage hikes for Alliance members must come from the operating income, not investments. The union disputes that, accusing Kaiser of hoarding cash while expanding. Kaiser acquired hospital systems in Pennsylvania and North Carolina in recent years and announced an expansion to Nevada next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11963409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11963409\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt='A large modern building with the words \"Kaiser Permanente\" across the top.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231004-KAISER-STRIKE-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Traditionally seen as a West Coast institution, Kaiser is now seeking national influence against competitors such as Amazon, CVS and Walmart, which are spending billions to buy health care companies, according to Pearl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you don’t have a national presence, it’s hard to convince legislators to pass laws that are gonna be better for the members of Kaiser Permanente,” he said. “I don’t mean the providers, I mean the patients of Kaiser Permanente.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The negotiations come as the Trump administration moves to restrict Medicare eligibility and Congress debates whether to renew subsidies central to the current government funding fight. Without them, health insurance prices are expected to rise for lower- and middle-income families. Kaiser could face reduced earnings as consumers drop coverage, Spetz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They might also be concerned that they’re going to have some increased costs that could come from emergency care,” she said. “I suspect that losing revenue because of people dropping health insurance is the much bigger risk for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Before you start carving pumpkins and putting on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979698/10-best-bay-area-san-francisco-oakland-san-jose-halloween-events-guide-2025\">your Halloween costume\u003c/a>, check this month’s electricity bill: There may be an extra $58.23 waiting for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This month, most energy users in the state should have received the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/climatecredit\">California Climate Credit\u003c/a> — a sum that shows up in your electricity bill twice a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This program is financed by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055907/california-lawmakers-will-vote-on-extending-the-cap-and-trade-program-and-boosting-grid-reliability\">the state’s Cap-and-Trade program\u003c/a>, which allows major polluters like power plants and oil refineries to release greenhouse gases as long as they buy allowances equivalent to what they emit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how much you actually get from the credit depends on who your electric utility is. PG&E, which covers most of California, gave its customers a $58.23 credit in this month’s utility bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southern California Edison, serving huge swathes of the Inland Empire and the Central Valley, passed on $86 to their ratepayers. And folks in communities near the Oregon border — like Crescent City — qualified for the largest credit amount in the whole state: $174 from Pacific Power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This credit is only distributed twice a year, in April and October. And this year, state officials estimate that residents will receive a combined total of \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/03/18/millions-of-californians-to-get-average-of-137-in-credits-on-their-april-utility-bills-thanks-to-states-climate-program/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">$1.4 billion on their utility bills\u003c/a>. Natural gas customers also received an additional credit back in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What you need to know about the credit that will show up on your PG&E bill this month:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know I received the credit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Look for the electricity bill that you received at the start of October. If you didn’t receive one in your mailbox and you’re a PG&E customer, you can \u003ca href=\"https://myaccount.pge.com/myaccount/s/login/?language=en_US\">check your account balance online\u003c/a> or by calling 1-877-704-8470.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you have your bill handy — either in printed or electronic form — check the upper right corner, under a section titled “Your Account Summary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11972924\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258.jpg\" alt=\"A woman on the phone while looking over her bills.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As of Jan. 1, 2024, PG&E’s new rate hikes went into effect, increasing the average Californian household’s gas and electricity bills by 13%, translating into a monthly increase of $34.50 — or $414 on the year. \u003ccite>(Stock image/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There should be a negative amount labeled as “Electric Adjustments.” This will be subtracted from the sum of the other fees in your bill, like the electricity and gas delivery fees, along with city- or county-level dues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E customers should also see a message directly below their total amount due that reads: “Current charges include a discount of $58.23 for CA Climate Credit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re wondering whether the Climate Credit counts as income for tax purposes, a spokesperson for the California Public Utilities Commission confirmed that it doesn’t. “The Climate Credit is not counted as income, it is part of your utility bill (a bill credit),” they told KQED by email.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if I didn’t receive this credit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The California Climate Credit is automatically delivered to all customers of investor-owned utility companies, and you do not need to do anything to receive these funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public utilities — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, for example — are not part of this program and therefore their ratepayers do not qualify for this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your power is provided by an investor-owned utility, which includes PG&E, you \u003cem>should\u003c/em> have received an amount in your favor for this month’s bill. San Diego Gas & Electric customers, however, received the credit in September.[aside postID=news_12055461 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250509-BeniciaRefinery-31-BL_qed.jpg']But if this credit did not get to you at all, state officials recommend you first contact your utility directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is because your utility can directly access your records, tell you whether you’re receiving the credit, and correct any errors directly,” stated the California Public Utilities Commission, which manages the program, on its website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The customer service lines for the state’s privately owned utilities are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>PG&E: 1-877-660-6789\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SCE: 1-800-655-4555\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SDG&E: 1-800-411-7343\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Liberty Utilities: 1-800-782-2506\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pacific Power: 1-888-221-7070\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the CPUC suggested you can also call the CPUC directly (1-800-649-7570) if you don’t see this credit in your monthly bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are unable to contact your utility’s customer service team — or they have, and they couldn’t help you — and you still have not received your Climate Credit, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/consumer-support/file-a-complaint/utility-complaint\">file a complaint directly with the CPUC\u003c/a>. Keep in mind that this is an informal complaint and a CPUC caseworker will step in to mediate between you and your utility.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if I live in an apartment building with a ‘master meter’?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If your landlord or building management company is the one that manages the electricity bills for your apartment, you should still get your share of the credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024802\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024802\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Electric lines run overhead of the East Campus housing development of California State University, Monterey Bay in Marina, California, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. PG&E canceled an ambitious plan to electrify the East Campus housing development at a community scale. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=739.5.&lawCode=PUC\">state rules\u003c/a>, your landlord is obligated to pass on any state rebates to individual submetered customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are unsure that your building owner passed on the credit, you can request they provide you with an itemized statement that includes your billing rate and the total charges for the billing period, which should include the most recent Climate Credit amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will I get this credit forever?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When it was first created, the state’s Cap-and-Trade program was originally scheduled to end in 2030. But lawmakers reached a deal last month \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055907/california-lawmakers-will-vote-on-extending-the-cap-and-trade-program-and-boosting-grid-reliability\">extending it to 2045 \u003c/a>—which also extended the Climate Credit, financed by what major polluters pay the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are very supportive of cap-and-trade, with Newsom calling it a critical part of California’s transition \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055907/california-lawmakers-will-vote-on-extending-the-cap-and-trade-program-and-boosting-grid-reliability\">to a greener economy\u003c/a>. Extending cap-and-trade, Newsom said, “will save money on your electric bills, stabilize gas supply, and slash toxic air pollution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11402283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11402283\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas.jpg\" alt=\"It's an open question whether cap and trade can survive a bruising political battle and the likelihood of tacking on more to the price of gas at the pump.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1265\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-800x527.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-1020x672.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-1180x777.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-960x633.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-240x158.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-375x247.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-520x343.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">It’s an open question whether cap and trade can survive a bruising political battle and the likelihood of tacking on more to the price of gas at the pump. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since the Climate Credit began in 2014, the amount individual customers receive each year has consistently increased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans — a minority in both chambers of the state Legislature — argue that cap-and-trade raises the costs for all residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A February report from the \u003ca href=\"https://calepa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-ANNUAL-REPORT-OF-THE-IEMAC-final.pdf\">Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee\u003c/a> did find that the program \u003cem>has\u003c/em> increased gas costs statewide by about 26 cents per gallon, but the effect on electricity rates has been minimal, as the state’s grid isn’t very carbon-intensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from The Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Before you start carving pumpkins and putting on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979698/10-best-bay-area-san-francisco-oakland-san-jose-halloween-events-guide-2025\">your Halloween costume\u003c/a>, check this month’s electricity bill: There may be an extra $58.23 waiting for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This month, most energy users in the state should have received the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/climatecredit\">California Climate Credit\u003c/a> — a sum that shows up in your electricity bill twice a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This program is financed by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055907/california-lawmakers-will-vote-on-extending-the-cap-and-trade-program-and-boosting-grid-reliability\">the state’s Cap-and-Trade program\u003c/a>, which allows major polluters like power plants and oil refineries to release greenhouse gases as long as they buy allowances equivalent to what they emit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how much you actually get from the credit depends on who your electric utility is. PG&E, which covers most of California, gave its customers a $58.23 credit in this month’s utility bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southern California Edison, serving huge swathes of the Inland Empire and the Central Valley, passed on $86 to their ratepayers. And folks in communities near the Oregon border — like Crescent City — qualified for the largest credit amount in the whole state: $174 from Pacific Power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This credit is only distributed twice a year, in April and October. And this year, state officials estimate that residents will receive a combined total of \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/03/18/millions-of-californians-to-get-average-of-137-in-credits-on-their-april-utility-bills-thanks-to-states-climate-program/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">$1.4 billion on their utility bills\u003c/a>. Natural gas customers also received an additional credit back in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What you need to know about the credit that will show up on your PG&E bill this month:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know I received the credit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Look for the electricity bill that you received at the start of October. If you didn’t receive one in your mailbox and you’re a PG&E customer, you can \u003ca href=\"https://myaccount.pge.com/myaccount/s/login/?language=en_US\">check your account balance online\u003c/a> or by calling 1-877-704-8470.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you have your bill handy — either in printed or electronic form — check the upper right corner, under a section titled “Your Account Summary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11972924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11972924\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258.jpg\" alt=\"A woman on the phone while looking over her bills.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1032614258-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As of Jan. 1, 2024, PG&E’s new rate hikes went into effect, increasing the average Californian household’s gas and electricity bills by 13%, translating into a monthly increase of $34.50 — or $414 on the year. \u003ccite>(Stock image/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There should be a negative amount labeled as “Electric Adjustments.” This will be subtracted from the sum of the other fees in your bill, like the electricity and gas delivery fees, along with city- or county-level dues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E customers should also see a message directly below their total amount due that reads: “Current charges include a discount of $58.23 for CA Climate Credit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re wondering whether the Climate Credit counts as income for tax purposes, a spokesperson for the California Public Utilities Commission confirmed that it doesn’t. “The Climate Credit is not counted as income, it is part of your utility bill (a bill credit),” they told KQED by email.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if I didn’t receive this credit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The California Climate Credit is automatically delivered to all customers of investor-owned utility companies, and you do not need to do anything to receive these funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public utilities — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, for example — are not part of this program and therefore their ratepayers do not qualify for this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your power is provided by an investor-owned utility, which includes PG&E, you \u003cem>should\u003c/em> have received an amount in your favor for this month’s bill. San Diego Gas & Electric customers, however, received the credit in September.