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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">A note from KQED News staff: \u003c/i>This national NPR story contains a number of ideas for reducing your risks of spreading COVID-19 when interacting with other people. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>However the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11849792/5-bay-area-counties-implement-strict-new-stay-at-home-orders-ahead-of-schedule\">Bay Area’s regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a>, mandated by the state of California because of ICU capacity, asks Californians to “stay at home as much as possible and to \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/\">stop mixing between households\u003c/a> that can lead to COVID-19 spread.” Guidance issued jointly by Bay Area health officers specifically discourages meeting with anyone you don’t live with right now, even in small numbers and outside, and urges residents not to continue meeting with any social bubbles they may have formed. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you choose to meet with people outside of your household, consider the following advice as a way of reducing the potential harm of doing so.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With COVID-19 cases still soaring across the U.S., it can be tempting to just ride the winter out on the couch, binging on Netflix. But psychologists say it’s important in 2021 for us all to keep up human contact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Isolation and particularly quarantines and lockdowns \u003ca href=\"https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30460-8/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have been associated\u003c/a> with increases in distress, depression, anxiety,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=6362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dana Rose Garfin\u003c/a>, a psychologist at UC Irvine’s Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Social isolation and loneliness, Garfin notes, are also associated with \u003ca href=\"http://heart.bmj.com/content/heartjnl/102/13/1009.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">health problems\u003c/a> such as coronary heart disease, stroke and even premature death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want to trade one risk for the other risk,” agrees \u003ca href=\"https://fhssfaculty.byu.edu/FacultyPage?id=jh67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julianne Holt-Lunstad\u003c/a>, a psychologist at Brigham Young University who studies isolation. “Ideally, what we want to do is find solutions that help reduce the overall risk” — of social isolation and of catching and spreading COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how to best do that? Get creative.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Embrace the weather\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just because it’s cold and rainy doesn’t mean we can’t continue spending time outside and even seeing friends at a safe distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The biggest thing for our family is getting outside,” says Becky Kristal, who lives in a suburb of Minneapolis. They’ve all benefited from the exercise, and it has helped fight cabin fever and isolation, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kristal’s two teenage sons have kept up their ice skating and cross-country skiing, and her older son meets his friends at the ski area. “They’re skiing at the same time,” Kristal says. “That’s really his only in-person outlet.” [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Vaile Wright, senior director of health care innovation at the American Psychological Association\"]‘We need to start thinking about this going forward as ‘we’re in a long-distance relationship with everybody,’ … when you’re in a long-distance dating relationship, you don’t just rely on [physical] contact. You have to actually find other ways to connect.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and her husband walk a lot, Kristal says, and those meanderings offer a chance to safely catch up with neighbors who are out and about. She says the couple bought winter pants with wind protection and winter walking shoes, as well as lights for night walking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We put an investment into those things so we could get outside more comfortably,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the right approach, says psychologist \u003ca href=\"https://www.drvailewright.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vaile Wright\u003c/a>, senior director of health care innovation at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Psychological Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I mean, if mail carriers can deliver in the snow, in the rain and sleet, we can put on hats and boots and gloves and scarves and still take that socially distant walk,” says Wright. “When things get harder, if you still have choices, ideally, you make that harder choice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Magali Le Bouder of San Ramon, California, says she and her family started doing more outdoor activities when temperatures dropped — such as taking appropriately distanced hikes with friends. “We’ll do active things, [so] we can stay warm,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has also hosted a sedentary outdoor activity — a movie night — but this one involved bringing “tons of blankets,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853484\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853484\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4.jpg 1847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Psychologist Dana Garfin advises people to use technology to engage in activities that improve mental and physical health while connecting with others. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Join local outdoor organizations\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Another way to get yourself out of the house, Wright says, is to get a membership at an arboretum or botanical garden or any outdoor space that requires a small membership fee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That might motivate you to go and use it even when it’s cold out,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Try making the outing a weekly ritual with a friend. “There are hiking trails and usually things to see,” says Wright. “And so it’s different. It might give a different boost than your typical walk around the neighborhood and might become even more of a treat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Consider ‘podding’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many people have created “COVID pods” to help them get through the winter. That’s when people from one household pick another family or friend to socialize with indoors, agreeing on \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared social distancing practices and other COVID-19 precautions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Epidemiologists warn that in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">communities with high rates of COVID-19\u003c/a>, any social contact beyond the members of your immediate household carries added risk, sometimes significant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But that risk can be mitigated and managed” with honesty and the right precautions, says \u003ca href=\"https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/922/preeti-n-malani-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Preeti Malani\u003c/a>, chief health officer at University of Michigan. In pandemic times, she and her own family have been regularly getting together with one other family in this way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We share risk, but we also share [a sense of] responsibility to each other,” she says. “The core is trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If done with care and a lot of communication, podding can make the pandemic a lot less isolating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853485\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853485\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One way to get out of the house: Join a local outdoor organization like a botanical garden or arboretum. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think, psychologically, my husband and I could be entirely isolated and not interact with any other human beings,” says Dahlia Shaewitz, a resident of Prince George’s County, Maryland. “I don’t think we could do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so, as summer turned to fall and coronavirus cases started rising again, she decided to limit her in-person interactions to three families on her street whom she considers part of her pod. It required a lot of upfront conversation about daily habits and COVID-19 precautions, she says, and a commitment to strict honesty about any symptoms of illness or possible coronavirus exposures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of her pod meet indoors without masks, Shaewitz says, but they limit their gatherings to six people or fewer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond that group, Shaewitz only gets together with people outdoors, with masks and at a safe physical distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is no 100% safe way to prevent yourself from getting COVID-19,” notes psychologist Wright. The question to ask yourself: “Is it worth taking the small risk to pod with my neighbor versus … being completely isolated for the rest of this winter?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people who are uncomfortable taking on the additional risk are choosing to forgo such pods, and that could be the best choice for them, Malani says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fortunately, there are other good ways to combat isolation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853486\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853486\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Podding is when people from one household pick another family or friend to socialize with indoors, agreeing on shared social distancing practices and other precautions to keep each other safe. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Embrace the old-fashioned lessons of long-distance romance\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Seeing people in person is only one way to stay connected, say psychologists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I actually think we need to start thinking about this going forward as ‘we’re in a long-distance relationship with everybody,’ ” says Wright. “And when you’re in a long-distance dating relationship, you don’t just rely on [physical] contact. You have to actually find other ways to connect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider going beyond the phone or Zoom calls or text messages, which may start to feel one-dimensional. “It’s got to be about letter writing and sending notes and sending pictures and leaving care packages on people’s doors,” says Wright.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A shared memories project\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When Vladimir Celestin and his extended family realized they couldn’t get together on Christmas, they got creative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My cousins on my father and my mother’s side, we decided to put a sort of presentation for my grandmother, as well as my other aunts and uncles,” says Celestin, who has only seen his parents and grandmother in Long Island, New York, once since the pandemic began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The presentation included old photos and video clips from past holidays and vacations gathered by family members, who live in different places. He says the project, which they later shared in a live Zoom session with the whole family, was meant to be a reminder of the good times still ahead when they can be together in person again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not only did his grandmother love the gift, he says, but it also made him feel more connected to his extended family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were learning all these stories that we grew up experiencing, but maybe from others’ perspectives — like my cousin’s perspective that I’d never heard before,” says Celestin. “I don’t think that I would have taken the initiative to seek this out on my own if I hadn’t been presented with a global pandemic that we’re all sitting in together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Enough talk: Include activities in your virtual interactions \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Becky Kristal’s teens are attending school virtually and connected with friends via video chat earlier on in the pandemic. At this point, Kristal says, they are sick of virtual meetings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“‘No more Zoom, no more Zoom!’ That’s what I hear,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s the case for you, too, Wright says, try including an activity in video calls with the people you miss — perhaps a movie you can all watch together then talk about or a game you can play virtually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You get a lot more out of it than just kind of staring at each other in a relatively artificial way,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853487\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853487\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make video calls less about conversation and more about activities, says psychologist Vaile Wright. Whether it’s cooking together or simultaneously watching a movie with an out-of-town friend, these kinds of interactions build memories. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Psychologist Dana Garfin’s family is spread out all across the country. Since the pandemic began, she says, they have had regular Sunday night dinners together on Zoom. “It’s been great because we’ve actually been connecting more that way than we would otherwise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Work out or meditate together\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Garfin also advises people to use technology to engage in activities that improve mental and physical health while connecting with others. She recommends exercise or meditation apps that include a social sharing component, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/home?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlZH_BRCgARIsAAZHSBmLoRn1u_m0pI37XIs9Y-iZrL9oIhSi_ynQ8VRxVh0-TnFlBsXV-qAaAtYUEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitbit\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nike.com/nrc-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nike Run Club\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So you can log on and you can have that connection with other people by engaging in meditation or mindfulness practices with other people at the same time,” says Garfin. “That can foster a sense of community during a time where people might feel very isolated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people are doing \u003ca href=\"https://runsignup.com/Events/Virtual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtual 5Ks or other races\u003c/a>, where you sign up with friends, do the race on your own and share results.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Give help, time and love\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As you think of how to meet your own personal social needs, don’t forget to look out for others at this time. There’s a \u003ca href=\"https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/GGSC-JTF_White_Paper-Generosity-FINAL.pdf?_ga=2.11753270.38977004.1608835647-1616817560.1608835647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">body of research\u003c/a> showing that giving to others — whether it’s money or time — is a mood-booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether that’s volunteering or whether that’s reaching out to somebody you know, letting them know that you care also makes you feel good,” Wright says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To help others feel less isolated, consider simple things like sending flowers or cooking a meal for a friend or neighbor. Or, given that so many families are facing food shortages during the pandemic, consider donating to the local food pantry. [aside postID=\"news_11851193\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also many opportunities to volunteer your time online with charitable organizations. For example, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Nations Volunteers\u003c/a> has a list of online opportunities, many of them involving \u003ca href=\"https://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en/opportunities?f%5b0%5d=field_task_id:1527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 response\u003c/a>s in different countries. Inside the U.S., consider \u003ca href=\"https://www.idealist.org/en/volunteer?actionType=VOLOP&isCovid=YES&isVirtual=YES&q=&searchMode=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of these volunteering options\u003c/a> listed by the New York-based nonprofit Idealist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are also many small ways you can help your loved ones. For instance, Garfin says one thing that could be meaningful right now is to help the people in your life get more comfortable using technology that makes keeping in touch easier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really important for people who are tech savvy to make sure your dad knows how to use Zoom or if he has a caregiver, make sure that she knows how to help him,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Yes, saying thank you helps\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Whatever you do to combat isolation this winter, psychologists suggest thinking ahead before you get hit with serious doldrums.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Brainstorm and think about things that could be helpful moving forward,” Garfin says, “before that kind of depression sets in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853488\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853488\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/gratitude-1-8469f0b3818dac3eb4b663e9538c20ad003bcc27.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">There’s a body of research showing giving to others — whether it’s money or time — is a mood booster. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It may sound obvious but taking the time to acknowledge what you’re grateful for really helps with the blues, notes Holt-Lunstad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0164027519845354?journalCode=roaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research\u003c/a> has shown that expressions of gratitude actually are associated with lower loneliness,” she says. “Even if you can’t get together with your family … maybe reach out to them and make a special effort to express your gratitude for that person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That can “increase social bonding, reduce loneliness” and help you both focus on what you do have, instead of what you’ve lost because of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Don%27t+Let+The+Pandemic+Winter+Get+You+Down%3A+9+Creative+Ways+To+Socialize+Safely&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and her husband walk a lot, Kristal says, and those meanderings offer a chance to safely catch up with neighbors who are out and about. She says the couple bought winter pants with wind protection and winter walking shoes, as well as lights for night walking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We put an investment into those things so we could get outside more comfortably,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the right approach, says psychologist \u003ca href=\"https://www.drvailewright.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vaile Wright\u003c/a>, senior director of health care innovation at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Psychological Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I mean, if mail carriers can deliver in the snow, in the rain and sleet, we can put on hats and boots and gloves and scarves and still take that socially distant walk,” says Wright. “When things get harder, if you still have choices, ideally, you make that harder choice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Magali Le Bouder of San Ramon, California, says she and her family started doing more outdoor activities when temperatures dropped — such as taking appropriately distanced hikes with friends. “We’ll do active things, [so] we can stay warm,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has also hosted a sedentary outdoor activity — a movie night — but this one involved bringing “tons of blankets,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853484\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853484\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/embrace-cold-1-e4cf840d2fa8b397cfe8dc874e19cc76637c34e4.jpg 1847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Psychologist Dana Garfin advises people to use technology to engage in activities that improve mental and physical health while connecting with others. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Join local outdoor organizations\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Another way to get yourself out of the house, Wright says, is to get a membership at an arboretum or botanical garden or any outdoor space that requires a small membership fee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That might motivate you to go and use it even when it’s cold out,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Try making the outing a weekly ritual with a friend. “There are hiking trails and usually things to see,” says Wright. “And so it’s different. It might give a different boost than your typical walk around the neighborhood and might become even more of a treat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Consider ‘podding’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many people have created “COVID pods” to help them get through the winter. That’s when people from one household pick another family or friend to socialize with indoors, agreeing on \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared social distancing practices and other COVID-19 precautions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Epidemiologists warn that in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">communities with high rates of COVID-19\u003c/a>, any social contact beyond the members of your immediate household carries added risk, sometimes significant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But that risk can be mitigated and managed” with honesty and the right precautions, says \u003ca href=\"https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/922/preeti-n-malani-md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Preeti Malani\u003c/a>, chief health officer at University of Michigan. In pandemic times, she and her own family have been regularly getting together with one other family in this way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We share risk, but we also share [a sense of] responsibility to each other,” she says. “The core is trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If done with care and a lot of communication, podding can make the pandemic a lot less isolating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853485\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853485\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/plant-scene-1-fba27432d8e0ae36250ad83999852a2cd2ae2b09-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One way to get out of the house: Join a local outdoor organization like a botanical garden or arboretum. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think, psychologically, my husband and I could be entirely isolated and not interact with any other human beings,” says Dahlia Shaewitz, a resident of Prince George’s County, Maryland. “I don’t think we could do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so, as summer turned to fall and coronavirus cases started rising again, she decided to limit her in-person interactions to three families on her street whom she considers part of her pod. It required a lot of upfront conversation about daily habits and COVID-19 precautions, she says, and a commitment to strict honesty about any symptoms of illness or possible coronavirus exposures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of her pod meet indoors without masks, Shaewitz says, but they limit their gatherings to six people or fewer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond that group, Shaewitz only gets together with people outdoors, with masks and at a safe physical distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is no 100% safe way to prevent yourself from getting COVID-19,” notes psychologist Wright. The question to ask yourself: “Is it worth taking the small risk to pod with my neighbor versus … being completely isolated for the rest of this winter?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people who are uncomfortable taking on the additional risk are choosing to forgo such pods, and that could be the best choice for them, Malani says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fortunately, there are other good ways to combat isolation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853486\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853486\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/working-together-1-a3713ee9bf983f39fcb42520e46fece082e8c17c-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Podding is when people from one household pick another family or friend to socialize with indoors, agreeing on shared social distancing practices and other precautions to keep each other safe. