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Now, they want to team up and negotiate together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, the city councils of Rio Vista and Suisun City each approved an agreement to work together as both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12029950/rio-vista-explores-annexing-some-california-forevers-land\">continue t\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031818/another-solano-county-city-wants-annex-some-california-forevers-land\">o explore\u003c/a> expanding their respective boundaries and controlling land owned by the company that’s behind a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011148/sold-out-california-forevers-uphill-battle-to-build-a-walkable-city\">controversial plan\u003c/a> to build a city from scratch on pastureland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am looking forward to working with the city of Rio Vista to ensure we can collaborate thoughtfully on exploring annexation efforts that best support both of our communities,” Suisun City Mayor Alma Hernandez said in an email to KQED. “Collaboration will be key, and I’m optimistic about what we can achieve together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://riovista-ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=2366&meta_id=59904\">Memorandum of Understanding\u003c/a> between Suisun City and Rio Vista vows to protect Travis Air Force Base, ensure sustainability of each city’s economy and water supply, mitigate impacts on traffic and education and address infrastructure needs as each city negotiates how much and where it will annex land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Suisun City and Rio Vista have made clear that regional benefit is central to their participation,” Michael Fortney, California Forever’s director of partnerships, said during Suisun City’s council meeting. “We’re grateful to be part of this conversation, and we remain committed to open, honest and respectful engagement every step of the way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036285\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231205-SolanoCountyFarmers-39-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231205-SolanoCountyFarmers-39-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231205-SolanoCountyFarmers-39-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231205-SolanoCountyFarmers-39-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231205-SolanoCountyFarmers-39-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231205-SolanoCountyFarmers-39-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/231205-SolanoCountyFarmers-39-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan Sramek, CEO of California Forever, speaks during a town hall meeting in Rio Vista on Dec. 5, 2023, for the proposed California city backed by Silicon Valley investors on farmland in eastern Solano County. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Suisun City’s council also voted to begin drafting a series of agreements that would formalize a working relationship between it and California Forever. The agreement would require the company to cover costs to explore annexation, so the city doesn’t have to dip into its general fund. City staff said those draft agreements could be presented to the council as early as May 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But during the meeting, many residents, some of whom live outside of Suisun City, raised questions about how annexation of the land, technically owned by California Forever subsidiary Flannery Associates, could impact wildlife and traffic and might circumvent county voters’ ability to decide on the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11972769/not-just-a-crazy-idea-california-forever-releases-ballot-details-for-new-bay-area-city\">ballot measure\u003c/a> for California Forever’s proposed walkable city, which promised to bring thousands of new jobs and homes to the county, was set to go before Solano voters in November.[aside postID=news_12029950 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240502-CaliforniaForever-52-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']But a few months before the election, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991234/california-forever-releases-water-plan-but-there-are-still-some-questions\">as calls for\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996536/farmers-are-divided-over-california-forevers-plan-in-solano-county\">more detailed\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991788/solano-county-supervisors-want-to-know-more-about-california-forever-before-its-on-the-ballot\">information \u003c/a>about the plan grew, the company \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996747/california-forever-pulls-bid-to-build-new-city-from-this-years-ballot\">pulled its initiative\u003c/a> and vowed to return in 2026 with another measure that would include an environmental impact report and development agreement, which the county would review.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Suisun is proposing to help push the project forward by going around the people’s vote and incorporate the Flannery land into the Suisun City,” said Don Lipary, who owns county land near Suisun City and California Forever’s properties. “The majority of people are not on board with this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some, who spoke out against the company’s proposal, urged the council to stop annexation discussions for fear that the process could happen too quickly and without public input.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no discussion, there’s no public input, there’s no transparency,” said Jim DeKloe, a professor at Solano College and resident of Cordelia. “This is when you decide whether or not you’re going to partner with the least respected entity in Solano County.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flannery Associates owns \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/02/california-forever-promises/#:~:text=The%20group%20has%20formed%20a,about%20the%20size%20of%20Vacaville).\">more than 60,000 acres\u003c/a> and is currently one of the largest private landowners in Solano. Rio Vista and Suisun City — \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/riovistacitycalifornia,suisuncitycitycalifornia,US/PST045224\">both under 7 square miles in size\u003c/a> — sit closest to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials in both cities have discussed the idea of expanding their respective boundaries since the beginning of this year, and while they share some reasons for expanding, they differ in motivations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036287\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240502-CaliforniaForever-58-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240502-CaliforniaForever-58-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240502-CaliforniaForever-58-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240502-CaliforniaForever-58-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240502-CaliforniaForever-58-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240502-CaliforniaForever-58-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240502-CaliforniaForever-58-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown Rio Vista on May 2, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For years, Suisun City has faced a structural deficit, and according to City Manager Bret Prebula, it had to use \u003ca href=\"https://city-suisun-city-ca-budget-book.cleargov.com/17152/introduction/transmittal-letter\">40% of its reserves\u003c/a> last year to avoid cuts to essential services. But if it expanded and broadened its tax base, Prebula said the city might have a more secure financial future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Expanding allows us to see if we can create an economy of scale, where we can provide the level of service for the entire community,” he said. “We believe this is the best opportunity to help our residents in Suisun City.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suisun City Councilmember Princess Washington was less sure. She cast the sole dissenting vote at Tuesday’s meeting and said she was elected “to represent the people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I represent — or I hear — people who don’t [want the project], and it would not be fair if I didn’t voice that,” she said. “My concern is that we’re putting all of our eggs in one basket.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rio Vista also wants to broaden its tax base, but it doesn’t face the existential financial crisis its neighboring city does.