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"content": "\u003cp>Armed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024327/san-jose-council-taps-engineering-executive-carl-salas-vacant-seat\">with a new council majority\u003c/a>, San José Mayor Matt Mahan will propose permanently reshaping the city’s strategy to reduce homelessness in his upcoming budget proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During his first two years in office, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989926/san-jose-council-approves-budget-with-historic-shift-in-unhoused-spending\">Mahan has centered his plan to reduce street homelessness on steering Measure E tax dollars\u003c/a> away from the construction of affordable apartments toward the development of interim housing and shelter. The mayor now wants to make that shift permanent, a move that could end yearly budget fights with supporters of affordable housing and cement his vision for homeless spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our strategy for ending unsheltered homelessness in San José has shifted dramatically,” Mahan told KQED. “The council has voted in line with that strategy, but now we need to actually make permanent the Measure E funding to sustain it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahan wants funds from Measure E, a tax on property sales of $2 million or more, to pay for the costs of interim shelter. Only once those costs are covered will excess transfer tax revenue go to building affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s the ‘nice to have,’” Mahan said. “The ‘need to have’ is getting people into a safe, dignified place today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983130\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20230801-SJCityHall-27-JY_qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20230801-SJCityHall-27-JY_qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20230801-SJCityHall-27-JY_qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20230801-SJCityHall-27-JY_qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20230801-SJCityHall-27-JY_qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20230801-SJCityHall-27-JY_qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">City Hall in San José, California, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San José currently has 499 units of interim housing spread across six communities — which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11942734/emergency-calls-complaints-are-down-near-san-joses-temporary-housing-sites-so-why-are-they-still-so-politically-risky\">typically consist of small studios with in-unit bathrooms and communal kitchens\u003c/a>. City officials plan to open several new sites this year, in addition to a second managed parking lot for people living in their vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Measure E tax revenue can technically be spent on any city service, voters approved it in 2020 specifically to increase housing affordability and reduce homelessness. Under the current formula, 75% of Measure E revenue goes to affordable housing, 15% to shelter and 10% to homelessness prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his first two budgets, Mahan pushed to temporarily change this allocation. In 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11952913/san-jose-council-approves-modest-shift-toward-temporary-homeless-housing\">he was largely rebuffed by the council\u003c/a>, but last year, he secured unanimous support for spending 65% of Measure E revenue on temporary housing and shelter — arguing that short-term projects were necessary to clear \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11979482/san-jose-mayor-matt-mahan-calls-for-urgent-action-on-homelessness-in-city-budget-plan\">encampments along the city’s waterways\u003c/a> and avoid water quality fines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12026053 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/MPFD0580-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989926/san-jose-council-approves-budget-with-historic-shift-in-unhoused-spending\">council backed Mahan’s funding shift last year\u003c/a>, they also approved an amendment clarifying that the Measure E spending formula favoring affordable housing would remain the default heading into this year’s budget talks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a policy decision as to whether or not we’re going to have this fight every single year and have Groundhog Day — or we just acknowledge that this is our strategy and we need to make clear how we’re going to fund it,” Mahan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahan appears to have a six-vote path to implementing these changes in the budget year beginning July 1. Last month, the council \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024327/san-jose-council-taps-engineering-executive-carl-salas-vacant-seat\">appointed Carl Salas, an engineering executive supported by Mahan\u003c/a>, to the vacant District 3 seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During his interview for the job, Salas told the council he agreed with Mahan that the city needs to focus its funding on short-term housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor’s proposal will likely draw pushback from affordable housing advocates, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11949797/in-controversial-plan-san-jose-mayor-seeks-to-use-homelessness-dollars-to-build-more-temporary-shelters-instead-of-permanent-housing\">who have called Mahan’s strategy shortsighted\u003c/a>. Without city funding for the construction of new affordable apartments, they argue that people experiencing homelessness won’t have a place to go after staying in shelters and tiny homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It slows the housing production in our community down to a crawl,” said Ray Bramson, chief operating officer of housing nonprofit Destination: Home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a lot of great projects off the ground and running, but now they’re struggling to find that local funding that is so necessary so that they can apply for tax credits and move forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahan said the shift would allow the city to shave $40 million from an estimated $60 million budget shortfall. That’s because the council previously voted to absorb the construction and operating costs of interim housing into the general fund — an ongoing cost without a dedicated funding source. A city budget forecast released last year found that without a change to Measure E, the interim housing program will require increasing amounts of general fund spending — reaching $70 million in the 2028-29 fiscal year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is what we knew was going to happen all along,” Bramson said. “As you build more of these [interim] sites and more of these units, there is a fixed cost you are committing yourself to in perpetuity to keep these places running.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahan will provide details of his spending plan when he releases his proposed budget in early March. On Tuesday, the council will review updated budget estimates and begin discussion on closing the $60 million shortfall. The deficit is largely the result of weaker-than-expected sales tax revenue, according to the city manager’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Chumi Paul rehabilitates bats for a living. She co-founded a nonprofit called \u003ca href=\"https://www.losangelesbatrescue.org\">Los Angeles Bat Rescue\u003c/a>. Her love of the local environment dictated where she chose to buy a house in 2011, in a cul de sac in Altadena that butts up against the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/national-monuments/san-gabriel-mountains-national-monument\">San Gabriel Mountains National Monument\u003c/a>. Her home, in a neighborhood nicknamed “The Villas,” wasn’t big, “but it was beautiful,” Paul said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was 1,200 square feet in size, built in 1951 with old-growth redwood and 26 windows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the things I’ll miss most about our house — apart from how pretty it was — is how big the windows were,” said Paul’s 11-year-old daughter Maile. The two of them could see Canyon bats at dusk in the summer, as well as birds, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, bobcats and mule deer all year round, traveling in and out of the parkland nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026028\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026028\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-800x570.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-1536x1094.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long before the Eaton Fire destroyed her house in 2025, Maile enjoys Christmas in 2019, when she was 7 years old. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Chumi Paul)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Paul was close with the human neighbors, too, especially since the pandemic, which encouraged them to talk to each other and band together as a community. “We all help each other. We all feel — felt,” she said, correcting her verb tense mid-sentence, “so lucky to live where we lived in Altadena, but also, in our neighborhood,” Paul said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three days after the Eaton fire destroyed their home, Paul and Maile were holed up in a Pasadena hotel room. They were still in shock then, full of grief and exhausted, glued to their devices, checking in with friends from the neighborhood and from Maile’s school to see who had also lost their homes. “We’re all just completely shattered, and we’re all in a group chat text chatting every day, processing what has happened,” Paul said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1170px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026009\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1853\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread.jpg 1170w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-800x1267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-1020x1615.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-160x253.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-970x1536.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of the group text where Chumi Paul and her neighbors have been supporting each other emotionally and practically since the Eaton Fire tore through their neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Chumi Paul)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Eaton Fire has catapulted Paul, Maile, and their neighbors in The Villas into what promises to be a years-long odyssey. They want to rebuild, but first, they have to find another place to live, work, go to school and plan their return to Altadena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maile’s in a group chat with 10 close friends, seven of whom have lost their homes. They renamed that chat “70% homeless.” Early hopes of returning to sixth grade at Odyssey Charter Schools’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.bgcpasadena.org/Odyssey-north\">North Campus in Altadena\u003c/a> evaporated because of regional contamination from the Eaton Fire. “I don’t know how they plan on sustaining the school when everybody in Altadena lost their houses. I don’t know how that will work. 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Odyssey just found another location for middle schoolers in Pasadena, but Maile wants to go to the new school in Thousand Oaks instead. “There’s not exactly a place to go back to. There aren’t any houses in Altadena to buy. And if there were, the prices would probably go really up because everybody wants to grab a house,” Maile said, sighing. “So I don’t know what’s going to happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least Maile and her mom have each other and their communities of friends on the group chats. A friend has set up a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-chumi-and-maile-after-the-loss-of-their-altadena-home?attribution_id=sl:cec8c9e3-6c02-4a94-927c-b6b9ca3a6496&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link\">GoFundMe for Paul and Maile\u003c/a>, as so many have for their fire-afflicted friends. “There’s so much love coming to the surface. So many people are offering to help. People that I don’t even know, and it’s kind of restored my faith in humanity, in a way,” Paul said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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The two of them could see Canyon bats at dusk in the summer, as well as birds, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, bobcats and mule deer all year round, traveling in and out of the parkland nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026028\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026028\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-800x570.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/IMG_6093-e1738888198580-1536x1094.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long before the Eaton Fire destroyed her house in 2025, Maile enjoys Christmas in 2019, when she was 7 years old. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Chumi Paul)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Paul was close with the human neighbors, too, especially since the pandemic, which encouraged them to talk to each other and band together as a community. “We all help each other. 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They were still in shock then, full of grief and exhausted, glued to their devices, checking in with friends from the neighborhood and from Maile’s school to see who had also lost their homes. “We’re all just completely shattered, and we’re all in a group chat text chatting every day, processing what has happened,” Paul said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1170px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026009\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1853\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread.jpg 1170w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-800x1267.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-1020x1615.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-160x253.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Text-thread-970x1536.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of the group text where Chumi Paul and her neighbors have been supporting each other emotionally and practically since the Eaton Fire tore through their neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Chumi Paul)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Eaton Fire has catapulted Paul, Maile, and their neighbors in The Villas into what promises to be a years-long odyssey. They want to rebuild, but first, they have to find another place to live, work, go to school and plan their return to Altadena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maile’s in a group chat with 10 close friends, seven of whom have lost their homes. They renamed that chat “70% homeless.” Early hopes of returning to sixth grade at Odyssey Charter Schools’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.bgcpasadena.org/Odyssey-north\">North Campus in Altadena\u003c/a> evaporated because of regional contamination from the Eaton Fire. “I don’t know how they plan on sustaining the school when everybody in Altadena lost their houses. I don’t know how that will work. 