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Embrace the old-fashioned lessons of long-distance romance\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Seeing people in person is only one way to stay connected, say psychologists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I actually think we need to start thinking about this going forward as ‘we’re in a long-distance relationship with everybody,’ ” says Wright. “And when you’re in a long-distance dating relationship, you don’t just rely on [physical] contact. You have to actually find other ways to connect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider going beyond the phone or Zoom calls or text messages, which may start to feel one-dimensional. “It’s got to be about letter writing and sending notes and sending pictures and leaving care packages on people’s doors,” says Wright.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A shared memories project\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When Vladimir Celestin and his extended family realized they couldn’t get together on Christmas, they got creative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My cousins on my father and my mother’s side, we decided to put a sort of presentation for my grandmother, as well as my other aunts and uncles,” says Celestin, who has only seen his parents and grandmother in Long Island, New York, once since the pandemic began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The presentation included old photos and video clips from past holidays and vacations gathered by family members, who live in different places. He says the project, which they later shared in a live Zoom session with the whole family, was meant to be a reminder of the good times still ahead when they can be together in person again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not only did his grandmother love the gift, he says, but it also made him feel more connected to his extended family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were learning all these stories that we grew up experiencing, but maybe from others’ perspectives — like my cousin’s perspective that I’d never heard before,” says Celestin. “I don’t think that I would have taken the initiative to seek this out on my own if I hadn’t been presented with a global pandemic that we’re all sitting in together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Enough talk: Include activities in your virtual interactions \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Becky Kristal’s teens are attending school virtually and connected with friends via video chat earlier on in the pandemic. At this point, Kristal says, they are sick of virtual meetings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“‘No more Zoom, no more Zoom!’ That’s what I hear,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s the case for you, too, Wright says, try including an activity in video calls with the people you miss — perhaps a movie you can all watch together then talk about or a game you can play virtually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You get a lot more out of it than just kind of staring at each other in a relatively artificial way,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11853487\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11853487\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-800x599.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/virtual-scene-1-77386848344070228f9260ecb41a1449c6b0495e-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make video calls less about conversation and more about activities, says psychologist Vaile Wright. Whether it’s cooking together or simultaneously watching a movie with an out-of-town friend, these kinds of interactions build memories. \u003ccite>(Meredith Miotke/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Psychologist Dana Garfin’s family is spread out all across the country. Since the pandemic began, she says, they have had regular Sunday night dinners together on Zoom. “It’s been great because we’ve actually been connecting more that way than we would otherwise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Work out or meditate together\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Garfin also advises people to use technology to engage in activities that improve mental and physical health while connecting with others. She recommends exercise or meditation apps that include a social sharing component, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/home?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlZH_BRCgARIsAAZHSBmLoRn1u_m0pI37XIs9Y-iZrL9oIhSi_ynQ8VRxVh0-TnFlBsXV-qAaAtYUEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitbit\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nike.com/nrc-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nike Run Club\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So you can log on and you can have that connection with other people by engaging in meditation or mindfulness practices with other people at the same time,” says Garfin. “That can foster a sense of community during a time where people might feel very isolated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people are doing \u003ca href=\"https://runsignup.com/Events/Virtual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtual 5Ks or other races\u003c/a>, where you sign up with friends, do the race on your own and share results.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Give help, time and love\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As you think of how to meet your own personal social needs, don’t forget to look out for others at this time. There’s a \u003ca href=\"https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/GGSC-JTF_White_Paper-Generosity-FINAL.pdf?_ga=2.11753270.38977004.1608835647-1616817560.1608835647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">body of research\u003c/a> showing that giving to others — whether it’s money or time — is a mood-booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether that’s volunteering or whether that’s reaching out to somebody you know, letting them know that you care also makes you feel good,” Wright says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To help others feel less isolated, consider simple things like sending flowers or cooking a meal for a friend or neighbor. Or, given that so many families are facing food shortages during the pandemic, consider donating to the local food pantry. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And people now cannot see the physical body because of the requirements of social distancing to prevent the spread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This concerns me. This is a troubling consequence of COVID-19 loss, and we don’t know how that will play out over time. But we can expect that there will be potential difficulties, really grappling with the loss, as people mourn and grieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>For those among us who are grieving right now and having to do so alone, do you have any advice?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My best advice would be to connect. There are aspects of grieving that are done alone, but there are also aspects of grieving that are done in community and groups. And we must connect. We must connect to friends. We must connect to social support. We must connect. And this can be done virtually. It can be done by phone calls. It can be done through social media. 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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to: \u003ca href=\"#list\">Find volunteer opportunities near me at a food bank or dining hall\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Volunteer opportunities are one way that many folks aim to give back and help their community during the holiday season. If you’re one of them, you might be wondering: How does the COVID-19 pandemic change being a food bank volunteer this year?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Mike Altfest, director of community engagement at the Alameda County Community Food Bank\"]‘The pandemic has brought levels of food insecurity — and the work that food banks are doing — to unprecedented levels before the holidays even hit’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing’s for sure: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847203/food-banks-in-the-bay-area-how-to-find-and-support-your-local-facility\">Demand for the support that food banks and dining halls offer has soared\u003c/a>. The holidays are consistently a busy period for food banks and dining halls anyway, often caused by the strain on people’s finances that winter bills for gas and heating bring — combined with school being out and kids not receiving meals there. But during the COVID-19 pandemic the need for these services has skyrocketed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The pandemic has brought levels of food insecurity — and the work that food banks are doing — to unprecedented levels before the holidays even hit,” says Mike Altfest, director of community engagement at the Alameda County Community Food Bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether or not you’ve supported your local food bank or dining hall with volunteer hours in previous years, how might things be different if you want to offer your time this holiday season? Read on for our tips — and\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#list\">click here for a list of local organizations to support\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>You Might Not Be Able to Volunteer in Person …\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you associate in-person volunteering during the holidays with taking a shift serving meals in a dining hall, be prepared for those types of opportunities to be slim — or unavailable altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a dining hall, GLIDE has traditionally relied heavily on volunteers to come help serve its meals in person, says their Deputy Director of Programs Lillian Mark. But during the pandemic, she says, the organization’s ability to take on volunteers has been a true “ebb and flow”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE welcomed new volunteers for Thanksgiving, but isn’t doing so during the December holidays because of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">new regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a> — and your local organization might be experiencing the same changing circumstances. The best way of finding out is by visiting their website or giving them a call directly. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#list\">Find our list of local food banks and dining halls here\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re wondering if volunteering at a food bank is still permitted under the Bay Area’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a>, the answer is yes: these organizations are considered essential, “as are volunteers who support us,” says Alameda County Community Food Bank’s Altfest.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>… and if You Do, It’ll Look Different\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For one thing, there’ll probably be far fewer volunteers on-site at the organization. Alameda County Community Food Bank is welcoming “far fewer people” as volunteers this holiday season, Altfest says, to allow for COVID-19 social distancing and to enable all necessary health screenings for the facility. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11847203\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tasks volunteers are asked to perform in person might also be very different from the ones you’d expect or are used to. For example, Alameda County Community Food Bank is not accepting food donations right now to be able to prioritize the physical space for emergency food bags — so instead of sorting through food donations, its volunteers are being asked to assemble those bags instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It goes without saying that if you volunteer in person, you should be prepared to be asked to take extra precautions to reduce this risks of contracting — or spreading — COVID-19, and to follow rules on wearing face coverings and gloves and maintaining social distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Prepared to Take Your Volunteering Remote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just because you can’t work in a dining hall or warehouse this holiday season doesn’t mean you can’t get hands-on in different ways, and stay distanced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE, for example, is seeking people to gather a group of friends or family for a virtual Care Item Drive, to collect new items for care packages. These items might include soaps and sanitizers for a Street Outreach Care Package, toys and diapers for a Shelter-In-Place Family Care Package or notebooks and pencils for a Distance Learning Care Package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to offering shifts at their warehouses in San Rafael and San Francisco packing senior boxes and building grocery bags, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s remote \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">volunteer roles\u003c/a> include staffing pop-up pantries in the community, offering bilingual support (Spanish and Cantonese are their most urgent needs right now) and delivering fresh groceries by car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11707712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers pass trays down the cafeteria line at St. Anthony’s, pre-COVID-19. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Consider Donating Instead\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The pandemic has changed the way many food banks solicit and accept food donations, due to the risks of spreading COVID-19, which makes financial donations more necessary than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donating money rather than food gives places like food banks far more flexibility, as they’re able to negotiate special deals for the food they buy. Basically, these organizations know how to make your cash go a long way when it comes to buying food — and almost certainly further than you’d be able to if you buy it yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might also be able to designate your dollars for a specific purpose. St. Anthony Foundation, for example, has taken its annual Holiday Curbside donation drive online — meaning you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/virtual-curbside/\">make a donation via their website\u003c/a> and use those dollars to “shop” for food and clothing for those who use St. Anthony’s services. You can also, of course, \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donate/\">donate straight-up cash\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your money will also help organizations like GLIDE continue to keep the people who use their services safe from COVID-19, Mark said, as well as support an organization’s staff. Put simply, endlessly adapting to a pandemic is an expensive task for a nonprofit: from purchasing new packaging and flatware to be able to serve meals to-go rather than in a dining hall, to acquiring rain wear for staff to be able to serve clients outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, some organizations \u003cem>are\u003c/em> still accepting drop-off food donations, like the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Consult their list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/fundraise-faq/\">most-needed foods\u003c/a> first (think tuna, peanut butter and chili.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Flexible and Patient\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Mark advises that getting in touch with the organization of your choice to let them know you’re even \u003cem>available\u003c/em> to volunteer is a great way to get on their radar, especially at a time when some places — including GLIDE — are relying on a core of regular, known volunteers rather than a cycle of new ones during the pandemic. A dining hall or food bank might not be able to take advantage of your holiday availability straight away, but will be glad to do so in the coming weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark also stresses the gratitude organizations like GLIDE feel toward people who wish they could volunteer, but don’t feel safe or able to do so in person during the pandemic. So if your heart is telling you to volunteer but your head knows that your personal circumstances or health don’t make that possible, these places will look forwarding to welcoming you in 2021. Speaking of which …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sustain Your Support Into 2021\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One thing both Mark and Altfest urge you to remember: Even if you’re not able to volunteer during the holidays, these organizations’ need for your time and support will only increase in the coming year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s going to be a very, very long and steep climb out of this for our community in general, but particularly the communities that have been hit hardest,” Altfest said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you find you’re unable to secure a volunteering shift over the holidays, sustain that energy and momentum and make a commitment to support your community in the new year and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707668\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11707668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1020x655.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1200x770.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A food pantry with staples such as tuna, bread and canned beans available to guests at St. Anthony’s. The pantry began in 2008, but is a comparatively small program in terms of the dining room, which serves hundreds every day. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"list\">\u003c/a>Find a Food Bank or Dining Hall Near You\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GLIDE\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>East Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>North Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>South Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other smaller food banks and community fridges may be operating in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing’s for sure: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847203/food-banks-in-the-bay-area-how-to-find-and-support-your-local-facility\">Demand for the support that food banks and dining halls offer has soared\u003c/a>. The holidays are consistently a busy period for food banks and dining halls anyway, often caused by the strain on people’s finances that winter bills for gas and heating bring — combined with school being out and kids not receiving meals there. But during the COVID-19 pandemic the need for these services has skyrocketed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The pandemic has brought levels of food insecurity — and the work that food banks are doing — to unprecedented levels before the holidays even hit,” says Mike Altfest, director of community engagement at the Alameda County Community Food Bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether or not you’ve supported your local food bank or dining hall with volunteer hours in previous years, how might things be different if you want to offer your time this holiday season? Read on for our tips — and\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#list\">click here for a list of local organizations to support\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>You Might Not Be Able to Volunteer in Person …\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you associate in-person volunteering during the holidays with taking a shift serving meals in a dining hall, be prepared for those types of opportunities to be slim — or unavailable altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a dining hall, GLIDE has traditionally relied heavily on volunteers to come help serve its meals in person, says their Deputy Director of Programs Lillian Mark. But during the pandemic, she says, the organization’s ability to take on volunteers has been a true “ebb and flow”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE welcomed new volunteers for Thanksgiving, but isn’t doing so during the December holidays because of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">new regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a> — and your local organization might be experiencing the same changing circumstances. The best way of finding out is by visiting their website or giving them a call directly. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#list\">Find our list of local food banks and dining halls here\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re wondering if volunteering at a food bank is still permitted under the Bay Area’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a>, the answer is yes: these organizations are considered essential, “as are volunteers who support us,” says Alameda County Community Food Bank’s Altfest.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>… and if You Do, It’ll Look Different\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For one thing, there’ll probably be far fewer volunteers on-site at the organization. Alameda County Community Food Bank is welcoming “far fewer people” as volunteers this holiday season, Altfest says, to allow for COVID-19 social distancing and to enable all necessary health screenings for the facility. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tasks volunteers are asked to perform in person might also be very different from the ones you’d expect or are used to. For example, Alameda County Community Food Bank is not accepting food donations right now to be able to prioritize the physical space for emergency food bags — so instead of sorting through food donations, its volunteers are being asked to assemble those bags instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It goes without saying that if you volunteer in person, you should be prepared to be asked to take extra precautions to reduce this risks of contracting — or spreading — COVID-19, and to follow rules on wearing face coverings and gloves and maintaining social distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Prepared to Take Your Volunteering Remote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just because you can’t work in a dining hall or warehouse this holiday season doesn’t mean you can’t get hands-on in different ways, and stay distanced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE, for example, is seeking people to gather a group of friends or family for a virtual Care Item Drive, to collect new items for care packages. These items might include soaps and sanitizers for a Street Outreach Care Package, toys and diapers for a Shelter-In-Place Family Care Package or notebooks and pencils for a Distance Learning Care Package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to offering shifts at their warehouses in San Rafael and San Francisco packing senior boxes and building grocery bags, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s remote \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">volunteer roles\u003c/a> include staffing pop-up pantries in the community, offering bilingual support (Spanish and Cantonese are their most urgent needs right now) and delivering fresh groceries by car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11707712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers pass trays down the cafeteria line at St. Anthony’s, pre-COVID-19. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Consider Donating Instead\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The pandemic has changed the way many food banks solicit and accept food donations, due to the risks of spreading COVID-19, which makes financial donations more necessary than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donating money rather than food gives places like food banks far more flexibility, as they’re able to negotiate special deals for the food they buy. Basically, these organizations know how to make your cash go a long way when it comes to buying food — and almost certainly further than you’d be able to if you buy it yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might also be able to designate your dollars for a specific purpose. St. Anthony Foundation, for example, has taken its annual Holiday Curbside donation drive online — meaning you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/virtual-curbside/\">make a donation via their website\u003c/a> and use those dollars to “shop” for food and clothing for those who use St. Anthony’s services. You can also, of course, \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donate/\">donate straight-up cash\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your money will also help organizations like GLIDE continue to keep the people who use their services safe from COVID-19, Mark said, as well as support an organization’s staff. Put simply, endlessly adapting to a pandemic is an expensive task for a nonprofit: from purchasing new packaging and flatware to be able to serve meals to-go rather than in a dining hall, to acquiring rain wear for staff to be able to serve clients outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, some organizations \u003cem>are\u003c/em> still accepting drop-off food donations, like the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Consult their list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/fundraise-faq/\">most-needed foods\u003c/a> first (think tuna, peanut butter and chili.