[aside postID=news_12031818 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/240502-CaliforniaForever-43-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']In March, members of \u003ca href=\"https://riovista-ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=2363&meta_id=59354\">Rio Vista’s city council\u003c/a> said they were motivated to look into annexation after Suisun City \u003ca href=\"https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/b98f7eea-cb47-42be-a06b-f85281aa6d5a?start=9514\">expressed interest in January\u003c/a>. Council members said they wanted to protect the feel of their “quaint river town” in the face of California Forever’s bold proposal. Company executives have said the proposed city could eventually support some \u003ca href=\"https://californiaforever.com/the-bold-city-project-of-the-tech-elite/\">400,000 residents at full build-out,\u003c/a> making it roughly the size of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, both cities sent \u003ca href=\"https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3208151/GB_-_Letter_for_Annexation_2025.pdf\">letters\u003c/a> to the surrounding 24 landowners, including Flannery Associates, to gauge interest in which might be interested in discussing annexation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two property owners have so far said they are definitely not interested. But California Forever, along with Mount Calvary Church and Hatch Investments, responded in early April to say they are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clark Hatch, Hatch Investments’ general partner, told KQED that much of the company’s land, which includes nearly 3,000 acres of pastureland, is not very productive as farmland but could be a good spot for new housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no flood issue, there’s no fire issue, there’s no earthquakes, and it’s relatively flat and smooth,” he said. “It’d be nice if some more housing gets built because people want to raise their kids in Solano County, and [there are] not that many houses. It’d be nice to have a new city there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amit Pal, another Suisun council member, said that while there were still many questions left unanswered, exploring annexation is just the beginning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think once we look at all the facts, we can make the decisions,” he said. “I don’t have the information to do that, and that’s why I wanted to do the exploration — to find out the facts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ-ZKtuSHdeWqxooQwfEcr-oiOpdpJcf2RLZInU7aqjjQlRQ/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Months after slashing dozens of academic and athletic programs, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sonoma-state\">Sonoma State University\u003c/a> officials are planning to increase enrollment by shifting focus to what they call career-oriented degree tracks and emphasizing community engagement, but some staff say the proposal is at odds with the cuts the school made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sonoma State announced in January that it would cut all NCAA Division II athletics, more than 20 degree programs and six academic departments in the face of a $24 million budget deficit, prompting \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024772/angry-sonoma-state-university-community-protests-wide-cuts\">outrage from students and faculty\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Interim President Emily Cutrer said at the time that the cuts, which will predominantly impact liberal arts departments, were necessary to offset declining enrollment and rising costs \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025961/sonoma-state-1st-csu-slash-programs-likely-wont-be-last\">across the CSU system\u003c/a>, which a reduction in state funding has exacerbated. Sonoma State’s enrollment has decreased by 38% since its peak in 2015, according to Cutrer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our recent budget decisions now need to become investment decisions,” the school said in a statement outlining the new plan. “Those investments are going to help recruit students, retain them, prepare them for careers, connect them to on-campus and regional employment and business opportunities, and keep them in the North Bay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new plan, dubbed “Bridge to the Future,” aims to increase enrollment by 20% in as few as five years, introduce four new career-oriented degree programs in the next three years and make huge gains in campus participation among students and surrounding neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034893\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034893\" 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differentiate itself\u003c/a> with “unique” programs, as the plan states.[aside postID=news_12025961 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_SSUTownHall_GC-41-1020x680.jpg']“You could have basically picked these categories out of a hat of the buzzwords of careers today,” he said. “It’s very generic, this vision, and I don’t think it speaks to Sonoma State’s strengths, and I don’t think that it shows any particular innovative vision.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that since finding out the women and gender studies department would be eliminated, alumni and professors have made a point to prove to the university that it is a career-focused program — especially for people who pursue social work in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He believes this contributed to the university adding social work as a degree focus area, but is disappointed that women and gender studies courses won’t be a part of that program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campus plan is also focused on 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Ziemer said a lot of the student-athletes at the school worked those camps, and his brother Marcus, who is losing his job as the men’s head soccer coach, coordinated major tournaments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024033\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12024033 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbey Healy, left, and Carson Warfield, right, practice soccer at the soccer fields at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We had at one time one of the largest soccer tournaments, a six-a-side tournament, in the country,” Ziemer told KQED. “If you look at the camps and clinics, the number of players that come into the region to go to school and then stick around and get involved in coaching and mentoring and teaching — absolutely there’s a connection between the sporting community and athletics at Sonoma State.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “Bridge to the Future” plan also consolidates some administrative operations between Sonoma State, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033333/as-cal-state-east-bay-slashes-budget-theater-students-push-to-save-their-program\">Cal State East Bay\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030322/sf-state-joins-wave-of-csu-campuses-making-deep-spending-cuts\">San Francisco State\u003c/a> to cut costs and reduce the cost per student on campus. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“You could have basically picked these categories out of a hat of the buzzwords of careers today,” he said. “It’s very generic, this vision, and I don’t think it speaks to Sonoma State’s strengths, and I don’t think that it shows any particular innovative vision.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that since finding out the women and gender studies department would be eliminated, alumni and professors have made a point to prove to the university that it is a career-focused program — especially for people who pursue social work in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He believes this contributed to the university adding social work as a degree focus area, but is disappointed that women and gender studies courses won’t be a part of that program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campus plan is also focused on increasing school spirit and community “through a comprehensive array of clubs and organizations, campus events, club sports and recreational activities, artistic endeavors, and community service initiatives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sonoma State said it will increase campus participation by 20% with an expanded weekly events calendar, revitalization work on its central outdoor plaza and development of a new outdoor park for working out and relaxing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024031\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024031\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-42.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-42-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-42-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-42-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-42-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-42-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The basketball courts, aka the Wolves Den, inside of Sonoma State’s gymnasium in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Benjamin Ziemer, who heads “Save Seawolves Athletics,” a group launched in January to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024572/sonoma-state-coaches-call-federal-investigation-elimination-athletics\">fight against the elimination of the school’s entire athletics department\u003c/a>, said the move will hurt efforts to improve community engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re going to cut [athletics], and then at the same time, they’re proposing a future plan that will build a campus environment, a college feel,” Ziemer told KQED. “It just doesn’t add up, and for us, it’s short-sighted. It’s reactive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan also hopes to increase revenue by renting out sporting fields and bringing back summer camps the school used to run for local kids. Ziemer said a lot of the student-athletes at the school worked those camps, and his brother Marcus, who is losing his job as the men’s head soccer coach, coordinated major tournaments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024033\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12024033 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbey Healy, left, and Carson Warfield, right, practice soccer at the soccer fields at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We had at one time one of the largest soccer tournaments, a six-a-side tournament, in the country,” Ziemer told KQED. “If you look at the camps and clinics, the number of players that come into the region to go to school and then stick around and get involved in coaching and mentoring and teaching — absolutely there’s a connection between the sporting community and athletics at Sonoma State.