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So we took that again as a possibility,” Johnston said of the testing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnston said the investigation is complete for now but could be reopened if new information is discovered or brought to investigators that warrant follow-up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the days after the fire, county officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989028/affordable-housing-building-near-redwood-city-will-be-rebuilt-after-fire\">vowed the housing project would be rebuilt\u003c/a>. A county spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Mateo County needs to build more than 1,200 housing units for low- and very-low-income families by 2031 to meet its expected demand, and the damaged complex was among the largest in the county’s development pipeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly Hollywood, an associate director of real estate for Mercy Housing, said the organization received approvals from the fire district and county building officials and has moved forward with site cleanup and construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are on track to open the first building, featuring 75 apartments, this summer, and the second building, with 104 apartments, in early 2026,” Hollywood said in an email. “Mercy Housing California is thrilled to bring these affordable homes for families and a new childcare center to serve the North Fair Oaks and surrounding communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>No matter how many times she scrubs and paints, the black mold on Zenaida Gomez’s apartment walls always comes back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Equally as stubborn, however, is the Richmond tenant herself, who’s determined to make her two-bedroom apartment of 20 years safe for her and her children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m worried because I have my three youngest children,” Gomez said in Spanish. Her five children have grown up in the apartment. “They have allergies, and one of my sons suffers from asthma because of the damp walls.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, landlords were allowed to self-certify that their buildings were up-to-code. The onus had largely been on renters like Gomez to drive such improvements by filing complaints with the city. However, a new city ordinance, which takes effect Thursday, alleviates some of that burden by making city inspections routine every three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ci.richmond.ca.us/2101/Rental-Inspection-Program\">Richmond’s new rule\u003c/a>, which garnered unanimous City Council support last month, is just the latest win for housing advocates in the city, which already boasts some of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/201507240900/richmond-approves-californias-first-rent-control-ordinance-in-30-years\">strongest tenant protections in California\u003c/a>, including rent control, eviction protections and an ordinance prohibiting tenant-harassment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re just really excited because [the inspections were] kind of one of the last important pieces to making Richmond really have some of the best tenant protections,” said Leah Simon-Weisberg, a longtime tenants rights attorney and director of the California Center for Movement Legal Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simon-Weisberg, who helped spearhead the new legislation, said inspections are expected to begin later this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hopefully, what changes for many landlords [is] that they can’t just ignore their buildings,” Simon-Weisberg said. “That when they’re making repairs, they’re a little bit more long-term repairs because they’re going to have the city come in and check.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024375\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-51.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-51-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-51-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-51-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-51-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-51-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family photos hang on a wall in Zenaida Gomez’s home in Richmond. Gomez lives with her three sons, one who has asthma. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Representatives from the East Bay Housing Association and California Apartment Association did not respond to requests for comment. The California Rental Housing Association declined. But Simon-Weisberg said that in earlier conversations with city officials, several landlords, who are responsible for funding inspections, raised concerns that more regular reviews would increase their costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landlords must pay a $102 annual registration fee in addition to a $204 per-unit inspection fee at the beginning of each three-year cycle. If inspectors find a violation and need to return, the reinspection fees cost $87.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landlords are on the hook to pay for repairs, but if they need help defraying that cost, they can \u003ca href=\"https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3631/Petition-Forms\">petition to raise rents\u003c/a> beyond what is normally allowed under Richmond’s rent control ordinance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024373\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-33.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-33-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250128_RichmondInspections_GC-33-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mold on the bathroom walls of Zenaida Gomez’s home in Richmond. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Simon-Weisberg said the city also plans to help connect landlords with available federal funds, if they choose to make repairs with more environmentally friendly alternatives. She said that could include replacing gas with electric appliances or the installation of double-paned windows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson from the California Energy Commission confirmed the state has already received the first $80 million of $290 million in federal funding through the Inflation Reduction Act and has begun distributing the money to \u003ca href=\"https://techcleanca.com/incentives/heehrarebates/\">eligible property owners\u003c/a>. However, future funds could be imperiled by President Donald Trump’s attempts to rescind funding for climate and clean energy projects through \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/unleashing-american-energy/\">a recent executive order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='tenants']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez said the city has stepped in at her behest over the years, ordering repairs — such as a bathroom fan or stove hood — but with no regular oversight, the work has been slow going and inadequate, if it’s done at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They came and put in a range hood, but it wasn’t in line with what the city was requesting,” Gomez said. “They put in a [bathroom] fan, which isn’t what the city requires, and then tell me they’ll change it out… They were going to send me a dehumidifier, but after all these months, they haven’t sent one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attempts to reach Gomez’s landlords, Michael and Elaine Lau, were unsuccessful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Gomez has been vocal about her unit’s problems, she said others might not speak up for fear they’ll be targeted and displaced — something she hopes the new program will help circumvent. The goal for Gomez, who has worked for years alongside many of her neighbors and the nonprofit Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (\u003ca href=\"https://www.acceaction.org/\">ACCE\u003c/a>) on such initiatives, is a cleaner Richmond for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know our outside air is already contaminated by Chevron, right? And we know that our inside air is also contaminated. That’s why I joined the organization to fight for a better environment inside and out,” Gomez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simon-Weisberg said inspections are expected to begin later this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ-ZKtuSHdeWqxooQwfEcr-oiOpdpJcf2RLZInU7aqjjQlRQ/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\n",
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In \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908557/advice-on-recovering-from-a-wildfire-from-californians-whove-been-there\">a conversation broadcast on KQED’s \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, Porter and other fire survivors shared their emotional and practical advice for people who have only recently started along the path to recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Big picture advice for fire survivors\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Give yourself space, time and compassion — especially in Year One\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You will get through this. It’s not going to be easy. There will be peaks and valleys, but you will get through this,” said Melissa Schuster, owner of Burnt Barn Distilling Company in Paradise, California. Schuster lost her home to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12015150/life-after-paradise-one-camp-fire-survivors-long-road-to-a-new-home\">Camp Fire in 2018\u003c/a>. “Just take each moment as it comes and each event as it happens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Gray Thompson is the CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://afterthefireusa.org/\">After the Fire\u003c/a>, a nonprofit that helps communities rebuild in the wake of wildfires. Her community in Sonoma was destroyed by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13828118/up-from-the-ashes-six-months-after-the-north-bay-fires\">North Bay fires in 2017\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s perfectly natural and normal, for the first year in particular, to be very challenging,” said Thompson. “It can be hard to form words. Your fight or flight [response] is completely activated for a very long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the adrenaline starts to wear off, Thompson added, “a bit of crankiness” can set in. She described the whole first year as “surreal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything that you thought was true the day before the fire is completely different the day after the fire, especially for those who lost loved ones, who lost homes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022580\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/AP25016124878838-scaled-e1737665727227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents embrace in front of a fire-ravaged property after the Palisades Fire swept through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Etienne Laurent/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lean into your community\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another piece of shared advice from fire survivors: Gather a community of supporters around you. And don’t be afraid to rely on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let people do things for you,” Leigh-Anne Lehrmann suggested. “Do you have a friend that you can send to the store to buy you some basic clothes or comfort foods? Let them do it. They want to help and you don’t need to spend time doing these errands.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Lehrmann, the “fun” of shopping was gone after she lost her home to the CZU Lightning Complex fire in 2020. “It quickly becomes a chore, because you don’t \u003cem>want \u003c/em>a new shirt,” she explained. “You want the one that you always liked to wear but now it’s gone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehrmann also recommends being transparent about your loss, as you begin to purchase replacement goods and clothing. “Tell the store owner your situation,” she said. “Many stores will give you some level of discount, as their way of helping you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Reach out to your work community,” suggested another \u003cem>Forum \u003c/em>listener. “My union was a huge supporter of my family. They asked for my whole family’s clothes sizes. They got us new clothes and suitcases! You always forget that you need a way to carry stuff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Network, recommended Lehrmann, because you’ll “learn so much from other people as you go through the rebuilding process.” Lehrmann said she and her family formed a special email list with everyone who had the same home insurer, which was “invaluable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to remember that you’re not alone, Thompson said. “You are in this very unique club, a terrible club nobody wanted to be in, but it is full of the very best people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022769\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers carry water for evacuees from the Eaton Fire dwell at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Los Angeles, on Jan. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keep yourself open to transformation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many people, said fire survivor Melissa Schuster, their first instinct is to “get the stuff that they’ve lost, rebuild the same house.” Schuster saw it more as “an opportunity, really, for us to do something different and do it better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among Schuster’s learnings from the experience: “I don’t need the number of clothes and all the fast fashion and all the stuff that I had before the fire. … I can live in a much smaller footprint.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schuster and her husband ultimately decided to rebuild the home they lost, but not exactly as it was. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024420/rebuilding-la-heres-what-fire-survivors-and-experts-say-is-key\">Their new home is less flammable\u003c/a>, using insulated concrete foam — and it took over five years to construct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were in an RV for four and a half years, and I know a lot of people were, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Practical steps for fire survivors to take \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get your bills and finances in order\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Set up a P.O. Box ASAP, says Schuster. “Your mail needs to get to you, and it can’t get [to you] any other way.” You could also lean on a trusted friend or relative for a new mailing address, or redirect mail to your business address, she advised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To accomplish these tasks, Lehrmann said she relied on a checklist. Among her recommendations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Quickly download an updated estimated value for your home from a real estate site.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ask your cellphone carrier if they will give you an unlimited data, voice and message plan at a discount.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Request a waiver of mortgage payments and interest charges for at least three months.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Call all of your utilities and either freeze or cancel service.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stop payments to your homeowners association.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cancel or update magazines and newspapers to online subscriptions.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you lost a car, don’t forget to cancel your car insurance.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But the most important step, according to Lehrmann, is to open a dedicated checking account \u003cem>just \u003c/em>for fire expenses and payments from insurance or relief foundations: “Our credit union did this at no charge, and gave us a debit card for that account.