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But if this credit did not get to you at all, state officials recommend you first contact your utility directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is because your utility can directly access your records, tell you whether you’re receiving the credit, and correct any errors directly,” stated the California Public Utilities Commission, which manages the program, on its website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The customer service lines for the state’s privately owned utilities are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>PG&E: 1-877-660-6789\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SCE: 1-800-655-4555\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>SDG&E: 1-800-411-7343\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Liberty Utilities: 1-800-782-2506\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pacific Power: 1-888-221-7070\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the CPUC suggested you can also call the CPUC directly (1-800-649-7570) if you don’t see this credit in your monthly bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are unable to contact your utility’s customer service team — or they have, and they couldn’t help you — and you still have not received your Climate Credit, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/consumer-support/file-a-complaint/utility-complaint\">file a complaint directly with the CPUC\u003c/a>. Keep in mind that this is an informal complaint and a CPUC caseworker will step in to mediate between you and your utility.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if I live in an apartment building with a ‘master meter’?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If your landlord or building management company is the one that manages the electricity bills for your apartment, you should still get your share of the credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024802\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024802\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250127_CSUMB-Electricity_DB_00471-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Electric lines run overhead of the East Campus housing development of California State University, Monterey Bay in Marina, California, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. PG&E canceled an ambitious plan to electrify the East Campus housing development at a community scale. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=739.5.&lawCode=PUC\">state rules\u003c/a>, your landlord is obligated to pass on any state rebates to individual submetered customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are unsure that your building owner passed on the credit, you can request they provide you with an itemized statement that includes your billing rate and the total charges for the billing period, which should include the most recent Climate Credit amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will I get this credit forever?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When it was first created, the state’s Cap-and-Trade program was originally scheduled to end in 2030. But lawmakers reached a deal last month \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055907/california-lawmakers-will-vote-on-extending-the-cap-and-trade-program-and-boosting-grid-reliability\">extending it to 2045 \u003c/a>—which also extended the Climate Credit, financed by what major polluters pay the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are very supportive of cap-and-trade, with Newsom calling it a critical part of California’s transition \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055907/california-lawmakers-will-vote-on-extending-the-cap-and-trade-program-and-boosting-grid-reliability\">to a greener economy\u003c/a>. Extending cap-and-trade, Newsom said, “will save money on your electric bills, stabilize gas supply, and slash toxic air pollution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11402283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11402283\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas.jpg\" alt=\"It's an open question whether cap and trade can survive a bruising political battle and the likelihood of tacking on more to the price of gas at the pump.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1265\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-800x527.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-1020x672.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-1180x777.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-960x633.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-240x158.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-375x247.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/04/PumpingGas-520x343.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">It’s an open question whether cap and trade can survive a bruising political battle and the likelihood of tacking on more to the price of gas at the pump. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since the Climate Credit began in 2014, the amount individual customers receive each year has consistently increased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans — a minority in both chambers of the state Legislature — argue that cap-and-trade raises the costs for all residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A February report from the \u003ca href=\"https://calepa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-ANNUAL-REPORT-OF-THE-IEMAC-final.pdf\">Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee\u003c/a> did find that the program \u003cem>has\u003c/em> increased gas costs statewide by about 26 cents per gallon, but the effect on electricity rates has been minimal, as the state’s grid isn’t very carbon-intensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from The Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>“No Kings” protests large and small, are planned across the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area’s nine counties\u003c/a> on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers said the Trump administration’s threats to immigrants’ rights, health care coverage and the First Amendment are just some of the issues galvanizing protesters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They expect larger crowds — and more gatherings — than the\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\"> first “No Kings” event on June 14\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nationally, more than 2,500 protests are expected to take place on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is, I think, an increasing awareness by the general public that the Trump atrocities are not slowing down, they’re not going away,” IdaRose Sylvester, a Silicon Valley organizer and founder of Together We Will, told KQED. She will join activists across the South Bay at protests taking place at 16 intersections along eight miles of El Camino Real.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why are people protesting?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While the protests are framed as a broad rejection of President Donald Trump’s presidency, organizers cited the ramp-up of immigration enforcement, cuts to essential services like nutrition assistance and health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are very concerned with immigration status. We’re concerned with the billionaires that seem to think, along with Trump, that they can run this country. We’re concerned with working families with collective bargaining rights for unions,” said Diane McClure, vice president of National Nurses United, the largest union representing registered nurses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044487\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044487\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250614_NOKINGSOAKLAND_GC-44-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many in the Bay Area are also responding to Trump’s recent threats to send \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060033/trump-calls-out-san-francisco-as-next-target-for-national-guard-deployment\">National Guard Troops to San Francisco\u003c/a>. The concern followed comments Trump made at the White House in an Oct. 15 meeting with FBI Director Kash Patel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump called San Francisco “a mess” and said he is encouraging his administration to consider the city for future federal law enforcement interventions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Seeing what’s happening in Chicago, what’s happened in LA, the blowing up of ships in Venezuela — everything is just sending us lots and lots of people to attend,” said Patty Hoyt, one of the organizers of the Marin County “No Kings” rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alongside the slogan “No Kings,” many of the Bay Area protests will be promoting a “Yes on Prop. 50” message. The measure seeks to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053140/california-lawmakers-pass-redistricting-plan-now-it-heads-to-voters\">redraw current congressional maps\u003c/a> to favor Democrats in hopes of winning back the House of Representatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where can I find my local ‘No Kings’ protests?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Protests are planned across the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In San Francisco \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protest attendees will start gathering at\u003ca href=\"https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/CsNAC73Al2SyRmR7TRuDuoVPEu?domain=maps.app.goo.gl\"> Sue Bierman Park\u003c/a> at 1:30 p.m. The march will begin at 2 p.m., moving down Market Street toward\u003ca href=\"https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/JEY_C829m0uQkjk4szCPuyLm3Q?domain=maps.app.goo.gl\"> Civic Center Plaza\u003c/a>. The rally will take place at the Civic Center Plaza from 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In the Tri-Valley area \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents are gathering in Pleasanton from 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. at the park at Hopyard Road and Valley Avenue.[aside postID=news_12044545 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2219709001-2000x1333.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In the North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some protesters will meet at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall lot at 10:30 a.m. in San Rafael. In Santa Rosa, two marches sponsored by Indivisible Sonoma County will start from Santa Rosa Junior College at 9 a.m. and from Julliard Park at 10 a.m. Both will end at Doyle Park at 11 a.m., where organizers and state Sen. 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Still, the march is anticipated to bring thousands onto Market Street, the city’s main artery, where a 69-year-old marcher \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045304/tesla-driver-charged-with-running-into-69-year-old-no-kings-protester-in-sf\">was run over by a Tesla\u003c/a> during the last “No Kings” protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahead of the weekend protest, the city’s Department of Emergency Management said it will closely monitor 911 call volume, EMS availability and police and fire resources. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has coordinated transit reroutes throughout the city, which will impact multiple lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie walks with Captain Liza Johansen, from the Mission Police Station, and Santiago Lerma, with the Department of Emergency Management, during a public safety walk in San Francisco’s Mission District on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Police Department Deputy Chief Derrick Lew said at a Friday press conference that all public safety departments “will be fully staffed and ready for anything that may occur.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public officials encouraged protesters to exercise their right to protest — peacefully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will always, always protect the right to free speech and peaceful protests … But I also wanna be very clear,” said San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie. “We will not tolerate any violent or destructive behavior, whether it’s directed at an attendee or one of our local businesses or one of our members of law enforcement. If you commit an act of violence, you will be arrested.”[aside postID=news_12060033 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/250609-LuriePresser-04-BL_qed.jpg']Organizers said they are coordinating with city officials to keep the protests peaceful — even family-friendly. In Pleasanton, the “No Kings” event will feature an art-making station, a playlist of songs of dissent and opportunities for people to show off their homemade protest signs. Costumes are encouraged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michele Brynjulson, an organizer and member of Indivisible Tri-Valley, formed after the 2024 election, said she’s seen the “No Kings” movement grow over the past year, both nationally and locally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of us protested in the ’60s, a lot of us are retired,” she said. “But outreach to the local high schools and community colleges in the area has gotten the young people involved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking at the map of Saturday’s events, even in just the East Bay, she said, “It seems like we have about double the amount of protest rallies that we had before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hoyt said Marin County drew about 6,000 people in June and expects even more this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have to thank the right wing for calling it a ‘hate America rally,’ because we’re just getting more and more people signing up to attend,” Hoyt said, referring to comments by House Speaker Mike Johnson. “Really, it’s nothing about hating America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Amanda Hernandez and \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/emanoukian\">\u003cem>Elize Manoukian\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Outside his tent, among the dead leaves and saplings, Eric Adams keeps a neat stack of bags stuffed with garbage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just try to pick it up and try to do the best that I can,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adams is one of twenty-some people who live on a wooded strip of land tucked between a freeway and a busy street in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/el-sobrante\">El Sobrante\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 48-year-old keeps his patch tidy, but all around him the ground is strewn with plastic bags, food wrappers, even a mattress and a tire. He’s so fed up that he’s started confronting his neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m like, ‘This is nasty,’” he said. “‘I don’t want to pick up this mess for you to throw it all back.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adams doesn’t just pick up garbage. He pulls debris from the creek nearby and yanks out invasive ivy, “because I enjoy it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He wasn’t always like this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought I would give a damn,” he said. “I’m aware now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044675\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044675\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program remove English Ivy, an invasive species, along Pinole Creek, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That changed after Adams joined a pilot program teaching unhoused residents ecological literacy and creek restoration. It’s a novel approach to addressing the environmental harms brought on by the growing number of people setting up camp along creeks and canals as homelessness surges in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eight-week program was put on this summer by the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/sos-richmond-housing-crisis-california-homelessness/\">Safe Organized Spaces Richmond\u003c/a> and a pair of researchers. It’s part of \u003ca href=\"https://pasternack.ucdavis.edu/research/projects/stream-side-encampments\">a larger study\u003c/a> examining the intersection of homelessness, climate change, and urban streams across the Bay Area’s nine counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The researchers estimate 10% of California’s unhoused population — about 18,700 people — lives along waterways. In the absence of enough affordable housing and shelter, it feels like the best of bad options for many.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044669 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign reading “Pinole Creek don’t trash it” is posted by Pinole Creek in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People like to be along streams because they’re out of sight, out of mind,” said Costanza Rampini, an environmental studies professor at San José State University and one of the study leads. She and her students interviewed more than 300 people living along waterways. “They’re not on our sidewalks where they’re going to be confronted more with local residents, with local law enforcement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s even more true since cities started cracking down on encampments last year. But people are also seeking out water for drinking, bathing and washing clothes, and for shade and softer ground to sleep on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problem is it’s polluting the water,” said Eileen White, executive officer of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. “We want to protect our waterways, for the beauty, for the environment, for the wildlife.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Stewards of their streams\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The pilot program Adams joined was designed to test whether encampment residents could become partners in protecting streams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rampini’s hope is that the program can benefit the environment while improving people’s well-being and helping them stabilize their lives. “Can we provide opportunities for them to maybe make some income and feel a sense of usefulness and agency?” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronnie Walker, a participant of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program, pulls out English Ivy, an invasive species, along Pinole Creek in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On a Friday afternoon this summer, Adams and a group of unhoused and formerly homeless men and women gathered along a stream behind the Pinole Library. They had just finished a class on erosion control and were putting it into practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Standing in the shade of tall trees, they trimmed willow branches into stakes and hammered them into the soil to stabilize the banks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ooh! This is the kid in me now,” Adams said, scrambling down to the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knee-deep in the creek, he and classmates Brianni Peters and Ronnie Walker scouted spots to drive the stakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hey, Eric! Look where I put mine,” Peters shouted. “I did it!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044674\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianni Peters, a participant of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program, right, speaks during a classroom session, outside of the Pinole Library, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They laughed as water splashed into Walker’s boots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My bad!” Adams said with a mischievous grin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m having fun, man,” Walker said. “I’m here for the journey.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group has also learned about steelhead trout and their habitat, studied invasive and native plants, and practiced other restoration techniques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like I’m halfway a botanist right now,” said Walker, who’s 36 and has been homeless for three years. “I love the environment. I love being outside.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A dire need for cleanups\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As more encampments spring up along streams and canals, trash, human waste and chemicals are taking a toll on water quality, drawing pressure from regulators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nowhere in the Bay Area is this challenge more evident than in San José, where \u003ca href=\"https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14775079&GUID=75AEB53E-EE69-472A-AF32-C23354EC09CA\">at least 1,200 people\u003c/a> were living along streams earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program remove English Ivy, an invasive species, along Pinole Creek, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was just unmanageable,” said Rajani Nair, deputy director of the Watershed Protection Division of the city’s Environmental Services Department. “The best solution was really to ensure these encampments are not living in the waterways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under pressure from regulators, the \u003ca href=\"https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7652910&GUID=D042E67C-69C8-4595-9BD6-00019551F223&Options=&Search=\">city cleared encampments\u003c/a> from 16 miles of waterways last fiscal year. Workers hauled away almost 2,000 tons of trash and set up no-encampment zones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It cost the city nearly $64 million, including the cost of building new shelters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials say their efforts have led to healthier streams. But despite new shelter investments, there are still \u003ca href=\"https://news.santaclaracounty.gov/county-santa-clara-releases-preliminary-results-2025-point-time-homeless-count\">far more unsheltered people\u003c/a> than \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-has-1-shelter-bed-for-every-3-homeless-people/\">beds in San José\u003c/a> and across the state. And, advocates say, what is available doesn’t work for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For some, the city’s tiny homes, motel shelters and sanctioned campgrounds offer a welcome alternative to creekside life. For others, giving up their belongings for a short-term placement is a losing bet, said Tristia Bauman, directing attorney of housing at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. “There are also many people who are in far worse situations, who will be far less able to be self-sufficient, who lost a lot of money and lost a lot of trust in the system,” Bauman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044668\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Gelfand, Habitat Restoration Manager at Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, center, leads a classroom session for Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program participants, outside of the Pinole Library, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As long as that’s the case, the researchers say people will find their way back to waterways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are voting with their feet where they want to be,” UC Davis hydrology professor and study co-lead Greg Pasternack said. That’s why he and Rampini are looking for a way to work with encampment residents where they are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to find a way that the environmental goals of our society and the social goals of our society can coexist,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a scientist who’s spent nearly three decades working in environmental restoration, Pasternack admits he didn’t always see things this way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve dedicated my life — made major sacrifices — to try to help support the environment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The time he’s spent studying encampments and talking with the people who live in them, shifted his perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t look at the suffering of people and say that we should just ignore that, that the stream in and of itself is more important,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Restoration as recovery\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There’s plenty of evidence that spending time in nature improves mental and physical health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, Rampini pointed out, “We haven’t really extended that idea to people experiencing homelessness, who may actually be dealing with … more mental and physical health issues than a majority of housed folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the goal isn’t to turn restoration into a career track out of homelessness, but to test whether it can be beneficial for those living along waterways and at the fringes of society.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044670\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program do a group activity during a classroom session, outside of the Pinole Library, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Walker and Adams say it has.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought in a million years I’d be out here doing what I’m doing now. It’s so surreal. And it’s so relaxing,” Adams said. “There are a lot of things that went on in my lifetime, and I just get to sit here and just think about it and realize everything’s not all that bad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few years ago, Adams said he was working as a substitute teacher. He has a college degree, a teenage son and he had a partner. Then his life unraveled. He said he got shot, his relationship fell apart, and he lost his closest family members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I lost my crutch, my grandmother, and I lost my dad, who was my best friend,” he said. His father had himself been homeless for much of Adams’ life.[aside postID=news_12054270 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250820-HOUSINGFIRST_02100_TV-KQED.jpg']After his father’s death, Adams began spending more time on the streets with people who’d known him. He went from couch surfing to sleeping in his car to pitching a tent. He stopped working, and his drug problem got worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I literally just gave up. I sat down,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After five years of homelessness and often-debilitating depression, he said the creek restoration program has given him motivation again. He was one of three participants kept on after the initial training and now earns $19 an hour doing part-time restoration work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They saw something inside of us, regardless of our living situation,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the part-time work isn’t enough to get Adams out of his tent. But it’s given him something else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like I got a purpose now in life,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adams said he wants to keep learning ecology. He knows jobs in the field aren’t easy to come by, but if he could, he’d work full-time for the county conservation district — restoring the same creek he lives beside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want this to be my creek,” he said. “I want to take pride in cleaning up this creek.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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He pulls debris from the creek nearby and yanks out invasive ivy, “because I enjoy it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He wasn’t always like this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought I would give a damn,” he said. “I’m aware now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044675\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044675\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-34-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program remove English Ivy, an invasive species, along Pinole Creek, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That changed after Adams joined a pilot program teaching unhoused residents ecological literacy and creek restoration. It’s a novel approach to addressing the environmental harms brought on by the growing number of people setting up camp along creeks and canals as homelessness surges in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eight-week program was put on this summer by the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/sos-richmond-housing-crisis-california-homelessness/\">Safe Organized Spaces Richmond\u003c/a> and a pair of researchers. It’s part of \u003ca href=\"https://pasternack.ucdavis.edu/research/projects/stream-side-encampments\">a larger study\u003c/a> examining the intersection of homelessness, climate change, and urban streams across the Bay Area’s nine counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The researchers estimate 10% of California’s unhoused population — about 18,700 people — lives along waterways. In the absence of enough affordable housing and shelter, it feels like the best of bad options for many.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044669 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign reading “Pinole Creek don’t trash it” is posted by Pinole Creek in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People like to be along streams because they’re out of sight, out of mind,” said Costanza Rampini, an environmental studies professor at San José State University and one of the study leads. She and her students interviewed more than 300 people living along waterways. “They’re not on our sidewalks where they’re going to be confronted more with local residents, with local law enforcement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s even more true since cities started cracking down on encampments last year. But people are also seeking out water for drinking, bathing and washing clothes, and for shade and softer ground to sleep on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problem is it’s polluting the water,” said Eileen White, executive officer of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. “We want to protect our waterways, for the beauty, for the environment, for the wildlife.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Stewards of their streams\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The pilot program Adams joined was designed to test whether encampment residents could become partners in protecting streams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rampini’s hope is that the program can benefit the environment while improving people’s well-being and helping them stabilize their lives. “Can we provide opportunities for them to maybe make some income and feel a sense of usefulness and agency?” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronnie Walker, a participant of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program, pulls out English Ivy, an invasive species, along Pinole Creek in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On a Friday afternoon this summer, Adams and a group of unhoused and formerly homeless men and women gathered along a stream behind the Pinole Library. They had just finished a class on erosion control and were putting it into practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Standing in the shade of tall trees, they trimmed willow branches into stakes and hammered them into the soil to stabilize the banks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ooh! This is the kid in me now,” Adams said, scrambling down to the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knee-deep in the creek, he and classmates Brianni Peters and Ronnie Walker scouted spots to drive the stakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hey, Eric! Look where I put mine,” Peters shouted. “I did it!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044674\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-31-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianni Peters, a participant of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program, right, speaks during a classroom session, outside of the Pinole Library, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They laughed as water splashed into Walker’s boots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My bad!” Adams said with a mischievous grin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m having fun, man,” Walker said. “I’m here for the journey.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group has also learned about steelhead trout and their habitat, studied invasive and native plants, and practiced other restoration techniques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like I’m halfway a botanist right now,” said Walker, who’s 36 and has been homeless for three years. “I love the environment. I love being outside.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A dire need for cleanups\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As more encampments spring up along streams and canals, trash, human waste and chemicals are taking a toll on water quality, drawing pressure from regulators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nowhere in the Bay Area is this challenge more evident than in San José, where \u003ca href=\"https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14775079&GUID=75AEB53E-EE69-472A-AF32-C23354EC09CA\">at least 1,200 people\u003c/a> were living along streams earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044671\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-18-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program remove English Ivy, an invasive species, along Pinole Creek, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was just unmanageable,” said Rajani Nair, deputy director of the Watershed Protection Division of the city’s Environmental Services Department. “The best solution was really to ensure these encampments are not living in the waterways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under pressure from regulators, the \u003ca href=\"https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7652910&GUID=D042E67C-69C8-4595-9BD6-00019551F223&Options=&Search=\">city cleared encampments\u003c/a> from 16 miles of waterways last fiscal year. Workers hauled away almost 2,000 tons of trash and set up no-encampment zones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It cost the city nearly $64 million, including the cost of building new shelters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials say their efforts have led to healthier streams. But despite new shelter investments, there are still \u003ca href=\"https://news.santaclaracounty.gov/county-santa-clara-releases-preliminary-results-2025-point-time-homeless-count\">far more unsheltered people\u003c/a> than \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-has-1-shelter-bed-for-every-3-homeless-people/\">beds in San José\u003c/a> and across the state. And, advocates say, what is available doesn’t work for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For some, the city’s tiny homes, motel shelters and sanctioned campgrounds offer a welcome alternative to creekside life. For others, giving up their belongings for a short-term placement is a losing bet, said Tristia Bauman, directing attorney of housing at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. “There are also many people who are in far worse situations, who will be far less able to be self-sufficient, who lost a lot of money and lost a lot of trust in the system,” Bauman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044668\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Gelfand, Habitat Restoration Manager at Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, center, leads a classroom session for Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program participants, outside of the Pinole Library, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As long as that’s the case, the researchers say people will find their way back to waterways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are voting with their feet where they want to be,” UC Davis hydrology professor and study co-lead Greg Pasternack said. That’s why he and Rampini are looking for a way to work with encampment residents where they are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to find a way that the environmental goals of our society and the social goals of our society can coexist,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a scientist who’s spent nearly three decades working in environmental restoration, Pasternack admits he didn’t always see things this way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve dedicated my life — made major sacrifices — to try to help support the environment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The time he’s spent studying encampments and talking with the people who live in them, shifted his perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t look at the suffering of people and say that we should just ignore that, that the stream in and of itself is more important,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Restoration as recovery\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There’s plenty of evidence that spending time in nature improves mental and physical health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, Rampini pointed out, “We haven’t really extended that idea to people experiencing homelessness, who may actually be dealing with … more mental and physical health issues than a majority of housed folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the goal isn’t to turn restoration into a career track out of homelessness, but to test whether it can be beneficial for those living along waterways and at the fringes of society.