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “Bridge to the Future” plan also consolidates some administrative operations between Sonoma State, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033333/as-cal-state-east-bay-slashes-budget-theater-students-push-to-save-their-program\">Cal State East Bay\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030322/sf-state-joins-wave-of-csu-campuses-making-deep-spending-cuts\">San Francisco State\u003c/a> to cut costs and reduce the cost per student on campus. 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You can call it whatever you want,” said Koerner, vice president of the San Rafael City Schools’ Board of Education, a day after a throng of district parents vociferously panned his resolution during \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/Vxy9H6zhMxI\">a school board meeting\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Offensive,” “embarrassing,” ridiculous,” “tone deaf,” “insensitive at best.” Those were just some of the jabs in the nearly hourlong fusillade of admonishments, mostly from district moms, of Koerner and his ill-fated resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure in question, titled “Recognition of the Essential Role and Needs of Young Men in Society,” sought to officially “recognize and support the needs of young men, promoting their mental, emotional, and physical health” and recognize that “the current emotional, educational, and financial state of young men is in critical condition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most controversially, it also criticized the use of the term “toxic masculinity,” arguing it “does not reflect the vast majority of men and can detract from constructive dialogues,” while also saying “language that implies young men need to be ‘fixed’ by women undermines mutual respect and equality and is not conducive to constructive discourse on gender dynamics in our society.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koerner, a tech investor and father of two teenage boys, who was previously co-CEO of Dictionary.com, said he introduced the resolution to underscore “the need to recognize young men.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was was intended to highlight boys’ lower rates of academic achievement and higher rates of suicide and mental health issues, he said, noting that, on average, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/high-school-graduation-rate-boys-c7b8dff33221e0ded2d1369397d96455\">high school graduation rates for boys\u003c/a> are, on average, lower than they are for girls and that boys are \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5848397/#:~:text=In%20early%20adolescence%2C%20the%20onset,are%20still%20not%20fully%20understood.\">less likely \u003c/a>to seek support for mental health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to ban any words. People should be able to say whatever they want,” Koerner told KQED on Tuesday. “I was suggesting that maybe [a term like toxic masculinity] is something that when young men hear that, it triggers them … even if they don’t associate with that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added, “I thought it was worth bringing up so that we would start to think about the problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suffice it to say, Koerner’s effort didn’t land well. The timing of its introduction — in the middle of Women’s History Month — also didn’t help his cause, prompting one commenter at the meeting to decry it as “a mockery” of the observance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s bad timing, obviously I could have been more thoughtful about that,” Koerner admitted. “I can’t say anything more than that I missed that. … Six months ago would have been better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well before the meeting, the cascade of condemnations came flooding in, so much so that Koerner pulled the resolution hours before the board’s scheduled vote — proposing instead to use the time to convey his intentions and hear people’s concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And hear from them he did, with some two dozen parents waiting in line to air their grievances at a meeting that typically has just a handful of attendees, but on Monday drew closer to 100.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am so frustrated that this is how we’re spending our time at our school board meetings. This is embarrassing,” said Lindsey Holtaway, one of the many impassioned parents who spoke during the roughly 45-minute comment session.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some parents hinted that Koerner should resign, while others suggested his resolution was another salvo in the culture wars fueled by the anti-woke rhetoric and policies of the Trump administration. One commenter specifically referenced recent remarks by \u003ca href=\"https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-offers-cringe-advice-to-young-men-suppressed-by-us-culture/\">Vice President J.D. Vance\u003c/a> encouraging young men to embrace their masculinity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It just seemed more like a trickle-down Trumpism that’s probably infecting school boards all across the nation right now,” Olivia Vos, a mother with a second-grade student in the district and a 4-year-old son, told KRON4 before the meeting.[aside postID=forum_2010101907961 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2024/11/11-26-WPI-10am-1020x574.jpg']Koerner said he found that perceived connection “disappointing because I don’t see myself as that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m sorry it upset them so much,” said Koerner, who joined the board last year. “My goals are not to be divisive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District Superintendent Carmen Diaz Ghysels, who led Monday’s meeting, declined KQED’s request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early in Monday’s meeting, Morgan Agnew, president of the San Rafael Federation of Teachers, set the tone by lambasting Koerner for allegedly introducing the resolution without consulting the district’s educators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We would have told you about the important programs we already have to support our male students: the Boys Group at Madrone, Dudes and Donuts, the Champion Men’s Zone, just to name a few,” he said. “Supporting young men and recognizing systemic gender inequalities are not mutually exclusive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his part, Koerner still thinks many people agree with the sentiment of his resolution, if not the language, and he said he would gladly hand off the issue to someone else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would be actually happy to step aside and maybe let one of our other trustees manage that or let the educators themselves come up with something if they want to,” he said, adding that he’d even consider resigning from the board if there was a big push to “get rid of me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The goal is not to interject myself into it,” he said. “I’m not here to put my personal footprint on this or to be the person solving it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 1:16 p.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Russian River and other North Bay waterways have reached flood stages after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025572/storm-stalls-over-bay-area-raising-risk-flooding-potential-tornado-warning\">Tuesday’s atmospheric river-fueled storm\u003c/a>, prompting evacuation orders and threatening many low-lying areas of Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Wednesday will bring a break from the rain, the rivers have been swollen after hours of downpour. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/national-weather-service\">National Weather Service\u003c/a>, another wave of showers on Thursday could worsen the flooding and mudslide risk as days of wet weather wear on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today is a lull or a break in the rainfall,” said Crystal Oudit, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office. “The concern is that Thursday going into Friday, we’re going to get another push for rain, and because the soil’s already saturated, that can increase the risk of floods again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Wednesday morning, the Russian River at Guerneville had reached moderate flood levels, cresting at just over 36 feet around 8 a.m. It is expected to recede out of flood stage by the evening, but Oudit said a flood warning will remain in effect until Thursday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flood risk spurred evacuations of many trailer park communities along the banks of the lower Russian River near Guerneville and Healdsburg on Tuesday night. Sonoma County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins said the trailer parks and some apartments on both sides of the river around the unincorporated community can flood when the river hits 32 to 34 feet and was caught somewhat off guard by the evacuation order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11723283\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/GettyImages-631415386-e1549313950719.