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should also save receipts carefully, she advised, but having this dedicated checking account and debit card will help with documenting expenses for insurance and tax purposes later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Document your losses — and communication\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the most difficult parts of the process, survivors agreed, is taking stock of all the personal property you’ve lost. “This is not fun at all,” said Lehrmann. “Be prepared to cry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To split this task into mentally — and emotionally — manageable chunks, she recommended organizing your list room by room, and listing everything that was there with a replacement cost.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"forum_2010101908557,news_12021661,news_11624683\"]Be specific with brand names of the things you owned, she added — because otherwise you could end up with insurance only covering “a crappy generic item.” And the replacement cost should be what it would currently cost to replace your item, she noted — “not the sale price at Walmart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to list \u003cem>everything\u003c/em>, even if it is above and beyond your policy limit — because those costs can still be considered a loss and claimed as such on your taxes. This process isn’t linear, Thompson said, and you may remember lost items weeks — or months — later. Her tips: Keep an inventory of things you find and remember — for example, while clearing your property. Collect photos of property and belongings to share with your insurance company, and expect to be updating this inventory for a long time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colorado-based wildfire survivor Dan Hasselbach suggested that to juggle the huge amount of information, numbers and costs you’ll be discussing, you should record all phone conversations (with permission), request everything in writing, write “confirmation emails” back to insurance adjusters and contractors to make sure you have any information in writing — “to make sure everyone is on the same page, and to jog your memory later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Plan for long-term temporary housing — and get your insurance involved\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Start searching for a long term rental, advised Lehrman — because “everyone will be grabbing whatever they can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should plan on renting for between one and two years, she said, but she advised against signing a lease for a full two years, as your circumstances could change\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>You should call your homeowners or rental insurance to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/insurance/loss-of-use-coverage\">trigger “Loss of Use”\u003c/a> coverage, which can help pay for you to live elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also ask your insurance company to ask about allowances for additional living expenses (a.k.a “ALE”) for costs potentially including clothes, toiletries, meal stipends and hotel stays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get familiar with the cleanup and rebuilding process\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You won’t be allowed back inside your home right away after a fire, stressed Thompson — and it helps to know why that is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a wildfire has resulted in fatalities or missing persons, emergency services first will need to conduct searches in the area. After this, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will move in to remove any hazardous waste — which is why Thompson stressed it’s important to fill out a Right of Entry (ROE) form as soon as possible, to give remediators access to your land. “They really want to do this in blocks in order to make it efficient, especially in a large-scale disaster,” she said. “Not doing that can actually hold up the entire neighborhood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire destruction in downtown Altadena, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once the EPA has cleared your neighborhood zone, you’re allowed to sift your individual land — although Thompson noted that some people choose not to. Those that do should wear personal protective equipment (PPE), as there may still be hazardous waste and chemicals on the property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget that there will almost certainly be permits to account for, said Lehrmann — such as a permit for removing debris from your property. You may also need a permit to put erosion control in place, or to install a temporary power source and trailer while you build. Get the ball rolling on these permits early, advised Thompson, which can help you move quickly once the land is clear — and this is another reason that organizing with your neighbors into zones or blocks, and designating “zone captains” will be really helpful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, your home insurance claim may be passed from one insurance adjuster to another over the period it takes to rebuild — perhaps even several times. This means most fire survivors don’t deal with one insurance adjuster who understands the full history of their claim, Thompson explained — and may find themselves having to explain the history of their claim and experience to several adjusters. This is another reason why community is “so important,” she said, and remember that you’re not the only person in your area dealing with this. “You have to be able to lean on your neighbors to share the very best information,” she advised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zone captains can help collect information for the neighborhood, and help your community advocate collectively with insurance companies and government agencies. Thompson particularly recommended \u003ca href=\"https://uphelp.org/\">UnitedPolicyholders\u003c/a> as “a wonderful resource” for people looking to get organized and informed about their options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021154\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021154\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evacuees from the Palisades fire are seen at an evacuation and shelter center at Westwood Recreation Center in Los Angeles, on Jan. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Learn about the agencies and resources you have to work with\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Agencies, organizations and advocacy groups that a wildfire survivor might encounter include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ca.gov/support/\">California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection\u003c/a> (Cal Fire)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fema.gov/assistance\">Federal Emergency Management Agency\u003c/a> (FEMA)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.caloes.ca.gov/\">California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services\u003c/a> (CalOES)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/disaster-survivors/state-local-referral-lists/california\">Search for regional offices of emergency management\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://uphelp.org/\">United Policyholders\u003c/a> (nonprofit that supports consumers with insurance)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://afterthefireusa.org/\">After the Fire\u003c/a> (nonprofit that supports fire survivors)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Each jurisdiction will likely set up a recovery center immediately after a wildfire, where representatives from the DMV, the county, the state and insurance companies will gather to field questions from survivors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lizz Porter said that in the aftermath of the Tubbs Fire, there was a lot of misinformation about what FEMA would or wouldn’t help with. Ignore this, she said, and make an appointment to meet with FEMA anyway — because it will “open doors to other choices.” Porter’s own situation didn’t qualify her for FEMA grants, but it did give her family “the ability to apply for a FEMA disaster recovery loan,” which allowed them to “close that gap between insurance and our actual rebuild cost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Big picture advice for fire survivors\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Give yourself space, time and compassion — especially in Year One\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You will get through this. It’s not going to be easy. There will be peaks and valleys, but you will get through this,” said Melissa Schuster, owner of Burnt Barn Distilling Company in Paradise, California. Schuster lost her home to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12015150/life-after-paradise-one-camp-fire-survivors-long-road-to-a-new-home\">Camp Fire in 2018\u003c/a>. “Just take each moment as it comes and each event as it happens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Gray Thompson is the CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://afterthefireusa.org/\">After the Fire\u003c/a>, a nonprofit that helps communities rebuild in the wake of wildfires. Her community in Sonoma was destroyed by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13828118/up-from-the-ashes-six-months-after-the-north-bay-fires\">North Bay fires in 2017\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s perfectly natural and normal, for the first year in particular, to be very challenging,” said Thompson. “It can be hard to form words. Your fight or flight [response] is completely activated for a very long time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the adrenaline starts to wear off, Thompson added, “a bit of crankiness” can set in. She described the whole first year as “surreal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything that you thought was true the day before the fire is completely different the day after the fire, especially for those who lost loved ones, who lost homes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022580\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/AP25016124878838-scaled-e1737665727227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents embrace in front of a fire-ravaged property after the Palisades Fire swept through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Etienne Laurent/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lean into your community\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another piece of shared advice from fire survivors: Gather a community of supporters around you. And don’t be afraid to rely on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let people do things for you,” Leigh-Anne Lehrmann suggested. “Do you have a friend that you can send to the store to buy you some basic clothes or comfort foods? Let them do it. They want to help and you don’t need to spend time doing these errands.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Lehrmann, the “fun” of shopping was gone after she lost her home to the CZU Lightning Complex fire in 2020. “It quickly becomes a chore, because you don’t \u003cem>want \u003c/em>a new shirt,” she explained. “You want the one that you always liked to wear but now it’s gone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehrmann also recommends being transparent about your loss, as you begin to purchase replacement goods and clothing. “Tell the store owner your situation,” she said. “Many stores will give you some level of discount, as their way of helping you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Reach out to your work community,” suggested another \u003cem>Forum \u003c/em>listener. “My union was a huge supporter of my family. They asked for my whole family’s clothes sizes. They got us new clothes and suitcases! You always forget that you need a way to carry stuff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Network, recommended Lehrmann, because you’ll “learn so much from other people as you go through the rebuilding process.” Lehrmann said she and her family formed a special email list with everyone who had the same home insurer, which was “invaluable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to remember that you’re not alone, Thompson said. “You are in this very unique club, a terrible club nobody wanted to be in, but it is full of the very best people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12022769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12022769\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2193205551-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers carry water for evacuees from the Eaton Fire dwell at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Los Angeles, on Jan. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keep yourself open to transformation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many people, said fire survivor Melissa Schuster, their first instinct is to “get the stuff that they’ve lost, rebuild the same house.” Schuster saw it more as “an opportunity, really, for us to do something different and do it better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among Schuster’s learnings from the experience: “I don’t need the number of clothes and all the fast fashion and all the stuff that I had before the fire. … I can live in a much smaller footprint.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schuster and her husband ultimately decided to rebuild the home they lost, but not exactly as it was. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024420/rebuilding-la-heres-what-fire-survivors-and-experts-say-is-key\">Their new home is less flammable\u003c/a>, using insulated concrete foam — and it took over five years to construct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were in an RV for four and a half years, and I know a lot of people were, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Practical steps for fire survivors to take \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get your bills and finances in order\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Set up a P.O. Box ASAP, says Schuster. “Your mail needs to get to you, and it can’t get [to you] any other way.” You could also lean on a trusted friend or relative for a new mailing address, or redirect mail to your business address, she advised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To accomplish these tasks, Lehrmann said she relied on a checklist. Among her recommendations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Quickly download an updated estimated value for your home from a real estate site.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ask your cellphone carrier if they will give you an unlimited data, voice and message plan at a discount.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Request a waiver of mortgage payments and interest charges for at least three months.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Call all of your utilities and either freeze or cancel service.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stop payments to your homeowners association.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cancel or update magazines and newspapers to online subscriptions.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you lost a car, don’t forget to cancel your car insurance.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But the most important step, according to Lehrmann, is to open a dedicated checking account \u003cem>just \u003c/em>for fire expenses and payments from insurance or relief foundations: “Our credit union did this at no charge, and gave us a debit card for that account.