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044670\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250616_UNHOUSEDCREEKRESTORATION_GC-14-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the Pinole Creek Unhoused Stewards Pilot Program do a group activity during a classroom session, outside of the Pinole Library, in Pinole on June 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Walker and Adams say it has.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never thought in a million years I’d be out here doing what I’m doing now. It’s so surreal. And it’s so relaxing,” Adams said. “There are a lot of things that went on in my lifetime, and I just get to sit here and just think about it and realize everything’s not all that bad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few years ago, Adams said he was working as a substitute teacher. He has a college degree, a teenage son and he had a partner. Then his life unraveled. He said he got shot, his relationship fell apart, and he lost his closest family members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I lost my crutch, my grandmother, and I lost my dad, who was my best friend,” he said. His father had himself been homeless for much of Adams’ life.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Seven years ago, the first Trump administration triggered \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/06/01/616257822/immigration-rights-activists-protest-trump-administration-child-separation-polic\">global condemnation\u003c/a> when news broke that it was\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/06/19/621065383/what-we-know-family-separation-and-zero-tolerance-at-the-border\"> forcibly separating children\u003c/a> from their families at the U.S.-Mexico Border. The outcry led the administration to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/06/20/621798823/speaker-ryan-plans-immigration-votes-amid-doubts-that-bills-can-pass\">shutter the program\u003c/a>, but thousands of families remained shattered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The American Academy of Pediatrics called the policy “government-sanctioned child abuse.” Physicians who examined statements from many separated parents and children noted that most met the diagnostic criteria for major mental health disorders as a result of their experience at the border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A class-action lawsuit followed, and the Biden administration later \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/documents/ms-l-amended-settlement\">settled the case.\u003c/a> In the settlement agreement, the federal government promised to repair some of the damage by reuniting the families in the U.S. and providing them with a path to asylum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now the second Trump administration is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026959/families-separated-at-the-border-are-protected-by-a-2023-settlement-will-trump-honor-it\">quietly abandoning that promise\u003c/a>, putting thousands of once-separated families at risk of being split up a second time. At least four families have been deported already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the original lawsuit, known as \u003cem>Ms. L. v. ICE\u003c/em>, on behalf of separated families. The ACLU filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday asking for the recently deported families to be returned to the U.S., alleging that at least one of the deportations violated an explicit court order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s only one skirmish in a pitched battle that the ACLU and advocates across the country have been fighting since Trump was reelected. The organization said the settlement agreement is now in danger of unraveling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060144\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12060144 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1403\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-1536x1078.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters stand outside the James A. Musick Facility, a detention center that houses unauthorized immigrants, to protest President Trump’s immigration policies and demand that children be reunited with their families in Irvine on Saturday, June 30, 2018. \u003ccite>(Kevin Sullivan/Orange County Register via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since April, the administration has chipped away at \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> in a series of technical maneuvers that have profoundly impacted families covered by the settlement, according to ACLU filings. Most notably, the government pulled funding for services laid out in the agreement — like help navigating the complex immigration process, assistance with housing and medical costs, and mental health treatment. Defending its actions in court, government lawyers cited the president’s agenda to cut costs and purge contractors with diversity, equity and inclusion policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the services were eventually restored, the families are still facing the consequences of the lapse, and the government has only continued to make things harder for them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite orders from a judge to give \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> class members more time to stay in the country legally while plodding through the asylum process, court filings say the administration has failed to demonstrate that it is doing so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It started off slowly, but now we’re seeing breach after breach” of the settlement agreement, said Lee Gelernt, the ACLU’s lead attorney in the case. “The administration, while claiming the settlement is still in place, is trying to undermine it in various ways that will have the effect of allowing families to be reseparated and deported.”[aside postID=news_12026959 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBP-family-border-1020x680.jpg']It’s not unusual or improper for the government to renegotiate court-ordered settlement agreements, said David Super, an administrative law expert at Georgetown University who has litigated against both Democratic and Republican administrations. But, he said, it’s “extraordinary” for the government to change its policy before receiving permission from the court, as the DOJ has done in \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the government unilaterally stops complying, that’s not negotiation,” he said. “That’s contempt of court.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Justice declined to answer questions about its challenges to the settlement agreement, saying it doesn’t comment on matters that are in litigation. But in hearings before Judge Dana M. Sabraw, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego, DOJ attorneys have maintained that government agencies are “trying to meet their obligations under the settlement agreement,” and that the deportations are legal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Newsroom also asked the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, how it avoids reseparating families that are entitled to protection under the \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ICE does not separate families,” an unnamed DHS spokesperson wrote in an email. “Parents are asked if they want to be removed with their children or ICE will place the children with a safe person the parent designates.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those deported was a mother of five who was detained at a routine ICE check-in, along with her two youngest children, according to an ACLU court filing. The woman, whose family members had been separated during the first Trump presidency, had permission to stay in the United States under the terms of the settlement. She and the toddlers were deported to Honduras anyway, while the rest of their family was left behind in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My two youngest children cry for their father and siblings every day,” the woman, who was identified only by her initials, wrote in a declaration to the court. “It breaks my heart to see them in such pain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The sole purpose of causing them harm’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Upon approving the \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> settlement agreement in December 2023, Sabraw called family separation “one of the most shameful chapters in the history of our country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, the federal government\u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45266\"> rarely separated families\u003c/a> at the border, often allowing them to stay in the country together while they pursued asylum. But soon after Trump took office in 2017, immigration officials began a coordinated effort to apprehend all adults who crossed without authorization, including those with children in tow. While adults were detained and deported, kids — \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/the-weekly/trump-immigration-border-separation-family.html\">some only a few months old\u003c/a> — were placed in federal custody. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/06/19/621065383/what-we-know-family-separation-and-zero-tolerance-at-the-border\">slept on the floors\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/trump-admin-s-tent-cities-cost-more-keeping-migrant-kids-n884871\">makeshift detention centers\u003c/a> and were later sent to other relatives or foster homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11844000\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11844000\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent.jpg\" alt=\"CBP agent detains migrants\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody in 2018 near McAllen, Texas. The families were then sent to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing center for possible separation as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward undocumented immigrants. \u003ccite>(John Moore/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration called the policy “zero tolerance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its rush to scale up the campaign, the government \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/19/politics/undocumented-immigrant-children-not-located-detention-released\">lost track\u003c/a> of which children belonged to which families. Anguished parents were \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/migrant-parents-in-their-own-words-tell-a-judge-whats-like\">kept in the dark\u003c/a> about where immigration officials had taken their kids — and when they could see them again. Families \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/12/16/we-need-take-away-children/zero-accountability-six-years-after-zero-tolerance\">remained separated\u003c/a> for weeks, months, and in some cases even years. As many as 1,000 children, parents and guardians may still be separated today, according to the ACLU, which is struggling to locate and reunite them all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump officials have said, both during and since “zero tolerance,” that the explicit purpose of family separation was to make the crossing so painful that it would discourage other families from trying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pain has lasted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These events caused by the government have integrated into the psyche,” said Alfonso Mercado, a psychologist in South Texas who has done clinical research and consulted as an expert witness in family separation cases at the border. The trauma, he added, makes it difficult for families to function as they struggle to move on with a new life in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11331900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11331900\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol.jpg\" alt=\"Border Patrol agents take Central American immigrants into custody on January 4, 2017 near McAllen, Texas. Thousands of families and unaccompanied children, most from Central America, are crossing the border illegally to request asylum in the U.S. from violence and poverty in their home countries.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Border Patrol agents take Central American immigrants into custody on Jan. 4, 2017, near McAllen, Texas. \u003ccite>(John Moore/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We were intentionally tearing parents and kids from each other with the sole purpose of causing them harm,” said Sara Van Hofwegen of Acacia Center for Justice, the main contractor tasked with providing separated families with legal help. “Part of what the government did through \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> was it promised to help people rebuild their lives and give them a small piece of redress for everything that they went through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In all, the \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> settlement agreement applies to roughly 8,000 people, including close family members who were affected by the separation. California is home to the largest proportion — about 12% — of class members with known addresses, according to Acacia. The organization placed two of its eight contractors in California to manage the heavier caseload.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vast majority of the families came to the U.S. seeking refuge from violence or persecution in their home countries, Van Hofwegen said. But before pursuing asylum cases, attorneys working with families through Acacia’s legal-services contract have helped them establish temporary immigration status and get permission to work, so they can support themselves and not worry about being deported during the asylum process, which can take years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That work ground to a halt with little warning in April, when the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037508/aclu-fights-trump-court-preserve-legal-aid-border-separated-families\">abruptly cut off funding\u003c/a> for Acacia’s legal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rolling back protections\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Pulling the plug on the Acacia contract was only the first of a series of government steps that have made it more difficult for formerly separated families to stay in the U.S., according to the ACLU’s court filings and advocates who provide services to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, for example, the government stopped paying travel expenses for reuniting families. It also lets invoices pile up from an adjudicator who handles disputes about who qualifies for protections. Both services are required under the settlement agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060151\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12060151 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Honduran migrant and his daughter, who are taking part in a caravan heading to the U.S., rest as they wait to cross the border from Ciudad Tecun Uman in Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on Oct. 22, 2018. \u003ccite>(Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The next month, the DOJ let another contract lapse, this one with Oakland-based Seneca Family of Agencies, which provided mental health care, medical copays and general case management for separated families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the ACLU fought to get funding reinstated, some families couldn’t afford medications or access mental health care on their own. Some parents, who should have been flying to reunite with their children, were stuck in their home countries. One of the deported mothers searched for legal help to keep her family in the country, but none was available during the lapse of Acacia’s contract, according to the recent ACLU filing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the M.O.s of the Trump administration in this case has been to wait until there’s almost no time to fix things and then force us to rush into court,” said Gelernt, the ACLU attorney. “But while we’re litigating that issue, there’s this lapse in services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DOJ lawyers defended cutting off the Acacia contract by saying it would be cheaper for the agency to provide some legal services itself and let pro bono lawyers do the rest. The ACLU argued there aren’t enough private lawyers with the willingness and expertise to do that. The Justice Department also told the court that the government had only “temporarily paused” the travel and adjudication payments while officials reviewed the contracts for cost savings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11692190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11692190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/ap_18207644894177-bf4e7bceee939dda2a4262cf80ca6777a3d16a80-e1536865057762.jpg\" alt=\"Asylum seekers line up at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. The ACLU announced today a preliminary agreement with the Trump administration to allow some parents already in the U.S. but separated from their children at the border to apply for asylum.