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars drive on a flooded road in Guerneville in January 2017. The Russian River town is just downstream from Venado, a site in the northern Sonoma County hills that is one of the rainiest locations in California. On Tuesday, at least one school in Guerneville closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She said historically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration overestimates flood risk and then reduces down, but has done the opposite before Sonoma’s last few major storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was, unfortunately, what happened yesterday was what [was expected to be] barely a flood actually wound up being a moderate flood stage for us in the lower Russian River,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Osborne, who lives off of residential Drake Road in Guerneville, said that even though houses in his area aren’t taking on water, they have been trapped by floodwaters since late Tuesday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that when there’s a storm, it’s not uncommon for everyone who lives along the dead-end residential street, which has about a dozen offshoots, to get stuck because of an especially low spot as the road hits the on-ramp to the bridge that crosses the Russian River. It was sitting in about four feet of water midday Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12025572 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/Russian-River-flooding-15_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the only road out from all of the homes out here,” Osborne told KQED. He said that there isn’t much he thinks can be done to alleviate the issue, since it would require a lot of real estate and expensive renovation to lift the low-lying part of the road enough to avoid flood risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even when Guerneville itself isn’t impacted, this road will close because [it’s] at such a low point,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Osborne expects the flooding to go down enough to cross the road by Wednesday night, but if there are any showers in the afternoon, it could mean at least another day of being flooded in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Creeks throughout central Sonoma County also reached moderate flood levels early Wednesday. Green Valley Creek at Martinelli Road and Colgan Creek near Sebastopol are both expected to follow a similar receding trend as the Russian River, but the risk remains high at Mark West Creek near Mirabel Heights, which is projected to crest above major flood levels. It had reached 65 feet as of 7:45 a.m., according to NWS observations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Napa, flood risk downtown at the Napa River was downgraded Wednesday morning after an earlier forecast projected major flooding risk. It hovered around 23.5 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The flood gates on McKinstry Street near downtown’s Oxbow Market were closed by the Napa County Flood District and the city on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County spokesperson Linda Weinreich said that street teams were assessing mudslides that began overnight near Moore Creek Park in St. Helena and on Redwood Road near Oak Knoll and were trying to clear downed trees while there’s a break in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the forecast “shows that the rains are returning tomorrow — things, of course, could change — but it’s a good time to get sandbags,” she said. “And we want people also to sign up for emergency notifications.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The return of rain on Thursday could bring downtown 1.5 inches more rainfall to Sonoma and Napa counties, according to Oudit. Gusty winds could knock down more trees and power lines, and more showers could exacerbate current road flooding and ponding near buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The challenge is that there’s not enough time to actually do anything,” Hopkins said. “I think that we’re all going to be waiting on pins and needles to see if that damage spreads.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Resources for Sonoma County evacuees and people who experienced flooding will be available at the West County Services Center, known to locals as the Bank of America building in downtown Guerneville, in the coming days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the storm clears later this week, Hopkins said the county will look at how to better prepare for future storms. Her office has been working on safety and evacuation procedures with parks, trying to secure contracts with towing companies ahead of time, and looking for ways to give people longer warning windows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Forestville Youth Park, where many evacuees fled Tuesday, quickly reached capacity, so the county also opened its Guerneville park-and-ride for trailers. Hopkins said during greater floods, though, that location would be underwater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We also have to be careful if suddenly flood estimates are jumping up by a number of feet, then we run the risk of putting people in a place that could actually flood as well,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mudslides, like a large one that damaged roads and carried an unoccupied home into the river in Forestville on Tuesday afternoon, are more challenging to prepare for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality is that we have a lot of homes that were built along old logging roads on extraordinarily steep slopes right next to the Russian River, which is one of the most powerful, sort of flashiest rivers,” Hopkins said. “When all of that water starts coming down, it can rise very, very quickly and have a tremendous amount of force. 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Relief is expected by tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are going to see the Bay Area really clear out just after sunset, and it will be out of our region by around midnight,” said Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist at the weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco and San Mateo counties are under a \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ006&warncounty=CAC075&firewxzone=CAZ006&local_place1=San%20Francisco%20CA&product1=Flood+Advisory&lat=37.775&lon=-122.418\">flood advisory\u003c/a> until 5:15 p.m. for minor flooding in low-lying areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past 24 hours, up to 2 inches of rain has fallen on the San Francisco region, and up to 1.5 inches are expected this afternoon. The weather service expects flooding in San Francisco, Daly City, San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, Menlo Park, Foster City, Burlingame, San Carlos, East Palo Alto, Belmont, Millbrae, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Atherton, Woodside and Highlands-Baywood Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several roads in Marin County are closed due to flooding or landslides, including Shoreline Highway from Keyes Creek to Tomales, Levee Road from Shoreline Highway to Bear Valley Road, Platform Bridge-Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to Point Reyes and Petaluma Road, Shoreline Highway from Point Reyes to Olema Road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past four days, Mount Tamalpais has soaked up over 16 inches of rain. Occidental saw nearly 15 inches, Santa Rosa as much as 6.5 inches and San Francisco and Oakland recorded about 3 inches, while San José received less than half an inch so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1886901056518676856\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mount Tam has been kind of our big winner so far,” Murdock said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A third system will sweep through the region on Thursday, but Murdock said it won’t bring rainfall as intense as previous storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Out of what we’ve seen so far, this is going to be the lesser of these three surges in terms of rainfall,” Murdock said. “On Thursday, rain is not looking to be as heavy as what we’re currently seeing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s storm will be colder, but flooding remains a concern after days of heavy rain. Coastal mountains could see .25 to 1 inch of rainfall before drier weather returns this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to cool down, and we might see a little bit of snow up in the mountains, but it’s going to be a lot of rain on top of already saturated soils,” said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist with weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:49 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Tuesday’s heaviest rain is hitting Sonoma and Marin counties as the Bay Area’s second atmospheric river in a week intensifies with thunderstorms, and extreme precipitation is expected to cause flooding across the North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC097&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Sonoma%20CA&product1=Flood+Advisory&lat=38.2919&lon=-122.457\">flood advisory is in effect until 4:45 p.m.