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Flexible and Patient\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Mark advises that getting in touch with the organization of your choice to let them know you’re even \u003cem>available\u003c/em> to volunteer is a great way to get on their radar, especially at a time when some places — including GLIDE — are relying on a core of regular, known volunteers rather than a cycle of new ones during the pandemic. A dining hall or food bank might not be able to take advantage of your holiday availability straight away, but will be glad to do so in the coming weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark also stresses the gratitude organizations like GLIDE feel toward people who wish they could volunteer, but don’t feel safe or able to do so in person during the pandemic. So if your heart is telling you to volunteer but your head knows that your personal circumstances or health don’t make that possible, these places will look forwarding to welcoming you in 2021. Speaking of which …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sustain Your Support Into 2021\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One thing both Mark and Altfest urge you to remember: Even if you’re not able to volunteer during the holidays, these organizations’ need for your time and support will only increase in the coming year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s going to be a very, very long and steep climb out of this for our community in general, but particularly the communities that have been hit hardest,” Altfest said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you find you’re unable to secure a volunteering shift over the holidays, sustain that energy and momentum and make a commitment to support your community in the new year and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707668\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11707668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1020x655.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1200x770.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A food pantry with staples such as tuna, bread and canned beans available to guests at St. Anthony’s. The pantry began in 2008, but is a comparatively small program in terms of the dining room, which serves hundreds every day. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"list\">\u003c/a>Find a Food Bank or Dining Hall Near You\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GLIDE\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>East Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>North Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>South Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other smaller food banks and community fridges may be operating in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Jan. 26, 2021\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11851195/como-negociar-una-disminucion-de-renta-con-su-arrendatario-durante-la-pandemia\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Don’t have time to read the whole guide? Here’s a quick breakdown. Click on the links below to skip to a specific section:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#research\">Research the rent in your neighborhood to compare prices\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#negotiate\">Make sure to negotiate in writing (i.e., no “handshake” deals)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#consider\">Consider recruiting your fellow tenants to join you in asking for a rent decrease\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#offer\">Offer to pay a lump sum — or leave — if your landlord will forgive a portion of your back rent\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#petition\">If your landlord is breaking the lease, petition your local rent board or take it to court\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Rent was already \u003cem>too damn high\u003c/em>, and then the pandemic hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between layoffs, furloughs and a shrinking economy, scores of tenants in California have come to dread the first day of every month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, tenants' rights advocate\"]‘I think it would be foolish for any tenant not to ask for their rent to be lowered right now.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 8% of adults in California are considered “housing insecure” right now, according to an ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/hhp/#/?measures=HIR&mapAreaSelector=msa&barChartAreaSelector=msa&s_state=00006&s_metro=41860\">U.S. Census survey\u003c/a>. That’s more than 1.1 million people who are “not current” on rent or mortgage payments. And roughly 126,000 of them live in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While state and federal rules are temporarily protecting some tenants from being evicted – on Jan. 25, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11856932/california-plans-to-extend-eviction-protections-through-june\">announced an agreement\u003c/a> to extend California’s current eviction protections through the end of June, 2021 – many still face the question of how to pay rent now or in the coming months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With them in mind, KQED talked to seasoned\u003ca href=\"https://www.tobenerlaw.com/\"> tenants’ rights attorney Joseph Tobener\u003c/a>, longtime Los Angeles landlord Mike Werner and \u003ca href=\"http://hrcsf.org/\">Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco\u003c/a> Executive Director Fred Sherburn-Zimmer for their advice on how best to negotiate down rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it would be foolish for any tenant not to ask for their rent to be lowered right now,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"research\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Research Rent in Your Neighborhood\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When it comes to negotiating your rent, it’s important to do your homework about comparative rents in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there has been a lot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/san-francisco-apartment-rents-drop-35-as-tech-embraces-remote-work-during-covid\">noise in the news about tech workers fleeing the Bay Area and causing rents to fall\u003c/a> — sometimes by as much as 35% — that data only tells half the story, Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here’s the biggest misconception people have right now: that housing is scarce and rent is dropping,” he said. “That’s not universally true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, he said, vacancies are often concentrated in “those sky-rise apartments” in places like downtown San Francisco. Plummeting rents in a city’s pricey urban cores can make it look like rent is dropping more than it is in, say, San Francisco’s more moderately priced Sunset District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Tobener recommends carefully surveying the local rental market when preparing to negotiate with your landlord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can look up local rents by ZIP codes \u003ca href=\"https://www.zillow.com/san-francisco-ca-94118/rentals/1-1_beds/1.0-_baths/?searchQueryState=%7B%22pagination%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22mapBounds%22%3A%7B%22west%22%3A-122.48343922206726%2C%22east%22%3A-122.43794895717468%2C%22south%22%3A37.765702637187104%2C%22north%22%3A37.79575453329095%7D%2C%22regionSelection%22%3A%5B%7B%22regionId%22%3A97572%2C%22regionType%22%3A7%7D%5D%2C%22isMapVisible%22%3Atrue%2C%22filterState%22%3A%7B%22fsba%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fsbo%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22nc%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fore%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22cmsn%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22auc%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22pmf%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22pf%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fr%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22ah%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22beds%22%3A%7B%22min%22%3A1%2C%22max%22%3A1%7D%2C%22baths%22%3A%7B%22min%22%3A1%7D%7D%2C%22isListVisible%22%3Atrue%2C%22mapZoom%22%3A14%7D\">on Zillow,\u003c/a> among other online services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Werner, the Los Angeles landlord, said to make sure when looking up comparison prices to consider various factors. One of his tenants, for instance, lived in a luxury one-bedroom unit overlooking a beach, but “they compared it to an apartment blocks away that looked down onto an alley. Not all one-bedrooms, even on the same block, are created equal,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most tenants make the mistake of only mentioning their personal hardships, Tobener said. And that is rarely persuasive, at least at first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tenant needs to be ready to talk from a landlord’s perspective,” Tobener said, which starts by knowing the cold, hard numbers.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"negotiate\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Negotiate in Writing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One of the most common mistakes Sherburn-Zimmer sees is for a tenant to accept a landlord’s rent-break offer verbally, only to have the landlord subsequently waffle on the specifics of the deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Get everything in writing,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do make a deal verbally, it can help to send a follow-up email saying something like, ” ‘We talked on the phone yesterday. Thanks for agreeing to A, B and C!’ If you don’t do that afterward, it doesn’t matter what you agree to,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other frequent mistakes, too, like signing agreements that are too complicated to understand without a lawyer, feeling pressure to agree to something right away or simply packing up and leaving without exhausting all rental protection options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also good to start the negotiation process early, as it can take months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, Werner, the landlord, recommends keeping the negotiations cordial if possible, remembering that many landlords are facing mounting losses themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"housing\"]Werner, for instance, said as more people are staying at home during the day, his trash and water bills are rising. He’s also down roughly $100,000 in rent because of tenants who haven’t been able to pay since the pandemic started.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a tenant really has a need and can say ‘I have a need, because …’ that’s really helpful versus ‘You have to do this for me,’ ” Werner said. “It opens it up to a partnership and trying to approach things, instead of this brinkmanship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And though the potential legal challenges of negotiating a rent decrease may seem daunting, you may want to do the initial negotiating yourself before calling in a lawyer, said Tobener (who, yes, \u003cem>is a lawyer\u003c/em>). In fact, bringing in the legal big guns may sour talks with your landlord, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about the relationship. Getting an attorney right away erodes that relationship,” Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But once you have your deal all set, that’s when an attorney or tenants’ rights group may come in handy. “Any of the tenants’ groups can look over that final letter you make in your negotiations and make sure all the legal things have T’s crossed and I’s dotted,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find a long list of tenants’ rights organizations \u003ca href=\"https://www.tenantstogether.org/member-organizations-0\">here at Tenants Together\u003c/a>. Another group, \u003ca href=\"https://baylegal.org/what-we-do/stability/\">Bay Area Legal Aid\u003c/a>, has offices across the region.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"consider\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Don’t Go It Alone — Organize\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you live in a multi-unit building, organizing with your neighbors can be an effective path to successfully negotiating a rent decrease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even the wealthiest people in your building who moved in and pay $4,000 a month in rent may have lost work, too. It’s worth putting a note under everyone’s door,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think collective proposals work very well, everyone in the building asking for a 10% or a 20% reduction,” Sherburn-Zimmer said. That can mean organizing a building-wide rent payment postponement, or even a rent strike.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\n“It’s like going into your boss’ office and asking for a raise versus forming a union and asking for a raise collectively,” Sherburn-Zimmer said. “You have so much more leverage and somewhat more protection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shimmy Li shares a San Francisco apartment with two friends in the South of Market neighborhood. After the pandemic hit, both of his roommates were struggling to pay rent — one was unemployed, the other got hit with a significant pay cut and ended up moving out before the lease was up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After talking with other tenants in the building, Li learned his household wasn’t alone. Three neighbors in another unit had all been laid off because of the pandemic. “It was just a pretty dire situation,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, Li and his fellow tenants decided to collectively approach their landlord and ask for a rent reduction. They sent an email and explained their financial situation, and the landlord agreed to a 15% reduction for one year. That brought the monthly rent of Li’s three-bedroom apartment down to $3,400 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We all felt really energized. All of us learned a lot about being able to ask collectively,” Li said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Werner cautioned that tenants should only consider attempting this a last resort, as it may make a landlord feel under attack and lawyer-up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would escalate the crap out of it,” Werner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, as Li experienced firsthand, sometimes it works.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"offer\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Promise to Pay, Promise to Leave\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You may not need to go as far as a rent strike, however, if you negotiate the right numbers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One tactic Sherburn-Zimmer has seen tenants successfully employ is paying lump sums in exchange for forgiving some rent debt. If you can save some money and pay thousands of dollars of owed rent in one fell swoop, Sherburn-Zimmer said, you may be able to convince the landlord to forgive part of your debt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how do you save that money? “Sometimes those tenants do some rent withholding, due to COVID, until they settle some of the back debt,” Sherburn-Zimmer suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Werner, who owns four properties in West Hollywood, agreed. But he cautioned that proportionality matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a tenant asks to pay $1,000 on $10,000 in back rent and have the rest forgiven, “the answer is ‘no,’ ” Werner said. But if a tenant offers to pay $7,500 on $10,000 owed rent and have the rest forgiven, then, “we’ll move forward. How could you not do that?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s at that point that describing some of your pandemic-related financial hardships can help — that is, if you describe a legitimate and concrete inability to pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality is, if I’m not going to be able to pay the rent, you’re not going to be able to collect it,” Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another last-ditch tactic for negotiations: Promise to leave in exchange for a rent break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you agree to X rent for the next six months, the landlord gets possession” at an agreed-upon date, Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That agreement can be especially attractive to a landlord. Eviction protections have some landlords spooked that they’ll \u003cem>never\u003c/em> be able to collect back rent, even though the law says they’re entitled to do so.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Joseph Tobener, tenants' rights lawyer\"]‘The tenant needs to be ready to talk from a landlord’s perspective.’[/pullquote]I’d think what’s more important, or equally important, to a landlord is getting paid. It’s security,” Werner said.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"petition\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Play Hardball\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Now, should none of the above work, there are a handful of other tactics in the more confrontational realm that tenants can try. But, Tobener warns, doing so can lead to a rapid deterioration of the landlord-tenant relationship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of those methods is threatening to demand a jury trial, should a landlord try to evict. Because the capacity of local courts has been significantly limited due to the pandemic, there is likely to be a “huge” backlog of cases, which can play in a tenant’s favor, Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a tenant keeps demanding a jury trial, the landlord is still not going to see their day in court,” he said. “You can drag it out, drag it out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since KQED interviewed Tobener, a recent state budget proposal \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-01-20/california-eviction-cases-slated-to-double-covid-19\">included additional funds\u003c/a> to help courts handle a potential wave of eviction cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landlords are well aware tenants can drag out eviction proceedings and other legal issues, Werner said. He once experienced that himself when trying to evict a tenant with a violent dog, ultimately offering her a buyout after she refused to leave, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenants can also try looking for ways in which landlords are either breaking their lease agreements, such as limiting housing services (like heat) or \u003ca href=\"https://www.tenantlawgroupsf.com/blog/2018/may/understanding-the-implied-covenant-of-quiet-enjo/\">breaching the “covenant of quiet enjoyment” \u003c/a>by failing to address certain noisy nuisances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Werner warned, though, that you can’t just break your own window and say the landlord failed to tend to the upkeep of your apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When considering if a landlord has breached your lease or failed to repair something they should have, “you throw it all at them” and itemize it, Tobener said. “No heat might be worth $100 a month,” he said, while losing yard access due to construction or lack of maintenance might be worth more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sherburn-Zimmer agreed. “Send a letter to the landlord to remind them this is a big issue. Say under COVID, the access to the yard is a big hardship. The rent board will eventually give you a court date, and an administrative judge will rule on it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if they don’t give you a rent break, Sherburn-Zimmer said, “it will freak your landlord out so much it’ll make them take care of the yard in the next week.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED housing reporter Molly Solomon contributed to this report. \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>About 8% of adults in California are considered “housing insecure” right now, according to an ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/hhp/#/?measures=HIR&mapAreaSelector=msa&barChartAreaSelector=msa&s_state=00006&s_metro=41860\">U.S. Census survey\u003c/a>. That’s more than 1.1 million people who are “not current” on rent or mortgage payments. And roughly 126,000 of them live in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While state and federal rules are temporarily protecting some tenants from being evicted – on Jan. 25, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11856932/california-plans-to-extend-eviction-protections-through-june\">announced an agreement\u003c/a> to extend California’s current eviction protections through the end of June, 2021 – many still face the question of how to pay rent now or in the coming months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With them in mind, KQED talked to seasoned\u003ca href=\"https://www.tobenerlaw.com/\"> tenants’ rights attorney Joseph Tobener\u003c/a>, longtime Los Angeles landlord Mike Werner and \u003ca href=\"http://hrcsf.org/\">Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco\u003c/a> Executive Director Fred Sherburn-Zimmer for their advice on how best to negotiate down rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it would be foolish for any tenant not to ask for their rent to be lowered right now,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"research\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Research Rent in Your Neighborhood\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When it comes to negotiating your rent, it’s important to do your homework about comparative rents in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there has been a lot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/san-francisco-apartment-rents-drop-35-as-tech-embraces-remote-work-during-covid\">noise in the news about tech workers fleeing the Bay Area and causing rents to fall\u003c/a> — sometimes by as much as 35% — that data only tells half the story, Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here’s the biggest misconception people have right now: that housing is scarce and rent is dropping,” he said. “That’s not universally true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, he said, vacancies are often concentrated in “those sky-rise apartments” in places like downtown San Francisco. Plummeting rents in a city’s pricey urban cores can make it look like rent is dropping more than it is in, say, San Francisco’s more moderately priced Sunset District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Tobener recommends carefully surveying the local rental market when preparing to negotiate with your landlord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can look up local rents by ZIP codes \u003ca href=\"https://www.zillow.com/san-francisco-ca-94118/rentals/1-1_beds/1.0-_baths/?searchQueryState=%7B%22pagination%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22mapBounds%22%3A%7B%22west%22%3A-122.48343922206726%2C%22east%22%3A-122.43794895717468%2C%22south%22%3A37.765702637187104%2C%22north%22%3A37.79575453329095%7D%2C%22regionSelection%22%3A%5B%7B%22regionId%22%3A97572%2C%22regionType%22%3A7%7D%5D%2C%22isMapVisible%22%3Atrue%2C%22filterState%22%3A%7B%22fsba%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fsbo%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22nc%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fore%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22cmsn%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22auc%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22pmf%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22pf%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Afalse%7D%2C%22fr%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22ah%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22beds%22%3A%7B%22min%22%3A1%2C%22max%22%3A1%7D%2C%22baths%22%3A%7B%22min%22%3A1%7D%7D%2C%22isListVisible%22%3Atrue%2C%22mapZoom%22%3A14%7D\">on Zillow,\u003c/a> among other online services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Werner, the Los Angeles landlord, said to make sure when looking up comparison prices to consider various factors. One of his tenants, for instance, lived in a luxury one-bedroom unit overlooking a beach, but “they compared it to an apartment blocks away that looked down onto an alley. Not all one-bedrooms, even on the same block, are created equal,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most tenants make the mistake of only mentioning their personal hardships, Tobener said. And that is rarely persuasive, at least at first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tenant needs to be ready to talk from a landlord’s perspective,” Tobener said, which starts by knowing the cold, hard numbers.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"negotiate\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Negotiate in Writing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One of the most common mistakes Sherburn-Zimmer sees is for a tenant to accept a landlord’s rent-break offer verbally, only to have the landlord subsequently waffle on the specifics of the deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Get everything in writing,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do make a deal verbally, it can help to send a follow-up email saying something like, ” ‘We talked on the phone yesterday. Thanks for agreeing to A, B and C!’ If you don’t do that afterward, it doesn’t matter what you agree to,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other frequent mistakes, too, like signing agreements that are too complicated to understand without a lawyer, feeling pressure to agree to something right away or simply packing up and leaving without exhausting all rental protection options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also good to start the negotiation process early, as it can take months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, Werner, the landlord, recommends keeping the negotiations cordial if possible, remembering that many landlords are facing mounting losses themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Werner, for instance, said as more people are staying at home during the day, his trash and water bills are rising. He’s also down roughly $100,000 in rent because of tenants who haven’t been able to pay since the pandemic started.