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asylum seekers line up at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sept. 13, 2018. The ACLU announced on Tuesday a preliminary agreement with the Trump administration to allow some parents already in the U.S. but separated from their children at the border to apply for asylum. \u003ccite>(Gregory Bull/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for the checks the government stopped cutting to Seneca, the administration suggested the organization’s efforts to hire a diverse staff may have violated anti-discrimination laws, an allegation that Seneca rejected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We take pride in our compliance with civil rights and employment laws and have received no specific evidence of any violations,” Seneca wrote in a June statement. “Should such information emerge, we would welcome the opportunity to review and address it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In four separate orders throughout the summer, Sabraw found the government was in breach of the settlement agreement by withholding funding for services. After a series of failed attempts to push back, the DOJ finally reinstated the Acacia and Seneca contracts and paid for the other lapsed services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say they welcome the reversal, but don’t expect the government to give up its fight against the settlement agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we’re really grateful that our contract is reinstated and that people are getting services,” Acacia’s Van Hofwegen said, “we’re prepared for ongoing attempts to roll back protections for class members.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘In real jeopardy’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In fact, while Acacia and Seneca scramble to rebuild teams they were forced to lay off during the lapse in services, slog through their backlog of cases and attempt to reach families they’d turned away, the government has continued to undermine the settlement agreement and fight the court on multiple fronts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, it challenged Sabraw’s standing order that requires DHS to notify the ACLU within 24 hours if it detains anyone covered by the settlement agreement, and to provide a list of those already in ICE custody or required to check in with the agency. The DOJ told Sabraw that following the orders would be too “operationally challenging,” and in early September, it appealed them in the 9th Circuit. The case is not scheduled to be heard until December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11868594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11868594\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/ap21089772775412-a8735e2cecb75d66dc4f6b59c06f7845a07e1342-scaled-e1760642201475.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young migrants lie down inside a pod at a Department of Homeland Security holding facility in Donna, Texas, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, on March 30, 2021. The minors are housed by the hundreds in eight pods that are about 3,200 square feet in size. Many of the pods have more than 500 children in them. \u003ccite>(Dario Lopez-Mills/AP/Pool)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the ACLU remains in the dark about how many \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> families are at risk of being swept up by immigration enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone’s entitled to notice and everyone’s entitled to good faith in the exercise of their contractual rights,” Sabraw told DOJ lawyers during a July 17 hearing. “The fear, of course, is that the government is detaining and removing people, and to the extent they fall within the corners of the settlement agreement, it seems to me it would have an obligation, no matter how burdensome, to get it right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The DOJ also recently opened an entirely new objection to the settlement agreement, arguing that noncitizens applying for legal status — including \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> families — should pay hundreds of dollars in fees per person and be required to reapply annually, as laid out in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July. Under the settlement agreement, applying should be free and status should last for three years at a time, according to an ACLU court filing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In declarations filed with the court, legal services providers wrote that nearly 30 people protected by the settlement agreement have already been denied work authorization renewals over the fees, even though Sabraw has not yet ruled on whether they should have to pay. According to one example in the ACLU’s court filings, a family of 10 could not come up with the $2,475 to renew their papers. Several of them have lost their jobs because their work authorization expired during the lapse in legal services.[aside postID=news_12038327 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1020x680.jpg']If the chaos continues, Van Hofwegen said, the added burden of renewing status more often will also tax legal-services providers, delay asylum applications and ultimately eat away at the support the settlement agreement is supposed to provide for separated families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes every piece of this legal process that’s supposed to exist for them harder and harder, with the goal of denying permanency in the U.S. to as many class members as possible,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given the lapse in legal services, Sabraw recently extended deadlines for class members to apply for immigration documents and ordered the government to reinstate their legal status or work authorizations that expired during the stoppage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s unclear if the government has complied with that order, according to the filings. Attorneys advising class members say the administration has not responded to their requests for proof of the extension. Without official documents, the attorneys said, \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> families can’t show they have a right to be in the country if they’re stopped by law enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the administration eventually complies with the court’s orders, say advocates, formerly separated families can only be protected by the settlement agreement if the government is willing to honor it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the work the court did and all the work the parties did over two years to reach this settlement is in real jeopardy,” Gelernt told the court during one of many hearings this summer. “We cannot leave these families drifting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced with \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/californianewsroom\">\u003cem>The California Newsroom\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, a collaboration of public media outlets throughout the state. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now the second Trump administration is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026959/families-separated-at-the-border-are-protected-by-a-2023-settlement-will-trump-honor-it\">quietly abandoning that promise\u003c/a>, putting thousands of once-separated families at risk of being split up a second time. At least four families have been deported already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the original lawsuit, known as \u003cem>Ms. L. v. ICE\u003c/em>, on behalf of separated families. The ACLU filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday asking for the recently deported families to be returned to the U.S., alleging that at least one of the deportations violated an explicit court order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s only one skirmish in a pitched battle that the ACLU and advocates across the country have been fighting since Trump was reelected. The organization said the settlement agreement is now in danger of unraveling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060144\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12060144 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1403\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty2-1536x1078.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters stand outside the James A. Musick Facility, a detention center that houses unauthorized immigrants, to protest President Trump’s immigration policies and demand that children be reunited with their families in Irvine on Saturday, June 30, 2018. \u003ccite>(Kevin Sullivan/Orange County Register via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since April, the administration has chipped away at \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> in a series of technical maneuvers that have profoundly impacted families covered by the settlement, according to ACLU filings. Most notably, the government pulled funding for services laid out in the agreement — like help navigating the complex immigration process, assistance with housing and medical costs, and mental health treatment. Defending its actions in court, government lawyers cited the president’s agenda to cut costs and purge contractors with diversity, equity and inclusion policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the services were eventually restored, the families are still facing the consequences of the lapse, and the government has only continued to make things harder for them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite orders from a judge to give \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> class members more time to stay in the country legally while plodding through the asylum process, court filings say the administration has failed to demonstrate that it is doing so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It started off slowly, but now we’re seeing breach after breach” of the settlement agreement, said Lee Gelernt, the ACLU’s lead attorney in the case. “The administration, while claiming the settlement is still in place, is trying to undermine it in various ways that will have the effect of allowing families to be reseparated and deported.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>It’s not unusual or improper for the government to renegotiate court-ordered settlement agreements, said David Super, an administrative law expert at Georgetown University who has litigated against both Democratic and Republican administrations. But, he said, it’s “extraordinary” for the government to change its policy before receiving permission from the court, as the DOJ has done in \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the government unilaterally stops complying, that’s not negotiation,” he said. “That’s contempt of court.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Justice declined to answer questions about its challenges to the settlement agreement, saying it doesn’t comment on matters that are in litigation. But in hearings before Judge Dana M. Sabraw, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego, DOJ attorneys have maintained that government agencies are “trying to meet their obligations under the settlement agreement,” and that the deportations are legal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Newsroom also asked the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, how it avoids reseparating families that are entitled to protection under the \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ICE does not separate families,” an unnamed DHS spokesperson wrote in an email. “Parents are asked if they want to be removed with their children or ICE will place the children with a safe person the parent designates.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those deported was a mother of five who was detained at a routine ICE check-in, along with her two youngest children, according to an ACLU court filing. The woman, whose family members had been separated during the first Trump presidency, had permission to stay in the United States under the terms of the settlement. She and the toddlers were deported to Honduras anyway, while the rest of their family was left behind in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My two youngest children cry for their father and siblings every day,” the woman, who was identified only by her initials, wrote in a declaration to the court. “It breaks my heart to see them in such pain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The sole purpose of causing them harm’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Upon approving the \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> settlement agreement in December 2023, Sabraw called family separation “one of the most shameful chapters in the history of our country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, the federal government\u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45266\"> rarely separated families\u003c/a> at the border, often allowing them to stay in the country together while they pursued asylum. But soon after Trump took office in 2017, immigration officials began a coordinated effort to apprehend all adults who crossed without authorization, including those with children in tow. While adults were detained and deported, kids — \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/the-weekly/trump-immigration-border-separation-family.html\">some only a few months old\u003c/a> — were placed in federal custody. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/06/19/621065383/what-we-know-family-separation-and-zero-tolerance-at-the-border\">slept on the floors\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/trump-admin-s-tent-cities-cost-more-keeping-migrant-kids-n884871\">makeshift detention centers\u003c/a> and were later sent to other relatives or foster homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11844000\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11844000\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent.jpg\" alt=\"CBP agent detains migrants\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/CBPAgent-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody in 2018 near McAllen, Texas. The families were then sent to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing center for possible separation as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward undocumented immigrants. \u003ccite>(John Moore/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration called the policy “zero tolerance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its rush to scale up the campaign, the government \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/19/politics/undocumented-immigrant-children-not-located-detention-released\">lost track\u003c/a> of which children belonged to which families. Anguished parents were \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/migrant-parents-in-their-own-words-tell-a-judge-whats-like\">kept in the dark\u003c/a> about where immigration officials had taken their kids — and when they could see them again. Families \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/12/16/we-need-take-away-children/zero-accountability-six-years-after-zero-tolerance\">remained separated\u003c/a> for weeks, months, and in some cases even years. As many as 1,000 children, parents and guardians may still be separated today, according to the ACLU, which is struggling to locate and reunite them all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump officials have said, both during and since “zero tolerance,” that the explicit purpose of family separation was to make the crossing so painful that it would discourage other families from trying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pain has lasted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These events caused by the government have integrated into the psyche,” said Alfonso Mercado, a psychologist in South Texas who has done clinical research and consulted as an expert witness in family separation cases at the border. The trauma, he added, makes it difficult for families to function as they struggle to move on with a new life in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11331900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11331900\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol.jpg\" alt=\"Border Patrol agents take Central American immigrants into custody on January 4, 2017 near McAllen, Texas. Thousands of families and unaccompanied children, most from Central America, are crossing the border illegally to request asylum in the U.S. from violence and poverty in their home countries.