\u003c/a> due to excessive rainfall in parts of Sonoma and Marin counties, according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency predicts rapid river and stream rises will cause minor flooding in the region, partly due to a “\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=MTR&wwa=severe%20thunderstorm%20warning\">line of thunderstorms\u003c/a> from 7 miles south of Dillon Beach to 34 miles southwest of Point Reyes Station, including Tomales Bay and Stinson Beach,” forecasters wrote in a severe weather statement that was extended to 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sonomasheriff/posts/pfbid028iwS3GhaoKeCVaFyBA9zRAWMbFGnsPfZ7sguU5gDUezNRLr1Q3LMe95W7zKsFMsJl\">authorities responded to a mudslide\u003c/a> in Forestville that carried an unoccupied home into the Russian River around 12:30 p.m. Deputies and firefighters evacuated homes in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters note that up to 5 inches of rain have already fallen over the past day, and the atmospheric river will drop up to 1.5 more inches of precipitation, resulting in flooding at Point Reyes Station, San Geronimo, Tomales, Dillon Beach, Stinson Beach, Muir Beach, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Inverness, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre and Bolinas. Residents can expect water on roadways and overflowing drainages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1886901642957885911\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meteorologists expect wind gusts of up to 70 mph will create “considerable tree damage” as well as damage to “homes, roofs and outbuildings.” Other places impacted include San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, San Geronimo, Lucas, Valley-Marinwood, Stinson Beach, Kentfield, Strawberry, Ross and Belvedere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows,” forecasters wrote. “Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:31 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The National Weather Service issued \u003ca href=\"https://alerts.weather.gov/id/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.faeab45e8c181b1b234a7cd515e1624d9d1b50cc.001.1\">a flood advisory due to excessive rainfall\u003c/a> in southeast Marin County until 4 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen,” forecasters wrote in the advisory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, the agency expects minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as well as water over roadways. Bolinas Road is \u003ca href=\"https://publicworks.marincounty.gov/\">closed\u003c/a> from Azalea Hill to Highway 1 in West Marin due to debris on the roadway. Platform Bridge Road is closed to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in West Marin due to localized flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parts of Marin County have received up to 5 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, and forecasters are still expecting a few inches more in the next three to six hours, said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The weather service wrote locations that “will experience flooding” include San Rafael to Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, Kentfield, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, Strawberry, Tamalpais-Homestead, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Ross, Belvedere and Santa Venetia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said wind and rain will reach their peak in the North Bay on Tuesday afternoon and “then drag down south across the Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The highest impacts are along the coast and the coastal ranges down across the Bay Area, probably through commute time,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11893623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11893623\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348762271-scaled-e1635193290513.jpg\" alt='The \"Road Closed\" sign floats on a sea of brown water. A man holding a plastic bag wades through ankle-deep water beyond it.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A “road closed” sign floats on a flooded street in San Rafael, California, on Oct. 24, 2021. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story, 10:15 a.m.: \u003c/strong>Tuesday morning’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025352/atmospheric-rivers-deliver-strong-bay-area-rain-sierra-snow\">atmospheric river\u003c/a> storm has stalled over the Bay Area and could be stronger than was initially forecast, prompting flood advisories and bringing a chance of thunderstorms, strong winds and potentially a tornado warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm was previously expected only to cause minor flooding. Now, flood-inducing rain is forecast to affect the entire region for the rest of Tuesday, with the North Bay receiving the most. Waterways, including the Russian River, are expected to reach flood stage, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/national-weather-service\">National Weather Service\u003c/a>. A flood watch remains for the entire Bay Area through Wednesday at 4 a.m., and a wind advisory is in effect for much of the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of quasistalling wobbling between Mendocino and Marin,” said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist for the weather service’s Bay Area office, of the storm. “Stay informed today, especially if you are driving. It’s going to be dangerous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The potential for a “landfalling waterspout or weak tornado can not be ruled out,” according to the weather service’s morning memo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Garcia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said San Francisco could also experience severe thunderstorm warnings, potential flash flood warnings and an “outsized” chance of a small tornado warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970045\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two people stand in deep water working with long tools in an urban setting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Mission District residents work to open a clogged drain on Mission and 21st streets in San Francisco on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is one of those times where the people in the city really need to pay attention to what’s going on outside before venturing out because they could be putting themselves in harm’s way,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jan Null, a certified consulting meteorologist at Golden Gate Weather Services, said the stormy weather somewhat mirrors November’s record-breaking storm, “where Interstate 80 seems to be a real sharp dividing line with the heavier activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in those areas, especially the coastal mountains, where we could see some isolated thunderstorms,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12025352 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241122-StormHitsBayArea-06-BL-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Null said the storm has brought 60 mph winds to places like Mount Tamalpais and could bring equally strong winds again on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing one of those surges of energy now, and we’re going to see another one later on this afternoon with a bit of a lull sort of in the midday period,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco could see a little over 3 inches of rain, and parts of the North Bay have already received double-digit totals, Null said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green Valley Creek at Martinelli Road in Sonoma County has reached a moderate flood stage, and a flood warning is in effect for central Sonoma County. The Russian River at Guerneville and the Napa River at St. Helena could reach a minor flood stage either late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The weather service issued a flood warning for the Russian River for late Tuesday evening until further notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least \u003ca href=\"https://www.guernevilleschool.org/\">one school in Guerneville\u003c/a> is closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County has alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur, said Sam Wallis, deputy director of emergency management for Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11723283\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/GettyImages-631415386-e1549313950719.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars drive on a flooded road in Guerneville in January 2017. The Russian River town is just downstream from Venado, a site in the northern Sonoma County hills that is one of the rainiest locations in California. On Tuesday, at least one school in Guerneville closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County has alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re in the process of alerting them and letting them know that they’ve got an issue and should move to higher ground,” Wallis said. “Because we’ve had a relatively wet winter, we are beginning to see downed trees and some landslides.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wallis said portions of at least two roads in Sonoma County — Cavedale Road and Porter Creek Road — are \u003ca href=\"https://roadclosures-sonomacounty.hub.arcgis.com/\">closed due to flooding and minor landslides\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the November storm that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12016676/intense-california-storm-caused-2-6-million-damage-sonoma-county\">wreaked havoc on Sonoma County\u003c/a>, killing at least two people, Wallis said the county is paying close attention to how the two atmospheric rivers develop this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the things we learned in November is that the situation can change drastically and quickly,” he said. “We are watching this very carefully. We’ve already seen a change, but it’s not in the same category as the November floods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meteorologists expect Tuesday’s storm to lose momentum overnight before a short reprieve on Wednesday. On Thursday, another atmospheric storm, although smaller, will pummel the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anything that falls on Thursday is just going to be pure runoff,” Garcia said. “So we could go into flood much easier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Meteorologists expect wind gusts of up to 70 mph will create “considerable tree damage” as well as damage to “homes, roofs and outbuildings.” Other places impacted include San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, San Geronimo, Lucas, Valley-Marinwood, Stinson Beach, Kentfield, Strawberry, Ross and Belvedere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows,” forecasters wrote. “Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:31 