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a tenant really has a need and can say ‘I have a need, because …’ that’s really helpful versus ‘You have to do this for me,’ ” Werner said. “It opens it up to a partnership and trying to approach things, instead of this brinkmanship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And though the potential legal challenges of negotiating a rent decrease may seem daunting, you may want to do the initial negotiating yourself before calling in a lawyer, said Tobener (who, yes, \u003cem>is a lawyer\u003c/em>). In fact, bringing in the legal big guns may sour talks with your landlord, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about the relationship. Getting an attorney right away erodes that relationship,” Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But once you have your deal all set, that’s when an attorney or tenants’ rights group may come in handy. “Any of the tenants’ groups can look over that final letter you make in your negotiations and make sure all the legal things have T’s crossed and I’s dotted,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find a long list of tenants’ rights organizations \u003ca href=\"https://www.tenantstogether.org/member-organizations-0\">here at Tenants Together\u003c/a>. Another group, \u003ca href=\"https://baylegal.org/what-we-do/stability/\">Bay Area Legal Aid\u003c/a>, has offices across the region.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"consider\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Don’t Go It Alone — Organize\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you live in a multi-unit building, organizing with your neighbors can be an effective path to successfully negotiating a rent decrease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even the wealthiest people in your building who moved in and pay $4,000 a month in rent may have lost work, too. It’s worth putting a note under everyone’s door,” Sherburn-Zimmer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think collective proposals work very well, everyone in the building asking for a 10% or a 20% reduction,” Sherburn-Zimmer said. That can mean organizing a building-wide rent payment postponement, or even a rent strike.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\n“It’s like going into your boss’ office and asking for a raise versus forming a union and asking for a raise collectively,” Sherburn-Zimmer said. “You have so much more leverage and somewhat more protection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shimmy Li shares a San Francisco apartment with two friends in the South of Market neighborhood. After the pandemic hit, both of his roommates were struggling to pay rent — one was unemployed, the other got hit with a significant pay cut and ended up moving out before the lease was up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After talking with other tenants in the building, Li learned his household wasn’t alone. Three neighbors in another unit had all been laid off because of the pandemic. “It was just a pretty dire situation,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, Li and his fellow tenants decided to collectively approach their landlord and ask for a rent reduction. They sent an email and explained their financial situation, and the landlord agreed to a 15% reduction for one year. That brought the monthly rent of Li’s three-bedroom apartment down to $3,400 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We all felt really energized. All of us learned a lot about being able to ask collectively,” Li said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Werner cautioned that tenants should only consider attempting this a last resort, as it may make a landlord feel under attack and lawyer-up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would escalate the crap out of it,” Werner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, as Li experienced firsthand, sometimes it works.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"offer\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Promise to Pay, Promise to Leave\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You may not need to go as far as a rent strike, however, if you negotiate the right numbers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One tactic Sherburn-Zimmer has seen tenants successfully employ is paying lump sums in exchange for forgiving some rent debt. If you can save some money and pay thousands of dollars of owed rent in one fell swoop, Sherburn-Zimmer said, you may be able to convince the landlord to forgive part of your debt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how do you save that money? “Sometimes those tenants do some rent withholding, due to COVID, until they settle some of the back debt,” Sherburn-Zimmer suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Werner, who owns four properties in West Hollywood, agreed. But he cautioned that proportionality matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a tenant asks to pay $1,000 on $10,000 in back rent and have the rest forgiven, “the answer is ‘no,’ ” Werner said. But if a tenant offers to pay $7,500 on $10,000 owed rent and have the rest forgiven, then, “we’ll move forward. How could you not do that?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s at that point that describing some of your pandemic-related financial hardships can help — that is, if you describe a legitimate and concrete inability to pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality is, if I’m not going to be able to pay the rent, you’re not going to be able to collect it,” Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another last-ditch tactic for negotiations: Promise to leave in exchange for a rent break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you agree to X rent for the next six months, the landlord gets possession” at an agreed-upon date, Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That agreement can be especially attractive to a landlord. Eviction protections have some landlords spooked that they’ll \u003cem>never\u003c/em> be able to collect back rent, even though the law says they’re entitled to do so.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>I’d think what’s more important, or equally important, to a landlord is getting paid. It’s security,” Werner said.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"petition\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Play Hardball\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Now, should none of the above work, there are a handful of other tactics in the more confrontational realm that tenants can try. But, Tobener warns, doing so can lead to a rapid deterioration of the landlord-tenant relationship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of those methods is threatening to demand a jury trial, should a landlord try to evict. Because the capacity of local courts has been significantly limited due to the pandemic, there is likely to be a “huge” backlog of cases, which can play in a tenant’s favor, Tobener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a tenant keeps demanding a jury trial, the landlord is still not going to see their day in court,” he said. “You can drag it out, drag it out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since KQED interviewed Tobener, a recent state budget proposal \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-01-20/california-eviction-cases-slated-to-double-covid-19\">included additional funds\u003c/a> to help courts handle a potential wave of eviction cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landlords are well aware tenants can drag out eviction proceedings and other legal issues, Werner said. He once experienced that himself when trying to evict a tenant with a violent dog, ultimately offering her a buyout after she refused to leave, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenants can also try looking for ways in which landlords are either breaking their lease agreements, such as limiting housing services (like heat) or \u003ca href=\"https://www.tenantlawgroupsf.com/blog/2018/may/understanding-the-implied-covenant-of-quiet-enjo/\">breaching the “covenant of quiet enjoyment” \u003c/a>by failing to address certain noisy nuisances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Werner warned, though, that you can’t just break your own window and say the landlord failed to tend to the upkeep of your apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When considering if a landlord has breached your lease or failed to repair something they should have, “you throw it all at them” and itemize it, Tobener said. “No heat might be worth $100 a month,” he said, while losing yard access due to construction or lack of maintenance might be worth more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sherburn-Zimmer agreed. “Send a letter to the landlord to remind them this is a big issue. Say under COVID, the access to the yard is a big hardship. The rent board will eventually give you a court date, and an administrative judge will rule on it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if they don’t give you a rent break, Sherburn-Zimmer said, “it will freak your landlord out so much it’ll make them take care of the yard in the next week.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED housing reporter Molly Solomon contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Updated Wednesday, Jan. 13:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong> California has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855070/california-lifts-stay-at-home-order-for-sacramento-region\">lifted the regional stay-at-home order for the greater Sacramento region\u003c/a>, which includes the Lake Tahoe area. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means hotels in the Tahoe region can once again offer accommodation to leisure travelers, which was previously reserved for essential travel only. However, the Bay Area remains under the regional stay-at-home order, which asks residents to stay at home except for essential activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, on Jan. 6, California issued a \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Travel-Advisory.aspx\">new travel advisory\u003c/a> that states that residents should avoid non-essential travel to any part of California more than 120 miles from their homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Original story from Jan. 5:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a skiing and snowboarding season that was cut short by COVID-19 last March just as long-awaited big snows began to arrive, scores of winter sports enthusiasts in the Bay Area and across Northern California have been itching to head up to the Lake Tahoe region for some time on the slopes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#travel\">Can I travel to Tahoe?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#hotels\">What about hotels and accommodation?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#enforcement\">How is this being enforced?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But with COVID-19 cases \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11850757/california-icu-capacity-see-your-countys-available-beds\">spiking and hospitals continuing to fill up\u003c/a>, regional stay-at-home orders are once again limiting travel and businesses across most of the state. The Greater Sacramento region, which includes the Lake Tahoe area counties of El Dorado, Placer, Nevada and Amador, became subject to the stay-at-home order after ICU capacity in that region dipped below 15% on Dec. 11. Just days later, the 11 counties that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">make up the state-designated Bay Area region\u003c/a> became subject to the same order, and remain under it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Jan. 1, the California Department of Public Health announced that the Greater Sacramento region would continue to stay under the regional stay-at-home order — because the area’s four-week projected ICU capacity did not meet the criteria to exit the order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11850757 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/H0WEY-span-style-text-align-center-display-block-icu-bed-availability-by-county-span--1038x576.png']But despite those spiking cases, guidance from the state regarding travel for the purposes of outdoor winter recreation has been slightly uneven. Gov. Gavin Newsom specifically encouraged Californians to take part in outdoor activities like skiing and snowboarding when he announced the state's stay-at-home orders – and some hotels are being less proactive than others in canceling reservations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what should you do?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"travel\">\u003c/a>Can I Travel to Tahoe During Stay-at-Home Orders?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Overall, it's discouraged. But it's complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/12.3.20-Stay-at-Home-Order-ICU-Scenario.pdf\">the state's stay-at-home orders\u003c/a>, all residents living in a region under the order \"shall stay home or at their place of residence except as necessary to conduct activities associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/limited-stay-at-home-order.aspx\">limited stay-at-home order\u003c/a>, which was put in place back in November, has also been extended and will now expire only after the regional stay-at-home order has ended across California. Those restrictions say that nonessential activities — including \"all activities conducted outside the residence, lodging, or temporary accommodation with members of other households\" — are prohibited between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m for counties with widespread coronavirus risk (also known as Tier 1 or purple tier.) El Dorado, Placer, Amador and Nevada counties \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/\">still fall under this risk category\u003c/a>, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"covid-19,coronavirus\" label=\"more coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, in the \u003cem>same\u003c/em> state order, it says nothing in the state guidance prevents households from leaving their residence, so long as they're not socializing with other households. It also acknowledges that outdoor exercise is essential for promoting physical and mental health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what should you do? County officials say, \u003cem>if\u003c/em> you're going to go, make it a short trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The preference is to stay in your local area. But if you come to Tahoe from the Bay Area, make it a day trip. And while you're in Tahoe, take all the precautions,\" said Carla Hass, communications director for El Dorado County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a long day, but it certainly is doable,\" Hass said. \"And people have been doing it for generations.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People like Paige Hutson, a Marin County resident who's been skiing in Tahoe for 45 years. She says day trips are doable, just make sure to pack a lunch before you go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People just need to stop for a moment and think: Are they contributing or are they part of the solution? And take personal responsibility for the things that we are all doing on a day-to-day basis to prevent the spread of COVID-19,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jon Slaughter, director of marketing for Sugar Bowl resort in North Lake Tahoe, echoed the encouragement to make a Tahoe trip a day trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You're just going to come up, you're going to enjoy the outdoors, have a blast,\" he said. \"I mean, the snow's great. The weather's been beautiful.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But then you're going to stay together and then you're going to head back home after that,\" he urged.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"hotels\">\u003c/a>I Had a Hotel Reservation. What Should I Do?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While resorts are open for skiing and snowboarding, staying overnight is generally off the table while a stay-at-home order is in effect. Under the new order, hotels and short-term rentals are unable to offer lodgings to nonessential travelers, from in-state or out-of-state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how hotels should inform their guests of the change is less clear. At The Village at Squaw Valley Lodging, staff said they were proactively contacting guests to cancel their reservations in December. And Placer County officials said in a statement that they were working to notify short-term rental owners in the county about the order, and \"educate them about the rental restriction that is now in place.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you have a reservation on the books in the next few weeks, and you haven't heard anything yet, you may want to check in to make sure you can get a refund or reschedule your travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>If I Stay on the Nevada-side of Tahoe, Do I Need to Quarantine When I Come Back?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Technically, yes! According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Travel-Advisory.aspx\">travel advisory\u003c/a> issued in mid-November, anyone traveling from outside the state should self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes things complicated for areas like South Lake Tahoe, which sit close to or on the California/Nevada border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Carla Hass, communications director for El Dorado County']'The time has never been more ripe for personal responsibility than it is today.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hass affirms that, yes, best practice would be to quarantine for two weeks. But she also encourages visitors to use their common sense and follow best practices, like social distancing and wearing masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Nobody is going to be standing at the state line, asking you where you've come from and where you're going,\" she said. \"The time has never been more ripe for personal responsibility than it is today.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco has also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11853337/sf-extends-travel-restrictions-local-stay-at-home-order\">extended\u003c/a> its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851616/san-francisco-orders-10-day-quarantine-for-anyone-traveling-from-outside-bay-area\">mandatory 10-day quarantine\u003c/a> for anyone coming into the city from outside nine counties in the greater Bay Area region. The order first went into effect on Dec. 18 and officials say \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/news/travel-quarantine-and-local-stay-home-orders-extended\">the extension will now continue\u003c/a> until the region is no longer subject to the state’s regional stay-at-home order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"enforcement\">\u003c/a>How Will This Order Be Enforced?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>According to the state, failure to comply with the stay-at-home order can result in a monetary fine, a misdemeanor, revocation of a business license or other court-imposed penalties. The state works with local officials to implement the order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many local sheriff's offices have been reticent when it comes to hard-line enforcement. Both Placer and El Dorado counties' sheriff's offices said they would focus mainly on providing education rather than punishment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In El Dorado County, sheriff's officials suggested that residents who witness noncompliance with the order to report it to the county Department of Public Health. Placer County officials encourage residents to call 211.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Hutson, the best way to look at the regulations is as an investment in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It may be different at the end of January,\" she said. \"If we do a good job now, maybe we'll have the ability to spend the weekend or several days skiing, which is what we all want.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But despite those spiking cases, guidance from the state regarding travel for the purposes of outdoor winter recreation has been slightly uneven. Gov. Gavin Newsom specifically encouraged Californians to take part in outdoor activities like skiing and snowboarding when he announced the state's stay-at-home orders – and some hotels are being less proactive than others in canceling reservations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what should you do?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"travel\">\u003c/a>Can I Travel to Tahoe During Stay-at-Home Orders?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Overall, it's discouraged. But it's complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/12.3.20-Stay-at-Home-Order-ICU-Scenario.pdf\">the state's stay-at-home orders\u003c/a>, all residents living in a region under the order \"shall stay home or at their place of residence except as necessary to conduct activities associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/limited-stay-at-home-order.aspx\">limited stay-at-home order\u003c/a>, which was put in place back in November, has also been extended and will now expire only after the regional stay-at-home order has ended across California. Those restrictions say that nonessential activities — including \"all activities conducted outside the residence, lodging, or temporary accommodation with members of other households\" — are prohibited between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m for counties with widespread coronavirus risk (also known as Tier 1 or purple tier.) El Dorado, Placer, Amador and Nevada counties \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/\">still fall under this risk category\u003c/a>, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, in the \u003cem>same\u003c/em> state order, it says nothing in the state guidance prevents households from leaving their residence, so long as they're not socializing with other households. It also acknowledges that outdoor exercise is essential for promoting physical and mental health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what should you do? County officials say, \u003cem>if\u003c/em> you're going to go, make it a short trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The preference is to stay in your local area. But if you come to Tahoe from the Bay Area, make it a day trip. And while you're in Tahoe, take all the precautions,\" said Carla Hass, communications director for El Dorado County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a long day, but it certainly is doable,\" Hass said. \"And people have been doing it for generations.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People like Paige Hutson, a Marin County resident who's been skiing in Tahoe for 45 years. She says day trips are doable, just make sure to pack a lunch before you go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People just need to stop for a moment and think: Are they contributing or are they part of the solution? And take personal responsibility for the things that we are all doing on a day-to-day basis to prevent the spread of COVID-19,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jon Slaughter, director of marketing for Sugar Bowl resort in North Lake Tahoe, echoed the encouragement to make a Tahoe trip a day trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You're just going to come up, you're going to enjoy the outdoors, have a blast,\" he said. \"I mean, the snow's great. The weather's been beautiful.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But then you're going to stay together and then you're going to head back home after that,\" he urged.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"hotels\">\u003c/a>I Had a Hotel Reservation. What Should I Do?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While resorts are open for skiing and snowboarding, staying overnight is generally off the table while a stay-at-home order is in effect. Under the new order, hotels and short-term rentals are unable to offer lodgings to nonessential travelers, from in-state or out-of-state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how hotels should inform their guests of the change is less clear. At The Village at Squaw Valley Lodging, staff said they were proactively contacting guests to cancel their reservations in December. And Placer County officials said in a statement that they were working to notify short-term rental owners in the county about the order, and \"educate them about the rental restriction that is now in place.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you have a reservation on the books in the next few weeks, and you haven't heard anything yet, you may want to check in to make sure you can get a refund or reschedule your travel.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>If I Stay on the Nevada-side of Tahoe, Do I Need to Quarantine When I Come Back?