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should also save receipts carefully, she advised, but having this dedicated checking account and debit card will help with documenting expenses for insurance and tax purposes later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Document your losses — and communication\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the most difficult parts of the process, survivors agreed, is taking stock of all the personal property you’ve lost. “This is not fun at all,” said Lehrmann. “Be prepared to cry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To split this task into mentally — and emotionally — manageable chunks, she recommended organizing your list room by room, and listing everything that was there with a replacement cost.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Be specific with brand names of the things you owned, she added — because otherwise you could end up with insurance only covering “a crappy generic item.” And the replacement cost should be what it would currently cost to replace your item, she noted — “not the sale price at Walmart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to list \u003cem>everything\u003c/em>, even if it is above and beyond your policy limit — because those costs can still be considered a loss and claimed as such on your taxes. This process isn’t linear, Thompson said, and you may remember lost items weeks — or months — later. Her tips: Keep an inventory of things you find and remember — for example, while clearing your property. Collect photos of property and belongings to share with your insurance company, and expect to be updating this inventory for a long time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colorado-based wildfire survivor Dan Hasselbach suggested that to juggle the huge amount of information, numbers and costs you’ll be discussing, you should record all phone conversations (with permission), request everything in writing, write “confirmation emails” back to insurance adjusters and contractors to make sure you have any information in writing — “to make sure everyone is on the same page, and to jog your memory later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Plan for long-term temporary housing — and get your insurance involved\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Start searching for a long term rental, advised Lehrman — because “everyone will be grabbing whatever they can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should plan on renting for between one and two years, she said, but she advised against signing a lease for a full two years, as your circumstances could change\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>You should call your homeowners or rental insurance to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/insurance/loss-of-use-coverage\">trigger “Loss of Use”\u003c/a> coverage, which can help pay for you to live elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also ask your insurance company to ask about allowances for additional living expenses (a.k.a “ALE”) for costs potentially including clothes, toiletries, meal stipends and hotel stays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get familiar with the cleanup and rebuilding process\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You won’t be allowed back inside your home right away after a fire, stressed Thompson — and it helps to know why that is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a wildfire has resulted in fatalities or missing persons, emergency services first will need to conduct searches in the area. After this, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will move in to remove any hazardous waste — which is why Thompson stressed it’s important to fill out a Right of Entry (ROE) form as soon as possible, to give remediators access to your land. “They really want to do this in blocks in order to make it efficient, especially in a large-scale disaster,” she said. “Not doing that can actually hold up the entire neighborhood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021365\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021365\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240109-CAWindStorm-043-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire destruction in downtown Altadena, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once the EPA has cleared your neighborhood zone, you’re allowed to sift your individual land — although Thompson noted that some people choose not to. Those that do should wear personal protective equipment (PPE), as there may still be hazardous waste and chemicals on the property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget that there will almost certainly be permits to account for, said Lehrmann — such as a permit for removing debris from your property. You may also need a permit to put erosion control in place, or to install a temporary power source and trailer while you build. Get the ball rolling on these permits early, advised Thompson, which can help you move quickly once the land is clear — and this is another reason that organizing with your neighbors into zones or blocks, and designating “zone captains” will be really helpful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, your home insurance claim may be passed from one insurance adjuster to another over the period it takes to rebuild — perhaps even several times. This means most fire survivors don’t deal with one insurance adjuster who understands the full history of their claim, Thompson explained — and may find themselves having to explain the history of their claim and experience to several adjusters. This is another reason why community is “so important,” she said, and remember that you’re not the only person in your area dealing with this. “You have to be able to lean on your neighbors to share the very best information,” she advised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zone captains can help collect information for the neighborhood, and help your community advocate collectively with insurance companies and government agencies. Thompson particularly recommended \u003ca href=\"https://uphelp.org/\">UnitedPolicyholders\u003c/a> as “a wonderful resource” for people looking to get organized and informed about their options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021154\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021154\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192407566-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evacuees from the Palisades fire are seen at an evacuation and shelter center at Westwood Recreation Center in Los Angeles, on Jan. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Learn about the agencies and resources you have to work with\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Agencies, organizations and advocacy groups that a wildfire survivor might encounter include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ca.gov/support/\">California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection\u003c/a> (Cal Fire)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fema.gov/assistance\">Federal Emergency Management Agency\u003c/a> (FEMA)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.caloes.ca.gov/\">California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services\u003c/a> (CalOES)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/disaster-survivors/state-local-referral-lists/california\">Search for regional offices of emergency management\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://uphelp.org/\">United Policyholders\u003c/a> (nonprofit that supports consumers with insurance)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://afterthefireusa.org/\">After the Fire\u003c/a> (nonprofit that supports fire survivors)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Each jurisdiction will likely set up a recovery center immediately after a wildfire, where representatives from the DMV, the county, the state and insurance companies will gather to field questions from survivors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lizz Porter said that in the aftermath of the Tubbs Fire, there was a lot of misinformation about what FEMA would or wouldn’t help with. Ignore this, she said, and make an appointment to meet with FEMA anyway — because it will “open doors to other choices.” Porter’s own situation didn’t qualify her for FEMA grants, but it did give her family “the ability to apply for a FEMA disaster recovery loan,” which allowed them to “close that gap between insurance and our actual rebuild cost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Months before the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, Calif., destroying more than 9,400 homes and buildings, the community had already been debating a fateful question: are there places too risky for new housing to be built?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like so many communities, Altadena had grown over decades with little consideration of the risk of wildfires. Houses spread steadily into the foothills, nestled against the dense, flammable brush of the San Gabriel Mountains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December, Los Angeles County officials considered a new land use plan, one that would control building decisions for Altadena and the surrounding area for decades to come. The plan sought to balance two major problems. To address a housing shortage, more density would be allowed in the interior of Altadena. To reduce the danger from wildfires, new construction would be restricted in the foothills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the affected landowners pushed back, saying the plan devalued their property and their rights to use it. Those same tensions about where to build housing are playing out around the country, as hurricanes, floods and wildfires get more extreme as the climate gets hotter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Building regulation decisions generally fall to local elected officials, who have to balance their constituents’ concerns about land use with the reality of a national housing shortage and growing threat of extreme weather. As a result, few communities around the country have adopted strict development limits to reduce the risk of disasters. Now, as it picks up the pieces after the fires, Altadena will follow those new development rules as it rebuilds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nobody likes to hear about constraints but at the same time, do we want our neighborhoods to burn down?” says Jennifer Balch, professor of geography at the University of Colorado Boulder. “There are things that we can do and should be doing to mitigate that risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025114\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-800x266.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-1020x339.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-1536x510.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The danger of wildfires was well-known to Los Angeles County. California is one of a handful of states that has mapped where the highest risk areas are. \u003ccite>(Ryan Kellman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Altadena foreshadows a disaster\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the weeks after the Eaton fire, Nic Arnzen was running on little sleep. He was searching for temporary housing after he and his family lost their Altadena home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was completely gone,” Arnzen says. “I keep telling people the fridge was gone. I don’t understand how a fridge just disappears to dust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Arnzen had the whole community to think of. As vice chair of the Altadena Town Council, he and his colleagues were juggling the logistics of a disaster. Already, many residents were vowing to rebuild.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The focus needs to be on: what can we plan for now?” Arnzen says. “How can we know the danger we live in now, and try to improve it?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altadena had already been trying to plan for wildfires. Los Angeles County officials had been working on the \u003ca href=\"https://planning.lacounty.gov/long-range-planning/wsgvap/\">West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan\u003c/a>, a plan that would control building decisions through new zoning. (Altadena is an unincorporated area, so planning decisions are made at the county level.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boosting housing is one big focus. Los Angeles is one of the most expensive housing markets in the country and as a whole, the county needs to add more than 90,000 housing units, part of a state requirement. The plan rezones land to allow for higher density of buildings and apartments along Altadena’s central corridors, where there’s already access to transportation and services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, properties on the outskirts of Altadena would be zoned for a lower density of housing, particularly areas labeled as “very high” risk of wildfires. That would limit the construction of new homes there, part of a larger county-wide policy to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5256348/los-angeles-fires-safety-evacuation-improvement-preparation\">direct development away\u003c/a> from places that are likely to burn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fires in Los Angeles County could be the most expensive wildfire disaster in history. \u003ccite>(Ryan Kellman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is the example of why,” Arnzen says, referring to the Eaton Fire. “To make our town safe, we do have to have some supervision. And we hate to dictate to anyone that: no, you can’t develop even though you’ve been waiting forty years to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Plan comes down to a vote\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In December, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors heard that exact feedback. A group of residents who own property in the foothills \u003ca href=\"https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2024/11/30/alan-zorthian-the-problem-with-the-west-san-gabriel-valley-area-plan/\">registered their opposition\u003c/a> during public comments at a hearing for the development plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us, the property is more than just land,” said Altadena resident Joseph DiMassa. “It’s 50+ acres where we imagine buildings, homes for our children, grandchildren, and possibly even future generations. The downzoning of our property from 52 homes to two isn’t just a number, it destroys the dreams we hold for our family’s future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, many of the public comments were in support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The prevailing sentiment in Altadena is one of endorsement,” Victoria Knapp, chair of Altadena Town Council, testified at the meeting. “The plan will direct development away from the Altadena foothills and other high fire zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it came time to vote, the county supervisors passed the plan. That means as Altadena rebuilds and potentially expands, zoning restrictions limiting growth in the foothills will be in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the Eaton Fire, Joseph DiMassa’s daughter, Cara, says her family’s land in the foothills was burned, destroying a summer camp they run there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love Altadena so much,” she says. “And all of that really is gone and it’s pretty heart-breaking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1074\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-1020x685.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-1536x1031.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under Los Angeles County’s new plan, development would be limited in the foothills of Altadena, where the wildfire risk is highest. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty Images North America)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her family had opposed the new zoning plan because they felt it drastically limited the housing that could be built on larger properties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We really feel like the county did not do a great job at taking a look at some of these really large parcels that are family-owned, that suddenly were becoming completely devalued,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, with so much devastation from the Eaton Fire, Cara DiMassa is glad the zoning plan is in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It gives us hope that our hillsides will be hillsides again and I certainly don’t want to see huge developments go up,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tensions of housing needs and wildfire risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By considering wildfire risk, Los Angeles County’s land use planning is ahead of many other Western communities. County supervisors \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5256348/los-angeles-fires-safety-evacuation-improvement-preparation\">are also considering a new ordinance\u003c/a> that would put even more restrictions on construction in risky areas. The county knows which areas to target because the state \u003ca href=\"https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones\">has mapped wildfire hazard zones\u003c/a>. Other states lack those maps or are in the process of developing them, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/oregon-wildfire-hazard-map-45c0335d93632580e07512a276dea7da\">like Oregon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the country, new construction is expanding into areas that are prone to burning, known as the wildland-urban interface. Around \u003ca href=\"https://e3.eurekalert.org/news-releases/884454\">32 million homes were built\u003c/a> there between 1992 and 2015, according to one study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re building into flammable landscapes and just ignoring the fact that we’re building into flammable vegetation,” Balch says. “And we are increasingly doing that, and it’s not changing anytime soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wildfires are also spreading more explosively, driven in part by climate change. A hotter, drier atmosphere pulls the moisture out of vegetation, making it more flammable. Balch and her colleagues found that between 2001 and 2020, there was a \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk5737\">400% increase in how fast fires grew\u003c/a> in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fires are getting harder to fight,” Balch says. “So we cannot expect to live in flammable landscapes, and firefighters are going to just come along and put out the ignitions in our homes. This is something we need to address well before the fire actually ignites.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025108\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many communities around the country struggle with balancing the need for new housing with the growing risk from more extreme weather. \u003ccite>(Ryan Kellman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, many communities are in desperate need of new housing and elected officials may not want to appear anti-growth. New housing also means an increase in local property taxes, a key source of funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Zoning laws and development regulations really do happen at local levels and so part of the challenge is: what are the incentive structures?” Balch says.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12022146,news_12022375,news_12022615\"]California legislators have attempted to address how communities build in wildfire-prone areas at a statewide level. In 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB182\">a bill was introduced\u003c/a> to put new restrictions on developments in risky areas, requiring them to have adequate evacuation routes and to fund programs to clear flammable vegetation. It was \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SB-182.pdf\">vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom (PDF)\u003c/a>, who cited the state’s housing needs. Several similar bills have been introduced since then, but also failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The biggest opponents were the builders and realtors,” says Hannah-Beth Jackson, a former California state senator who authored the vetoed bill. “People wanted to just keep building and building. The bottom line is the climate is changing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When communities build in wildfire-prone areas, there are also \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/936685629/rebuilding-after-a-wildfire-most-states-dont-require-fire-resistant-materials\">few rules about using fire-resistant materials in most states\u003c/a>. Studies show that following wildfire building codes can improve the chances a home will survive a wildfire. California has passed those codes, which means many homeowners rebuilding in Los Angeles will have to meet them. But the majority of other states have not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the conversation to build or not build can be tense, Altadena’s Nic Arnzen says, in light of the devastation his community is recovering from, it’s worth having that conversation, no matter the pushback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To tell people no is a difficult thing to do because you care about them and they’re your constituents,” Arnzen says. “But you have to buffer their anger with your knowledge. And sometimes you have to, as I’ve done as a parent, you just have to say no and take the beating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Months before the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, Calif., destroying more than 9,400 homes and buildings, the community had already been debating a fateful question: are there places too risky for new housing to be built?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like so many communities, Altadena had grown over decades with little consideration of the risk of wildfires. Houses spread steadily into the foothills, nestled against the dense, flammable brush of the San Gabriel Mountains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In December, Los Angeles County officials considered a new land use plan, one that would control building decisions for Altadena and the surrounding area for decades to come. The plan sought to balance two major problems. To address a housing shortage, more density would be allowed in the interior of Altadena. To reduce the danger from wildfires, new construction would be restricted in the foothills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the affected landowners pushed back, saying the plan devalued their property and their rights to use it. Those same tensions about where to build housing are playing out around the country, as hurricanes, floods and wildfires get more extreme as the climate gets hotter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Building regulation decisions generally fall to local elected officials, who have to balance their constituents’ concerns about land use with the reality of a national housing shortage and growing threat of extreme weather. As a result, few communities around the country have adopted strict development limits to reduce the risk of disasters. Now, as it picks up the pieces after the fires, Altadena will follow those new development rules as it rebuilds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nobody likes to hear about constraints but at the same time, do we want our neighborhoods to burn down?” says Jennifer Balch, professor of geography at the University of Colorado Boulder. “There are things that we can do and should be doing to mitigate that risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025114\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-800x266.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-1020x339.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-160x53.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-59-1536x510.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The danger of wildfires was well-known to Los Angeles County. California is one of a handful of states that has mapped where the highest risk areas are. \u003ccite>(Ryan Kellman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Altadena foreshadows a disaster\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the weeks after the Eaton fire, Nic Arnzen was running on little sleep. He was searching for temporary housing after he and his family lost their Altadena home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was completely gone,” Arnzen says. “I keep telling people the fridge was gone. I don’t understand how a fridge just disappears to dust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Arnzen had the whole community to think of. As vice chair of the Altadena Town Council, he and his colleagues were juggling the logistics of a disaster. Already, many residents were vowing to rebuild.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The focus needs to be on: what can we plan for now?” Arnzen says. “How can we know the danger we live in now, and try to improve it?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altadena had already been trying to plan for wildfires. Los Angeles County officials had been working on the \u003ca href=\"https://planning.lacounty.gov/long-range-planning/wsgvap/\">West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan\u003c/a>, a plan that would control building decisions through new zoning. (Altadena is an unincorporated area, so planning decisions are made at the county level.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boosting housing is one big focus. Los Angeles is one of the most expensive housing markets in the country and as a whole, the county needs to add more than 90,000 housing units, part of a state requirement. The plan rezones land to allow for higher density of buildings and apartments along Altadena’s central corridors, where there’s already access to transportation and services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, properties on the outskirts of Altadena would be zoned for a lower density of housing, particularly areas labeled as “very high” risk of wildfires. That would limit the construction of new homes there, part of a larger county-wide policy to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5256348/los-angeles-fires-safety-evacuation-improvement-preparation\">direct development away\u003c/a> from places that are likely to burn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fires in Los Angeles County could be the most expensive wildfire disaster in history. \u003ccite>(Ryan Kellman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is the example of why,” Arnzen says, referring to the Eaton Fire. “To make our town safe, we do have to have some supervision. And we hate to dictate to anyone that: no, you can’t develop even though you’ve been waiting forty years to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Plan comes down to a vote\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In December, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors heard that exact feedback. A group of residents who own property in the foothills \u003ca href=\"https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2024/11/30/alan-zorthian-the-problem-with-the-west-san-gabriel-valley-area-plan/\">registered their opposition\u003c/a> during public comments at a hearing for the development plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us, the property is more than just land,” said Altadena resident Joseph DiMassa. “It’s 50+ acres where we imagine buildings, homes for our children, grandchildren, and possibly even future generations. The downzoning of our property from 52 homes to two isn’t just a number, it destroys the dreams we hold for our family’s future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, many of the public comments were in support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The prevailing sentiment in Altadena is one of endorsement,” Victoria Knapp, chair of Altadena Town Council, testified at the meeting. “The plan will direct development away from the Altadena foothills and other high fire zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it came time to vote, the county supervisors passed the plan. That means as Altadena rebuilds and potentially expands, zoning restrictions limiting growth in the foothills will be in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the Eaton Fire, Joseph DiMassa’s daughter, Cara, says her family’s land in the foothills was burned, destroying a summer camp they run there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love Altadena so much,” she says. “And all of that really is gone and it’s pretty heart-breaking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1074\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-800x537.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-1020x685.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-10-1536x1031.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under Los Angeles County’s new plan, development would be limited in the foothills of Altadena, where the wildfire risk is highest. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty Images North America)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her family had opposed the new zoning plan because they felt it drastically limited the housing that could be built on larger properties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We really feel like the county did not do a great job at taking a look at some of these really large parcels that are family-owned, that suddenly were becoming completely devalued,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, with so much devastation from the Eaton Fire, Cara DiMassa is glad the zoning plan is in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It gives us hope that our hillsides will be hillsides again and I certainly don’t want to see huge developments go up,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tensions of housing needs and wildfire risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By considering wildfire risk, Los Angeles County’s land use planning is ahead of many other Western communities. County supervisors \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5256348/los-angeles-fires-safety-evacuation-improvement-preparation\">are also considering a new ordinance\u003c/a> that would put even more restrictions on construction in risky areas. The county knows which areas to target because the state \u003ca href=\"https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones\">has mapped wildfire hazard zones\u003c/a>. Other states lack those maps or are in the process of developing them, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/oregon-wildfire-hazard-map-45c0335d93632580e07512a276dea7da\">like Oregon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the country, new construction is expanding into areas that are prone to burning, known as the wildland-urban interface. Around \u003ca href=\"https://e3.eurekalert.org/news-releases/884454\">32 million homes were built\u003c/a> there between 1992 and 2015, according to one study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re building into flammable landscapes and just ignoring the fact that we’re building into flammable vegetation,” Balch says. “And we are increasingly doing that, and it’s not changing anytime soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wildfires are also spreading more explosively, driven in part by climate change. A hotter, drier atmosphere pulls the moisture out of vegetation, making it more flammable. Balch and her colleagues found that between 2001 and 2020, there was a \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk5737\">400% increase in how fast fires grew\u003c/a> in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fires are getting harder to fight,” Balch says. “So we cannot expect to live in flammable landscapes, and firefighters are going to just come along and put out the ignitions in our homes. This is something we need to address well before the fire actually ignites.