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/ChildBorderPatrol-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Border Patrol agents take Central American immigrants into custody on Jan. 4, 2017, near McAllen, Texas. \u003ccite>(John Moore/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We were intentionally tearing parents and kids from each other with the sole purpose of causing them harm,” said Sara Van Hofwegen of Acacia Center for Justice, the main contractor tasked with providing separated families with legal help. “Part of what the government did through \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> was it promised to help people rebuild their lives and give them a small piece of redress for everything that they went through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In all, the \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> settlement agreement applies to roughly 8,000 people, including close family members who were affected by the separation. California is home to the largest proportion — about 12% — of class members with known addresses, according to Acacia. The organization placed two of its eight contractors in California to manage the heavier caseload.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vast majority of the families came to the U.S. seeking refuge from violence or persecution in their home countries, Van Hofwegen said. But before pursuing asylum cases, attorneys working with families through Acacia’s legal-services contract have helped them establish temporary immigration status and get permission to work, so they can support themselves and not worry about being deported during the asylum process, which can take years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That work ground to a halt with little warning in April, when the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12037508/aclu-fights-trump-court-preserve-legal-aid-border-separated-families\">abruptly cut off funding\u003c/a> for Acacia’s legal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rolling back protections\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Pulling the plug on the Acacia contract was only the first of a series of government steps that have made it more difficult for formerly separated families to stay in the U.S., according to the ACLU’s court filings and advocates who provide services to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, for example, the government stopped paying travel expenses for reuniting families. It also lets invoices pile up from an adjudicator who handles disputes about who qualifies for protections. Both services are required under the settlement agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060151\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12060151 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/FamilySeparationGetty3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Honduran migrant and his daughter, who are taking part in a caravan heading to the U.S., rest as they wait to cross the border from Ciudad Tecun Uman in Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on Oct. 22, 2018. \u003ccite>(Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The next month, the DOJ let another contract lapse, this one with Oakland-based Seneca Family of Agencies, which provided mental health care, medical copays and general case management for separated families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the ACLU fought to get funding reinstated, some families couldn’t afford medications or access mental health care on their own. Some parents, who should have been flying to reunite with their children, were stuck in their home countries. One of the deported mothers searched for legal help to keep her family in the country, but none was available during the lapse of Acacia’s contract, according to the recent ACLU filing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the M.O.s of the Trump administration in this case has been to wait until there’s almost no time to fix things and then force us to rush into court,” said Gelernt, the ACLU attorney. “But while we’re litigating that issue, there’s this lapse in services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DOJ lawyers defended cutting off the Acacia contract by saying it would be cheaper for the agency to provide some legal services itself and let pro bono lawyers do the rest. The ACLU argued there aren’t enough private lawyers with the willingness and expertise to do that. The Justice Department also told the court that the government had only “temporarily paused” the travel and adjudication payments while officials reviewed the contracts for cost savings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11692190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11692190\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/ap_18207644894177-bf4e7bceee939dda2a4262cf80ca6777a3d16a80-e1536865057762.jpg\" alt=\"Asylum seekers line up at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. The ACLU announced today a preliminary agreement with the Trump administration to allow some parents already in the U.S. but separated from their children at the border to apply for asylum.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asylum seekers line up at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sept. 13, 2018. The ACLU announced on Tuesday a preliminary agreement with the Trump administration to allow some parents already in the U.S. but separated from their children at the border to apply for asylum. \u003ccite>(Gregory Bull/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for the checks the government stopped cutting to Seneca, the administration suggested the organization’s efforts to hire a diverse staff may have violated anti-discrimination laws, an allegation that Seneca rejected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We take pride in our compliance with civil rights and employment laws and have received no specific evidence of any violations,” Seneca wrote in a June statement. “Should such information emerge, we would welcome the opportunity to review and address it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In four separate orders throughout the summer, Sabraw found the government was in breach of the settlement agreement by withholding funding for services. After a series of failed attempts to push back, the DOJ finally reinstated the Acacia and Seneca contracts and paid for the other lapsed services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say they welcome the reversal, but don’t expect the government to give up its fight against the settlement agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we’re really grateful that our contract is reinstated and that people are getting services,” Acacia’s Van Hofwegen said, “we’re prepared for ongoing attempts to roll back protections for class members.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘In real jeopardy’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In fact, while Acacia and Seneca scramble to rebuild teams they were forced to lay off during the lapse in services, slog through their backlog of cases and attempt to reach families they’d turned away, the government has continued to undermine the settlement agreement and fight the court on multiple fronts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, it challenged Sabraw’s standing order that requires DHS to notify the ACLU within 24 hours if it detains anyone covered by the settlement agreement, and to provide a list of those already in ICE custody or required to check in with the agency. The DOJ told Sabraw that following the orders would be too “operationally challenging,” and in early September, it appealed them in the 9th Circuit. The case is not scheduled to be heard until December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11868594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11868594\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/ap21089772775412-a8735e2cecb75d66dc4f6b59c06f7845a07e1342-scaled-e1760642201475.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young migrants lie down inside a pod at a Department of Homeland Security holding facility in Donna, Texas, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, on March 30, 2021. The minors are housed by the hundreds in eight pods that are about 3,200 square feet in size. Many of the pods have more than 500 children in them. \u003ccite>(Dario Lopez-Mills/AP/Pool)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the ACLU remains in the dark about how many \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> families are at risk of being swept up by immigration enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone’s entitled to notice and everyone’s entitled to good faith in the exercise of their contractual rights,” Sabraw told DOJ lawyers during a July 17 hearing. “The fear, of course, is that the government is detaining and removing people, and to the extent they fall within the corners of the settlement agreement, it seems to me it would have an obligation, no matter how burdensome, to get it right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The DOJ also recently opened an entirely new objection to the settlement agreement, arguing that noncitizens applying for legal status — including \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> families — should pay hundreds of dollars in fees per person and be required to reapply annually, as laid out in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If the chaos continues, Van Hofwegen said, the added burden of renewing status more often will also tax legal-services providers, delay asylum applications and ultimately eat away at the support the settlement agreement is supposed to provide for separated families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes every piece of this legal process that’s supposed to exist for them harder and harder, with the goal of denying permanency in the U.S. to as many class members as possible,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given the lapse in legal services, Sabraw recently extended deadlines for class members to apply for immigration documents and ordered the government to reinstate their legal status or work authorizations that expired during the stoppage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s unclear if the government has complied with that order, according to the filings. Attorneys advising class members say the administration has not responded to their requests for proof of the extension. Without official documents, the attorneys said, \u003cem>Ms. L.\u003c/em> families can’t show they have a right to be in the country if they’re stopped by law enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the administration eventually complies with the court’s orders, say advocates, formerly separated families can only be protected by the settlement agreement if the government is willing to honor it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the work the court did and all the work the parties did over two years to reach this settlement is in real jeopardy,” Gelernt told the court during one of many hearings this summer. “We cannot leave these families drifting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced with \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/californianewsroom\">\u003cem>The California Newsroom\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, a collaboration of public media outlets throughout the state. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s just disgraceful that people who are working to serve the public are put in a position where they’re having to rely on food banks to feed themselves or their family. There’s absolutely no excuse for this,” Mudrock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food bank also said it supported around 1,200 federal employees — including TSA officers, Coast Guard, Federal Bureau of Prisons and IRS employees — with groceries during a lapse in federal funding in 2018. Young said the food bank is also prepared for the possibility that the current deadlock could drag on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the things that we saw back in 2018 is that when something continues to go on, the need increases dramatically,” Young said. “So we are absolutely prepared for what we may need to do in the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with food assistance, Mudrock said a prolonged lack of pay could have serious consequences for workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t just go to the company that’s holding your mortgage and say, ‘Well, I’ll probably get a check in like a month or so, maybe, just hold off until then.’ Things don’t work that way,” Mudrock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TSA officials did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12060185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12060185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016_FOODBANKSHUTDOWN-_GH-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016_FOODBANKSHUTDOWN-_GH-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016_FOODBANKSHUTDOWN-_GH-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251016_FOODBANKSHUTDOWN-_GH-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">TSA officers organize cartons of eggs in a breakroom refrigerator at Oakland International Airport on Oct. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Along with TSA officers, Skantz said air traffic controllers with the Federal Aviation Administration and some employees with Customs and Border Protection are also currently working at the airport without pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So far, we’ve been fortunate in that we have not had any significant impacts to airport operations as a result of the shutdown,” Skantz said. “Obviously, we are continuing to monitor the situation closely just to ensure that passengers and cargo are able to pass through OAK safely throughout the shutdown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OAK is one of several airports in the Bay Area that are not playing a video from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming congressional Democrats for the lapse in federal funding, Skantz said earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay,” Noem said in the video.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airport leaders around the country have declined to show the video, fearing it violates state or federal laws prohibiting the use of public resources for political messages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Santa Rosa resident Sean Jennings arrived at Yosemite National Park last week on a weekday during the ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">government shutdown\u003c/a>, he was shocked by how busy the park was: “There were people everywhere,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennings had planned a leaf peeping trip through the Sierra with his daughter Sugar and had reserved one night’s stay in Yosemite itself at Porcupine Flats campground, near Tioga Pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As frequent visitors to national parks, Jennings said he and his daughter were surprised to find bumper-to-bumper traffic, full parking lots and piled-up garbage — especially for a Monday in October. He also reported “a general undercurrent of, I wouldn’t say hostility, but unease” among their fellow visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And on top of it all, when the family pulled into their campground, with no rangers around to check in campground guests and enforce bookings, there was somebody already set up in the spot that they had reserved and paid for weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennings said the person did politely pack up and leave when confronted. But overall, “there was definitely a level of brusqueness” to most of his interactions with other visitors in the park, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970738\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/GettyImages-1846156476-scaled-e1759449061670.jpg\" alt=\"state parks\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A welcome sign is seen at the Yosemite National Park on Dec. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It didn’t feel as welcoming, as open as it has in the past for us,” he said. “It felt disorganized and had sort of a ‘first-come-first-serve,’ ‘screw you’ type of feeling to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">Unlike other national parks\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058508/yes-yosemite-is-open-during-the-shutdown-but-with-lots-of-changes-for-visitors\">Yosemite has remained open during the federal government shutdown\u003c/a>, albeit with a drastically reduced workforce. And more than two weeks in, with many of their workers off the job, \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/news/12059380/should-i-still-visit-yosemite-and-other-questions-about-national-parks-during-the-shutdown\">national parks are starting to feel the effects\u003c/a> of the federal government shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some say reports of unpermitted activity at Yosemite National Park are overblown, others say an uptick in visitors has been significant and noticeable – so much that they’re worried about the long-term effects not just on the park, but on the behavior of future park visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Eerie’ in the Valley\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mark Rose, Sierra Nevada program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, visited Yosemite late last week and said most things appeared normal. For the most part, the bathrooms he saw were clean, and the trash had been taken out, and a volunteer was even on duty as his campground host. But the park had an “eerie” feel, Rose said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It almost felt like you showed up to class and none of the teachers were there,” he said. “I didn’t see a single National Park Service employee — not a single ranger wearing a ranger suit, walking around or helping visitors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059383\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A motorist passes through the Tioga Pass fee station at the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, which is vacant of available employees to collect fees that help fund the park, on the first day of the government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025, in Yosemite National Park, California. \u003ccite>(David McNew/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s because most park rangers, particularly “interpretive rangers” — those that share park information with the public — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057777/government-shutdown-who-affected-bay-area-california-social-security-airports-national-parks-courts-fleet-week-sf\">have been furloughed during the shutdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the interim, volunteers and employees from the nonprofit Yosemite Conservancy are staffing a single welcome center in the Valley. But all other visitor centers and museums, as well as the park entrance kiosks, are closed. There are no ranger programs, no maps being handed out and some Yosemite campgrounds don’t even have a volunteer making sure that reservations are being honored — or that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002429/california-camping-tahoe-yosemite-bears-safety-what-to-do-bear-spray\">people are storing their food away from bears \u003c/a>and other wildlife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many weekend visitors to Yosemite posting \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/Yosemite/comments/1o6mltd/current_state_of_campgrounds/\">to Reddit\u003c/a> reported that, like Rose, they saw nothing out of the ordinary in the park during the shutdown. But nonetheless, Rose said, just one bad actor can have a major impact — and with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910047/yosemite-and-other-ca-national-parks-underfunded-understaffed-this-summer\">staffing already down this year\u003c/a> in national parks, added to President Donald Trump’s threats to cut even more employees during the shutdown, Rose is worried about the bigger picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw before the shutdown and during the shutdown, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/trump-cuts-national-parks.html\">we don’t have adequate levels of staffing\u003c/a> to protect visitors and protect resources,” Rose said. “The concern is the longer this drags on, the more of these impacts we’re going to continue to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Short on staff\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As the shutdown loomed in late September, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058137/government-shutdown-2025-national-parks-planning-memo\">a group of former national parks superintendents sounded the alarm\u003c/a> about the effect that keeping parks open without full staff could have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With so many of their colleagues off the job, the few people deemed essential and still working in Yosemite — including fire and search-and-rescue crews — are under strain. One federal worker in the park, who spoke to KQED on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation and losing their job, said the park has been busy, “like all the time,” since the shutdown, with visitorship more resembling the park’s summer peaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1536x997.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors look up at El Capitan from El Capitan Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California, on May 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There’s nobody to stop them at the gate,” they said. With nobody on duty to collect entrance fees, “everybody knows that it’s free, so they’re just coming.” KQED reached out to Yosemite National Park representatives for comment, but received no response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also still working are law enforcement rangers, essentially the police at parks, but Elisabeth Barton, founding member and CEO of tour company Echo Adventure Cooperative, said they are doing “double duty,” as they attempt to enforce rules that visitors were never apprised of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barton, whose group guides trips in Yosemite and Stanislaus National Forest, described the scene in Yosemite during the last two weeks as “wild.”[aside postID=news_12059380 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251001-NATIONAL-PARKS-SHUTDOWN-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg']Barton said she fears the shutdown has actually attracted a more “aggressive” type of visitor — one that saw that parks would be open but unstaffed, and decided to come anyway. And for some, to take the opportunity to do an activity that’s normally banned or requires a permit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://theoxfordblue.co.uk/why-does-everyone-suddenly-want-to-rock-climb/\">soaring popularity of climbing as a sport\u003c/a>, which is in one of its \u003ca href=\"https://wildlandtrekking.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-rock-climbing-in-yosemite/\">peak seasons\u003c/a> in the park, may explain the lines she’s seen during the shutdown at popular Yosemite routes like “The Nose” of El Capitan, she said. And while you’ll find people doing unpermitted things in the park all year round, Barton said, she thinks people have gotten more bold — \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/15/yosemite-national-park-base-jumpers-government-shutdown/86703269007/\">BASE jumping off cliffs without a permit in broad daylight\u003c/a> and flying drones, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/use-of-unmanned-aircraft-systems-drones-prohibited-in-yosemite-national-park.htm%3Fcmpid%3Dpscau\">an activity that’s banned in national parks\u003c/a> — knowing there aren’t enough staff to enforce the rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of her guiding company have “been trying to do our part and just remind people that [drones are] illegal, and they do not care,” she said. “And they have told us such.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This past weekend felt like the Fourth of July, it was so busy,” the anonymous park worker said — and is especially concerned about the unchecked visitor behavior they’ve witnessed during the shutdown. “There are so many people parked all over the place, parked in the dirt, parked on plants and other resources.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the campgrounds themselves, “there’s definitely been an uptick in people squatting,” they said — just like the Jennings family encountered at Porcupine Flats.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A bad standard\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Yosemite shutdown crowds have Barton feeling “very conflicted,” she said. On the one hand, her co-op’s guiding business, hotel and outdoor shop have thrived during this period. “It’s incredibly beneficial to my company to have the shutdown when it’s happening, because the shoulder season is now busier than it’s ever been,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Barton believes everyone should experience the beauty of national parks, especially those who’ve never been to one before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11740802\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11740802\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS1491_STA_629-e1555526819429.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“But at the same time, I’m seeing unprecedented damage to my park,” she said. And while the number of people actually breaking the rules — intentionally or unintentionally — may be relatively small, Barton worries that bad actors are setting a particularly bad example for those first-time visitors, who may build undesirable habits and cause damage at parks in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a standard being set for a national park visitor — the folks who would never dare pull a drone out of their vehicle because it’s just against the rules and they know it,” she said. “While they’re in the park, they’re seeing all these drones moving and they’re like, ‘You know what, maybe it’s not that big of a deal?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The anonymous park worker said there’s not much they can do to stop the behavior. Law enforcement is generally too busy to ticket everyone, and they’re skeptical they’ll receive word of changes from park leadership anytime soon. “Information is not being disseminated,” they said — and the leadership above them “doesn’t know anything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose, too, worries this may just be the start of bigger impacts for national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The last shutdown was 35 days,” he said. “And it wasn’t until we got about 3 weeks into it that you really started to see some of the impacts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And on top of it all, when the family pulled into their campground, with no rangers around to check in campground guests and enforce bookings, there was somebody already set up in the spot that they had reserved and paid for weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennings said the person did politely pack up and leave when confronted. But overall, “there was definitely a level of brusqueness” to most of his interactions with other visitors in the park, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970738\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970738\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/GettyImages-1846156476-scaled-e1759449061670.jpg\" alt=\"state parks\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A welcome sign is seen at the Yosemite National Park on Dec. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It didn’t feel as welcoming, as open as it has in the past for us,” he said. “It felt disorganized and had sort of a ‘first-come-first-serve,’ ‘screw you’ type of feeling to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058298/at-muir-woods-tourists-heartbroken-over-national-park-closure-during-shutdown\">Unlike other national parks\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058508/yes-yosemite-is-open-during-the-shutdown-but-with-lots-of-changes-for-visitors\">Yosemite has remained open during the federal government shutdown\u003c/a>, albeit with a drastically reduced workforce. And more than two weeks in, with many of their workers off the job, \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/news/12059380/should-i-still-visit-yosemite-and-other-questions-about-national-parks-during-the-shutdown\">national parks are starting to feel the effects\u003c/a> of the federal government shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some say reports of unpermitted activity at Yosemite National Park are overblown, others say an uptick in visitors has been significant and noticeable – so much that they’re worried about the long-term effects not just on the park, but on the behavior of future park visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Eerie’ in the Valley\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mark Rose, Sierra Nevada program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, visited Yosemite late last week and said most things appeared normal. For the most part, the bathrooms he saw were clean, and the trash had been taken out, and a volunteer was even on duty as his campground host. But the park had an “eerie” feel, Rose said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It almost felt like you showed up to class and none of the teachers were there,” he said. “I didn’t see a single National Park Service employee — not a single ranger wearing a ranger suit, walking around or helping visitors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12059383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12059383\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A motorist passes through the Tioga Pass fee station at the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, which is vacant of available employees to collect fees that help fund the park, on the first day of the government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025, in Yosemite National Park, California. \u003ccite>(David McNew/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s because most park rangers, particularly “interpretive rangers” — those that share park information with the public — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057777/government-shutdown-who-affected-bay-area-california-social-security-airports-national-parks-courts-fleet-week-sf\">have been furloughed during the shutdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the interim, volunteers and employees from the nonprofit Yosemite Conservancy are staffing a single welcome center in the Valley. But all other visitor centers and museums, as well as the park entrance kiosks, are closed. There are no ranger programs, no maps being handed out and some Yosemite campgrounds don’t even have a volunteer making sure that reservations are being honored — or that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002429/california-camping-tahoe-yosemite-bears-safety-what-to-do-bear-spray\">people are storing their food away from bears \u003c/a>and other wildlife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many weekend visitors to Yosemite posting \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/Yosemite/comments/1o6mltd/current_state_of_campgrounds/\">to Reddit\u003c/a> reported that, like Rose, they saw nothing out of the ordinary in the park during the shutdown. But nonetheless, Rose said, just one bad actor can have a major impact — and with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910047/yosemite-and-other-ca-national-parks-underfunded-understaffed-this-summer\">staffing already down this year\u003c/a> in national parks, added to President Donald Trump’s threats to cut even more employees during the shutdown, Rose is worried about the bigger picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw before the shutdown and during the shutdown, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/trump-cuts-national-parks.html\">we don’t have adequate levels of staffing\u003c/a> to protect visitors and protect resources,” Rose said. “The concern is the longer this drags on, the more of these impacts we’re going to continue to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Short on staff\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As the shutdown loomed in late September, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058137/government-shutdown-2025-national-parks-planning-memo\">a group of former national parks superintendents sounded the alarm\u003c/a> about the effect that keeping parks open without full staff could have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With so many of their colleagues off the job, the few people deemed essential and still working in Yosemite — including fire and search-and-rescue crews — are under strain. One federal worker in the park, who spoke to KQED on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation and losing their job, said the park has been busy, “like all the time,” since the shutdown, with visitorship more resembling the park’s summer peaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/YosemiteGetty-1536x997.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors look up at El Capitan from El Capitan Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California, on May 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There’s nobody to stop them at the gate,” they said. 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"content": "\u003cp>A heads-up: your phone might be getting a loud \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/earthquake\">earthquake\u003c/a> test alert this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least, you will if you’re one of the over 4 million Californians who have the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1977213/heres-where-to-download-californias-earthquake-early-warning-app\">MyShake earthquake warning app downloaded\u003c/a> on your cellphone. And this test alert will be part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.shakeout.org/\">Annual Great ShakeOut\u003c/a> quake preparedness drill that takes place across the globe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The practice run is particularly aptly timed for East Bay residents, who felt \u003ca href=\"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75250206/executive\">a 3.1 quake for real on Thursday\u003c/a>, located on the UC Berkeley campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The drill also takes place on the day before the 36th anniversary of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11780552/when-the-big-one-hit-unearthed-images-of-loma-prieta\"> the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake, \u003c/a>a 6.9 magnitude quake on the San Andreas fault in 1989 that killed 63 people, injured nearly 3,800 more and caused an estimated $6 billion in property damage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every second counts when an earthquake strikes. And that’s where the MyShake app, developed at \u003ca href=\"https://earthquakes.berkeley.edu/\">UC Berkeley’s Seismology Lab\u003c/a> and funded by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.caloes.ca.gov/\">California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)\u003c/a>, comes in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whenwilltheearthquaketestalert\">When will the earthquake test alert hit my phone on Thursday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Since its launch in 2019, MyShake has sent early warning alerts to more than 5.5 million devices across California, Oregon and Washington for over 170 earthquakes. The app delivers crucial seconds of warning before shaking begins, allowing users to take life-saving actions — drop, cover and hold on — before the ground moves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t predict earthquakes,” said Julien Marty, operations manager at the Berkeley Seismology Lab. “But we can detect them as soon as they start and alert the public within seconds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“MyShake really excels at making that time as short as possible,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are you ready for an earthquake?