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Technically, yes! According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Travel-Advisory.aspx\">travel advisory\u003c/a> issued in mid-November, anyone traveling from outside the state should self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes things complicated for areas like South Lake Tahoe, which sit close to or on the California/Nevada border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As the cooler weather takes hold, a viral pandemic is blanketing the U.S. with infection rates like we’ve never seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of early December, there are more than 200,000 \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s\">new U.S. cases\u003c/a> reported and more than 1,800 deaths from COVID-19 on average every day. And although we know this illness is dangerous, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html#:~:text=The%20overall%20cumulative%20COVID%2D19,aged%2065%20years%20and%20older.\">hospitalization rate\u003c/a> is about 243 hospital stays per 100,000 infections, which means masses of people are having to manage less severe cases at home, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patients are facing time alone with a notoriously unpredictable virus — and that can feel scary, confusing and overwhelming. Those are all sentiments I’ve heard a lot in my own practice as a family doctor lately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve gotten a positive test result, here’s advice from doctors about how to handle a mild to moderate, or even asymptomatic, case on your own — and when you need to seek emergency help.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Isolate yourself from others, starting as quickly as you can\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You’ve probably heard this one plenty, but it’s as important as ever: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/isolation.html\">recommends 10 days of isolation\u003c/a> after a positive coronavirus test if you’re asymptomatic, or at least 10 days of isolation from the start of symptoms if you have them. If your positive test was \u003cem>after\u003c/em> symptoms started, isolation days would still start counting from the first day of symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re in this situation and live with other people, it takes a bit of planning to follow that advice. It’s important to stay in separate rooms (including during meals and sleep), and everyone else in the house should wear a mask in common areas. Also, be sure to step up the sanitizing of shared surfaces and avoid sharing things such as cups and towels.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Members of your household and your close contacts need to quarantine, too\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’ve tested positive for the virus, everyone you live with has been exposed, so they, too, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html#:~:text=Stay%20home%20for%2014%20days,from%20COVID%2D19.\">will need to quarantine\u003c/a> as well as anyone you had close contact with in the two days leading up to your positive test being collected or the start of symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what’s close contact? The CDC says 15 \u003cem>cumulative\u003c/em> minutes of exposure to the sick person and within 6 feet of them — even with masks on. It’s fair to assume anyone who has been gathering with you, especially indoors, was exposed, so plan to reach out to close contacts and ask them to quarantine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/12/02/941355347/cdc-shortens-its-covid-19-quarantine-recommendations\">new recommendations\u003c/a> for how many days they need to quarantine. The CDC still maintains a full 14 days of quarantine after being exposed is the best method to keep from spreading COVID-19, but it now offers alternatives if that’s not possible. Exposed people can quarantine 10 days from the exposure if there’s no testing and symptoms don’t develop, or as few as seven days if there are no symptoms \u003cem>and\u003c/em> they get a negative test.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the shorter quarantine schedule is followed, exposed people should keep watching closely for symptoms for a full 14 days since an infection can \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19\">take that long to develop\u003c/a>. But keep in mind, these are general recommendations and may differ from state to state depending on the number of cases, so be sure to look up local guidance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Assess your symptom severity and know when to seek emergency care\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If your symptoms are the common nasal congestion, dry cough, body aches, loss of taste or smell or headache, it’s suitable to stay home and treat yourself with rest and plenty of liquids. But be alert to changing symptoms, says \u003ca href=\"https://doctors.umiamihealth.org/provider/Roger+Argelio+Alvarez/525365\">Roger Alvarez\u003c/a>, a pulmonologist and professor of clinical medicine at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. He says that although mild to moderate COVID-19 cases can be managed at home, symptoms that start out mild can wax, wane and evolve into severe symptoms that need treatment at a hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Red flag symptoms that suggest you need to call 911 no matter how many days you’ve been sick include (but aren’t limited to): trouble breathing, chest pain, blue lips, confusion, being unable to tolerate food or drink, weakness or feeling like you can’t stay awake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider getting a basic oxygen monitor — \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/05/01/848400469/coronavirus-faqs-whats-a-pulse-oximeter-is-it-a-good-idea-to-buy-one\">a pulse oximeter\u003c/a> — for your finger at home, watching for a drop in your oxygen levels down to 94% or below. When levels drop below this, it’s time to call your doctor immediately. If you don’t have a primary care provider, go to an urgent care or emergency room — or, if you feel like you can’t breathe, call 911. Similarly, a high fever (above 103 F) that doesn’t get lower with fever-reducing medicines is another reason to call, or visit, a doctor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t get too caught up in the numbers: If you get a feeling that “something’s not right,” don’t delay medical care.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Reach out to your doctor, but know there’s no magic pill\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’ve just tested positive and started isolating, it’s a good time to reach out to your primary care doctor or other health care provider (if you haven’t already) and get advice tailored to your symptoms and medical history. This is especially important for patients with any chronic illnesses such as lung disease or diabetes, but also for healthy people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news? Doctors are easier to reach than ever with the popularity of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/16/816344287/during-coronavirus-outbreak-virtual-doctor-visits-are-encouraged\">telephone and video visits\u003c/a>, so no need to leave your home to talk to them. The bad news is that the coronavirus is a virus, just like the flu, which means \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/patientsafety/features/be-antibiotics-aware.html#:~:text=Antibiotics%20do%20not%20work%20on,infections%20get%20better%20without%20antibiotics.\">an antibiotic won’t stop the illness or the symptoms\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.uwhealth.org/findadoctor/profile/matthew-c-anderson-md/10003\">Dr. Matthew Anderson\u003c/a>, senior medical director of primary care at the University of Wisconsin, tells NPR that he sometimes gives oral steroids to patients with chronic lung disease who get COVID-19 and are wheezing. But he says steroids or other drugs you may have heard about — including one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/10/933444237/fda-oks-eli-lilly-covid-19-drug-but-supplies-will-be-limited\">monoclonal antibody cocktails\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919883050/trump-is-taking-remdesivir-heres-how-it-works-to-control-the-coronavirus\">remdesivir\u003c/a> — “aren’t the standard of care” for mild or moderate COVID-19, and might do more harm than good in those cases. While there’s been lots of talk about those drugs given to patients with severe illness who are hospitalized – maybe most famously, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/10/03/919831018/how-president-trump-is-treating-covid-19\">President Trump\u003c/a> – these treatments aren’t currently recommended for milder cases that are best managed at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Make an isolation and care plan early, and ask for help \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Doctors and health care teams that include nurses and care navigators can also be a good resource for figuring out and lining up the sort of logistical help you’ll need to isolate yourself. You won’t want to run out of your routine medications, so ask your health team about how to get them via mail order or from pharmacies that deliver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also important: How will you and your quarantining housemates get and keep groceries, toilet paper and other goods in the house? Most cities now have grocery delivery services you can access online; typically health care systems also have social workers that can connect you with other food services if you need them. Make a list of your needs and ask friends for help. If you’re isolated and sick, pets will still need to be walked, snow shoveled and bills paid.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Rest and rehydrate but try to avoid lingering in bed\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It can feel frustrating if you’ve got a positive coronavirus test with mild symptoms such as a runny nose or sore throat for which there’s no definitive treatment. But that just means you should stick to the well-worn advice for healing from any viral infection: Get extra rest, drink plenty of fluids and take an over-the-counter fever-reducing medicine such as acetaminophen if you need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluids may also be hard to gulp down when you’re feeling bad, but dehydration can land people in the hospital on its own. That’s especially true for children and older folks, so try to sip plenty of water, juice, soup or electrolyte drinks throughout the day. Non-caffeinated tea with \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/08/802750225/for-kids-coughs-swap-the-over-the-counter-syrups-for-honey\">honey might soothe your sore throat\u003c/a>, but avoid drinks with lots of sugar or caffeine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rest is also important to recovery, but be wary of the urge to stay in bed. “You don’t want to overwork yourself but avoid strict bed rest – we don’t want patients to be totally sedentary because we know that patients who move around seem to do better,” says Alvarez, who has recovered from a case of COVID-19 himself. He encourages patients to walk around their homes as they’re able or sit upright on the couch – all things that help expand the lungs and improve the movement of air.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Don’t forget your mental health\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Whether or not you’ve got symptoms, getting a positive test for the coronavirus can be stressful, and isolating alone can make that even worse. When it comes to isolation, adding structure to your days can help a lot, says \u003ca href=\"https://ubhc.rutgers.edu/about-us/leadership/frank-ghinassi.xml\">Dr. Frank Ghinassi\u003c/a>, president and CEO of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and senior vice president at RWJBarnabas Health. Ghinassi recommends scheduling sleep and meals at the same time every day and penciling in at least one thing that provides pleasure daily — even if it’s as simple as streaming a movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most important part is “actually making the schedule,” Ghinassi says. And be sure to include some socializing — virtual socializing, that is. Also put a bit of simple exercise on the calendar if you’re \u003ca href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-exercise-when-ill-whats-okay-and-whats-not/\">feeling up to it\u003c/a> — 30 minutes of light physical activity several times a week will help lift your mood. Maybe take a video exercise class or, if you’re asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, climbing stairs will get your heart rate up in a good way. And if you’re unwell and stairs are too much, try taking a room-to-room stroll within your home. Every little bit counts.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>If your symptoms linger longer than 10 days, keep isolating\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, you can’t schedule how long symptoms might last when it comes to the coronavirus. Doctors have been studying the nitty-gritty of statistics and numbers for months, and although the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/duration-isolation.html\">CDC recommends\u003c/a> isolating at least 10 days from when mild or moderate symptoms started (or 10 days from a positive test if you never had symptoms), there’s no definite number of days to isolate if you’ve still got symptoms after that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says you can stop isolating if you’ve been free of fever without fever-reducing medicines for 24 hours and your symptoms are “improving.” But if you’re fever-free and still feeling bad with symptoms such as cough, headache or body aches, it’s best to keep staying away from people longer – at least until symptoms have continued to improve significantly for a few days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For otherwise healthy people who test positive for the coronavirus, there’s no need to retest before stopping isolation with or without symptoms. But it \u003cem>is\u003c/em> important to go right back to your mask-wearing, hand-washing and social-distancing routines after that isolation period. And be sure to follow up with your primary care providers – they can help counsel you about your health needs after COVID-19 and about becoming a part of clinical trials that can help researchers learn more about the virus and its treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Tell your cautionary tale\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’re out of the woods after a positive coronavirus test, you might consider passing along your experience to friends and family — especially any words of cautious wisdom if you traced your own case back to a pandemic-fatigued moment of weakness, such as going to a gathering or forgoing your mask. But let’s not make it a shame game: We are all human, and talking openly about your story might encourage others to keep their guard up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And be sure to consider sharing acts of kindness and lending a virtual ear or hand to family, friends and neighbors you hear about who test positive later on. The best treatment for all of us to give and get right now may be looking out for each other – no prescription needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kristen Kendrick is a board-certified family physician in Washington, D.C., and a health and media fellow at NPR and Georgetown University School of Medicine.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2020 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re in this situation and live with other people, it takes a bit of planning to follow that advice. It’s important to stay in separate rooms (including during meals and sleep), and everyone else in the house should wear a mask in common areas. Also, be sure to step up the sanitizing of shared surfaces and avoid sharing things such as cups and towels.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Members of your household and your close contacts need to quarantine, too\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’ve tested positive for the virus, everyone you live with has been exposed, so they, too, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html#:~:text=Stay%20home%20for%2014%20days,from%20COVID%2D19.\">will need to quarantine\u003c/a> as well as anyone you had close contact with in the two days leading up to your positive test being collected or the start of symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what’s close contact? The CDC says 15 \u003cem>cumulative\u003c/em> minutes of exposure to the sick person and within 6 feet of them — even with masks on. It’s fair to assume anyone who has been gathering with you, especially indoors, was exposed, so plan to reach out to close contacts and ask them to quarantine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/12/02/941355347/cdc-shortens-its-covid-19-quarantine-recommendations\">new recommendations\u003c/a> for how many days they need to quarantine. The CDC still maintains a full 14 days of quarantine after being exposed is the best method to keep from spreading COVID-19, but it now offers alternatives if that’s not possible. Exposed people can quarantine 10 days from the exposure if there’s no testing and symptoms don’t develop, or as few as seven days if there are no symptoms \u003cem>and\u003c/em> they get a negative test.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the shorter quarantine schedule is followed, exposed people should keep watching closely for symptoms for a full 14 days since an infection can \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19\">take that long to develop\u003c/a>. But keep in mind, these are general recommendations and may differ from state to state depending on the number of cases, so be sure to look up local guidance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Assess your symptom severity and know when to seek emergency care\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If your symptoms are the common nasal congestion, dry cough, body aches, loss of taste or smell or headache, it’s suitable to stay home and treat yourself with rest and plenty of liquids. But be alert to changing symptoms, says \u003ca href=\"https://doctors.umiamihealth.org/provider/Roger+Argelio+Alvarez/525365\">Roger Alvarez\u003c/a>, a pulmonologist and professor of clinical medicine at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. He says that although mild to moderate COVID-19 cases can be managed at home, symptoms that start out mild can wax, wane and evolve into severe symptoms that need treatment at a hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Red flag symptoms that suggest you need to call 911 no matter how many days you’ve been sick include (but aren’t limited to): trouble breathing, chest pain, blue lips, confusion, being unable to tolerate food or drink, weakness or feeling like you can’t stay awake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider getting a basic oxygen monitor — \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/05/01/848400469/coronavirus-faqs-whats-a-pulse-oximeter-is-it-a-good-idea-to-buy-one\">a pulse oximeter\u003c/a> — for your finger at home, watching for a drop in your oxygen levels down to 94% or below. When levels drop below this, it’s time to call your doctor immediately. If you don’t have a primary care provider, go to an urgent care or emergency room — or, if you feel like you can’t breathe, call 911. Similarly, a high fever (above 103 F) that doesn’t get lower with fever-reducing medicines is another reason to call, or visit, a doctor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t get too caught up in the numbers: If you get a feeling that “something’s not right,” don’t delay medical care.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Reach out to your doctor, but know there’s no magic pill\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’ve just tested positive and started isolating, it’s a good time to reach out to your primary care doctor or other health care provider (if you haven’t already) and get advice tailored to your symptoms and medical history. This is especially important for patients with any chronic illnesses such as lung disease or diabetes, but also for healthy people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news? Doctors are easier to reach than ever with the popularity of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/16/816344287/during-coronavirus-outbreak-virtual-doctor-visits-are-encouraged\">telephone and video visits\u003c/a>, so no need to leave your home to talk to them. The bad news is that the coronavirus is a virus, just like the flu, which means \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/patientsafety/features/be-antibiotics-aware.html#:~:text=Antibiotics%20do%20not%20work%20on,infections%20get%20better%20without%20antibiotics.\">an antibiotic won’t stop the illness or the symptoms\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.uwhealth.org/findadoctor/profile/matthew-c-anderson-md/10003\">Dr. Matthew Anderson\u003c/a>, senior medical director of primary care at the University of Wisconsin, tells NPR that he sometimes gives oral steroids to patients with chronic lung disease who get COVID-19 and are wheezing. But he says steroids or other drugs you may have heard about — including one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/10/933444237/fda-oks-eli-lilly-covid-19-drug-but-supplies-will-be-limited\">monoclonal antibody cocktails\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919883050/trump-is-taking-remdesivir-heres-how-it-works-to-control-the-coronavirus\">remdesivir\u003c/a> — “aren’t the standard of care” for mild or moderate COVID-19, and might do more harm than good in those cases. While there’s been lots of talk about those drugs given to patients with severe illness who are hospitalized – maybe most famously, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/10/03/919831018/how-president-trump-is-treating-covid-19\">President Trump\u003c/a> – these treatments aren’t currently recommended for milder cases that are best managed at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Make an isolation and care plan early, and ask for help \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Doctors and health care teams that include nurses and care navigators can also be a good resource for figuring out and lining up the sort of logistical help you’ll need to isolate yourself. You won’t want to run out of your routine medications, so ask your health team about how to get them via mail order or from pharmacies that deliver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also important: How will you and your quarantining housemates get and keep groceries, toilet paper and other goods in the house? Most cities now have grocery delivery services you can access online; typically health care systems also have social workers that can connect you with other food services if you need them. Make a list of your needs and ask friends for help. If you’re isolated and sick, pets will still need to be walked, snow shoveled and bills paid.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Rest and rehydrate but try to avoid lingering in bed\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It can feel frustrating if you’ve got a positive coronavirus test with mild symptoms such as a runny nose or sore throat for which there’s no definitive treatment. But that just means you should stick to the well-worn advice for healing from any viral infection: Get extra rest, drink plenty of fluids and take an over-the-counter fever-reducing medicine such as acetaminophen if you need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fluids may also be hard to gulp down when you’re feeling bad, but dehydration can land people in the hospital on its own. That’s especially true for children and older folks, so try to sip plenty of water, juice, soup or electrolyte drinks throughout the day. Non-caffeinated tea with \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/08/802750225/for-kids-coughs-swap-the-over-the-counter-syrups-for-honey\">honey might soothe your sore throat\u003c/a>, but avoid drinks with lots of sugar or caffeine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rest is also important to recovery, but be wary of the urge to stay in bed. “You don’t want to overwork yourself but avoid strict bed rest – we don’t want patients to be totally sedentary because we know that patients who move around seem to do better,” says Alvarez, who has recovered from a case of COVID-19 himself. He encourages patients to walk around their homes as they’re able or sit upright on the couch – all things that help expand the lungs and improve the movement of air.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Don’t forget your mental health\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Whether or not you’ve got symptoms, getting a positive test for the coronavirus can be stressful, and isolating alone can make that even worse. When it comes to isolation, adding structure to your days can help a lot, says \u003ca href=\"https://ubhc.rutgers.edu/about-us/leadership/frank-ghinassi.xml\">Dr. Frank Ghinassi\u003c/a>, president and CEO of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and senior vice president at RWJBarnabas Health. Ghinassi recommends scheduling sleep and meals at the same time every day and penciling in at least one thing that provides pleasure daily — even if it’s as simple as streaming a movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most important part is “actually making the schedule,” Ghinassi says. And be sure to include some socializing — virtual socializing, that is. Also put a bit of simple exercise on the calendar if you’re \u003ca href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-exercise-when-ill-whats-okay-and-whats-not/\">feeling up to it\u003c/a> — 30 minutes of light physical activity several times a week will help lift your mood. Maybe take a video exercise class or, if you’re asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, climbing stairs will get your heart rate up in a good way. And if you’re unwell and stairs are too much, try taking a room-to-room stroll within your home. Every little bit counts.