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025108\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many communities around the country struggle with balancing the need for new housing with the growing risk from more extreme weather. \u003ccite>(Ryan Kellman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, many communities are in desperate need of new housing and elected officials may not want to appear anti-growth. New housing also means an increase in local property taxes, a key source of funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Zoning laws and development regulations really do happen at local levels and so part of the challenge is: what are the incentive structures?” Balch says.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is asking a state commission to delay a hearing on whether to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022208/why-a-push-to-make-san-franciscos-north-beach-a-historic-district-has-housing-advocates-worried\">designate North Beach as a historic district\u003c/a> after pushback from housing advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The State Historical Resources Commission was scheduled to hear the petition from the Northeast San Francisco Conservancy on Feb. 7. On Monday, however, Lurie sent a letter to the commission urging it to delay, and the item no longer appears on its agenda. 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A San Francisco neighborhood group wants to designate North Beach as a historic district, but pro-housing groups are raising their red flags, saying that this move is merely a maneuver to block more housing from being built in this neighborhood. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I am extremely appreciative that the mayor got involved,” said state Sen. Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco), a vocal opponent of the proposal. “This proposed historic district, which encompasses essentially all of North Beach, is abusive and is designed to stop new housing. 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Anyone who can afford to pay architectural experts and historians to write up a report can submit a nomination to the state office, which hears proposals once a quarter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12022208 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250113_North-Beach_DMB_02163-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s obvious that this dense and compact neighborhood epitomizes the heart and soul and spirit that is North Beach,” said Katherine Petrin, the architectural historian and planner who prepared the nomination for North Beach. “The bottom line is that this nomination deserves to be heard and approved now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former county Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who for a decade represented the district that includes North Beach, was outspoken during his tenure about preserving the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003700/aaron-peskin-wants-to-lead-san-franciscos-journey-to-recovery\">historical character\u003c/a> of certain San Francisco neighborhoods and was behind an effort last year to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980661/sf-supervisors-vote-on-overturning-breed-veto-peskins-housing-density-law\">restrict housing density on the city’s northeast waterfront\u003c/a>. He was not directly involved in the North Beach petition, but his wife, Nancy Shanahan, is the president of the Northeast San Francisco Conservancy, which requested the nomination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin, however, termed out of office. And Danny Sauter, a community organizer from North Beach with endorsements from pro-housing heavy hitters including Wiener, San Francisco YIMBY Action and the Housing Action Coalition, won his seat in November. Sauter did not return a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn’t immediately clear where Lurie’s request leaves the petition, but proponents have vowed to keep it alive. The next commission hearing is May 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just want it to get back on the agenda,” said Woody LaBounty, president of the preservationist organization SF Heritage and a supporter of the historic district nomination. “We don’t want the classic thing of ‘something needs to be studied more,’ but it just gets killed instead. It’s been decades of work to get here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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It enabled Grants Pass to enforce local ordinances barring camping on city property such as parks and sidewalks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grants Pass has just one overnight shelter for adults — the Gospel Rescue Mission — and its rules requiring attendance at religious services and barring pets, alcohol, drugs and smoking mean many won’t stay there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/oregon-homeless-camping-grants-pass-supreme-court-10735d893442aa60f907f1cae7502af3\">After the ruling was issued\u003c/a>, the City Council designated two city-owned properties as the areas where the town’s hundreds of homeless people would be allowed to stay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last week, the new council closed the larger of the two campsites — which housed roughly 120 tents, the complaint says — and made the remaining smaller one only open from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., forcing people to pack up their belongings every morning and carry them throughout the day with no place where they can legally set down their things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024793\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024793\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2149700693.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2149700693.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2149700693-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2149700693-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2149700693-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It wants to make being homeless in Grants Pass so unpleasant that people go elsewhere,” Disability Rights Oregon said of the city in its complaint. “Despite the presence of numerous elderly, ill, and disabled people on site, the city increased its draconian restrictions in the dead of winter leaving hundreds of people with no legal option for their continued survival.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Five homeless people with disabilities who live in Grants Pass are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. They include people who use wheelchairs and canes, as well as people suffering from the aftermath of a stroke or missing part of their limbs, according to the complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among them is Janine Harris, who has lived in Grants Pass for over two decades and became homeless four years ago. The 57-year-old, who says she struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, lived at the larger city-sanctioned campsite that closed last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of us do not have any idea where to go,” she told the AP on Thursday. “I really am hurting, physically and mentally.”[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12019944,news_12018466,news_12005474\"]Harris said she joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff because she wants city officials to recognize that homeless people are human beings. “Just because we don’t live in a house doesn’t mean that we’re not,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The complaint says the camping restrictions discriminate against people with disabilities and violate state law, which states that cities’ rules regarding when, where and how homeless people can sleep or keep warm and dry outdoors must be “objectively reasonable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The City has discriminated against people with disabilities by imposing standards for participation in its camping program that require people to move themselves and their own belongings frequently and for no good purpose,” the complaint says. “People with physical disabilities affecting their movement or chronic illnesses that make frequent lifting, carrying, and walking distances difficult or impossible have been and will be cited and prosecuted for violating city ordinances regarding camping.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disability Rights Oregon is asking the court to block the city from enforcing its camping rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Homelessness continues to be a nationwide crisis. 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"content": "\u003cp>How do you think the next four years under President Donald Trump will affect your daily life and community?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022187/how-would-another-trump-term-impact-your-corner-of-california\">the question KQED and its California public radio partners in The California Newsroom posed\u003c/a> to our listeners and readers around the state as Trump returned to the White House for a second term. More than 150 of you shared your questions, hopes and fears about the coming years, from concerns about immigration, the economy to social services and the future of California under Trump 2.0.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve gathered this selection of responses below from Californians across the state. If these comments strike a chord with you — or if you don’t see your particular issues or concerns reflected below — you can \u003ca href=\"#A\">submit your own thoughts using our Google Form below\u003c/a>. 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Just seeing California Trump-proof itself by using taxpayer funds to litigate all things Trump instead of looking at the future makes me want to leave this great state in search of a more pleasant and positive place in America. I hope there can be some kind of peaceful alternative to all the upcoming lawsuits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– James, Shasta\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s cabinet selections are to me the most troubling. There are none that aren’t willing to do his bidding, rather than what is in the best interest of the United States … Therefore, they will be willing to take hostages and make California pay for any slight they feel they have suffered. This time around, there will be very few people standing in his way when he wants to enact poor policies that further degrade the environment, the social safety net, and humanitarian relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Ana, Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that I will benefit from the increased job possibilities from oil drilling and as a business owner I am glad to see limits on the EPA’s oversteps into our daily work. As a realtor I look forward to reduced regulations that will lead to more urgently needed housing being built.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Shannon, San Luis Obispo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be very disruptive. We have just suffered catastrophic wildfires that are still burning, and he doesn’t care. We are a region of immigrants proud of our diversity, and he wants to rip that apart with deportations. We are increasingly harmed by the climate crisis and he calls that a hoax. 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His threats to withhold federal emergency funds cause me to wonder if there’s a way we can “redirect” our federal tax payments to the state of California as a way to challenge his audacity. As he requires quid pro quo of other nations to receive our support, maybe we as a state should enact the same mentality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Carl, Manteca\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am hoping for lower taxes, cheaper gasoline and utilities, and streamlined regulation for small businesses. I am optimistic about better economic growth and the enforcement of law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Emerson, Pleasant Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think I’ll be hurt. Silicon Valley has caved to this man and many within that community, while not supporting him philosophically, recognize that economically they will do well. For people like me, who have professional jobs but can’t compete with high tech and finance salaries, the struggle will drive me out or limit my lifestyle. Meanwhile, many of my more privileged friends just want to avoid the news for the next 4 years. That’s not an option. We need to know what is coming at us and our nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Andria, San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People have given up looking for jobs and everything is so expensive I’m going into credit debt. I think the economy will get better and I hope housing prices can go down decreasing the homeless here in CA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– John, Folsom\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Discrimination and civil rights\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1777px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024467\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1777\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed.jpg 1777w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1777px) 100vw, 1777px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People protest President Donald Trump’s decision to bar transgender people from serving in the military, in a march through San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood on July 26, 2017. \u003ccite>(Polly Stryker/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I am a transgender woman and my life is severely impacted. With the recent passing of executive orders on January 20. With changes like workplace protections and private spaces, I no longer have the safety and security of how I do trivial things like shop, go to a bathroom, workout in a gym, or even use the post office. … Right now my right to live as who I am is under siege, and I don’t see myself staying in the U.S. much longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Kaedi, Tustin\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any online interactions have increased bigotry since the bigots feel protected now, which is unfortunate. I am an LGBTQ ally but I wouldn’t consider myself in that bracket. I get attacked online for mentioning that everyone has a right to their opinion and their identity. I’m also concerned for myself that we are regressing in terms of rights for minorities as I am a minority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Alexander, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The media is making a lot of noise, but Trump’s tactics of shock and awe can be very effective. Some fights/policies will fail and some I’ll disagree with, but the nation requires a much needed kick in the ass, so we could lead again, instead of being the woke nation that’s more focused on gender equality and DEI initiatives than creating opportunities for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Cindy, Encinitas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I live in East San José, a vibrant and ethnically diverse neighborhood. I also work for the UC system and was a community college counselor for years. I have seen first hand the long term/short term effects of the bigotry, blatant racism, and discrimination against undocumented Americans and folks who identify as LGBTQIA. Former students and their families living under intense fear is detrimental to their health and yet they all work here and pay taxes that they get zero benefits for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Nohemy, San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hope that I am not directly impacted, but I believe that Trump’s elitism and selfishness will empower the rich and the ignorant to treat perceived “others” with discrimination, contempt, or worse. As a white person, I am not that fearful; as a woman, I am extremely anxious and concerned. And for people of color, I am also very anxious and concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Sarah, Orange County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The impact of fear, preparation, and resolve has been felt by the trans community since he was nominated to run for the Republican Party. We began to save medications, learn self-defense, understand our fragile rights, and learn to read legislation and Supreme Court tea leaves. … My optimism comes from knowing my elders have fought this before. Trans people have always, and will always, exist. We find joy in small moments while rusting the gears of the hate machine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chloe, L.A.