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The National Weather Service issued \u003ca href=\"https://alerts.weather.gov/id/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.faeab45e8c181b1b234a7cd515e1624d9d1b50cc.001.1\">a flood advisory due to excessive rainfall\u003c/a> in southeast Marin County until 4 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen,” forecasters wrote in the advisory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, the agency expects minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as well as water over roadways. Bolinas Road is \u003ca href=\"https://publicworks.marincounty.gov/\">closed\u003c/a> from Azalea Hill to Highway 1 in West Marin due to debris on the roadway. Platform Bridge Road is closed to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in West Marin due to localized flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parts of Marin County have received up to 5 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, and forecasters are still expecting a few inches more in the next three to six hours, said Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The weather service wrote locations that “will experience flooding” include San Rafael to Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, Kentfield, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, Strawberry, Tamalpais-Homestead, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Ross, Belvedere and Santa Venetia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said wind and rain will reach their peak in the North Bay on Tuesday afternoon and “then drag down south across the Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The highest impacts are along the coast and the coastal ranges down across the Bay Area, probably through commute time,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11893623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11893623\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/GettyImages-1348762271-scaled-e1635193290513.jpg\" alt='The \"Road Closed\" sign floats on a sea of brown water. A man holding a plastic bag wades through ankle-deep water beyond it.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A “road closed” sign floats on a flooded street in San Rafael, California, on Oct. 24, 2021. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original story, 10:15 a.m.: \u003c/strong>Tuesday morning’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025352/atmospheric-rivers-deliver-strong-bay-area-rain-sierra-snow\">atmospheric river\u003c/a> storm has stalled over the Bay Area and could be stronger than was initially forecast, prompting flood advisories and bringing a chance of thunderstorms, strong winds and potentially a tornado warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm was previously expected only to cause minor flooding. Now, flood-inducing rain is forecast to affect the entire region for the rest of Tuesday, with the North Bay receiving the most. 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It’s going to be dangerous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The potential for a “landfalling waterspout or weak tornado can not be ruled out,” according to the weather service’s morning memo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Garcia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said San Francisco could also experience severe thunderstorm warnings, potential flash flood warnings and an “outsized” chance of a small tornado warning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11970045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11970045\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two people stand in deep water working with long tools in an urban setting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/022_KQED_StormSanFrancisco_01102023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Mission District residents work to open a clogged drain on Mission and 21st streets in San Francisco on Jan. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is one of those times where the people in the city really need to pay attention to what’s going on outside before venturing out because they could be putting themselves in harm’s way,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jan Null, a certified consulting meteorologist at Golden Gate Weather Services, said the stormy weather somewhat mirrors November’s record-breaking storm, “where Interstate 80 seems to be a real sharp dividing line with the heavier activity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s in those areas, especially the coastal mountains, where we could see some isolated thunderstorms,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Null said the storm has brought 60 mph winds to places like Mount Tamalpais and could bring equally strong winds again on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing one of those surges of energy now, and we’re going to see another one later on this afternoon with a bit of a lull sort of in the midday period,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco could see a little over 3 inches of rain, and parts of the North Bay have already received double-digit totals, Null said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green Valley Creek at Martinelli Road in Sonoma County has reached a moderate flood stage, and a flood warning is in effect for central Sonoma County. The Russian River at Guerneville and the Napa River at St. Helena could reach a minor flood stage either late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The weather service issued a flood warning for the Russian River for late Tuesday evening until further notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least \u003ca href=\"https://www.guernevilleschool.org/\">one school in Guerneville\u003c/a> is closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County has alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur, said Sam Wallis, deputy director of emergency management for Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11723283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11723283\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/GettyImages-631415386-e1549313950719.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cars drive on a flooded road in Guerneville in January 2017. The Russian River town is just downstream from Venado, a site in the northern Sonoma County hills that is one of the rainiest locations in California. On Tuesday, at least one school in Guerneville closed because of the storm, and Sonoma County has alerted residents in multiple RV parks along the Russian River and creeks that flow into the waterway that flooding may occur. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re in the process of alerting them and letting them know that they’ve got an issue and should move to higher ground,” Wallis said. “Because we’ve had a relatively wet winter, we are beginning to see downed trees and some landslides.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wallis said portions of at least two roads in Sonoma County — Cavedale Road and Porter Creek Road — are \u003ca href=\"https://roadclosures-sonomacounty.hub.arcgis.com/\">closed due to flooding and minor landslides\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the November storm that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12016676/intense-california-storm-caused-2-6-million-damage-sonoma-county\">wreaked havoc on Sonoma County\u003c/a>, killing at least two people, Wallis said the county is paying close attention to how the two atmospheric rivers develop this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the things we learned in November is that the situation can change drastically and quickly,” he said. “We are watching this very carefully. We’ve already seen a change, but it’s not in the same category as the November floods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meteorologists expect Tuesday’s storm to lose momentum overnight before a short reprieve on Wednesday. On Thursday, another atmospheric storm, although smaller, will pummel the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anything that falls on Thursday is just going to be pure runoff,” Garcia said. “So we could go into flood much easier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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By Sunday, the system may weaken, primarily impacting the North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12023983 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/250120-YouthClimateProtest-09-BL_qed.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of a saving grace that this one is moving around and we can spread those rainfall amounts around the region versus it staying in one spot and accumulating big time for just a few areas,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters predict the heaviest showers on Saturday, with a 15% chance of excessive rainfall in the North Bay and San Francisco. As the moisture plume shifts north on Sunday, lighter rain is expected, focusing on the North Bay. A third round of moderate showers arrives on Monday, bringing the potential for excessive rainfall in the northern region as another system moves through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By Tuesday, the entire region faces a widespread “marginal” risk of excessive rainfall, accompanied by cold nighttime lows and strong winds. The weather service warns this combination could pose issues for residents “without adequate heat or shelter mid to late next week.