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>If your symptoms linger longer than 10 days, keep isolating\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, you can’t schedule how long symptoms might last when it comes to the coronavirus. Doctors have been studying the nitty-gritty of statistics and numbers for months, and although the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/duration-isolation.html\">CDC recommends\u003c/a> isolating at least 10 days from when mild or moderate symptoms started (or 10 days from a positive test if you never had symptoms), there’s no definite number of days to isolate if you’ve still got symptoms after that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC says you can stop isolating if you’ve been free of fever without fever-reducing medicines for 24 hours and your symptoms are “improving.” But if you’re fever-free and still feeling bad with symptoms such as cough, headache or body aches, it’s best to keep staying away from people longer – at least until symptoms have continued to improve significantly for a few days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For otherwise healthy people who test positive for the coronavirus, there’s no need to retest before stopping isolation with or without symptoms. 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In California, nonessential travel outside of the state was already strongly discouraged by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11847404/newsom-urges-against-out-of-state-travel-advises-quarantine-for-those-who-do\">travel advisory,\u003c/a> which asks people to self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving from another state or country. This state guidance comes on the heels of \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/press-releases/2020/1109-ABAHO-Holiday-Recommendations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommendations\u003c/a> released by Bay Area health officials, which state that “traveling outside the Bay Area will increase your chance of getting infected and spreading the virus to others after your return.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11846759\"]It’s no surprise that many people are canceling family Thanksgiving plans outright. 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Grinning, she reached for a purple cellphone and said, “I learned how to text!’ She now Zooms regularly with her daughter in Chicago. When she’s not chatting online, she streams the radio or Hulu Live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">She keeps solvent by buying very little, subsisting on about $1,000 a month from Social Security. The room she lives in is federally subsidized. Medicare covers doctor bills, and Meals on Wheels delivers food. Her biggest expense is laundry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">On gloomy days inside her room, she reminds herself, “This too shall pass.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">She’s eager for the virus to retreat enough for her to join protests for racial equality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">“I want to be alive at the end of this,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Connection Is Key\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">Evans’ story is not uncommon. 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Aronson says she’s seen patients who are refusing to eat, or who cry alone in their rooms for long stretches. \u003cspan class=\"s2\">One \u003ca href=\"https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(20)30738-6/fulltext?rss=yes\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">recent study\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/span> of 111 residents in a Chicago-area nursing home found the group had shed an average of about four-and-a-half pounds from December through April. The researchers attribute the changes to fewer social interactions, a halt to family visits, and shifts in schedule, driven by the pandemic\u003cspan class=\"s2\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">“Because they haven’t touched another human being or been touched by another human being since March,” said Aronson, “there is isolation. There is depression. There is battle fatigue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">Aronson points to a former patient of hers, Shirley Drexler, who died at an assisted living facility in San Francisco two months into the coronavirus outbreak. Though 102 years old, prior to the pandemic she was highly social, bright-eyed and steady on her feet. She used to dash from table to table to share lewd jokes during group meals, Aronson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">“But after a few weeks, when it became clear that the coronavirus wasn’t going to go away, she basically took to bed and died. Because at 102, she wasn’t going to live long enough to see the end of it. 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A recent \u003ca href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-020-05258-6\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">study\u003c/span>\u003c/a> for the first time showed an association between loneliness and diabetes risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"“no”\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC2415600030&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>One Day at a Time\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">Sukari Addison is one of the lucky ones. Dressed in a stylish pair of silver earrings and gold glasses, she says her motto is not to worry about things she can’t control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">“We are in a really big change now,” Addison said. “But I’ve been through changes before. A lot of them as an African American.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">She suffers from congestive heart failure and high blood pressure, both of which are risk factors for COVID-19. But Addison is not living in fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">“You get to be 85 years old, you know you got a foot on the banana peel,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">On a hot summer night in August, after collapsing on her bed from fatigue, she tried not to panic. Within days she tested positive for COVID-19 and landed in the hospital with pneumonia. The hardest part, she says, was the no-visitor policy. After two dire weeks, her physician sent her home, and she credits her recovery to the kindness of the nurses and doctors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">She’s still moving slowly and spends most days alone in the room she rents near Union Square. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847820/la-demanda-de-bancos-de-alimentos-en-el-area-de-la-bahia-esta-incrementando-como-puedo-encontrarlos-y-apoyarlos\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area has lost close to 350,000 jobs during the past year as of September, according to the state Economic Development Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means across the region, more and more people are finding they can’t purchase the food they need — a situation also known as food insecurity. For many individuals and families, food banks offer a crucial health lifeline in providing food free of charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, food banks are racing to keep up with increased demand for food — and for volunteers. Read on for the facts about food banks, how things have changed during the pandemic, how to find a food bank near you and what you can do to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find\">Find a food bank near you\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#support\">How to support your local food bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Demand for Food Banks is Rising\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest of Silicon Valley has “literally doubled the amount of food we’re distributing,” said CEO Leslie Bacho, in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101880355/food-banks-struggle-to-meet-pandemic-fueled-demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an interview with KQED Forum\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demand was already high due to widespread food insecurity in Silicon Valley. “We already serving a quarter million people. Now we’re serving a half million people,” Bacho said.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11851193\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A housing crisis, continuing gentrification and high cost of living means the Bay Area is particularly vulnerable, but what’s happening here is being felt nationwide. Researchers at Northwestern University \u003ca href=\"https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/documents/reports/ipr-rapid-research-reports-pulse-hh-data-10-june-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have estimated\u003c/a> that food insecurity has more than doubled in the U.S. as a result of the economic crisis from COVID-19, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/912486921/food-insecurity-in-the-u-s-by-the-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">affecting up to 23% of households earlier this year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many folks using food banks in the Bay Area are coming to them for the first time, Bacho said. This is a testament to how the pandemic-induced economic crisis is disproportionately impacting low-wage workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are seeing so many people who are already just living on the edge, having to then burn through their savings,” Bacho said. “More than half the people we’re serving now have never sought food assistance before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Food Insecurity’s Impacts Are Unequal\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/912486921/food-insecurity-in-the-u-s-by-the-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As NPR has reported\u003c/a>, Black and Hispanic Americans are disproportionately affected by the food insecurity that drives the need for food banks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to 2019 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 19% of Black households and over 15% of Hispanic households experienced food insecurity in 2019. In that same period, white Americans fell \u003cem>below\u003c/em> the national average of about 10%, with less than 8% experiencing food insecurity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, adults who have a disability — especially those who are not in the workforce — also experience more than twice the rate of food insecurity as adults who do not have a disability, NPR reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11847434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11847434\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As demand for food banks soars, drive-thru facilities are proving effective at getting people what they need during the pandemic \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Food Banks are Finding New Ways to Serve — and Overcome Stigma\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As part of its drive to meet soaring demand, Second Harvest has established 130 new drive-thru sites in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties for people to get the food they need. Bacho said these sites have “really been critical during this time to be able to distribute the food safely and easily, and that “many of these drive-thrus are serving a thousand people at a time.” Bacho stresses that not having a car isn’t a barrier to picking up food at these sites, and people can still access the services on foot.\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Media visibility of food banks has helped places like Second Harvest reach those who need assistance, but Bacho also thinks the drive-thru facilities are encouraging folks who might otherwise feel uncomfortable visiting a food bank to take advantage of the service. When people don’t have to leave their car, “it’s very anonymous, it’s very convenient,” Bacho said, predicting that even post-pandemic, “we will probably continue to see a lot of these drive-thrus, just because I do think that helps reduce the stigma.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"support\">\u003c/a>How Can You Help Your Local Food Bank?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate Your Time\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t need the services of a food bank right now, and you have time to spare, you might consider volunteering at a local food bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, many food banks specifically need more volunteers to help box up food. A lot of the commodities coming into food banks are pre-boxed, explains Bacho, and having to then box all the food again, ready for recipients who need it, takes a lot of human power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were already very dependent on volunteers,” at Second Harvest, Bacho said, “but especially at this time, we really need volunteers helping us box up food in a warehouse, and then helping us at these distribution sites.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the pandemic, food banks are taking extra precautions to reduce this risks of their volunteers contracting — or spreading — COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In-person volunteers should expect rules on wearing face coverings and gloves, and maintaining social distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Second Harvest food bank is laying firm emphasis on extra sanitation methods, Bacho said, and has overnight deep cleaning in place to keep surfaces sanitized, in addition to its “strong air filtration system” in the facility. They are also screening volunteers for coronavirus symptoms “constantly,” Bacho said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re nervous about volunteering in person during the pandemic, speak with someone at the food bank you’re thinking of supporting and ask them about their COVID-19 safety procedures. Bear in mind that there may be restrictions on folks deemed to be in certain high-risk categories around volunteering — for example, Second Harvest says that at this time, they “do not recommend that seniors (65+) or anyone with a chronic health condition volunteer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donating Money Might Be Better Than Donating Food\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandemic has changed the way many food banks solicit and accept food donations, due to the risks of spreading COVID-19. You won’t see as many food drive collection barrels in stores — if any — this holiday season, “we really want to stress financial donations,” Bacho said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donating money rather than food gives food banks far more flexibility, Bacho explains. About a third of the food Bacho’s food bank distributes is purchased, not donated. Second Harvest is able to negotiate special deals for the food it buys “by the truckload” — at a “much better value than you could get if you went to Costco or Safeway,” Bacho said. Put simply, food banks know how to make your cash go a long way when it comes to buying food — and almost certainly further than you’d be able to if you buy food yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve previously donated food directly to a local food bank, and are set on doing so again, remember that they may have changed the way they accept these donations because of COVID-19. Second Harvest, for example, is no longer accepting walk-in food donations to adhere to their safety and social distancing policies, and explicitly asks that you donate funds instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to Sign Up to Help\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The quickest way to offer your support is by visiting your local food bank’s website and signing up there to volunteer or make a donation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"find\">\u003c/a>Find a Food Bank Near You\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>East Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>North Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>South Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other smaller food banks and community fridges may be operating in your area. Some food banks can also offer advice and assistance with applying for food benefits such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.getcalfresh.org/\">CalFresh\u003c/a> (also known as food stamps).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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This is a testament to how the pandemic-induced economic crisis is disproportionately impacting low-wage workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are seeing so many people who are already just living on the edge, having to then burn through their savings,” Bacho said. “More than half the people we’re serving now have never sought food assistance before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Food Insecurity’s Impacts Are Unequal\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/912486921/food-insecurity-in-the-u-s-by-the-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As NPR has reported\u003c/a>, Black and Hispanic Americans are disproportionately affected by the food insecurity that drives the need for food banks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to 2019 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 19% of Black households and over 15% of Hispanic households experienced food insecurity in 2019. In that same period, white Americans fell \u003cem>below\u003c/em> the national average of about 10%, with less than 8% experiencing food insecurity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, adults who have a disability — especially those who are not in the workforce — also experience more than twice the rate of food insecurity as adults who do not have a disability, NPR reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11847434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11847434\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/drive-thru-fb-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As demand for food banks soars, drive-thru facilities are proving effective at getting people what they need during the pandemic \u003ccite>(Frederic J. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Dec. 1 at 11:30 a.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic raises a person's risk of contracting — or spreading — the coronavirus. Gathering in groups with other households, especially indoors, does just the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Put these two facts together and it's clear: Even when following all advised precautions, traveling to visit your family for the holidays carries undeniable risk factors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/11/19/936715870/dont-travel-for-thanksgiving-cdc-warns\"> recommended that people stay home for Thanksgiving\u003c/a> last month. In California, nonessential travel outside of the state was already strongly discouraged by Gov. Gavin Newsom's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11847404/newsom-urges-against-out-of-state-travel-advises-quarantine-for-those-who-do\">travel advisory\u003c/a> issued before Thanksgiving, which continues to ask people to self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving from another state or country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This state guidance comes on the heels of \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/press-releases/2020/1109-ABAHO-Holiday-Recommendations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommendations\u003c/a> that were recently released by the nine Bay Area counties plus the city of Berkeley around travel, with the holidays specifically in mind. The guidance states that \"nonessential travel, including holiday travel, is not recommended. Traveling outside the Bay Area will increase your chance of getting infected and spreading the virus to others after your return.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So it's no surprise that many people chose to forgo Thanksgiving with their families and friends altogether, and are planning on doing the same for Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa during the pandemic. But how can you have that tricky conversation with loved ones without creating a rift, or unduly hurting someone's feelings?\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1970886/visiting-family-over-the-holidays-heres-how-to-lower-your-risk-for-covid-19\">Determined to visit family or friends for the holidays after all? Get prep tips and harm reduction guidance from experts\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Remember: This Is \u003cem>Always\u003c/em> Your Choice\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Let’s get this out of the way: Even in a holiday season without a pandemic to consider, your movements and actions regarding an event like Thanksgiving are always yours to decide. Regardless of what others — family, friends, strangers — may think, your time and your personal space are completely and utterly your business and yours to direct as you see fit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"science_1970886\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/11/GettyImages-1214738416-1020x682.jpg\"]There are many reasons why a person might not welcome visiting with family over the holidays. Money issues around travel, scarcity of vacation time, simmering family drama, tension with relatives over core beliefs or their failure to respect your identity, your lifestyle or your boundaries, a lack of desire to mark certain holidays or just \u003cem>wanting to sit your behind at home instead;\u003c/em> these are all 100% valid reasons to forgo a family gathering — pandemic or no pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet in the most communicative of family dynamics, telling loved ones that you won’t be joining their gathering is still no picnic. As a teacher and sex educator in the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.givingthetalk.com/\">Julia Feldman\u003c/a> advises on navigating delicate, difficult conversations when it comes to health and harm reduction. She's previously shared her advice for clear, respectful communication around \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11825738/negotiating-safe-socializing-has-a-lot-in-common-with-negotiating-safe-sex\">socializing\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11826988/sex-and-dating-during-coronavirus-from-masks-to-kissing-a-guide-to-your-risks\">dating during the pandemic\u003c/a>, and \"COVID Thanksgiving\" was a subject particularly close to Feldman's heart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because she herself made the decision to decline a wider family Thanksgiving this year because of the pandemic and the need to preserve her own family's \"pod.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We kept trying to find a way to make it work,\" Feldman said. \"And at a certain point realized that like a lot of things this year, we just need to approach things differently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why \u003cem>does\u003c/em> it feel so much tougher declining an invitation to a family holiday gathering than, say, a party or a birthday?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's a lot of sentimentality, and a lot of history and a lot of tradition there,\" Feldman explains. \"And so it's a lot for people to let go of.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Firm, But Lead With Feelings\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When navigating a difficult conversation, or delivering \"bad news,\" there can sometimes be a temptation to stay extra-firm and resolute in your communication — in case the recipient interprets any hesitation as a cause for hope that you haven't \u003cem>really\u003c/em> made up your mind. Being firm in what we can and cannot do is great, Feldman says, but don't let that stop you from \"expressing [your] sadness and regret,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11836745\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/open-road-1-1038x576.jpg\"]Many of us are taught that to effectively traverse tough talks, we need to be \"very decisive, and and maybe even kind of emotionless or unemotional about it,\" Feldman says. But rather than shying away from emotion in such a discussion, it's actually better to embrace it, and in this case, \"express our genuine sadness.