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The app is powered by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.shakealert.org/media-kit/\">U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) ShakeAlert system\u003c/a>, which uses a network of seismic sensors to detect earthquakes in real time. Once an event is detected, MyShake pushes alerts to users’ phones almost instantly, giving them anywhere from a few seconds to half a minute to react.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MyShake is the only app officially delivering earthquake early warnings on behalf of the state. But beyond alerts, it’s also intended as an educational tool.[aside postID=news_12057001 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250922-BERKELEY-EARTHQUAKE-KQED-1.jpg']Users can explore recent quakes on an interactive map, learn about earthquake safety and receive guidance on how to prepare their homes and families. “There’s lots of safety information in the app for educating people how to prepare their area for better protection in the event of an earthquake, and also on how to respond to an earthquake properly,” said Suresh Raman, who manages the MyShake team at the Berkeley Seismology Lab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Raman and Marty emphasized that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1949019/its-about-time-how-to-get-ready-for-the-next-emergency\">preparation goes beyond drills\u003c/a>. Secure heavy furniture, build an emergency kit and know what to do when the next quake hits. “It has been well-documented that in the case of the Loma Prieta event or the Northridge event, more than 50% of the injuries were caused by things falling on people or people falling on things,” Marty said. “If everyone takes a few simple steps to prepare, we can really reduce injuries and save lives.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1949019/its-about-time-how-to-get-ready-for-the-next-emergency\">Read more from KQED about how to prep your home for an earthquake.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know about this latest test alert that’s happening on Thursday — and more ways to get these earthquake warnings for real.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whenwilltheearthquaketestalert\">\u003c/a>When will the earthquake test alert happen?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1977213/heres-where-to-download-californias-earthquake-early-warning-app\">MyShake app\u003c/a> will send the test alert at 10:16 a.m. Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This phone alert will only be received by people with the MyShake app who live in California, Oregon and Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the alert look and sound like?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/FAQ_en.html#shakeout2\">MyShake test alert\u003c/a> will say “Drill: Drop! Cover! Hold On!” You’ll also get an audio alert that will signify that this is an earthquake drill.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I want this alert — how can I make sure I get it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you have an iPhone, you can \u003ca href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myshake/id1467058529\">download the MyShake app from the Apple App Store\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have an Android phone, you can\u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.berkeley.bsl.myshake&pli=1\"> download MyShake from the Google Play store\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How will this system be used when a real earthquake is detected?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When an earthquake occurs, multiple earthquake stations will detect the shaking of the ground. Algorithms then estimate the earthquake’s location and expected magnitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/faq.html#troubleshooting\">If the earthquake is estimated to be magnitude 4.5 or greater,\u003c/a> MyShake will send an alert to phones in the affected area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1p0pFFbH8M\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just this year, there have been 15 such events greater than magnitude 4.5,” Raman said. December 2024 saw the year’s largest magnitude: a \u003ca href=\"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000nw7b/executive\">7.0 earthquake in Cape Mendocino.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is important for the public to understand that earthquakes do happen throughout the state, and whatever they can do to prepare would be beneficial at some point,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I have the app, but what if I don’t get the test alert?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you have the MyShake app and you still don’t get the alert on your phone on Thursday, don’t worry: It might be due to a few reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your alerts and notifications might be disabled for the MyShake app, or MyShake may not have permission to run in your phone’s background. Since the alert will be sent to phones in California, Oregon and Washington, the app will rely on your location data in order to send you the test alert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you have your location services turned off, you might not be able to receive the alert. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1994754/myshake-info@berkeley.edu\">contact MyShake suppor\u003c/a>t if you think you’ve encountered a problem with the app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(If you did install MyShake in the past on your iPhone, but you still don’t receive the alert, check that you don’t have the “Offload Unused Apps” turned on. This feature could have automatically uninstalled MyShake to save storage space if you haven’t used it in a while.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If my phone is off or on airplane mode, will I receive the alert?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just like a normal alert, MyShake is unable to send test alerts to phones that are off or in airplane mode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For people who have the MyShake app and prefer not to receive the alerts on Thursday, \u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/faq.html#shakeout\">MyShake advises people to turn off notifications on their phones\u003c/a> from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/FAQ_en.html#science\">Find more frequently asked questions about MyShake here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are other ways than MyShake to get an alert if a real earthquake hits?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System (EEW) from USGS and the Federal Emergency Management Agency sends \u003ca href=\"https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-do-i-sign-shakealertr-earthquake-early-warning-system\">earthquake alerts to people’s phones in multiple ways.\u003c/a>[aside postID=news_12027026 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/Bridges_2412527-e1692820851937-1020x765.jpg']The most widespread way is through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which sends loud alerts to all cellphones. If an earthquake is expected to be magnitude 5 or greater, \u003ca href=\"https://earthquake.ca.gov/wireless-emergency-alerts/#:~:text=WEA%20alerts%20will%20be%20sent,5.0%20with%20shaking%20intensity%204.\">USGS and FEMA will send a WEA to all capable devices.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ShakeAlert also powers other systems like MyShake alerts and \u003ca href=\"https://www.readysandiego.org/SDEmergencyApp/\">the ShakeReadySD app for San Diego residents.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1968352/android-phones-will-now-automatically-receive-california-earthquake-warnings\">Android phones have also been capable of receiving earthquake early warning alerts\u003c/a> through Google’s Android operating system — though users should still check their settings to make sure that earthquake alerts are enabled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MyShake differs from other alert delivery tools in that it collects user experience reports for earthquakes greater than magnitude 3.5 and uses motion data captured by phones for research purposes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hope for this test alert is that when people receive it, they drop, cover and hold on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A heads-up: your phone might be getting a loud \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/earthquake\">earthquake\u003c/a> test alert this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least, you will if you’re one of the over 4 million Californians who have the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1977213/heres-where-to-download-californias-earthquake-early-warning-app\">MyShake earthquake warning app downloaded\u003c/a> on your cellphone. And this test alert will be part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.shakeout.org/\">Annual Great ShakeOut\u003c/a> quake preparedness drill that takes place across the globe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The practice run is particularly aptly timed for East Bay residents, who felt \u003ca href=\"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75250206/executive\">a 3.1 quake for real on Thursday\u003c/a>, located on the UC Berkeley campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The drill also takes place on the day before the 36th anniversary of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11780552/when-the-big-one-hit-unearthed-images-of-loma-prieta\"> the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake, \u003c/a>a 6.9 magnitude quake on the San Andreas fault in 1989 that killed 63 people, injured nearly 3,800 more and caused an estimated $6 billion in property damage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every second counts when an earthquake strikes. And that’s where the MyShake app, developed at \u003ca href=\"https://earthquakes.berkeley.edu/\">UC Berkeley’s Seismology Lab\u003c/a> and funded by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.caloes.ca.gov/\">California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)\u003c/a>, comes in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whenwilltheearthquaketestalert\">When will the earthquake test alert hit my phone on Thursday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Since its launch in 2019, MyShake has sent early warning alerts to more than 5.5 million devices across California, Oregon and Washington for over 170 earthquakes. The app delivers crucial seconds of warning before shaking begins, allowing users to take life-saving actions — drop, cover and hold on — before the ground moves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t predict earthquakes,” said Julien Marty, operations manager at the Berkeley Seismology Lab. “But we can detect them as soon as they start and alert the public within seconds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“MyShake really excels at making that time as short as possible,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are you ready for an earthquake?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The app is powered by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.shakealert.org/media-kit/\">U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) ShakeAlert system\u003c/a>, which uses a network of seismic sensors to detect earthquakes in real time. Once an event is detected, MyShake pushes alerts to users’ phones almost instantly, giving them anywhere from a few seconds to half a minute to react.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MyShake is the only app officially delivering earthquake early warnings on behalf of the state. But beyond alerts, it’s also intended as an educational tool.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Users can explore recent quakes on an interactive map, learn about earthquake safety and receive guidance on how to prepare their homes and families. “There’s lots of safety information in the app for educating people how to prepare their area for better protection in the event of an earthquake, and also on how to respond to an earthquake properly,” said Suresh Raman, who manages the MyShake team at the Berkeley Seismology Lab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Raman and Marty emphasized that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1949019/its-about-time-how-to-get-ready-for-the-next-emergency\">preparation goes beyond drills\u003c/a>. Secure heavy furniture, build an emergency kit and know what to do when the next quake hits. “It has been well-documented that in the case of the Loma Prieta event or the Northridge event, more than 50% of the injuries were caused by things falling on people or people falling on things,” Marty said. “If everyone takes a few simple steps to prepare, we can really reduce injuries and save lives.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1949019/its-about-time-how-to-get-ready-for-the-next-emergency\">Read more from KQED about how to prep your home for an earthquake.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know about this latest test alert that’s happening on Thursday — and more ways to get these earthquake warnings for real.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whenwilltheearthquaketestalert\">\u003c/a>When will the earthquake test alert happen?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1977213/heres-where-to-download-californias-earthquake-early-warning-app\">MyShake app\u003c/a> will send the test alert at 10:16 a.m. Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This phone alert will only be received by people with the MyShake app who live in California, Oregon and Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the alert look and sound like?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/FAQ_en.html#shakeout2\">MyShake test alert\u003c/a> will say “Drill: Drop! Cover! Hold On!” You’ll also get an audio alert that will signify that this is an earthquake drill.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I want this alert — how can I make sure I get it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you have an iPhone, you can \u003ca href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myshake/id1467058529\">download the MyShake app from the Apple App Store\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have an Android phone, you can\u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.berkeley.bsl.myshake&pli=1\"> download MyShake from the Google Play store\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How will this system be used when a real earthquake is detected?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When an earthquake occurs, multiple earthquake stations will detect the shaking of the ground. Algorithms then estimate the earthquake’s location and expected magnitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/faq.html#troubleshooting\">If the earthquake is estimated to be magnitude 4.5 or greater,\u003c/a> MyShake will send an alert to phones in the affected area.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/y1p0pFFbH8M'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/y1p0pFFbH8M'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>“Just this year, there have been 15 such events greater than magnitude 4.5,” Raman said. December 2024 saw the year’s largest magnitude: a \u003ca href=\"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000nw7b/executive\">7.0 earthquake in Cape Mendocino.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is important for the public to understand that earthquakes do happen throughout the state, and whatever they can do to prepare would be beneficial at some point,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I have the app, but what if I don’t get the test alert?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you have the MyShake app and you still don’t get the alert on your phone on Thursday, don’t worry: It might be due to a few reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your alerts and notifications might be disabled for the MyShake app, or MyShake may not have permission to run in your phone’s background. 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This feature could have automatically uninstalled MyShake to save storage space if you haven’t used it in a while.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If my phone is off or on airplane mode, will I receive the alert?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Just like a normal alert, MyShake is unable to send test alerts to phones that are off or in airplane mode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For people who have the MyShake app and prefer not to receive the alerts on Thursday, \u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/faq.html#shakeout\">MyShake advises people to turn off notifications on their phones\u003c/a> from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myshake.berkeley.edu/FAQ_en.html#science\">Find more frequently asked questions about MyShake here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are other ways than MyShake to get an alert if a real earthquake hits?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System (EEW) from USGS and the Federal Emergency Management Agency sends \u003ca href=\"https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-do-i-sign-shakealertr-earthquake-early-warning-system\">earthquake alerts to people’s phones in multiple ways.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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