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be much more of a marathon than a sprint as far as the rain comes through,” Murdock said. “But over eight days, those rainfall numbers add up. The fact that this will be prolonged could cause additional issues later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paul Lowenthal, division chief fire marshal for the Santa Rosa Fire Department, doesn’t anticipate the extreme flooding seen in November when at least \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12015534/bay-area-record-breaking-rainfall-deluge-surprises-forecasters\">two people died in Sonoma County\u003c/a> during a record-breaking storm. 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Jornada/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There’s always potential for events like last November when we get back-to-back systems with heavy rainfall,” he said. “Fortunately, the soils aren’t completely saturated like they were during our last storm, but we anticipate a lot of localized nuisance flooding at a minimum.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lowenthal said North Bay residents should prepare by clearing gutters of debris, surveying their properties for risks and paying close attention to trees as winds pick up next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the excessive runoff will end up likely causing rapid rises of our streams and creeks,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andrea Rodriguez, communications manager for Sonoma Water, agrees that smaller streams and urban areas are at a higher risk of flooding, but “due to how dry the past month has been, flooding is not expected on the Russian River this weekend.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While January was unusually dry compared to the past two years, Murdock predicts a wetter February. 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"content": "\u003cp>Olivia Wilson and her roommates all ran into their living room at the same time Wednesday morning. Nobody spoke a word as they stared down at their phones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were all in disbelief,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The roommates — all members of the Sonoma State University women’s soccer team — had just received a campus-wide email titled “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023790/sonoma-state-is-reeling-after-huge-cuts-where-does-the-school-go-from-here\">budget deficit update\u003c/a>.” It detailed a list of reductions the university would make at the end of the year because of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023598/sonoma-state-is-eliminating-athletics-slashing-several-degree-programs-to-cut-budget\">projected shortfall close to $24 million\u003c/a>: cutting more than 20 degree programs, laying off some departments’ faculty members, and eliminating all NCAA Division II sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was so confused. I honestly thought this was a big joke — I even made a joke,” said Wilson, who grew up in Chico dreaming of playing at a school like Sonoma State. “I was like, ‘It’s not April Fools?’”\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She called her parents, half crying and half laughing before she could truly process the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt very lost,” she said. “The email gave us no information; we just got told that there’s going to be no athletics, and I probably reread it so many times to see if I was actually hearing it right. It’s really traumatic and heartbreaking. That’s how I describe how I’ve been feeling with it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Little transparency\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wilson and her teammates got few additional details Wednesday, even after administrators hosted an informational meeting for student-athletes and another with the coaches of Sonoma State’s 11 NCAA teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Athletes had hoped the school’s leaders would answer the questions already circulating among them: What would happen in the semester that still lay ahead? Would they play their spring seasons? How would scholarships be affected?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Honestly, all the athletes that asked questions, the questions went unanswered,” said Taylor Hodges, a sophomore also on the women’s soccer team.[aside postID=news_12023790 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateCutsFolo_GC-3.jpg']Coaches who met with Sonoma State’s interim President Emily Cutrer and other administrators were left similarly in the dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was a little insulted that they would make this decision and yet not really be ready to address us and to help us understand what really happened,” said Emiria Salzmann, who has coached women’s soccer for 14 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She found out her team had been cut in a text message from one of her players while she was driving to campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The lack of ability to answer questions and have clarity and transparency, it adds insult to injury, in my opinion,” she continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a message to the campus community, Cutrer said student-athletes who remain at Sonoma State would remain eligible for their scholarships, and added that the school would support those who want to transfer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024032\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024032\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Championship banners, awarded to Sonoma State’s sports teams, are displayed on the walls of Sonoma State’s basketball courts in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. Sonoma State is cutting their entire Athletic Department to address a budget deficit. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Coaches were told in their meeting that they would continue their spring seasons, since games had already been scheduled, and their contracts would be extended through the end of June. After that, they’d all be let go.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘What am I going to do now?’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>That timing poses an additional challenge for finding a new job, Salzmann said, since hiring for many coaching positions in soccer and other fall sports — already few and far between — usually occurs over the winter. If a school is going to let go of a soccer coach, they usually do it after the main season, which ends in the fall, and try to hire a replacement before training for the shorter spring exhibition season starts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There aren’t that many schools that are going to go into their spring seasons without already hiring a new coach,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Salzmann, her opportunities are even more limited because she’s tied to the Bay Area. She has a 10-year-old son, and she and her ex-husband both live in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024033\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024033\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbey Healy (left) and Carson Warfield practice soccer at the soccer fields at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. Warfield, a junior, and Healy, a freshman, just transferred this semester to the university. Sonoma State is cutting their entire Athletic Department, eliminating majors and laying off faculty to address a budget deficit. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marcus Ziemer, who has been part of Sonoma State’s soccer program for 39 years, also doesn’t know where he’ll find work after this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m 62 years old. I want to coach another three to five years and then retire on my terms,” he said. “Now what am I going to do? Who’s going to hire me?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He played soccer at the university in the mid-’80s and has been the men’s coach since 1989. His team won the program’s only national championship in 2002.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They could have given a heads up. One of our coaches bought a house a month ago locally. We had one of our coaches [get] recruited by another university and turned that job down,” Ziemer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He believes the university waited to announce the cuts until after the semester started so that the student-athletes who choose to transfer would have already paid for the semester’s housing and tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024028\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024028\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-33-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student walks on campus at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the university did not respond to a request for comment Friday. In her message to the campus community, Cutrer said she was “keenly aware of [the] human impact” of the cuts, and added that “no amount of explanation or necessity makes any of us feel better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Campus culture\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ziemer believes almost all of the university’s 227 NCAA student-athletes will likely leave before the next academic year, and he said the decision to cut athletics will hurt the school’s already struggling enrollment. Sonoma State’s student body is 38% smaller than its peak in 2015, according to the email detailing the cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re a big part of the school’s marketing,” he said. “We go on the road, we play universities all up and down the California and the Western United States. Our logos, our social media posts, we bring a lot of awareness about the university.