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of her own Thanksgiving situation, Feldman says, \"I needed to be able to tell my family 'I really wish we could be with you, and it's really hard for us that we can't.' \" Being honest about the difficulty of the decision \u003cem>and\u003c/em> the pain it's causing — for you and for your family — is the best way to ask for and hopefully achieve some understanding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, you're making this decision to reduce your family's risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, and it's your way of keeping them safe from harm. \"That is an ultimate act of care and we need to focus on that,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Acknowledge That This Sucks ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Addressing the pain your decision may cause can be productive — and so can acknowledging the magnitude of it, and how disappointing it is. Over these last eight months, the pandemic has forced many people to cancel dearly anticipated plans and forgo contact with loved ones. Rather than minimizing the impact of your decision and the disruption caused by the virus that led you to \u003cem>make\u003c/em> it, make it clear, advises Feldman, that this is nobody's ideal, and, frankly, it sucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It perhaps becomes even harder to make and stick to a decision like this because of a collective fatigue with the pandemic and its pernicious ability to alter seemingly every plan in our lives. And yes, it's tempting to throw your hands up in the air and soften those boundaries you might have firmly held at the beginning of shelter-in-place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staying strong is tough, but \u003cem>you\u003c/em> know why you're doing this: to keep your loved ones safe. Pretending it's not a big deal isn't being truthful, and you — and your family — are \u003cem>allowed\u003c/em> to be saddened, frustrated or downright pissed off about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If we deny that,\" Feldman says, \"there's going to be a lot of pent-up resentment and sadness and miscommunication later on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11846886\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11846886\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Changing plans for the holidays because of the COVID-19 pandemic can result in difficult conversations with loved ones. \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>... But Make Your New Plans Clear\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>During difficult discussions, you might find that family members are holding out hope you'll change your mind — whether they articulate that or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Communicating that you have new plans for the holidays can greatly aid your kind-but-clear efforts to let folks know you're not changing your mind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Feldman, ordering her own turkey for her different Thanksgiving this year was a big deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For me, that was kind of like a decisive move,\" she says, and one which she actually found helpful to communicate to her family. To introduce this conversation, Feldman says a helpful phrase might be: \"I've decided to make other plans so that I can feel like I'm celebrating this holiday.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, you can keep it real with your family, and convey the strangeness or jarring nature of your new plans to sustain that crucial emotional honesty: \"This is what I'm going to do this year, and it feels right in the context of this crazy world that's going on right now,\" suggests Feldman. You don't have to convey that you're thrilled with your new plans — only that you \u003cem>have\u003c/em> them, and you're sticking to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if Your Family Downplays COVID-19?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If your family — incorrectly — believes that the pandemic isn't \"that big a deal,\" or doesn't think it's enough reason to forgo the usual holiday gatherings, that's undeniably a tough situation to navigate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trying to \"convince\" your loved ones of the pandemic's devastating seriousness by sending them statistics and literature probably isn't going to change their minds at this point, Feldman says. So, what can you do?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You just really have to come from an emotional place of being honest,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be clear with your family that the travel process alone puts both you and them at a heightened risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 — and that regardless of their feelings about that, you're personally committed to your responsibility to keep your family safe. Be honest that you know the decision could cause some hurt, but because your priority is their safety, \"you're still acting from a place of love, and that's going to have to guide you,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is, after all, your way of showing your care for the people you love.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if It's Friends, Not Family?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Because of the variance between family dynamic and friend/peer dynamics, declining to gather with friends for a holiday celebration will be quite a different conversation to have. In some cases, it might feel even \u003cem>harder\u003c/em> to inform your best friend than your family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our friendships can be complex in origin, form and dynamics, so emotions between peers can be highly mixed — and can quickly get fraught. Friends can also have very different expectations from each other, Feldman says: \"So I could imagine that a friend could feel like you have a sense of loyalty, or maybe a sense of responsibility, or maybe that you respect them and trust them,\" in a way that you \u003cem>don't\u003c/em> necessarily trust your relatives. Which might make hearing your decision even tougher for a pal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Julia Feldman\"]'[L]et's focus on being thankful for what we have ... And not be reckless now, at the expense of of all the things we're thankful for, or at the expense of loved ones.'[/pullquote]Feldman recommends that you navigate holiday discussions with the same honesty, frankness and emotional openness that you'd bring to your family. If it's breaking your heart that you can't celebrate with your friend, tell them that — and propose any ideas you might have for how to meet virtually or at a distance outside instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One extra element to remember where friends are concerned: Make sure that they know that you trust and respect them, especially when it comes to their conduct around COVID-19. When you decline a holiday gathering, bear in mind that many folks can — even unconsciously — infer moral judgments around socializing during the pandemic. They might think that you don't feel comfortable gathering with \u003cem>them\u003c/em>, because of how they've been behaving during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's a lot of reading into this that people can do,\" Feldman says, \"that somehow you're suggesting that people aren't being careful, or being safe, because you're not going to celebrate with them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you sense that a friend suspects you're declining their holiday gathering because you don't trust them, be sure to reassure them — and bring it back to the big picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It has nothing to do about someone being 'safe' or 'careful,' \" Feldman says. \"Our priority is to make sure that everyone that we want to celebrate with next year is going to be alive, and healthy, and well, and able to do that. And this year, we're making a lot of sacrifices. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Many of us are taught that to effectively traverse tough talks, we need to be \"very decisive, and and maybe even kind of emotionless or unemotional about it,\" Feldman says. But rather than shying away from emotion in such a discussion, it's actually better to embrace it, and in this case, \"express our genuine sadness.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of her own Thanksgiving situation, Feldman says, \"I needed to be able to tell my family 'I really wish we could be with you, and it's really hard for us that we can't.' \" Being honest about the difficulty of the decision \u003cem>and\u003c/em> the pain it's causing — for you and for your family — is the best way to ask for and hopefully achieve some understanding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, you're making this decision to reduce your family's risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, and it's your way of keeping them safe from harm. \"That is an ultimate act of care and we need to focus on that,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Acknowledge That This Sucks ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Addressing the pain your decision may cause can be productive — and so can acknowledging the magnitude of it, and how disappointing it is. Over these last eight months, the pandemic has forced many people to cancel dearly anticipated plans and forgo contact with loved ones. Rather than minimizing the impact of your decision and the disruption caused by the virus that led you to \u003cem>make\u003c/em> it, make it clear, advises Feldman, that this is nobody's ideal, and, frankly, it sucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It perhaps becomes even harder to make and stick to a decision like this because of a collective fatigue with the pandemic and its pernicious ability to alter seemingly every plan in our lives. And yes, it's tempting to throw your hands up in the air and soften those boundaries you might have firmly held at the beginning of shelter-in-place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staying strong is tough, but \u003cem>you\u003c/em> know why you're doing this: to keep your loved ones safe. Pretending it's not a big deal isn't being truthful, and you — and your family — are \u003cem>allowed\u003c/em> to be saddened, frustrated or downright pissed off about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If we deny that,\" Feldman says, \"there's going to be a lot of pent-up resentment and sadness and miscommunication later on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11846886\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11846886\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Changing plans for the holidays because of the COVID-19 pandemic can result in difficult conversations with loved ones. \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>... But Make Your New Plans Clear\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>During difficult discussions, you might find that family members are holding out hope you'll change your mind — whether they articulate that or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Communicating that you have new plans for the holidays can greatly aid your kind-but-clear efforts to let folks know you're not changing your mind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Feldman, ordering her own turkey for her different Thanksgiving this year was a big deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For me, that was kind of like a decisive move,\" she says, and one which she actually found helpful to communicate to her family. To introduce this conversation, Feldman says a helpful phrase might be: \"I've decided to make other plans so that I can feel like I'm celebrating this holiday.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, you can keep it real with your family, and convey the strangeness or jarring nature of your new plans to sustain that crucial emotional honesty: \"This is what I'm going to do this year, and it feels right in the context of this crazy world that's going on right now,\" suggests Feldman. You don't have to convey that you're thrilled with your new plans — only that you \u003cem>have\u003c/em> them, and you're sticking to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if Your Family Downplays COVID-19?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If your family — incorrectly — believes that the pandemic isn't \"that big a deal,\" or doesn't think it's enough reason to forgo the usual holiday gatherings, that's undeniably a tough situation to navigate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trying to \"convince\" your loved ones of the pandemic's devastating seriousness by sending them statistics and literature probably isn't going to change their minds at this point, Feldman says. So, what can you do?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You just really have to come from an emotional place of being honest,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be clear with your family that the travel process alone puts both you and them at a heightened risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 — and that regardless of their feelings about that, you're personally committed to your responsibility to keep your family safe. Be honest that you know the decision could cause some hurt, but because your priority is their safety, \"you're still acting from a place of love, and that's going to have to guide you,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is, after all, your way of showing your care for the people you love.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if It's Friends, Not Family?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Because of the variance between family dynamic and friend/peer dynamics, declining to gather with friends for a holiday celebration will be quite a different conversation to have. In some cases, it might feel even \u003cem>harder\u003c/em> to inform your best friend than your family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our friendships can be complex in origin, form and dynamics, so emotions between peers can be highly mixed — and can quickly get fraught. Friends can also have very different expectations from each other, Feldman says: \"So I could imagine that a friend could feel like you have a sense of loyalty, or maybe a sense of responsibility, or maybe that you respect them and trust them,\" in a way that you \u003cem>don't\u003c/em> necessarily trust your relatives. Which might make hearing your decision even tougher for a pal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11844239/halloween-2020-6-ideas-para-celebrar-con-distanciamiento-pero-con-diversion-tambien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far back as late 2019, people were \u003cem>already\u003c/em> getting excited about Halloween 2020 falling on a Saturday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/caliboycomplex/status/1202316814857846784\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>...and it's fair to say even that when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold, and shelter-in-place orders were imposed in the Bay Area, many of us weren't imagining that social distancing mandates would \u003cem>still \u003c/em>be in effect by Halloween\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But here we are, in late October 2020, with no end to the pandemic yet in sight. It's no wonder then that this changed Halloween might symbolize everything about 2020 that's been denied us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#trick\">Advice on lower-risk trick-or-treating this year\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#chute\">Making a distanced candy chute\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#horror\">The benefits of horror movies for body and mind\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Certainly,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11842106/californias-halloween-guidance-no-trick-or-treating-no-parties\"> the state's advice for safely celebrating Halloween\u003c/a> during the COVID-19 pandemic focuses mainly on what you \u003cem>can't\u003c/em> do. For a start, traditional trick-or-treating is heavily discouraged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The whole act of going door-to-door in groups, ringing doorbells, digging into buckets of delicious candy … create a risk of spreading COVID-19,\" said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly earlier this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843324\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843324\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lot of traditional Halloween celebrations are off the table in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic \u003ccite>(Toni Cuenca/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Large Halloween parties are out too, because of the high risk of transmission. If a small gathering isn't with a household's pandemic \"pod,\" then it should be distanced outdoors, include no more than three separate households and limited to two hours, Ghaly said\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's also worth noting that October and November mark the beginning of other holidays that center social gatherings, including Día de los Muertos, Diwali and Thanksgiving. So it's especially important to heed ongoing guidance about wearing face coverings, maintaining social distance with people outside of your household.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, public health officials want you to know that the safest way to celebrate Halloween this year is at home or virtually. But given how much of the pleasures of this holiday are about gathering to celebrate, how \u003cem>can\u003c/em> you make the most of of the holiday if you're distanced from others, or at home?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"arts_13886694\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glad you asked. We have six ideas for you that we hope might make Halloween 2020 suck a little less.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"trick\">\u003c/a>How Local Health Officials Suggest You Trick-or-Treat at a Distance\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't mean that \u003cem>all\u003c/em> forms of trick or treat are totally off the table this year. On the understanding that some folks will still head out with their kids on Halloween, Bay Area's county health officials \u003ca href=\"https://covid-19.acgov.org/covid19-assets/docs/press/joint-statement-2020.09.28.pdf\">have categorized\u003c/a> \"one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up for families to grab and go\" as a \"moderate risk\" activity — as long as trick-or-treaters continue to physically distance \"such as at the end of a driveway or at the edge of a yard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843325\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843325\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spooky front yard in Daly City, set up for distanced trick-or-treating \u003ccite>(Kayla Golub)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay Area health officials recommend that distanced trick-or-treaters do the following while kids are out:\u003cem>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bring hand sanitizer and use it frequently, and also wash their hands the minute they return home — especially after handling candy or goodie bags\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep their distance from other trick-or-treaters, and wear a face covering\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Don't eat the candy they take while you're outside, because that means they're removing their masks and touching wrappers.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Remember, per official guidance, any kind of trick-or-treating this year still holds risk during the pandemic. With that in mind, taking costumed kids on a safe, distanced neighborhood stroll to look at house decorations and enjoy the autumnal chill without collecting any candy might ultimately be the safest, lowest-stress activity a family could plan this Halloween.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Día de los Muertos occurs a few short days after the Halloween weekend, the \u003ca href=\"https://covid-19.acgov.org/covid19-assets/docs/press/joint-statement-2020.09.28.pdf\">official guidance also includes guidelines for how to celebrate safely\u003c/a>. Officials encourage you to honor loved ones who've passed while staying at home, sharing music and memories, preparing family recipes with members of your household and creating an altar for your ancestors within the home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"chute\">\u003c/a>Design Some Distanced Candy Delivery\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>What if you're staying home and anticipate such distanced trick-or-treaters at your door and don't want to leave them empty-handed? It might be time to get creative with distanced candy delivery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phoenix Artifex is a Bay Area educator whose Phoenix's Curiosity Cabinet program teaches young people about science through design and manufacture\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>Right now they're virtually collaborating with their students to build a grand trick or treat candy catapult — one that could launch sweet treats without the need for physical proximity between giver and taker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since a catapult probably isn't suitable — or safe — for the average front yard, Artifex recommends that if you're contemplating \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/09/24/916166310/no-trick-or-treat-americans-get-creative-to-celebrate-halloween-safely\">building a distanced candy delivery system\u003c/a> for your own home, you should think about simpler options: like a slide or a chute. You might consider constructing a rudimentary slide out of cardboard boxes — or a pipe made from connected mailing tubes — and then work on adjusting the angles for a truly “practical candy delivery system,\" Artifex says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT.png 1900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-800x1067.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1020x1360.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-160x213.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1122x1496.png 1122w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-840x1120.png 840w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-687x916.png 687w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-414x552.png 414w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-354x472.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A distanced candy chute built by Beau Logo in Daly City \u003ccite>(Kalya Golub)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whatever you decide to build, Artifex recommends you think about the scale of your project, the kind of distance you're hoping to cover with your design and the \"scatter field\" your contraption will result in. For safety reasons, bear in mind the force with which you're planning to launch the candy at trick-or-treaters, not to mention the hardness of your candy or goodie bags.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daly City residents Beau Logo and Kayla Golub are one of those who've built a haunted candy chute outside their home, and shared their method with KQED. It's a length of 4\" PVC pipe, selected for its long length. An earlier prototype was made of smaller sections of pipe connected together, but test deployments of candy kept getting stuck in the joints. The black pipe was then covered with orange duct tape, for a suitably \"Halloween\" look.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Completing Golub and Logo's yard is their graveyard display through which trick-or-treaters can approach, which was inspired by their favorite Halloween movie, \"Hocus Pocus.\" They've also placed markers on the ground 6 feet apart, \"in case a line forms,\" Golub says. The whole thing is a way for the pair to safely continue inviting people to \"come have fun and enjoy [Logo's] labor of love, especially during this time when we all need a feeling of normalcy and community connection,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843308\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2248\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle.png 1900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-800x947.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-1020x1207.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-160x189.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-1298x1536.png 1298w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-1731x2048.png 1731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A candy chute built by Beau Logo, accompanied by a Halloween 'Hocus Pocus'-themed yard display \u003ccite>(Janelle Kim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you're at home facilitating any form of distanced candy delivery, Bay Area health officials recommend you:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 second\u003cstrong>s\u003c/strong> before and after preparing candy or goodie bags\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep your distance from trick-or-treaters, and wear a face covering\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"horror\">\u003c/a>Get a 'High' from a Horror Movie...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sitting down to watch a horror movie on Halloween might sound like kind of an obvious recommendation. But according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.margeekerr.com/\">Margee Kerr\u003c/a>, a sociologist and author of \"Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear,\" it could be a surprisingly great way to reap some physical and psychological benefits\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? When you choose to watch a horror movie, and commit to around two hours of thrills, jump scares and screams, you've made the decision to \"suspend disbelief and enter this kind of fantasy world where you're going to get scared,\" Kerr says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means, she clarifies, all of your regular focus \"essentially is re-prioritized away from critical thinking\" and your day-to-day reality. You're not thinking about your groceries or your bills (or the pandemic, or the election), and your body is instead going into \"fight or flight mode.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843315\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching horror movies can actually produce certain positive effects for your body — and mind \u003ccite>(Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The effect on your body is a highly grounding one, Kerr says, and can make movie-watchers feel extra present and focused. What's more, Kerr says, study participants she's worked with have reported \"higher mood\" after choosing an activity — like watching a horror movie — that brings them into that fight or flight state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those people, Kerr says their improvement in positive mood was rooted in feeling like they actually challenged their fears and learned about themselves. \u003cb>\u003c/b>This feeling of empowerment, control and resilience, Kerr says, might feel especially good right now, in the middle of a pandemic with a contentious election looming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think we could all use an opportunity to feel like 'we can do it.