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Housing and homelessness\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024498\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign says, ‘Housing is a Human Right’ at the Cob on Wood Project at the Wood Street encampment in West Oakland on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I wish to see reduced homelessness, easier paths to home construction and easier agricultural access to water. Optimistic about the America First policies to focus on building more homes and propping up businesses by reducing the onerous regulatory state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Shannon, San Luis Obispo \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We need to help the homeless more as well as build housing for them and also for people whose income is considered “extremely low” and “low” income. I live in Senior subsidized housing so I have the lowest rent I can find but I worry if Trump takes away housing subsidies, rent will go up and I’ll be on the street as will many other seniors who live here.I also worry that I won’t be able to afford food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Jody, Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By no means MAGA, I consider myself pretty moderate. But this state and much of the country needs a hard reboot. Voters feel overburdened with the cost of utilities, gas and housing. … Though Trump will not get some of his agenda accomplished, he’s going to shake things up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Cindy, Encinitas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Immigration and border security \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11971660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11971660\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Salinas on Aug. 9, 2023. \u003ccite>(Semantha Norris/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I went to work yesterday, the first day of class; the first day since Trump’s executive orders. I am sitting in a circle with my students. These are first generation young adults from all over California and a few international students from Uganda, Nigeria and China. My heart stops. What can I say to them to reassure them? As I pass out markers and construction paper so they can place their names, I add that they can also write their preferred pronoun. “Oops,” I add, “I just broke an executive order.” I refrain from saying that I will defy the other orders. If ICE comes to remove them, they will have to remove me too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Susan, Merced\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We need to prioritize fairness and justice. It’s unacceptable that illegal immigrants are often treated better than our Native American communities — this has to change, and I stand firmly for it. Ending birthright citizenship is a strong first step toward addressing these issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Amanda, Crescent City\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I live near the border and to see families separated from one another is heartbreaking. I’ve experienced immigration raids when I lived at the racetrack and the agents are completely lacking in compassion. My sister may have a harder time getting the medicine she needs. My adult children are half Mexican and already fear racist policies. I’m a bilingual teacher (white) and I worry for students. I work in minority communities. I’m afraid for the gardener here at the apartment complex where I live. And I’m angry at people who voted for Trump including my younger sister and brother.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Stacey, La Mesa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am very concerned that we have illegal immigrants, gang members in drug cartels in our community and the state is refusing to work with the Trump administration to clear criminals out. I am concerned that California has become a criminal enabling state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Kerry, Los Angeles\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am a teacher and I know there are several undocumented families in our community. I fear the day where I might not see my students anymore. I love my students and I will worry about them for the next four years. Also I have undocumented family members. I fear for their safety and whether the last day I saw them would have been my last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Cynthia, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this incoming administration deports undocumented Americans, imagine all the jobs that would be unfilled, education enrollments would continue to drop, tax revenue would decrease, but most tragic of all is that we would lose wonderful people who make our country better. In my 13 plus years of being in education, no one works harder and wants to be a contributor to our country than undocumented Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Nohemy, East San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Climate and the environment\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021737\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021737\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters look on as a big red smoky blaze comes over a hill.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of Palisades Fire as firefighting planes and helicopters drop water over flames in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles, on Jan. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I think that I will benefit from the increased job possibilities from oil drilling and as a business owner I am glad to see limits on the EPA’s oversteps into our daily work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Shannon, San Luis Obispo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am worried about California receiving financial help for the L.A. fires. And I am afraid Trump will undo all climate change legislation, and as a result there will be more catastrophic weather events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Susan, San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be very disruptive. We have just suffered catastrophic wildfires that are still burning, and he doesn’t care. We are increasingly harmed by the climate crisis and he calls that a hoax. Our recovery from the Palisades and Eaton fires is likely to be harder, slower and meaner with his administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Sally, Los Angeles\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Division and anxiety \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12007728\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12007728\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angelica Davila (right) faces off with a counterprotester at Window on the Bay Park in Monterey on June 23, 2024. Ceasefire demonstrators and Former President Trump supporters rallied at the same park. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Trump’s presidency is intentionally designed to keep us in constant states of anxiety and depression so that we’ll be worried about what he intends to do next and depressed about what he has done already. He will lie constantly & convince us to mistrust reliable sources of news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Barbara, Newark\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lies and disinformation that Trump’s team will be spewing out will certainly cause me great emotional distress because I fear it will lead more and more people from factual information and therefore to actions threatening our democracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Elli, Yolo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will make my life a living hell of chaos and confusion along with the never ending pack of lies that he tells … Why are there two systems of justice in this country? One for white males and the other for the rest of us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– D.C., Fresno\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s going to be more chaos and hate. Less facts. Unfortunately I live in a predominantly red area in SLO County … I’ve had to be very careful not to discuss politics in any way shape or form for fear of being bullied and insulted for not confirming to the MAGA way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Catherine, Atascadero\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I won’t be decreasing my amitriptyline dose anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Charmaine, Walnut Creek\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Cuts to social services programs\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240903-OverdoseResponse-56-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240903-OverdoseResponse-56-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240903-OverdoseResponse-56-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240903-OverdoseResponse-56-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240903-OverdoseResponse-56-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240903-OverdoseResponse-56-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/240903-OverdoseResponse-56-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paramedic Isaac James (left) and counselor Chantel Hernandez-Coleman, members of the Street Overdose Response Team, speak with 2 people sitting on the street in the South of Market neighborhood in San Francisco on Sept. 3, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since I am disabled & have Medicare & Medi-Cal I worry that funding for my healthcare will be cut. I worry that there may be reduced funding for Section 8 (subsidized housing) and that also will affect me directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Delia, South San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m hoping the next four years under [Trump] will have little to no effect on my life or community, since the only effect we might see will be negative. Plans to cut social services, including Medicare and Social Security while cutting taxes for the oligarchs and increasing tariffs on foreign goods, including food, may bankrupt our family and put us out onto the street, worst case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Mike, Merced\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m not optimistic that anything will get better. I think he’s out to dismantle health care, Medicare and social security. I’m concerned for the farm workers who are instrumental in our rural agricultural community. His rhetoric is mean spirited and negative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>– \u003cstrong>Claudia, Nicolaus\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prices are going to go crazy and those of us on programs like Medicare, Social Security etc. will shiver in our boots until Trump leaves office. It’s very difficult to live under these threats when you are old and barely getting by as it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Jody, Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Tell Us: How Will a Second Trump Presidency Impact Your Corner of California?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-6Em0FA1xZECy5BUiL9ZpDYksuiNmoh2TaPYkoWn-fV9wlQ/viewform?usp=preview\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>How do you think the next four years under President Donald Trump will affect your daily life and community?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12022187/how-would-another-trump-term-impact-your-corner-of-california\">the question KQED and its California public radio partners in The California Newsroom posed\u003c/a> to our listeners and readers around the state as Trump returned to the White House for a second term. More than 150 of you shared your questions, hopes and fears about the coming years, from concerns about immigration, the economy to social services and the future of California under Trump 2.0.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve gathered this selection of responses below from Californians across the state. If these comments strike a chord with you — or if you don’t see your particular issues or concerns reflected below — you can \u003ca href=\"#A\">submit your own thoughts using our Google Form below\u003c/a>. What you share with us could be shared on kqed.org, KQED Public Radio or KQED’s social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Responses have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>The future of California under Trump \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12004715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12004715\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240913-TRUMPRALLY-JG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240913-TRUMPRALLY-JG-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240913-TRUMPRALLY-JG-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240913-TRUMPRALLY-JG-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240913-TRUMPRALLY-JG-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240913-TRUMPRALLY-JG-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240913-TRUMPRALLY-JG-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Nguyen of San José chants on the side of El Camino Real in Palo Alto during a rally supporting Donald Trump for President on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Being a California resident for all my life, I feel that Trump policies will have little effect on California residents other than costing taxpayers millions that our state will spend on lawsuits against the federal government. Just seeing California Trump-proof itself by using taxpayer funds to litigate all things Trump instead of looking at the future makes me want to leave this great state in search of a more pleasant and positive place in America. I hope there can be some kind of peaceful alternative to all the upcoming lawsuits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– James, Shasta\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s cabinet selections are to me the most troubling. There are none that aren’t willing to do his bidding, rather than what is in the best interest of the United States … Therefore, they will be willing to take hostages and make California pay for any slight they feel they have suffered. This time around, there will be very few people standing in his way when he wants to enact poor policies that further degrade the environment, the social safety net, and humanitarian relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Ana, Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that I will benefit from the increased job possibilities from oil drilling and as a business owner I am glad to see limits on the EPA’s oversteps into our daily work. As a realtor I look forward to reduced regulations that will lead to more urgently needed housing being built.