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Athletics programs are also a big part of school spirit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024029\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024029\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The basketball courts, a.k.a. the Wolves Den, inside of Sonoma State’s gymnasium in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Sports bring a certain energy and a certain pride to the university,” Salzmann said. “I always say, ‘I bleed blue.’ That will be missing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Human beings are creatures of community,” she continued. “And that’s what sports is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Looking ahead\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wilson and Hodges have both already entered the NCAA transfer portal, the database that helps facilitate athletes’ transfers from one university to another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My goal as a college student is I always wanted to be a student-athlete,” Hodges told KQED. “Soccer is pretty much [what] gets me through my day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coaches and players will spend the months ahead reaching out to other teams and finding programs where the athletes fit. Wilson thinks that even before their five-game spring season starts, some on the team will likely have already gone on to their new programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024024\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024024\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sonoma State baseball team practices at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think we’ll have a full team by the time our spring games come,” Wilson said. “I was telling my teammate that I wish we were in season right now finding this out so we could at least know that this [was] our last time and season together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said that the packed schedule of training, team building, and tournament travel every fall gets tiring and busy, but it’s also fun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll be in the team room before the coaches come in and we’re all just getting ready, putting our stuff on and we’re just blasting music and getting into the zone,” she said. “It breaks my heart that this choice of getting to play here got ripped from us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Coaches who met with Sonoma State’s interim President Emily Cutrer and other administrators were left similarly in the dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was a little insulted that they would make this decision and yet not really be ready to address us and to help us understand what really happened,” said Emiria Salzmann, who has coached women’s soccer for 14 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She found out her team had been cut in a text message from one of her players while she was driving to campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The lack of ability to answer questions and have clarity and transparency, it adds insult to injury, in my opinion,” she continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a message to the campus community, Cutrer said student-athletes who remain at Sonoma State would remain eligible for their scholarships, and added that the school would support those who want to transfer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024032\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024032\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-43-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Championship banners, awarded to Sonoma State’s sports teams, are displayed on the walls of Sonoma State’s basketball courts in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. Sonoma State is cutting their entire Athletic Department to address a budget deficit. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Coaches were told in their meeting that they would continue their spring seasons, since games had already been scheduled, and their contracts would be extended through the end of June. After that, they’d all be let go.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘What am I going to do now?’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>That timing poses an additional challenge for finding a new job, Salzmann said, since hiring for many coaching positions in soccer and other fall sports — already few and far between — usually occurs over the winter. If a school is going to let go of a soccer coach, they usually do it after the main season, which ends in the fall, and try to hire a replacement before training for the shorter spring exhibition season starts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There aren’t that many schools that are going to go into their spring seasons without already hiring a new coach,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Salzmann, her opportunities are even more limited because she’s tied to the Bay Area. She has a 10-year-old son, and she and her ex-husband both live in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024033\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024033\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-44-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbey Healy (left) and Carson Warfield practice soccer at the soccer fields at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. Warfield, a junior, and Healy, a freshman, just transferred this semester to the university. Sonoma State is cutting their entire Athletic Department, eliminating majors and laying off faculty to address a budget deficit. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marcus Ziemer, who has been part of Sonoma State’s soccer program for 39 years, also doesn’t know where he’ll find work after this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m 62 years old. I want to coach another three to five years and then retire on my terms,” he said. “Now what am I going to do? Who’s going to hire me?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He played soccer at the university in the mid-’80s and has been the men’s coach since 1989. His team won the program’s only national championship in 2002.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They could have given a heads up. One of our coaches bought a house a month ago locally. 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In her message to the campus community, Cutrer said she was “keenly aware of [the] human impact” of the cuts, and added that “no amount of explanation or necessity makes any of us feel better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Campus culture\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ziemer believes almost all of the university’s 227 NCAA student-athletes will likely leave before the next academic year, and he said the decision to cut athletics will hurt the school’s already struggling enrollment. Sonoma State’s student body is 38% smaller than its peak in 2015, according to the email detailing the cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re a big part of the school’s marketing,” he said. “We go on the road, we play universities all up and down the California and the Western United States. Our logos, our social media posts, we bring a lot of awareness about the university.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Athletics programs are also a big part of school spirit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024029\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024029\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-40-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The basketball courts, a.k.a. the Wolves Den, inside of Sonoma State’s gymnasium in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Sports bring a certain energy and a certain pride to the university,” Salzmann said. “I always say, ‘I bleed blue.’ That will be missing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Human beings are creatures of community,” she continued. “And that’s what sports is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Looking ahead\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Wilson and Hodges have both already entered the NCAA transfer portal, the database that helps facilitate athletes’ transfers from one university to another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My goal as a college student is I always wanted to be a student-athlete,” Hodges told KQED. “Soccer is pretty much [what] gets me through my day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coaches and players will spend the months ahead reaching out to other teams and finding programs where the athletes fit. Wilson thinks that even before their five-game spring season starts, some on the team will likely have already gone on to their new programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024024\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024024\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250123_SonomaStateFile_GC-18-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sonoma State baseball team practices at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Jan. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think we’ll have a full team by the time our spring games come,” Wilson said. “I was telling my teammate that I wish we were in season right now finding this out so we could at least know that this [was] our last time and season together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said that the packed schedule of training, team building, and tournament travel every fall gets tiring and busy, but it’s also fun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll be in the team room before the coaches come in and we’re all just getting ready, putting our stuff on and we’re just blasting music and getting into the zone,” she said. “It breaks my heart that this choice of getting to play here got ripped from us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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