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>...or Any Intense Movie, Really...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Kerr reminds you that that it's okay not to enjoy certain \u003cem>types\u003c/em> of scary movies; 'body horror,' for example, or violent slashers. You might also decide to choose a lighter, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/18538/6-perfect-comedy-horror-movies-to-watch-this-halloween\">comedic horror movie\u003c/a> instead for fewer scares or less gore. If you're watching with younger members of your household, you might opt for a more kid-friendly Halloween movie like, say, \"Hocus Pocus\" or \"Coraline\" (or \"The Nightmare Before Christmas,\" if you're prepared for the inevitable arguments about whether it's a holiday movie or a Halloween movie.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"pop_18538\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if you're a fan of Halloween who really doesn't like any horror movies? If that's you, you shouldn't force yourself to watch one, or allow anyone else to bully you into it, Kerr says. That's because those physical and psychological benefits that can come from watching a horror movie occur because you've \u003cem>chosen\u003c/em> to watch it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843321\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843321\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching movies with intense emotions can have positive benefits... and they don't have to be scary ones \u003ccite>(August de Richelieu/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's mainly about seeking out a viewing experience that's going to bring you an experience of intense emotion. For you, that might be more about crying at a romantic weepie or laughing hard at a beloved comedy than screaming at a slasher movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whenever we choose to do something that takes us to a place of intensity, it's going to make it get us to that point of feeling centered in our body, and feeling like we are more in control,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[ad fullwidth]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Find Ways to Get Spooky With Others — Virtually\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Speaking of watching scary movies, if you've ever watched one in a movie theater surrounded by strangers experiencing the same gasps, shrieks and laughs as you are, you'll know how fun and meaningful that collective experience can be — or how good it feels to watch an intense movie with a group of people at home with the lights off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That transformative feeling of belonging that comes from togetherness in one place, Kerr says, is what French sociologist Émile Durkheim called \"collective effervescence.\" And unfortunately, with the need to maintain social distancing this Halloween, no parties means no watch parties for shared movie-viewing with multiple friends — outside of your pandemic pod.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're hoping to recreate the feeling on Zoom with a virtual watch-party — or an online costumed dance party with friends — you should go into it knowing that it \u003cem>can't\u003c/em> be 100% the same as getting together in person, Kerr says. And that you shouldn't feel dejected when it just doesn't feel the same as a \"normal\" Halloween.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843328\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843328\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The COVID-19 pandemic need not make you feel like you have to spend Halloween 2020 completely alone \u003ccite>(Gabby K/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nonetheless, being online together can still help you build some \"strong social connectedness,\" she advises. Especially if all participants commit to \u003cem>really\u003c/em> being present, to preserve that idea of a completely shared experience. \"I do think that's critical and important that we use any mechanism to stay connected that we can,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can't safely be with other people outside of your household because they're not in your pandemic \"pod,\" \u003cem>and\u003c/em> you really want to leave your house, Kerr suggests investigating drive-in movie theaters near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/solano\">West Wind drive-in in Solano County\u003c/a>, for example, is showing scary movies like \"I am Legend,\" \"Carrie\" and \"IT\" during Halloween week (plus movies like \"Monsters, Inc.\" for younger moviegoers.) It's a way to get a sense of that shared collective experience — \"where everybody's attention is on the same thing,\" Kerr says — while maintaining social distancing from the comfort of your car.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Finally, Take the Day (and Night) Off 'Doomscrolling'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Halloween is meant to be a time of pleasing terrors, but perhaps consider taking online \"doomscrolling\" \u003cem>off\u003c/em> the monstrous menu this year — especially if you're staying home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843310\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843310\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consider taking Halloween night (and day) off doomscrolling \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The term itself — popularized by investigative journalist Karen K. Ho — refers to that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886630/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-and-start-using-the-internet-mindfully\">compulsive social media browsing and headline consumption\u003c/a> we can all fall prey to. In the words of KQED's Nastia Voynovskaya: it's \"the habit of obsessively refreshing your newsfeed and losing yourself in headlines, tweets and comments about the pandemic, the wildfires, the election and systemic racism.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So why not commit to making Halloween the one night you \u003cem>don't\u003c/em> read bad news on Twitter?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you decide to occupy yourself with operating your homemade Halloween candy contraption for any trick-or-treaters you receive, or dedicating yourself to watching a spooky movie with the lights off, consider trying to stay off the internet and keep away from the doomscroll. Our \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886630/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-and-start-using-the-internet-mindfully\">guide to avoiding doomscrolling\u003c/a> has practical tips for achieving this goal, including which apps might help you limit your consumption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Happy Halloween!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>...and it's fair to say even that when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold, and shelter-in-place orders were imposed in the Bay Area, many of us weren't imagining that social distancing mandates would \u003cem>still \u003c/em>be in effect by Halloween\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But here we are, in late October 2020, with no end to the pandemic yet in sight. It's no wonder then that this changed Halloween might symbolize everything about 2020 that's been denied us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#trick\">Advice on lower-risk trick-or-treating this year\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#chute\">Making a distanced candy chute\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#horror\">The benefits of horror movies for body and mind\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Certainly,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11842106/californias-halloween-guidance-no-trick-or-treating-no-parties\"> the state's advice for safely celebrating Halloween\u003c/a> during the COVID-19 pandemic focuses mainly on what you \u003cem>can't\u003c/em> do. For a start, traditional trick-or-treating is heavily discouraged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The whole act of going door-to-door in groups, ringing doorbells, digging into buckets of delicious candy … create a risk of spreading COVID-19,\" said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly earlier this month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843324\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843324\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Toni-Cuenca-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lot of traditional Halloween celebrations are off the table in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic \u003ccite>(Toni Cuenca/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Large Halloween parties are out too, because of the high risk of transmission. If a small gathering isn't with a household's pandemic \"pod,\" then it should be distanced outdoors, include no more than three separate households and limited to two hours, Ghaly said\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's also worth noting that October and November mark the beginning of other holidays that center social gatherings, including Día de los Muertos, Diwali and Thanksgiving. So it's especially important to heed ongoing guidance about wearing face coverings, maintaining social distance with people outside of your household.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, public health officials want you to know that the safest way to celebrate Halloween this year is at home or virtually. But given how much of the pleasures of this holiday are about gathering to celebrate, how \u003cem>can\u003c/em> you make the most of of the holiday if you're distanced from others, or at home?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glad you asked. We have six ideas for you that we hope might make Halloween 2020 suck a little less.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"trick\">\u003c/a>How Local Health Officials Suggest You Trick-or-Treat at a Distance\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't mean that \u003cem>all\u003c/em> forms of trick or treat are totally off the table this year. On the understanding that some folks will still head out with their kids on Halloween, Bay Area's county health officials \u003ca href=\"https://covid-19.acgov.org/covid19-assets/docs/press/joint-statement-2020.09.28.pdf\">have categorized\u003c/a> \"one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up for families to grab and go\" as a \"moderate risk\" activity — as long as trick-or-treaters continue to physically distance \"such as at the end of a driveway or at the edge of a yard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843325\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843325\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-3-EXPORT-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spooky front yard in Daly City, set up for distanced trick-or-treating \u003ccite>(Kayla Golub)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay Area health officials recommend that distanced trick-or-treaters do the following while kids are out:\u003cem>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bring hand sanitizer and use it frequently, and also wash their hands the minute they return home — especially after handling candy or goodie bags\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep their distance from other trick-or-treaters, and wear a face covering\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Don't eat the candy they take while you're outside, because that means they're removing their masks and touching wrappers.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Remember, per official guidance, any kind of trick-or-treating this year still holds risk during the pandemic. With that in mind, taking costumed kids on a safe, distanced neighborhood stroll to look at house decorations and enjoy the autumnal chill without collecting any candy might ultimately be the safest, lowest-stress activity a family could plan this Halloween.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Día de los Muertos occurs a few short days after the Halloween weekend, the \u003ca href=\"https://covid-19.acgov.org/covid19-assets/docs/press/joint-statement-2020.09.28.pdf\">official guidance also includes guidelines for how to celebrate safely\u003c/a>. Officials encourage you to honor loved ones who've passed while staying at home, sharing music and memories, preparing family recipes with members of your household and creating an altar for your ancestors within the home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"chute\">\u003c/a>Design Some Distanced Candy Delivery\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>What if you're staying home and anticipate such distanced trick-or-treaters at your door and don't want to leave them empty-handed? It might be time to get creative with distanced candy delivery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phoenix Artifex is a Bay Area educator whose Phoenix's Curiosity Cabinet program teaches young people about science through design and manufacture\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>Right now they're virtually collaborating with their students to build a grand trick or treat candy catapult — one that could launch sweet treats without the need for physical proximity between giver and taker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since a catapult probably isn't suitable — or safe — for the average front yard, Artifex recommends that if you're contemplating \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/09/24/916166310/no-trick-or-treat-americans-get-creative-to-celebrate-halloween-safely\">building a distanced candy delivery system\u003c/a> for your own home, you should think about simpler options: like a slide or a chute. You might consider constructing a rudimentary slide out of cardboard boxes — or a pipe made from connected mailing tubes — and then work on adjusting the angles for a truly “practical candy delivery system,\" Artifex says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT.png 1900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-800x1067.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1020x1360.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-160x213.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-1122x1496.png 1122w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-840x1120.png 840w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-687x916.png 687w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-414x552.png 414w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Kayla-1-EXPORT-354x472.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A distanced candy chute built by Beau Logo in Daly City \u003ccite>(Kalya Golub)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whatever you decide to build, Artifex recommends you think about the scale of your project, the kind of distance you're hoping to cover with your design and the \"scatter field\" your contraption will result in. For safety reasons, bear in mind the force with which you're planning to launch the candy at trick-or-treaters, not to mention the hardness of your candy or goodie bags.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daly City residents Beau Logo and Kayla Golub are one of those who've built a haunted candy chute outside their home, and shared their method with KQED. It's a length of 4\" PVC pipe, selected for its long length. An earlier prototype was made of smaller sections of pipe connected together, but test deployments of candy kept getting stuck in the joints. The black pipe was then covered with orange duct tape, for a suitably \"Halloween\" look.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Completing Golub and Logo's yard is their graveyard display through which trick-or-treaters can approach, which was inspired by their favorite Halloween movie, \"Hocus Pocus.\" They've also placed markers on the ground 6 feet apart, \"in case a line forms,\" Golub says. The whole thing is a way for the pair to safely continue inviting people to \"come have fun and enjoy [Logo's] labor of love, especially during this time when we all need a feeling of normalcy and community connection,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843308\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2248\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle.png 1900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-800x947.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-1020x1207.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-160x189.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-1298x1536.png 1298w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Janelle-1731x2048.png 1731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A candy chute built by Beau Logo, accompanied by a Halloween 'Hocus Pocus'-themed yard display \u003ccite>(Janelle Kim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you're at home facilitating any form of distanced candy delivery, Bay Area health officials recommend you:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 second\u003cstrong>s\u003c/strong> before and after preparing candy or goodie bags\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep your distance from trick-or-treaters, and wear a face covering\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"horror\">\u003c/a>Get a 'High' from a Horror Movie...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sitting down to watch a horror movie on Halloween might sound like kind of an obvious recommendation. But according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.margeekerr.com/\">Margee Kerr\u003c/a>, a sociologist and author of \"Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear,\" it could be a surprisingly great way to reap some physical and psychological benefits\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? When you choose to watch a horror movie, and commit to around two hours of thrills, jump scares and screams, you've made the decision to \"suspend disbelief and enter this kind of fantasy world where you're going to get scared,\" Kerr says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means, she clarifies, all of your regular focus \"essentially is re-prioritized away from critical thinking\" and your day-to-day reality. You're not thinking about your groceries or your bills (or the pandemic, or the election), and your body is instead going into \"fight or flight mode.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843315\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Andrea-Piacquadio-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching horror movies can actually produce certain positive effects for your body — and mind \u003ccite>(Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The effect on your body is a highly grounding one, Kerr says, and can make movie-watchers feel extra present and focused. 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You might also decide to choose a lighter, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/18538/6-perfect-comedy-horror-movies-to-watch-this-halloween\">comedic horror movie\u003c/a> instead for fewer scares or less gore. If you're watching with younger members of your household, you might opt for a more kid-friendly Halloween movie like, say, \"Hocus Pocus\" or \"Coraline\" (or \"The Nightmare Before Christmas,\" if you're prepared for the inevitable arguments about whether it's a holiday movie or a Halloween movie.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if you're a fan of Halloween who really doesn't like any horror movies? If that's you, you shouldn't force yourself to watch one, or allow anyone else to bully you into it, Kerr says. That's because those physical and psychological benefits that can come from watching a horror movie occur because you've \u003cem>chosen\u003c/em> to watch it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843321\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843321\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-August-de-Richelieu-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching movies with intense emotions can have positive benefits... and they don't have to be scary ones \u003ccite>(August de Richelieu/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's mainly about seeking out a viewing experience that's going to bring you an experience of intense emotion. For you, that might be more about crying at a romantic weepie or laughing hard at a beloved comedy than screaming at a slasher movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whenever we choose to do something that takes us to a place of intensity, it's going to make it get us to that point of feeling centered in our body, and feeling like we are more in control,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Find Ways to Get Spooky With Others — Virtually\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Speaking of watching scary movies, if you've ever watched one in a movie theater surrounded by strangers experiencing the same gasps, shrieks and laughs as you are, you'll know how fun and meaningful that collective experience can be — or how good it feels to watch an intense movie with a group of people at home with the lights off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That transformative feeling of belonging that comes from togetherness in one place, Kerr says, is what French sociologist Émile Durkheim called \"collective effervescence.\" And unfortunately, with the need to maintain social distancing this Halloween, no parties means no watch parties for shared movie-viewing with multiple friends — outside of your pandemic pod.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're hoping to recreate the feeling on Zoom with a virtual watch-party — or an online costumed dance party with friends — you should go into it knowing that it \u003cem>can't\u003c/em> be 100% the same as getting together in person, Kerr says. And that you shouldn't feel dejected when it just doesn't feel the same as a \"normal\" Halloween.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843328\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843328\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Photo-by-Gabby-K-from-Pexels2-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The COVID-19 pandemic need not make you feel like you have to spend Halloween 2020 completely alone \u003ccite>(Gabby K/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nonetheless, being online together can still help you build some \"strong social connectedness,\" she advises. Especially if all participants commit to \u003cem>really\u003c/em> being present, to preserve that idea of a completely shared experience. \"I do think that's critical and important that we use any mechanism to stay connected that we can,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can't safely be with other people outside of your household because they're not in your pandemic \"pod,\" \u003cem>and\u003c/em> you really want to leave your house, Kerr suggests investigating drive-in movie theaters near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/solano\">West Wind drive-in in Solano County\u003c/a>, for example, is showing scary movies like \"I am Legend,\" \"Carrie\" and \"IT\" during Halloween week (plus movies like \"Monsters, Inc.\" for younger moviegoers.) It's a way to get a sense of that shared collective experience — \"where everybody's attention is on the same thing,\" Kerr says — while maintaining social distancing from the comfort of your car.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Finally, Take the Day (and Night) Off 'Doomscrolling'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Halloween is meant to be a time of pleasing terrors, but perhaps consider taking online \"doomscrolling\" \u003cem>off\u003c/em> the monstrous menu this year — especially if you're staying home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843310\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843310\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-800x533.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-1020x680.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/doomscroll-Photo-by-Ketut-Subiyanto-from-Pexels-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consider taking Halloween night (and day) off doomscrolling \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The term itself — popularized by investigative journalist Karen K. Ho — refers to that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886630/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-and-start-using-the-internet-mindfully\">compulsive social media browsing and headline consumption\u003c/a> we can all fall prey to. In the words of KQED's Nastia Voynovskaya: it's \"the habit of obsessively refreshing your newsfeed and losing yourself in headlines, tweets and comments about the pandemic, the wildfires, the election and systemic racism.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So why not commit to making Halloween the one night you \u003cem>don't\u003c/em> read bad news on Twitter?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you decide to occupy yourself with operating your homemade Halloween candy contraption for any trick-or-treaters you receive, or dedicating yourself to watching a spooky movie with the lights off, consider trying to stay off the internet and keep away from the doomscroll. Our \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886630/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-and-start-using-the-internet-mindfully\">guide to avoiding doomscrolling\u003c/a> has practical tips for achieving this goal, including which apps might help you limit your consumption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Happy Halloween!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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