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Shannon, San Luis Obispo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be very disruptive. We have just suffered catastrophic wildfires that are still burning, and he doesn’t care. We are a region of immigrants proud of our diversity, and he wants to rip that apart with deportations. We are increasingly harmed by the climate crisis and he calls that a hoax. His tariffs will stop business at our ports. Congress under the Republicans will try to harm us and he will enjoy that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Sally, L.A.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>The economy\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024465\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/food-stamp-cuts-photo-1-_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1316\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/food-stamp-cuts-photo-1-_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/food-stamp-cuts-photo-1-_qed-800x526.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/food-stamp-cuts-photo-1-_qed-1020x671.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/food-stamp-cuts-photo-1-_qed-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/food-stamp-cuts-photo-1-_qed-1536x1011.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/food-stamp-cuts-photo-1-_qed-1920x1263.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antoinette Martinez does her weekly grocery shopping at FoodMaxx on July 26, 2019. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I can’t help but think his economic ideas will cause problematic inflationary issues. His threats to withhold federal emergency funds cause me to wonder if there’s a way we can “redirect” our federal tax payments to the state of California as a way to challenge his audacity. As he requires quid pro quo of other nations to receive our support, maybe we as a state should enact the same mentality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Carl, Manteca\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am hoping for lower taxes, cheaper gasoline and utilities, and streamlined regulation for small businesses. I am optimistic about better economic growth and the enforcement of law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Emerson, Pleasant Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think I’ll be hurt. Silicon Valley has caved to this man and many within that community, while not supporting him philosophically, recognize that economically they will do well. For people like me, who have professional jobs but can’t compete with high tech and finance salaries, the struggle will drive me out or limit my lifestyle. Meanwhile, many of my more privileged friends just want to avoid the news for the next 4 years. That’s not an option. We need to know what is coming at us and our nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Andria, San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People have given up looking for jobs and everything is so expensive I’m going into credit debt. I think the economy will get better and I hope housing prices can go down decreasing the homeless here in CA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– John, Folsom\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Discrimination and civil rights\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1777px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024467\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1777\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed.jpg 1777w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/IMG_1361_qed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1777px) 100vw, 1777px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People protest President Donald Trump’s decision to bar transgender people from serving in the military, in a march through San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood on July 26, 2017. \u003ccite>(Polly Stryker/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I am a transgender woman and my life is severely impacted. With the recent passing of executive orders on January 20. With changes like workplace protections and private spaces, I no longer have the safety and security of how I do trivial things like shop, go to a bathroom, workout in a gym, or even use the post office. … Right now my right to live as who I am is under siege, and I don’t see myself staying in the U.S. much longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Kaedi, Tustin\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any online interactions have increased bigotry since the bigots feel protected now, which is unfortunate. I am an LGBTQ ally but I wouldn’t consider myself in that bracket. I get attacked online for mentioning that everyone has a right to their opinion and their identity. I’m also concerned for myself that we are regressing in terms of rights for minorities as I am a minority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Alexander, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The media is making a lot of noise, but Trump’s tactics of shock and awe can be very effective. Some fights/policies will fail and some I’ll disagree with, but the nation requires a much needed kick in the ass, so we could lead again, instead of being the woke nation that’s more focused on gender equality and DEI initiatives than creating opportunities for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Cindy, Encinitas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I live in East San José, a vibrant and ethnically diverse neighborhood. I also work for the UC system and was a community college counselor for years. I have seen first hand the long term/short term effects of the bigotry, blatant racism, and discrimination against undocumented Americans and folks who identify as LGBTQIA. Former students and their families living under intense fear is detrimental to their health and yet they all work here and pay taxes that they get zero benefits for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Nohemy, San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hope that I am not directly impacted, but I believe that Trump’s elitism and selfishness will empower the rich and the ignorant to treat perceived “others” with discrimination, contempt, or worse. As a white person, I am not that fearful; as a woman, I am extremely anxious and concerned. And for people of color, I am also very anxious and concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Sarah, Orange County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The impact of fear, preparation, and resolve has been felt by the trans community since he was nominated to run for the Republican Party. We began to save medications, learn self-defense, understand our fragile rights, and learn to read legislation and Supreme Court tea leaves. … My optimism comes from knowing my elders have fought this before. Trans people have always, and will always, exist. We find joy in small moments while rusting the gears of the hate machine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chloe, L.A.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Housing and homelessness\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024498\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/027_KQED_WoodStreetEncampment_07192022_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign says, ‘Housing is a Human Right’ at the Cob on Wood Project at the Wood Street encampment in West Oakland on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I wish to see reduced homelessness, easier paths to home construction and easier agricultural access to water. Optimistic about the America First policies to focus on building more homes and propping up businesses by reducing the onerous regulatory state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Shannon, San Luis Obispo \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We need to help the homeless more as well as build housing for them and also for people whose income is considered “extremely low” and “low” income. I live in Senior subsidized housing so I have the lowest rent I can find but I worry if Trump takes away housing subsidies, rent will go up and I’ll be on the street as will many other seniors who live here.I also worry that I won’t be able to afford food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Jody, Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By no means MAGA, I consider myself pretty moderate. But this state and much of the country needs a hard reboot. Voters feel overburdened with the cost of utilities, gas and housing. … Though Trump will not get some of his agenda accomplished, he’s going to shake things up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Cindy, Encinitas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Immigration and border security \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11971660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1568px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11971660\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy.jpg 1568w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/080923_Salinas-Farmworkers_SN_CM_16-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Salinas on Aug. 9, 2023. \u003ccite>(Semantha Norris/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I went to work yesterday, the first day of class; the first day since Trump’s executive orders. I am sitting in a circle with my students. These are first generation young adults from all over California and a few international students from Uganda, Nigeria and China. My heart stops. What can I say to them to reassure them? As I pass out markers and construction paper so they can place their names, I add that they can also write their preferred pronoun. “Oops,” I add, “I just broke an executive order.” I refrain from saying that I will defy the other orders. If ICE comes to remove them, they will have to remove me too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Susan, Merced\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We need to prioritize fairness and justice. It’s unacceptable that illegal immigrants are often treated better than our Native American communities — this has to change, and I stand firmly for it. Ending birthright citizenship is a strong first step toward addressing these issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Amanda, Crescent City\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I live near the border and to see families separated from one another is heartbreaking. I’ve experienced immigration raids when I lived at the racetrack and the agents are completely lacking in compassion. My sister may have a harder time getting the medicine she needs. My adult children are half Mexican and already fear racist policies. I’m a bilingual teacher (white) and I worry for students. I work in minority communities. I’m afraid for the gardener here at the apartment complex where I live. And I’m angry at people who voted for Trump including my younger sister and brother.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Stacey, La Mesa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am very concerned that we have illegal immigrants, gang members in drug cartels in our community and the state is refusing to work with the Trump administration to clear criminals out. I am concerned that California has become a criminal enabling state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Kerry, Los Angeles\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am a teacher and I know there are several undocumented families in our community. I fear the day where I might not see my students anymore. I love my students and I will worry about them for the next four years. Also I have undocumented family members. I fear for their safety and whether the last day I saw them would have been my last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Cynthia, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this incoming administration deports undocumented Americans, imagine all the jobs that would be unfilled, education enrollments would continue to drop, tax revenue would decrease, but most tragic of all is that we would lose wonderful people who make our country better. In my 13 plus years of being in education, no one works harder and wants to be a contributor to our country than undocumented Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Nohemy, East San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Climate and the environment\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12021737\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12021737\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters look on as a big red smoky blaze comes over a hill.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/GettyImages-2192687291-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of Palisades Fire as firefighting planes and helicopters drop water over flames in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles, on Jan. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I think that I will benefit from the increased job possibilities from oil drilling and as a business owner I am glad to see limits on the EPA’s oversteps into our daily work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Shannon, San Luis Obispo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am worried about California receiving financial help for the L.A. fires. And I am afraid Trump will undo all climate change legislation, and as a result there will be more catastrophic weather events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Susan, San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be very disruptive. We have just suffered catastrophic wildfires that are still burning, and he doesn’t care. We are increasingly harmed by the climate crisis and he calls that a hoax. Our recovery from the Palisades and Eaton fires is likely to be harder, slower and meaner with his administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Sally, Los Angeles\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Division and anxiety \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12007728\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12007728\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/20240623_GAZAEVACUATION_GC-20-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angelica Davila (right) faces off with a counterprotester at Window on the Bay Park in Monterey on June 23, 2024. Ceasefire demonstrators and Former President Trump supporters rallied at the same park. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Trump’s presidency is intentionally designed to keep us in constant states of anxiety and depression so that we’ll be worried about what he intends to do next and depressed about what he has done already. He will lie constantly & convince us to mistrust reliable sources of news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Barbara, Newark\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lies and disinformation that Trump’s team will be spewing out will certainly cause me great emotional distress because I fear it will lead more and more people from factual information and therefore to actions threatening our democracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– Elli, Yolo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will make my life a living hell of chaos and confusion along with the never ending pack of lies that he tells … Why are there two systems of justice in this country? One for white males and the other for the rest of us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>– D.C., Fresno\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s going to be more chaos and hate. Less facts. 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